As I continue to traverse this “life” thing I’m gaining more-and-more clarity in seeing that the more I know the more I’m realizing that I don’t know. But the biggest challenge appears to be that I don’t know what I don’t know so I don’t always specifically know just what it is that I need to know. Hmmm…

But the one thing that I do know is that I will always need to know more. So my journey of knowledge acquisition continues. Dare to join me today in committing to stay in “the flow of wanting to know” so we can all make this “good” life, GREAT!

STAY IN THE KNOW FLOW!!!

www.MrBreadCrumb.com
www.CedricCrawford.com
www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

Ready or not, it’s here. Our kids are all back in school and many have had to scramble around, up and down to acquire the required materials to facilitate their learning process. And, many have also had to get them the necessary physicals and shots to make sure their immune systems are high so as to prevent them from catching different diseases.

To that end, I invite you to consider that equipping them and giving them the necessary tools to build up a sufficient immunity to the criticisms, peer-pressures and challenges that await them at school is also equally as important.

Yes that’s right my friends, empowering our kids and increasing their intrinsic value, self-worth, beliefs and convictions is paramount if we truly expect them to weather the storms that await them around the corner in our educational school institutions. Yep, it starts with us.

So then the million dollar question of today then becomes, are you doing your part? No need to answer this question here, just make sure you’re crystal clear.

Let’s continue doing our part so they can have a fighting chance to stand firm on their beliefs and convictions and Make it GREAT!

www.CedricCrawford.com
www.MrBreadCrumb.com

Living in the past is pathetic and living in the future is foolish but living in the present can be powerful.

Allowing the infinite possibilities of the future to dictate your feelings in the present can cause a ton of undue stress and strain which can ultimately prevent your gain. Yes that’s right my friends, allowing yourself to worry in advance about fearful future possibilities can lead you to unnecessary heartache.

To that end, I encourage you to forget about the “past-then” and the “future-when” and live in the “now” again, because ONLY what you do right NOW in this infinite moment in time really matters. And, I say we choose to leverage this time to Make it GREAT!

Simply put. Don’t worry about tomorrow, make today Great. 🙂

www.MrBreadCrumb.com
www.CedricCrawford.com

I was just thinking that wouldn’t it be Great if we all had our expiration dates marked behind our left ear like a milk carton so we would know how much time we had left before we expire.

Or wouldn’t it be even Greater if we could easily tell if a person was real or fake by just holding them up to the light like a hundred dollar bill.

Or even better, wouldn’t it be the absolute Greatest if our beloved cellphones had a special App that could easily tell us what our true area of passion was so we wouldn’t just settle into a mediocre, passionless existence. Hmmm…

I think it’s fair to say that none of the above things are likely to happen, but finding ones true area of passion doesn’t require an App. It requires attention and intention and can lead to prevention. Yep that’s right my friends, paying attention to what makes you come alive and intentionally following a path to making that thing Great is the key to being all you can be in this “life” thing and preventing you from just settling for average and mediocre. It can also make for an even better world we live in.

So, let’s NOT just settle for being ok to just “get by” in this “life” thing. Let’s find and follow that thing that makes us strive, thrive and come alive with passion and Make it GREAT!

www.MrBreadCrumb.com
www.CedricCrawford.com
www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

I’m not necessary.
My actions are irrelevant in the lives of others.
No one would miss me if I was gone.
Life really has no meaning and my being in it is inconsequential.
Nobody understands me.
Nobody understands my pain.
Nobody really cares about what I’m going through.
I don’t know why I’m always feeling this way.
I just want to close my eyes and make it all go away.
I just want to stop “feeling”.
I have no purpose here.
I’m tired of not being happy.
I’m tired of not being appreciated.
I don’t feel loved.
If I’m gone so too will be the hurt and pain.

Well, can you see the common thread with all of these statements? They all include the word “I”, “Me” or “My” in them. These are just a few of the many internal conversations that people suffering from what I call the “SP-Syndrome” have with themselves on a regular basis. And, if left unchecked and untreated, this SP-Syndrome can eventually develop into a full blown case of the Dreaded “D” which could then ultimately lead to the murder of someone by their own hands.

So what is this “SP” & Dreaded “D”? Well, it’s quite simply “Self-pity” and “Depression”. The first real sign that the SP-Syndrome is setting in is when our internal conversation starts to include the words I, Me or My. Then over time a dark “tunnel-vision” may start to occur that leads us down a self-centered path to depression and quite possibly even total self-annihilation. If you don’t think this is possible, then just read the latest news headlines.

From the bottom to the very top of our society many people are becoming professional “Pain Hiders” and “Lost Survivors”. Yes that’s right my friends, depression is a serious, show-stopping disease that is quietly harbored by so many. But take heart my friends, for there is hope and it starts with taking the focus off of “self” and the “I-Me-My’s” and focusing more on “others” and the “He-She-We’s”. Staying in a “service-to-others” mode of thinking and doing may not be the total answer but it sure is an awesome place to start.

So if/when you suddenly feel that sneaky SP-Syndrome starting to creep up on you, Snap Out of It! and jump into service mode and get out there and start helping others to Make it GREAT!

www.MrBreadCrumb.com
www.CedricCrawford.com