The Answers Are Within The Animals…

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As many of you know this past month or so has very challenging for me.  Amongst other things, I mourned the loss of my great friend and mentor, Roger Anthony.  Since that time I am being asked to step up my game and to live a greater and grander life, and thereby teaching by example how to move through life’s challenges with elegance and grace (thank Rog, no really thanks a lot!).

Okay, okay, I know, I’m not there yet… as much of this process has been ugly and a long way away from elegance and grace!!

That being said, I know that “the process” can be interesting (to say the least) and I am beginning to embrace that notion.  In a funny way, this is all perfect, as I am beginning to embrace the “beast” from within.  I love Roger and all that he represents. He spent most of his adult life creating a unique and effective method of living life at the highest level of integrity and truth.  He used nature and the animals to do this teaching. Once these principles are embodied, living them does the teaching… by example.

Roger always said the ultimate goal in life was to live Peace, Happiness, and Joy.  I am finding that the means in which to do this is to “live the principles” he so eloquently laid out within the BE A BEAST training.

Many of you know that I’m a ghostwriter, and that books are my life.  Some of you may know one of my favorite sayings that “many times we write the books we should read.”  And this goes for me just as it does for any other author.

I am in the process of writing this book, called BE A BEAST, and have also been an integral part of the planning and implementation of that program, as well as Dave and Roger’s “Beast Mode ON Challenge” training course.  So I am going to listen to my own advice and dive deep into these teaching principles on a daily basis.

I am going to dive deeper into these principles of truth and take my life to a higher level of truth and integrity.

And in doing so, I am hopeful that the results will be the example that “does the teaching…” for all whom I come into contact with.  I fully believe we are all here to help one another, and to make this world a better place to live.  So I invite you to join me and take this journey along with me; whether that is just by witnessing my growth and stumbling forward transformation, or by diving into the principles yourself side-by-side with me, in a collaborative journey of sorts.

If your mind has been tickled even a little bit with what I have had to share here… feel free to check out the BE A BEAST principles here:  What is BE A BEAST?

And if you are ever so inclined as to jump in to learn more and experience this unique coaching for yourself, I have a gift for you that will save you a chunk of money. My “Friends and Family” link…will give you a $100 discount off the cost of this training, and I would love nothing more than to share the love with my family and friends.  BEAST MODE ON Family Discount

So here I go… jumping head first into a deep dive to make my life more full and meaningful, and in turn this world a better place in which to live…

Thank you Roger Anthony.  You are definitely A BEAST in my book!

 

 

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Cathy Lynn
Author.Ghostwriter.Screenwriter
https://www.facebook.com/mylovemylifecathylynn/

 

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Sweet Sixteen… and “Always” Been Kissed!!

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Today is the special day where we celebrate the birth of our 4th son, and remember in great gratitude the many blessings he brings to us each and every day!  He is sixteen years old today, and unlike the popular notion of “sweet 16 and never been kissed,” Daniel has always been kissed… and blessed from the heavens above.

Daniel continues to bring many blessings to our family and to everyone who has met him… knows he truly is a miracle. The following is an excerpt that will be featured in the upcoming book, called “Unwavering Strength,” which will be released this September.

Since today is his “birth” day… I would like to share his story now…

 

Daniel – A True Life Miracle

“Love your children fully, as they are seeds to transforming the world they will need every bit of their strength and leadership ability to right “the damage” that has been done, it is not accurate to say “the wrong” because God created it all, so that all can be experienced. However, people need to become more aware of “the damage” they have done from their own darkness or lack of knowledge. The consequences of this are that some of the wonderful creations of God can be destroyed, and it will take these seeds that he has planted and entrusted to you to help create healing in the world.”

 

It was 12:10pm in Omaha, Nebraska, and my husband had just ordered lunch with business associates when his pager went off. His first thought was, oh no, what now? He hadn’t been able to sleep much the night before; due to the stress he was experiencing with a major business deal he’d been working on for the past eight months. And after just having moved our family into a new home, one with plenty of room for number four in a long line of brothers expected in mid-July, everything seemed to be riding on the success of this project.

