Wealth and riches shall be in your household, if you are a Bible believing Christian. God created you to live abundantly, enjoyably and successfully in all that you do. Life should never be mundane, dull and without purposeful pursuits. Life should be a grand adventure. You should live from one dream achievement to another. But unfortunately this doesn’t describe the lifestyle of most Believers that I know. I see too much comparing and competing. I see too much of chasing after money. I see too much unauthentic motives and copying and focusing on what others are doing. I hear too much noise. This used to be me. I would find myself trying to keep up with what everyone else was doing for the sake of looking good. At the end of the day I would think, who am I?

Today everyone is claiming to be some sort of a coach. It burdens my heart to see coaches claiming to show people how to find their purpose, how to change their mindset, how to live a great lifestyle, when in fact, these same coaches aren’t walking the walk themselves. Here’s the deal. If you want to know the purpose of a thing, you get it from the manufacturer. If you want to change your mindset, you find how the manufacturer wired you. If you want to a great lifestyle, you find out the plans from the One Who created you in the first place.

Let’s get real. God is the Creator and Manufacturer of every living thing on this earth, whether you believe it or not. I am no longer going to play around with status-quo and be cute, but I am going to share with you everything the Creator has shown me to pull myself out of a rut. I have yet found anyone who can permanently help me do this, but God. Some coaches have good plans. But they aren’t grounded and founded on God’s plan; therefore, as it is written, it is but a pile of sinking sand.

Here are three things I’ve learned and that have pulled me out of a rut:

1. Develop a Prayer Lifestyle Based on God’s Promises. Your prayer time is where God-given dreams are birthed. When you pray, you force your natural mind, with all its logic and human reasoning to quiet down so you can tune into the spirit of God. The Holy Spirit will fill you with God’s awesome dream for your life and strategies to bring it to pass. Prayer is the motivating force behind my success.

2. Leave Your Prayer Time Believing and Knowing You Have It. The mistake that is mostly made is short-circuiting your prayers. Mark 11:23 tells us to believe that we’ve received when we pray. That means to continue to believe that you have it up until you see it. Five years, ten years or what ever. If you begin to complain that you still don’t have what you desire, your prayer becomes void. If you launch out to do what others are doing and God has not directed you to do so, you are short-circuiting your prayers. Get God’s dream for your life. Dream about it. Find a comfortable place in your home to sit and stir up your dreams by visualizing successful pictures in your mind’s eye. What do you look like? What type of business are you in? You can become this if you mix your faith with the Word of God.

3. Develop Prayer and Dream Disciplines. Once a dream is birthed in your heart, you must take responsibility for the dream and put forth purposeful effort for it to come to pass. Here’s some sure-fire ways to do this:

• Diligence. Pursue what is important to you with a bull-dogged tenacity. Don’t be swayed when opposition arises. God never gives you a dream that matches your ideal circumstances or environment to carry it out. Your faith has to do that.
• Faith. Every God-given dream requires faith to achieve it…not a 20 step program that someone wrote. Practice using your faith on small projects and it will grow from there.
• Patience. A dream delayed is not a dream denied. Learn to let patience have its perfect work. In Ecclesiastes, the Bible states that there is a proper season for everything. Learn to patiently wait on God’s timing while consistently confessing his promises over your life.
• Focus. A focused person wastes little time. In order to fulfill my dreams, I dedicate all my time to purpose pursuits. Focus intensely. Stop looking at what others are doing. This only causes you grief because it appears they are farther than where you are. But know if their seemingly success is not ordained or grounded in God’s Word, it will be short lived.
• Love. To fulfill your dreams, you must be motivated by love. You cannot envy or be jealous of someone else. According to 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, dream achievement is empty without love. Practice your love discipline with those around you. Love your spouse, children, friends, church, pastors, yourself and, of course, God. Love your life regardless of where you are right now.
• Action. You’ll never rise higher than the action you take on a daily basis. Purpose daily to do something in pursuit of your dreams. If you aren’t sure, sit quietly and ask God to show you. Action gives you a sense of fulfillment. Action moves you from where you are to where you want to be.

God’s purpose and plan for your life is one of abundantly living and success. There must be a Bible-based blueprint in order to walk it out. Would you go to a Toyota dealer for assistance with the purpose of the knobs on the dashboard or your Mercedes? So why trust your life in the hands of someone who is directing you by their philosophies instead of the promises of God?

