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Quotes - 2013

Why Be Us?

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Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.  – Mike Robbins

be yourself

We come with an essence that’s us, uniquely so, in all time and in all space. Let’s mull this eternal fact…

everyone else is taken

Let’s not waste our time and precious attention on how we compare with others; what others think of us or what we must do to please them. Instead let’s focus on what makes us beautiful, helpful to others and an attractive person from the inside out. We must get to know self first; that comes when we become increasingly more self aware; which is a product of stillness.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM uniquely me and proud of it!

Recommendation: Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken…

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Quotes - 2013

Why 2013 Can Be Our Best Year Yet!

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We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. – Edith Lovejoy Pierce

our life is up to us!

Let’s throw off the assumptions that chain our lives. Let’s be born again! Resolve to think afresh and anew. We won’t accept limitations that others place upon us. We are creative and unique beings like no other in all time and space! We will claim our uniqueness, stamp life with our signature and relish our personal impact!

each day is brand new!

Each moment we breathe is like no other before it. Each day is new. We can’t let the failures of the past hold us back. We will start designing our future life, today, NOW!

Daily Affirmation: 2013 will be my best year yet!!

Recommendation: Release Your Brilliance

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

Why We Must Be Still…

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We yearn for a moment’s peace and quiet, only to turn on the radio, make a phone call, or run an errand as soon as an opportunity for solitude presents itself. – Ronnie Polaneczky

constant movement

We fill our life with motion. Incessantly. Why?

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ponder

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We’re running away from self. We do need action in life, just not constant action. At some level we’re afraid of facing our apparently lonely self. We feel more alive when we’re moving. Life is movement. When we’re still and without interaction we fear our mortality…

breathe instead

Let’s take pause and focus on our breathing. Slowly we’ll find ourselves calming down. The mind will want to race, let it, don’t attach attention to it or to its production, which are thoughts.

Once we start getting used to being still, at rest, a peace will start to descend, actually emerge from within. Then we will know that we’ve never been alone.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM still and know I AM not alone…

Recommendation: Moments in Between: The Art of the Quiet Mind

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Quotes - 2012

What Should We Do Next?

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The fool wonders, the wise man asks. – Benjamin Disraeli

ask & observe

We often ask ourselves; what should I do next? That’s a great step forward, we must ask first. What then? Often we keep asking and nothing seems to happen? What’s going on? Nothing seems to happen because we may be looking for a particular answer… We need to be free of any expectations, and once we’re free, we must observe!

Look for signs from the Universe. They come to us in an infinite variety of ways, through people, situations, inanimate objects etc… Observation is key!

now act…

Once we observe something that appears to be a sign lets take the action that’s called for. If we do; more signs will appear, they always do. We’re now actively on our journey of self and Universe discovery!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM asking and acting!

Recommendation: Tao Te Ching

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Quotes - 2012

How To Build A Better World Starting Today…

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You want a better, more fraternal, more just world? Well then, start building it: Who is stopping you? Build it inside yourself and around you, build it with those who want it. Build it small, and it will grow.  – Lanza del Vasto

we must be the change

Let’s look in the mirror first. How can we change? How can I change? The change must be sweeping, where we deal kindly with our children, colleagues, everyone… How else can it be systemic within us?

extreme kindness

I like to call it the ELK Principle, Extreme Loving and Kindness towards anyone we touch daily. Start with kind thoughts for self. Design each thought to be loving and lovely. Try to see the innocence and magnificence in every human. Mentally utter a Namaste to them. Very hard to do consistently but worth practicing daily.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM kind to self and others!

Recommendation: Change Your Thoughts by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

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Quotes - 2012

How To Move Beyond Negativity…

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

negativity

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!

discover you

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 bring light to each person and situation.

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

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Quotes - 2012

Why We’re Alive…

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Devote your life to proving that love is the greatest thing in the world.  – Jesus, The Urantia Papers

jesus

Jesus demonstrated that God is real and ever present in our hearts. He showed that the path to God is direct, just like a child’s to his parent. We’re never alone.

love

If we ever ponder the purpose of life, we ought to remember that love is the answer to any meaningful question…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM an expression of love in all that I BE and DO.

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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