I was born in Adrian, Michigan to Janet Marlene (Bleich) and Albert Hermann Lang
My father was a farmer, a teacher and an award winning photographer, an avid historian and naturalist with a great fascination of these things. Our Mom was the first in her family to obtain a degree, and after she started teaching for a while even bought her own home independently, used to serve as the President of the Farmers’ wives club and strongly believed in music’s power of healing as therapy. My late parents were both teachers. Dad’s Master’s was in chemistry, and Mothers’ in biology.
Our Dad would play the airhorn in the morning to wake us up and our Mother sang while washing dishes. They share a beautiful story together.
My story branches off theirs yet interweaves itself with an array of similarities and repetitions in our histories. I experienced many adventures and unusual things in my life and love to tell these stories, theirs and mine. We are all a part of the big picture, the one we share together as human history.
If we see ourselves as artists, as Don Miguel Ruiz said in his book “The Voice of Knowledge,” the art is up to us. We have the power to create and maintain our own masterpiece: what perspective we want to view it from, what colors we use and where to add light.
Previously, I wrote about Love and Fear, today I will be discussing that the difference between acting through either love or fear is becoming aware of whether you’re listening to the voice of your ego or the voice of your heart.
Free yourself from your ego…
Sadly, most human beings describe their lives through a place of suffering. Everyone has problems, issues, obstacles, struggles, pain and frustrations. This is part of being human. Thankfully, there’s good news! We also have a major amount of blessings God has placed upon us. These are the blessings we need to focus on.
Focus on Your Blessings…
Problems can be solved – everyone has them, stress can be managed – we all experience it. When we panic, we are making the choice of staying in a state of fear and attempt to “tone out” reality as we know it. This reality, however, is what needs to be addressed head on. Face your fears, clarify and pinpoint the problems and then find a way to solve them. You might be surprised how many people can relate to what You are going through right at this very moment in your life.
Lessen the World’s Complaints…
Will Bowen’s International Bestselling book “Complaint Free World,” has sold over 4 million copies and was translated into 35 languages worldwide. His mission is to encourage people to stop living with all the negativity by offering a 21-day Complaint Free Challenge. This is simply done by purchasing a Complaint Free Bracelet placing it on your wrist, then switching it to the other wrist with every spoken or written complaint. When you stay with it 21 days-in-a-row without complaining, you become a “Certified Complaint Free Person!”
Practice Good Deeds…
Another great example for upping our good vibes is Shannon Anderson’s “Deed a Day.” Anderson is a Jackson County School Teacher who’s now an award winning children’s book author and national speaker. She drew attention with the fb group “A Deed A Day” and went on to partner with Chicken Soup for the Soul books, mentors teachers and writers and also helps with keynoting at events.
Act in Kindness…
Each of these examples of action plans acted out have an exponential effect on one another, our community and the world as a whole. Pick a flower to cheer someone up, visit a loved one who’s lonely and be a good listener when someone needs you. You can be the shoulder to cry on so keep your mind open and your heart welcoming. “Don’t Ration Compassion” in any fashion. Even a smile at the grocery store or gas station makes the day a brighter world.
“We can only be said to be ALIVE in those moments when our HEARTS are conscious of our treasure.”
Psssst: Don’t forget to treat yourself well regularly! Here are some tips to helps distract from our stress and problems: read a comic, watch a cartoon, draw, color, sing, dance, play Lego’s, roll down a hill, fly a kite, take a nature walk, go camping without phones, take a bath or lay in the sun and don’t ever forget to look up to the sky both day and night! Then report back to me on how that makes you feel.:)
In today’s world, fear is all around us and a commonplace, yet it is not real. Fear is a purely imagined “worst case scenario” that hasn’t happened, is untrue and inauthentic. Those trained by the military and other service men and women are taught to stay calm during times of crisis. People who panic are those most vulnerable.
Living with fear continuously is a recipe for disaster and affects our mental capacity to absorb new information. This fear develops into becoming impulsive and emotional which leads to being negative in judging and decision making. Instead of being safer with fear, it actually weakens our immune systems.
Anytime you experience fear think about whether it’s true, then think of the actual truth (reality) by imagining the “best case scenario” and how that will feel. Enjoy the feeling of faith and trust by doing the best you can and leaving the rest to God.
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going” (Eccl. 9:10, NKJV).
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