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Quotes - 2010

Living With Honor

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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. – Socrates 

be our pretensions

Love this quote because it’s not asking us to not be what we pretend to be, but it asks us to consider being what we pretend to be! That would be honorable indeed because we would then be true to our core.

true inside out

So let’s examine our day, our thoughts and our beliefs. What do we pretend to be? Do we pretend to be a good listener to our spouse and kids? Then let’s start listening. Do we pretend to be a conscientious worker, then let’s lose that pretense and make it real. Do we pretend to be devout and religious? Let’s connect with God directly and live by spiritual principles… Find the pretense and make it real!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM real.

Recommendation: Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Gandhi

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Gita, Quotes - 2010

The Eternal in Man

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2.72 This is the Eternal in man, O Arjuna. Reaching him all delusion is gone. Even in the last hour of his life upon earth … man can find peace in the peace of his God. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2)

the eternal

There is an eternal presence, an everlasting component inside man, one that doesn’t change and one that connects us to the One Source and Center.

peace in God

This eternal peace within is accessible. It’s approachable when our mind is in harmony, it’s still, when we desire to find that peace and when we make time to allow for that contact. Please see this page on Stillness, all it takes is 5 minutes twice a day!

Daily Affirmation: Today I find my peace in God.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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Quotes - 2010

It’s Me Not Them…

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Only when we learn to channel the energy we direct toward winning over others into winning over ourselves can we begin to develop our humanity. – Daisaku Ikeda

focus inwards

There’s a time and a season for everything, isn’t there? There’s a time to be outward looking, which is ideal when we’re giving or learning. We shouldn’t be looking elsewhere for approval or recognition. Then there’s time to be inward looking, reflective and thoughtful, finding and executing on opportunities to improve ourselves.

win over self

The biggest life quest is over self. It’s true understanding of our inclinations, motivations and failings. Then it’s a fine balance to improve ourselves without self-excoriation and without putting ourselves on a guilt trip. We must be patient with ourselves just like God is with us, her children.

Daily Affirmation: Today I win over self.

Recommendation: Little Gold Book of YES! by Jeffrey Gitomer

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Quotes - 2010

Thoughts R Us!

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Tell me to what you pay attention, and I will tell you who you are.  – José Ortega y Gasset

our attention

We are creators of our own universe. The creation occurs through the vehicle of our thoughts, intentions, expectations and actions. Whatever we dwell upon, materializes in some fashion. It pays to pay attention to our attention.

TIE (thoughts, intentions, expectations) + Action

So the formula (TIE + Action = Creation), while hard to implement, is very simple in concept. Focus attention on that which we want. If we spend more time worrying, we fuel those vibrations to attract more of their kind. If we’re joyous and carefree, we’ll attract a life that’s filled with joy and a lack of things to worry about. Where are you putting your attention today?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM creatively attentive!

Recommendation: Infinite Possibilities by Mike Dooley

Infinite Possibilities: The Art of Living Your DreamsKindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6

Quotes - 2010

No End …

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There is no end to you; there is no end to me; because there is no end to Him.  -  a teacher

our origin

God thought us up. We take from his consciousness, his creativity and his dreams! That’s the way we’re made in God’s image. We are truly children of God, and brothers/sisters to each other.

never ending story, it is

We’re meant to last forever. Rejoice, we’re watched and ultimately safe, abandon all worry and fear, rest easy. Life is good…

Daily Affirmation: Today and forever I AM!

Recommendation: P.S. I Love You by H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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Quotes - 2010

Becoming Truth

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Words do not become true because you affirm them… You affirm them because they are true. You are synchronizing your consciousness with the reality of Truth.  – Eric Butterworth

words become…

A concept originates in our minds, we give it expression through words and eventually as actions or deeds. The way to supercharge this cycle of events is to start with ‘True’ concepts. Here’s an example, ‘I’m a child of God’. Accepting it as Truth, affirming it and then trying to live it makes it real in our lives…

discovering truth

Accepting and affirming reality strengthens our own hold on that reality. In other words we discover truth by accepting a concept or a hypothesis as fact, first. We do so by faith and as we do that, if it is indeed true, it shows up in our lives. This is contrary to what we’ve been taught. Try it to know its power!

Daily Affirmation: Today I realize the power of my affirmations!

Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks

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Quotes - 2010

You Are Not a Formula!

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Always in motion is the future – Master Yoda

formulas

We all seek formulas in life. Examples of formulas may be:

  • Routines that we build into our daily lives
  • Special prayers that are repeated to effect changes
  • Superstitions that are employed
  • Special spiritual or life approaches that appear to work

Formulas do work sometime; especially for the short term and for machine oriented situations. We are not machines though.

in motion

Life, and the future, is ever in motion. Formulas bind and restrict. How can we stay flexible? How can we dynamically adapt to life? How can we move with the waves of life, ever towards greater fulfillment and happiness?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM flexible in thought, word and action!

Recommendation: Meditations from Conversations With God
by Neale Donald Walsch

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