PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Personal development is not a valid concept. It implies that we can take ownership of ourselves, grow in our own right, learn new skills and become happy. Personal development is, in fact, the opposite of what it says. Our real potential for growth lies with, and among all others, and all that we encounter. Personal development is about how we contribute to the whole, and not what we keep for ourselves. For the whole, is greater than the sum of the parts. This is where our real value is. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. What is your Personal Development strategy this year? JOURNAL A new notebook. A new chapter. A new beginning. New thoughts. New words. New writing. A fresh start. A different path. A day in my life. An amazing journey. An unfolding story. An everlasting process. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. Get a Journal. 2. Write in it every morning. FUTURE PRESENT Let’s make the future. Now, here today. Let’s not wait or expect it to arrive sometime. Let’s act now, as if, the future is here. Let’s do what we should. Let's not allow excuses or experience, to stand in our way. Let’s make the future. Now, here today. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. What does your future look like? 2. How can you make your future happen right now? MONDAY MORNING Monday morning and time to set out my focus and plan, for this week. Lots of stuff as always, to be done in my daily routine. But my stuff is always there. And all of us has stuff to do. It’s what we think that really matters. What do we bring or what’s our added value? I can bring a positive spirit I can bring encouragement I can bring friendship I can bring help. I can also think about my journey and what all of my stuff is about. This is the real focus for my week ahead. Behind, within and above all of the stuff. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. What stuff have you to do this week? 2. What's your focus behind, within and above all of your stuff. FREELANCERS Some people pray to the Saints in heaven to intercede for them, and to help them. They believe that these holy people have a good place in heaven. They also have God’s ear. The prayers are usually calls for help with illness, or for situations that are causing stress or worry. And the prayers are not only for the person themselves, but often for those they love. But everyone who has died is in heaven, and has God’s ear. They are all waiting for you to ask for help. So, reach out to those you know who have died, Reach out to those who you don’t know, and ask for their help, too. For heaven is like a team of freelancers, all working together to help us. Heaven is packed with experience and wisdom. You see, the energy and interests, that we have in this life, continue to grow and flourish, in the next. So, what answers do you need? What help are you asking for? Who are you asking? PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. What Projects are you planning? 2. Who is on your team of Freelancers? DAILY ROUTINE During lockdown one day can seem much the same as the next day. It may be helpful to create mini projects and activities, and not just daily to-do lists. So plan a two day project. Create a three day initiative. Set up a five day activity. In this way, we can move not from day to day, but from success to success. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. What projects, initiatives and activities are you working on this week? STRENGTH OF CHARACTER It is when we are at our weakest that love is at its strongest within us. It is when we are at our weakest that we can allow love to grow within us. It is when we are at our weakest that we experience love most powerfully. It is when we are at our weakest that love rescues us. It is when we are at our weakest that we are at our strongest. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. When have you been at your weakest? 2. What happened to change this? AGNOSTIC We can promote love without religion or belief. We can love others without religion or belief. We can help others without religion or belief. We can serve others without religion or belief. We can give all we have to those in need without religion or belief. We can promote goodness without religion or belief. We can do what is right without religion or belief. We can give a voice to those who have no say without religion or belief. We can be truthful without religion or belief. We can stand up for those who are down without religion or belief. We can be kind and gentle without religion or belief. We can do all of this each day without religion or belief. We can become love without religion or belief. We can be as one without religion or belief. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. How can we all be as one? VOCATIONAL TRAINING Jesus was a carpenter, a joiner as we say. This was his mission and his message. His vocation was the same as ours. To create and fix, and join us all together. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE.
1. What is you vocation? 2. How are you also a joiner? SPIRIT MERCHANT My Grandfather owned a Pub in Ireland. In his day, he was called a Spirit Merchant. When I helped behind the bar, he told me how we are all connected to love, through a Spirit of kindness, and a Spirit of joy. Through a Spirit of friendship, a Spirit of compassion, a Spirit of caring, a Spirit of humility, and a Spirit of resilience. Through a Spirit of helping, a Spirit of humanity, a Spirit of determination, a Spirit of gentleness, and a Spirit of gratitude. He smiled as he told me, that, in every moment, in every day, love is with each of us. For we are all working as Spirit Merchants. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. Can you see behind your role or job title to what you really are, and what you really do? 2. What spirits do you serve as a Spirit Merchant? |
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