“No candle can light itself. Another lighted candle must come and touch it. That’s the way Truth passes from person to person.” ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda Truth is shared in a myriad of ways — through art, music, prose, a few choice words. The ability to connect with another, to establish a spirit to spirit…
“Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds’ wings.” ~ Rumi Every aspect of life, whether conscious or unconscious, has its ebbs…
“A miracle is nothing more than allowing an old grievance to become a current compassion.” ~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky You know, my friend, the miracles, the blessings, they are all around us just waiting to happen — waiting for us to let them happen. And all it takes is a shift in our energy, a…
“It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.” ~ Desmond Tutu Might it be your pride, my friend, that keeps you from the greatest discovery of all? Being humbled could have its blessings. I’m just sayin’…
“When humility enters our souls, we are at last able to perceive that we do not live alone in this world but with millions of brothers and sisters, and that hidden in the heart of each is the same animating spirit.” ~ Uell Stanley Anderson What does it take for us to find humility? For…
“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,…
“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Do you, my friend? Have you ever allowed yourself to truly resonate with any of these expressions? Even if this is not something that you do regularly, I’m…
“The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.” ~ Bruce Lee With everything you do, whether moving, speaking, performing, writing, etc., your highest essence should flow. Your best performance will always come through alignment with Self, not self. So what are you conscious of? Your self —…
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive Element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can…
BeneFIT by Humor The moment I read the word I completely relaxed and smiled. Of course we beneFIT by humor! Mark Twain summed it up so beautifully when he said, “Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments flit…