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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

What It Takes To Relax…

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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.  – Chinese Proverb

what ought to be

Tension is what we think we should be. Stress is made up of regrets of the past and anticipation of the future. Turmoil is when we appear to lose control over our lives. Despair is when nothing seems to go right. We’re unhappy and fearful because we think it’s all up to us.

what is

We can be relaxed when we’re good with what we are. We’re peaceful when we trust that all is well. We’re joyous when we realize that we’re God’s own children! Let’s live up to the faith we’re capable of, let’s relax in the bosom of this friendly and loving Universe in which we reside. All is well, all will continue to stay well!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM relaxed because I AM.

Recommendation:  An Introduction to Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

Why Here And Why Now?

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No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear;
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here.

– John Greenleaf Whittier

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

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

What Do We Prioritize?

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An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can’t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.  – Chinese Proverbs

most important?

What do we hold most important? What do our daily actions tell us about what’s most important to us? Are the two (our values & actions) congruent with each other? If not why? What are the gaps? What’s holding us back?

action

Once we know our values (most important to us) we must act. We must actualize those values into our lives. We must experience them. If family’s most important, as an example, then let’s:

  • Show that by spending more time with family
  • Prove it by being completely present with them
  • Express it by loving them unconditionally

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM focused on the most important stuff…

Recommendation: Love: What Life Is All About by Leo F. Buscaglia

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

How To Be Safe!

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Life carries you where it will because you are a part of itself; then there is no problem of security, of what people say or don’t say, and that is the beauty of life. – Krishnamurti

attention

We often move through the day hypnotized. We swim in a sea of thoughts, constantly thinking and rarely pausing to clear our minds. When we pay full attention to something, at that moment, we cease to think, we can see very clearly. We are then fully observing and not creating thoughts about the experience. Let’s use the same principle to understand our motivations and fears in life. Life becomes an adventure when we seek to understand self.

life

What would happen if we don’t worry about the future and regret not our past? Life can then happen. When fear is banished and we live more firmly in the present we can flow with the mighty river called Life. We are then connected with Life because we realize that we’re a part of it. And that’s the journey…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM alive!

Recommendation: The Awakening of Intelligence by Krishnamurti

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Quotes - 2012

What Must We Do Now?

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A human being is a deciding being. – Viktor Frankl

decide

We must decide. We feel lost and a lack of control when we can’t make the necessary decisions. We feel blue. To be happy we must ask the right questions and make the appropriate decisions followed by necessary action…

imperatives

We must decide:

  • What’s most important to us?
  • Where do we need to grow?
  • What will our next steps be?
  • How can we improve our relationships?
  • How can we be happy without being selfish?
  • How can we contribute to Life beyond us?

Let’s not be overwhelmed by all the questions. Work on it like ants do, bit by bit. Take one question, journal it, make some decisions, ask for support from loving ones and don’t be discouraged!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM decision machine!

Recommendation: The EFT Manual by Gary Craig

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Quotes - 2012

How To Quench The Eternal Thirst?

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Distant water won’t quench your immediate thirst. – Chinese Proverb

that and when

We’re always looking for that something else which will do the trick. We tell ourselves that when that happens we will be just fine. The search for that something else continues, our thirst never really gets quenched and we don’t ever reach a final destination. So why do we keep at it?

quench thirst

We’re looking to quench an eternal thirst. We’re searching for a mysterious knowledge that will bestow eternal happiness to us. We want to discover the treasure that’ll end our search for all earthly treasure. Where is all this to be found? How can we be convinced that the treasure lies within? How can we know that the eternal well springs from our heart? The journey never ends…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my own well!

Recommendation: God Is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg

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Quotes - 2012

What To Expect?

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If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail. – Heraclitus

getting surprised

The call of adventure, the mystery of the unknown, the scenic view around the next bend of the road, the birthday present wrapped in shiny paper, what would life be without pleasing surprises? How can we be surprised by life all the time?

in the moment

What would happen if we lived truly in the moment and not be straddled by the hurts or memories of the past nor worried about the future? What would be the result of a fearless expectation of the unexpected? A rich hope for that which may happen at any time? What if we expected amazing surprises every day of our lives? What kind of life would that be?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM expectant of the unexpected!

Recommendation: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

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