600 Personal Development Exercises
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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Illness and death await all of us. It’s the elephant in our room. It’s there, but we don’t talk about it. Years go by, the room gets smaller. and our elephant comes nearer. Soon we will be touching each other. Then our elephant will ask 'why have you ignored me all these years? We could’ve been friends and learned so much from each other. We could’ve played together'. And then he left me. The elephant in my room. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Have you spoken to the elephant in your room? 2. How will you play together?  Day 534 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises HOURGLASS They tell us that our time is running out, that our life is slipping away. Like the sand in an hourglass. What they don’t know is that we have learnt to turn the hourglass upside down, and begin over again. And we can continue to do this forever. For our repositioning is not based on time, but on an understanding of who we are. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. If time wasn't the way that we measured our life, what would you put in its place? 2. What measure would never end, never run out?  Day 510 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises LIFE AFTER LIFE We discuss the idea of 'life after death', when in reality we should say 'life after life'. For our lives are not defined by our final few moments. Our lives are a celebration of our stories, friendships, families, achievements, learning, moments of magic, changes and challenges, our legacy, and all those we leave behind, smothered with our love. Perhaps we should change our question and speak of 'life after life'? Let us allow each other to live every moment that they have. For this is the life, that we all continue. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Is there life after life for those who love you?  Day 482 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises SERIES TWO Our lives are like a play or a movie, set in a particular location, at a particular time. This story has its personalities and subplots. We of course, are the central character! All plays and movies have their allocated duration. And so, the story unfolds to its final conclusion. The happy ending, solving of the crime or that unexpected final scene, signal the end. For those of us in the movie or play, that’s it. It’s over. We are finished. We just hope that you like the play or movie enough to want more. We can only return for series two or an extended run, if such a thing exists. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. How is your life story unfolding? 2. Are you working on the plot for Series Two?  Day 476 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercise DANCING QUEEN They’re going to play songs or hymns or music at your funeral. Anything you would you like to hear? What about the songs that we laughed and danced to, and that you still dance to? Make a list so that we can get everyone up to dance and laugh with you. So that we enjoy all being together. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Write out you Top 10 song list for your send-off occasion! 2. How are you dancing now? Are you 'having the time of your life'? Day 343 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT I will be leaving you soon but please do not cry, for I can stay here forever and keep an eye on you. You won’t see me of course but sometimes you will know I am here. For nobody ever ends. We just change. I can stay here with you and in heaven at the same time. For heaven is all around us and within us, together. Our human abilities of course can’t understand this yet, for we are so limited by time and space. But those who have gone before are still here now, watching and waiting, guiding and helping, and rescuing us all of the time. Some call them angels, some call it coincidence or luck, some say it is the Universe, and some say it is God. But really it is our loved ones who are still here, chatting away, and trying their best to steer us and look after us. So, do not worry or be sad. And please remember to talk to me for I too will be here forever, to help and look after you all. You won’t see me in the usual way but you will know that I am here. For as I said, none of us ever ends. We just change into love. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Which of your Virtual Assistants do you miss the most? 2. Speak to them now. Day 230 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
ROLLERCOASTER Dying is like a rollercoaster ride with the kids. You know you’ve got to do it. It’s going to be scary, but will be okay when it’s over. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Why are children and young people often so much more adventurous and braver than older people in a theme park? 2. What actually happens on the rollercoaster of dying? Day 195 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
LATERAL THINKING The sunflower seed does not worry about being planted in the ground, to wither and die. For it has been told that it will become something unimaginable, for such a little seed. We too, have been told that we will become something incredible and unimaginable. We are all sunflowers. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Without light, the sunflower seed cannot grow. Who, what or where is your light? 2. Each of us is already 'something incredible and unimaginable'. How can we help our fellow sunflowers to grow? Day 186 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
APPOINTMENT REMINDER In the middle of the night when all is so dark and empty there is nothing for me to see or do. My mind shoots me back to that dreaded place I knew well, when I was 17. Fearing death and my non-existence. These momentary incisions literally shake me as I am overwhelmed by some uncontrollable force. The panic attack as they named it, has returned tonight. It’s terrifying. Back then, I had my whole life before me. I could rationalise these moments. Now, and as I get older, I see that this dread is in fact, a blessing of love. I’ve learned that the losing of my self is what we all ultimately move through in dying. We each have to let go of what we are so desperate not to lose, as we become everything that is love. It is no surprise to me tonight that my brain still struggles and refuses to let go. For it knows that this is simply another reminder, and not the appointment. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What sort of appointment reminders do you receive? Day 144 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
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