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5/19/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive Element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.”

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It’s scary to realize that you possess such power. But possess it you do.

Now all that’s left to do is direct it to the good of all, my friend. Anything less will be letting yourself down, not to mention the others.

5/18/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Like it or not, my friend, every aspect of your life is what it is because of the choices you’ve made and continue to make all day long every day. Choices like what you eat and drink, how you spend your time, how you spend your money, who you listen to and turn to for guidance, etc.

Have you made your choices consciously? Have you made them from a space of being centered in your heart and in alignment with who you are as Spirit? Or have you, like most everyone else, made them with the intention of pleasing or to avoid displeasing others? Have you simply been following the well worn path?

You have the power to change your life — you can consciously choose to change any aspect of your life. But before you do, my friend, be centered in your heart. Only your heart can reveal the path to your true happiness.

5/16/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“The present moment is sometimes unacceptable, unpleasant or awful.

“Accept — then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.”

~ Eckhart Tolle, The Power of NOW

Ever noticed how when you fight something, it fights back? Well, my friend, that’s resistance in action. Acceptance has the opposite effect.

Acceptance eliminates the struggle and suffering. Practice accepting what is.

5/15/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.”

~ Debbie Ford

Have you ever noticed the correlation between your need to control circumstances and your level of faith? Well, in case you haven’t noticed, they’re polar opposites!

Learn to trust, my friend, and let go. You’ll find life so much more enjoyable.

5/14/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“When the mind and body are weak, you don’t have the capacity to avoid bad habits. Cravings and desires will bother you. Never suppress any desire. Instead, develop a better desire. Then you won’t have time to respond to the original one.

“Don’t force yourself to get rid of a bad habit. Forcing yourself is something like beating the darkness with sticks. You can walk into a totally dark room with some friends and begin beating the darkness with sticks shouting at it to leave. Hundreds of people can beat the darkness for hours and it will still remain.

“The sensible man will just light a candle and bring it into the room. Yoga is that candle. Bring it into your life and all your unwanted habits will leave. You need not bother yourself about them. When the mind and body are strong, they will just drop away.”

~ Sri Swami Satchidananda, BEYOND WORDS

Yoga removes the darkness. Have you noticed, my friend? All the reasons we use to not love ourselves, all the reasons we use to not take care of our bodies, to not eat well, to not be good to ourselves, disappear when we do yoga.

And when we love ourselves, we love others, too. We just can’t help it. After all, love is our very essence.

Life is lovely with yoga.

5/13/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Everything happens for me, not to me.”

~ Byron Katie

What happens to you when you think this thought?

It’s important to recognize that you get to choose what thought you think. You can choose to see yourself as a victim of circumstances or you can see the same circumstances as providing you with an opportunity to grow.

Do you notice how by simply thinking this other thought your perspective shifts and your mind starts looking for the possible good that can come from the situation? And you know, my friend, your mind will find whatever it goes looking for.

Isn’t it awesome how one simple little shift in thought can turn your life around? Take the initiative, my friend, and choose thoughts that empower you!

5/12/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

~ Henry Ford

Embrace life’s challenges, my friend. Ultimately, they’re what take you to new heights.

5/11/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Within each of us lies a solid gold treasure. This golden essence is our spirit, pure and magnificent, open and glowing. But this gold has been covered up by a hard shell of clay. The clay comes from our fear. It is our social mask: the face we show the world… We must look at this mask with love and compassion for there is great value in understanding what we hide behind.”

Debbie Ford, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers

Ever noticed how the more of BeneFIT’s yoga you do the more comfortable you feel in your own skin?

Doing your yoga is like chipping away at the clay. You start releasing judgments about yourself and others and begin accepting what is.

This is you setting yourself free, my friend. And there’s nothing more rewarding than that!

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