September 2021 - Rex Sikes' Daily Inspiration and Gratitude

Time & Space Are Modes By Which We Think

‘To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson. Get it?

‘And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…’ Romans 12:2 King James Version. Do this.

‘Time & space are modes by which we think, not conditions in which we live!’ Albert Einstein. Get this.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

‘There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge, both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.’ Napoleon Hill

‘When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.’ Lao Tzu. Yes.

‘The universe has no restrictions. You place restrictions on the universe with your expectations.’ Deepak Chopra. Know this.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

‘Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.’ Steve Jobs.

‘It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.’ Rumi

‘If you consider everything a blessing, then everything is a blessing. Celebrate everything!'” Rex Sikes

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Have’t You Had Enough Already?

“I say celebrate everything! No whining, blaming, complaining, making excuses, providing reasons for woe. Just stop! Stop perpetuating the old. Stop telling yourself your old stories of wounds and disappointment. Haven’t you had enough already?

Forgive yourself and others. Let go. Release, invite, welcome, receive and accept. We don’t fix ourselves. We don’t have to. ‘They’ would have you believe you must dig through your crap to discover what is wrong, why you are broken and change all your beliefs.

This is bullshit. You aren’t a car or a watch to be fixed. If you look through all your past crap will keep you focused on your past crap. You don’t build a house by destroying one. You plan what you want and focus on what you want and make it happen. Enough silliness!

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Release the stories we tell ourselves. When we finally drop them all we are left with who we truly are. Focus on solutions not problems. When you let go of what you are NOT you discover who you are. Who we are is immense, resourceful, incredible and beyond anything we can imagine. Discover the power of focus and decision. Discover the power of positive self-regard, love, forgiveness, compassion and kindness. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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Heart-Centered Leadership Is Desirable And Needed

“‘4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.’ 1 Corinthians 13:4-* NIV

We need compassionate leadership, love-centered leadership, more than ever worldwide. One can not truly be loving to another unless one loves oneself first. This should always go without saying. Unfortunately it does not. We think leadership is power to influence.

Power to influence comes more powerfully when the interests of the people being influenced are in the leader’s heart. For that to be possible the leader must love his/herself so the leader can love and give to others from love, acceptance, respect and integrity.

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If one can’t love oneself, one can’t love or serve others. The world has been conditioned to think leadership is power. Leadership is not power. Leadership is the ability to listen and be responsive, to act with love and respect. Leadership is the ability to uplift and inspire.

It is the ability to be open and the wisdom to seek wise console from those smarter and wiser than you. That is why it is not puffed up, but humble, respectful and self-loving. The leader must be secure in oneself to hold the other people in their heart. Get this.

Broken people don’t make good leaders. Narcissistic people don’t make good leaders. Insecure people don’t make good leaders. Those who must be in the spotlight or seek to profit don’t make good leaders. Leaders are guides should help others become their best.

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A true leader does not call his/herself a leader because he is willing to do whatever he/she asked of others. True leaders are willing to do what others aren’t willing to do. A leader is open and accepting and above all respectful, patient and kind.

The leader wants others to surpass the leader. It is not about being the top dog but about helping others be the top dog. If you understand this there may be hope for you. If you don’t I’d question your ability to help others and lead in a positive way.

Power comes from love, kindness, patience, understanding, giving and compassion. You don’t have to grab or hold onto power when you are serving others well. When you add so much value to those you serve they will want you to remain. Get it? And you will. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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Psychology Can Be Beneficial And Harmful At The Same Time

“The field of Psychology offers a lot of help. It also offers a lot of BS. Telling the difference can be difficult. Many people believe useless concepts, propagated by the field because the concepts have been popularized. Just because people believe in it doesn’t make it so.

It’s not really much different than believing in Santa, the Easter Bunny though some will say it is. Again, just because someone said it doesn’t make it so. Lots of people believe things about the mind which may or may not be accurate. We believe many useless lies.

Vetting and investigating a principle and practice is the key. We ought not believe something because someone said so, wrote or published a paper on it, or a book, without seeking additional verification, critique and review. Not all practices are equal.

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There are vested interests in some because of field politics. Journals promote ideas and celebrity theorists for profits and promotion. Schools do the same. Therapists practice management rather than work to cure although many are truly wonderful, helpful people.

