Understanding this is better than setting a New Year’s Resolution.

I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden.
I will push you up to success or down to disappointment.
I am at your command.
Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to  me,
for I can do them quickly, correctly, and profitably.
I am easily  managed, just be firm with me.
Those who are great, I have made  great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine, though I work with the precision of a
machine and the intelligence of a person.
You can run me for profit, or you can run me for ruin.
Show me how you want it done. Educate me. Train me.
Lead me. Reward me.
And I  will then … do it automatically.
I am your servant.
Who am I?
I am a habit.

What does ‘Love’ mean?

A group of professionals posed this question to a group of 4 to
8 year-olds, “What does ‘Love’ mean?”

The answers they got were deeper than many people could have imagined.
See what you think:

“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her
toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his
hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”
Rebecca- age 8

“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.”
Billy – age 4

“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving
cologne and they go out and smell each other.”
Karl – age 5

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French
fries without making them give you any of theirs.”
Chrissie – age 6

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri – age 4

“Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip
before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.”
Danny – age 7

“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening
presents and listen.’
Bobby – age 7 (Wow!)

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend
who you hate.”
Nikka – age 6

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.”
Noelle – age 7

“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still
friends even after they know each other so well.”
Tommy – age 6

“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked
at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.”
Cindy – age 8

“My mummy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else
kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clare – age 6

“Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine – age 5

“Love is when Mummy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford.”
Chris – age 7

“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”
Mary Ann – age 4

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little
stars come out of you.”
Karen – age 7

“Love is when Mummy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think
it’s gross.”
Mark – age 6

“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you
mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica – age 8

Ok, here’s one more:

A four year old child whose next door neighbor was an
elderly gentleman had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s
yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
“Nothing, I just helped him cry.”

Wow!!!

Tristan

Giving Till The Last Breath!

What a beautiful boy … what a beautiful teaching!

Talk about selfless giving – I’m touched and humbled!

If you want to be uplifted watch this now:

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=10831031

Tristan

Happy Thanks+Giving!

I just wanted to say Thank You for either being a student at the academy or a member of my list.

I hope that you are having an incredible Thanksgiving Day with the people you love. I am truly grateful that you are part of my life!

Here’s share a quick little Thanks Giving story I wanted to share with you … it means a lot to me, because it’s about the first time I felt an amazing surge of ‘joy from giving’ flowing through me.

I was in my early teens living in Malibu (this is where I lived with my family until college). I had saved up a lot of money (I was a kid, so it wasn’t that much, but to me it was a lot). I didn’t really know what I was going to do with this money, perhaps buy a new surfboard or motorcycle helmet or something like that. I just knew that it was going to be something for me.

Then I got an idea. I’m not sure where it came from or why I got it, but I went with it.

My idea was to go to the local plaza in Malibu and spend all of my money on my mother, father and sister. There wasn’t any particular reason to buy gifts for them … no obligatory birthday gifts due, etc. Regardless I hopped on the bus and went to the shops. I remember feeling so happy as I looked through the different items I could choose for them. It was also fun imagining the expressions on their faces when they got these unexpected gift, especially from ME.

I say from ‘ME’ because this was a big breakthrough. Up until this point in my life I had allowed fear to prevent me from freely giving, from my heart. I think this came from a selfishness that was fueled by the fear-based idea that I had to take care of myself, therefore I couldn’t focus on giving to others.

I’m sure this was coming from the self-centered ego I had developed due to my upbringing … but that’s a totally different story.

Anyway I found a gift for each person, personally wrapped it and gave it to them later that day. I LOVED the joy I felt in giving those gifts that day. I didn’t want anything in return. I didn’t even want or need a thank you in return. I did it because it simply felt wonderful to give. On that day I learned the art of giving. When we give from the heart we receive SO much.

Today I understand why this feels so good. When we get out of the way, let go of fear, selfishness and ego … we are allowing the energy of love and gratitude to flow freely through us.

This energy feels better than anything in the world, perhaps in the Universe. For me this feeling of giving is even better than receiving a gift.