Yes, I’m tired of it. God has called me to elevate, educate and motivate His people. As a Marketplace Minister and Master Interior LifeDesigner, this is exactly what I’m going to do. I’m here for you.

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Thank You!

Live by Design,

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Your life on earth should count for something bigger than life itself.  God created you and I to be leaders of our own lives. Life should be a great adventure as you go from vision to vision, dream achievement to dream achievement. This should be the norm. You can live in a zone where anything is possible for you. But you must see with vision.
 

360 Interior LifeDesign Insight: Knowing and understanding what you were born to accomplish is purpose. Seeing your purpose in your mind by faith is vision.

As the leader of your life, it is your duty to clarify your vision and keep it in front of you at all times.  It becomes the fuel to your life’s engine. Are you going to live by design, or are you going to procrastinate and drift along? I seriously doubt you were designed to drift along. You were designed for destiny.  And writing your life plan enables you to draw out what’s already inside of you to fulfill your destiny.

Roll your works upon the Lord commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, so shall your plans be established and succeed.

God created you, designed you and equipped you with everything you need for your vision. Your heritage, your ethnicity, your skin tone, your dialect, your weight (well that’s negotiable , and your height are together packaged for the fulfillment of your vision. Here are 21 indisputable principles of vision that will spark your engine and spur you into vision mode:

1. Vision is your seeing-eye to where you are going in life.

2. Vision is the offspring of purpose. Your purpose will ignite your vision.

3. Vision is your recognized purpose.

4. Vision is the foundation of true leadership.

5. Vision: if you can see it, you can design it

6. Vision is distinctive, unique, organized, detailed, realistic

7. Vision is inspired by God.

8. Vision is future-focused and demand driven.

9. Vision is a legacy.

10. Vision is manifested in stages.

11. Vision is designed to make you uncomfortable.

12. Vision is a personality changer.

13. Vision is greater and more powerful than the visionary.

14. Vision is strategic.

15. Vision is why your exist.

16. Vision is the basis of all planning.

17. Vision is magnetic.

18. Vision is compelling.

19. Vision is emotional.

20. Vision is powerful.

21. Vision is the generator that empowers you to action.

Your mission in life and your vision are two different things. A mission is a general statement of purpose, what you stand for. Your vision is the product of a clear sense of purpose. Whatever your plans are, commit them to the Lord in prayer. Once you put them on paper, you will have plenty specifics to pray about. This is a vital step because no matter what you believe, you will need God’s direction.

If you need help flushing out your life plan and vision, contact me.

Live by Design,

© 2011 Dr. Deana Murphy All rights reserved.

Today’s 360 Interior Living communication is about character.
Character is defined as features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing, or one’s reputation. There is a truth to the old adage that all things hidden will eventually come into the light. What you do behind closed doors will in time be revealed. Your character is no exception. A person of exceptional character has no variance in their public or private life. What they say and do are the same. A person of character lives by these ten principles and is what greatness is made of:

♦ Say it, Do it. Be a person of your word. Whatever you say you’re going to do, be sure to do it. People are counting on you. When you fail to keep your word, people lose confidence in you.

♦ Consistency. Consistency shows stability and maturity. Inconsistency shows a lack of planning. People are watching what you do more than they are listening to what you say. Be consistent in meeting deadlines, timeliness, personal appearance and personal growth.

♦ Never Compromise. Set life standards based on your values. Stay with it and people will see you as a person of integrity.

♦ Truth: Love it and Live it. Wear honesty and integrity with care and conviction. Even if telling the truth could cause correction and discipline, you must determine it is worth it in order to be a person of integrity.

♦ Reputation. Always give people a reason to say something good about you. We all make mistakes, however, live an ethical, moral lifestyle that is above reproach.

♦ Proper Protocol. Respect, respect, respect those in authority in your home, on your job, in social settings and at church. Get to know the lines of authority so you can operate accordingly. Being submitted to those in authority is a sign of your character and your maturity.

♦ Be Accountable. Seek counsel of others in order to stay on the right track. Use accountability with another as an important check-and-balance in your life. See counsel from those whom you admire and consider being experts in your field.

♦ Accept Correction. Humbly look at correction as a way to grow and be challenged to change. Don’t become offended or take correction personally. Instead, respect the help that is being given and look at it as a sign of someone looking out for your best interest.

