Quotes - 2013

Why Not Go Against The Grain?

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There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction.  – Franz Kafka

flowing

Mostly it’s a great strategy to just flow with the river. Stay in the moment and enjoy life as it passes through us. Most things get accomplished and one feels at peace. Life is good!

jump

Sometimes it’s necessary to alter course. It might make sense to jump ashore or take a sudden detour. We should watch that we don’t fall asleep while ‘flowing’ with the river!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM alert for opportunities!

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

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Quotes - 2013

How Kindness Heals…

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When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside.  – Rabbi Harold Kushner

self

We can’t truly be kind to others if we’re not feeling right on the inside. We must feel loving and gentle before we can be kind. In other words we must be gentle to self before it shows up for others. It can work the other way too. Just like smiling makes us feel better despite how we feel…

acts

Acts of kindness create a virtuous cycle. We feel good on the inside and act with kindness, in turn we feel even better on the inside. The joy we experience keeps rising!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM kind inside and out!

Recommendation: Love: What Life Is All About by Leo F. Buscaglia

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Quotes - 2013

Why Simplicity Wins…

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I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.  – Will Rogers

better to…

It’s better to be made a fool than to be cunning. It’s better to give more than we want to receive. It’s better to think of others before we think of us. It’s much better to be selfless than to be selfish.

being simple

Being simple-minded means that we trust God and his Universe. We don’t excessively strategize and plan for our lives. We spend time instead marveling at God’s handiwork and understanding his will. Life then becomes a true adventure and we are like kids in a playground!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM simple-minded.

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Quotes - 2013

What A Butterfly Reveals!

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…Expecting nothing, am always full of thanks for moderate goods.  – Ralph Waldo Emerson

expectation

We all know that expectation is at the root of most suffering. We want things to happen a certain way, they don’t, we suffer. We want others to be one way, they don’t comply, we like them not. Why do we do this to self?

butterflies

We can decide to be like a butterfly. We are exuberant and colorful. We alight where beauty resides and partake of the nectar that’s freely available. We expect naught and experience joy!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a butterfly!

Recommendation: Moments in Between by David Kundtz

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Quotes - 2013

Why We Must Loosen Up…

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Sit loosely in the saddle of life.  – Robert Louis Stevenson

easy

If we grasp too tightly we’ll get tired, be stressed and miss out on what else is going on. We must let go and start to flow. The journey is the end.

children

Let’s be like children. We play and then we rest. Life happens and we still get to grow and have a blast! What else is there?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM flowing through life!

Recommendation: Illusions by Richard Bach

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Quotes - 2013

It’s All Safe…

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Every flower that ever bloomed has saved its perfume and its loveliness for you.  – A Course in Miracles – ACIM

nothing’s lost

God and her creation saves everything worth keeping. All things that are beautiful, true and good are faithfully preserved for all times. The lovely memories and experiences created with others are kept for an eternity…

rejoice!

Which means we have naught to worry about! We often live in fear of losing people and things important to us. Nothing valuable is ever lost! Rejoice!! Cheers!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM happy because all’s well!

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

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Quotes - 2013, Stillness

Where We Must Arrive!

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Each second you can be reborn. Each second there can be a new beginning. It is choice. It is your choice.  – Clearwater

rut

In our daily routine we fall in a rut. The result is fear and confusion. We lose our selves in the maelstrom created by our own thoughts.

pause

If we pause we’ll know that truly each day, every moment for that matter, heralds a new creation. We must embrace this creation, continually, because it includes us. We would be born again if we didn’t hold on to thoughts about yesterday and tomorrow. Let’s arrive to the ever-present glory of the Now moment!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM here and now!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Be, Here, Now…