Daily Dose of Inspiration

8/4/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“The number one reason most people don’t get what they want is that they don’t know what they want. Clarity is power.”

~ T. Harv Eker

When you know what you want you know where and how to focus your energy. Before then, a bit of your attention goes here and a little goes there and a little goes over this way…

Laser beam focus is what gets results, my friend. Decide what you want and focus on it and only it. You must drop any and all back-up plans and replace your fear with faith. Know that fear can only exist where there is no faith. Have patience and faith and your determination, discipline, and concentration will get you what you want.

Single pointed focus, my friend… This is your power!

8/3/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Anytime you can get thrown off your sense of well-being by conditions outside of yourself, you are powerless, in a state of reaction to the world around you. When the source of your experience is external, you have given away your power.”

~ David Pond, The Pursuit of Happiness

Have you ever noticed how your immediate reactions are often completely unconscious? They come from the gut, happen automatically, and, unfortunately, are most often regrettable?

Well, my friend, deliberate actions require being present in the moment; they require conscious awareness. So… take a breath!

Catch yourself in the moment and breathe. Take however many slow and deep breaths you need to take to calm down enough to connect with You. And then act.

And remember that things are rarely as we first perceive them. Let yourself be open to all possibilities.

8/2/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Relaxation is the single most beneficial thing you can learn to do in this world. So apply even more faith, self-discipline, determination, concentration, and patience to the Dead Body Pose. You are fighting body tension plus guilt and impatience to get to next pose. You are fighting unruly mind that persists in flitting like butterfly. You must learn to make that butterfly sit perfectly quiet after taking nectar from its flower, doing nothing but being beautiful and digesting the nourishment that will make it even more beautiful and better butterfly. You must teach unruly butterfly mind that it is doing very difficult and good thing for itself. Tranquil inactivity of Savasana is full of more active and beneficial living than all the crazy rushing around you people do.”
~ Bikram Choudhury, Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class

Oh, my friend, relax. Let yourself let go. Whether for 20 seconds or 5 minutes, just turn off your mind and be still.

Savasana is there for a reason. It’s where the magic happens. All kinds of things that you have no idea about are taking place under the surface and behind the scenes. You just have to relax, trust, and let go.

When you let go and let life flow, the world starts working for you instead of against you. Let it happen. It’s well worth every precious second of your time.

8/1/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Shape your mind with imagination and faith.”

~ Harry Palmer, The Avatar Path: The Way We Came

I’ve heard it said that your imagination is God, the creative force of your universe. Which is to say that by imagining you actually begin creating that which you are imagining.

On the positive side, if you can imagine it it can be real — as long as you have faith, that is. Imagination without faith will get you nowhere.

Unless, perhaps, you’re using your imagination to focus on things you don’t want and fully believing that they are going to happen, in which case your belief overrules any faith that good might come of it. When this happens that nowhere quickly becomes somewhere you don’t want to be!

Don’t let this be your story, my friend. Instead, imagine what you want with complete faith that the Universe is on your side and aiding you every step of the way, even when it doesn’t look like it.

7/31/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and anyone who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

How often do you worry? Ever notice how you feel when you’re worrying? Silly question, of course, but it’d be worth your while to take heed; worry can put us on the fast track in a downward spiral to some very unpleasant territory.

Keep in mind, my friend, God (the Universal Life Force) is listening to you all the time, tuning in all the time, not just when you’re consciously on your knees in prayer. He is responding to every vibration you are emitting, every thought you’re thinking. He’s neutral. He’s not judging or determining whether something is good or bad or whether you want it or not. He’s going to give you what you focus on the most. So, for heaven’s sake, don’t have it be something you don’t want!

And, don’t forget to be grateful, my friend. After all, Life is truly an incredible gift, especially when you learn how to work with Its laws.

7/30/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Although the intellect and mind can never stand alone, please don’t ever diminish the importance of your thoughts! They are the foundation of belief systems, perceptions, and ultimately the architect of what we manifest on the physical plane. If you want to know what your future looks like, take a look at your current thinking!”

~ C.A. Brooks

So how’s your future looking, my friend? Are you setting yourself up for fights and struggle, or are you laying the groundwork for smooth sailing into the life you want?

It’s actually very empowering when you finally get it. If you don’t like where you are and where you’re going isn’t looking any better, then take the time to shift your perspective and consciously change your thoughts and beliefs. It doesn’t have to be difficult but you do have to be honest with yourself.

Remember, my friend, this is your future you’re creating. Your diligence and persistence will pay off so don’t cut yourself short. You are worth every bit of effort you can expend!

7/29/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“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 feel and not pushing it away. It means accepting every aspect of ourselves, even the parts we don’t like. To do this requires openness, which in Buddhism is sometimes called emptiness–not fixating or holding on to anything.”

~ Pema Chodron

What you won’t do for yourself, my friend, you can’t do for another. The connection has to start from home, from the heart, the only place where you can truly feel and experience emotions — yours and others’.

Your heart knows compassion. It’s knows love and patience and forgiveness. Your heart is the place where all healing begins.

Be there, my friend, in your heart, and feel it open.

7/28/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

~ Buddha

We are all seeking Truth, and all too often we are seeking it out there. But the Truth, my friend, is embedded in your heart. It’s something you have to discover for yourself. You’ll know it by the jolt of comprehension, or perhaps by the calm, compassionate, and patient understanding that comes over you. Truth brings certainty, peace and courage with it.

And if ever you’re in doubt, just follow the golden rule — treat others the way you’d like to be treated.

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