“My most favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.” ~ Steve Jobs What are your most favorite things in life, my friend? Do you let yourself simply appreciate that you get to enjoy them? And how do you spend your time?…
“Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.” ~ B.K.S. Iyengar Mastery of mind creates mastery of life. Satisfaction, contentment, happiness, success, you name it — this is what mastery of mind creates. But mastery of anything is not so easy…
“It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.” ~ Bruce Lee One comes from the heart, the other from the mind. One brings understanding, the other rationalization. One brings inner resolution, the other outer recognition. Only compassion can bring about forgiveness and restore…
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ~ Buddha Compassion comes from the heart and, feeling the suffering, desires to alleviate it. All suffering comes from feeling disconnected from Spirit, our Infinite nature. Compassion recognizes that the only reason we or someone else might do something intentionally that hurts or harms you or another is because…
“There is a vast difference between deciding to choose one thought over another and choosing to think in ways that limit us. The former is discipline, the latter is a prison.” ~ Kim Huggens All day long we are choosing our thoughts, whether consciously or not. What do you suppose would be the benefit of…
“I feel that we too often focus on the negative aspects of life, on what is bad. If we were more willing to see the good and the beautiful things that surround us, we would be able to transform our families. From there, we would change our next-door neighbors and then others who live in…
“Your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be.” ~ Raymond Charles Barker So, my friend, what have you decided your life shall be? Do you realize that where you are now, the conditions that define your life, are the ones you have decided upon by your thoughts? I ask that because many…
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw “As above, so below.” — Ever heard that saying before? It’s an ancient Hermetic teaching embraced by the mystics of all the great religions. What manifests for you on this physical plane is reflecting what has…
“It’s the spirit here that counts. The time may be long, the vehicle strange or unexpected. But if the dream is held close to the heart, and imagination is applied to what there is close at hand, everything is still possible.” ~ Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten There is…
“In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda There’s no need to worry — in fact, there’s no room for worry — when you’re in the state of love. When we’re in the state of love we are flowing the pure vibration of Spirit, our…