Year End Wishes, from my Heart to Yours

THIS IS A GENERATION SHAPER... 

q  I gave you life, but I cannot live it for you

q  I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn

q  I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you

q  I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe

q  I can teach you right and wrong, but I cannot decide for you

q  I can buy you a beautiful garment, but I cannot make you beautiful inside

q  I can offer you advice, but I cannot accept it for you

q  I can teach you to share, but I cannot make you unselfish

q  I can advise you about friends, but I cannot choose them for you

q  I can advise you about sex, but I cannot keep you pure

q  I can tell you the facts of life, but I cannot build your reputation

q  I can tell you about drink, but I cannot say ‘no’ for you

q  I can warn you about drugs, but I cannot prevent you from using them

q  I can tell you about lofty goals, but I cannot achieve them for you

q  I can teach you about kindness, but I cannot force you to be gracious

q  I can warn you about sin, but I cannot make you moral

q  I can love you as a child, but I cannot place you in God’s family

q  I can pray for you, but I cannot make you walk with God

q  I can teach you about Jesus, but I cannot make Jesus your Lord

q  I can tell you how to live, but I cannot give you eternal life

We have our limits but GOD is limitless

Author Unknown

Standing Tall in a Falling World
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Gratitude is an attitude.  Gratitude is a choice.  Gratitude is one of the secrets of contentment!

Contentment is recognizing the sacred in the ordinary.  We recognise the sacred when we take a moment to give thanks for the wonders in our lives we so often take for granted. The cooling breeze on a blistering hot day.  The sticky kiss from your toddler’s lips.  The reassurance and warmth of your husband’s hand at your back.  The plate of food full of variety, colour and nutrients designed to keep us healthy.  Gratitude is in every one of us.  Gratitude is a God-trait but only some people choose to make use of it and enjoy the benefits of a grateful heart. 

Being grateful is easy when life is sunshine and roses.  It is when it is dark and gloomy that having an attitude of gratitude fades.  In times of difficulty, it is important to practice gratitude as much as possible.  Giving thanks and being grateful for each day builds into us a great expectation, as if something wonderful is going to happen.  Everyday becomes alive with possibilities.  We cannot control what is outside of us but we do have full responsibility for what takes place on the inside of us.  Make a quality choice today to rise up in thanksgiving, in praise, with gratitude.  Your life may never be the same again.  This moment is all you have.  Make the most of it. Gratitude is totally within our reach.  Gratitude is a choice.  We are always only one decision away from changing our perspective, because truth be told, the world is not really the way it is, but it is the way we see it.  Just imagine if we started seeing our lives and our circumstances through the eyes of gratitude.  Gratitude can replace bitterness with sweetness.  What has happened has happened and no amount of regretting is going to change that, but gratitude can give you reward in place of regret.

With thanks to www.LifeSupportSystem.com
for a life-giving message.


WHAT IS YOUR ROPE TIED TO?

You may have heard of the man who decided to repair the roof of his
house. The pitch was steep, and to be safe, he tied a rope around
his waist and threw the other end of it over the top of the house.
He called his son and asked him to tie it to something secure. The
boy fastened the safety rope to the bumper of their car parked in
the driveway. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

But a little while later, his wife needed to run a few errands with
the automobile. Unaware of the line securing her husband, she
started the car and proceeded to drive away. The rope immediately
tightened and jerked the man over the roof and into thin air. Now
before you become alarmed, let me assure you that this never really
happened. But I chuckle at the image of the poor guy sailing over
the top of his house like Evel Knievel without a motorcycle.

This story, factual or not, points to a great truth. It is a truth
about where we place our security; about those things to which we've
tied our safety lines. What is your rope tied to?

Think about it. What do you depend on to keep you from disaster? Is
your rope tied to a good job? Is it tied to a relationship with
somebody you rely on? Is it tied to a company or an organization?