The psychiatric field, similar to that of medicine, finds bigger profits in management than in eradication. This is unfortunate as many practices are pushed for this reason and not for the greater benefit to the patient or client. That said, hopefully, it will change soon,

The point is we ought not accept ‘theories’ because they are popular or promoted by celebrity and the mainstream media or for any other reason. Much of what is substituted for verification is merely opinion and proselytization. This blog may be stepping on toes.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

We need to do research and not believe in opinion, but verify it. There are many practices and principles in psychology that are complete BS, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective. The Placebo Effect helps explain this. Perception is everything, too.

That we are meaning makers and time-binders suggests ‘useless’ practices can still be effective and useful even when they may not be all that helpful. Much depends on the purpose and intention and what and how it is applied. We believe lies and things still work.

Thinking requires effort. Let’s not just accept what is presented to us. That, and this includes my remarks and comments. Don’t just believe what I or any one expert says, but look into it. Seek to verify. Don’t give over your reason. Far too many people do.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

There are many theories in psychology that are unnecessary and bogus in premise but people have used to effect great change, as well as, keep people limited, stuck and searching endlessly when they need not. We aren’t broken. We don’t need to be fixed.

What we need is to release. Let go. Forgive more. Think better thoughts that help us feel better and practice these until they become good habits to replace the ones that make us think we are less than glorious. Change can be easier than most imagine.

Not always but most of the time, Check into it. Practice gratitude and shifting your awareness. Shift your thinking. Look for the silver linings instead of how you are broken and don’t work. Stop endlessly searching for answers and sifting through your past for reasons. Begin living fully. Enjoy life more, and more often. You can, you know. Try it sometime. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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Just How Stuck Are You? How Entrenched Are You?

“What if? Just what if? What if everything you believed is wrong? How would you know? Would you be willing to change what you believe or would you defend them? What you think about this may be very telling. How do you know you’d actually do what you think.

So many things ARE incorrect or not accurate, yet we accept them as if they are accurate. They may be complete lies. That doesn’t mean they aren’t useful at some level. The field of psychology is filled with lies and misinformation but some approaches may still be effective.

Why? Because of the placebo effect. Because we believe in the approach, the therapist, the need to change or perhaps many other reasons. People are hypnotized to think all manner of things. Religious thinking. Political thinking. Limited thinking.

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Just because something is true doesn’t mean it is valuable or useful. Just because something isn’t true doesn’t mean it is not valuable or not useful. It all depends on what YOU think about it. For some, this discussion will be problematic. For others, it will be freeing.

Thinking makes it so. We believe there are ‘parts’ of us. We believe there is an ‘ego’, ‘id’ and ‘super-ego.’ We believe in a ‘shadow self.’ WE believe we have to go back and sift through the past to try to resolve trauma and heal from it. None of it is true. Unless you think it is.

It may or may not be useful. Think about it. Some will simply reject this premise because it counters their beliefs. Others may be more open to explore and discover what else may be there and what may be possible when we give up these beliefs. What about you?

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

Get this! Your world and what you think is possible and not possible is determined by what you think is or isn’t possible. I suggest you can go beyond any limitations into whole new positive ways of being. Let go and discover what else may be. Are you willing? Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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Want To Be More Influential And Extend Your Network Reach?

“I’ve talked about this for years in my talks and my programs. Givers get. GO FIRST and you will trigger the Law Of Reciprocity. When you give first others want to reciprocate. Nobody enjoys a taker or a pusher BUT when you give first people can respond in kind.

Sharing means caring! Givers get. Add value to others. Care enough to share. You will stand out because most people don’t. Most people will like something but may not share. Sharing elevates you above all the noise. People love you when you share. Givers get! Remember.

If you see a post on social media – many will like. Few will share. You want to stand out and above the masses SHARE the post. Spread the word for the person who posted the post, video, picture or whatever it is the person shares. Sharing proves you care. Liking not so much.

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Help others and they are much more likely to help you. I cannot emphasize this enough. Want others to pay attention to you pay attention to them first. Listen first. Respect first. Love first. Help first. Add value first. Share first. Get it? Go the extra mile first.

