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Quotes - 2010

Getting Even

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You cannot get ahead while you are getting even. – Dick Armey

getting even

Do you get even? Even when we don’t do so explicitly, we often do get even, in hidden and subtle ways. How you might ask? We do it when we correct folks, we do it when we live and act as though we know it all, we do it when we ignore people purposely or when we refuse to engage with someone for one reason or another. We get even in thought, word and sometimes in deed.

getting ahead

Whenever we get even, in any fashion, we hamper our peace and happiness. Getting even affects our growth because it holds us from conquering our ego-self. It’s important time, energy and negative attention spent on the ‘other’ rather than on ‘self’.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM humble! I let others be.

Recommendation: Thoughts Become Things! by Mike Dooley

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Quotes - 2010

Go To It!

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Success doesn’t come to you go to it. – Marva Collins

what is it?

What is success? Define it for yourself. If you wrote it down it’ll probably be a few bullet points, here’s an example:

  • Loving relationships
  • Excellent health
  • Challenging & fulfilling projects
  • Exciting goals that you have the ability to fulfill

Make your own list and prioritize it.

go for it!

What’s your main focus in life? What do you most spend your time and thoughts on? Write those down too! How does this new list match up with your ‘success’ list above?

Be real and be honest with yourself. Re-align your life and your efforts to what you define as success. Now go for it. Bon Voyage!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM focused on what I truly want.

Recommendation: The Power of Purpose by Richard J Leider

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Quotes - 2010

Independence Day!

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Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.  – Albert Camus

July 4th!

July 4th is the day Americans celebrate Independence Day! Here’s to everyone’s freedom! Are you freer today than you were a year ago, 10 years ago? Are you happier today than you were last year this time?

freedom

If not, what’s holding you back?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM free.

Recommendation: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes

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Quotes - 2010

The Art Of Seeing

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Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. – Jonathan Swift

vision

What’s your vision

  • For yourself?
  • For your family?
  • For your country?
  • For the world?

Covey says that we ought to start with the ‘end in mind’. If we start with a vision, there’s a greater likelihood that we can get there.

art of seeing

Only we can provide our unique interpretation to life, only we can see as we do. But it doesn’t work if we’re lost in our thoughts, or if we’re always in our mind and not truly conscious of what’s going on in the present moment.

Become present, then start noticing. You’ll be amazed at how much more is seen. Listening too is like seeing. Deep listening requires conscious effort and yields clues that otherwise go unnoticed.

Daily Affirmation: Today I see and I hear.

Recommendation: Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox

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Enforcing Understanding

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Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. – Albert Einstein

force is commonplace

The quote seems pretty obvious, but how much do we use or try to use force in our own lives? Here are some ways, can you think of other ways?

  • How we ram stuff/ideas down our children’s throats
  • How we get so flustered when people don’t behave as expected. The anger or disappointment is a form of force that affects us directly.
  • How we force our own selves to do, like and dislike ideas and actions.
  • How we cry and plead with God/Universe/Life that certain things happen as we please, when we refuse to accept certain realities and keep banging our heads against inevitabilities.

understanding is like common sense

Common sense, it is said, is quite uncommon. So is the use of understanding. If we understand ourselves, what gets to us, what lights our fire and what we need to be happy, then the road to peace and equanimity is clear. We then understand what we as puny humans can do, and what we must simply allow to happen. Internal peace follows. Understanding others, is next. Peace around the world can then follow.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM humbled and I seek understanding.

Recommendation: Zen And the Art of Happiness by Chris Prentiss

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Quotes - 2010

Courage First!

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One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. – Maya Angelou

uncovering potential

That’s a scheme of the Universe. Create imperfect creatures with a boatload of potential! That potential is largely sitting untapped inside us. We’ve dug some and and unearthed a bit, but there’s a lot more. It’s an ongoing quest!

ignite courage

We may decide to be true for example but without courage we could falter in the first tough situation that we face. Constant vigilance with a solid foundation of courage is what’s needed in our attempts to be virtuous. What’s your challenge?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM courage itself. I pursue Truth, Beauty and Goodness.

Recommendation:  Release Your Brilliance by Simon T. Bailey

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Articles, Quotes - 2010

What’s More Important?

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Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to what they want to do. – Kathleen Winsor

being

Let’s reflect on what’s most important to us. We can do that via Stillness or via an ‘Active’ Journaling technique. A combination of both is more effective!

doing

Next spend 30 to 60 minutes daily working on one or more goals that result from the above exercise. Break the goals down into manageable tasks. Complete 3 HITs daily. HITs = your High Impact Tasks. These are tasks from your task list which give you the biggest bang for your time and effort. Complete 3 HITs daily towards your goals and see how much you achieve and how good you feel!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM focused on that which is more important.

Recommendation: Getting Things Done by David Allen

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