♦ Values. Live life based on your values. Values are important as they influence a person’s behavior to weigh the importance of alternatives. Your life and your character are an expression of what you value and love. If you value your family, then you will take time to do the things that will add significance to them. If you value your career, you will put more time, talent and resources towards it. Develop a solid character by basing your decisions on your values.

♦ Responsible. Being responsible means using self-control—
you think before you act and consider the consequences. You are accountable for your choices and decisions—you don’t blame others for your actions. Responsible people try to do their best, and they persevere even when things don’t go as planned.

People are always watching. In the world of interior design, shape, color and texture are some of the founding principles. Those same principles can and should be applied to making sure your personal interior (mind, soul and spirit) are beautifully arranged. Shape your life with standards, principles and morals which reflect your personal mission and philosophy of life. Color and texturize your life with love, laughter and learning as you discover how to value yourself and others. As with a functional and beautiful designed home, people of great character do great things that leave a sustainable effect.

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Thank you for stopping by and reading my posts, and your comments are an inspiration to me.

Live by design,

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The top reasons why people don’t live life like it matters and walk into their purpose:

• Lack of focus – focus is a destiny-critical component to successful living
• Fear – overcoming fear is an absolute necessity to designing a rewarding life
• An inability to let go – letting go of all the things that no longer serve you well is vital to achieving your biggest, boldest desires

And both the problem and the answer begins with your MIND!

√ Isn’t it time you get to live the life you want to live?
√ Isn’t it time you break-free of intrusive thoughts sabotaging your mind?
√ Isn’t it time all areas of your life and home are harmonious?
√ Isn’t it time you rid yourself of self-limiting behaviors?
√ Isn’t it time you have clarity of what to do with your life?
√ Isn’t it time you have healthy, sound relationships with family and other people?
√ Isn’t it time you rid the chaos and have peace in your home?
√ Isn’t it time you let go of the past and love yourself?
√ Isn’t it time you build confidence and raise your self-esteem?
√ Isn’t it time you are motivated to live with purpose?
√ Isn’t it time for a personal achievement experience?
√ Isn’t it time for your whole life transformation?

So you want to be successful but your mind doesn’t know about it!

One of the areas that have held me captive is my mindset. After a drilling three days in Orlando last week at the   ‘ Be The Change Event,’ I realized that I had to ‘literally’ be the change if I wanted to succeed at the level of my desires. I want to help you do the same. It bins with a decision.

Are you ready for a change? Do you need to distance yourself from the clamor and clutter that builds-up inside of you? Are you being pulled and pushed and are uncertain of which way to go? Are you harboring hurt and burdens by the words or actions of others as well as your own? Isn’t it time to let go of the past and give birth to a healthier mindset and a happier you? Isn’t it time to become the architect of change in your life? Are you ready  to make your life easier?

You are only one decision away from changing everything.

You are only one decision away from living a successful life.

I made the change and so can you.

I want to help you take the last three quarters of 2011 over the top by simply helping you to shift your mindset. Join me on May 2, 2011 for a live Teleseminar at 8PM EST for an hour of power. If you are looking for a magic quick-fix formula, you won’t find it here. It takes a decision and real commitment to make a lasting transformation. I will teach you spiritual secrets and solutions to upgrade and change your mindset.

Go here and register now and I will see you on the call!

A well-designed life is truly one that is full of purpose. Purposeful living doesn’t happen by accident. You must make an on-purpose effort to transform your mind.  This Teleseminar will not only help you succeed in your business, but it will also bring you wholeness that will help you succeed in every area of your life.
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Mind expanding experiences are encounters that upgrade your mentality and change how you operate in life. They leave an impression on you and cause you to improve your lifestyle and your understanding of the world. You need to constantly be expose to new people, new places and new things. There is always better.

Challenge yourself to think differently.  Here are 7 tools that will help you arrange mind expanding experiences for yourself to take you to your next level in your life’s outlook and outcome.

