Know The Voice of Your Thoughts

"I could hear the howl of a wolf from across the river."

• Kent Heder
  

Knowing the Voice of Your Own Thoughts

My friend Kent Heder was enveloped in the quiet night as he lay in bed in Western Montana. He was thinking about how loud the silence was. "When it's this quiet sometimes it's hard to fall asleep." He thought.

Then a flash of inspiration came streaking through his mind at that very moment, "Perhaps this is how the term "deafening silence" came to be."

"There are lots of people in today's world that haven't an idea about deafening silence," he mused as he lay there thinking about his great fortune to be having this experience.

Kent is a young man; only twenty-years-old. He's been living along the edge of this river under a "Big Sky" for a little more than a year. He stirs a little in his bed and then drifts into memory again. It wasn't long ago that almost everyone he knew spent morning, noon and night with ear buds stuffed into their head.

"If they could see me now," he laughed! His friends from his old world would be horrified at his current life. "Boring" is what they would call it. But he saw it as a wonderful opportunity.

For the first time in a very long while he now recognized the sound of his own thought voice. He could tell the difference between his personal thoughts and others being inserted by outer voices. That's one of the astonishing changes that he's noticed in his life lately.

"Maybe I've become comfortable in my own skin." Kent thought as he stirred again.

Then, a distant sound shattered his dark blanket of silence. He had to shift his senses from the internal to the external as he searched for an answer to the intrusion.

There it was again.

Now he could recognize it!

The sound was coming from across the river. It was a lone wolf calling out in the night for some company. It was a rare experience for him. "How many people get to hear the howl of a wolf during their lifetime? How many people have so many external thoughts rushing into their minds that they couldn't hear it if the sound reached their ears?"

Can you tell the difference between your thoughts and the howls from across the river of your consciousness? If you can, you're ready to receive enlightenment; the little flashes of inspiration that will help you discover and live a life of fulfillment. Give it a try and see the difference it will make in your life.

The Littlest Horse Thief

"Kilee stole my horse!"

• Carol Pollock
  

The Littlest Horse Thief

There was a knock at my front door. I didn't hear the knock, but I could hear the result as a woofing sound roared from the member of my family covered in black, brown and white fur. I don't get a lot of visitors at my house so I was curious as to who it was.

As soon as I opened the door I saw a familiar face. I thought I was to be curious no more, but I was wrong!

Carol's face was serious. "We need to talk." She announced.

I invited her in. We had had lots of talks, but this was the first time she had walked next door to speak with me in such a formal way. My mind began to rampage its way through hundreds of possibilities. Yet, it was not prepared for the reality Carol was about to present!

"Kilee stole my horse!"

I could tell she was serious. Still, I could barely prevent a riotous laugh from erupting. Kilee was my wiry seven-year-old, horse loving, daughter who Carol had been teaching. I would say teaching to ride, but she was teaching her much more than that!

As soon as Carol had moved in with her horses Kilee had pretty much moved in with her. She was a sponge soaking up all Carol would kindly teach her. She wanted to learn about and ride horses so much that she had worked out an arrangement to clean stalls in exchange for riding lessons! Carol was a great mentor and teacher. Her knowledge was grand; her caring unmatched.

"I guess Kilee wanted to ride while I wasn't home." Carol continued. "She needs to understand that it isn't safe for her to ride when I'm not with her. My horse weighs more than 2000 pounds, is unpredictable, and Kilee is so small!"

I knew all that! Kilee knew all that! Still, Carol and I had no idea what Kilee thought she knew!

I called for Kilee to come in and face her worried mentor.

"Are you going to hang me now?" Kilee's timid voice queried.

I could hardly see the tear running down Carol's face through the welling in my own eyes. Her love for horses was greater than we had imagined!

We talked it out. Kilee had to work to provide restitution. Carol and Kilee continued working and loving horses together until Carol moved.

Is your passion moving you? Are you pursuing what you want in life willing to face real and imagined consequences just as Kilee, "the littlest horse thief"?

The Power of Definite Purpose

"I know what my gift is I just don't understand it or what to do with it!"

The Power of Definite Purpose

Every person on earth has unique, personalized gifts and talents. I know this to be true because I've observed thousands of people and have yet to find one that doesn't have talents I don't have. Perhaps you've noticed the same thing as you've observed the people around you. And, you may have also noticed some who are brimming with knowledge and talent yet seem to be wandering through life weighed down with a lack of success or fulfillment.

