How To Influence…

Raise your words not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.  – Rumi (the untold story)

anger

Many of us use our voices, especially its volume, to make a point! It’s so easy to get angry, a reflex action for most.

raise

What if we raised the quality of our ideas, our view of the person we’re talking to and raised the very vibration of the moment? What if we refused to get angry, but instead became thoughtful, understanding and patient?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM gentler in all my interactions!

Recommendation:

The Essential Rumi, New Expanded EditionA Year with Rumi: Daily ReadingsKindle Paperwhite, 6

How To Deal With Troublesome Folks!

The trouble with troublesome people is that they often have much to teach to those they trouble. Love ‘em all!  – The Universe

trouble

Life isn’t a bed of roses. Neither is everyone a wholesome and happy personality. We are where we are for a very good reason. Trust God and his plan!

love ‘em

Let’s embrace our circumstances and the humans who make life difficult for us. Let’s not try and run away. By accepting things as they are and learning from it all, we pave the way for a wiser and happier future.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM loving one and all!

Recommendation: Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

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Why We Must ‘Act’!

You are quite capable of reacting in a happy and healthy manner to everything that happens to you.Vernon Howard

react

We are creatures of habit, so we almost always react to most life situations. Especially as they relate to folks near and dear to us. Why is that?

act!

It’s funny, if we breakdown the word re-act, it connotes a meaning quite opposite of how it’s used [a thought-provoking sidebar]! Let’s act while being fully present and conscious of what we’re doing. That way we’ll design a far superior outcome than the most likely one!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM designing life events!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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How To Create Light…

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.  – Proverb

negative?

The problem with complaining and negativity is simple. It forces us to spend time at the level of the problem, at a lower frequency and often leaves us feeling sorry for our selves. Let’s seek the light instead, heck let’s create some!

create light

How can we create light in any given situation? Lets become aware of what we’re thinking about the situation. If our analysis is turning negative, we should note how the thinking is affecting us in the moment. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t analyze and critique when necessary. Lets ensure that the thought spiral isn’t taking us down with it. Instead we can bring ‘light’ to the situation or person by reminding ourselves that thoughts matter. We control the vibrations we dwell in… Let’s step back and view (shine a light) from a ‘higher’ vantage point.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM creating light!

Recommendation: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum

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Why We Should Listen…

Learn to listen, and reality will show you…  – Vernon Howard

listen?

How much do we truly listen? Forget listening to others, how much do we listen to nature and to reality around us? How quiet can our minds become?

stillness

Stillness is the fertile ground upon which deep listening can be based. When our minds are calm and collected we’ll hear the lightest whispers and sense the deepest colors. We’ll be connected to ‘All That Is’ and in that eternal moment we’ll be at peace.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM listening and at peace…

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Why We’re Never Far…

…the door is wide and open, don’t go back to sleep…  – Rumi (the untold story)

strangers

We’re strangers in our own home. We’re so near the nectar yet we either don’t look for it or don’t know where to alight.

lost in thoughts

Let’s not be worried about the future nor sad about what could have been. Life is happening right now. If we get too lost in our thoughts we’ll pass by the door that’s ‘wide and open’…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM entering the temple inside me!

Recommendation:

The Essential Rumi, New Expanded EditionA Year with Rumi: Daily ReadingsKindle Paperwhite, 6

The Archer and Us…

One goal, which becomes clearer as we progress, is to detect and eliminate self-contradictions.  – Vernon Howard

the archer

A story from Vernon…

A teacher and his disciples were crossing a field when they passed an archer who was shooting at a target. When an arrow struck the target in the center the archer praised  himself aloud. But when the next arrow missed the target completely the archer angrily blamed a gust of wind.
‘Ah,’ sighed the teacher as the group went on its way. ‘That is so typical of man. When something goes right it is due to his great skill, but a wrong result is always the fault of someone else.’

whose fault?

In one way or another we tend to blame others for what goes wrong in our lives. We are host to many contradictions in how we conduct our lives. Clear thinking and the integration of our mind, body and soul have to be life goals for us. If so, then we must actively remove such contradictions from our lives.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM more objective about my self!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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