Quotes - 2011

Why We Must Begin With Self

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To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves. – Krishnamurti

old news?

We’ve heard the same message numerous times, but this bears repeating as a reminder to all of us. All the messengers and great thinkers have independently uttered this truth and underscored its importance in effecting a world filled with love, peace and prosperity!

transform

All 3 levels of being must be involved and targeted to transform self. We might start with Spirit then move to Mind and finally the Body. Maybe we attempt to involve and impact all 3 spheres simultaneously. But attempt we must. We must try to figure out what in us needs to change for the better. As we become better examples of this change, we give others the permission to do the same, we become living models for all. Let’s commit to this noble effort!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a self-transformer!

Recommendation: The Awakening of Intelligence by Krishnamurti

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Quotes - 2011

Why YOU Are It!

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You are something new in this world. Be glad of it. – Dale Carnegie

new!

Ok, you and I, are totally unique, in all of time and all of space… Let’s allow that to totally sink in! Let’s meditate on the enormity of what this means to us and those around us…

rejoice!

Let’s rejoice in this spiritual fact! We have so much to celebrate! We are God’s special children. How should we feel about this? What will we do with our specialness? How is our time best spent?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM the ONE!

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

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Quotes - 2011

Where Does The Buck Stop?

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You are the center of divine operation in your life, and your partner is the Universe. No one can get in the way of your creation. – Rhonda Byrne

the center

God’s focus is on us! We are supremely valuable to her, we may be able to do without her for some time but she can’t do without us even for a moment! Can we believe that? Our self-worth suffers tremendously when we don’t accept this essential spiritual fact in faith. And herein lies the key to ‘peace beyond all understanding’.

god child

We are God children. We’re God’s children. All humans are our siblings. We live a spiritual life even when we don’t realize it. We’re responsible for our own well-being. Nothing stands between us and God, between us and true happiness, between us and a most fulfilling life, nothing!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a child of God!

Recommendation: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

Why Life Is Always Perfect!

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18.37 What seems at first a cup of sorrow is found in the end immortal wine. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 18)

life is

We’re not separate from Life. We are it. We’re generally not conscious of what goes on inside our heads and why we do what we do. Life is the gradual unfolding of our awareness of life itself. Once we realize that, our journey, our Life journey truly begins.

embrace life

The Gita constantly nudges us towards greater awareness of self and of the divine. The two aren’t separate and in fact constitute Life itself. The divine expresses itself through us to experience that which it can’t otherwise. We are a divine expression! With that thought we may embrace life and jump in!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM Life!

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

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Why We Must Take Bold Steps!

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Standing in the inspiring vision of my future, I boldly take every step – large and small – with courage and intent. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

future

What is the most amazing future we can imagine for self and the world? To what material, mental and spiritual heights can we scale? What can we dream up next? When will we start acting like the children of God that we are already?

courageous intent

We can do all that’s good for others and self through courage and intent. Courage allows us to take the first and consequent steps. We can be focused on the goal and know that God gently holds us in his palm. Intent is essential because that’s the co-creation the Universe seeks from us. God is unable to act in the realm of the human without our active participation. He provides all the building blocks and we may join the fun with just a dream in our hearts! The divine play is then in action!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM courageous and creative!

Recommendation: True Purpose by Tim Kelley

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2011

Why Sincere Appreciation Works!

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The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. – Charles M Schwab

appreciate

We all have a big need to feel important. By making the other person feel important we can build amazing relationships. Dale Carnegie states that the 2nd principle in winning people over is to ‘Give honest, sincere appreciation’.

sincerely

Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If we make the soul-effort to find that which is great and noteworthy in the other individual we can honestly point that out and make the other person feel important. Only goodness can come from that!

Daily Affirmation: Today I notice others’ greatness!

Recommendation: How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2011

Why Judging Doesn’t Help!

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God himself, sir, does not propose to judge man until the end of his days. Why should you and I? – Dr. Johnson

relationships

I just started reading this classic by Dale Carnegie (linked below) and the first principle he shares on how to build great relationships is ‘Don’t Criticize, Condemn or Complain’! We are complex beings, a muddle of ego, emotions and opinions, we do have to tread carefully when attempting to build long term relationships! When we put someone down by telling them exactly why they’re wrong we rarely achieve the goal of nurturing great relationships. Criticism puts the recipient into a defensive mode and their hurt ego cannot easily respond back positively.

judge not

Why should we judge anyway? Putting self into that mode transports us into that negative vibration and makes life for us more like the recipient of our judgment. Have we observed how often we experience that which we noticed or ‘judged’ in another’s experience? Why is that? The more we stay in a positive vibration, the better it simply is!

Daily Affirmation: Today I judge not!

Recommendation: How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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