“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…
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Like it or not, my friend, every aspect of your life is what it is because of the choices you’ve made and continue to make all day long every day. Choices like…
“The world appears imperfect on the surface but underneath, all is perfect. Perfection hides; imperfection flaunts itself.” ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar It’s so easy to see the flaws, isn’t it? It seems that our eyes and mind are trained to find them all. But are they really flaws? Could it be that they’re only…
“An exceptional future can only be built on the transformation of the mess I’ve made out of my past, not the elimination of that mess.” ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough When was the last time you cleaned out your garage or a closet or drawer that was full of junk? If you’re like most of us,…