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Quotes - 2011

How Gratitude Leads to Happiness!

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Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody’s hand and squeeze it, while there’s time. – Dale Dauten

gratitude

Appreciating others and great situations is really all about gratitude. We notice what’s good around us and then we act on that observation. We act by saying a loving word to another or just by being thankful for what we have. Nine-tenths of happiness is gratitude.

action

How often do our good intentions just stay intentions? How often do we regret not acting on something positive? How bad would we feel if it’s too late to express our love to someone who might not be around tomorrow? So now’s the time! Let’s figure out what’s most important, in fact, who’s most important in our lives and make them feel like the special person they are! Let’s get off our ‘buts’ and just do it!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM thankful for the great people who surround me!

Recommendation: Do It! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

Where Art Thou?

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10.17 … in meditation, how shall I ever know thee? And in what manifestations shall I think of thee, my Lord? – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 10)

the cry

Arjuna, in this epic tale, implores the God Person, Krishna, to reveal to mankind how God is to be known and recognized. This is the archetypal call that each human makes, and must make, to understand reality and his place in the Universe. What are we crying for? What are you crying for?

seeking

In everything that we do, we’re seeking. We seek for our identity, our place, our call, our significance, really our raison d’être. And in that seeking is the journey experienced, and in experiencing that journey is found life’s meaning and a deep fulfillment. We are extremely fortunate. In ages to come, we’ll look back at this amazing, short, intense, birthing experience on this planet with longing. Never again will we experience life at this coarse level, never again will we enjoy so much meaning and learning in such a short period of time. Let’s live, love and learn, that’s the only way forward!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a seeker.

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

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Quotes - 2011

Fearless Living

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When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

the unknown

The world, this life, can be a scary place. The fear is often unfounded. It’s fear of the unknown and we’re helpless because of our need for adventure and excitement. We have no choice but to carry on… else we stagnate due to procrastination. And that’s a scary place as well. Eventually we discover that most things that we feared either never came to pass or if they did happen we’re able to laugh at our anticipation and expectation of it!

ultimate safety –> fearless living

Remember the Holodeck in Star Trek? It’s a fancy and futuristic virtual world where experiences are real until we come back to present reality. What we gain from that ‘virtual reality’, like meaning and wisdom, is very real. Life is in some sense, just like that. We’re safe. We’re safe because we hail from the eternal. Our Father is the God of it all. We can live fearless lives if we just choose to. How will we choose to live today?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM safe therefore fearless!

Recommendation: The Essential Laws of Fearless Living by Guy Finley

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

How To Create What We Want…

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Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of. – Dr. Geri Weitzman

create

We must always create that which we want to be a part of. We’ve done it in our lives already. We’ve taken the initiative to get into relationships with people and companies to get where we are today. And we must continue.

purposeful effort

It’s our very purpose to create, we’re children of the creator! And to create purposefully is the most fulfilling activity we can undertake. To be purposeful though we must know what’s most important to us, which direction we’re headed and what fulfills us most. Once we know or have an inkling, then we need to start taking action. We might try 5 or 10 things and maybe one will lead to that which is most aligned to our Life Purpose. The trick is to

  1. assume we’re creative already,
  2. take steps to discover our Life Purpose and
  3. try things tied to that purpose.
  4. Repeat steps 1-3!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM creatively purposeful!

Recommendation: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

Where Does Creativity Come From?

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It is only when the mind is still and empty, when it is not creating a problem, in that alert passivity there is creation. – Krishnamurti

stillness

There’s a gap, a quietness, between two thoughts. These gaps when cultivated reveal a groundswell of joy and peace. It’s just under the surface and it’s another muscle that can be developed with awareness and practice. Try it.

unleashing high thinking

I’m not in the camp of ‘empty minders’. This camp states that we should ‘empty’ our minds consistently and constantly. In fact it is such a mind that can also be termed the ‘Zen mind’. It’s a great place to be and wonderful to experience; here’s how to take it a notch higher…

When we start dwelling in that gap between thoughts we become capable of accessing a higher mind. This is where creativity is unleashed and we become capable of thinking in tandem with the ‘Universe’ even as we tap into the source itself. It’s here where we can employ our thinking for higher societal purposes rather than just to obtain self-peace.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM creatively still!

Recommendation: Awakening of Intelligence by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

What Makes Us Come Alive?

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Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman

ask

In some ways the Universe is like a computer. It responds with an output when it receives an input! The best kind of input is a clear, well-intentioned question. Other inputs can be our beliefs, assumptions, intentions and actions. So one smart thing to do is to ask questions, lot’s of them and then be still to receive the Universal output. The output will come in a myriad ways so we need to be aware of such feedback. As we tune that muscle we become increasingly better at understanding the language of the Universe.

becoming alive

What does becoming alive mean? It can mean so many things, here’s my stab at the question:

  • Become more aware
  • Be passionate about what matters
  • Understand and live our life purpose
  • Become an active seeker
  • Become socially active
  • Learn to play our music

A clarion call has gone out, which we can hear if we choose to, that it’s time to awaken and be more alive!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM alive to my calling!

Recommendation: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee G Adams

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

The Truth We Often Overlook

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10.10 To those who are ever in harmony, and who worship me with their love, I give the Yoga of vision and with this they come to me.

10.11 In my mercy I dwell in their hearts and I dispel their darkness of ignorance by the light of the lamp of wisdom. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 10)

harmony and love

Harmony in mind and body allows us to focus on that which matters. We then realize that love is the way forward. Love of God and love of everyone else in our lives. Love becomes the means as well as the end…

the god within

It’s no small Truth that God resides within us. Just accepting this fact, in faith, opens new doors. When we accept this Truth, we give the Divine permission to be active in our lives. The more the Divine participates in our lives, the better off we are if we only allow it. Let’s remember this salient Truth, of God residing in our hearts, and accept the wisdom that can come our way!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM with the God within!

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

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