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12/28/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

Your mental muscles, like your physical ones, take time and repetition to develop. Awareness of your thoughts, awareness of how your thoughts make you feel, and conscious effort to direct your thoughts always to something that makes you feel better is the foundation upon which you’ll build a happy and healthy life.

As with everything in life, mastery of your mind takes practice. Fortunately for you, Bikram Yoga helps you build your faith, concentration, determination, discipline, and patience. These are the core mental muscles you must develop first.

Don’t give up on yourself, my friend. Every effort spent in this regard reaps rewards — a happy and healthy you. Just think of it!

12/27/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.”

~ Kurt Vonnegut

It’s okay to redirect, my friend. Acknowledge your mistake and correct your course. That’s all you have to do. Remember, it’s far better to cut your losses than to continue on the wrong path.

Just appreciate the clarity gained and enjoy the lightness that alignment brings.

12/26/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“On the surface level of my ego I still hear the chatter of doubts and uncertainties in my ears, but in the depth of my heart I know that God’s love is the answer to all problems.”

~ Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., Good Bye to Guilt

You know, my friend, we’re all fully conscious of our “person”-ality, the part of us that is consciously functioning on this physical plane. But there’s more to you, more of you. That’s the part that is one with Spirit and All-That-Is.

Do you consciously take any time to connect with your Greater self, with God? Whether in prayer, meditation, or even just taking a deep breath and thinking of Him in the moment, relief, security, love and peace of mind are all there with the knowing.

When you feel yourself being held in the Love that is God, problems shrink and morph into gifts.

12/25/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”

~ Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

With just those two magic words, “what if?”, we become like the virgin conceiving our future manifestations.

What if, my friend?

What if?

12/24/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”

~ Calvin Coolidge

Get past the modern day commercialism, dig deeper than simply the literal meaning, and look for the symbolism that underlies Christmas. You don’t have to be a Christian to appreciate Christmas, my friend; the symbols are universal, as is the message.

Whenever you can, as much as you can, honor the spirit of Christmas.

12/23/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”

~ Chinese Proverb

Which one of these two energies is running your life, my friend? What do you feel more often, tension or relaxation?

Why not relax and accept who you are? I’ll bet everything will go more smoothly if only you would.

12/21/2021: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Money is not the only commodity that is fun to give. We can give time, we can give our expertise, we can give our love or simply give a smile. What does that cost? The point is, none of us can ever run out of something worthwhile to give.”

~ Steve Goodier

Sometimes the biggest gift you can give is simply the willingness to connect — a smile, eye contact, just listening and being present with another.

You may never know what a difference something simple like this can make for someone. And you know, my friend, there’s nothing positive to be gained by holding it back.

And another good thing is that when you give on this level you receive at the same time.

12/20/2021: 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’s 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’s 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.

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