Why We Must Forgive…

Those who feel they are victims will be most eager to make victims of others.Vernon Howard

victim?

How do we feel when we’ve been victimized? It gets us mad and we feel awful. We think it’s ok to not be nice to others; we might even decide to hurt someone else.

forgive

Instead we should consider understanding the situation and the other person. Understand our own reaction and why we felt hurt. Then remind self that feeling hurt and victimized only injures us. Can we possibly forgive the person and the situation? Can we feel whole again and regain our peace?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM forgiving therefore peaceful!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Why We Must Be Present To Life…

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.John Lennon

life happens

Life is happening to us right now. We’re all getting older; some relationships are blossoming while others are withering; everything around us is changing. Where are we during all all this?

where are we?

We are generally absent. We’re lost in our thoughts. We’re focused on self. The roses die before we smell them. People move on before we can say goodbye. When will we be present to the eternal now?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM relishing every minute of life!

Recommendation: Arriving at Your Own Door by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Why We Must Awaken!

Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself. – Seen on Facebook!

savior?

We await the savior. Or we await an external agent to come and rescue us. We don’t need rescuing! Is there something we don’t like about our life or about us?

awaken!

Let’s face what it is that’s not working. And then resolve to act on it. Acting on ‘it’ really means acting on us. We need to change us and our perspective on things. That’s it, the rest follows…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM ‘the man’!

Recommendation: Dancing with Life by Phillip Moffitt

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Why It’s All Small Stuff…

It’s all small stuff.Dr. Wayne Dyer

don’t sweat…

Richard died suddenly in 2006; he left quite a legacy in the ‘Don’t Sweat’ series of books he wrote! There’s an interesting story about how the name of his book came about! Richard was still trying to gain permission for one of his current books when a foreign publisher published a previous endorsement by Dr. Dyer. After the fact Richard wrote apologetically to Dr. Dyer trying to explain what happened and received the following reply:

“Richard.

There are two rules for living in harmony.

#1) Don’t sweat the small stuff and

#2) It’s all small stuff.

Let the quote stand.

Love, Wayne.”

life principles

2nd Basic Technique to ‘Break the Worry Habit Before it Breaks You’ : Don’t fuss about trifles!

This situation was not necessarily a ‘trifle’ for Dr. Dyer, but he treated it as such! What grief do we cause self and others when we fuss about mere trifles?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM treating life as small stuff!

Recommendation: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson

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Why We Should Say ‘Yes’ To Life!

When you say "yes" to the "isness" of life, when you accept this moment as it is, you can feel a sense of spaciousness within you that is deeply peaceful.Eckhart Tolle

this moment

This moment is, it just is. Accept it. Breathe deeply and let go. Now, feel that acceptance settling in…

 

When we do so experientially, we begin to feel the calmness and peace that pervades all that is. And this despite the movement of life and time itself.

life

When we accept this moment and reside fully therein, we’re ready to accept all that Life brings to us. It doesn’t mean we appreciate everything that’s happening to us. It just means that we accept it, can feel the ‘nowness’ and can act from this settled frame of mind. And then we do the same thing in the next moment, and the next…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM here…

Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

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Why We Must Be Strong & Happy!

You only ever uplift from your position of strength, clarity and alignment.  – Abraham

misery seeks company

We must understand others but we don’t need to be in another’s shoes literally if we’re going to ‘help’ others. We must have something to ‘give’.

strong & clear

When we’re strong we give others permission to be strong. When we’re healthy and happy, we allow others to reach the same state. Which is why the spiritual journey must begin with us. How are we going to be happy today?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my own focus.

Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks

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How To Heal…

Find something to feel good about and get out of the way, and allow the cells to receive what they’ve been asking for. That is the key to healing.Abraham

feel good

We can’t feel good if there’s always more to do. We can’t be happy if we’re jealous, worried or anxious. Feeling good is the precursor to experiencing peace, which in turn heals us emotionally and physically…

allow healing

We must feel good first. And then not interfere by introducing negativity of any kind. Let’s feel being happy and soak it in. Allow the whole body, our being, to reverberate with this healing vibration. Breathe easy and let everything be…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM relaxed because I AM feeling good!

Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks

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