It's very easy to forget that your life is yours. Part of it is to blame on others trying to manipulate you. Part of it is your own choice. It's easier to give the responsibility for the state of your life to others, and claim you have no options. But that isn't really true. You … Continue reading Take Your Time
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Life
Life is a joy and a great responsibility. It's a marker for experience, and it's everything. Life is longer than they say, yet always seems to be cut too short. Life is a gift that should be enjoyed fully and completely lived up.
Yourself
The reason you should eat right, and get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water and exercise, is that it will all help you feel good and enjoy your life. The reason why you should practice gratitude, meditate, and take deep calming breaths is to take good care of yourself. You are the reason you … Continue reading Yourself
Responsibility
Ultimately you are the one who is responsible for your life and the choices you make for it. Things may happen to you, people may do bad things, but how you handle it all is your responsibility. The choices you make are your responsibility. It can seem like a lot of pressure, but it's really … Continue reading Responsibility
Today
When we get stuck on what happened yesterday, or 10 years ago, or even on what happened in 1913, we are holding our lives hostage to the past. Let the past go. Today is a new day. You get to be brand new each day. Or you can be the same victim or hero you … Continue reading Today
The Very Best
American author Wallace D. Wattles said, The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself. Change begins with yourself. Progress begins with your own life. We want to live in a world of peace, equality, respect and love. It's created from each one of us beginning … Continue reading The Very Best
Healing
There is a beautiful Hawaiian prayer for healing, called the Ho’oponopono Prayer. It's simple, short and powerful. By repeating it's four phrases over and over, it helps to calm you, and clear anger, hurt and negativity. It's about forgiveness, but it calls on you to take responsibility yourself, as any emotions you feel ultimately come … Continue reading Healing
Great Power
Uncle Ben wasn't kidding around when he told Peter Parker that with great power comes great responsibility. As you come to live a more mindful life, you realize that in any given moment you have the power to choose if you want to be happy, or if you insist on being right. In any given … Continue reading Great Power
Who are they?
There is no "they" to blame. We all make up the whole of whatever we're trying to brand as "they." "They didn't let the right candidates through." "They are causing mass hysteria with this new virus." "They need to stop this racism, this sexism, this ageism, etc." Who are these "others" that we're calling a … Continue reading Who are they?