Monthly Archives: February 2013

Quotes - 2013

Why Some Things Must Stay Undone…

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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. – Lin Yutang

perfection

In our own ways we seek perfection. Some of us want everything super clean. Others want to find what they’ve lost. Still others must finish watching all episodes of a TV show before they feel good. Many want to get it all done.

state of mind

It’ll never get all done. Things around the house won’t stay clean. There will be yet another TV show to start watching. Some things will always stay lost to their ‘owners’. Perfection comes from accepting that life is imperfect. Perfection is just a state of mind. How will we adjust our thinking today?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM happy just as I AM.

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

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Quotes - 2012

What We Must Do!

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I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.  – Rita Mae Brown

not working

Life isn’t working when we spend any time being fearful, jealous, worried or hateful. Life must be challenging if we’re to grow, but it cannot be a drag, it must not be a chore!

enjoy!

God created everything. God jumped right into her creation. She and her creation are one. We are her progeny. We hail from a mighty ancestry. We are not puny. We have greatness built right into us. We cannot lose another day of our precious lives by not enjoying it. We must enjoy each day, each moment, each human interaction. Our time on this planet is limited…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM enjoying life!!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2013

Why Focus On Others?

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The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. – Mark Twain

cheers!

Imagine a world where we’re all cheerful, delighted, fulfilled and deeply happy! We can get there. It starts with you and me…

life principles

7th Basic Technique to ‘Cultivate a Mental Attitude that will Bring You Peace and Happiness’ : Create happiness for others!

Let’s focus our lives on making others cheerful. The key is to put our attention on others while removing it from self. We’ll have less time to dwell on our worries. We must focus away from self…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM cheering others up!!

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

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Meditation Tips, Quotes - 2013, Stillness

How To Meditate…

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Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there—buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day. – Neale Donald Walsch

definition

There are numerous definitions of meditation. One popular idea is that thoughts must cease for us to enter a meditative state. Certainly that could be classified as meditation; however meditation is also:

* Discovering and resting in the peace that resides within us

* Making direct contact with God

stillness

This peace that is nestled just under our stream of thoughts can be experienced. The trick is to be in a state of non-judgmental and relaxed awareness. That means we just sit and be. We become relaxed in body and mind. We stay alert, i.e. not fall asleep and maintain awareness of all that goes on inside us, without manufacturing new thoughts about any of it. Once we experience this peace it’s a great opportunity to:

* Pray and make direct contact with God

* Seek inspiration, which appears in the form of sudden thoughts and ideas

* Do creative thinking and planning

Here are some more tips from this site.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM at peace with divinity…

Recommendation: Moments in Between: The Art of the Quiet Mind by David Kundtz

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Quotes - 2013, Stillness

How To Understand Fear…

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Fear lives inside us. We create it.  – NamasteNow!

fear

We all struggle with fear. Some of it is overt and quite palpable, we feel it. Then there’s the kind that just lurks and does even more damage. When we feel uneasy or nervous we ought to name the fear. We must start becoming aware that we’re fearful if we’re to diffuse that feeling of discomfort.

awareness

Fear resides inside us. It’s born of our thoughts, conscious and sub-conscious. We manufacture thoughts constantly and many of them construct the body of fear inside us. Once we become aware of this activity, the very act of awareness can begin to dissolve the fear especially if we also stop manufacturing new ones!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM conscious being fearful, I AM at peace…

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Quotes - 2013

What Does Matter?

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The only thing that matters…  – Neale Donald Walsch

what matters?

A lot of what we do on a daily basis may not matter much from an eternal perspective. Does career matter? Does the decision for our next car matter? Does making the right college choice really matter?

soul’s agenda

If we think that there’s much more to life and reality than meets the eye then the ‘agenda’ for our life must be a spiritual one. If we think that God created everything then our perspective has to be more than a material one. If we believe that we live forever then certainly our ‘soul’ must have a lot to say about our life on this planet!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM focused on my soul’s agenda!

Recommendation: The Only Thing That Matters by Neale Donald Walsch

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Quotes - 2013

How To Truly Be Free…

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We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.  – Vernon Howard

fool self

We fool ourselves. We’re not conscious of our true motives and feelings. Consequently we think we’re a certain way when we’re not. Here’s an example. We show up differently with different folks. We’re a certain way with family and a very different way with a wealthy business tycoon. We may be conscious of this difference but generally not aware of why we do it and while we’re doing it. In everyone’s life there are countless other examples of how we fool self and others.

freedom

As we become more conscious of what we feel deeply versus what we think and then what we actually do, the façade starts to fall. As the façade crumbles we can become free agents in this most amazing experience called Life!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM conscious of self and its operations…

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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