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Inspirational Thoughts on Big Miracle: Why Connect with Nature?

rondadel — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:00:53 +0000

Inspirational Thoughts on Big Miracle: Why Connect with Nature?

While I was out walking last night, I saw how much brighter the stars are when I am not near the lamp post with its artificial light.

The lights of human culture blot out natural light from the stars. Yet I feel that I see much more clearly in the light of Creation than the light of humanity.

I am grateful for technology and at the same time, blessed and awed by the miracles of nature. It is truly amazing to hear the rooster crow, feel the warmth of the sun, or catch a snowflake on my tongue.

When Humans Connect with Nature

I saw the movie Big Miracle and found it to be a beautiful story.

Big Miracle is a true story about a family of grey whales who became trapped in an early Alaskan cold snap. Ice relentlessly froze the ocean, threatening to trap the whales with no way of getting air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7K25vnrc6k

Peace through Shared Trials

Three nations came together to save those whales. The USA, Russia, and the Native American tribe. The effort to save the whales also brought passionate environmentalists and oil moguls together working on the “same side.”

Connecting with nature brought so many people together and caused the world to pay attention to something beyond their own noses. Connecting with nature – with those whales – is what caused this. Are there other issues in the world? Of course. No one can say this or that is most important, but rather each person can connect with nature in their own way and choose the causes that call out to them.

Why Connect with the Natural World?

It can be so easy to get caught up in the world of technology, media, and other human concerns. In reality, connecting the world of nature provides opportunities for centering, breathing more deeply and feeling more whole and connected.

How Can You Enhance Your Connection with Nature?

Here are 3 simple ways to feel more attuned to the natural world:

1. Rather than letting your mind wander while outside, see what you can notice. Hear that bird? See that butterfly? Feel that breeze?

2. Disconnect from technology and go outside for a walk.

3. take off your shoes and socks and let your bare feet touch the earth. The human body is a natural energy conductor,an d touching the actual earth in this way

For an even deeper sense of connection download the Four Brothers, which is a DVD training program that opens you up to the power of the natural world.

Feel more alive than ever as you forge a bond with the earth and the elements.

Claim it now at www.ProfitableStorytelling.com/4brothers.

Inspirational Thoughts on Peace: How Can Young People Promote World Peace?

rondadel — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:25:07 +0000

Inspirational Thoughts on Peace: How Can Young People Promote World Peace?

Thanks to the Peace Alliance for these inspirational thoughts about youth

Dear Ronda:

I’m writing to alert you to an exciting global peace event created by and for young people. It features emerging leaders who are wise beyond their years and are changing the world.

They are the new voices of peace and give us all hope for the future. And on February 11th-12th, the Youth Rising for Peace Summit, a free telesummit will gather these emerging peace leaders from almost every time zone – along with thousands of other youth – for a 24-hour wave of peace, insight and healing that sweeps around the globe. It is being organized by the Shift Network, and is co-sponsored by The Peace Alliance and Student Peace Alliance.

This first ever 24-hour global telesummit will feature young peace leaders from more than 20 countries – all talking about the ideas, programs and projects that further peace in the world!

We’ll celebrate the progress they’ve made, share breakthroughs, and explore new projects and ideas that will allow us to exchange violence, oppression and war for PEACE at every level.

We invite you to attend yourself as well as pass this along to the young people in your life.

Youth Rising is about shining the light on the positive roles we’re playing in our families, schools, communities, nations and the world.

Join us and you’ll be introduced to a full spectrum of peacebuilding activities – from inner peace to international peace – empowering you to connect with the cause that inspires you, take the actions you’re called to take, and be connected to a community of global peers who are just as passionate about peace as you are.

Join me for The Youth Rising for Peace Summit and spread the word!

In Peace,

Matthew Albracht
Director, The Peace Alliance

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Seekin a Sponsor to Give The Peace Seed to Peace Alliance Youth

It is my deep desire to get the #1 bestselling peace book The Peace Seed into the hands of all the youth involved in this movement. To this end, I seek a sponsoring organization.

The Peace Seed is a mini-book with a message of peace through listening and storytelling. A portion of proceeds goes to 10 Million CLicks for Peace, and I am happy to also give to the Peace Alliance. Please contact me for details.

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, the Story Lady

MEMBERS ONLY: Top 10 Richard Bach Inspirational Quotes

rondadel — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:18:27 +0000

One of the many benefits of the Profitable Storytelling Insider Membership is this special gift – my top 10 Richard Bach inspirational quotes.

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, the Story Lady of ProfitableStorytelling.com

Inspirational Thoughts on the Living Miracle Prayer of Nature: How Do Solar Flares Affect the Northern Lights?

rondadel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:27:14 +0000

The sun has been throwing a FIT this week!

Major magnetic storms are throwing fire balls around. The Northern Lights are especially spectacular.

To me, I can only imagine how awesome it would be to see the whole night sky fill with color. Nature is a miracle prayer in motion!

