All posts by Manu

Where Does Our Time Go?

What you choose to dedicate your time to matters, not just for you but for all those who are affected by the withholding or the deliverance of your unique gifts. What are you dedicating your time to?Debbie Ford

precious commodity

Time is the ultimate resource. We use time when we move, breathe, think and have our existence. So it makes sense that we make sense of how we spend our time. What are we spending our time on? 

purposeful

Purpose, Life Purpose even, comes from having meaning in life. If our lives are meaningful, then that means we’re using our unique gifts to achieve fulfilling objectives. And the two must be tied. We must first discover our gifts, what we bring to the world, and then figure out what to do with our gifts. The goal itself doesn’t have to be fancy from a world-viewpoint. Using loving nurture to raise a family is as noble a life purpose as discovering the next big thing in science or government. We all matter, as does our time, so let’s choose deliberately!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM the author of my day.

Recommendation: Unclutter Your Life in One Week by Erin R Doland

Unclutter Your Life in One WeekKindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6

How To Be An Artist…

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, or so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere through which we look – to affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.Henry David Thoreau

art

What is art? One definition is: something created that reflects Truth, Beauty and Goodness to most people who gaze upon it. But why limit the definition of art to objects? Why can’t our life itself be a work of art? Why can’t each endeavor we undertake be a piece of art?

becoming an artist

We all are or certainly can be artists. It’s the way we approach things and it’s the way we live life. If we can skillfully diffuse a rough relationship moment that then results in love and harmony then we’ve just commissioned a high work of art. This work of art will last forever. That’s because everything worthwhile in life, which has generally to do with relationships, lasts an eternity. Love never fails…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a life artist.

Recommendation: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6

For The Love Of God…

9.29 I am the same to all beings, and my love is ever the same; but those who worship me with devotion, they are in me and I am in them. The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 9)

god of all

The one God is the God of all. God’s expression is through love, he loves us equally and is no respecter of persons. In other words he doesn’t favor one over another. When we experience love, we experience the very essence of the creator and his creation.

worshipping god

What does worshipping God mean? When we spend time with God, contemplating his personality, his vastness, and his love, then that constitutes worship of God. In that state we’re closer to God and can literally experience the love that he showers upon us.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM filled with God’s love.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics)Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6

Your Message To The World?

If you had the opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your message be?

messengers

Our life is our message. If we believe that, we must adorn our message daily. We must live and breathe our message. We can’t forget that we represent our highest values, our origin, our family, our towns and our country through our lives…

message?

Now imagine that you have the opportunity of a lifetime! You’ve been given the stage, on TV or maybe via an email or any such means to reach billions of your brothers and sisters around the world

What will you say??

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my message.

Recommendation: Release Your Brilliance by Simon T. Bailey

Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the WorldKindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6

Questions We Must Ask…

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?bing

blog series

I found a bunch of thought-provoking questions on the web today and I thought that they would make a great blog series as well, so here they are!

what age?

What age will we be if we didn’t care? What age will we be today, if appearance, wealth or reputation didn’t matter? What age would we choose if we could choose a new age? How old are we? How young can we be?

Daily Affirmation: Today I choose my age!

Recommendation: Illusions by Richard Bach

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant MessiahKindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6

The Essence Of Being Present!

So much of modern life is a feverish anticipation of future activity and excitement. We have to learn to step back from this into the freedom and possibility of the present.Fr. Bede Griffiths

ok to anticipate

We anticipate and we dream; we are ever waiting for something to happen. It’s actually a great tendency because the place from where these anticipated moments arise is the same one from where hope and creativity emerge.

fully present

So it’s quite ok to dream and to anticipate as long as we do it with a whole heart, immersed in the experience, fully enjoying the moment as it unfolds. And that’s the trick to stay in the moment even when dreaming of the future!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM fully here and there.

Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual EnlightenmentThe Power of IntentionKindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6