Monthly Archives: April 2010

Articles, Quotes - 2010

The Holodeck Perspective…

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What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? – Robert Schuller

what?

  • Quit your job? And start living the life of your dreams?
  • Confess love to those you’ve always loved?
  • Never have fear about anything again?
  • Be happy?
  • Travel?

you never do fail

From one standpoint you never do fail, even when you think you do. I call this the Holodeck Perspective. In Star Trek the Holodeck was a large room where the computer created a virtual reality based on your request. The simulation was so real that you could actually forget that you were living that simulation. Life is like that. In an ultimate way, we’re always safe, we feel the pain and the gain right now, but nothing we do on this planet can eternally harm us…

Once we remind ourselves that this is a Holodeck experience (even though our relationships and experiences are real); we need not be afraid of failure; we need not be afraid of anything or anyone!

Daily Affirmation: I am eternally safe today to pursue my dreams. I will handle all that life throws at me.

Recommendation: The Essential Laws of Fearless Living by Guy Finley

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Articles, Quotes - 2010

Daily Adventure

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Adventure isn’t hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude that we must apply… – John Amatt

always seeking adventure

We’re born seeking adventure. Adventure springs from our curious nature. We’re curious as babies because we want to poke our fingers into everything. Slowly we tend to lose our innocent curiosity and our spirit of adventure transforms itself into the desire to acquire. We want to acquire new things, relationships and experiences because we seek that which is new or that which is different, what we seek is adventure.

an adventure POV (point-of-view)

How can we stay interested in daily life? It can only be done if we view each day, our normally mundane day, as a brand new one! That’s when our ‘adventure POV’ can kick in, and we can enjoy life fully. We seek adventure, keep that in mind, as you pursue your day. How does your attitude, your way of looking, help you embrace adventure?

Daily Affirmation: I am adventure. Today I see life creatively, I enjoy every moment.

Recommendation: Beyond the Summit

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Articles, Quotes - 2010

Release The Brakes!

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Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. – Mary Manin Morrissey

what brakes do you have on?

What extra baggage are you carrying around? Examine the flow of negative thoughts that you might experience daily. Those are your clues to the burdens that weigh you down. Journal these negative thoughts and uncover the pearls of wisdom that you will thus uncover.

let go and cruise

As you become more aware of that which holds you back, join the free flowing stream of the river of life. Enjoy the exhilarating freedom of living a fearless, forgiving and soaring life!

Daily Affirmation: Today I am free, I consciously leave my hurts and fear behind, I surge ahead!

Recommendation: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

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Articles, Quotes - 2010

Self Observation

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Self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening. – George Gurdjieff

hypnotic state

Our lives are lived in a state that’s best described as hypnotic. Often we don’t catch a breath in our daily super busy lives. We’re not aware of where the day went, what we set out to do, what we noticed along the way if anything. There’s not likely to be a moment when we sat down and reflected on what’s going on, no chance we actually smelt a rose!

catch and hold your breath

Catching a breath is actually a great place to begin. Find times during the day when you can breathe deeply for a couple of minutes. Even hold your breath for a bit and let all the oxygen be absorbed into your lungs. Now look around, notice where you are, what you set out to do and collect your thoughts. What kind of thoughts are you creating?

Daily Affirmation: Today I am aware of my body, actions, thoughts and purpose.

Recommendation: Savor This Moment

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Quotes - 2010

Love?

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Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. – Franklin P. Jones

from where?

What does it mean to have love in your life? Love can come from near relatives including a life partner, it can come from other relatives and dear friends including pets, it surely comes from parents, it can come from non-physical sources such as God and even from deep inside you. Love is also ignitable via things (including nature) that are beautiful.

manifestation

To know what love is, one must practice it, feel it and give it away every day. If you don’t do that daily then something vital will be missing that day. Don’t let that happen to you. Experience it daily.

Daily Affirmation: I am love. I will be love, today.

Recommendation: Love: What Life Is All About

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Quotes - 2010

Hoping For…

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. – Epicurus

desire

Desire is a double-edged sword. It can lead us to what we truly need and will find fulfilling. Or it simply prolongs the torture, the torture of the never-ending quest to acquire. Are we hoping for what we already have? When you have a desire, pay attention, what deeper need are you trying to fulfill?

now

What we have now or what we are now, is the result of all our thoughts and work from the past. The present moment is all important, that’s all there is.

Be here, now. Enjoy.

Daily Affirmation: I am here, now. I have now, all I have dreamed of.

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power

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Quotes - 2010

Certainty About God

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Increasing happiness is always the experience of all who are certain about God. – The Urantia Papers

ultimate safety

When you’re certain about God, then you’re certain about your ultimate safety in a creation that’s vouchsafed by a benevolent creator. From a long term perspective, you have nothing to be worried or concerned about.

time to focus on what’s real

When your worries diminish and you understand the futility of the rat race, then you’re free to:

  • Spend time on what will truly fulfill you, your Life Purpose
  • And things that count for the longer run, like people and relationships

Daily Affirmation: I am a child of God. God keeps me safe today and forever.

Recommendation: God Is Closer Than You Think

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