Living In Courage With Debra Oakland

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"To navigate through this world we live in requires a certain amount of courage from each of us." Debra Oakland will be sharing her wisdom on Living In Courage with Abfabwomen on a weekly basis! Debra's websites: http://www.livingincourageonline.com/ and http://couragecoffeeandpillowtalk.com/.

Defeat Is a State Of Mind

The quote below by Bruce Lee is powerful. There are days many people feel defeated by something small, all the way to feeling the whole day defeated them. This feeling can build, gaining momentum.  Defeat really is a state of mind. Rise up and stand in your power. If you feel defeated in any way, you gave that power away. Decide that your reality is all you dare to dream by feeling, thinking and knowing exactly what you want. Use all of your senses. Get involved in how that feels, what it looks like for you, and then Get Out Of The Way!! Now go about your life staying as present as you can. Being in the now moment is critical to your success. You have probably tried everything else. Why not try this?

You can’t change your whole life in a flash, so start small. Pick one thing to work on at first. See it exactly how you want it. Feel it intensely, alive with colors, sounds, use all of your senses. Accept it. Get out of the way. Stay present, which means out of the past and out the future.  By knowing what you want and staying fully present you will create your future.  The more positive you are in each moment, those moments will come together for you in ways you will love to live.  Feel that this is real for you, and go on with your day, never looking back. Defeat is not for you, or for me. It is not for anyone. It is just a choice.

“Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality. To me, defeat in anything is merely temporary, and its punishment is but an urge for me to greater effort to achieve my goal. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.” - Bruce Lee