Watch this video of the especially miraculous Aurora Borealis 23 January, 2012:

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I have never seen the Northern Lights.

The most spectacular view of nature that is still a living miracle prayer to me I have had is looking up at the stars near the Grand Canyon at 3 AM. I was there watching for the meteor shower. The stars took my breath away and still I remember how magnificently close they felt.

I took that trip 25 years ago…so you can tell it stuck with me.

What about you?

What is the most magnificent miracle of nature YOU have witnessed?

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com

#1 Bestselling Author, mentor and transformational storyteller

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Inspirational Thoughts: What Are You Doing for FUN today?

rondadel — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:50:04 +0000

Too many people only reserve fun and play for a weekend or a special event.

Why?

Any day is a good day to have a little fun. You’ll actually work better when you PLAY a little every day!

What are you doing for fun today?

It doesn’t matter what day of the week today is or how old you are.

What I’m doing for fun today is reading Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich. Waht fun! I’m also making movie plans with a friend for Saturday. Don’t know what we’re seeing yet.

What about you?

Add your fun for the day in the comments!

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com

#1 Bestselling Author, mentor and transformational storyteller

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What Should I Do in Sedona and Mesa Arizona?

rondadel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:06:36 +0000

I am SO excited! I am taking a vacation to see 1 of my adopted family members. Someone so close and dear to me that we consider each other family rather than only friends.

We have not seen each other since I moved to Missouri, almost 8 years ago. SO we are both thrilled to see each other again and have some adventures too.

I will be in Mesa/Sedona, Arizona, in the middle of March.

We already have some plans:

Seeing Cathedral Rock, Bell Rock & the other energy vortex sites.

Tlaquepaque artisan fair

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Seeing guitarist Robin Miller

Riding the Desert Belle for a scenic boat ride on Saguaro Lake.

Maybe taking in an inning or 2 of the Chicago Cubs spring training practice.

Visiting with Ira and Cory from Mojo Video Marketing, who are friends of mine, and possibly some other entrepreneur friends as well.

What should we be sure not to miss?

Please let me know by adding a comment. You will receive a gift when you add your thoughts and opinions on this post on ProfitableStorytelling.com.

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com

#1 Bestselling Author, mentor and transformational storyteller

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Abraham Inspirational Quotes on All Is Well: How Do You Increase Your Well Being?

rondadel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:42 +0000

Abraham Inspirational Quotes on All Is Well: How Do You Increase Your Well Being?

Some people will look around and see evidence of the world “going to Hell in a hand basket.”

Some see collusion and conspiracies around every corner.

Others see abundance and well-being all around. They seem to be able to make their life better and better.

Some see only beauty all around them despite what others may see or say.

What is the difference? Which perceptions lead to more well being, and which lead to degeneration and despair?

Read the inspirational quotes from Abraham:

Nothing needs to be fixed. Everything is unfolding perfectly.

So when you stand in your now accepting that all is well, then from that vibration,
you become surrounded by more and more evidence that all is well.

But when you’re convinced that things are broken, that there is pollution, or that
things have gone wrong, or that the government is doing conspiracies…
then what happens is you get caught up in that vibration, and you begin to
manifest that kind of stuff, and then you say, “See, I told you that things
were going wrong.”

— Abraham inspirational quotes

Wherever you are in that continuum is where you are at this moment. Situations change the moment perception changes.

How do you increase feelings of well-being to bring about MORE well-being?

Here are some simple steps you can take to enhance your feeling that all is RIGHT and well with the world.

Gratitude:

Feelings and demonstrations of gratitude switch on well being like nohting else. Say thank you for every kind word or deed.

Write a thank you note each day. As your gratitude increases, you cannot help but feel that all is well.

When someone complements you, simply say “thank y ou so much,” and do not deflect or deny.

Attention on what you LIKE:

Most people tend to put much more thought and effort into complainig and grumbling.

Where thoughts go, energy flows.

Imagine the difference when you decide noticing what is RIGHT and what you LIKE about the situation.

Praising yuor spouse for doing things that please you are well known to bring about mroe actions that please you. Finding something you like about a person will increase good will between you.

Smile:

Smiling actually brings about chemical changes within the body. This is not new age fluff or conjecture.

There was a study involving people reading the newspaper with a pencil either in their lips, causing a frown, or in their teeth, causing a smile. The smilers remembered more good news and reported feeling better.

There is a big word that describes this: psychoneuroimmunology. Throw that word out at a party if you want to impress people with your verbal prowess. It simply means that the thoughts, chemistry and immune system are linked.

Create a new habit:

Any focus of attention is a habit. Whether that habit is gossiping or saying thank you. Developing good habits is a mtter of focusing your attention and guiding yourself day by day to showing up in the world the way you desire.

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Extreme Thought Makeover is a simple, fun 37-day program that guides you to feeling more and more well-being each day.

Each day’s activity only takes 5 or 10 minutes. Nothing is hard to do. Nothing is “weird”.

As a matter of fact, writing a greeting card is one of the activities you will do.

