Not Giving Up!
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Yes, I want to gain financial freedom. That is my decision after reading a few books including Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Thus, I embark on the journey to get myself educated and learn from successful people. After struggling for a few years, I am still nowhere near my dream. And sometimes, I really feel like giving up everything that I am trying to achieve. Just sit back and enjoy life instead of investing all my leisure time and money trying to achieve something.
How can I go about recovering from this negative state of giving up on my dream?
Firstly, I have to accept that this idea of giving up will keep popping up every now and then. If you do not believe me, you can try to interview people who are successful. If you are lucky, they will share with you that it is normal to feel like giving up every now and then during the struggle for success.
Since there is no way that I can get rid of the thought of giving up, then I have to learn to manage it. One way to manage the negative thought is to focus my attention on other things. I will neither think about that negative thought nor think of trying to get rid of it. If I do so, I will end up thinking more about it. I will just focus on something completely different.
Secondly, since I feel tired and confused, then I should take a break and have a good rest. I will go exercising if possible. This is because stress causing certain hormones to be released to the body which causes restlessness. By exercising, I will burn away such hormones so that my body is in harmony again.
Once my body is in harmony, I will need to address the mental aspect. I will practice meditate to calm down my mind. If not, I will just watch some comedy shows to laugh and relax. Maybe I take a glass of red wine and go to sleep. Alternatively, I take camomile tea to relax my mind before sleep.
When I wake up the next day, I will examine my strategy to understand why I am not getting the results that I have expected. I will try to make amendment to my strategy and try again.
Thirdly, I will always be reminding myself of my motivation especially during the time when I feel like giving up altogether. This is because I may be confused and forget why I have started my struggle in the beginning. The best way is to document my motivation somewhere beforehand. So when I really feel confuse, I just take out that document to read and remind myself why I am trying so hard to achieve financial freedom.
Next, I will relive my imagination where my dream has come true. This has the effect of motivating myself to continue pursuing my dream. I will be able to smell, hear, see, touch, and taste my dream. Again this imagination needs to be document down beforehand. Whenever I need to relive my imagination, I can simply refer to the document. I can even add pictures, video clips and music clips to the document so that my dream appears to be very real.
For example, if I have gain financial freedom, I may imagine that I am relaxing in a beach. I can smell the seawater. I can hear the waves crashing onto the beach. I can see nice scenery of sea. I can touch the soft sand of the beach. I can taste fresh coconut drink by the seaside.
Then, I will think about the consequences if I fail to achieve my dream. What if I cannot afford to retire at retirement age? I will still need to work at such an old age struggling to survive. Again, a good description of the worst nightmare will help. This is because fear will also motivate me to work for success.
For example, I can imagine myself working as a toilet cleaner at a very old age. The toilet smells badly and looks dirty. I hear the toilet pipe dripping due to leakage. My hand feels sticky when I am cleaning the toilet sinks. And I feel like vomiting and thus I taste the vomiting effects.
Lastly, I will tell myself no matter what happen in the end, what really matter is the experience gained. Learning from mistakes and gaining experience is what make a person different and unique. It is also an accelerated way to gain success based on my understanding of the Rich Dad’s series by Robert Kiyosaki. Thus, I will always keep trying because the only failure in life is to stop trying.
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25 Responses to “Not Giving Up!”
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January 3rd, 2009 at 6:16 am
What gift can someone give to a catholic priest for Christmas? Would giving a stole a good idea?
I would like to give a gift to a priest. I was thinking of giving him a stole( it’s the fabric that priest wear around their necks while giving mass) but i didn’t know if someone can give them that? And if we can then can someone give an idea of where to buy them online. If it’s not a good gift can someone give more ideas? thanks!
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
I could say it… but I won't.