 

When Dave retrieved his page, he was fully expecting it to be business related. Instead, it was a message I had left him earlier in the day, telling him that our doctor wanted me to go over to the hospital that morning for additional tests on the baby, since my regular appointment earlier that morning had shown some concerns. In that message I asked him to arrange to have our eight-year-old son picked up from school, taken to our house to get his baseball gear, and then brought to his championship playoff game that afternoon. I also asked him to make arrangements for our two-year-old son to be picked up from daycare at 6pm. I had tried to reach our oldest son, who still lived at home with us, to have him help out, but hadn’t been able to locate him so far.

 

Expect the Unexpected

Dave was in a state of shock. It was tough enough dealing with the business problems he faced, but there was no comparison to the kind of stress that was beginning to take control of his body in that moment. He immediately called our doctor’s office, but found I had already gone over to the hospital (remember even though this was not that long ago, we didn’t have any cell phones or the immediate access as we do today). He then asked to talk to Maynard, who was our doctor and close friend, since he always had a reassuring way of addressing our concerns. When Maynard came on the line he said, “David, I’m sorry…but this is very serious,” and for the second time that day he immediately felt the color drain rapidly from his face. Our doctor then proceeded to tell my husband that he was concerned for both baby and mother. What? Dave wondered, could he be losing both his wife and son? Daniel had a heartbeat, but that was about all. He was totally lifeless and wouldn’t respond to probing or anything else they had tried. Maynard went on to say that for my safety, this baby would have to be taken out within the next three or four days. He went on to say that Daniel didn’t have much of a chance to live, and if he did, he would most likely be severely handicapped.

 

This was not the sort of reassurance that Dave was accustomed to. After hanging up the phone, he thought about how blessed he’d been to have three healthy boys, born with relatively normal births. The news he had just received was overwhelming. His business associate came over to tell him that his lunch had arrived and that it was getting cold, but he took one look at Dave and knew that he was struggling. My husband assured him that it was not business-related, and he then asked if the baby and I were all right. Dave could hardly breathe, much less speak, but went on to tell him of their situation. Then he felt the immediate need to walk outside for a moment to connect with nature. He walked beyond the parking lot and found some trees to stand under, then completely broke down in tears. It was hard to recall the last time he had cried so passionately. He began praying for strength, and asked for protection to surround both Daniel and I, and sent as much healing love as he possibly could to us both.

 

Testing our Beliefs to the Core

My husband and I have a strong belief that God gives each of us the power to heal. Some may find it hard to believe in this power, and most live unaware of this possibility, but I have found that we receive energy from the trees and natural surroundings, and in turn are able to use this energy to heal. It is a complete giving and taking experience. I have also noticed that the beauty of our natural surroundings grows stronger and intensifies with the more energy you give and receive. It is a positive energy force flowing in a living, healing way, as nature reaches out and supplies us with God-given energy; an energy that is stronger and more powerful than any known drug or man-made substance. I am so thankful that we were aware of this healing power, as our experience with Daniel put our beliefs in healing energies to the highest imaginable test.

 

As the day progressed, it was decided I would be taken by ambulance, from our local hospital to St. John’s Medical Center, since they had more advanced neonatal equipment and the specialists required. Our doctor thought it would be best to have an emergency C-section to get Daniel out right away. The outlook was not good and they had little hope of Daniel making it at all; and as he told Dave earlier, if he did make it he would most likely be severely handicapped.