In her wise and sensitive audio LESSONS IN LIVING
(http://tinyurl.com/3vyjufo), writer Susan Taylor tells of
discovering how unreliable some of our safety lines really are. She
tells of lying in bed in the early hours of the morning when an
earthquake struck. As her house shook, she tumbled out of bed and
managed to stand underneath an arched door-way in her hall, watching
in horror as her whole house tumbled down around her. Where her bed
had once stood, she later discovered nothing but a pile of rubble.
She lost everything - every button, every dish, her automobile,
every stitch of clothing.

Susan huddled, scared and crying, in the darkness. In the pre-dawn
morning she cried and called out for help.

As exhaustion set in, she thought that maybe she should be listening
for rescuers rather than making so much commotion. So she grew still
and listened. In the silence around her, the only sound she heard
was the beating of her own heart. It occurred to her then that at
least she was still alive and, amazingly enough, unhurt.

She thought about her situation. In the stillness, fear abandoned
her and a feeling of indescribable peace and happiness flooded in,
the likes of which she had never before known. It was an experience
that was to permanently change her life.

In the deepest part of her being, Susan realized a remarkable truth.
She realized she had nothing to fear. Amazingly, whether or not she
was ever rescued, whether she even made it out alive, she sensed she
had nothing to fear.

For the first time in her life she understood that her true security
did not depend on those things in which she had placed her trust. It
lay deep within. And also for the first time, she knew what it was
to be content in all circumstances. She realized that, in an
ultimate sense, whether she had plenty or hardly enough, somehow she
would be all right. She just knew it.

She later wrote, "Before the quake I had all the trappings of
success, but my life was out of balance. I wasn't happy because I
was clinging to things in my life and always wanting more. My home,
my job, my clothes, a relationship - I thought they were my
security. It took an earthquake and losing everything I owned for me
to discover that my security had been with me all along . . .
There's a power within us that we can depend upon no matter what is
happening around us."

She had tied her rope to the wrong things. It took a disaster for
her to understand that those things are untrustworthy. So she let go
of the rope and discovered peace. She found that her true security
was a power within - dependable and sure.

What is your rope tied to? And what would happen if you found the
courage to let go of it?

-- Steve Goodier

Take the Leap from Knowing to Doing

WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN KNOWING & DOING?
Knowledge without application is meaningless information.

WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO IT

The longest distance in the world is between what we know to do and what we actually do with what we know.  The greatest gap in our life is between knowing and doing.  A wise author with a great sense of humour wrote a book entitled, “If we all did what we know to do, we would all be skinny, rich and happy!”  It’s a truth!  Getting out of denial and facing reality must be a decision,  if we sincerely want to experience fulfilling change in our lives.  It is having the courage to come face to face with where you are right now, and armed with that truth, you can then apply common sense to the situation, and establish a plan to take you onto the next level of desired change.

One of the reasons people stay in the destructive cycle of debt or bad relationships, or they continue eating unhealthily or not having an exercise routine, is that they choose to live in denial, and hope it will all smooth out along the way, instead of facing head-on what needs to be challenged and changed.  It is the pain-pain-pleasure principle!  You discover, for example that you have gained 10 kgs over the past year.  That is painful!  However the truth is, it is going to take another type of pain to get back into shape.  This is the pain of eating less and choosing healthy foods, starting an exercise programme and most importantly, sticking to it.  You will only be able to pay the price of this pain if the pleasure is really worth it.  The pleasure will be felt in having greater confidence in your appearance, wearing clothes two or three sizes smaller, experiencing the elation that comes with the ability of disciplining yourself and being able to harness those cravings.  This pleasure then becomes a way of life.  Making the right choices today means no regrets tomorrow.  Personal growth and development is not an option.  Don’t wait for crisis to force you to bring about change in your life.  You make the decision to design the kind of life you want to live, and with persistence and diligence, you will reap the harvest that comes from sowing the seed of good quality choice.

