“…They deny the need to change by making up all sorts of ideas about why their own [structures] are better than others. This has always been the Sufi critique of religious or cultural institutions: These institutions are human creations, intended to serve human development and happiness. The real religion behind all religions, according to the…
“Taking responsibility is a huge task… Even if we feel hurt or ashamed by something that happens, we can find peace in the knowledge that somehow it’s helping each of us to fulfill our dreams or direct our soul’s journey. We can look at ourselves and say, “the world is my canvas and I drew…
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.…
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” ~ Maya Angelou All complaining does is make matters worse. So don’t go there, my friend. Don’t complain. Instead, remind yourself that nothing is permanent and make the best of where you are, with what you have. Change…
“At first, keeping all the different parts of your body in alignment is like herding wild monkeys. Plus, in the beginning, it may hurt, too, so beginners are often afraid to do it. “This leads me to one of the most important lessons America has ever taught me: “No pain, no gain.” In India, we…
“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…
“All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed — only to emerge all the more triumphantly from the struggle.” ~ Nikola Tesla Have you noticed that most people don’t like change? It’s threatening to them. And to some it’s almost as if they feel insulted by it. Rather than being curious,…
“The process of change requires unlearning. It requires breaking the habit of the old self and reinventing a new self.” ~ Joe Dispenza This unlearning, my friend, this process of breaking the old habits takes work. Even when you’ve consciously made a decision to change, the pull of the familiar old habits is strong. It’ll…
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ~ Albert Einstein This isn’t just in reference to the outer world. What’s true for the macro is true for the micro, my friend. It’s your thinking that’s created your personal life experiences, just…
“We cannot change, we cannot move away from what we are, until we thoroughly accept what we are. Then change seems to come about almost unnoticed.” ~ Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person Oh, my friend, we’re so good at noticing everything that’s not right. We have this ache and pain…so-and-so always behaves that way…we…