From the Desk of Joyologist - Vicki Kallman
Aloha Readers,
I have heard back from many of my readers and they are saying they are using the Joyful Tips of the month and are experiencing more joy and love in their lives. That warms my heart. Even my husband has been reading my joyful tips. Unexpectedly, one morning last week he brought me a lovely cup of coffee while I was getting ready for the day! HA! And you know, it really did set a loving tone for the rest of my day. Remember– Love is the Answer!
Joyful Reminder — my Joy-Up Your Life Workshops will be every Wednesday night in October. October 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Place for Miracles Church at 2160 West Charleston Suite C, Las Vegas, NV 89102 (The same parking lot as the Omelet House) No need to attend all of the workshops to get a great benefit. So everyone can benefit from these workshops. Come and bring a friend or two! Cost -$10 a workshop. Please RSVP to me by email– vicki@vickikallman.com – seating is limited.
Love is an Attitude of Gratitude, Acceptance, and Understanding.
Love is also an attitude of gratitude, acceptance, and understanding. Choosing to have these attitudes will guarantee you more love and joy throughout your day. All of these attitudes come from our Beingness –who we really are- Love. These 3 attitudes feed our soul and spirit. When our souls are fed by these loving attitudes, we are taking those around us and ourselves closer to love.
Think about it for a moment. When you are in gratitude for someone or something- how do you feel? How do you feel when you stop trying to change something or someone and you just accept it all? Now, how do you feel when you feel that someone understands what you are saying and he or she tells you so? Or you understand someone else’s side of an issue without any need for judgment? When I am choosing these 3 loving attitudes — I get filled up with joy and peace and brings me closer to love. Thus my life becomes so easy and it just flows.
When we are in the attitude that you are wrong and I am right- where does that take us? When we want to change our loved ones and want to control their every choice, what place does that take that person and us? Now what if we refuse to understand the other side of an argument. Where does that take us? Those attitudes take us away from love and who we really are. That is why one does not fill up with love and peace with those attitudes. Those attitudes are run by our egos. The ego always takes us further away from lasting love and joy. We might get a fleeting feeling of what we think is love and joy- but it cannot last. Don’t take my word for it. Think back to a situation when you were in one of the got to be right attitudes- it really became a hollow victory- didn’t it? This not a judgment exercise- this is just an awareness exercise. If we become aware of the unproductive value of these ego attitudes, then we can change them.
September Joyful Tips
This month give the gift of love through the attitudes of gratitude, acceptance, and understanding. Do this by first choosing the attitude of gratitude for everything in your day. Be grateful! Secondly, choose to accept people and situations instead of trying to change them. It takes less effort to accept then to change. Someone once said to me, “Let go of trying to change someone, so they can do what you want them to do.” Lastly, be more understanding- drop your judgment and listen more often instead of talking. Really hear what the other person is saying. It takes less energy to listen than to talk. Let go your ego attitudes and embrace the loving attitudes and watch your life have more meaning and peace.
September’s Joyful Tips for the Work Place
At work, when you make your to-do list, arrange the items to be accomplished in a less resistant order. That is put them in an order that creates a more joyful flow to your workday. Have the first item on your list be something you like to do or want to do. Like, for instance, call your favorite client and see if they need anything. For the second item on your list, put down an item that you have a little resistance on- for example- checking in with a disagreeable co-worker who is working with you on a project. Then for item 3, go back to doing something you like to do or have no resistance on completing. Item 4 again will be something you resist doing. By alternating agreeable and easier tasks with disagreeable and more resistant tasks throughout your workday will give you more energy and allow you to experience more peace and joy at work.
Remember–Love for Peace in your life and in our world!
In Love and In Joy,
Vicki
www.vickikallman.com
Remember, there is no true success without joy.