WORK YOUR PLAN

No idea is ever executed without the plan first being laid.  Yet having a plan and not putting action to it is equally as ineffective.  Focus on what is really important for your life and start with the obvious.  What do you want to achieve with that which is really important to you?  How committed are you to living in the outcome you so desire?  What is your why, your reasons for wanting to achieve these plans?  Your why must be strong enough to push you through the opposition that will come as you pursue your ideals.  Are you willing to pay the price, and are you prepared to do whatever it takes?  There are no shortcuts to achieving the meaningful things in life.  Everything nice has its price.  The end result may take longer than you had anticipated, but stay the course.  Never give up on your ideals and dreams.  There is a harvest if you do not faint in the process.  Let your reward be what others thought to be impossible.  Face reality and choose the life you want!

"Life is too short. Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.

Laugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change. Love deeply and forgive quickly. Take chances. Give everything and have no regrets. Life is too short to be unhappy. You have to take the good with the bad.

Smile when you're sad, love what you got, and always remember what you had. Always forgive, but never forget. Learn from your mistakes but never regret. People change, and things go wrong but always remember... life goes on!"

Great advice to shift your life, your business and your future.

Hear what this delegate to the Seminar had to say...

1 & 2 July 2011

Where to begin, Wow I’m inspired all around. If I can tell and say it so very loud and proudly that I finally get to be up close and personal with Angelique herself to see who is behind all such creative uniqueness.  I won a a ticket to attend this seminatr and it was my best winnings ever.  Indeed my Giant has awakened and is rising. I was blessed to be part of the seminar and I had an upliftment from being in the room with all the ladies who had different stories to tell as well as the two days made me realize that there is LIFE to be lived, after all is said and done,  and that every situation is there to make me grow and conquer even more in spite of  problems and circumstances.

It’s true when they say dynamite comes in a small package. Angelique is that dynamite indeed.  Born to be a leader, because she is using her DNA Gift to its fullest and it’s so real.  I’m alive with possibilities and note this down; the best is yet to come as this is just my beautiful beginning.  The future is in our hands and it’s determined by today's effort and choices.  The Bible says, that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of a power, and of love, and a sound mind.

Many Thanks - Nonkululeko Ayanda Tshangela

Relishing the Changing Seasons

It will benefit us to learn to make use of the different seasons in our lives.  Every season has a reason and a purpose.  The changing seasons in our lives affords us the opportunity to take time to reflect.  Changing seasons cannot be ignored.  There are no guarantees in life, but there is always hope.  The hope lies in the seed of potential found in the process of change, if we will yield to it and do not circumvent the process.  Change always brings with it a possibility curve.  The secret is found in focusing on the possibility and not the whirlwind that change often seems to bring with it.

LIVING IN THE MOMENT

To stand tall in a falling world, it is imperative to your sense of well being that you learn to live in the present, to extract the most out of the moment.  This moment is all you are 100% assured of.  Doing it right today means no regrets tomorrow.  Finding the time to do something right in this moment, means you don't have to find time in your already compressed schedule, to do it right the second time around.  Doing it with excellence in the moment, enables you to enter the next moment with a greater level of confidence.  Exiting this moment in victory opens the door to enter the next moment in victory.  Add all those victorious moments together, and you will know fulfillment and great joy as you live your strongest life now!

Standing Tall in a Falling World

My book, Standing Tall in a Falling World, is going into its third print run.  The demand for copies in South Africa and many other countries continues to increase.  As the world economy struggles to find its footing, and relationships are stretched to breaking point, with depression being at an all time high....there is a solution.  Read how you can be victorious in Your Life, Your Business and Your Future.  See www.angeliquedutoit.co.za  Let's connect:  angeldt@iafrica.com.

Making the transition from Client Service to giving your Client a Superior Experience

The world of business is tough and it is getting tougher. As technology advances the need for the human touch increases.  Clients are looking for more than good service.  They are thirsting for a superior experience.  People will forget what you said.  They will forget what you did.  But they will never forget how you made them feel.