1. Renew your Mind. Learn to move out from the familiar. Exchange your old thinking for new thoughts. Your current mentality is based on the following four factors:

• your environment:  how and where you grew up, your home and school environment
• your sphere of influence: what was spoken to you by your parents, friends, mentors, teachers and influential others who shaped how you feel about yourself.
• your repetitious information: whatever you hear and see on a repeated basis that shapes your thinking
• your experiences: how you’ve dealt with life’s situations and circumstances

2. Expand your reading. Reading will open your eyes to understand things and take you places that you have never been. This is one of my most enjoyable past times and I have learned to expand my thinking by being an reader. Read on a subject that has been a passion that you have never cultivated. You can become an expert in an area that can propel you into your purpose simply by reading.

3. Cultural outings. Visit museums, art gallery, bookstore, new neighborhood, design centers, furniture stores, historical sites, a rose garden, parks, the opera or ballet, live stage shows and any place that sparks your interest. This will bring culture and awareness of new ways of living that can improve your life. Exposure creates desire. Cultural outings do not have to cost a lot but the rewards can linger for a lifetime.

4. Field trip expeditions. Take field trips to a place that will spark your creativity and stimulate your senses. Investigate and explore greenhouses, tea houses or antique houses. Browse through luxury stores or upscale boutiques. Touch, feel and smell the quality. I adore newly constructed open houses. The interior designer in me longs for exotic decors, the science of furniture arrangements, artwork, sculptures and entry way elaborations. Cut out your everyday, mundane routine and spark your imagination.

5. Meet new people. This is a great way to overcome shyness. Meet new people like doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, pastors, teachers and other people who have accomplished great things. Successful people have a lesson to teach.

6. Take classes. Find a class in your community college, library, YMCA, community center or church and begin to learn many things for technical knowledge, instructional knowledge just for motivation. Develop an appetite for learning new things.

7. Volunteer and give of yourself. There is nothing more gratifying than knowing you made a difference in someone’s life. Giving of your time, talents and resources can be very rewarding. I make this a practice in my life. I am a giver and I enjoy giving as I am led to. Don’t just give and support your friends. Reach out to others. Giving life away will change your life forever.

During your mind expanding experiences, look at everything around you. Take pictures. Journalized your inspirations. Always ask questions and know that if you don’t implement what you’ve learned, you won’t change. Implementation is the key to change.

I always enjoy sharing with you. Leave your comments and I’ll be sure to respond to every one.

Live by design,

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For many years I had a cat that I named Early. Each morning she would be at my bedroom door waiting for me as she escorted me into the kitchen to be fed. This is not something I’d trained her to do. Early just figured that’s what you do when you get up in the morning.

Much the same is with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then you’ll rarely question it after a while. Like Early, you become accustomed to doing things automatically as well.

Everything in your life follows your thoughts. The key is to become aware of what you think.  Like the old adage, garbage in, garbage out.  If you think negatively about everything in your world then how can you possibly change your life for the better? It’s your thought patterns which have the greatest impact on your life.

Look at these ways to change your world simply by changing your thoughts:

You see and are attracted to what you believe. Your brain will ensure that you’re right about what you believe. Whatever you believe, you will attract. If you want to change what you see, change what you are believing about it whether it be your career, your marriage, your appearance, your abilities or your appearance.

Harness the power of your imagination. Imagination is the ability to create a mental image of something that is not visible in the present moment. Meditation or imagination is actually comprised of 3 key components: visualization, vocalization and memorization. You will move in the direction of your most dominant thoughts. Begin now imagining how you want the end of this year to look. Create an image of how your marriage, your finances, your house even you might look like 12 months from now. The more specific you are, the more strategic you can be, the more power you give the images to create what doesn’t yet exist.

Begin with the end in mind. How would you like your life to look one year from now? Be specific. Everything that exists today started as an idea in the mind of someone who pictured it, then pursued it. If you can keep the same mental image of success before you and never let up, you will speed up the imagination process.

Claude Bristol said, “Every business, every fortune is the outgrowth of an idea, the workings of someones imagination followed by an action.”

Change how you think, and you’ll change your world! If you change the images in your mind, you will change your world! Your inner dialogue was a learned skill.  You therefore can learn a new skill simply by monitoring what enters your passageways to your spirit, i.e., eyes, ears and mouth.You start by paying attention to what you look at (see), hear and say. Read about the life you desire and begin to speak what you want your life to become.

Your thoughts are a NEGATIVE or POSITIVE force. You choose.