So today (and everyday) I want to be a vessel that allows love to flow through me to my family, my friends, and all of you :-}

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Tristan

Thought Playlists

Our beliefs rule the outcome of our lives, have you noticed?

I know … you’ve probably heard that many times before, yet here’s a new way of looking at the same thing, that might lead you to a break-through.

Try thinking about your beliefs as if they were ‘thought’ tracks that you’ve played over and over until they’ve become like a popular playlist.

For example, if you’ve used a music program like iTunes, then you’ve notice the tracks that you play the most end up in a folder called your “Top 25 Most Played”. This is the way your brain works too. Whatever you are focusing on the most becomes your “Top Belief”.

Your most popular thoughts (top playlist) get played over and over again to the point that they become the main music in your life. Your sub-conscious mind (your computer) turns this music into a mental-blueprint that in turn determines the outcome your life.

Seem so simple right? Well it is. Therefore the solution for a different outcome is simply: Change the music (your thoughts) and you can change your life!

The only reason it sometimes seems difficult is due to habit, we get used to listening to the same old thing. Try something different; expand your musical tastes.

So what will you be listening to today?

Warmly,

Tristan

Your Inner-Script Writer

Here’s a quick Daily Dao to help remind you to make this an incredible week.

Pretend for a moment that you are the writer of a TV show, one that you really love. You are also the main character in the show. So how do you want the episode to turn out this week? Will it be filled with drama or a wonderful resolve?

See your week ahead in the same way. How do you want your week to end? Will you stay true to your goals and desires, or will drama distract you? You get to choose, because you are the writer of your life AND you are the main character of your life. Could it really be that simple. Do you really have that much control over the destiny of your show, I mean … life? I think and believe that you do!

Why not just close your eyes for a minute, right now, and decide to make this an incredible week. Go on, blow yourself away with the power of your own inner script writer!

Warmly,

Tristan

P.S. I am not suggesting that you should let your ego write the outcome, but rather the conscious YOU … the one aligned with your higher-self. In case you were confused :-}  t

Don’t Worry, Be Happy!!

Keep it simple today :-}

Warmly,

Tristan

more about “Don’t Worry, Be Happy!!“, posted with vodpod

Give and it is Given

If you really want to make the law of attraction work for you then stop just trying to ‘get stuff’ and start looking at how you can give and help serve others. It’s not wrong to want, nor is it wrong to want a lot … but if the vibration behind your wanting is purely selfish then you are inhibiting the Universe from using you as a vehicle for spreading love. Ask yourself, Why do I want? What’s the motivation? Fear or Love?

How to Give:

Love is the highest vibration in the Universe. We all get to experience it if we open up. When you are open you can receive … when your hands are clenched nothing more can go in. By opening up the life force energy can fill your heart. That’s the first place to start. At home. Once you feel an overflowing you are ready to start giving. If I ask you for a dollar and you don’t have one, well you get the metaphor.

What to Give:

You may think, well I don’t have anything to give. That is not true. If you can still fog a mirror you can give. Make a phone call and remind someone that you love them. Make a meal for someone and do it with love. Volunteer some of your time to a noble cause, (time is very valuable), ask the person with cancer going in for another round of chemo! You have a LOT that you can give. Give your talents, your services, your friendship, your money, your food, your whatever … and give it with great joy, gratitude and the understanding that it is a privilege to share.

What not to Give:

Oh, lastly don’t give so that you can GET. That’s a trick of the selfish ego. Let the vibration behind your giving be totally pure. Just give because you can. Because you are overflowing with gratitude for your life, your breath, your friends, your family, your car that works, your dog or cat, the food in your fridge, your health, your ability to read this, (look around and see all that you have). The rest takes care of itself.

Those who get connected to abundance and then share it freely are always attracting more abundance.

Peace,

Tristan

Little Teacher

Well another week of life has gone and rolled by … it amazes me that as we get older time just seems to go by faster and faster. It’s not that time is any different than when we were kids; it’s just that our lives get busier and busier, hence we don’t have as much of it to relax and take care of ourselves.

