High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. - Charles F. Kettering
expectation (assumptions)
Yesterday morning I put some vitamin pills in my pocket. Later whenever I would put my hand in my pocket I would feel 2 pills. Then it suddenly struck me that I had put 3 pills in my pocket; how come I could only account for 2 of them? Sure enough there were 3 in my pocket, why did I think I had only two? Upon tracing back that thought pattern I realized that all along I had a mental image (an expectation) in my head that I had brought only 2 pills with me. Because of that assumption I could sense only 2 pills when there were actually 3! Often we can only grasp what we expect to grasp.
expectation = reality
That episode, along with innumerable others convinced me that expectations and assumptions, primarily, design our future. And they also limit what we allow ourselves to ‘see’ and experience.
Ever noticed why kids from wealthy backgrounds mostly turn out wealthy? Kids from happy households are happy adults? A lot of this has to do with the kind of expectations one is surrounded by, not just other nurturing.
Going about our day, what do we truly expect from a health, wealth and well-being perspective? Examining (and designing) such thoughts allows us to fine tune how we constantly create our reality. Be mindful.
Daily Affirmation: Today I design what I expect from life.
Recommendation: The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Tags: attitude, Creativity, daily quote, purpose
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Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. - Oscar Wilde
transient stuff
Stuff doesn’t last. Which means its value is worth questioning. Which also begs the question: What does last?
real value
Does our awareness, our identity, our personality, last? That’s left to what we believe, one might say. It’s my experience that with belief, faith, comes the slow realization that we’re part of something infinitely larger, a loving presence. This presence deepens with the practice of Stillness. Such an experience constitutes personal proof that we last, forever. If we last then so do others. Relationships then are of paramount and lasting value.
Daily Affirmation: Today I value people.
Recommendation: The Urantia Papers
Tags: daily quote, Faith, relationships, thinking, Truth
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Visualization, that seeing of that which is not yet, is essential for the attainment of all the good that man may aspire to. - Tehilla Lichtenstein
visualize what?
Visualize that which you want to realize in your life. Not that which you’d rather not see. Caught in our fears and insecurities we often dwell more on that which shouldn’t be, rather than that which ought to be. Visualize, preferably, the highest good for the most people concerned.
how?
Feel the end result, see it as clearly as you can, smell it, touch it, experience it fully, live it. Employ all your senses and imagination. Repeat a couple times a day, no more, then let go…
An Example: Visualize your house bustling with family, enjoying the laughter, the fun and games, see light, smell the aromas, experience the happiness, notice that health and prosperity abound…
Daily Affirmation: Today I visualize happiness.
Recommendation: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Tags: daily quote, happiness, life purpose, purpose, relationships
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With vision there is no room to be frightened. No reason for intimidation. It’s time to march forward! Let’s be confident and positive! - Charles R. Swindoll
what’s stopping us?
Why does fear have such a hold on us?
Imagine living a life without fear of failure or without the deep fear of extinction that we all carry around with us…
How can one live a fearless life?
positivity conquers
We are a bundle of vibrations. From the smallest cell in our bodies to the highest thought, it’s all energy and vibration! We must produce positive vibrations, we must dwell in positivity, we must repel negative ones coming from people around us. The way forward can only be good, it can only be discovered in confidence and it can only be created out of vision. Allow the creativity and vision that craves expression through you, a unique and magical child of the Universe, to burst forth!
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM magically creative!
Recommendation: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
Tags: Creativity, daily quote, positive thinking, purpose
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2.47 Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward…
2.48 …Yoga is evenness of mind – a peace that is ever the same. - The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2)
thy work
God instructs us to understand what work is ideal and to devote all effort to it. We’re reminded not to worry or focus on the end result. Control of the mind and protection from its inconsistencies is the goal.
evenness of mind
In most chapters The Gita reminds mankind to cultivate a balanced and even state of mind. One which allows us to stay connected to the divine inside us and one that allows us to stay unflustered.
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM still and balanced.
Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro
Tags: daily quote, Gita, happiness, peace
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