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Quotes - 2013

Why It’s All A Gift!

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

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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 Life itself.

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 an intelligence 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.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM seeing the big picture!

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2013

How To Deal With Trouble…

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Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence. – Og Mandino

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Trouble hits us often. If it doesn’t we’re adept at creating some. We forever compare self to others and easily find ways to not be happy. What would happen if we spent more time dwelling on the positive, the true, the good and the beautiful? How would our lives change?

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3rd Basic Technique to ‘Cultivate a Mental Attitude that will Bring You Peace and Happiness’ : Count your blessings — not your troubles..

We must focus on the positive for two main reasons! It makes us feel good right now and it raises our vibrations so that we attract what’s best for us. Let’s remember to overwhelmingly underscore the value our unique selves bring to world. We are God’s offspring and are here for good. We never die and true happiness is our birthright.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM blessed and I know it!

Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

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Quotes - 2013, Stillness

How To Experience Heaven On Earth…

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Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is a wonderful moment.  – Thich Nhat Hanh

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Often we don’t realize that we’re worked up and tense. Once we become aware then what’s the next step towards being relaxed? Steal just a few minutes away and start breathing more deeply. Take Thich’s advice and begin to calm down!

now

The present moment is a blessing. How are we occupying it? How can we be here fully? How can we experience the wondrous Now?

Daily Affirmation: Today and NOW I AM calm and present!

Recommendation: Thich Nhat Hanh

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2013

How To Handle Ingratitude…

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An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from. – Timothy Dexter

ingratitude

We suffer because of our expectations of others. We expect others to be thankful for all that we do for them. Are they always thankful? Of course not. So what should we do? How can we protect our own sanity?

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3rd Basic Technique to ‘Cultivate a Mental Attitude that will Bring You Peace and Happiness’ : Expect ingratitude.

If we just expect ‘ingratitude’ then we’ll be happy. Simple. Decide in advance that there will be many who’ll not appreciate what we do for them. Be happy anyway…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM thankful for what I can do!

Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

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Quotes - 2013

Why Less Is More…

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Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. – John Ruskin

shopaholics!

We love to shop! One of the fastest growing businesses in the United States is the Self Storage industry. We’re buying so many things and so fast that garages are over-flowing and the need for extra-storage is increasing! Why do we have this desire to accumulate?

simplify!

One way to make our life simpler is to buy less stuff. Fewer possessions free us to live more fully! Let’s examine our need to accumulate and consider that a simpler life is desirable. Can we mull over this idea?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM fulfilled with what I have!

Recommendation: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2013

Why Can’t We Be Happy?

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When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. – La Rochefoucauld

we’re the man

No one else is capable. Only we can manage our state of mind. We must not blame anyone or anything out there. We ought to look in the mirror and claim full responsibility for how we feel. If we want to feel good we must immerse ourselves in ‘good’ thoughts. The more we criticize others, blame them or be resentful the lower we sink.

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1st Basic Technique to ‘Cultivate a Mental Attitude that will Bring You Peace and Happiness’ : Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health and hope!

In the Dale Carnegie series we’ve covered the following main ideas and techniques therein:

1) Fundamental Principles for Overcoming Worry
2) Basic Techniques in Analyzing Worry
3) Break the Worry Habit Before It Breaks You
Today we start the next topic ‘Cultivate a Mental Attitude that will Bring You Peace and Happiness’. Let’s focus a major chunk of our thinking on the True, Good and Beautiful…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM feeding on a diet of lovely thoughts!

Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

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Quotes - 2013, Stillness

Here’s Where To Find Peace…

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The person should look for peace within and not depend on it in any other place. There are no waves in the depths of the ocean, it is still and unbroken. – Buddha

inside

We do need to set goals and achieve them. We do have to experience worldly desires and expand horizons. But never will such accomplishments provide a long term and deep satisfaction. We generate our own happiness when we achieve goals, it has to do with how we make meaning in our lives and process events. Similarly we must depend only on self to find ultimate peace and fulfillment…

stillness

It really is possible to discover and experience this expansive and calming center deep inside. It’s blissful and addictive. Once found it beckons and entices. It’s our real home. Inspiration gurgles out of this eternal wellspring. Let’s not miss out on this personal treasure.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM experiencing the peace I was born with…

Recommendation: Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tse

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