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Quotes - 2013

How Find Peace, Now…

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When you find yourself free from hope and fear about the future, fixation and anxiety about the present, and nostalgia and regret about the past, the contemplative state of mind will be peace itself – spacious relaxation.  – Contemplative Photography

it is now

Now has arrived. Where are we? Visualizing the future or regretting the past? Anxious about something in particular? Or simply lost in our thoughts?

enjoy

We can only be free when we’re attentively relaxed and fully present. In this vast space there’s a distinguishable peace. Once we arrive we get to taste ambrosia and it’s heavenly! Why would we want to be anywhere else?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM here, now!

Recommendation: Contemplative Photography

The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh EyesKindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2013

Four Words That Can Transform Our Lives!

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True goodness is like water in that it blesses everything and harms nothing. And like water, true goodness seeks the lowest places, even those levels which others avoid…  – Read The Urantia Papers

how can I help?

The other day a friend shared this amazing article: ‘Three Words That Will Transform Your Career’. The concept is very simple and a Universal Truth. We become successful in our lives to the degree that we’re useful to others.

true goodness

We can be supremely happy when we’re truly good. ‘True goodness’ comes from becoming cognizant of God’s wishes for his creation. That’s only possible when we’re like water itself. Purifying and blessing all in our path and hurting no one. Like water we shouldn’t care if we do the most menial chore for the ‘lowest’ or poorest person. Our life motivation should be to help others be happier. That’s true goodness.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM being truly good!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

The Urantia Book: Indexed Version with free Audio Book on DVD (Can only be played on a computer with a DVD drive.)Kindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2013, Stillness

Where Peace Abounds…

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Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you.  – Rumi (the untold story)

our mind

Where is our mind right now? Is it exhausting on the worries of daily life? Is it being scattered by the routine that runs us?

still

Beauty and love abound. It’s the very undercurrent of all that is. This magical world is cleverly hidden under the hubbub of the mind and this world. It emerges just as soon as the mind becomes more still. It’s us who fail to notice and enjoy the ever-present peace underneath it all…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM still…

Recommendation:

The Essential Rumi, New Expanded EditionA Year with Rumi: Daily ReadingsKindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2013

How To Change What-Is…

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Offer a vibration that matches your desire rather than offering a vibration that keeps matching what-is.

  – Abraham

what is

Often we’re not happy with what is. Our relationships are in a mess, the health is off and things are just not right. How can we change the status-quo? The wise admonish us to be happy now, but how?

gratitude

There’s only one guaranteed way of getting there. And that is to acknowledge the biggest and the smallest things that are working for us, right now! Let’s express gratitude for everything from our eye-sight, the beautiful sunshine to the relationships that are working. Let’s be continuously thankful and experience our ‘vibration’ change, and that’s an end in itself…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM joyous about what’s working!

Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks

The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of AbrahamKindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2013

How To Live An Ethical Life…

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If we’re going to live an ethical life, it’s not enough just to follow the thou-shalt-nots. … If we have enough, we have to share some of that with people who have so little.  – Peter Singer

have enough?

I’m willing to bet that we all have enough. The very fact that we’re reading this sentence on a 21st century device via the internet proves that. Don’t you agree?

now what?

Should we be spending the rest of our lives pursuing only material success? How should we give of our self and our resources so that our brothers and sisters can live betters lives? Let’s not be complacent, let’s act today!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM giving more than just money…

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

The Urantia Book: Indexed Version with free Audio Book on DVD (Can only be played on a computer with a DVD drive.)Kindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2013

How To Enhance Every Aspect of Life!

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…the quality of one’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their endeavor.  – Vince Lombardi

responsibility

We are responsible for our own happiness, our relationships and all that we experience. It really is up to us. When we can fully internalize this truth and take full responsibility for our lives, we’ll be happier human beings…

excellence

How can we be excellent in everything that we do? How can we be amazing at relationships for example? Does it take excellent listening skills, an ability to understand another’s perspective and knowing how to set expectations? Does it also require that we look at others as real human beings rather than objects? The answer to the preceding questions is ‘yes’ of course, but there’s always more… Our decision to be excellent will lead to experiences which will help us understand all we need. Truly the entire creation is marching towards excellence…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM excellent in all aspects of life!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

The Urantia Book: Indexed Version with free Audio Book on DVD (Can only be played on a computer with a DVD drive.)Kindle Paperwhite, 6

Quotes - 2013

How To Say Goodbye to Worry!

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You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building a nest in your hair.  – Chinese Proverb

worry

We can always find something to worry about. But that’s misuse of our time and energy. What might we do instead?

practice just being

Thinking is doing. Worrying is doing. Why not just be instead? Here are some tips…

Watch our breath, deepen our breathing.

Notice the aromas (or odors) in the air.

Feel the tension in our bodies. Relax.

Smell a rose.

Truly watch something without making up words about it.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM being more than doing…

Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

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