 

In the meantime, Dave had taken the first flight home from Omaha and arrived at the Los Angeles airport at 5:30pm, right in the heart of rush-hour traffic. During the flight he had received the following inspired message:

 

“Daniel will be born tonight and will amaze everyone. He will grow strong and wise. Cathy will come through this just fine. Keep sending healing and love. Love your wife with all you heart. She is fine and your baby will make it. Keep the faith. He will bring great joy. See the strength in him, as he miraculously grows strong and wise.“

Not knowing how to proceed, he wrestled with the idea of telling the doctors that Daniel could not wait three or four days. He needed to be born tonight. Upon arriving in LA his pager again went off and he retrieved the message that told him that in fact the emergency surgery would take place that evening. Thankfully that was no longer a hurdle. Dave took the coast route and made it to the hospital at 7:20pm, just as I was being rolled into the operating room. After having a few moments to speak with me, the doctors pulled him aside to have a word. The doctors told him that I was just not accepting the severity of the situation; that I just didn’t understand. But in those short moments we had together, Dave could feel my strength and heard my words that everything would be fine. And what Dave said in response to the doctors was, “No, you don’t understand. Everything is going to be fine.” He had grabbed onto my strength and believed in it. Neither of us knew what the future would hold, but Daniel was about to be born and we would have the strength to handle whatever lay ahead for our family.

 

What the doctors did not know was in recent months I’d just read an autobiography by Della Reese. She is the gal who starred in the “Touched By An Angel” television series. All throughout her life, whenever she had faced what looked like an insurmountable situation, she would pause and ask God to take over and to take care of it for her. An act of surrender. This was somewhat of a foreign concept for me, as all of my life I had achieved pretty much whatever I had put my mind to. I had not felt the need to turn anything over for assistance, and been very much self-reliant and capable. But this was bigger than I; this was life or death as the case might be. This was one of the many gifts that my son Daniel had come to deliver. This was an opportunity for me to discover and experience a deep surrender; a surrender into love.

 

The Power of Love and Healing Grace

When they took Daniel out, he was deep purple and lifeless. As five specialist doctors and four nurses struggled for several minutes to bring life into Daniel, I told David to go over and help our little Daniel. He asked the doctors if he could touch him, then reached his hand in and placed it on his tiny leg. He told Daniel to “feel the power of his love, and to feel the power of God’s healing grace” come through his body. At that precise moment, Daniel opened his eyes for the first time, and looked directly into David’s eyes, if only for a moment. He then began to breath and started his life in this world.

 

We know that Daniel couldn’t have survived if it wasn’t for the great work of the highly trained professionals who worked on him. But we also know that the power of God’s healing love, which passed through my husband and into Daniel at that moment, also saved his life. The doctors didn’t give Daniel much of a chance of making it through the night, and if he did there were many possible complications. Our older son, who was in third grade at the time, asked the next day for his class to pray for Daniel. They started that day and prayed for him many times over the course of the next days and weeks. As little Daniel kept defeating the odds that were against him, prayer groups all over the country were praying for him, while the doctors couldn’t explain his miraculous recovery. Day after day there were hurdles to overcome, and day after day we experienced the miracles of Daniel’s birth.

 

One of the nurses who cared for Daniel in the intensive care unit said that in her 27 years in intensive care, she had never seen a baby recover like this. Daniel not only lived, but all body functions began to work normally, one by one. As Daniel was taken off the various life-support systems, he began eating on his own, which the doctors didn’t feel he would ever be able to do. He only got stronger and stronger with each new prayer and each new day.

 

After just two weeks, Daniel was allowed to come home from the hospital, even though they originally thought he would need to be there for at least three months. Daniel defied all odds. He represented what a true “champion” was. He reminds us each and every day what life is truly worth living for. He reminds us of how to be happy.

 

I know, deep down in my heart, that the power of prayer and love that poured out for Daniel literally saved his life. To all those who showed concern and prayed for Daniel, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Having prayer, a part of each and every day of your life truly can, and does, make a difference. Expect miracles and be amazed when they occur. And always remember to surrender into love, as my sweet little Daniel taught me how to do.

 

This is a story of what a true life miracle looks like, and how the power of faith, trust, and surrender can show up in our lives. Daniel Austin came into this world with a bang, and continues to remind us of what is really, and truly important. And that is to… create love, be love, and to share love.

xxoo

Cathy Lynn

 

 

 

 

Release Date:  September 30, 2014 – Judy O’Beirn and friends – Unwavering Strength: a compilation of stories to inspire others to find strength and comfort in the journey’s others have taken through experiences of grief, loss, trauma and heartache.