"I know what my gift is I just don't understand it or what to do with it!" a friend of mine said to me this week. I could hear the words. Yet they were hard for me to comprehend since the exterior of the person saying them was the perfect vision of someone who had it all together; she was well dressed, respected in her profession and smart. So, I had to look deeper into the windows of her soul to discover the meaning of her words.

As I was looking, a flash of light streaked through my mind, "She doesn't know who she is!" was branded upon my consciousness. I marveled at the revelation.

"What do I need to do to understand how to use my gift?"

As the words floated into my ears I knew immediately that I didn't have the answer. But, I knew where she could find the answer she was seeking.

"You already know." I replied.

"There's only one person who can tell you the answer to your question." I responded. Then I looked back at her in a way that left no room for mistake. "Your answer is inside your heart. You must take a deep look within and decide how you what use what you already have. It's something only you can do. No other person can give it to you."

Some people say, "Knowledge is power." But, acquiring knowledge isn't enough. You must organize it and put into use for a definite purpose, through practical plans. Knowledge of your personal gifts and talents has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end. So, what worthy end would you like to reach with your talents and gifts?

 

You are the Predictor

"How can anyone not be happy when the weather is this nice and it's so beautiful outside?"

• Judith Rasoletti
  

You are the Predictor

I was on the phone with one of the salesmen that reported to me, believing it was just another routine accountability session, when he said something that changed my entire life! I started the call as I normally did saying, "How's your day?"

"I've decided to have a bad month," he replied.

Even though this conversation happened thirty years ago those words have been imprinted in my mind forever! I also remember the thought I had immediately after he said them, "How can anyone plan to have a bad month!?" In retrospect I could have asked myself a better question, "Why would someone plan to have a bad month?" I'm sure there were reasons hidden deep inside this young salesman's mind and it's too late for me to try to discover what they are now. But, it's not too late for me to tell you what I learned from his statement!

As I watched his sales results over the month it became clear to me that had predicted his results. It was also clear to me that he had created his bad month within his own mind well in advance of its occurrence. I knew then that if he could choose to create a bad month in advance he could also choose to create a great month in advance. I've been grateful to him ever since! He helped teach me about the power of the subconscious mind. And, it's a lesson I continue to learn.

I had a dissimilar telephone call from my friend Judith Rasoletti this very week, but the lesson was the same. Judith is creating a new business and when she called me to check in I asked, "How are things going?"

I asked that question because I knew she was having some struggles. Her reply told me all I needed to know about the potential success of her new venture, "How can anyone not be happy when the weather is this nice and it's so beautiful outside? My business is growing and I am projecting its success into the future."

Judith has faith in her future because she's creating the outcome deep inside her subconscious mind. Her own mind is the predictor of her fate. And, now you know that your mind is the predictor of your own fate. Make sure your own prediction is one of happiness and abundance!

Let the Future Take Care of Itself

"I live in the present moment knowing that I'll be taken care of in the future."

• Ken Wells
  

Let the Future Take Care of Itself

Before I walk into the garage of a home carefully placed on the side of a mountain in Park City, I take a moment to stand in the doorway and talk with my friend Ken. It's a beautiful day in late October; the kind of day that reminds me why fall is my favorite time of year in these nurturing mountains. It's a little chilly, but not too cold! I stand there in my shirt sleeves and marvel at the calming affect the view has on me.

I also marvel at what Ken is telling me. Ken is a self described "mad scientist" and does some amazing things in his garage. I'm there, by invitation, to take a look at his latest project. I'm curious! I've spent the better part of the early afternoon listening to him tell me about his discovery but still can't even begin to grasp its significance. So, when he invites me to see his work I jump at the chance to understand it more.

There are lots of things I don't understand. I always thought people who were my age had it all figured out by now; they'd lived life for a long time and knew exactly what it was all about. Now that I'm at "that" age, I find I don't know much about our world at all. Perhaps it's because I keep meeting, associating with, and learning from such amazing people!

Ken is one of these amazing people and I am about to find out a little more about just how amazing he really is. We keep talking as we walk into his garage where we're greeted by plastic cylinders with hoses coming and going from every which way. It makes me wonder how Ken's mind works!

I ask him, "What will this do?"

He gets a sparkle in his eye and replies "Change the entire world!"

"How will that happen?" I ask.

He tells me how everything works and why. I hear his words but still don't really understand it all. But then he says something that helps me catch a glimpse into his world.

"I don't really look into the future much at all. I spend my life living in the present. I create it moment by moment knowing that I'll be taken care of in the future." Ken expounds.

Now I understand that Ken is changing the world in two ways; through his work in science and by living his life moment by moment! If you're like me you won't change your world through scientific discovery, but you, and I can change our world moment by moment by living in our lives in the present!