“You can never outperform your own self-image.” ~ Mary Morrissey Do you realize that the circumstances of your life are a reflection of your self-image? What are the predominant thoughts that you think about yourself day in and day out? Have you ever asked yourself that? I ask because most of the time we have…
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” ~ William Shakespeare We think, we label, we decide, we define, and thereby we create. Have you noticed the connection? Have you studied which is the actual cause and which the effect? It may not be as you first might think, my friend.…
“When anything comes into awareness, it proceeds from the depths to the surface, from seed to plant. What universe is waiting to be born in your heart?” ~ Neil Douglas-Klotz, The Sufi Book of Life You’ll have to go within, my friend, in a quiet moment, to find the seed waiting to be nurtured. It’s most…
“You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are.” ~ Joyce Meyer You know why we so often choose to stick with the status quo even when we don’t like it? Because at least we know what it’s like and therefore what to expect. Change can be scary. Ain’t no…
“If you contemplate the Golden Rule, it turns out to be an injunction to live by grace rather than by what you think other people deserve.” ~ Deepak Chopra Can you do that, my friend? Are you willing to give it a try? Can you work on catching yourself in the act of judging, being…
“The outer world of circumstances shapes itself to the inner world of thought, and both pleasant and unpleasant external conditions are factors which make for the ultimate good of the individual. As the reaper of his own harvest, man learns both by suffering and bliss.” ~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh Sometimes it’s those hard-knock…
“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.” ~ Indira Gandhi When you watch champion athletes at peak performance you can’t help but notice their single pointed focus on only what they’re doing in the present moment. In a state of heightened awareness, only accessible…
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill You can’t always make everyone happy, my friend, nor should that be your aim. The best course always is to follow your heart, honor your truth, and trust that all will work itself out with time. Let…
“How can a doctor help us unless we show him our wounds? Our fearful places have to be revealed before they can be healed.” ~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love If you’re like the rest of us, when it comes to BeneFIT’s Yoga you love it and hate it. Sometimes it’s scary. Sometimes it’s frustrating.…
“We’re not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.” ~ Joseph Campbell How do you save yourself? You align with your Higher Self. You shift from thinking to feeling, from your head to your heart, and…