“Judgments prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.” ~ Dr. Wayne Dyer Our judgments are a dime a dozen. We make them about virtually everything and everyone. When there’s no charge — no judgment — on something, whatever it is simply fades into the background. But it’s the negative judgments that we…
“Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Peace brings contentment, calm, clarity, compassion, acceptance. We all want to experience peace. Peace, my friend, comes when you release every harsh judgment you hold about everything in life. Peace comes when…
“We will open the book. It’s pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and it’s first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce That day is today, my friend, So put pen to paper and write away. How will Opportunity unfold for you?…
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” ~ Thomas Jefferson You do realize that vision is the driver of all progress, right? Your mind attaches to a notion of something and little by little it becomes a reality. That’s how this Universe works. So, can you see how…
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.” ~ Neil Gaiman You know, my friend,…
“The hardest thing for life is to be ignored and given no attention. To give your attention to something is a way of giving energy. Someone who grows plants told me that if you talk to the plants while watering them, they will grow faster and produce more beautiful flowers. By receiving attention, life can…
“One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it consciously or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.…
Question: “Why are we imperfect?” “So that we can grow to perfection. Life is a movement from imperfection to perfection. A seed contains the tree but to become a tree it must cease being a seed. The seed is not a tree. A sapling is not a tree. So in life you can either see…
“My ego is responsible for my doing what I do — bad or good.” ~ Barbra Streisand We all have ego. It’s a part of being human. It’s the flesh, blood, and bone part of us — ‘person-ality’. So often the ego takes a beating, always being blamed for the bad while our spirit gets…
“Peace begins with a smile.” ~ Mother Teresa Take a moment, my friend, to think of something that stirs up a genuine, heartfelt smile — the kind that’s filled with appreciation. Yes, do it now. Ahhh… Isn’t that nice? And now go have a wonderful day!