My latest attempt at being successful professionally will commence in about two weeks from now. It is a recycled idea from many years ago that has a more developed approach to it now. I will be advertising my hotel call services to all 45 hotels within a five-mile radius of my home/office. Both chiropractic and Reiki services will be offered. As my chiropractor, Dr. Joe Donahoe of Roseville, MN, said to me just today, “You never know where it might lead.” In order for doors to open, I have to knock first.
This past Sunday night I was listening to Joel Osteen’s TV sermon. Now I am not a “religious” person, but I find great spiritual encouragement in his rather non-sectarian messages. He said, “Be careful what you put after the ‘I am’ because that’s what will come looking for you.” It is a great message of hope and encouragement. All too often we focus on what we DON’T have in our lives while at the same time we are not thankful for what we DO have. I think one of the roles of karma is to help us to focus on what is here and now before we can enjoy and fruits of our labors later on. God only exists in the present. Memories of the past and thoughts about the future are merely pictures created in our own mind. Let’s take a look at the here and the now. Live in the moment. It’s the only way we can resolve our hangups about the past AND relieve any worries about the future in the same stroke.
I was reminiscing with a fellow firefighter on Facebook the other day about those seemingly glorious six months in 1981 when I was a firefighter, and how “office politics” caused me to be booted off the fire truck once and for all. I answered to that, “It was all good because it led to something better.” It was a real example of doors to opportunity opening simply because I knocked. To read the full story of what I am referring to, you can read my earlier post entitled “The Last Call.” While my message is about not living in the past, it is important to know that that which happened in the past is what shaped us into the person we are today. If what you are today is something you don’t like, then NOW is the time for you to change that. Today will be tomorrow’s yesterday. If the person you are today is a person of character and integrity, then you have your life events to thank for that. I am currently working on a book that I am co-writing with my wife Bianca about my life story and how, despite having autism, I got to where I am today.
Speaking of being successful despite having autism, I always say to people that NOT being diagnosed with autism when I was younger was the reason why I accomplished so much in life. Although I did everything the hard way, there was no one to tell me I COULDN’T do something. I never had a label, a naysayer, to hold me back. Whenever I give one of my autism lectures to an audience, I remind the parents and caregivers in the audience to never limit a child with autism. Yes, they will be learning challenged and socially challenged. But that does not in any way mean that they cannot reach their goals. They are JUST as capable as anyone else. They just have to figure out their own way around. Time is of the essence!
That’s all I can think of writing for now. My brain stopped thinking.
