There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is the willingness to think. – Chuck Jones
inevitabilities…
Death and taxes are certainties we are told. Once we know that an event is inevitable it’s best to come to terms with it and face it squarely. Our character is truly revealed under such trying circumstances. Our human nature and its creativity can face any situation. Let’s do just that when it comes time!
life principles
4th Basic Technique to ‘Break the Worry Habit Before it Breaks You’ : Cooperate with the inevitable!
I know someone who’s facing his sudden cancer diagnosis in the most amazing way! He’s jumping right into the treatment plan, as horrific chemo and radio can be, and continuing to enjoy and live life fully! He understands the joy of family and friends and won’t let a minute slip by! Kudos to people like that! Let’s learn from them!
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM facing inevitabilities!
Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Category Archives: Stillness
Why We Must Face Shame!
If we’re going to find our way back to each other vulnerability is going to be that path. – Brene Brown
vulnerability
On Tuesday I shared some thoughts on Brene Brown and her talk on vulnerability. Here’s her next TED video which delves deeper into vulnerability by tackling ‘shame’ head-on! Real good stuff. Forces us to become more real, with self and others, check it out!
shame
According to Brene Brown guilt is ‘I did something bad. I made a mistake.’ While shame is ‘I am bad. I am a mistake.’ Women most often feel shame when they cannot do it all or can’t do it perfectly. Men feel shame when they think ‘I am weak’. It’s important to recognize shame when we experience it so that we don’t brush it aside. It pays to shine a light into a dark corner inside us. Because then we can be more human, more vulnerable and therefore more lovable and loving…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM facing my shame!
Recommendation: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulne… by Brene Brown
Why We Must Forgive…
Those who feel they are victims will be most eager to make victims of others. – Vernon Howard
victim?
How do we feel when we’ve been victimized? It gets us mad and we feel awful. We think it’s ok to not be nice to others; we might even decide to hurt someone else.
forgive
Instead we should consider understanding the situation and the other person. Understand our own reaction and why we felt hurt. Then remind self that feeling hurt and victimized only injures us. Can we possibly forgive the person and the situation? Can we feel whole again and regain our peace?
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM forgiving therefore peaceful!
Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard
Why We Must Be Present To Life…
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon
life happens
Life is happening to us right now. We’re all getting older; some relationships are blossoming while others are withering; everything around us is changing. Where are we during all all this?
where are we?
We are generally absent. We’re lost in our thoughts. We’re focused on self. The roses die before we smell them. People move on before we can say goodbye. When will we be present to the eternal now?
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM relishing every minute of life!
Recommendation: Arriving at Your Own Door by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Why We Should Say ‘Yes’ To Life!
When you say "yes" to the "isness" of life, when you accept this moment as it is, you can feel a sense of spaciousness within you that is deeply peaceful. – Eckhart Tolle
this moment
This moment is, it just is. Accept it. Breathe deeply and let go. Now, feel that acceptance settling in…
When we do so experientially, we begin to feel the calmness and peace that pervades all that is. And this despite the movement of life and time itself.
life
When we accept this moment and reside fully therein, we’re ready to accept all that Life brings to us. It doesn’t mean we appreciate everything that’s happening to us. It just means that we accept it, can feel the ‘nowness’ and can act from this settled frame of mind. And then we do the same thing in the next moment, and the next…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM here…
Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
What We Really Want…
Who are you that is lost and trying to build a concept of yourself in order to be found? – Michael A. Singer
searching
We are lost. We are constantly searching for an almost elusive self. That is what we truly want, to be in touch with our deep self. We look externally…
found
We can be found. Not by building a whole mental concept of who we are and what we do. But by stepping back and witnessing. We are pure consciousness that witnesses what happens. We’re not our thoughts and we’re certainly not what we buy.
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM just watching and becoming more aware…
Recommendation: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
How To Cultivate The Zen Mind!
In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts there are few. – Shunryu Suzuki
the beginner’s mind
Such a mind is childlike. One that sees things anew, doesn’t discount anything, has few regrets and worries not about the future. It lives squarely in each moment.
possibilities
Unencumbered such a mind is free to be creative and truly resourceful. This mind seeks possibilities, expresses emotions, resents not and exudes joy. What kind of mind do we have? Or does our mind have us?
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM here, I AM now.
Recommendation: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Shambhala Library) by Shunryu Suzuki
