Deep Within

Friends,

We can live very blissfully at peace if we simply take ourselves to the BAR. Going to the BAR allows us to live in the moment and enjoy life the way we were designed to. I am not speaking about the BAR in the traditional use of the word. I am speaking about BAR the acronym. Bar means: Belief- Appreciation- Realness. This acronym, these basic words can be the treasure map leading to something far greater in value than we can imagine.

Everything begins with a belief. A great attitude goes a long way. You can’t move forward with anything until you believe in it. In comes appreciation. Appreciation gives birth to gratefulness. What you appreciate appreciates in value. Let’s look at kids for an example. They are seeing everything for the first time. They are blown away when they see their first ball game, movie, zoo etc. Do you remember when you had that feeling? Do you remember being mesmerized by life? We can take that and channel that back into our lives. We can stop to see how beautiful the sun is. We can stop to chew our food and enjoy every flavor, texture, etc. We can experience our life as if we are experiencing it for the first time with appreciation for everything generating a profound sense of gratitude.

At last we arrive at realness. We need to be real about who we are and what it is we stand for. I can remember being a teen and trying to put up a tough guy act. I remember rooming the halls of school trying to intimidate people with a frown on my face. The truth was I just wanted attention regardless of what kind of attention it was. How often do we step into roles that we know is not a true representation of how we are? It may not be as extreme as trying to intimidate someone but we play roles everyday without realizing it. If we take a minute to stop and question our actions we can find our selves acting in a role that has nothing to do with who we truly are.

These three principles bring us back to living life on purpose. When we intentionally live our lives we stop existing and we start living.

Peace and blessings

Michael