Daily Dose of Inspiration

6/1/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“The process of change requires unlearning. It requires breaking the habit of the old self and reinventing a new self.”

~ Joe Dispenza

This unlearning, my friend, this process of breaking the old habits takes work. Even when you’ve consciously made a decision to change, the pull of the familiar old habits is strong. It’ll ebb and flow like the tide. One day you’ll be on task and driven with purpose and the next you slip back into the old ways without even realizing it.

Of course, discipline and determination are powerful tools of transformation, but if you create new, more empowering habits aligned with the new you you’re inventing, the old ones will simply drop away. And the best part, my friend, is that when your desire for the new is strong enough, the energy behind your actions shifts from work to joy.

Make sure you love the new self your inventing.

5/31/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.”

~ Thomas Merton

Happiness is a matter of alignment with Spirit — alignment with your Higher Self. That’s when you feel happy, my friend.

But you know what? It works both ways; get happy and you’ll align with Spirit, or, align with Spirit and you’ll be happy. You win both ways!

5/30/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Being with someone, listening without a clock and without anticipation of results, teaches us about love. The success of love is in the loving — it is not in the result of loving.”

~ Mother Teresa, A Simple Path

What are your priorities, my friend? Are they in sync with your ideals? Can you be content to just be? Do you make time to truly connect with those close to you?

Your spouse, children, pets, friends, neighbors, everyone benefits from your heart-felt presence. That level of connection is precious for all involved, including you, even if brief.

Relax, my friend, and let your heart open wide. Let yourself experience heart-felt connection. Feel the love, even if it’s just in a smile.

5/29/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“True light is that which radiates from within a man. It reveals the secrets of the soul to the soul and lets it rejoice in life, singing in the name of the Spirit. Truth is like the stars, which cannot be seen except beyond the darkness of night. Truth is like all beautiful things in existence: it does not reveal its beauties save to those who have felt the weight of falsehood. Truth is a hidden feeling which teaches us to rejoice in our days and wish to all mankind that rejoicing.”

~ Kahlil Gibran, Spirits Rebellious

What we often consider our truths are merely created by our beliefs. But then what happens when we change our beliefs?

Sometimes we don’t know what’s right until we’ve experienced what’s wrong, just as we need the contrast of the dark to see the light.

Be open to changing your beliefs, my friend. This is growth; this is the natural progression of life.

Just know that there is only one Truth that will never change. You are more than your body. Your essence was you before you were born and who you will be after you die. Nothing and no one can ever in any way destroy, harm or take that away from you. This is the Truth that you must always honor above all else.

5/28/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“We always place that little word “but” after our wishes and desires, feeling deep down that there are some things too good to be true.”

~ Robert Collier, The Secret of the Ages

Sometimes we’re afraid to even think about our true wishes or desires, certain that we couldn’t have them.

But what if the only reason you can’t have them is because you believe you can’t have them or that you don’t deserve them? If that were true, would you be willing to work on changing those beliefs?

Where do you think your wishes and desires come from, my friend? Not everyone has the same wishes and desires, you know. Do you think yours arise just to torment you?

Maybe it’d be worth trying on a new set of beliefs. Beliefs are just thoughts that you keep thinking and validating. So why not try on these beliefs:

The very fact that I am alive and breathing means that I have a purpose for being here.
The word “de-sire” means “from the father”, so that implies that my desires were planted in me by a higher power and, therefore, are meant to be fulfilled.
If a higher power planted my desires, then I can trust in that higher power to help me achieve them.
Achieving my desires can be easy when I tap into the power of their source.

How long long would it take and what would you have to do to fully step into and own those beliefs?

Why not let it be fast and easy, my friend? Just imagine how amazing your life will be!

5/27/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“We often feel wounded by what we feel to be the unfairness or ignorance of others. In response, we could toughen our skin in order not to feel things so deeply, and become more cynical about life. Or, we might just give up asserting ourselves and become a doormat for others. Or, we could become hypersensitive and react against every perceived slight. All these options essentially make us the passive victims of life, and there is no greater block to harmony and peace than obsessive victimhood. As the fourteenth-century Indian Sufi Nizamuddin Auliya once said:

‘If someone places a thorn in your way and you place another thorn in his way, there will be thorns everywhere.’”

~ Neil Douglas-Klotz, The Sufi Book of Life

It’s not the actions of others but our judgment of those actions that wounds us. So notice your immediate reaction, my friend, and pause before you respond.

There are countless perspectives from which we can view every situation. And though you think you might, there is no way that you can be absolutely sure of all of the motives behind someone’s actions.

Try on as many perspectives as you need and see if you can’t find one that will aid you in releasing the judgment that’s caused the pain. This is all it takes to shift from being a victim to being empowered, my friend, and it can happen in a flash!

5/25/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“To people who have not claimed their power, the question “What would you do if it was your life to live?” doesn’t seem like a joke question! If you haven’t claimed your power, you will be led along by others. Your choices will be born out of the popular culture of your time, or a dominant person in your life.”

~ David Pond, The Pursuit of Happiness

Okay, my friend, let’s get something straight right off the bat, this IS your life to live. And next, let’s make sure you know that you have the RIGHT to be happy AND that only you can know what will make you truly happy.

So, are you living your dreams? Are you pursuing your dreams? Are you clear what your dreams are?

Your happiness is intimately tied to your dreams. Honor them. Move your dreams up in importance and recognize that all the reasons why you think you can’t pursue them are there because you’ve let them be there.

Open to possibilities, my friend, and let the world be your oyster.

5/24/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

~ Albert Einstein

The hard part is getting started, my friend. Sure, you might wobble in the beginning but, as long as you keep trying and stay focused on where you want to go, the momentum will soon kick in.

There’s no shortage of things to explore, but remember, the best of life comes with the positive anticipation of the good stuff to come.

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