(6ofUs: I WAS going to say "Knit him a scarf". Naughty girl…)
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
It’s a lovely little tome entitled “How to Win Boys.”
http://www.amazon.com/How-Boys-Roscoe-Gilmore-Stott/dp/B001M6ZYJI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228016929&sr=8-3
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
Give him a Christmas card with God’s opinion written in it: “It is not good for man to be alone.” Also include Paul’s instruction to Timothy that bishops (and all priesthood holders) ought to have wives. Marriage was given not just to bless our lives, but to bless us through eternity, too.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
I’d think a priest would be beyond gift giving or receiving. Their calling is higher than that, don’t ya think?
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
irkd … I’ll say it. A little altar boy. *sigh* I feel better now.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
Give him a Big Big CROSS!
Sheeesh!
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
You could do that, or else a book. If you do embroidery etc, you could buy a stole and then personalise it with a motif.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:32 am
…too…easy…must…not…
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:34 am
Gift cards for restaurants or bookstores
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 am
I don’t see why you couldn’t. My priest (Episcopal) was telling us about a stole he received as a gift. I would guess that if you just google stoles for priests or something along those lines. If you don’t do that, then I would think a gift card to a restaurant or a place he could use one would be good. I usually get my priest a Starbucks gift card because he enjoys coffee.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:38 am
No stole.That is provided by the church. You need to check first,as many priests cannot have material possesions. Maybe volunteering would be a better gift.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:40 am
Give him the Good News. He is part of a religion that spent millions protecting pedophiles and attacking their victims. What you say amen to is what you will have to answer for. Jesus said ” it would be better to be thrown into the sea with a mill stone around your neck then to harm one of these little ones.” The Catholic Church is damned and it will lead more people to eternal damnation than any other false religion including those who follow the Qua ran.
I feel sorry for catholics because they have to try and work or earn their way to heaven by being good enough.
The bible they read tells us just the opposite as Martin Luther so famously exposed to the catholics. By Faith Alone.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
Kelly, your going to get a lot of flak on this question from idiots and wanna-be comics. Do what my mom has done for years. Bake something! Or have someone bake it for you. Mom makes banana bread and it’s greatly appreciated. If the stole is your choice, I would suggest an online search for religious wear. Remember, priests are people who need gloves, scarves, use your imagination.
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been there
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
give him a kid he would love it
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 am
that is a wonderful idea, and I like the monogram idea.
http://www.mckaychurchgoods.com/stoles.htm
http://www.catholicshopper.com/products/stoles.html
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
I don’t think they are sold, I think they are provided by the church.
If you wish to give him a gift, give him something he can enjoy on his own time. Does he enjoy music, books, crafts, plants, exercise?
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
A little boy and enough money to cover up the sex he’ll have with him.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
A gift to a priest should give no one any ideas of impropriety. Find out if a stole can be a gift.
If not, give nothing too personal or expensive, A nice pair of socks would be good.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:54 am
Bible concordance!
http://www.bibleuniverse.com/home.aspx
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WWJD
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
a Rosary perhaps and a crucifix
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January 3rd, 2009 at 11:58 am
A couple years ago my parish got together and collected money to buy Father a surprise nativity set. It was a really ornate set, though, costing $1200.
So maybe you could by him a nice Christmas/ holiday decoration (I highly doubt you’ll be shedding $1200 for this cause). Try visiting a Catholic giftshop - they’ll surely be stocked with all kinds of great items.
Tip: DO NOT make him food. Trust me, he’ll already be loaded with more food than he can eat, from many other parishioners.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I knew you would be getting answers from anti-Catholic crackpots. Those morons just can’t resist Satan’s prodding. LOL.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
If you would like more answers, consider asking around this site as well…
http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26
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January 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Hmm…
Since you’re asking I’ll take an I-Phone and a laptop….
Just kidding…
Priests are people too…
Your priest would appreciate any thoughtfulness directed their direction. Priests belonging to religious orders often take vow of poverty. However many parish priests do not fall into that category.
How about something hand-made?
Stoles and other liturgical items are very appropriate
Here is a link that should give you some ideas - http://www.cotters.com/products.shtml
Merry Christmas
Fr. Michael Callahan
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