 

Let’s Sleep Our Way to the Top!!

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Having just met Arianna Huffington for the first time and getting her book “Thrive” I thought I’d share a few of her quotes here (and her 12-Step process):

 

Step 1: GET 30 MINUTES MORE SLEEP TONIGHT “My single most effective step for being effective, productive and creative is getting enough sleep.”

 

In my own life I have found this to be so true. For years I tried to follow the norm and time my body to the world’s time schedule and clock. This didn’t work so well…and led me to being tired and cranky.

 

Then one summer I had the luxury of living in Hawaii for six weeks. Sure it was sort of a vacation, but I am a writer by profession and can work anywhere and anytime I’d like. In other words, I choose my own time schedule.  So I decided to lend into a new time zone and time schedule.  I went to bed when my body told me it was tired, and I woke up when my body said I was rested.  I loved this…as I have never been a “morning” person and being able to sleep in was sweet!!

 

So when Arianna mentioned this, and I found that it was her first step, I was like, AMEN to that!  Right up my ally…and my advice to anyone is to GET MORE SLEEP!!  If you just do this one thing, it will increase your productivity and effectiveness greatly.  Just think how much this world and our interactions with others will be improved.  Let’s stress, less irritability, and less caffeine needed!! lol

Here’s to you and I getting more sleep…

Thanks Arianna :-)

xxoo

Cathy Lynn

 

Rising From the Ashes…

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Bird on Fire

I’m not gonna lie but this past month has been nothing short of “challenging” to say the least, but after just coming out of an amazing massage experience today, I feel there is a glimmer of hope…

And that I may be in fact “rising from the ashes” of both grief and anger… two elements or traits of “being” that I do not dwell near or tread in very often.

Where I began to lose hope and faith, I’m now finding that perhaps there is a new and grander level of that, which may in fact emerge from the ashes and rubble of my current life and physical existence.

I am finding that the answer to everything is love…

It truly is!!

And that every answer I seek is contained within the “animals” that my treasured soul-brother Roger Anthony, who passed away a month ago today, created.

Roger dedicated the majority of his amazing life to bringing into existence in order to both serve others and to make this a better place in which to be and live.

I honor you today Roger, for who you were and who you continue to remind us to be…

I LOVES you!! xxoo

Cathy Lynn

 

 

 

 

Photo Credit and Artwork by Baraka Robin Berger Fine Arts

The Floodgates of Abundance

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Have you ever felt stuck? Are there times when you know you have done the prep and everything is in line and in place for success…but for whatever reason there is no movement or flow?

Well there comes a time when you need to get demanding. You must “demand” the blockages to get unstuck and for the flow to begin.

I know, the word demand can feel uncomfortable…even yucky! But it certainly has a power behind it, don’t you think? You can actually “feel” that power in word DEMAND.

For me I’d rather use the word “command.” I like being in charge of my own destiny and prefer using the power of command. Kind of like the Genie in the Bottle story when he says, “Your wish is my command.” That sits better for me.

So with this being said, try using this unseen power to your benefit today…and command (or demand) that you have an awesome day today!

Be well…

 

TIP OF THE DAY: “feeling gratitude in advance, before you even receive, as if you already had, whether for direction or abundance or anything else, opens the floodgates.”

Do you remember your song?

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Hi all, today I want to share with you this beautiful text I was led to via Chameli of Awakening Woman, which was written by Alan Cohen. It is such a profound reminder for me, to stop and listen, and remember my song. Enjoy!

Love,Cathy Lynn

 

By Alan Cohen

When a woman in a certain African tribe knows she is pregnant, she goes out into the wilderness with a few friends and together they pray and meditate until they hear the song of the child. They recognize that every soul has its own vibration that expresses its unique flavor and purpose. Then the women attune to the song, they sing it out loud.

Then they return to the tribe and teach it to everyone else. When the child is born, the community gathers and sings the child’s song to him or her.

Later, when the child enters education, the village gathers and chants the child’s song. When the child passes through the initiation to adulthood, the people again come together and sing.

At the time of marriage, the person hears his or her song.

