Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. – Dale Carnegie
procrastinating into negativity
When we procrastinate what we’re really doing is gathering more reasons to explain why we suck or why our life’s not going anywhere! We’re allowing ourselves to sink into a dark place. We must become aware of what we’re thinking and what we’re doing!
action builds courage
The rest of our life begins today! What would we do if we were getting a brand new opportunity? We are! Let’s take that first step and resolve to take another small one tomorrow… That’ll do it! We’ll build confidence and feel accomplished. As we feel better we’ll be happier! Now was that our goal to begin with?
Daily Affirmation: Today I ACT!
Recommendation:
How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Tag Archives: attitude
How To Handle Life!
… You cannot tailor-make your situation in life, but can tailor-make your attitudes to fit those situations. – Zig Ziglar
victims?
- Are we overwhelmed by life?
- What’s our general outlook on life?
- Do we expect things to get better or worse?
- How do we show-up daily?
attitude
Mastering life is nothing more than mastering our attitude! Once we do that we equip ourselves to handle practically any situation. With the right attitude what we’re really saying is that ‘we can handle it’, that we have faith that ‘it all works out’ and that we’ll emerge just fine at ‘the end of it all’!
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM ready for life, I welcome it!
Recommendation: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
What Is Self-Knowledge?
Self-knowledge is the discovery from moment to moment of the ways of the self, its intentions and pursuit, its thoughts and appetites. – Krishnamurti
why?
Why should we care about self-knowledge? As we become conscious of self we realize that something’s going on! Life is going on, and we are an integral part of it. We start to understand our place and our level of participation in Life. Next, questions spring from within and they are pointers to a deeper understanding of why everything is the way it is…
within
This journey of ‘self-knowledge’ must begin within. As we think and become aware of what we think, our understanding of self increases. That is the beginning, becoming increasingly aware of the origin of our thinking and its motives…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a seeker of self…
Recommendation: The Awakening of Intelligence by Krishnamurti
How To Fly…
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. – Henry Ford
airplane
To use this analogy, many of us are like this airplane. We’re on the runway, we’re giving it our best, the wind continues to push against us, the entire plane is now rattling, and we’re getting ready to give up because it’s tough. Life is tough.
let go
We know what we must do. We push a little harder and allow the plane to rise, then we let go. Let’s recognize our state, let’s become aware of our situation. When the time is right we must learn to let go, especially when we feel exhausted and know that we’ve struggled enough already. Let’s just go with the momentum that is Life and allow the winds to carry us. We don’t actually have to do as much as we think we do…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM letting go…
Recommendation: Release Your Brilliance by Simon T. Bailey
Why Here And Why Now?
No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear;
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here.
auto pilot
Thinking is a faculty we bring to bear in our lives. We initiate it, we guide it and we execute it. Because we do so much thinking it has become automatic. We’ve lost control of our own thinking, it now controls us. So the question is do we assert control over our own mind or do we behave as though it’s not up to us?? Will we seize the good and the positive around us or will we succumb to fear and negativity?
now and here
Right here and at this very moment life is focalized in and around us. Blood courses through our veins and arteries, air eases in and out of our lungs, our brain is active in more ways than one and we are alive!! The whole planet teams with life as it also sings to the tunes of the infinite. If we enjoy this beautiful melody that is life itself, playing all around and inside us, we’ll know that we’re an integral part of this great enterprise. We’ll also realize that here and now is where we must be, this is where life itself intersects with Time and Space…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM in the Now…
Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
What is Meditation??
Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation... – Francis Quarles
meditation?
What is it? How do we do it? Why is it important?
zen
The quote above is actually a great definition of ‘Zen’. Meditation is when we draw closer to our soul, our inner self, the divinity that we carry around with us… We may approach reality through various means like contemplation, mantras, stillness, prayer, art, nature and Life itself. When we move about alert and present we move in consort with reality. Meditation then spills into action. Each moment is a holy one…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a meditative soul…
Recommendation: Art of Being by Erich Fromm
How Can Joy Be Experienced?
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. – Thich Nhat Hanh
joy
When it comes to joy does it matter why it exists? It only matters how we can create more joy, in us and around us… Joy is a function of human-hood, of association with other persons and of setting and achieving goals. As humans we can experience joy inherently. It’s something we were born to discover and experience.
stillness
We are not our thoughts. We identify with our thoughts and feel uncomfortable in silence or if our minds are not constantly engaged. What we can discover is that when we cease thinking, even if momentarily, we are nothing but pure awareness. This witnessing awareness, a faculty that is simply consciousness, must be nurtured. It’s here, in this stillness that pure joy can be experienced…
Daily Affirmation: Today I discover joy when I AM still!
Recommendation: Essential Writings by Thich Nhat Hanh
