Daily Dose of Inspiration

10/8/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea;
And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.
But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure;
And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line.
For self is a sea boundless and measureless.
Say not, “I have found the truth,” but rather, “I have found a truth.”
Say not, “I have found the path of the soul.” Say rather, “I have met the soul walking upon my path.”
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.

~ Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

The seed of the lotus is found deep in the mud and the muck at the bottom of the pond. Its bud must first rise through the purifying water before it opens to the sun and shares its beauty with the world.

The Bikram dialogue speaks of opening your chest “like a flower petal blooming.” You’d never guess it, but it’s getting you to open your heart and unleash your soul.

Trust the yoga as your guide, my friend, and be like the lotus.

Let your best self shine for all to see.

10/7/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Prayer is a concentration and fear is a concentration, and as prayer brings things that are desired by the prayerful, so fear brings things that are feared… Mastery lies in creative concentration of mind. The mind impressed by one’s faults and by one’s weaknesses becomes feeble and meets failures, and cannot hold a desired thought with hope and trust.”

~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

Look beyond your faults and weaknesses, my friend, and focus instead on your strengths. It is too easy to be your own worst critic which only leads you down a path to nowhere good. Instead, bolster your belief in yourself in every way possible.

Every negative judgment you have of yourself (or anything else) takes you out of alignment with Spirit. This lack of alignment is what undermines all of your efforts. So just know that Spirit sees only the good. Spirit knows that even what we perceive as bad harbors the seed of good within it — in some way it is serving a purpose.

Appreciate and look for the good, my friend. That’s all you need to do. Appreciate the good and soon you’ll witness your world changing for the better all around you.

10/6/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic.”

~ Hazel Henderson

We can never know for sure exactly what the future holds. But there is one thing you really need to know, and that’s that all that being pessimistic does is use your creative power destructively, in essence creating what you don’t want.

While you can’t control the future, my friend, you definitely can influence it. The thoughts you’re thinking now, the expectations that you’re holding, are in essence your prayers to the Universe. God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. That means He is with you 24/7, tuning in and responding to your every message, not just when you sit to consciously pray or meditate.

It’d be smart of you to take note of how your life’s been going, my friend, and see if it isn’t what you’ve been, perhaps unconsciously, asking for.

And remember, the future hasn’t happened yet. You can let it be fueled by your fears or your faith. You get to choose.

10/5/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.”

~ Mother Teresa

Before you speak, before you act, before everything you do, connect with Spirit. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, ask for guidance, open your eyes, and then act. With true intention, one breath is all it takes.

Your words and actions will be guided, my friend. All you have to do is let go and trust in your heart — the most powerful energy in the world.

10/4/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“He who would accomplish little need sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much. He who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.”

~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh

When you want to create a change in your life, you have to change yourself first. And that change won’t come without you releasing old patterns.

You must sacrifice the old patterns that got you where you are now and embrace the news ones that will get you where you want to be.

So, my friend, what is it you need to sacrifice? And whatever it is, just remember that the more you stay focused on your vision the less they’ll feel like sacrifices.

10/3/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love

Some people have thought that Nelson Mandela was the source of this quote but really he just made it famous by quoting it in one of his speeches. He’s a man who lived an extraordinary life. His battle to end Apartheid took over 50 years, 27 of them in prison serving a “life” sentence, and he went on to become South Africa’s first black president.

We’re living in unprecedented times. All around we’re witnessing the longstanding structures of governing authorities disintegrating. It’s a part of the process of change. First you have to get rid of the old to be able to build anew. Remind yourself that this is just what it looks like as it’s all coming together.

With that in mind, my friend, what’s holding you back from shining? Is there something that still needs to be dismantled so you can build the new you? 2020 is clearly about cleaning the slate to create a fresh new start. There’s only three months left!

10/2/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

~ Billie Jean King

Anyone can be a champion, but few are. Why? Because it doesn’t happen overnight. The champion mentality is developed through training and trials and moving through all sorts of challenges. Nothing can substitute for experience — whether of success, defeat, or the entirely unexpected.

What gets them through to the end? A champion knows the final outcome and never gives up, no matter how long it takes. All you have to do, my friend, is try, try again, and never give up.

What is that one thing that you’ve always wanted deep down inside? Become the champion of it.

You got this!

9/20/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Where there’s no thought, there’s no problem. It’s the story that we believe, prior to investigation, that leaves us confused.”

~ Byron Katie, Loving What Is

Confusion can be frustrating, can’t it? Oftentimes it makes us feel stupid. And no one wants to feel stupid. But, you know what, my friend?

Confusion comes one step before we learn something new. That’s just the way our brains work. As soon as our brains sort something out and can classify it, our brains will file it away appropriately. End of confusion.

So, you see, it’s just a part of the process of learning. A positive part at that. If you feel confused, there’s still something more for you to learn — expect it to be right around the corner!

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