Finally, when the soul is about to pass from this world, the family and friends gather at the person’s bed, just as they did at their birth, and they sing the person to the next life. In the African tribe there is one other occasion upon which the villagers sing to the child.

If at any time during his or her life, the person commits a crime or aberrant social act, the individual is called to the center of the village and the people in the community form a circle around them. Then they sing their song to them. The tribe recognizes that the correction for antisocial behavior is not punishment; it is love and the remembrance of identity.

When you recognize your own song, you have no desire or need to do anything that would hurt another.

A friend is someone who knows your song and sings it to you when you have forgotten it. Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.

You may not have grown up in an African tribe that sings your song to you at crucial life transitions, but life is always reminding you when you are in tune with yourself and when you are not.

When you feel good, what you are doing matches your song, and when you feel awful, it doesn’t. In the end, we shall all recognize our song and sing it well. You may feel a little warbly at the moment, but so have all the great singers. Just keep singing and you’ll find your way home.

By Alan Cohen is the author of the best-selling The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and the acclaimed Why Your Life Sucks and What You Can Do About It.

 

Help Dave sponsor student-athletes…

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I am so proud of what my husband, Dave is doing…and have watched (and helped him) for these past three years build his new online training program for student-athletes!  We have assembled a great team and would love to have you a part of the movement…our goal is to sponsor 500+ kids during this Indigogo campaign (see below).  Let this serve as my personal invitation for you to get involved…either by sponsoring at any of the levels shown ($15 and up) and/or simply spreading the word.  We are committed to helping our youth and supporting them in higher levels of self-esteem and confidence…and look forward to having you join the movement!!  xxoo

 

EXTREME FOCUS: The World’s Best Virtual Pro Training Camp…with Mental Performance Coach Dave Austin

MLB "on the field" experience

QUESTION:

What’s the biggest problem facing our youth today?

I believe its self-esteem and self-worth (or the lack thereof…)

Our kids are under siege today between social media, drugs, violence, bullying, and the graduation rates are plummeting.  And it’s unfortunate that the solution is not being taught at school.

So what’s the alternative? We reach them through something they love…we reach them through sports and help them build their confidence through strengthening their positive self-image.

Sports can help and as we engage them within their sport, the lessons they learn through Extreme Focus can give them a whole new perspective and approach to solving problems and moving through any situation in a more positive manner.

And for an added bonus…their sports performance increases and they simply tend to have more fun! Knowing this, we are asking for your help in our race towards the finish line.

Finish Line

What finish line you ask?

Well let me tell you a little story…

A few years back my son’s elementary and middle school asked if I would talk to the parents about what I do… a week later I was also asked by the Frozen Ropes training facility to speak to their kids…and yep you guessed it…they also wanted me to tell the parents and kids what I do to help my professional athletes keep their heads straight.

Well both talks were eye opening for me. First I found out how much interest there was for youth-level “mental” training. The second thing that struck me was that I had no answer to their question…

“How can I get this for my kids?”

This has haunted me ever sinceand has kept me racing towards the finish line for the past three years!!! What’s about to be launched in January IS THE ANSWER…the EXTREME FOCUS membership and training center is almost finished!

YOU CAN HELP…with your support, your comments and feedback…tell us what you think…are we on track?  Are we doing the right things?  Are we meeting our goal of helping kids?

HELP US BRING KIDS ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE

Check out our team. Meet them and get to know each one of us…keeping in mind that our teammates are the types that will go to the ends of the earth to help someone out!!  And that’s collectively what we intend to do with EXTREME FOCUS…we intend to help our young athletes navigate through the stormy waters of self-worth, self-esteem, competition, SO THEY CAN succeed at the highest level in life and make a positive impact on those around them.  As you can feel and might already suspect…

We are passionate about helping kids!

