Don’t hang out with the chicken’s, Fly with the eagles! Bishop T D Jakes

One of the most memorable moments at the Oprah class in Toronto on Monday was Bishop Jakes bobbing his head and flapping his elbows like a chicken!

He told us how chickens are always looking down, always trying to fly but if they take flight , they fall quickly to the ground. They also have a nasty habit of eating their own poop!  Sadly many people live their life this way, I bet you have known or still know someone who is always sad or negative, who always tells the negative stories over and over essentially eating there own poop as the only story they know. If they have any positive energy it comes in a quick blast and within a day they are back to repeating the same negative crap! I have known many people like this and heck I have even been this person at times in my life before I matured.

Instead of hanging out in the chicken coop, consider flying with the eagles. Eagles soar in the sky with their 9 foot spanned wings. When a thunderstorm or heavy winds are challenging an eagle, the eagle will fly into the storm and face it head on. The Eagle will mate with their partner in the sky and were the first members of the mile high club!

Another important message in this area was to make sure you have more people that make emotional deposits to your life than people that take withdrawls.

For many years I looked to surround myself with people who needed me.  I attracted men who were troubled and needed me, I felt comfortable there. I knew I was making a difference and the more that people drained me the more I knew I was valuable and worthy.

I have grown in the last 2 years dramatically in this area. I now avoid people who do not have a balanced approach to life. If you are unable to look inside to find your own answers and strength I am more than willing to have a conversation. This however, can no longer be a habit of dramatic stories that are always popping up and needing me.  I will be happy to point you to a therapist or to a support group of people who will be there for you in the way you need it.

I have very few close friends now and I am ok with that, I can find most of my answers to my own challenges within myself. I have people who will always be close to my heart.  I have family members who are absolutely flying with the eagles and I love knowing they are always lifting me up and pointing me forward! I have acquaintances that are great people and they are the ones that I will always be there for!

My 18 year old has matured into these better choices already. I am so incredibly proud to see him being very specific about the people he allows close to him. He still has a ton of acquaintances like me and I know with this approach he will be flying with the eagles for the rest of his life!

So thank you to Bishop T D Jakes for reminding me of this amazing point!

Do you have any chickens in your life that you should be spending less time with?

Hugs

Michelle

 

Inspired by Ignite Culture and Ignite London …Ignite Health!?

I am so impressed that one of my contacts on Twitter created Ignite Culture. She did it by word of mouth and it was hosted successfully in Toronto last month. Now it is getting a headline in London Ontario and being presented April 3, 2012.

I tried to think of something I could add to an Ignite Culture presentation and really came up with a blank. I don’t have any artistic talents, I am the product of a very dysfunctional family and can’t really look back in my family tree to point out any interesting cultural stories.

 My daughter is far more well versed in Culture topics. She is history fanatic, she loves classic movies, she loves the theatre, she sings, she loves to act. All of the things I may have been if my childhood had been remotely normal.

So as I realized that I could not create a topic that was specific to Ignite Culture I had a lightbulb moment.

What if I created Ignite Health! Same format 5 minute topics related to health and wellness. A focussed session that you can attend to learn about the body, alternative medicine and healthy living.

I know it would be popular, I know I have a number of contacts in London already that have dealt with illness in their families or illness in their lives. I know I am meeting incrediible people like Kresimer Jug who would be a great speaker on the benefits of Chiropractory. What if we combined all those skills and all that knowledge to improve everyone’s knowledge of their own bodies and the impacts we inadvertantly have on our bodies with the choices we make in everyday life.

I am inspired and wondering where to start…I will sit down with Jenn Nelson soon to understand how she created Ignite Culture. I will talk to Jennifer Murray and Gavin Blair about Ignite London and see how that was started too.

I think that having 8 – 10 speakers talking for 5 minutes each on an aspect of Healthy living can only improve the health of our community!

 

Do you agree or do you think this is overkill for another separate Ignite??