Monthly Archives: October 2012

Quotes - 2012

How To Be Happy!

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Uplift everybody and uplift yourself! – Yogi Tea

us first?

We seek to maximize our personal happiness and security. And for that reason we can be selfish. Even though happiness lies inside us the path inward might begin out there!

them first

If we spend time thinking of others first, making them happy, giving others hope, pointing out the silver lining to others, then we feel better. A long string of studies including one 2000 person study (referenced in book below) found that ‘acts of altruism—giving to friends and strangers alike—decrease stress and strongly contribute to enhanced mental health’. So let’s make others happy first!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM happy because I make others happy first!

Recommendation: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor (TED Video)

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at WorkKindle Paperwhite, 6

Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2012

How To Write Our Worries Away…

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The problem of life is to change worry into thinking and anxiety into creative action. – Harold B. Walker

the problem

Sometimes all we do is worry without being clear about the problem. When that happens we tend to procrastinate. The more we procrastinate the greater the level of stress due to inaction. What can we do about this?

life principles

4th Basic Technique in Analyzing Worry: Write out and answer the following questions:
     a. What is the problem?
     b. What are the causes of the problem?
     c. What are the possible solutions?
     d. What is the best possible solution?

Writing about the situation can be very helpful. Even if we don’t have a solution, we move forward when we express the problem via writing. Let’s try it!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM writing down what bothers me!

Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

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Quotes - 2012

Why Routine Can Be Bad!

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One should always be a little improbable. – Oscar Wilde

routine

Routine is good when it allows us to set and achieve daily goals. It can ensure that we be healthy and happy. But routine can be counter-productive.

hypnotized

We generally move around hypnotized, lost in our thoughts and do our regular chores without being completely awake. And therein lies the rub. Because we’re not awake and present to the moment, we miss out on life. The way to fully participate and be a little unpredictable as a result, is to be keenly alive and in the moment!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM awake!

Recommendation: The Storm Before the Calm by Neale Donald Walsch

The Storm Before the Calm: Book 1 in the Conversations with Humanity SeriesKindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2012

What Comes First?

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If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. – Eckhart Tolle

me first

What we face in life is mostly our own making. We invite experiences into our lives based on our emotional vibrations and what we need most for our growth. If we want to ‘fix’ something it’s not the situation or other people, it’s us we need to focus on…

seek first…

What if we seek that which God seeks for everyone? This way we not only ‘fix’ self but we do so while being aligned with what divinity seeks for all of us. This results in the highest happiness for us and those around us. It’s literally a universal win-win situation!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM aligned with God’s will!

Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual EnlightenmentKindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2012

What’s Our Life Purpose?

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The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.  – Carl Jung

life purpose?

When we’re floundering in life and don’t quite know where we’re headed, what we’re really looking to find is our life purpose. We do have a fairly specific life purpose and can work towards discovering it if we so choose. However we also have a very basic life purpose…

bring joy

Our purpose is to bring joy to others. We may do this as spouses, as kids, as parents and as friends. We can also do so as citizens of this planet. If we simply hold this purpose high in our daily consciousness, we’re guaranteed a supremely happy life. What else is there?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a bringer of joy!

Recommendation: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2012

How Action Opens Up Possibilities…

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The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. – George Bernard Shaw

decisions & action

When we decide to do something we’ve decided to move forward. We’ve resolved that we can’t stay stuck and that to move is to truly live! What is change except the movement of things, ideas and time itself? We’ve decided to embrace change when we act!

action

3rd Basic Technique in Analyzing Worry: Once a decision is reached, act!!

As we act and start moving, innumerable possibilities begin to open up to us. It’s like plunging a hand into a giant piggy bank and grabbing what we can. The universe is abundant and we’re poor only if we don’t jump in!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM going to act!

Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

How to Stop Worrying and Start LivingKindle Paperwhite, 6