Want to extend your reach help others extend theirs. Most will reciprocate when you go first. Maybe not everyone. Stop losing sleep over those who don’t or won’t. Start adding value to those who will and do and you’ll sleep better and enjoy long-lasting benefits!

Do this on social media and elsewhere and you will revolutionize and up-level everything you do. You’ll enjoy new connections and greater success when you spread value around. Remember this! Practice this! You will transform your life and business. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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This One Practice Is Perhaps The Most Important Thing YouCan Do!

“You may have heard it before. Forgive, not to let the other person off the hook but for yourself. Release. Let go for you. Get free from disappointment and wounds from others, events and circumstances. Forgive yourself for anything and everything too. Love yourself!

Let go of the past. Thinking about it and feeling less than glorious about it is a habit you can change. You ought to change. There is no reason to perpetuate past hurt. Learn from it. Release it. Get over it. Let go of the past disappointment from within and without.

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When you do you’ll enjoy being able to move forward freely and easily. Whenever you notice yourself dragging the old issues around, thank yourself for noticing. Thank those issues for the lessons available and opportunities. Things happen for you, not to you.

Learn from them. Forgive and let go. ‘This is the day the lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it.’ That means all of it. Rejoice in the good and the not so good. It doesn’t mean appreciate just part of it. It means celebrate all of it. Get this and you’ll transform and transcend. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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The First Step To Making Permanent Positive Changes

“Because you are used to doing things the only way you have known to do things your brain attempts to keep you the same. To change you must become aware of this. Notice old patterns that have held you back and decide to do something different. Learn this.

If you always do what you always did you will always get what you always got. Understand this and you can change. Commit to making a difference for yourself. Notice the old habits. Stop it in its tracks. Shift to do something positive new. This way you create new habits.

You must stop doing the old. You must stop reacting as Pavlov’s dog and drooling when the bell rings. You use the trigger to trigger a new and useful behavior instead of the one you want to change. Get this? It takes your conscious attention to rewire your brain in new ways.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

BUT you can do it. It is easier than you think. You catch or notice the old behavior. Interrupt it. Take a few deep breaths. Laugh. Move around. Do anything positive and healthy that interrupts you from continuing on in the old way. PAUSE and then shift into the new.

Change is happening even when you are discouraged, frustrated or aren’t aware of any difference. When these feelings arise notice them and re-direct. This is how you begin to gain control and mastery over the process. You rewire your brain for success.

You create some space, through awareness to begin to think, feel, speak and act in new and different and more productive ways. Repeat this correctly and consistently until it becomes a habit. You take conscious control to create new, more useful, positive habits.

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Do it in the face of resistance and difficulty and you’ll transform the resistance. You’ll transform yourself into one who can more easily move ahead. Inside you, you already are all possibilities. Don’t short change yourself, just because you may have in the past.

Choose to be the person you’d like to become. If you don’t like what you’re doing, learn to do something else. Do anything else. Become positive and practice remaining positive. When you master these basics you’ll be able to manifest marvelously and get incredible results. Believe you can and you will. Become a champion using the law of attraction. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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Your Present Thoughts And Expectations Form Your Future

“When you expect a miracle and when you expect good things you open the space to get more of these. If you expect the worse you open that space too. You always have a choice even if it seems as if you don’t. Every moment you have the opportunity to choose wisely.

Decide what you want your life to be like because YOU make it happen either way. Become a champion thinker, feeler and doer regardless of the circumstance and you will have a champion life. It is up to you and me to manifest what we want.

If we don’t decide, if we don’t actually make a conscious choice and set an intention to act on, we will get whatever we already have. We will only continue to perpetuate our prior conditioning, what we know and don’t like, because we don’t act to transform it.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

We live by default instead. We get whatever happens. If you want your life to change, you have to change things in your life. If you always say what you already have, you will have what you say. If it is less than glorious you will get that too.

If it is marvelous you will get more back in kind. Understand this! Get this. Either good or bad, whatever you put out now by thought, feeling, word or deed, you get back more of the same. Birds of a feather flock together. So be wise. Make it wonderful for yourself.

