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4/23/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.”

~ Kahlil Gibran

Thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, expectations… for better or worse it’s through these that we shape our experiences. We are far more powerful than we realize. But this isn’t a bad thing, my friend, instead it highlights our untapped potential.

How deliberate have you been in directing your thoughts and attention? If you’re like most of us the answer is, “not very.” Now imagine if you deliberately put your mind to work for you.

Uh huh, my friend, now you’re onto it! Just remember, positive begets positive, negative begets negative.

Make the best of life.

4/22/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“The world mirrors yourself back to you. If you love, nourish, and appreciate yourself internally it will show up in your external life. If you want more love, give more love to yourself. If you want acceptance, accept yourself.”

~ Debbie Ford, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers

Be gentle with yourself, my friend. Be patient, understanding, compassionate, and nurturing. Take the perspective of your higher self, of Spirit, and treat yourself as you would a vulnerable child.

There’s nothing more effective than hugs and love to make things better.

4/19/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor… Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”

~ Rumi

In the midst of the triumphs and travails of life in the body, it’s easy to forget that we are Spirit here to grow and evolve. Yet knowing this provides us with the perspective that makes it easier to appreciate life’s challenges, big and small, for the lessons they teach.

All of those guests Rumi’s referring to are just your emotions — your body’s response to the thoughts you’re thinking. So don’t shoot the messenger! Each one has been triggered by something. When you figure out what it is you’ll be one step closer to releasing it.

Remember, my friend, you’re more than just your body and ego. What you’re going through now is just one landscape of many on your daily journey through life. Try on Spirit’s perspective and you’ll see that, truly, it’s all good. Turn the obstacles into stepping stones and get ready for some stunning views!

There’s always more to come. Embrace it all.

4/18/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Every person with an ideal faces the danger of being called a fool or madman. Every great cause must be ushered into the world by a small majority of persons often denounced as cracked brains or ridiculous zealots. Somebody said ‘Nobody can be genuinely in earnest without appearing eccentric in a world where intensity is considered bad form.’”

~ Rev. Paul Osumi

How do you feel when you go against the grain, my friend? Are you comfortable with being called a fool or a madman? Or would you rather blend in with the crowd?

Environments are very powerful. Societies and belief structures are very powerful. It takes an even more powerful person to stand up for their truth when it’s in contrast to the accepted norm. Right?

So appreciate the eccentrics (stand proud as one yourself). After all, they might just be on to something that you’ll eventually be grateful for.

4/27/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Emotions are the nexxus between matter and mind, going back and forth between the two and influencing both.”

~ Candace Pert

Too often we discount our emotions, thinking it’s better to ignore them or stuff them away. But they’re there, and they’re real, and they’re not going to go away until we honor and address them.

Emotions serve a purpose. They are your body’s response to a judgment that you’re holding in your mind. They run the gamut from grief and depression to elation, joy and love. They travel through your central nervous system and can affect all parts of your body instantaneously. Your emotions cause you to blush, smile, grimace, clench your fists, laugh, sweat, cry, etc.

And while it seems like they’re a response to something that happened outside of you, something you observed perhaps, that’s not really their cause. The cause of your emotions is the judgment you have about a thing or event, etc.

So dial in, my friend, what is that judgment? Is it positive or negative? There’s no need to change the positive ones but you don’t want the negative emotions to linger for long or they’ll wreak havoc on your immune system and lead to decline in all aspects of your life.

There are countless other ways that you could view the situation. Ask yourself to find some positive ones and focus on those.

When you release the negative emotions, my friend, you boost your quality of life.

4/16/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.”

~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh

Hidden in the brilliant formula that is Bikram Yoga is the subtle fine tuning of the mind. You may think of the class as a workout, but you’re really using your body as a mechanism to train your mind. You develop your faith, concentration, determination, discipline and patience all at the same time. With precision, intensity and repetition you rewire the neural pathways in your brain and turn your mind back into your best friend instead of your worst enemy.

And, of course, there’s always the fact that come the end of class you’re just too tired to think. The blessings of a calm mind make every ounce of sweat worth it, wouldn’t you agree?

It’s time for class, my friend!

4/15/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“I wondered about the explorers who’d sailed their ships to the end of the world. How terrified they must have been when they risked falling over the edge; how amazed to discover, instead, places they had seen only in their dreams.”

~ Jodi Picoult

This is what fear does to us, my friend. It paints a picture of catastrophe looming should we break with the status quo and venture out into new territory. “It’s too scary. Don’t go there!” fear says. “You might get hurt!” The unknown is, after all, unknown. Who knows what we might encounter?

But the problem is that those new things we want, all those things we’ve long been dreaming of, they’re out there in that unknown territory. There’s a saying, “no risk, no gain.” Be willing to take a risk.

Don’t let fear rule your life, my friend. You’ll never be at peace until you give it a go.

4/14/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”

~ Marcus Aurelius

At the heart of each of us is the spark of the divine, Spirit. Spirit is 100% pure goodness. When we are aligned with who we are as Spirit we feel good, we see good, we hear good, we allow this goodness to flow through us uninhibited.

This fountain of good is in each of us all the time. It’s what keeps our hearts beating and all the other functions in our bodies happening 24/7 without any conscious awareness on our part. But we have a tendency to restrict the flow of this life force energy with our harsh judgments, doubts, worries, concerns and fear. In fact, my friend, whenever you’re not feeling good take heed of the thoughts you’re thinking and you’ll find there will be at least one that doesn’t align with Spirit.

The Sanskrit word “namaste” means “the divine within me acknowledges and honors the divine within you.” It is the most gracious of all salutations — heart to heart communication. Let this sentiment pervade your day, my friend — every day.

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