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2/9/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are.”

~ Joyce Meyer

You know why we so often choose to stick with the status quo even when we don’t like it? Because at least we know what it’s like and therefore what to expect.

Change can be scary. Ain’t no doubt about it. Stepping into the unknown is, well, stepping into the unknown. While we can’t be certain of what will happen we at least open ourselves to the possibility for something better.

And ultimately, my friend, change is inevitable. Why not embrace it?

2/8/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“If you contemplate the Golden Rule, it turns out to be an injunction to live by grace rather than by what you think other people deserve.”

~ Deepak Chopra

Can you do that, my friend? Are you willing to give it a try? Can you work on catching yourself in the act of judging, being short, impatient, or critical and simply stop?

First, let’s acknowledge that we’re going to be less than perfect. After all, we’re human beings and we have our trained patterns of response. But with intention and concerted effort it is possible to change that programming.

Grace is always present, my friend, in every breath you take. Consciously connect with it and there’ll be no going wrong. Imagine … you’d have no regrets!

2/7/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“The outer world of circumstances shapes itself to the inner world of thought, and both pleasant and unpleasant external conditions are factors which make for the ultimate good of the individual. As the reaper of his own harvest, man learns both by suffering and bliss.”

~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh

Sometimes it’s those hard-knock lessons learned that stick with us the most, wouldn’t you say? After all, we could be sitting in bliss and have no idea how we got there, or just how blissful it really is! What’s there to learn from that?

Train yourself to always look for the silver lining. It’s there! Remember, knowing what you don’t want makes it easier to know what you do want.

And more than anything else, my friend, keep in mind that it’s your ability to stay focused on what you want that will get you there.

2/6/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.”

~ Indira Gandhi

When you watch champion athletes at peak performance you can’t help but notice their single pointed focus on only what they’re doing in the present moment. In a state of heightened awareness, only accessible with a still mind, they are able to take in information from all around them, instantly know what their next move must be, and execute it flawlessly. It’s all effortless.

This heightened awareness is called presence, presence of mind.

Practice it always — while working, walking, washing dishes, relaxing, imagining, interacting — and enjoy the purity of life flowing through you.

2/5/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something sometime in your life.”

~ Winston Churchill

You can’t always make everyone happy, my friend, nor should that be your aim.

The best course always is to follow your heart, honor your truth, and trust that all will work itself out with time.

Let grace be your guide.

2/4/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“How can a doctor help us unless we show him our wounds? Our fearful places have to be revealed before they can be healed.”

~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love

If you’re like the rest of us, when it comes to BeneFIT’s Yoga you love it and hate it. Sometimes it’s scary. Sometimes it’s frustrating. Sometimes it’s challenging. Sometimes it’s fun. Sometimes it’s exhilarating. But always, my friend, it’s revealing — to those who are looking, that is.

What can you learn about yourself in class today? What in you needs to be revealed so it can be healed?

Bring it on, my friend. BeneFIT’s Yoga is about transformation. It’s about learning to love yourself… learning to love and make the most of life.

2/3/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“We’re not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.”

~ Joseph Campbell

How do you save yourself? You align with your Higher Self. You shift from thinking to feeling, from your head to your heart, and there you find God.

There is nothing more vital, more powerful, than true alignment. You can feel it, my friend, and so can everyone else. It’s what makes you so attractive.

2/2/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“When we take ownership for a problem and accept responsibility for our outcomes, we become agents of change as opposed to victims of change. When we resist the temptation to blame others or make excuses, we become part of the solution, not the problem.”

~ John J. Murphy, Pulling Together

Blame and victimhood go hand in hand down the road called unhappiness. Have you noticed? But, you know, my friend, problems and mistakes aren’t all bad. They’re opportunities to grow or find a better way.

Just know that dwelling on the problem will not bring about the solution. The frame of mind that uncovers a problem is very different from the frame of mind that uncovers a solution.

So next time you’re confronting a problem, take a deep breath and relax. You have to shift from problem mode to solution mode or tension will keep the solution at bay.

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