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Quotes - 2012

How To Handle Life!

… You cannot tailor-make your situation in life, but can tailor-make your attitudes to fit those situations.  – Zig Ziglar

victims?

  • Are we overwhelmed by life?
  • What’s our general outlook on life?
  • Do we expect things to get better or worse?
  • How do we show-up daily?

attitude

Mastering life is nothing more than mastering our attitude! Once we do that we equip ourselves to handle practically any situation. With the right attitude what we’re really saying is that ‘we can handle it’, that we have faith that ‘it all works out’ and that we’ll emerge just fine at ‘the end of it all’!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM ready for life, I welcome it!

Recommendation: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

Why Here And Why Now?

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

Are We Doomed To Our ‘Default Future’?

Just remember that the story you tell is the basis of your life. So tell it the way you want it to be. – Abraham

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which story?

What story are we expressing daily? What do we tell self and others? Consciously or without full awareness? Here are some examples:

  • I’m getting old…
  • I get easily tired…
  • Life is tough…
  • Life is full of sorrow…
  • I don’t care…
  • No one loves me…

What story (across multiple dimensions) are we repeating all day long?

let’s rewrite

Recently a friend brought up the concept of a ‘default future’. That’s the future we guarantee ourselves if we don’t change our current thinking and actions…

Let’s rewrite our life stories. Let’s rewire our thinking to design a better ‘default future’:

  • I feel good…
  • Life is such a blessing…
  • God is good…
  • I love it all…
  • All is well…
  • I’m thankful for everything…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM rewriting my ‘default future’!

Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

How Can Joy Be Experienced?

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. – Thich Nhat Hanh

joy

When it comes to joy does it matter why it exists? It only matters how we can create more joy, in us and around us… Joy is a function of human-hood, of association with other persons and of setting and achieving goals. As humans we can experience joy inherently. It’s something we were born to discover and experience.

stillness

We are not our thoughts. We identify with our thoughts and feel uncomfortable in silence or if our minds are not constantly engaged. What we can discover is that when we cease thinking, even if momentarily, we are nothing but pure awareness. This witnessing awareness, a faculty that is simply consciousness, must be nurtured. It’s here, in this stillness that pure joy can be experienced…

Daily Affirmation: Today I discover joy when I AM still!

Recommendation: Essential Writings by Thich Nhat Hanh

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Quotes - 2012

What Makes A Strong Character?

…the measure of your human strength of character is your ability to resist the holding of grudges and your capacity to withstand brooding in the face of deep sorrow.  – The Urantia Papers, (156:5.17)

relationships

The biggest problem building and repairing relationships has to do with our holding of grudges and resentments. How often do we behave like little kids, getting mad with others and with life? How long do we stay in such moods? When do we plan to stop throwing these tantrums Smile?

life is short

Life is extremely short. We get reminded of this reality quite often. Notice the person who died suddenly leaving her family behind. Also notice folks who are terminally ill. Life on this planet is not guaranteed. The only thing we can guarantee is our own attitude towards life. We can only control our own thoughts. When we forgive others, life and our selves, we feel better and buoyant!  When we let go of resentments we free ourselves and give self full permission to live! We end up with healthier minds and bodies. We are happier! What’s stopping us??

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM forgiving!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

Why We Must Thank YOU!

But now," says the Once-ler, "now that you’re here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

you’re here!

You are here. You are listening. You know something’s afoot. Bigger changes have occurred in the last 50 years than in the preceding centuries. More changes are headed our way. How will we support the world-wide transition that’s underway? How will we individually and collectively act and collaborate?

thank you!

Thank you for being you! Thank you for having an ear out for what’s going on. Thank you for participating…

Let’s keep our focus on what we care about individually and find opportunities to hook into larger efforts. With everyone participating according to their passion, the world is headed towards the transformation we’ve all sought for a long time. It’s coming, let’s be ready!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM Ready!

Recommendation: The Lorax (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

Do We Care Enough?

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not. – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

nothing will get better

Nothing, unless we care, unless you care…

you care?

We may care about just one thing. Let’s identify what that one thing is and devote a part of lives to it. Simple. Small steps taken daily achieve great results over time. Let’s just do it!

Daily Affirmation: Today I identify what I care about…

Recommendation: The Lorax (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss

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