“Everything that’s really worthwhile in life came to us free — our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our ambitions, our intelligence, our love of family and children and friends and country. All these priceless possessions are free.” ~ Earl Nightingale How often do you take the time to appreciate the priceless…
The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea; And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes. But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure; And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line. For self is…
“You never can tell what a thought will do In bringing you hate or love – For thoughts are things, and their airy wings Are swifter than carrier doves. They follow the law of the universe – Each thing creates its kind, And they speed O’er the track to bring you back Whatever went out…
“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…
“Anybody can count the seeds in an apple, but nobody can count the apples in a seed.” ~ Mary Morrissey Potential is just that, my friend, potential. But with your intention and nurturing attention you can transform any potential to reality. Take a few minutes and learn about how the “Mother Trees” in the forest…
“You have the capacity to change the world within a moment. All you have to do is make a simple choice. Are you going to choose a world of love and gratitude, or a tortured world filled with discontent and impoverishment? The answer will depend on your attitude at this very moment.” ~ Masaru Emoto, The Hidden…
“What people do not understand is that you do not choose something by looking at it and shouting “Yes, I would like some of that!” You make your choices by your attention to things. In this Universe that is based on attraction, when you look at an unwanted thing, your attention to it causes an…
“When you act, if you have a personal motive or if you expect a reward, you build up a tension even before you start. There is expectation, and anxiety. There is fear of losing something. Instead, if the mind is kept free from any expectation whatsoever, and your action is done just for the sake…
“All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm, which is in your power to do, and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.” ~ Swami Vivekananda We project out onto others the thoughts and feelings we harbor about ourselves deep down inside. Realize this and you’ve found the key to transformation. Inner awareness…
“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.” ~ Anatole France It’s okay, my friend, to be sad and not know why. Things aren’t always what they seem; though quiet on…