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Why There’s No Need To Worry!

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If you pray, why worry? If you worry, why pray? – St. Padre Pio

worry?

Set an hourly timer and ask the following questions of self:

  • What was my dominant thought the last hour?
  • What am I dwelling on right now?

Increasing awareness is the silver bullet that will kill all the demons within and without. More and more of us are doing this across the planet and for that reason our future, for the first time in history, is bright, rejoice!

pray

Prayer is our connection with the Divine or if you will, with the Universal currents. As we pray, even constantly, chatting with ‘All That Is’, with the Parent of all that we see and experience, we strengthen our connection. If we trust in an all-seeing Upholder, we have nothing to worry about, period.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM joyous!

Recommendation: God Is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg

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The Key To Higher Self-Esteem…

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Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself. – Nathaniel Branden

self

Our mind is made up of many psychological parts. The ego itself can be divided into some of the following, here’s basic info on them:

  • The Protector: This is the part that wants to protect us and ensure that we don’t take unnecessary risks.
  • The Critic: This part is what calls us silly or ugly. It’s what we use to criticize us and others. It’s also our motivator.
  • The Image Consultant: Wants us to behave in certain ways so that we’re acceptable to others…
  • The Skeptic: It’s the part that notices inconsistencies with our thinking and must be convinced about a certain decision, ensures that we don’t get scammed.
  • The Wounded child: This is the main-stay of our psyche, all other parts protect this one. Here’s more on it.

When our psyche is fragmented or we have trouble unifying some of these parts, all kinds of emotional trouble is let loose. We can feel disoriented, incomplete, think that we’re forgetting something, feel unreasoned fear and many similar symptoms.

accepting self

Unification of personality comes from some of the following activities:

  • Meditation and mind-fullness
  • Journaling and clear-thinking
  • Prayer and faith

Increasing self-awareness is the key. We can then know when we’re at odds with our own self. That leads to correct thinking which results in happiness!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM unified!

Recommendation: The Center Within by Fred Harris

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How To Create What We Want…

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Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of. – Dr. Geri Weitzman

create

We must always create that which we want to be a part of. We’ve done it in our lives already. We’ve taken the initiative to get into relationships with people and companies to get where we are today. And we must continue.

purposeful effort

It’s our very purpose to create, we’re children of the creator! And to create purposefully is the most fulfilling activity we can undertake. To be purposeful though we must know what’s most important to us, which direction we’re headed and what fulfills us most. Once we know or have an inkling, then we need to start taking action. We might try 5 or 10 things and maybe one will lead to that which is most aligned to our Life Purpose. The trick is to

  1. assume we’re creative already,
  2. take steps to discover our Life Purpose and
  3. try things tied to that purpose.
  4. Repeat steps 1-3!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM creatively purposeful!

Recommendation: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

What Makes Us Come Alive?

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Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman

ask

In some ways the Universe is like a computer. It responds with an output when it receives an input! The best kind of input is a clear, well-intentioned question. Other inputs can be our beliefs, assumptions, intentions and actions. So one smart thing to do is to ask questions, lot’s of them and then be still to receive the Universal output. The output will come in a myriad ways so we need to be aware of such feedback. As we tune that muscle we become increasingly better at understanding the language of the Universe.

becoming alive

What does becoming alive mean? It can mean so many things, here’s my stab at the question:

  • Become more aware
  • Be passionate about what matters
  • Understand and live our life purpose
  • Become an active seeker
  • Become socially active
  • Learn to play our music

A clarion call has gone out, which we can hear if we choose to, that it’s time to awaken and be more alive!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM alive to my calling!

Recommendation: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee G Adams

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How To Grow Spiritually…

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Think of yourself as if you were the only un-enlightened person in the world. Everyone else is your teacher, doing what is right to help you acquire consummate peace of mind, consummate wisdom, consummate compassion. – The Buddha

life

Life’s experiences, which consists of dealing with and relating to other individuals, are the big teachers. Let’s consider everyone around us as being the perfect people for our own best development. Let us regard each person as being the ‘enlightened’ one and each encounter as holy. Then, not only do we learn what we need to learn most, we can appreciate how others add to our lives even when they’re irritating!

peace, wisdom & compassion

If we have peace of mind, we’re happy and in a great place to learn from life and others. From that comes wisdom, which allows us to make the right choices not just in action but also in thought. Add to this a compassionate outlook, where we think of serving others before serving self, and it makes for a recipe for an amazing life! This recipe guarantees happiness and wonderful relationships! Do we need anything else?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a learner!

Recommendation: Awakening: A Daily Guide to Conscious Living
by Shakti Gawain

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What Is Meditation?

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So meditation is a process of freeing the mind from systems, and of giving attention without either being absorbed or making an effort to concentrate. – Krishnamurti

conditioning

We are thoroughly conditioned beings. We get conditioned by our surroundings, our culture, our parents, friends and innumerable other sources. We think in certain ways and find it hard to break out of our self-created molds. When we start becoming aware of such conditioning then meditation is truly happening.

effortless awareness = meditation

Krishnamurti describes meditation very beautifully and succinctly in this quote. If we can practice awareness, full awareness, without any effort then we’re in the state of stillness. This is the state in which transformation of self can occur. Transformation happens as we become more aware of our conditioning and also when we readily receive divine inspiration during meditation. Armed with what needs to change and how, all we need to do is act on this knowledge!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM blissfully aware!

Recommendation: Awakening of Intelligence by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Quotes - 2011

Want To Stop The Suffering?

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Any person who wants to stop suffering from himself can start by saying, ‘I am responsible for my own problems and no one else.’ That is the beginning of beauty in the individual life. – Vernon Howard

suffering

Even during our darkest hour we control how much we suffer. Even the darkest hour must transform when the first rays of wisdom’s light pierce the darkness. Pain is inevitable but suffering is often optional.

becoming beautiful

Over time we understand that we were built to overcome obstacles and in the process become more than we were…

Once we’re watchful of self, our reactions, how we deal with situations and our attitude, then that very awareness blazes the path to more truth, beauty and goodness in life.

Daily Affirmation: Today I choose light.

Recommendation: Awakening of Intelligence by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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