Quotes - 2013

How To End Conflict

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Conflict cannot survive without your participation.  – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

conflict

Seldom is our mind at peace. We have conflicting thoughts, worry about our future or think about what’s not working in our relationships. How can we be at peace?

the tao

The Tao provides an answer. We can refuse to go along with our unsettling thoughts. We can decide not to participate. We can let go and be. We must be the masters of our own thoughts. There is no other way.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM letting go!

Recommendation: The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

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Quotes - 2013, Stillness

How To Be Free!

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We first make our habits, then our habits make us.  – John Dryden

chained by habits

Habits are unconscious imperatives that run our lives. We live very habitually. Even the way we think is run by habits. Long held beliefs and assumptions are habits of the mind. We are not free.

freedom

Freedom comes from fresh thinking and living. Living that’s not hobbled by dead habits. Fresh living is when we live in the moment and perceive what’s actually going on. Our memory bank no longer runs our lives. We can then be free!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM perceiving things as they are.

Recommendation: The Awakening of Intelligence by Krishnamurti

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Quotes - 2013

What Is Beauty?

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To see a World in a grain of sand,

And a Heaven in a wild flower,

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,

And Eternity in an hour.  – William Blake

beauty abounds

It’s in the crimson colored fall leaf. And in the dew drop that sparklingly reflects the green around it. It’s also in the melody that accompanies the voice of a child. And it’s in every human being we will meet today.

now

Will we pay attention to this beauty today? Will we rise above the tangled web of thoughts we continuously create? When will we slow down? When will we luxuriate in the delights that surround us?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM taking in the beauty around me!

Recommendation: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

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How To Make The Heart Light

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Always be first to forgive; and forgive yourself first always.  – Dan Zadra

self-hate

What do we not like about our own selves? How does this dislike for self translate to resentment towards others?

forgive

We don’t have to carry any burdens. Whatever happened is ok. Let’s forgive self and then completely forgive others. It’s time to move forward with a light heart! A huge burden lifts as soon as we forgive, we’re now ready to soar!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM light having forgiven!

Recommendation: The Secret of Letting Go by Guy Finley

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Why Be Loud?

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If you ask me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.  – Emile Zola

loud?

If you ask anyone around me they’ll tell you I prefer quiet, certainly not loud! But that’s not everyone, is it? Many of us like lot’s of action and a splash! Sometimes ‘loud’ is necessary to shake things up!

why not!

We do need to be loud when we see the terrible inequalities and the dire state of the planet around us. Someone has to raise their voice to ensure that everyone else knows what’s going on. We can’t all become Buddhas and expect the tyrants to back-down. Peace is essential but so is bold action!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM LOUD!

Recommendation: Release Your Brilliance by Simon T. Bailey

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Quotes - 2013

It’s Now & Ever!

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It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis.  – Margaret Bonanno

ever after?

It’s the stuff of fairy tales. To live happily ever after. Is that really possible?

now & ever

If we’re ever going to be happy we must be happy today, now in fact. If becoming happy (and therefore wise) can become a habit then we can be happy in the longer run. Eventually we’ll all be happy, because our Universe is coddled by a loving God whose plan for us is vast, far reaching and filled with an eternity of challenge and fulfillment…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM happy just being happy!

Recommendation: Savor This Moment… by Karla Dornacher

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Meditation Tips, Quotes - 2013, Stillness

The Secret To Meditation!

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The secret to meditation is to sit for 10 minutes and imagine you have all the time in the world. Do not be in a hurry! Just relax the body and the mind. – Namaste Now!

meditation

For most of us meditation seems like a huge challenge, something for which there’s no time to be found! Something that’s hard to do. Nothing could be farther from the truth!

easy does it

Find just 5 or 10 minutes daily. Read something inspirational, relax the body and then the mind. Meditation and a peaceful-joy will eventually blossom…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a lover of my enemies!

Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

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Be, Here, Now…