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1/13/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“The real mission you have in life is to make yourself happy, and in order to be happy, you have to look at what you believe, the way you judge yourself, the way you victimize yourself.”

~ Don Miguel Ruiz

We are most often our own worst critic. We notice every fault, every mistake, every flaw, and then decide that these imperfections define us. But really it’s our judgments about those imperfections that define us.

No one is perfect, my friend. We all make mistakes and we all have flaws. So relax. Drop the judgment. Negative judgment, whether about yourself or someone or something else, is what keeps you from being happy.

You deserve to be happy. There is so much more good than bad. Own the good and forgive the bad.

Remember, your happiness is an inside job.

1/12/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

~ Anais Nin

You know it’s true. Instead of following your heart and pursuing your dreams you think of all the reasons why you can’t. You box yourself into the sphere of what you’re familiar with, despite its negatives.

But since your dreams are your creation, they beckon you towards them — you planted the seeds and now they must sprout. This is nature calling; this is how we evolve.

Acknowledge your fears, my friend, and let your faith feed your courage so you can move beyond your comfort zone. Be expansive. Your dreams await.

1/11/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“I stand willingly in the way of storms, that all my dead leaves may swirl away and be lost.”

~ Ruth St. Denis

Just as the trees lose their leaves, snakes shed their skin, and we lose our baby teeth, all growth requires change to break free of current limitations.

Of course, while in the midst of a storm it’s challenging to see beyond the current circumstances. Remind yourself that, storm or not, the bigger picture remains intact.

Welcome the storm, my friend, and look forward to the better things coming.

1/10/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“What’s happening is merely what’s happening. How you feel about it is another matter.”

~ Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God

It’s your thoughts and judgments, my friend, not the event, that determine how you feel. Two different people may experience the exact same event and to one it may be no big deal while to the other it’s devastating. We see, experience, and judge things based on our belief structure — our beliefs are like filters that we view through.

Notice how when you change your thoughts you change how you feel. Interesting, don’t you think?

Well, beliefs are more deeply ingrained thoughts, especially those with strong conviction behind them, hence they wield more power. So when you change your beliefs, you not only change how you feel, you will change the course of your life.

This is worth exploring. Trust me.

1/8/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.”

~ Voltaire

You can decide to be happy or you can decide to be sad, my friend. The choice is yours. Just know, when you make a decision you set life into motion.

And just to be clear, a good mood begets good things, a bad mood begets bad things. It’s really very straight forward.

Choose to be happy!

1/7/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.”

~ Mark Twain

Isn’t this the truth? Surely you’ve noticed how much better you feel when you smile and laugh. Or how heavy you feel when things are serious.

Things go so much more smoothly when the energy is light and fun. It’s almost like you have an invisible guide showing you how easy things can be.

So keep it light, my friend. You’ll be doing yourself and everyone else a favor.

1/6/2020

“Take a seed, for example. If the seed is left on a plate, it will just remain there. It won’t grow. If you dig a hole and bury it, the seed faces a problem: “How can I get sunlight? I am buried. I can’t sleep here. I must get out.” And in its effort to escape, the seed reveals the beautiful tree within. If you say, “I don’t want to create problems for the seed, let me leave it on the plate,” the seed will remain a seed. It won’t get an opportunity to express itself and grow. That is the way we should understand problems. Every problem is there to help you bring forth your own capabilities.”

~ Sri Swami Satchidananda

You see, my friend, it’s all just a matter of perspective.

Now, what is it that you perceive? A problem or an opportunity?

1/5/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Please remember that pleasing another is not the same as caring for another.”

~ Debbie Ford

You know, my friend, it just may be that what someone else wants from you is ultimately not good for them. And what do you do when you understand that but they don’t? Saying “No” would not please them, would it? But saying “Yes” might harm them. Right?

You know what the truly caring act is. Can you be strong enough to disappoint them? Can you honor your truth even if it means displeasing them?

Challenging, isn’t it? Well, my friend, which one sits best with your conscience?

That’s the one you go with. But please, do so from your heart.

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