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Quotes - 2014

How To Reach Our Destination…

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I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.  – Oscar Wilde

winds

The winds of change will always buffet us. We can fine-tune our attitude at anytime to go with the flow and arrive safely.

destination

We will always reach our destination. Except it may not be the one we expected. The winds, the Universe, have a grander design and with the right attitude it takes us where we really need to go…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM adjusting my attitude!

Recommendation: Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox

Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable OptimistKindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2014

How To Live Completely In The Moment

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It lives completely in the present, and perceives nothing more than what is at this moment. – Alan W. Watts

consciousness!

Our ‘primary consciousness’ only knows the present. Our mind generates thoughts about everything. That generation of thoughts takes us away from the primary moment which is now.

thoughts!

Our thoughts try to continually process what has already happened or try to predict what might happen. When we drop into fully experiencing what’s going on especially with our full mind, body and soul, thoughts disappear. The essential trick to being fully present is to be able to control the generation of thoughts…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM experiencing what’s going on!

Recommendation: The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan W. Watts

The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Vintage)Kindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2014

Why Can’t We Be Happy Now?

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If to enjoy even an enjoyable present we must have the assurance of a happy future, we are “crying for the moon.”  – Alan W. Watts

future now

We can’t be happy now because we want our future to be happy. We dwell in that future. We lose now. We can’t truly be happy now because we’re ever anxious about our future.

no guarantees

We live in a world of constant change. Nothing about the future can be guaranteed. We’re incapable of knowing much about the future. Our only choice then, is to embrace now, be happy now, right now…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM happy, now…

Recommendation: The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan W. Watts

The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Vintage)Kindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2014

Don’t Like Your Life?

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Step #1 for changing the entire world, is falling in love with it as it already is. Same for changing yourself. There’s no step #2.  – The Universe

circumstances

We all experience circumstances that are not ideal for us. Many of us hate our jobs. How can we improve things? How can our life be better?

love what is

Like begets like. So if we love everything about today then that ‘happiness’ vibration is repeated into future aspects of our lives. The real trick to a happier future is to be happy now!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM happy, period!

Recommendation: Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

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Quotes - 2014

Why Perspective Matters…

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Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity to heal.  – A Course in Miracles (ACIM)

the small picture

We’re head-deep into maya, or what we may call the ‘small picture’. Our view and experience is extremely circumscribed. We’re boxed in by our culture, our country, our gender, our thoughts (assumptions/biases) and by matter itself. What’s the divine purpose behind this setup?

the big picture

Only by glimpsing the big picture can we hope to feel better about all that goes on in our lives and around the world. That glimpse is more easily caught when we believe in a Creator in whom we have faith. Faith and hope are the vehicles which can bring us peace in the current moment. Once we find that peace then healing (of any sort) can start to take place. And only then can we glimpse Life’s purpose…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM hopeful!

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

A Course in Miracles: Combined VolumeKindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2014

The Art Of Being…

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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.  – Thérèse of Lisieux

do

We focus mostly on our ‘place’ in life. I.e. what we’ve earned or achieved in life or in our jobs. In other words we underscore what we’ve done and what we’ve gathered along the way.

be

The ‘way’ we do our job, play our roles as a child, sibling, spouse or parent appears to be more important. The ‘way’ we show up as a human being, as a student, a worker and as a world citizen seems more crucial. Being must come first. Being must come from our core values and from our high ideals. Being must also come from our aspirations and hopes. Then what follows, the doing, will be of greater value! More here: BeZenDo Revisited!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a human being!

Recommendation: Art of Being by Erich Fromm

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Quotes - 2014

Why 2014 Must Be Our Best Yet!

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We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.  – Edith Lovejoy Pierce

our life is up to us!

Let’s throw off the assumptions that chain our lives. Let’s be born again! Resolve to think afresh and anew. We won’t accept limitations that others place upon us. We are creative and unique beings like no other in all time and space! We will claim our uniqueness, stamp life with our signature and relish our personal impact!

each day is new!

Each moment we breathe is like no other before it. Each day is new. We can’t let the failures of the past hold us back. We will start designing our future life, today, NOW!

Daily Affirmation: 2014 will be my best year yet!!

Recommendation: Release Your Brilliance

Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the WorldKindle Paperwhite, 6