Is that Cleopatra?

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Once upon a time, I went through a number of workshops, worked on my “stuff” and got better. Knowing the process that I had been through, I KNEW that I was healed and would be perfect for the rest of my life. I see a couple where they speak a lot about how they have nothing to improve. I get it. I was once there.

Over 10 years ago a friend asked me to come to a Celebrate Recovery meeting and celebrate her 90-day chip with her. I went and it was fun. I attended for 5 years off and on. I would look around and say to myself, “Thank goodness I don’t have problems like THEY do.” Then after 5 years of going through this, God finally caught my attention one night. Like a 2 by 4 at full speed between the eyes. It hit me. All my new age mantras I repeated, all the ways I would imply that I was perfect. They all meant nothing. I found the river.

What is the river? Denial. Denial isn’t just a way to say “the Nile”. Denial is the way we nonconfront our imperfections. The people that say that they have nothing left to improve on themselves? The people that say they have no fears? The people that say they have no issues? Well, their first issue is denial.

Since then, I have worked on a number of issues and always found another one to add to the list. Improving and growing from facing our imperfections is a part of what brings out the best in ourselves. Whether it is business or personal, we are always meant to hone and refine. We are always meant to work on our imperfections. And when we have none left to work on? Then we need to work on our denial.

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Rainmaker
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Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
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No matter what the circumstances are, if you want to have more success, no matter in what capacity, pushing your limits is essentia!l

Jan 22, 2021 04:24 AM #3
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Good morning, Rocky... Grant Schneider took the words right off of my keyboard. 

Jan 22, 2021 04:36 AM #4
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Identifying and overcoming our challenges is the part of the journey that makes life interesting and fulfilling.

Jan 22, 2021 05:07 AM #5
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Good morning Grant Schneider yes, we need to recognize our shoutcomings without flailing ourselves to do it.

Jan 22, 2021 05:25 AM #6
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Good morning Brian England well you and I know there was only one perfect man and look at what they did to him.

Jan 22, 2021 05:26 AM #7
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Good morning Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 and isn't honing and refining or pushing your limits all a part of the adventure.

Jan 22, 2021 05:28 AM #8
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Good morning Nina Hollander recognizing and improving our weaknesses in our humility is a part of the process of growth. Torturing ourselves in codependency or remining in denial is not. Such is the pendulum. I would imagin in your level of excellence, that you have found plenty to hone and improve over the years.

Jan 22, 2021 05:31 AM #9
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Good morning Kat Palmiotti it is a part of the seasoning of life that brings its flavor. The adventure lies in the challenge.

Jan 22, 2021 05:33 AM #10
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Thank you very much, Rocky, for sharing your experience and your advice.

Improving and growing from facing our imperfections is a part of what brings out the best in ourselves.

Jan 22, 2021 07:03 AM #11
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Rocky Dickerson
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Good morning Roy Kelley yes it certainly does bring out the best of us.

Jan 22, 2021 07:12 AM #12
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Rocky a great example of this can be found in Luke 18:9-14 and Matthew 7:2-5.

We need to look at ourselves first before you look down on someone else.

Jan 22, 2021 07:24 AM #13
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Good morning George Souto yes, we must remove the plank from our own eye first. And then remove the next plank as well.

Jan 22, 2021 08:01 AM #14
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Rocky, we all have imperfections, and can choose to work on them when the time is good.

Jan 22, 2021 09:34 AM #15
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Good morning Joan Cox and the time is always good to work on our imperfections to become better.

Jan 22, 2021 09:38 AM #16
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I know I am not perfect and even when I think I'm doing fine, my conscious ((wife) reminds me I'm not

Jan 22, 2021 01:24 PM #17
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Hi Rocky- no matter what words we chant, if we don't accept who and what we are, they mean nothing. Every night, I ask that I be a better person than I was today. 

Jan 22, 2021 02:21 PM #18
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Ha ha ha ha Ed Silva I love it. She must keep you Humble and Kind.

Jan 22, 2021 03:53 PM #19
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Hey there Kathy Streib I agree. I hear people say they no longer have issues and I wonder if they even hear themselves.

Jan 22, 2021 03:54 PM #20
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I love this, Rocky! I think the more intune with ourselves we are, the easier it is to 'work on' our issues. What I found funny that you said was that you begin working on one thing and something else turns up...that is SOOOO true! 

Jan 24, 2021 11:09 AM #21
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Hello there Debe Maxwell, CRS once I got off of the river of denial, it became much easier for me to find areas to improve  upon.

Jan 24, 2021 11:14 AM #22
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