“The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun — when they are concentrated they illumine.” ~ Swami Vivekananda These powers are your powers, my friend. Heightened ability to concentrate leads to heightened ability to illumine — and create! Now, don’t be afraid. You can pretend to leave your powers latent if…
“The words ‘This, too, will pass’ are pointers toward reality. In pointing to the impermanence of all forms, by implication, they are also pointing to the eternal. Only the eternal in you can recognize the impermanent as impermanent.” ~ Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth You know, my friend, we are spirit having a human experience, but…
“Gratitude is the tuning device to the greater flow in this Universe and when we are looking for what’s missing or what’s wrong we miss the great opportunities that are available to every single one of us.” ~ Mary Morrissey “How does this show up in my life?” you might ask. If you step back…
“The only people I am aware of who don’t have troubles are gathered in peaceful, little neighborhoods. There is never a care, never a moment of stress and never an obstacle to ruin a day. All is calm. All is serene. Most towns have at least one such worry-free zone. We call them cemeteries.” ~…
“To relate with others compassionately is a challenge. Really communicating from the heart and being there for someone else — our child, spouse, parent, client, patient, or the homeless woman on the street — means not shutting down on that person, which means, first of all, not shutting down on ourselves to feel what we…
“The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today…
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” ~ Pope John XXIII You get to choose what you focus your attention on.…
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.” ~ David G. Allen Have you ever noticed how we humans tend to get locked into a particular way that something should happen? We come up with a logical sequence of events and decide that’s…
“Because I was more often happy for other people, I got to spend more time being happy. And as I saw more light in everybody else, I seemed to have more myself.” ~ Victoria Moran, Lit From Within Happiness is contagious, my friend. Ever noticed? When you’re around someone who’s happy, smiling, vibrant, you can’t help…
“Man often suffers loss through lack of appreciation.” ~ Florence Scovel Shinn Don’t let this be you, my friend. Look around you. There is so much to appreciate. Heck, you have a roof over your head, water to drink, food to eat and clothes to wear. And you have access to the internet! Right? Take…