What a week this is going to be, right? 

Opportunities, ideas, new ways of looking at things... 

You create your Spiritual Success today! 

Spiritual Success? This is the success you achieve from
following spiritual principles to happiness that lead to your worldly and spiritual success.

Your success begins with LITTLE THINGS 

Almost twenty years ago, I remember wanting some chicken.
So I ordered a salad and some broiled chicken. When the salad came, I added the chicken to the salad creating my first main course salad. I learned this healthy idea from Marilyn Diamond's bestseller, Fit for Life. A thought occurred to me . . . 

Most people don't do that. 

The thought of adding "high water content foods" to their meals is ridiculous to most people... Or not eating until they explode... 

So they buy all kinds of diet books and join a health club, hire a personal trainer but still don't drop any weight. 

Before I go any further, this discussion isn't about weight loss or exercise... 

.... It's about doing little things to reach your spiritual success. your enlightenment. 

Clients always want to know how they can be more effective.
Well, once you're pointed in the right direction, it comes down to little tiny decisions that on their own don't seem like they make a bit of difference. Like putting your chicken in your salad and not having any bread or carbohydrates with the meal. 

Does one main course salad make such a huge difference in
your health? 

Of course not. 

But you've got to keep the big picture in mind & keep it BIG! 

You know the old metaphor about the tree that took a
thousand swipes with the ax to be felled? The big question is which blow knocked down the tree, the 1,000th or the 999
before it? Or the many before that? Which weakened it enough?

You can't get where you're going without taking each and every step. It's the little things you do each day that make a difference. That's why I call this Enlightenment 101. It's easy. Just take the little steps. 

This is the key to Spiritual Enlightenment. What are the little things you can do today, or this week that will make your life richer? One thing is certain; you are going to arrive to the end of your week. It is up to you as to "who" will be arriving. 

What steps are you taking today to see that you will be more peaceful, more loving, more compassionate --in short, more enlightened by week's end? 

Little Things. 

Play a game. Smile and give every third person you meet
today a BIG smile and some warm enthusiasm. Make their day.
That's one of the secrets to spiritual success. Make someone else's day better. 

Why every third person and why not everyone? Because we are
playing a game. If you try this with everyone, you will soon go unconscious again. You will forget. So play the game. You are training your subconscious with a new little habit of cheer. 

Remember the lesson of Las Vegas? The slot machines are
carefully designed by psychologists to pay out at the rates that make you most likely to continue. Not every time. A little win here, a little win there. It builds your confidence. The process is called fixed variable reinforcement and it is the most powerful behavioral change technique known. 

So play a game. Do the little things. Give a smile. every third person. stay aware. don't forget! 

Have some main course salads this week. Every fourth meal.
Take whatever you are eating, your rice, vegetables, beans,
chicken potatoes or fish, and cut them small, and put them into a nice green salad. You WILL lost weight, and you'll feel more spiritually fit. 

Smile BIG at every third person. even if it is a phone contact. Smile through the phone. 

FEEL THE SMILE IN YOUR SOUL. 

Little things. 

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." 
Lao Tzu-Chinese philosopher of Taoism 

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Dr. Donald Schnell co- founded with Marilyn Diamond of Fit For Life, the Spiritual Java Coaching Program, that is transforming individuals. Personalized Program, Incredible Value, Amazing Results. For complete details about their brand new program, visit http://www.SpiritualJava.com or email: Donald@SpiritualJava.com or call 310-770-6511
Donald Schnell is the author of The Initiation. Free Motivational
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