2 Live Inspired

I’m so excited to be able to share this very special this interview:

“What Secret Formula Magically Transformed Katie Freiling Into A Blogging Superstar”

I absolutely know you are going to love it! I mean, what’s not to love? … Katie Freiling discussing her passion for blogging

Blogging has the potential to enrich your life in so many ways.

Here are a few questions to ask yourself after watching Katie’s video above:

• How were you introduced to blogging and how do you feel about it?
• In what ways has it enriched and/or changed your life?
• Have you met new friends and JV partners through blogging?
• What ideas and experiences have you been introduced to through this medium?

Please leave a comment and let’s inspire each other. And don’t forget to share this link with all your friends.

To Your Extraordinary Success,

When I recently changed my domain from BuffElting2.com to 2LiveInspired.com, I temporarily “lost” my Google Friend box and contents. Here’s a quick and easy video showing you how I solved the problem. Hope it helps.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OgkZOGjmLI

The Light of Birds

I early learned to love birds

the light of birds the kingdom of birds

in the high treetops

stricken with light

living their separate

weightless lives

Light years they lived

apart from us

flashing in sunlight

high above Bronx River Parkway

or high on Hudson’s Palisades

they flew about

light as leaves

(and they were as leaves

except in the fall

when they did not fall)

calling to each other

over and over

in the upper air

or lost in the sky

as they soared up there

way up behind the reservoir

where we came as kids

chattering like birds

on a Sunday at sundown

and played in the falling light

and heard for the first time

the distant muffled caws

of our own night

Lawrence Ferlinghetti – San Francisco, CA

(from How to Paint Sunlight: New Poems, New Directions, 2001

borrowed from The Bloomsbury Review-March/April 2003)

Landmarks … We all have them. Familiar signposts that help us find our way back home … and to places we’ve never been before. Without them, chances are many of us would spend a great deal of time being lost. Yes, some are extremely subtle – to the point of being taken-for-granted that we ignore them on an unconscious level (after many years in the same house, I long ago stopped even noticing the visual clues that guide me home … my body/mind awareness is automatic at this point)… but where would we be without the signs that mark our way in the “forest”? And I’m curious, how does this phenomenon relate to tracking down success – in business, relationships and multiple personal goals? These days, it’s easy to rent or buy a car with on-board GPS, and Map Quest is a way of life. In other words, it’s not that hard to get directions to where you want to go. Why then are physical and emotional landmarks still so important to most of us? [...]

Nobody likes pain! Sometimes it just comes with the territory!

So why in the world would anyone in their right mind bring more of it into their life? Yet, isn’t that w hat we risk every time we allow ourselves to care deeply about someone or something? If you’re going to jump into life feet first, live it with gusto, and be willing to grow and change, then you’ve also got to be willing to take some risks … and to open yourself to the whole game: pain and triumph, loss and gain. Of course, some discomfort is unavoidable … that’s where the power of your mind comes in.

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Maintaining a positive mindset will carry you

through your personal storm,

like a sturdy boat on the ocean. [...]

What would happen if you stepped off an edge into the ocean of your deepest inner self? Isn’t that really what we all do every morning as we begin each new day? Have you ever stopped to think of how your life might change if you were more conscious and more fully aware of this reality? And what if you looked at your life as one vast, amazing adventure?

These are some of the questions that have helped to shape my life and inspired me to tell you this true story:

Not So Long Ago …

It was a cool and rainy day, but no one seemed to mind. There was plenty of laughter as our group of 25 filed down the plank to the dock.  Some of us were filming as we waited to climb onboard our two beautiful 40 foot sailboats. Everyone was excited.

My plunge into the water was so sudden, smooth and silent that, at first, no one knew what was happening – not even ME! … [...]

No question about it, we are all humans. We come in an astounding array of sizes, shapes and colors. And because we are all unique and each have our own background story, we bring completely individual perspectives to every issue and event that defines our version of  “reality”.  What follows is that, after a while, we natually begin to think that our viewpoint is the “real” viewpoint, no matter how different that might be from the way others see a certain set of facts or experiences. Yes, there are certain things that are the same for everyone: the sun always rises in the East and sets in the West, water is wet, love is good…but how we piece together all the other facts that make up our lives is truly up to us. And how we communicate with everyone else around us, in an effort to make sense of our differing perspectives – that is also up to each of us. And that leads to the endlessly fascinating stories of our individual lives.

What is your perspective on your life right now? What is most important to you and how are you communicating those values and ideas to yourself and to the people you connect with – whether in person or online? This week, pay attention to what your viewpoint is as you move through your daily experiences and view the different issues of your life.

Until next time, may you find Inspiration and Beauty all around you, in your heart and in your interactions with life.

Blessings and Light,

Buff Elting

And this week, remember to take time to feel and express gratitude for everything and everyone  in your life.  Happy Thanksgiving! I invite you to join many others in the 30 Days of  Thanks project and write, share and blog your daily list. Please share this with others, via Twitter, Facebook and other social media – and have a wonderful week.

If you are looking for ways to learn how to extend your reach,

attract more followers and broaden the scope of your Social

Media Marketing, than this may be for you. It’s a bit pricey…

but I wanted to share this with those of you who are going all

out to make your mark on this online universe. If you do sign up,

I’d love to hear how it goes.

Best of luck, always!!!

Buff

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