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Quotes - 2012

Where Do We Look?

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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.  – Kung-fu-tse (Confucius)

chutzpah!

We often have the attitude that we know the answer. We know what makes us happy, we know what to do with our relationships and we certainly know how to figure things out. This despite many of us having a low self-esteem. Why is that?

humility

Humility will work better. Let’s be curious about life, and not be a ‘know-it-all’. Ask questions instead. And know that we have an inner-guidance system that will guide us unerringly, if we only listen. Guided from within, with an attitude of humility and staying curious about everything outside us is the way!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM the author of my life!

Recommendation: Tao Te Ching

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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2012

How To Banish Worry (series)

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If things go wrong, don’t go with them. – Roger Babson

life

Life deals us all kinds of cards. How we pick these cards up, play with them and throw them back into the deck called Life is up to us. If our cards are ‘wrong’ we can’t let that affect us emotionally or physically.

life principles

3rd Principle to Overcome Worry: Remind yourself of the exorbitant price you can pay for worry in terms of your health.

Our health is largely in our hands. We must not allow worry and stress to impact our health. To do that would be to harm self. Let’s catch ourselves worrying and decide to let it go…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM letting go!

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

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Quotes - 2012

How To Be Really Beautiful!

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Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.  – A Beautiful Mind

mind & body

We put much of our attention on our bodies. And then some attention on our minds. It’s cool to be an intellectual. We want to be desirable to others and how better to do it except by being good looking and smart?

soul questions

  • How can we make our soul beautiful?
  • How can we think beautiful thoughts?
  • What does it take to have beautiful relationships?
  • How can we create a beautiful life?
  • What is real beauty?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a beautiful thinker!

Recommendation: The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav

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Quotes - 2012

What’s True Ambition?

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True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. – Bill Wilson

true ambition

We all struggle with what to do in life. We want safety, assurance, fulfillment and happiness. We often end up doing that which doesn’t satisfy the soul. What is true ambition? What should we aspire to? And how?

useful and guided

Our lives will be narrow and self-centered if we only live for self. Think about it, God is the ultimate reality and if we can be divinely guided then life can be nothing but a huge success. How can we be guided by God? How can we be useful to others? With these two guiding principles life simply unfolds its treasures and lays them on our path forward…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM guided to be useful to others!

Recommendation: Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes

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Quotes - 2012

How To Be Spiritual!

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To be real is to be spiritual.  – Vernon Howard

spirituality

We aspire to be spiritual. But what does that feel like? How can spirituality be defined? Here’s a dictionary definition:

spir·i·tu·al [ spírrichoo əl ]  

  1. of soul: relating to the soul or spirit, usually in contrast to material things
  2. of religion: relating to religious or sacred things rather than worldly things
  3. temperamentally or intellectually akin: connected by an affinity of the mind, spirit, or temperament

be real

‘To be real is to be spiritual’! So pithy, so perfect and fit a definition of spirituality! What does being real mean though? Here’s an interpretation along a few of life’s dimensions:

  • Self: See my self as I truly am. Understand my thoughts, desires and emotions along with their origin. Know my place in the Universe. Know my relationship to divinity. Learn to be happy.
  • Family: Understand my duty to family. Understand relationships as they are. Help others be happy.
  • Society: Know my responsibility to Life. Act on making life better for everyone.
  • By being real we understand self and situations. We’re well prepared to live a happy and productive life. We are spiritual.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM real!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

What’s The Real Imperative?

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Man, in his spiritual domain, does have a free will. … Man is most truly the architect of his own eternal destiny.  – Urantia Paper 103

random life?

Are we just living a random life on a random planet? Do we merely gain consciousness, eat, drink, procreate, fight, love and then die? What’s going on, here??

eternal meaning

Life has meaning. Life is eternal. It’s all worth it. There’s a much broader and eternal perspective. We are treasured. We matter. Everyone else matters too. Let’s be still to understand what this is all about…

Daily Affirmation: Today I just AM…

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Quotes - 2012

Why We Shouldn’t Be Impressive!

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He does not need to be impressive or desirable; he can relax and be himself. – Vernon Howard

impressive, not!

We try to impress others. We want others to like us. We want them to love us. So we do all sorts of things to make this desire a reality. We behave a certain way, we try to sound wise and knowledgeable, we buy people things and carry ourselves a certain way. Isn’t that the truth?

be self, relax

Let’s relax instead. Relax into who we truly are. Let others see us as we are. How freeing will that be? How much time and effort will that save us? Won’t that unleash personal creativity? Won’t that eventually enhance our relationships?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM impressive just the way I AM!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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