~Live by design,

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“Stop! Don’t say that,” I shouted as she declared “My sinus condition is killing me!” Erika had been whining and belly-aching about ‘her sinus irritations’
and ‘her headaches’ making all kinds of problems for her. “I don’t know what to do about my sinuses,” she retorted. “I’ve had ‘my’ sinus condition and ‘my’ nasal irritation for so long I can’t seem to shake it.” Like a grizzly on the attack to protect her cubs, I leaped for her, hollering in infuriation but with compassion all at once, “It is not ‘your’ sinus condition, it is not ‘your’ headache and it is not ‘your’ nasal irritation!” God didn’t give them to you! Gee, how badly I wanted her to understand she was designing her life on a lie.

Concerned that my sudden eruption would leave my friend angered and humiliated, I stepped back to give her room to reflect. How relieved I was as her eyes were suddenly opened to the clatter her mouth was speaking. Quickly repudiating her self-defeating words, she saw the truth. Truth be told, words are very powerful and if used the wrong way, can hurt you. She was speaking death instead of life.

The Design Process

Undoubtedly at some point my friend framed her mind with wrong thoughts that oozed into her heart. I like to think of our mind as a house of thoughts that is constantly under construction. We live within these walls of our thinking, and our thinking is the work that builds a good house or a shabby house. Every thought that we accept is like another partition framing the wall of the house we are building. If we accept negative, selfish or other ungodly thoughts, the walls will be full of cracks and holes. Although this work ends up buried behind the drywall of our imagination, shortcuts can lead to trouble. But framing with good materials and smart choices lay the groundwork for everything that follows. Good thoughts set a strong foundation permitting the design process of wellness, prosperity, beauty, peace and love to surround the house of our mind and heart that evicts the negative thoughts and behaviors.

I know you may be saying this is easier said than done. We’ve become so conditioned to chattering away and giving away a piece of our mind when on the defense until we rarely think before we speak. But God tells us to think on things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely and of a good report. (Phil. 4:8) We must fill our hearts in abundance with this kind of thinking. It will take a deliberate, conscientious effort, but we can do this. I sincerely believe if we step back and make ourselves aware of our thoughts and recognize whose voice we hear in our minds, we will act on truths instead of lies. You see my friend Erika acted on lies her mind told her instead of on the truths of her design model.

Identifying the true foundation

Let me identify our design model. We are identified in Christ. Hey, He created us so He must know more about how we’re engineered than we do. He says we’re more than conquerors. He says we are royalty and are chosen. He says we healed and we can have what we say. He calls us His friend. He said we can do all things through Him Who strengthens us. He says we have His mind. He says His thoughts are higher than our thoughts and to guard our hearts with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. All we have to do is make the quality decision to design our lives with His identity so we can fill our thoughts, direct our conversations and determine our actions on the foundation of His truths.

Stop!

Let’s not open up ourselves to cracks in our foundation. What I mean is sometimes our environment can also influence our life’s design. I sincerely believe this. So together let’s unite on this issue and refuse to accept anything God didn’t give us. In the process, let’s seal all the cracks. Let’s replace the negative people in our lives with positive, progressive people. Let’s be careful of what we read, listen to, and watch on TV. We will no longer allow our minds to play tricks on us because we know exactly what God has given us. We will no longer accept self-limiting and self-defeating thoughts rehearsing over and over in our minds. No longer will we give them power over us. We have greater things to accomplish. We are armed and ready.
We say, Stop! God didn’t give them to us! We are designing our best life!

Thank you for reading my post. I always appreciate your comments.

Sharing my Passion,

Deana

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Like many of you, I talked with the Lord about my life, the things that I’m facing and am going through. Each time that I go to Him with humility and in expectation, I hear Him say to me, “Let patience have its perfect work that you may be entire wanting nothing.” Surely this isn’t what I wanted to hear. I want Him to fix it right here on the spot. I wanted so much for Him to give me a specific instruction, direction, a word so I could run smack into my breakthrough. He wants me to be patient. But I need it today Lord! “Be patient.” You don’t understand, Lord, I needed it yesterday! “Let patience have its perfect work that you may be entire wanting nothing.”

Then one day I heard Him say this to me, “I want you to elevate, educate and motivate my people.” While I was told to be patient, I was instructed to inspire someone else. As I needed encouragement myself, I was told to be patient! Thinking about this I came to the realization that nothing produces without first being in seed form. This seed could be a thought, a word, an action, or something tangible. God was saying to me work your patience by sowing into the lives of others the very thing that you are needing right now. As you do you will be walking smack into your destiny (entire, complete, wanting nothing).