I meet a little girl once who told me she was going to a new school; it was a Waldorf school. I asked her what she liked most about it and she said “snacks and playing” with a twinkle in her eye. Man what a life I thought… and then I remembered a not too distant past (30 years ain’t that long ago, right?) when my life was all about snacks and playing

After this little girl hit me over the head with her wake up hammer I had a mini Satori (light bulb moment) … I was reminded of the importance of keeping the balance between body, mind and spirit in my life. I remembered the direct relationship between this balance and my health. When out of sync everything in my life is harder and my stress level is always higher, which leads to a host of ailments, as we all know.

I’ve always made great efforts to take care of myself,  but this little girl made me realize how the ‘busy-ness’ of life keeps sneaking up on us … it flies under our time management radar … and bam, the next thing you know there’s no time left for snacks and playing!! After this mini Satori I re-vowed to myself that I would MAKE that extra time to take even better care of myself.

At first I could hear a voice in my head saying “it’s selfish to take a break from your hectic schedule” and another voice saying “you should feel guilty for working out so much … others don’t make the time for this so why should you”. Then it hit me, “the heck with all of those voices!!”, they are all egoic distractions trying to prevent me for experiencing my life to the fullest. What I saw is that if we don’t take that NECESSARY time to find our mind-body-spirit balance then everyone in our lives gets less of our joy and more of our stress. Now that’s not fair to anyone, is it?

Since my meeting with this little teacher I see my life differently (never underestimate the profound insights available to you from innocent children). Her playful innocence has provoked me to take much better care of myself. I am working out consistently, eating really well, enjoying more meditation and taking the time to rest when I need to. Over all I feel grounded, stronger, less stressed, more productive and happier.

So please, I urge you to do the same and MAKE that commitment to yourself. TAKE the time to cultivate your health and your inner peace; be consistent with your exercise program, eat well, de-stress and remember to have a ’snacks and playing’ attitude in everything that you do.

If you live in Austin and would like to try the Satori Method mind-body-spirit classes to gain a greater level of health, fitness and balance please click HERE. For online workouts, meditation, nutrition and mindset checkout www.SatoriMethod.com

Warmly,

Tristan

Great Day!

Great day today! Had an awesome Satori Sport workout, a wonderful meditation, got one of my favorite smoothies – the muscle mania at People’s Pharmacy, worked on my goals journal and then hit the town looking for body fat monitors, scales and a tape measure. (I’m having a fitness evaluation on October 4th for all of my students in Austin who want to go for the 60-Day Holiday Fitness Challenge).

My day was focused on improving myself, physically, mentally and spiritually and then helping improve the quality of others lives. I love that!

You see I really care about people’s results while on my Satori program, so I try to set a great example and dedicate the rest of my time creating ways to help others reach their goals. One thing I know for certain is that it takes clarity, focus and discipline to go beyond old habits and limitations. Mindset is EVERYTHING. Sure you have to train hard and be consistent, but without clarity, focus and a strong inner drive IT ain’t going to happen. Whatever it is that someone wants to achieve, dropping the extra weight, getting the hot bod, finally relaxing back into the moment, or getting clear on their Big Picture goals … I want to make sure I’m offering powerful tools to help them get there.

The 60-Day Challenge is all about mindset; a Black Belt Mindset, and that is a very powerful tool. I’ll post about BBM next time :-}  At the start of the challenge students will measure their before and after measurements for body fat, weight, muscle mass, blood pressure, lung capacity, flexibility, strength and a few other things. I will encourage them to stay on track by attending the Satori Method classes and really go for it over 60 days. If they do they will see profound results! Results build confidence and boost motivation. That motivation is then focused upon a new goal. All goals should feel like a challenge or they aren’t worthy of you!

So what are you going to go for over the next 60-days? If you live in Austin you can join us on October 4th at 1:30pm for the Fitness Evaluation (5000 Bee Cave Road, Suite 210 in Westlake). If you don’t live here keep your eye on SatoriMethod.com and you can go through one of our first online challenges … just as soon as we’re up and running.

Dare something worthy!

Tristan