Stop perpetuating the unwanted and the old conditioning. Promote the new ways you want to be. Put your energy into the positive and it will pay off reliably. The ROI is magnificent when you master making your moments marvelous. Decide that everything is a blessing and everything will be a blessing. Find the silver linings to focus on. Mine the diamonds and celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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DO YOU Want To Know What Happened With Another 24 Hour Manifestation Challenge?

“I’m reposting this from Nov. 15, 2015 because I referenced the event (9/20/21) in my Facebook Live Day 7 How To Manifest What You Want Video. I thought it’d be nice for those who watched the video AND the principles are important enough to share again. ###

‘I took another 24-hour challenge manifestation challenge. Perhaps, you read about my earlier one within these blog pages. This one proved fascinating as well. You can do these too, there is nothing preventing you.

Well, I suppose a closed mind; a cynical mind; an unwillingness to be open and experiment; there could be things stopping you but there needn’t be. AND you may have manifested some pretty wonderful things already, anyway. Feel free to share and leave comments.

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I was challenged to manifest something specific. It could be anything but it had to be specific. I had 24 hours and it had to come to me in an unexpected way BUT I knew what it was I was supposed to get.

This differed from the first challenge of manifest an unexpected good and see what turns up. Okay, I am game. Plus, I know that our Reticular Activating System could be sensitized.

For example, when you purchase a new car (could be anything, a shirt, coat, shoes) you begin to notice all the other same Makes and Models on the road you never did before. This is your brain finding those examples. Your awareness becomes piqued.

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For my challenge, I wanted something I didn’t think I would easily find without looking for it. I reasoned winter is coming. It is mid-November what presents a challenge. I finally decided on goldfish.

I thought finding images of goldfish or real goldfish would be unlikely at this time. Later, it occurred to me I might find the snack crackers somewhere. I even visited a grocery store, not with that in mind, but didn’t travel down the snack cracker aisle.

Plus, I had been covering a film festival which just ended. My challenge would end at 6pm during the festival. This meant that from 6pm to 6pm most likely I was in the theater watching the films or back at the hotel writing these blogs.

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There weren’t any goldfish in anything. I’m in the darkened theater with only 10 minutes to go on this 24-hour challenge, A charming movie from California, a comedy romance, called, ‘Dirty Beautiful’ had just finished. NO goldfish!

The movie ended. I was where I had been all day, in the back at the computer table, blogging and working. Enamored, I wanted to learn more about the director, cast and crew. I went to imdb.com

I looked at the lead actress bio because she seemed familiar. Then I turned my attention to the lead actor. I very much enjoyed him in this role. I went to his credits. I didn’t even catch it at first but third credit from the top, a short film he appears in, ‘Goldfish’.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

At first, it didn’t even occur to me that I had just discovered, goldfish with only minutes to go. Then I chuckled. With 8 minutes to go in my 24-hour manifestation challenge, I found my target, without looking for it.

Coincidence? Perhaps. Some are bound to say so. All I know is I take the win. It was not in the form I expected, it was the title on a website, not the image or a real or fake one. Still, it was there none-the-less. You can find it if you look.

I wasn’t looking for it. I had no reason to look up the movie, but found it charming and decided I wanted to know more about the cast and director. I didn’t know 24 hours earlier that I would be doing any of this when I chose goldfish as my target.

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Sure it can be a coincidence. Nothing wrong with that either, if that is what it is. All I know is that within my 24-hour window a specific request or directive was met in an unusual and unexpected way. I think that is cool and I got what I asked for.

I think the world is a large enough, magnificent place, where we don’t know how everything works. We don’t have to know how it works, we still don’t understand electricity. Heck, I don’t understand how most things work. A TV remote, as another example.

What I do know was I set an intention. I wanted to in some fashion have goldfish come into my awareness within 24 hours without me actively searching to find it. My job isn’t to force it. My job is to allow it. Put the intention out there and see what shows up, if anything.

Change Your Thoughts And You Transform Your Life

Win! Celebration is the name of this game. I’m delighted. Next!’ Rex Sikes

Delight in this day!

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Celebrate Everything!” Rex Sikes

PS In my FB video (available on my Rex Sikes profile wall) I recalled it as closer to the deadline than 8 minutes, and some minor details are changed, but the point remains the same. You can do this!

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Time & Space Are Modes By Which We Think

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Just How Stuck Are You? How Entrenched Are You?

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