Young hearts, young leaves, flowers, animals, the winds and the streams and the sparkling lake, all wildly, gladly rejoicing together! – John Muir
Life is beautiful. It’s abundant. It’s exhilarating. An adventure that never ends. An experience we must always appreciate.
Today I AM happy because I AM alive! All is well and life is good! I AM extremely grateful!
Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Each person is a living world of longing.
You are here not simply because you were sent here.
You are here because you long to be here.
A person is an incarnation of longing.
Behind your image, role, personality, and deeper
than your thoughts, there is a pulse of desire…
Residing deep inside us is the universal creative flame. That flame is present because it so desires. It has a purpose that is best served when merged with ‘our’ purpose. What is our purpose? What is that deep longing that propels us? When shall the twain meet?
I AM still today. I AM listening. I AM awakening…
Recommendation: Eternal Echoes by John O’Donohue
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. – Franz Kafka
Our soul is calling. It constantly sings to us. We listen but can’t differentiate its message from the other chatter in our minds. How can we be more still to hear its call? How can we stay determined about what it calls us to be and do?
Today I stand still and firm. I listen and I act. I AM being who I must be.
Recommendation: Do It! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams
I go among trees and sit still.
All my stirring becomes quiet
around me like circles on water.
It is the way to our center. Our center is where Now, our being-ness, intersects with eternal reality. It’s our source for solace, fulfillment, as well as inspiration.
Today I AM still, right here and right now. I AM full with truth, goodness and beauty. Life is good as is. All is well…
Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination. – Mary Oliver
Our thoughts and how we think are the tools we need to design our lives as well as our days. If we can be fully present and really observe what goes on around us, we can never be bored. In that state of ‘presence’, when our heart becomes our eyes, we can be effusively creative.
Today I AM experiencing life through my heart. My heart takes over my brain, and I experience life anew!
Recommendation: Love: What Life Is All About by Leo F. Buscaglia
If A is a success in life, then A = X + Y + Z. Work is X, Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut. – Albert Einstein
Work we must. Play we ought to. Being more still and staying observant is ideal!
Today I AM working, playing and practicing silence! I act, have fun and am still!
Recommendation: Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
Even when the air currents are ascending, no bird can soar except by outstretched wings. – The Urantia Papers
This quote is inspiring on two fronts!
1) That there is a Universal (or Life) current which we can attach ourselves to, which will take us to wherever we need to go.
2) And that we must make the minimum effort required to participate in that Universal program!
To connect with this Life source meditation helps tremendously. Meditation Tip #2: Sit down (at least thrice a day or when you need to feel the calm), close your eyes and take 3 deep breaths. The breaths should be long drawn, held for a few seconds and then exhaled slowly. This relaxes the body and starts to relax the mind. Breathe naturally now. Put your full attention on your breath. Watch and experience the breath as it goes in/out. You might lose track and get lost in a thought. Notice this too. And then put your attention back on the breath. Practice for 5 minutes!
I AM ready to soar! I listen and respond, I stay humble and I serve. Life takes me where necessary. I have no worries. I just sail along…
Recommendation: The Urantia Papers