I sow these words of wisdom and encouragement to enhance and elevate your thinking, enhance and educate your mind and enhance and motivate your heart:

1. There is greatness inside of you longing to be discovered.
2. No one can ignite it but you.
3. You must want it.
4. You must pursue it.
5. You must think about it.
6. You must talk about it.
7. You must never say anything contrary to it.
8. You must never loose hope — go in to possess it.

I’ve accepted the mission to enhance your lives, designing for you possibilities for the mind and heart. I want to help you to Design Your Best Life™. Every decision you make and action you take began with a thought. Yes, as simple as it may seem, a thought resulted in this online communication; a thought resulted in the bed that you sleep in every night; a thought resulted in the shoes in your closet. A thought! You can change your world with your thoughts. So what are you thinking? What’s on your mind?

There is only one person who knows exactly what you want and can truly make you happy. The buck stops with you. No one is responsible for you but you! Look farther than you can see. It’s called visualization. No matter how dark things are or seem to be, raise your sights, see the possibilities, and possess them. Always, let patience have its perfect work that you may be entire (complete) wanting nothing.

I will be sharing along these lines from now on. I am now on a mission. I want to help you transform your lives and your world from Zero 2 Greatness™!

I enjoy sharing with you and always look forward to reading your comments. Please share this with your friends and family.

Sharing my Passion,

Deana

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Have you ever asked someone, “How are you doing?” and then they proceed to give you a laundry list of their woes and miseries until you wish you hadn’t asked? It’s like you’ve walked right into a valley of their mess as they continue to voice why their enjoyment of life is low.

I don’t believe I know of anyone who hasn’t experienced life. I mean let’s face it, everyone goes through somethings from time to time. Life isn’t fair. But I sincerely believe though life isn’t fair, we can put on our glasses of possibility and see life in living color instead of in black and white.

I can remember when I lived in New York city one of the ladies who I rode to work with would tell me, “Deana, you’re always upbeat. It is such a pleasure greeting you because you respond with encouraging remarks.” Boy if she only knew the things that I was facing. For the moment though I’d forgotten what life was handing me and realized in that moment, I viewed life in living color. What if one could keep a steady appetite of positivity (I like to refer it as faith…Forming Answers in the Heart…). It is my sincere belief that life hands us what we expect and if we expect black and white, that’s exactly what we will attract.

Let’s look at life from another point of view:

√ Never take life as is.  Design it as you want it to be.

Do you remember when you were a kid and your coloring book expressed who you were?  I bet you colored outside of the lines and you probably colored the grass purple and the sky green. Why? You adhered to your own rules. Your imagination didn’t see your little coloring world through anyone eyes but your own. But you viewed it in living color with freedoms to explore beyond the status quo.

So what happened? You grew up. But you are still you. You still have an imagination. Your imagination is full of thought processes that you house in your mind.  What if you replace the “black and white” views of life (negative thoughts) with “colorful” views of life (positive thoughts or faith). Don’t see the glass half-empty. View it as half-full. See, this changes your perspective. Impossibilities suddenly become possibilities. It’s a better view.

√  To accomplish great things, you must not only act, but dream; not only plan, but believe.

I know you want to accomplish great things. When you colored in your coloring book as a child you did so because you wanted to. No one forced you to.  You just did.  You acted on what you wanted to accomplish and that was to color in your coloring book. I’m sure you saw the pictures in your mind of how you wanted the colors to unfold before you began to color. You saw a yellow rooster and that’s the color you painted it. You believed it was okay because it was your own coloring book and your own little world.

Today, your world has grown bigger but the rules haven’t changed.  I dare you to act on what you want to accomplish. I dare you to dream big and most of all believe no matter what you actually see in black and white, you can create a better view it in living color. Purpose to be a part of something somewhere that is larger than you. Stretch beyond the norm. Form the image in your mind, meditate on it all the time then speak it out of your heart. View life in the color of your wildest dreams!

I enjoy sharing my passion with you and thank you for reading my post. If your comments are relative to this post or any other posts on this blog and are not of a soliciting nature, I would love if you would share because I enjoy reading them. And if this post has spoken to your heart, share it with others. It will speak to their hearts too.

Sharing my passion,

Deana

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