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Sunday Thinking
“Other people’s joy, happiness, beauty, and success are for your inspiration, not for your comparison. You are one of one and never done.”
The weekly Sunday Thinking newsletter is quick-hit content that aims to provide a booster shot to your thought process as you end and start your week.
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality. Or, I am saying, in other words, that we, the elders, are the only models children have. What we see in the children is what they have seen in us–or, more accurately perhaps, what they see in us."
I. Our Two Choices
If something unpleasant happened to you, you have two choices:
Either you can become wise
Or you can become wounded
Your experience of life is determined by you. If your happiness depends on what happens on the outside, you being happy is a remote possibility.
Soucrce: Sadhguru via The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
II. A Game Plan For Life
Here are 12 lessons in leadership from Coach John Wooden:
Lesson #1: Good Values Attract Good People
Lesson #2: Love Is The Most Powerful Four-Letter Word
Lesson #3: Call Yourself A Teacher
Lesson #4: Emotion Is Your Enemy
Lesson #5: It Takes 10 Hands To Make A Basket
Lesson #6: Little Things Make Big Things Happen
Lesson #7: Make Each Day Your Masterpiece
Lesson #8: The Carrot Is Mightier Than A Stick
Lesson #9: Make Greatness Attainable By All
Lesson #10: Seek Significant Change
Lesson #11: Don’t Look At The Scoreboard
Lesson #12: Adversity Is Your Asset
“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”
Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
III. Be Kind to Your Mind
Words for the soul as we embark on a new day, week, and month ahead:
You're honoring yourself by making better choices. Breaking old cycles is a process. Appreciate your progress.
May you accept the truth that has presented itself. May you release assumption and fantasy. May you build your future on clarity.
A lot of people have written on the pages of your life. It's time to reclaim the pen. You don't have to keep following that script. If you weren't reciting their lines, what would your soul say?
May the dream you're carrying come alive. May it soar and sing. May the delays and detours not cause you to quit. May you breathe, stretch, and birth the beautiful vision. May it exceed your imagination.
Source: Dr. Thema Bryant, President of the American Psychological Association
IV. What We’re Excited About
Search Party: Chaos at the Park
Your search for the perfect family game is over. Search Party: Chaos at the Park is an epic 3-D pop-up search-and-find adventure.
The people of Chaos City amusement park are in trouble and it's up to you to follow the characters around the park to help answer questions and solve mysteries!
Over the course of 15 missions, you'll sabotage mad scientists, help parkgoers find love, and more. With fun pop-up structures and a highly intricate board packed with hidden objects and kooky characters, including 300 hidden items, the whole family will have a blast.
The game is perfect for players 8+, so parents, siblings, cousins, and friends can all get searching together. Find it at Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Relatable.com.
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V. Question
How are you growing and changing this season, and what are you unlearning about self-celebration?
VI. This Week, I Will
Coach for life, not just the game.
Remember it's about the journey.
Journal for reflection and growth.
Focus on character over reputation.
Not whine, complain, or make excuses.
The Last Words…
“So many of us are exhausted, frustrated, and burned out because we are living outside of alignment with who we are. We feel like we’re “behind” because we’ve been judging our progress based on arbitrary timelines. We are in pain from all of the years we’ve spent contorting ourselves to fit into boxes that were never meant for us. It doesn’t always have to be like this. You can choose your peace over their approval. You can find out who you really are outside of their assumptions and projections. You can give yourself a chance to remember who you were before they told you that you weren’t good enough just the way you are.”