WELCOME TO JERRY'S JOURNAL!

Hello Everyone,







I am excited about having this blog because I know it is going to provide me with the opportunity to "meet" many new and interesting people. I have an insatiable curiosity about life and this interesting world we live in, particuarly the people in it. So I have many diverse interests that I am looking forward to sharing with you. I will be expressing my views ,asking you questions, challenging you or asking you to challenge me on something I have said. In other words, I am looking for and expecting a lively exchange of views and opinions. In that way, we can all learn from the many thoughts and ideas that will come out. So, you have now been warned that this blog will likely be a "pot pourri" of subjects as we go along.







SURVEY







I have included in this opening edition, a short and simple survey for you to answer on the question of "WHAT IS UPPERMOST ON YOUR MIND NOW". You have five choices and you may check as many as you like.If your priority issue is not there, send me an email to tell me what it is. So, please take a couple of moments to respond to this survey. We'll use the information to focus on what is of prime interest to the majority. Thanks for doing this.




SPORTS



Being a big baseball fan, I have to take a moment to congratulate the Boston Red Sox on their remarkable achievement on Sunday evening. They completed an impressive come back in their series with the Cleveland Indians. After being down 3-1 in games , it didn't look very bright for Boston. But they won three consecutive pressure packed ball games and took the series four games to three. Wow ! And even more impressive, this is the second time this team has accomplished this almost impossible feat. Remember a few years back in the American League Championship series with the mighty Yankees? They were also down 3-1 in games and came back to devastate the Yankees, who really thought they had it won. So well done, Boston. You are indeed a team of champions.But don't take the Colorado Rockies lightly. They are a very solid team. The series starts this Wed. evening.







RELATIONSHIPS



Most of us will agree that the most important determining factor as to whether our present course of life is happy or disappointing , is the quality of our relationship with our "significant other". If your relationship is deteriorating, or at a standstill, or at the very best, progressing very slowly , it can be the cause of people giving up and just accepting their fate or deciding that the only logical course is to leave and get right out of the situation. Admittedly , sometimes that may well be the right thing to do. However, before that decision is made,
the couple should know that it does NOT have to be that way. It is possible to turn a relationship around and save it. But it needs two people who are both committed to
whatever "work" is necessary to make the difference.


There are some who believe that a relationship should not require having to "work " at it. Their view is that either you love each other and are right for each other, or you are not.
And if you are not, then the relationship just ends. Well, they couldn't be more incorrect.


Let me explain. If your relationship is frustrating, causing sadness and unhappiness, would it not be wise to determine why? What exactly are the problem? And are there some workable solutions available? Answer? Yes, definitely. Think of the example of trying to have a successful garden. Once the seeds are planted , do you just walk away and think that the garden will be just fine or that it doesn't need any further attention? Of course not! It needs to be nurtured, nourished, watered and weeded occasionally. So do relationships.

So, if you and your partner hit a bad patch or bumps in the road, don't despair. Go to work on it instead.Both partners need to "get on board" and share equally in the effort to make things better. What is needed is some good honest,frank & healthy discussions,with both of you practicing 'active listening" (focusing on really hearing and understanding what your partner is expressing). Forget about who is right. Focus on what is right or wrong for the health of the relationship. Adjustments on both parts will likely be needed. Perhaps some of those dreaded "sacrifices" will also be required. And both of you need to be prepared to allow your partner to continue to be the person they were when you were first attracted to them. Instead of seething inside and compiling a mental list of all the things he or she does that you don't like or appreciate, focus on what that list of things says about you. And then remind yourself of all the traits and characteristics and little behaviors that you love and adore.


If the two of you are serious and persist in this determined relationship repair , everyone of the barriers that were causing you to think about leaving, can be soon lowered and/ or eliminated.Then once the two of you have done this, you will experience the joy you knew previously and will be reminded as to why you got together in the first place. You will also now have in your relationship "tool box" the means to continue to pay attention to the relationship and to do some minor fine tuning from time to time to keep things up to speed.


There is much,much more that deserves to be said on this subject . If this seems to you to be deserving of more time and attention, then we will do it.





KEY THOUGHT OF THE DAY FOR YOUR CONTEMPLATION



Do you know that you are filled with power that you likely don't even recognize that you have? But it is there, inside you, waiting to be used. With the proper use of that personal power, you can BE, DO, HAVE ANYTHING YOU DECIDE YOU WANT.


Once you accept this as a basic truth about yourself, you will get a good grasp on the power, harness it and use it in ways that will change your life forever. Again, imagine achieving anything that you decide you want

So, how does this happen? Well, you can't just WISH it was so. It requires your personal power, your emotional drive , your absolute passion for what you are doing , as well as unrelenting determination to succeed.....the refusal to quit or give up ...EVER


Thoughts become things. But, as mentioned, NOT by just wishing it was so. Sorry folks, it's just not that simple. But if you think about what you want, visualize it as though it is already yours,stay passionate about it, use laser-like focus on it and put it all together with intelligent action, then you will soon be amazed and delighted with what you have achieved .

Dr. Joe Vitale simplifies it even more. Here is the simple step. Dr.Joe says that if you use it properly at the beginning, you will be successful even sooner.....or it will feel like it was very fast

What is it? He calls it "be happy in the now" .....this moment and every moment. Live each moment with joy. Love your present life. Don't be discouraged if the BIG DREAMS you have
and are trying to manifest, seem to be slow in coming. The more you HAVE to have something, the longer you are going to wait for it. Go ahead and think the thoughts, do the visualization and take the actions you have decided on . But relax and enjoy every moment of the little achievements, as you are working towards the larger ones.Take delight in the little steps of forward progress you are making , every moment of every day. Then suddenly, the big dreams will start being fulfilled.


Hard concepts to accept? Yes, the first time you hear this, it is mind boggling! But what if it is true? Have you ever read Napoleon Hill's famous book "THINK and GROW RICH" ? If not, you should, as soon as possible. It will excite you with enthusiasm you didn't know you had. The book was written many years ago and is still considered THE BOOK of its kind. It is revered all over the world. This wonderful little book has this encouraging quote:




"ANYTHING A MAN CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE,HE CAN ACHIEVE." THIS IS A DIRECT REFERENCE TO THE PERSONAL POWER THAT YOU HAVE INSIDE THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO

DO WONDROUS THINGS.....IF YOU THINK (CONCEIVE ) AND REALLY BELIEVE, THEN YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT.

After you have read the book, suggest that if you haven't already done so, arrange to see or get the movie, The Secret . It is really thought provoking.

WRITING AND EDITING

Here is one last reminder for you. Are you faced with the challenge of having to write some important personal document and you are not feeling comfortable at all about having to do it?

You know what must be said but are just not sure how to say it properly and effectively?
Relax ....help is at hand.


I operate a professional writing & editing website for just such circumstances. Go to my website, check it out and if you like what you see there, use the form provided online to tell me about your project. Or, if you prefer to just have a conversation with me about the task, my phone number is there. Call me . We can and we will relieve your anxiety. I guarantee satisfaction.



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Well, that's it for this time. I look forward to hearing from you. Remember, if two people always agree, one of them isn't thinking.


Have a productive day. Remember, be happy in the moment. Focus on the now and you'll take care of the future.

Regards,


Jerry