Look for the diamonds in the rough - Pt. 4 - Within yourself

Getting my body back - Day 143

Within our inner being lies many untapped treasures. We've been conditioned to deal with our circumstances from an external perspective - i.e. complain, worry, react with anger etc. - instead of tapping into our internal resources, the diamonds that lie within - our spiritual connection.

Because this internal connection has been marred by external debris in the form of our perception of our personal negative experiences, this inner connection - the rough - needs to be cleared so we can tap into the wisdom of the Spirit. The brilliance of our inner light begins to shine from within revealing the hidden beauty.

As we look to the diamonds within, we begin to see ourselves and others in a different light and merge with the beauty of the fruit of the Spirit that has waited for the opportunity to emerge.

We handle situations differently and live life with direction and purpose.

Look within in meditation and contemplation and merge with the Living Spirit of your inner being and let these unique diamonds shine.

Fuelling words: I look within and merge with the Spirit of Life and allow the brilliance to shine out.

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Look for the diamonds in the rough - Pt. 3 - Your Career

Getting my body back - Day 142

Look for the diamonds in your current career, whether it's a job or business. Whatever job or business you're in there are always golden opportunities waiting to be embraced every day. The thing with opportunity is that you have to recognize them when they come. But if you are stuck in complaining and dissatisfaction these diamonds will easily evade you. Each day has its own blessings, but you must look for them and expect them as they are revealed to the prudent eye.

If you do not like the career you are currently in, you can decide to look for other diamonds that are more suitable to your taste. But first you must be consciously aware of what kind of career you desire. Having a blurred vision will not produce the results you're looking for. Opportunities for advancement or deviation in your current career may be subtly hidden from you because you are not looking for them.

Years ago when I started working on the clerical staff at the insurance company, I was working full-time. As a matter of fact, I was filling in for another co-worker's maternity leave. In my heart I hoped that the position would become permanent. As the time got closer for the worker to return the window of opportunity opened for a permanent position. I was very thankful for the opportunity.

When you know exactly what it is you desire doors can miraculously open up for you.

Fuelling words: I set aside negativity and look for diamonds in the rough in every situation.

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Look for the diamonds in the rough - Pt. 2 - Relationships

Getting my body back - Day 141

As we look into our relationships for the hidden gems, we learn to appreciate our loved ones. The short-comings of our loved ones seem to grow larger to the point of diminishing the value and importance of their strengths when we focus only on their short-comings.

Focusing on the strengths of others empower them to reach higher and become the best they can be. Sometimes our loved ones just need us to believe in them and love them regardless of their imperfections, their roughs.

Whatever we give to others, like a circle, comes back to us. We each have our own short-comings and appreciate it when others build us up and recognize the strengths in us. Why not try to do the same to others as well? We could spend our time nit picking at every fault but we rob ourselves from the unique beauty that we each hold. This beauty can only be found and seen as we look closely with the intention of finding those outstanding qualities that lay dormant in another just waiting for the opportunity to be polished and therefore shine.

Polishing another person's diamonds could take the form of praise; recognizing that they have something to offer, perhaps something that they themselves failed to see within them.

Make it your deliberate aim to seek out those diamonds in the roughs in your loved ones and before long you'll begin to see them in a different light, and who knows, you'll begin to see the small sparkle within yourself - signs of hidden diamonds in the rough just waiting to be polished.

Fuelling words: I look for the diamonds in others and appreciate them for it and at the same time recognizing that I have untapped treasures waiting to be extracted.

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Look for the diamonds in the rough - Pt. 1 - Your body

Getting my body back - Day 140

The way we look at life determines our response and our behaviour. We've been conditioned to look at the negative aspects of our lives and complain about them instead of looking for the diamonds in the rough. If we were to shift our perspective of the way we look at things and begin to diligently search for the diamonds, we'd discover golden opportunities awaiting us.

Many times we look at our bodies and find all the faults - I'm too fat, I'm too skinny, my hips are too big, or my legs are too short, too fat, too skinny, the list goes on and on - instead of looking at the beauty it holds. The fact that we are alive is more than enough for us to be thankful. However, if we were to look beyond these, we could begin to find ways to polish the diamonds in the 'imperfect rough'.

Our body diamonds are our muscles and our rough is the excess fat that hides our unique physique. We can polish our body through aerobic exercise and our muscles through muscle training which begins to melt off the excess fat and sculpture our muscles to reveal a well toned body. Our vital internal organs benefit tremendously from these workouts and optimize bodily functions.

Fuelling words: I am the diamond and the more I am polished the more brilliant I shine. So join me and let your light shine brilliantly. After all you're a time too.

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