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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

Why Listening Is So Powerful!

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Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force.  When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. – Shel Silverstein

the gift

The ultimate gift we can give anyone is the gift of deep and unhindered listening. Why do so many people yearn to talk and express themselves? What gift will they shower on us next? We give when we listen, and we receive at the same time! Listening is a very profitable venture!

making space

When we listen deeply to others, we allow them space to express themselves. We give them permission to be who they are. We enable them to be creative. We witness the unfurling of their soul. We do a great service when we truly listen.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a deep listener!

Recommendation: Deep Listening by Robert Haskell

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

How To Get Anywhere…

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Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. – Albert Einstein

which mind?

Many of us live in our reasoning minds. It’s the mind that’s run by our brains. We’re conditioned that logic must be applied to every aspect of life. ‘It must make sense’ we’re told. And we buy that ‘logic’! How much time are we spending ‘thinking’ from the head vs. operating from the heart?

the heart

The power to create, the power to imagine, the power to live life fearlessly, the ability to have fun and the place from where we know where to go next, all resides in the heart. Let’s try, consciously, to operate from our hearts. Let’s notice when we’re in our heads, and then move our attention to our hearts and let go!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM heart-focused!

Recommendation: Einstein on Cosmic Religion… by Albert Einstein

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Quotes - 2012

Life’s Big Secret!

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The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work. – Oprah Winfrey

ain’t no secret

There is no big secret. And that’s life’s gift to us. A lot of what we do and create is entirely up to us. We make up a bunch of this. Which also explains why this planet is in the shape it is. There are guiding principles but that’s about it. We are truly creative beings, offspring of the mighty and loving master artist!

art

We are invited to create. We are invited to play. We are invited to experiment. We are artists let loose. How will we approach life? With fear and apprehension or as children in a playground? We are ultimately safe. Let’s rejoice in this assurance! Let’s go out and play!

“Whatever our goal, we can get there if we’re willing to play!”

Daily Affirmation: Today I play like a child!

Recommendation: Thank You, God, For Everything by August Gold

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Quotes - 2012

How Can We Be More Real?

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Do you think crying is a sign of weakness? – Questions…

cry?

Why do so many of us hesitate to cry? Why can’t we fully express ourselves? What are we afraid of? What’ll happen if others see us as we truly are? What’s the worst-case scenario when we are real with others and self?

transparency

There’s real value in expressing who we truly are. When we do that we find self. What we don’t like about self will emerge. What we love will also emerge. We may not be the best judge of what’s good or not so good within us. If we don’t express fully, the best of us will stay submerged inside us just like the worst. Let it all come out. We can be adults, we will deal with it! We will change what’s necessary…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM fearlessly real!

Recommendation: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee G Adams

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Quotes - 2012

What Is Life About?

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Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw

find what?

Often we say and we hear others say ‘I wish to find myself’. What does that mean? To me that means ‘self-knowledge’. Knowing what drives us, what ticks us off, when and why we feel peaceful, when and why we react and become angry, etc. Knowing where we come from and where we’re headed is also about finding self!

next?

In discovering our proclivities we now have an opportunity to create. Because it’s not just what we are, it’s more what we can make of self and the possibilities that surround us. The way we are right now is just a start, a beginning, a seed. How can we grow, how can we blossom? What do we need to do that? Our future is in our own hands, minds and hearts! Let’s create!

Daily Affirmation: Today I create self.

Recommendation: The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander

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Quotes - 2012

What Must We Do Now?

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A human being is a deciding being. – Viktor Frankl

decide

We must decide. We feel lost and a lack of control when we can’t make the necessary decisions. We feel blue. To be happy we must ask the right questions and make the appropriate decisions followed by necessary action…

imperatives

We must decide:

  • What’s most important to us?
  • Where do we need to grow?
  • What will our next steps be?
  • How can we improve our relationships?
  • How can we be happy without being selfish?
  • How can we contribute to Life beyond us?

Let’s not be overwhelmed by all the questions. Work on it like ants do, bit by bit. Take one question, journal it, make some decisions, ask for support from loving ones and don’t be discouraged!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM decision machine!

Recommendation: The EFT Manual by Gary Craig

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Quotes - 2012, Stillness

How To Guarantee Growth…

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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.  – Viktor Frankl

awareness

The key to long term personal growth is increasing awareness of self. As we become more aware we position ourselves as masters. We realize that self-knowledge will allow us to choose our state of mind. We can then choose happiness, selflessness, growth, love, forgiveness and acceptance.

choice & freedom

How is this choice made? It’s made by the response we provide to any situation in life. When we stop being driven by our animal instincts (amygdala) and learn to step back and allow our higher mind to take control, then we can make wiser decisions in the moment. We then choose the better response in any situation! Consequently we are more free.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM proactive!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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