MEET THE TEAM…

DavidB…has been a big brother to Chris (who is autistic) for over 22 years

Meridith…mentors young girls who also dream of being an NFL Cheerleader

Marcy…has a big heart and huge desire to help at risk youth live their potential

Shane…trains young quarterbacks how to be the best and reach their athletic goals

Chase…works night and day creating evolutionary new methods of branding

Cathy…like a mother cub protects her boys and creates a space for them to excel

DaveA…mentors hundreds of athletes to “enjoy the battle” on the playing field

and more…

But sometimes passionate people (namely us) can get carried away in the doing and we forget to reach out and include you in on the process of this creation…knowing this, our team is now asking for your support as we make it through the final lap and push through the finish line!

JOIN OUR TEAM EFFORT…

Why? because we’d like your “encouragement” – doesn’t everyone?

AND we’d like YOU to “sponsor well-deserving kids” in these training programs!!

How awesome it’ll be to have you a part of our team by sharing our mission and spreading the word to everyone!  The website’s membership portal is almost done, AND very soon we will be serving the needs of our student-athletes with the best online training camp ever…one that’s “off the charts!”

Help student athletes build confidence, develop leadership skills, and learn how to “train their minds” to work for them rather than against them… with EXTREME FOCUS!!

Coach Dave and MLB Jason Kubel

Mental performance coach, Dave Austin knows firsthand what it takes to be a professional athlete. Being the son of a Navy chaplain meant he moved around a lot (every 2 or 3 years) but he always seemed to excel in sports.  He had a lot of coaches and a lot of them telling him who he was, or what he could do…pop warner, little league, jr. and high school coaches, even college and into the pros.

Everyone had an opinion and different ones at that. Looking back, Dave realized just how much his results were dictated by his outer world and the opinions of others…it wasn’t until much later in life that he realized his inner focus and strengths could actually create his outer circumstances.

Dave’s desire is to help athletes “never lose themselves” in the process of competing…

Not only is Dave a dynamic speaker, bestselling author, and motivator, but he’s also a “mental” coach to many of today’s top professional athletes. What he likes to say is that he extracts a player’s brain and gets out all the stuff that’s holding them back from being able to play “in the zone.”  He’s also an innovator and creator. Where others have said it couldn’t be done, he’s just gone out and did it anyway.

Now he’s bringing it all together, everything he knows is within his new “Extreme Focus” training products and membership site.

“For over twenty years, I have been coaching elite athletes on the mental game of sports.  My clients have played on some of the sports world’s biggest stages including the Olympics, the World Cup, the U.S. Open, the World Series, and the Super Bowl.

Join me in our mission to ‘build confidence & self-esteem’ in our youth by providing a positive influence and major impact on a multitude of student athletes.”   – Dave Austin

Armed Forces YMCA

OUR GOAL IS TO SPONSOR 500+ ATHLETES

We aim to raise $50,000 bucks that will in turn provide ONE THOUSAND memberships to student athletes; 500 to your athletes that are matched by us for another 500 or more to be given away in free scholarships to at risk athletes and to military dependents whose parents are overseas. With partnerships like the Armed Forces YMCA and Ambassadors of Compassion, we have the resources to distribute these scholarships in every state.

Our game plan is to inspire and educate our young people while building confidence and self-esteem with our training, to create leaders both “on and off” the field!!

Wanna help us meet our goal??

Coach Dave and NFL QB Jeff Garcia

PERKS

What you get is some really great “perks” and our thanks for helping.

Check it out…a few lucky MLB fans can actually go “behind the scenes” and down on the playing field during warm ups and hitting practice just before game time! And while they’re at it, they cantake pictures and get autographs with some of the players.  That’s even better than hot dogs and cracker jacks…really!

And a few other lucky players get the chance to work directly with “the secret weapon” in professional sports – that’s Coach Dave Austin of course! Just keep in mind that some of his guys have played in the Super Bowl, the World Series, the World Cup and the Olympics! Now you (or your kid) can be coach personally by “the secret weapon”…aka Coach Dave.

There’s also some other really cool perks…from autographed baseballs signed by a Major League baseball player, to our XF Series videos and memberships. Just check out all the perks on the right.  You can even get a 2 for 1 “Pro Elite” membership that gets YOU a full year of access to our entire video library and all the calls with Dave, the coaches and the pro athletes, and get this…its not just for the athlete who buys this perk, its double the fun since we match your membership with another one to be gifted to a deserving athlete who gets sponsored “free of charge” into the program…all because of you.  How cool is that?

