Thought for a Sunday - 12 February 2012
Hi Everyone. Hope you are well and had a good week. It's a sunny, cold, quite windy day out my window this morning. I was out earlier and the wind is bone chilling. I'm very happy that I do not have to work outside or walk a dog on a day like today.
My week went well. Lots of positive energy surrounds me these days. I have been saying for quite a while I feel like something big would be coming my way. The good news is that I got the job I have been wanting for a long time. I am really excited about starting the job some time in March and jumping right in. I am sad about leaving my current job because I have had a lot more fun than I expected over the past 3 1/2 years. I have met lots of great colleagues and helped lots of customers. My colleagues know that they can continue to use me as needed even when I move on - it's just how I am. How has your positive energy worked for you lately?
On another front, I had coffee with a dear friend the other evening. She has had weight loss surgery so I was trying to get as much information as I possibly could. We talked about the psychological part of weight gain and weight loss as well as many other things. I don't remember if I mentioned previously, but one of the questions my coach has thrown out at me is since I don't like to me the center of attention; how would I be if my weight loss causes me to be the center of attention. Well my friend the other night said to me...don't you realize Marie that you are already the center of attention in many ways? She went on to say that when I enter a room or I am already in the room that people gravitate toward me and even felt a little fear. People want to be around me and my energy. I know I just looked at her in a stunned way. She also said if I get attention I don't want I now have ample strengths and weapons (which we did not have as youngsters) to get away from those people. I was blown away as I have never thought of myself that way. She did call me on the fact that I immediately diverted the subject to talk about something else. What she does not realize is that I have thought about that conversation at some point every day this past week. I will definitely have more to discuss with my coach in a couple of weeks. Have you had any thought provoking conversations lately?
I'm still reading my women vigilante novels. The stories and the characters just make me laugh. She has some given the male characters some really funny dialogue in how they help each other as well as the women they support. I went to the author's website and found that she has actually given the characters faces and they were not what I expected so it threw me off. After reading 17 of the books, I have a pretty good picture in my head of what I think the characters look like so I was disappointed. I even told my best friend that I was extremely disappointed that I had looked. I thought of when I see a movie and the character is not what I expected. Has this happened to you before?
I don't know if any of you ever watch the OWN network, but sometimes I catch a few of the shows. I enjoy Oprah's Soul Sundays. This morning she is talking with author Gary Zukav and his spouse about spiritual partnership.
My cortisone shot seems to have worked pretty much. I guess the pain was worth the gain. I have good mobility back and only pain on occasion. I am hoping I never need another ever.
Well, I need to get moving as I have to do some work at one my careers. Please feel free to let me know if there is any topic you would ever like me to discuss in the blog. Stay warm and have a good week. Take care. Chat soon. Marie
LIGHTER, OR DARKER by Nic Askew
Each encounter holds the capacity to render us lighter.
Or to colour the experience of our world darker.
Each encounter holds the capacity to engage
our sense of wonder.
Or to help us hide from noticing the
experience of being human.
Each encounter holds the capacity to
tell its story without expectation.
Or to force on the world an opinion
of how it must be.
Each encounter holds the capacity for
us to recognise our sameness.
Or to escape into the experience
of separateness.
And with each encounter comes a decision.
To make our world lighter.
Or darker.
Referrals are always appreciated.
My week went well. Lots of positive energy surrounds me these days. I have been saying for quite a while I feel like something big would be coming my way. The good news is that I got the job I have been wanting for a long time. I am really excited about starting the job some time in March and jumping right in. I am sad about leaving my current job because I have had a lot more fun than I expected over the past 3 1/2 years. I have met lots of great colleagues and helped lots of customers. My colleagues know that they can continue to use me as needed even when I move on - it's just how I am. How has your positive energy worked for you lately?
On another front, I had coffee with a dear friend the other evening. She has had weight loss surgery so I was trying to get as much information as I possibly could. We talked about the psychological part of weight gain and weight loss as well as many other things. I don't remember if I mentioned previously, but one of the questions my coach has thrown out at me is since I don't like to me the center of attention; how would I be if my weight loss causes me to be the center of attention. Well my friend the other night said to me...don't you realize Marie that you are already the center of attention in many ways? She went on to say that when I enter a room or I am already in the room that people gravitate toward me and even felt a little fear. People want to be around me and my energy. I know I just looked at her in a stunned way. She also said if I get attention I don't want I now have ample strengths and weapons (which we did not have as youngsters) to get away from those people. I was blown away as I have never thought of myself that way. She did call me on the fact that I immediately diverted the subject to talk about something else. What she does not realize is that I have thought about that conversation at some point every day this past week. I will definitely have more to discuss with my coach in a couple of weeks. Have you had any thought provoking conversations lately?
I'm still reading my women vigilante novels. The stories and the characters just make me laugh. She has some given the male characters some really funny dialogue in how they help each other as well as the women they support. I went to the author's website and found that she has actually given the characters faces and they were not what I expected so it threw me off. After reading 17 of the books, I have a pretty good picture in my head of what I think the characters look like so I was disappointed. I even told my best friend that I was extremely disappointed that I had looked. I thought of when I see a movie and the character is not what I expected. Has this happened to you before?
I don't know if any of you ever watch the OWN network, but sometimes I catch a few of the shows. I enjoy Oprah's Soul Sundays. This morning she is talking with author Gary Zukav and his spouse about spiritual partnership.
My cortisone shot seems to have worked pretty much. I guess the pain was worth the gain. I have good mobility back and only pain on occasion. I am hoping I never need another ever.
Well, I need to get moving as I have to do some work at one my careers. Please feel free to let me know if there is any topic you would ever like me to discuss in the blog. Stay warm and have a good week. Take care. Chat soon. Marie
LIGHTER, OR DARKER by Nic Askew
Each encounter holds the capacity to render us lighter.
Or to colour the experience of our world darker.
Each encounter holds the capacity to engage
our sense of wonder.
Or to help us hide from noticing the
experience of being human.
Each encounter holds the capacity to
tell its story without expectation.
Or to force on the world an opinion
of how it must be.
Each encounter holds the capacity for
us to recognise our sameness.
Or to escape into the experience
of separateness.
And with each encounter comes a decision.
To make our world lighter.
Or darker.
Referrals are always appreciated.
Posted by Beacon Coaching - Marie Nagle at 2/12/2012 11:19 AM 
Categories: fear, Insight, Coaching, positivity, Learning, Work, Friends, People, Career
Categories: fear, Insight, Coaching, positivity, Learning, Work, Friends, People, Career
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