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Quotes - 2014

Why People Matter…

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Nothing compares to the sensation
of being alive in the company of
another. It is God breathing on
the embers of our soul.

– The Way Under The Way – Mark Nepo

mark nepo

Came across this incredible bit of poetry by Mark Nepo. I’d like to share bits of it in the coming days. Enjoy!

relationships

A conversation with another person is like talking to God. Relationships are the most important thing in this entire Universe. It’s why God created everything. He shared himself with himself in an endless profusion of meaning. Are we paying attention to this playful interlude that is life?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM valuing others…

Recommendation: The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by Mark Nepo

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Quotes - 2014

Who’s In Charge?

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The older I get, the surer I am that I’m not running the show.  – Leonard Cohen

universal intelligence

There’s a greater intelligence, there’s a source from which all things, concepts, values, life and meaning proceed. At certain times of our lives or even during the course of a day, we can feel it, we can sense the underpinning of it all.

the trick

    The trick is to recognize that power, realize that it runs through us and everyone else. Consciously accept it and allow it a free run in our life. Application of faith will be necessary initially. Things start to happen when we do that. Let’s try it.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM allowing God to function through me!

Recommendation: Deep Listening: Hidden Meanings In Everyday…

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Quotes - 2014

What’s An Opportunity?

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I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dropped it carelessly, Ah! I didn’t know I held opportunity.  – Hazel Lee

opportunity?

Opportunity abounds. We just need to know how to look and pay attention. What’s opportunity?

opportunity

  • Opportunity to just enjoy what we already possess, in mind, body and spirit.
  • Opportunity to grow in all possible ways, including intellectually and emotionally, especially towards ultimate pursuits.
  • Opportunity to build and mend relationships.
  • Opportunity to be all that we can be, and do!
  • Opportunity to love and be joyous!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM engaging in all opportunity!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Quotes - 2014

What’s Deeper?

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For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited.  – C.S. Lewis

desires

Many of our desires are good. They’re good because they uncover in us the longing that leads to the very source of all such desires. The desire itself might be for a material object, say a digital camera. The question to ask though is, what’s it about a camera that really intrigues us? Is it a desire to know others in a deep way? Is it the need to appreciate beauty around us? Or is it to catalog precious memories that make life worthwhile? What’s even deeper than that?

go deeper

By asking such questions we can understand better what will satisfy us deep inside. It won’t be the camera (‘they are not the thing itself’) it’ll be what the camera evokes inside us, it’ll also be the experiences that the camera enables in our lives and it’ll be the meaning that we discover. What joy are we seeking in life? Is it the intermediate form or is it that which is deeper and truer?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM seeking deep meaning in my life…

Recommendation: Meditations (Penguin Classics)

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Quotes - 2014

Feeling Distraught?

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God recognizes every plea no matter what form it takes, and He finds some way to give us as much help as we are willing to receive at that time. – Gerald Jampolsky

down?

Feeling down and out? Unsure about life?

ask

Let’s just ask for help. God responds. And let’s open ourselves up. Because he always responds we must be open to the mode he chooses to communicate with us…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM asking and receiving!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Quotes - 2014

What To Live For?

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Thus, the practical and realistic aim is compassion, a warm heart, serving other people, helping others, respecting others, being less selfish.  – Dalai Lama

depressed?

Not feeling happy? Don’t know what to do or where to go next?

activate life purpose

We all have a general life purpose. It’s fairly straightforward. Get out of self and focus on others. Be compassion, and love everyone who shows up…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM living life as it’s meant to be!

Recommendation: Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for… by Sarah Conover

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Quotes - 2014, Stillness

Why Be Idle?

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Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.  – George Macdonald

being or doing?

What keeps us from just being, rather than always doing? What do we fear, is it boredom? Do we fear our past or being alone?

just being

Just being allows for deep rejuvenation and connection. Such a non-activity replenishes our body, mind and spirit. It’s time when we can experience self across these 3 dimensions. We allow for healing to  take place. Healing that leads to a healthy body, a clear mind and a purposeful spirit. Why would we not jump at this opportunity?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM just being…

Recommendation: In Tune With the Infinite

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