Where else can you “train like a pro…with the pros?”

ANSWER: We don’t know of anywhere else on the planet where you can get this level of access and training…NOWHERE!! And certainly not for such an unbelievable price as you’ll find right here in this campaign!!

THE IMPACT

Did you know that the high school graduation rate is only 58% in our country’s 50 largest cities?? YIKES…our young people have it coming at them from every direction…from peer pressure, drugs, money challenges, gangs, to even just trying to get into a good college.  Geez…they could use some help!

And sports is the door opener!!

It teaches teamwork, leadership, goal setting, motivation, nutrition, health and fitness…and most importantly its fun.

We meet that fun head-on and blend it into the very same processes, strategies and winning habits that Coach Dave’s been using for years with his pros. So go ahead and help us to help develop new champions in sports and new champions in life because we guarantee that these processes work in every aspect of life.

Our goal is to provide young athletes with the same mental performance training and skills the pros use, and that will benefit them both on the field and off the field, in school and in life, so they become the next generation of leaders.

Join us TODAY in sponsoring one or more kids!

Other Ways You Can Help…
Get the word out and help us spread this on Facebook and Twitter too!

 

Jerry Hicks Says Goodbye…

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This is one of the most beautiful and precious viewpoints on life after “death” …and I am honored to share this recent email where Esther Hicks expresses her thoughts about her husband Jerry’s passing on Friday, November 18th:

Dear, dear Friends,

Our sweet Jerry made his transition into Nonphysical last Friday. How sweet the Vortex is feeling to him today!

Jerry said to me when we came together over 30 years ago that given the difference in our ages that it was likely “that I will cut out on you early,” to which I replied, “I don’t mind.” His joy of life and continual new discovery of purpose kept his life feeling fresh and we shared such joyous eagerness for life.

Over the years, Abraham has consistently insisted that there is no death. Again and again they have reminded us that there is only life and more life and more life. It has taken me some time to understand this, and I honestly must say I have not yet fully come to terms with it, but I do believe that in what we are calling Jerry’s death he is discovering the next logical step of life that Abraham has always been talking about. And at times I am catching a glimpse of the bigness of what Jerry is feeling and while I am still pretty mad at him for not sticking around longer to surprise and delight me in all the ways he has been doing throughout our 30 years together I accept fully that the next logical step of joyous life for Jerry was to be found in his re-emergence into Nonphysical.

Since 1985 it has been Jerry and Esther and Abraham and I believe with everything that I am that that has not changed. I know that Jerry will continue to be the third powerful point of the triad of Energy that makes up the Abraham experience and I am certain that his new vantage point will be, as it has always been, of advantage to us all.

I know for sure that Jerry will help me, in time, release my own personal resistance to physical death, because I will not be able to maintain that resistance and also play easily with him. And my desire to continue not only my Abraham experience but also my Jerry experience I am certain he will be the catalyst to help me do what Abraham has been trying to help us all do all along.

Once again, Jerry is out there leading the way for me. But the difference this time is that I must find the way. I am not there yet, but it is my absolute promise to myself that I will find the way, because it is the most natural thing in the world to do and because Jerry has provided for me the reason to do it.

I am eager about what is ahead and while I cannot begin to explain or even imagine the details of how it is all going to play out, I am certain that it will be fun.

I am such a fortunate girl, to have been able to play with Jerry and Abraham and all of you for so many wonderful years and I am so eager to continue doing more of the same for many more years to come. I feel certain right now that not only has nothing gone wrong, but things are going especially right. It will be different, for sure, but it will also be very, very good.

I’m feeling such love for you all, and for Abraham and most of all for Jerry. And as I have said to him a thousand or more times through the years, “Well isn’t life just a kick in the pants?”

Love,
Esther

I am humbled at the strength and clarity of purpose of Esther. She is living life and enjoying the process…thank you Jerry for all the joy you shared with Esther, but also for sharing this love with the world. You are an inspiration to many!!!

