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7/27/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he lives?”

~ Albert Camus

Do you ever think that perhaps we ask too much of ourselves? Honestly, once our basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter are met stress should be minimal, yet with the choices we make we create stress constantly.

Train yourself to appreciate the simple things, my friend. Before you know it, that appreciation will lead to an open heart, happiness, and even more unexpected blessings.

7/26/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Your heart is like a flower. Is it still refusing to open? Is it still refusing to love? You must ask, “My heart, are you ready to open as flowers do?” You must ask it that.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh, you are here

Don’t be afraid, my friend. Just open the dialogue. For anything that’s important, you must open the dialogue. There is no better way to begin the process of change than to ask.

Be gentle, be patient, be understanding, be forgiving… and hold the vision of the flower blossoming.

So beautiful, my friend… Let the sunshine in. Feel it in your heart.

7/25/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Prana is the great life force of the universe. There is a witness inside us all that we call the Seer or the Soul. To remain in the body, even this seer depends on breath. They arrive together at birth, and they leave together, departing at death.”

~ B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life

Do you get that, my friend? That breath and life go hand in hand?

And are you conscious of your breath? Whether it’s deep or shallow, calm or labored, steady or choppy? How often are you aware of your breath?

Do you see it as the common thread that weaves through body, mind, spirit? Have you ever thought of letting it guide you to your Soul?

hmmm…

Perhaps it’s worth considering.

7/24/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Sometimes we under estimate the impact a simple gesture can have. Sharing love and kindness is truly the best gift you can give; not just to another, my friend, but to yourself and to the world as well — all three at the same time.

The personal touch can move mountains.

7/23/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.”

~ Alan Cohen

Like the swing of a pendulum, the ebb and flow of the tides, the waxing and waning of the moon, and the rising and setting of the sun, all of life is cyclical.

Honor the natural rhythms of life and work with them. Both your body and mind need the space and time for both work and rest. Each serves a purpose.

You know, my friend, this is the secret behind Bikram Yoga — why it’s so healing and effective at creating change. Appreciate the rest between each posture. Appreciate the final Savasana after the hard work of the whole class.

Exertion followed by relaxation… Make this your mantra for life!

7/22/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Spiritual progress is like a detoxification. Things have to come up in order to be released. Once we have asked to be healed, then our unhealed places are forced to the surface.”

~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love

How can you clean up what you don’t see, my friend? It’s very easy to be discouraged by the negative things you experience rising to the surface when they’re actually a good sign. They’re surfacing for you to either fully release or repattern to match the new you you are becoming.

So, remember, sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better. But as long as you keep your sights on the end result you want and trust in the process you’ll be sure to get there.

You know the saying, “It’s darkest before the dawn,” right? Just keep moving, my friend, one step at a time…

7/21/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.”

~ Robert H. Schuller

For every problem there is a solution — as long as you’re willing to allow change, that is.

These impossible problems are labeled ‘impossible’ because of our limited perspective and primal fear of change. Tough decisions force change and require you to let go of some aspect of what is. It’s the only way you’ll be able to to create the space for the new and improved to slide into.

And how do you get past the impossibleness of it all? You just keep looking for more and more perspectives from which to view the situation. Eventually, what you first saw as impossible becomes possible, preferable and probable. And then, my friend, you’ll breathe a sigh of relief and take inspired action.

Phew!

7/20/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Deep rest cultures your talents and abilities and brings you closer to your nature. Even a slight feeling that the Divine is with you will give you deep rest. Prayer, love and meditation are all flavors of deep rest.”

~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Have you ever noticed that at the end of a good Bikram Yoga class you find yourself lying in savasana feeling spent…done…too tired to think? Well, my friend, that feeling right there — too tired to think — is the biggest benefit you get from your hard work. Not that the others aren’t big, don’t get me wrong here. But a quiet mind, the kind that, without your even knowing it, opens the door to the Divine is priceless.

Alignment with Spirit, the gift of a quiet mind, is the avenue through which all good things can flow.

So take your time in savasana and enjoy your deep rest. Have no doubt, my friend, the results are well worth the sweat!

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