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On The Balcony!

When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.Albert Einstein

our worrisome lives

Seems like we flit about daily doing a thousand things while worrying about a million things! Why? Can we possibly slow down? How can we banish worry?

take the balcony view

When you’re on a balcony you can see more, you have a larger perspective and can act accordingly. That’s what’s needed for our own lives. When we just pause, when we consider the longer term, when we simply sit back and listen, we have a much better chance of figuring out the higher, more universal point of view.

Recommendation: Tao Te Ching

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Melt the Snow!

One kind word can warm three snowy peaks.Japanese proverb

a little goes a long way

A sincere smile, an acknowledgement via the eyes, a warm hand-shake, a heart-felt pat on the back and meaningful hug, can all go a long way to mend a relationship and to make a connection. Let’s be aware of the messages we send to others, in the way we use our body!

envision the future

Whenever disturbed, think of the future you’d rather have. Keeping that warm/fuzzy in mind, give your own self a smile, an acknowledgment or a hug. Know that you’re ok and are loved by a universal intelligence, just as you are.

Recommendation: Living the Science of Mind

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Smile :-)

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.  It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.  – Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

our job

Is to be happy first, then enable happiness in others. Yes that’s our job on this planet. Often our happiness only results when making others happy. Ponder that.

our body language

Goes a long way in speaking to who we are and what we bring. A smile is a habiliment that can be most effective in informing others that we’re friendly. Being friendly makes us happy, as it does others.

Recommendation: You Say More Than You Think

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The Art of Creating

Silence is a receptive space.Barbara De Angelis

be still

Creation comes from silence. There’s a pause, a space between each of our thoughts. Pay attention to that space. That’s where creativity springs from. Which is why it’s important for us to be in control of our thoughts and not let them be the usual runaway kind. Be still and allow for creativity to occur!

stillness

Here’s a stillness practice. Meditation Tip #6:

  • Breathe 3 deep breaths. Each inhalation should be from the nose. Hold each breath for a few comfortable seconds Breathe out slowly through your mouth. The exhalation should take about twice as long as the inhalation.
  • Now just sit. Relax into your seat. Focus on each muscle (like on your shoulders, legs etc.) and allow them to relax.
  • Just be. And watch your thoughts. Notice how a thought might come up, like ‘Hey when I get up I must call my mom’, accept the thought, do not hop in and complete the thought, just become aware of it and let it go.
  • As you do more of the just ‘being’. You’ll become peaceful and alert. When you find yourself in a state of relaxed alertness, you’re then in the present ‘Now’ moment. Enjoy!

Recommendation: Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace: A Guide…

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The Present…

You often overlook the choicest things in life because they’re so easy to obtain – the sunrise and the sunset, the starry host on a clear night, the taste of fresh clean air, the sight and smell of flowers and trees, and the fresh rain on your face.Emmet Fox

want more

It’s easy to overlook the lovely things in and around us, because we always want more of something else. We want more because nothing truly satisfies us. We search for an elusive something, that which will eventually quench our thirst for wanting more and more. That something can be found and experienced.

receive what’s here

Let’s notice all that abounds us, the lovely family, the great health and enough material comforts to last a lifetime. Being gratified with what we have is one key to greater fulfillment now and later.

Recommendation: The Power of Now

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Every Day…

Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.From the blog ‘Positively Present’

challenges abound

Life was designed to be full of challenges. Apparently it helps us grow, for some future unknown purpose. Is there meaning or a grand purpose to life as we live it?

seize the good

To maintain our sanity and to keep plowing on, we have to pick the pleasant from that which isn’t; the good from the bad; the silver lining from the dark rainy clouds. We must focus on the present while applying learning from the past and planning just enough for the future.

Recommendation: Authentic Happiness

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YOU are a Miracle!

All is a miracle. The stupendous order of nature, the revolution of a hundred million worlds around a million stars, the activity of light, the life of all animals, all are grand and perpetual miracles.Voltaire

notice the amazing world

Let the amazing sites and wonders energize us, because we live in a universe that’s full of bubbling life, always creating and full of opportunities that we are only beginning to grasp!

you are the world

You too are such a miracle, full of life, always creating and full of potential that is mostly untapped. Exult in that thought.

Recommendation: Savor This Moment

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