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Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com

#1 Bestselling Author, mentor and transformational storyteller

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What Can This Cat Teach You About Follow Your BLiss?

rondadel — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:19:23 +0000

Want to follow your bliss? Ceck out what Trouble the Cat has for you.

This cat is obviously in a state of utter bliss.

He doesn’t worry about how to get to bliss. He just lives in th NOW and lets bliss happen!

He is not worrying about tomorrow or re-chewing on the past.

He is BEING in bliss.

Fr you to follow your bliss – think of this cat!

“What IS My Bliss?”

Perhaps you’re not sure what brings you bliss.

It will always be about an experience and a state of being beyond content.

Biss is never forced. Never hard.

It is a natural, unfettered state.

Findin your purpose in life brings you to your bliss.

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Your life of BLISS awaits!

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com

#1 Bestselling Author, mentor and transformational storyteller

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What Can This Cat Teach You About Follow Your BLiss?

rondadel — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:19:23 +0000

Want to follow your bliss? Ceck out what Trouble the Cat has for you.

This cat is obviously in a state of utter bliss.

He doesn’t worry about how to get to bliss. He just lives in th NOW and lets bliss happen!

He is not worrying about tomorrow or re-chewing on the past.

He is BEING in bliss.

Fr you to follow your bliss – think of this cat!

“What IS My Bliss?”

Perhaps you’re not sure what brings you bliss.

It will always be about an experience and a state of being beyond content.

Biss is never forced. Never hard.

It is a natural, unfettered state.

Findin your purpose in life brings you to your bliss.

You will receive abundant inspiration and a guide to findin an livin y our purpose. CLick the banner or go to www.askTSL.com/gift to get started right away!

Your life of BLISS awaits!

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com

#1 Bestselling Author, mentor and transformational storyteller

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Inspirational Thoughts on Creativity: How Can Throwing Away Trash Become FUN?

rondadel — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:53:08 +0000

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.”

— James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) creativity quotes

Inspirational thoughts don’t always need to be deep and meditative. Sometimes inspirational thoughts can come from a twist of the mind to make old things new.

The mind can be like a solid anchor locking you into beliefs and thought patterns that keep you stuck.

OR the mind can make old things new and make the ordinary extraordinary.

How can throwing out trash become fun?

Volkswagon looked for innovative ways to bring fun into life. They ran a competition, and the winners are posted on www.FunTheory.com with the winning videos also on Y ouTube (of course!).

Organizations and concerned citizens have tried to think of ways to keep people from littering for decades.

I remember one commercial about a Native American man standing next to a trash can with litter strewn all around. A sad tear rolled slowly down his cheek. This did nothing to keep people from littering. It merely increased their tendency to feel sad upon seeing litter.

Robert Cialdini, famous for his book Influence, reported on results of 50 market research studies in his book YES! Chapter 3 focuses on making the “bandwagon effect” work for you rather than against.

Putting attention on the desired action brings about more change than focusing on what is to be stopped or minimized.

“Focusing the audience on all people who do engage in the positive behavior can be a very influential strategy.”

YES! page 23

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in increasing influence.

Bringing fun and play into ordinary life is also a great way to bring about positive change. The Fun Theory challenge is a perfect example.

This video makes me laugh. I’ve watched it several times just because I love the sound effects. Someone came up with the idea to put a speaker into a public trash can so that when rubbish is tossed in, it sounds as if it is falling far deep.

Watch the video and enjoy!

Curiosity, amazement and FUN cause people to WANT to throw away their trash instead of littering.

Bringing FUN into Everyday Life

Imagine how much more pleasant any “chore” can be when an element of fun and play is added.

Here’s how to do it yourself:

1. Write down any task that you do not think of as fun or one you tend to feel is “hard”.

2. Ask your brain to come up with a game or an idea that will make the task fun.

3. Implement the most fun and innovative idea your brain shares with you.

4. Enjoy the feelings you experience when the task you found hard or not fun suddenly becomes interesting.

5. Smile and notice your smile. This will anchor smiling as a way to bring about the same feelings within you.

A Real Life Example

Dr. Rick Schaefer created a fun and simple 37-day life changing program called Extreme Thought Makeover. One of my favorites is the Rampage of Appreciation. The activities are easy to do yet amazingly powerful in changing one’s way of thinking and experiencing life.

Dr. Rick included one of my own experiences with the Rampage of Appreciation in h is book.

This is especially transforming whenever you’re feeling signs of stress, anxiety, or just plain “down.”

Try it for yourself.

What to do: Simply start thinking of and feeling appreciation for one thing, then another, then another. As you begin feeling gratitude and appreciation, the feelings will be like a snowball that grows immensely as it rolls downhill.

Let your own inspirational thoughts astound you!

Claim Extreme Thought Makeover now and you’ll discover the fun and creativity that will overhaul your thinking and help you create the life of your dreams. Find it at www.ProfitableStorytelling.com/etm.

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com

#1 Bestselling Author, mentor and transformational storyteller

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