How To Handle Fear

Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop.  – Krishnamurti

the ‘lovely’ cycle

The big life inhibitor is fear. When fear is present love cannot exist. When love isn’t present our connection to ‘that which underlies it all’ cannot exist. That creates a vicious cycle. The more we fear or focus on fear, the more fearful we become. Instead lets focus on creating the virtuous cycle of love:

It begins with our attitude toward ourselves and the world. We must accept ourselves; love our selves. That allows us to have a positive outlook toward others. Positive energy and circumstances begin to flow into our lives. This starts to build and sustain the ‘lovely’ cycle.

affirmations

Today I AM reigniting my faith in Goodness. I know I AM loved and because of that I like myself. I AM valuable just the way I AM. God created me for a reason. I embrace that reason, which is me. I love everyone in turn. Love is the currency of the Universe!

Recommendation: Love: What Life Is All About by Leo F. Buscaglia

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Where’s Home?

I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.Maya Angelou

homing device

We have a GPS built into us. It’s a homing device. It leads us home whenever we pay attention to the signal. We can be home no matter where we are physically. We can reach home no matter how we feel emotionally. Are we using this technology?

affirmations

Today I AM tuning in. I stay calm and peaceful. In this quietude I can hear the voice of Spirit guiding me gently forward. This “still, small voice” reveals to me how to show up in any situation. It advises me to be love and to be a servant of all. I AM blessed.

Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

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How We Think Matters…

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.William Shakespeare

our thoughts

A big root of all unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life is our judgmental way of looking at ourselves, others and the world around us. Which is why it pays to watch our thoughts as much as possible. Most times we lose ourselves in our thoughts. We become our thoughts. Become aware of the fact that we are experiencing our thoughts, we are not our thoughts. The latter is what we experience mostly.

As soon as we separate our conscious, witnessing mind from the constant chatter, we are able to tune into a timeless wisdom and peace. This experience expands in proportion to the time we spend in such moments, called Now.

affirmations

Today I AM the master of my thoughts. I create them, I choose them, I don’t let them run wild. I AM a designer of my thoughts and therefore my experiences. I know I AM a child of God and am responsible for all creation within my realm. I AM thankful for it all.

Recommendation: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes

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Why We Are Rats…

The problem with winning the rat race is you’re still a rat. – L.M. Montgomery

a new day!

We are all like rats aren’t we? We go milling about, with our nose to the ground, just like rats, looking for that elusive thing or person that will truly satisfy our deepest desires.

We satisfy some desires, are never deeply satiated, and move on to the next thing! We repeat this process while enjoying some bliss, enduring pain and experiencing loads of worry and anxiety.

To what end?

What’s our goal?

Till when?

What’s next?

What would happen if the rats stopped, looked around, even looked above? What’s the way out? Lot’s of questions to ponder and ruminate on!

affirmations

Today I AM consciously exiting the rat race! I’ll seek deeper meaning in life and think about grander goals. I’ll reflect more often and be aware of my thoughts and intentions. By doing so I’ll allow the Spirit in me to have more leeway over me. As I deepen this partnership life will become even more amazing and the opportunities to love and serve will accelerate!

Recommendation: Awakening of Intelligence by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Why Each Day Is New!

Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?L.M. Montgomery

a new day!

Tomorrow is a new day! This next moment is a fresh moment! A moment in which we can reset life, gain a new perspective, become more courageous and face life like the children of God that we are! How will we accept this treasure, this gift, called Time?

affirmations

Today I seize each moment as a fresh one! I AM starting anew. I let the shackles from yesterday drop. I adorn hope, which is tomorrow. I AM a child of God and welcome this never-ending and ever-expanding adventure called Life!

Recommendation: Life’s Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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How To Live…

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

a quality life

Goethe refers to living a life of quality. That’s one in which we appreciate Beauty in thought and in form. It’s a life where we acknowledge and accept Truth in any form that we behold it. And one where Goodness in action and being is considered a great way to live.

Attention to Truth, Beauty & Goodness will sculpt a life well lived, a life that’s fulfilling at the deepest level, one that is full of Love and its expression.

affirmations

Today I live a quality life! I pay attention to the True, the Beauty and the Goodness around me and in others. I take it easy because there’s really no hurry. Consequently I can truly enjoy life and its bounties. I truly listen to nature and to my brothers and sisters. Life is good and it’ll never be any other way!

Recommendation: Life’s Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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How To Enjoy Now

No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear;
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here.

John Greenleaf Whittier

now

To inhabit the present moment is not an easy undertaking. But there’s a way! The trick is to look for what’s ‘good’, what’s great, true and beautiful, around us in the moment. Let’s remind ourselves to do that and we’ll become masters of the now moment!

affirmations

I AM a now person. I love being present. I seek all that’s good and beautiful around me. I feel good when I do that. All of the Universe’s goodness flows to me and through me when I AM fully present!

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

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