Peace be with you…always!

PS – here’s a lovely Appreciation page from their site.

Cathy Lynn

Mother Teresa says…

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I stumbled upon this today via a friend, I thought it was a powerful reminder of what is so…

Happy Mother’s Day…Mother Teresa!!!

“People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives:

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies:

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you:

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight:

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous:

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow:

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough:

Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.”

-Mother Teresa

 

What do you think? Does this make sense to you too?

Cathy Lynn

Nothing lasts forever…

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Love with all your heart...

I spent last weekend at a woman’s retreat hosted by Mary Morrissey and Rickie Byars Beckwith…and one of the things I discovered for myself was that sometimes we put someone or something up on such a high pedestal that no one or nothing can quite live up to that memory! Not that remembering what is good and also great about a past experience or person is a bad thing. This is quite uplifting and comforting…such as in times of a loved one’s passing. We remember the great things about that person and cherish them. We re-experience those precious moments shared and hold those memories close to our heart. No longer are we focused or tangled up with the painful circumstances or unpleasantries of that relationship…we basically put the remembered one up on that pedestal and there they remain.

As I said, that’s not necessarily a bad thing…but what I discovered this past weekend was kinda liberating for me personally. You see, I only in recent years been aware of the fact that I have been “protecting” my heart…protecting it and hiding it from the pain of a perceived loss of “unconditional love” from somewhere in the past. A friend of mine pulled me aside and asked me the question “why are you hiding your heart?” Not only did I not know the answer to his question, I wasn’t even aware of the fact that I was doing this!!! Ha…isn’t that a kick in the pants knowing that’s exactly what I would like to have and give to others – unconditional love – and that if my heart is in fact closed and hidden, then that is impossible to achieve!!! And why is that so hard for me to attain? accept? or give?

Now let me explain before I may be misunderstood here… I consider myself to be a kind and loving person (at least in theory!) and strive to be just that in all circumstances (double haha)…but so often I get caught up in being impatient, annoyed and irritated, and in arguments with the people I love most! so what gives? I want exactly the opposite and my intentions are something completely not in alignment with those low-level feelings, so why do I get swept away in it and carry on that way???

This exact dynamic has been high on my list to explore and resolve…for pretty much the past three years. And here is what I discovered this past weekend. Forgiveness and a level of new awareness and understanding!!! In the first place, forgiving myself for not knowing what I was doing…and forgiving myself for allowing something (or someone) to be put up on such a high pedestal that nothing or no one else can quite compare!!! You see, if I am always comparing something to something else (and that something else or someone else could be now considered superhuman with how high I have placed them up on a perch!) – even if it is all true and I perhaps have had the best and most indescribable essence of unconditional love somewhere in my past, why let that prevent me from experiencing just that in my current circumstances and current relationships? What’s up with that???

My “aha” awareness on this subject is that I can use that memory or past experience (even if it is made up and larger than life) and bring that into my current relationships, right here and right now!!! Who wouldn’t want to have more love? If I have had the best…then why not re-create that and enjoy that experience in ALL of my present relationships?!!! It’s actually my responsibility to share that with everyone I come in contact with…to lead by example and share my heart and love “unconditionally” and without any holding back!

Now that may be easier said than done…but I’m not going to enter into an agreement with that! I am going to step forward and try do my best in sharing that “special love” (a love that perhaps seems like a distant memory and maybe even like a romantic fairy-tale) with others! But to do so, I will have to allow that which binds and hides my own heart, to be set free and allowed to love freely in order to do so… (see my previous post for more on that…) I will have to acknowledge that “nothing lasts forever” – unless of course you pass it forward and incorporate that love and experience within your current relationships…

Does any of this resonate with you?

How are you holding back, and is your heart held in bondage preventing it to be shared freely?

Are there areas in your relationships where this is apparent, or ways you can see any of this within your life?

I would like to know if any of this rings true for anyone else…

Please feel share your comments with me!!!

Cathy Lynn