Month: June 2008

Instructions for Living A Life…

This past Saturday night our eight-year-old daughter Emmie, whom some of you know, had the privilege of singing a very special song from the musical Little Women with the local orchestra, and I was able to capture an “unofficial” recording during one of the rehearsals.  It’s on my small computer mike in the auditorium, so not a perfect recording, but I think you’ll still be able to feel something significant, even if you don’t know Emmie, so I’m posting this here.  (I may not be able to leave this recording up here, so wanted to give you all a chance to hear this now).

This same weekend, I was introduced to two amazing poems from Mary Oliver, whom my sister recently heard “live” at UCLA, and they complement the experience of Emmie’s singing, giving different glimpses on how to live…Enjoy!

Dr. Ben

[audio:https://doctorbenlo.com/audio/AstonishingRehearsal6-21-08.mp3]  Emmie’s Rehearsal Debut

Instructions for living a life:

Pay attention
Be astonished
Tell about it.

             (excerpted from “Sometimes” by Mary Oliver in her new collection Red Bird)

I ask Percy How I Should Live My Life (Ten)  (Percy apparently is Mary’s dog)

Love, love, love, says Percy.
And run as fast as you can
along the shining beach, or the rubble, or the dust.

Then, go to sleep.
Give up your body heat, your beating heart.
Then, trust.

Albert Einstein, Wayne Dyer, and You

Do you want to be right…

Or do you want to be free…

Albert Einstein has said that you can’t solve a problem with
the same consciousness, or level of thinking, that created it.

And Wayne Dyer has said very powerfully:

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

So my question for you today is, what do you want?

Do you want to prove yourself “right” about the way things are for you…

or…

…as Jesus asked the infirm man at the pool of Bethesda,

“Do you want to be well?”

In coaching clients on their own journey to wellness, as well as
working with myself and with others in the context of a business
to create financial freedom, I find that we’re often attached to
our “story”…our way of looking at things…the way things “are”,
at least from our perspective…and it’s not until we really want
things to be different—more than we want to be “right” about the
way we see things—that we’re open enough to see things a different way…
and thereby to create a different experience…

Often it’s the very questions we’re asking ourselves and others that
show us where we’re coming from…and that powerfully affect where
we’re going…and what we “see”.

What questions are you asking?

Are you asking questions to prove yourself right or someone else wrong…

Or are you asking questions to create a new chosen outcome…

Such as being well…

Or

Being free…

Food for thought…and for creating a different experience…

To your joyful and prosperous well-being,

Dr. Ben

P.S.  To intentionally learn to “see” differently and create a desired outcome
in your health, your finances, or your life, you can still register for the online
“Brain” course with Artemis Limpert at:

http://tinyurl.com/4uopuj then email me your receipt dated
between June 17th and Friday, June 20th, (send to drben@doctorbenlo.com )
and I will email you in return:

1)  A “Dr. Ben” bonus that people normally purchase

2)  Tips on how to get the most out of the “brain” course–
most people will miss these key steps

3)  And for all of you that send me a receipt dated by June 20th and your phone number,
I will give you a focused one-on-one coaching session where we address one area or question
you have and find 3 specific strategies you can apply to progress in that area right away.