{"id":2891,"date":"2013-04-15T22:50:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T04:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2013-04-15T22:50:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T04:50:58","slug":"the-master-of-the-art-of-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/the-master-of-the-art-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"The Master of the Art of Living"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe master of the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which; he simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both\u201c.\u00a0 -Buddha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever noticed when you sit down to do a project and you were so into it that the time just flew by?\u00a0 Have you ever been so excited about a project you are working on that you find yourself totally excited to wake up in the morning so you can get started on it?\u00a0 Have you ever stopped and looked at something you are working on or creating and gone\u2026wow! And felt really proud of it?\u00a0\u00a0 I personally think that is one of the coolest feelings in life.\u00a0 It\u2019s that feeling of passion and excitement that you are really jazzed about what you are involved in and what you are accomplishing.\u00a0 It\u2019s that feeling that what you are doing is making a difference in not just your own life, but in the lives of people around you.\u00a0 It\u2019s that feeling of happiness that comes when you are excelling at something.\u00a0 THAT is a GREAT FEELING!<\/p>\n

So then how do we get that passion and that excitement and that great feeling every day?\u00a0 I think the answer to that is that you have to view each day as a grand adventure, full of excitement and full of mystery and new experiences.\u00a0 You have to wake up each morning and yell \u201cOKAY WORLD \u2013 LET\u2019S MAKE IT HAPPEN!\u201d\u00a0 You have to go to your mirror and look at your reflection and yell \u201cYOU\u2019RE GORGEOUS!\u201d\u00a0 You should even write it on your mirror above your head so you see it every day as your reminder to yell it out loud!\u00a0 Then buy the Crayola bathtub crayons and write messages on your shower walls that say \u201cHey there sexy, SING OUT LOUD!\u201d so when you jump in your shower each morning you can remember to start singing a fabulous song that will lift your spirits and get you excited for your day.\u00a0 I personally like a good hearty verse of \u201cI am the champion (by queen)\u201d or \u201cLet\u2019s get it started (by pink)\u201d or \u201cDynamite (by Tao)\u201d \u2026really any song that motivates and inspires you will do.\u00a0 Just sing it loud, and sing it proud baby!<\/p>\n

Next you hop in your car and put in a fabulous motivational speaker CD to listen to on your way to work.\u00a0 I personally love Brian Tracy or Wayne Dyer or Loretta LaRoche or any of those types of speakers.\u00a0\u00a0 Nothing pumps you up for a great day like a good motivational speaker on the way to the office.<\/p>\n

Now you arrive at your cube.\u00a0 Don\u2019t think of it as a cube any longer, think of its as your luxury palace of wonders\u2026the place where you make magic happen!\u00a0 And make sure you post plenty of reminders on your cube of your fabulousness!\u00a0 Have positive quotes and pictures of goals you want to achieve hung on your cube.\u00a0 If you like you can even have a crown at your desk that you put on your head as you sit down to work each day to remind yourself that you are the King or Queen and today you are going to achieve EXCELLENCE!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then go to work and MAKE IT HAPPEN!<\/p>\n

Put your heart and soul into everything you do.\u00a0 Remember that there is no such thing as an unimportant task!\u00a0 Every task, no matter how small has a ripple effect on everything else in the universe.\u00a0 You never know what ripples will come from each task you do or each person you interact with.\u00a0\u00a0 And remember that you are the royalty here in your palace of wonders and everything you do will affect all the people in the kingdom, so do everything with grace and elegance and exactness.<\/p>\n

Then when the day is done you return home to your loved ones, laugh out loud and play.\u00a0 Then climb into your bed and prepare to MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN TOMORROW!<\/p>\n

Does the day sound like work or does it sound like play?\u00a0 To me it sounds like both, and that is the way to be The Master of the Art of Living!\u00a0 BE THE MASTER \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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