“Every person with an ideal faces the danger of being called a fool or madman. Every great cause must be ushered into the world by a small majority of persons often denounced as cracked brains or ridiculous zealots. Somebody said ‘Nobody can be genuinely in earnest without appearing eccentric in a world where intensity is…
“If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.” ~ Aung San Suu Kyi Ever done that, my friend? It’s pretty amazing the way your energy shifts immediately from helpless to helpful. Not only do you go from empty to full in a flash but you step right back into your power. Many times you wind up helping…
“Where there’s no thought, there’s no problem. It’s the story that we believe, prior to investigation, that leaves us confused.” ~ Byron Katie, Loving What Is Confusion can be frustrating, can’t it? Oftentimes it makes us feel stupid. And no one wants to feel stupid. But, you know what, my friend? Confusion comes one step before…
“Anytime you can get thrown off your sense of well-being by conditions outside of yourself, you are powerless, in a state of reaction to the world around you. When the source of your experience is external, you have given away your power.” ~ David Pond, The Pursuit of Happiness Have you ever noticed how your immediate…
“Stubborn problems always require a shift in paradigm.” ~ Chris Prentiss, Zen and the Art of Happiness So exactly what is a paradigm? Well, my friend, it’s your pattern of thoughts, beliefs and habits that control your behavior, actions, and life. Do you like the results you’re experiencing — life as you know it? If not, you…
“There is a difference between the facts of my life and the truth of my being.” ~ Mary Morrissey The circumstances, situations and condition that we may find ourselves in are just the facts of the moment. As the moments change, the facts can change. But one thing never changes, my friend. That one thing…
“Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.” ~ Mother Teresa Before you speak, before you act, before everything you do, connect with Spirit. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, ask for guidance, open your eyes, and then act. With true intention, one…
“Forgiving and being reconciled to our enemies or our loved ones is not about pretending that things are other than they are. It is not about patting one another on the back and turning a blind eye to the wrong. True reconciliation exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the hurt, the truth. It could even sometimes…
“You see how I never stop talking? That is so I keep your mind right here in this room. And I make you keep your eyes open all the time so your mind cannot wander off. All you come in with — pain, anxiety, sadness, trouble — you leave it at the door. And for…
Achieving your goals requires paying the price of: “…understanding emotionally as well as intellectually that we literally become what we think about; that we must control our thoughts if we’re to control our lives. It’s understanding fully that… “as ye sow, so shall ye reap.” ~ Earl Nightingale, The Strangest Secret The bottom line, my friend, is…