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Quotes - 2010

Showing Up!

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Wherever you go, go with all your heart. – Kung-fu-tse (Confucius)

where are we?

Do we at this moment show up completely? Are all our faculties and attention focused on the current moment, the current project and possibly the person we’re engaging with? Why not?

mind, heart & soul

Showing up means to be fully present in mind, via the heart and at the soul level. When we do that we’re tuned into the full possibilities in that moment as well as each unique moment that continues to unfurl.

Daily Affirmation: Today I show up.

Recommendation: Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tse

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Gita, Quotes - 2010

Stillness & Harmony

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2.65 …for when the heart has found quietness, wisdom has also found peace.

2.66 There is no wisdom for a man without harmony, and without harmony there is no contemplation. Without contemplation there cannot be peace, and without peace can there be joy? – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2)

stillness

In the stillness that resides deep inside us can be discovered a peace, even a wisdom that is profoundly therapeutic. The search for this well of quietness is one goal worth pursuing, according to God in The Gita.

harmony –> peace –> joy

What brings harmony into our life? Once the mind enjoys harmony, deeper thinking becomes possible, the mind is now under our greater control. Once thoughts are more directed, the inherent peace seeks an outlet. Joy emerges from that peace.

Daily Affirmation: Today I discover joy by controlling my mind.

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

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Quotes - 2010

Emotional Hurt

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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind and has given up worrying once and for all.  – Ovid

what hurts you?

We carry a lot of emotional baggage. People and circumstances have hurt us. Actually they’ve not hurt us, we’ve allowed hurt to occur. Self-knowledge is key to uncovering such issues.

awareness & acceptance

Two ways out of it are awareness and forgiveness. Awareness of what actually happened and our part in the allowing the hurt. Forgiveness can be understood as acceptance. We accept how a certain person is, they are what they are, we let them be, we accept them for what they are and move on.

Daily Affirmation: Today I understand how I allow myself to hurt.

Recommendation: The Ultimate Happiness Prescription by Deepak Chopra

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Quotes - 2010

Nothing To Worry About!

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If suddenly and without warning, you had absolutely nothing to worry about, do you know what the world would begin to look like? – Notes From The Universe

like it is

That’s right, your world would look just like it is, right now.

Ponder that…

celebrate

If you agree then it’s time to celebrate! Time to truly enjoy your life and your self. There’s nothing truly to worry about. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Life isn’t demanding anything from you. You are free, now…

Daily Affirmation: Today I roam free!

Recommendation: Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

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Quotes - 2010

It’s Me Not Them…

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Only when we learn to channel the energy we direct toward winning over others into winning over ourselves can we begin to develop our humanity. – Daisaku Ikeda

focus inwards

There’s a time and a season for everything, isn’t there? There’s a time to be outward looking, which is ideal when we’re giving or learning. We shouldn’t be looking elsewhere for approval or recognition. Then there’s time to be inward looking, reflective and thoughtful, finding and executing on opportunities to improve ourselves.

win over self

The biggest life quest is over self. It’s true understanding of our inclinations, motivations and failings. Then it’s a fine balance to improve ourselves without self-excoriation and without putting ourselves on a guilt trip. We must be patient with ourselves just like God is with us, her children.

Daily Affirmation: Today I win over self.

Recommendation: Little Gold Book of YES! by Jeffrey Gitomer

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Quotes - 2010

Believe, You Must

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Skywalker: "I don’t believe it".
Yoda: "That, is why you failed".

 

belief expands

Ok so why does believing first, work? When we believe, when we have faith, we expand our mind and its horizons. It’s like studying a map before venturing on a mountain adventure. We know in advance that a path exists or is possible and that does the trick. When possibility doesn’t exist in our minds, we often don’t see it even when staring at it.

growth and expansion

We grow only when we have faith and belief. The child when learning to walk will put her foot forward even though she has never walked or has already failed at previous attempts. Something inside her tells her, it’s possible… When something becomes possible in our mind, the Universe swings into action. It’s God’s purpose to further creation, through us, in our unique ways…

Daily Affirmation: Today I embrace possibilities.

Recommendation: The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander

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Gita, Quotes - 2010

Confused Living

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2.62 When a man dwells on the pleasures of sense, attraction for them arises in him. From attraction arises desire, the lust of possession, and this leads to passion, to anger.

2.63 From passion comes confusion of mind…

– The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2)

what do we seek?

Evenness of mind, steadiness of thought and pursuit of higher goals is what The Gita suggests for individuals. When we pursue material goals, our sole occupation often becomes such goals, such goals can never be satiated.

disappointment results

Instead we ought to figure out, what we truly need and want from our lives. If God exists, our ultimate goals must be spiritual in nature. What one high goal, spiritual in nature, can we set for ourselves today?

Daily Affirmation: Today I rebalance my priorities.

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

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