I am getting ready for a Trip ...

Will post again once I return in August. Hope everyone is enjoying Summer!

Average will never rise above Average.

"Average will never rise above average,

but extreme darkness carries within it the potential to see its darkness and change."

A few days ago I read this story...

A women during her pregnancy was told "You are carrying two children. One twin is going to be a spiritual giant, and the other is going to be drawn to the darkness."

Upon hearing this news the woman had an astonishing reaction. She was not in the least bit dismayed. She was delighted!

The women was delighted that neither of her children were destined for mediocrity, doomed never to become great. One child was perfect, one totally negative. In their extremes, BOTH escaped the dangers of mediocrity. Both had strong potential to become great.

I love this story. It shows how no matter how dark our lives ... it is a gift because we can use our darkness to rise above being average.

Again...

"Average will never rise above average,

but extreme darkness carries within it the potential to see its darkness and change."

So powerful.

Enjoy the weekend!

Soul-Level Pain

"In order to bring anything of lasting value into this world, we must experience soul-level pain. Pain and joy are two faces of the same coin."

My favorite author writes about how there are really only two types of pain. Temporary pain and deep pain. Temporary pain is embarrassment, humiliation, or shame. Where as deep pain falls under the life-altering category of pain. This includes losing a loved one, surviving a terrible trauma, or losing everything in a natural disaster. In this case, my favorite author explains that without this type of pain at the level of the soul we would lose the one thing that gives life meaning: the opportunity to change.

I find the above to be comforting and inspiring at the same time - especially in the year 2010. To know, with certainty, that the pain in our life gives us the greatest gift - the gift to change who we are for the better. Pain brings us to our next level.

It sounds like a paradox but the amount of pain a person endures and overcomes is equal to the amount of joy and happiness they will have. Pain and joy really are two faces of the same coin.

BeamLight

What is simple is true. I would like to keep my first post simple, so that the truth may shine.

Every single person in this world is given challenges. There is not one person who has not had to overcome something extremely difficult in their life. The purpose of this blog is for it to be a place where we strive to overcome our individual and collective challenges. This is a place where we focus on positive change.

Two of the greatest challenges in my life was dealing with the death of my 42 year old dad and my 17 year old brother.

Did you know that there is a direct link between loss of a loved one and greatness? There will be another post on this in the future. There is also a direct link between the greater the darkness the greater the Light.

"To all those near and far who have felt the ache of a loved ones absence, to those who have felt the pain of loss that is so debilitating you think you can not go on ... until from somewhere you find the strength to put one foot in front of the other and embrace the process ... then the bitter turns slowly to sweet, and you discover that all along it was the Light in the center of darkness."

I would love to hear from people about the various challenges you are working on overcoming in your own life and the ones you would like to overcome on a global level.

This is a blog about being overwhelmed, broken, and rebuilt.

That is why we are here. To rebuild ourselves into the best version possible.