Why We Must Act!

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.Dale Carnegie

procrastinating into negativity

When we procrastinate what we’re really doing is gathering more reasons to explain why we suck or why our life’s not going anywhere! We’re allowing ourselves to sink into a dark place. We must become aware of what we’re thinking and what we’re doing!

action builds courage

The rest of our life begins today! What would we do if we were getting a brand new opportunity? We are! Let’s take that first step and resolve to take another small one tomorrow… That’ll do it! We’ll build confidence and feel accomplished. As we feel better we’ll be happier! Now was that our goal to begin with?

Daily Affirmation: Today I ACT!

Recommendation:

How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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How To Love Anyone…

Human things must be known in order to be loved, but divine things must be loved in order to be known.  – The Urantia Papers

know first, then love

To know someone is to love them. The more we know of them, what shaped them, their worries and desires, the more we can eventually love them.

love first, then know

Works the other way around with God. We must first believe that God exists, that’s faith. As we acknowledge her existence, we can begin to contemplate her attributes, her omnipresence and omnipotence for example. As we recognize her handiwork around us and in others we slowly get to know God and she increasingly reveals herself…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a lover…

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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How To Banish Worries (series)

If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.Dale Carnegie

worry

Let’s watch self and our tendency to manufacture thoughts about what can go wrong. We misuse our creativity when we dwell on the negative. Did we know that our brain is wired for positivity and optimism? Let’s support our own biology and be happier!

life principles

2nd Basic Technique in Analyzing Worry: Weigh all the facts — then come to a decision.

Decisions are the life-blood of this spiritual universe. Let’s make a decision and allow the universe to support us in our creative endeavors. That’s why we’re here on this planet, to do stuff, to actualize, to create!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a master decision maker!

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

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How To Cultivate The Zen Mind!

In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts there are few.  – Shunryu Suzuki

the beginner’s mind

Such a mind is childlike. One that sees things anew, doesn’t discount anything, has few regrets and worries not about the future. It lives squarely in each moment.

possibilities

Unencumbered such a mind is free to be creative and truly resourceful. This mind seeks possibilities, expresses emotions, resents not and exudes joy. What kind of mind do we have? Or does our mind have us?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM here, I AM now.

Recommendation: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Shambhala Library) by Shunryu Suzuki

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Why God?

The joy, peace and fulfillment we seek come from being filled with God…  – Joyce Meyer

god?

What does God have to do with anything? Everything actually, and that’s the point. God may be perceived as a ‘force’ or as a personal being. In either case God created everything and is not divorced from daily reality. If we accept that then what’s keeping us from making contact?

joy!

When we walk with God daily, know that he listens, can share our lives with him and not fear our future, then ‘joy, peace and fulfillment’ will be our experience.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM with God!

Recommendation: New Day, New You by Joyce Meyer

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How To Secure Our Future!

I place the future in the hands of God.  – A Course in Miracles – ACIM

future

We are worried about our future. We worry about our personal safety, our family’s safety, our financial future, and where our relationships are headed. Consequently we spend a large portion of our time fretting about where we’re headed…

safe

We are safe. We are God’s children. By professing our faith in this essential truth we can be at peace, now.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM safe in the hands of God!

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

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