It seems to me that the worst part of standing around complaining about something is that you're wasting time convincing yourself how bad it is, rather than doing something to improve the situation. Complaining has actually been proven to be bad for your mental and physical health. It brings on all sorts of issues, like … Continue reading Change it
Tag: wisdom
Practice Makes Perfect
They say that hatred is a learned response. It comes from letting fear run your thoughts, and by practicing the feeling of hate. So, if that is the case, then love and kindness can be practiced just as well, so that they are our (re)-learned automatic responses. Our actions and our behavior come from what … Continue reading Practice Makes Perfect
Believe in Yourself
Neville Goddard said, It is not what you want that you attract, you attract what you believe to be true. Wanting implies that you don't have it. Believing is having a certainty that it can be yours. So believe in yourself. Believe that you can have the life of your dreams. Because if you don't … Continue reading Believe in Yourself
Empathy
It seems to me that we're need of an outbreak of empathy. Empathy being: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. We're not all as different as we like to think we are. Whatever hurts us, most likely hurts another. With empathy you remember how it feels to be on the receiving … Continue reading Empathy
Divine Independence
Independence is wonderful, but it's just as important to remember connection. And we are all connected as one species of human beings, sharing this one beautiful planet. Independence is dignified, but unity is divine.
Get Still
Sometimes the best thing you can do is get quiet, and tune into your inner wisdom. That usually can help bring you answers better than any video, TV show, book, blog or gab fest. Sometimes it's best to just step away from the outside noise, and get still. Besides, taking a break from all of … Continue reading Get Still
Human Being
A lifelong lesson I'm learning is that I am working too hard at life. I'm making it such a struggle. Can anyone relate? If life seems to be a constant struggle, I suggest you take a look and see if you're trying too hard to control things. That's what I do. I have fallen for … Continue reading Human Being
Opinions
Engaging in conflict with someone over their views is purely an exercise trying to control them. Which you'll never do from arguing with them. You'll just start a fight. The struggle you feel is because you want to control their opinion, even more than you actually want them to agree with you. Because if they're … Continue reading Opinions
Simple
Human relations can be so simple. They might not be easy, but they are certainly simple if we remember that we all just want to be respected and acknowledged. If we want to be treated with respect, then we might remember that everyone else wants to be treated with respect as well. So, it's simple. … Continue reading Simple
Love First
It seems logical that we should love our bodies, every inch of them, since they're the thing that we have to work with as we navigate life on planet earth. Of course it seems logical to love our bodies, but that's not what the advertisers and drug companies want us to do. They want us … Continue reading Love First
Within
I'm sailing through on a lifelong quest to fully experience (and maintain) joyful living. And all of my discoveries keep pointing out that it comes from within. In other words, we don't have to look very far to find joy. It's already there, inside of us. Eckhart Tolle says, Pleasure is always derived from something … Continue reading Within
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
Don’t fall for it
I think it's vitally important to be mindful not to hate anyone, even if they seem to be utterly hateful. If you fall for the trap of hating them, it only corrodes you and makes you a hater. Hating them does nothing to make them any less hateful. I say treat them like another thing … Continue reading Don’t fall for it
Start Believing
If you're looking for harmony with others, start believing that your interactions will be harmonious. If you're looking for respect from others, start believing that people do show respect. If you're looking for understanding from others, start believing that people are inherently understanding. As with everything we experience, our relationships with other people are first … Continue reading Start Believing
Good Will
I read this advice that suggested you should mentally wish good will towards everyone you run into, because at some telepathic level they will mentally pick up on it, and respond in a friendly manner back towards you. It's a way to create a sense of harmony wherever you go. Even if this idea of … Continue reading Good Will
Simple Habits
I can't go to sleep without having brushed and flossed my teeth. It's a daily habit I developed because taking care of myself is important to me. I also make sure each night that I've reminded myself of my blessings, and have practiced gratitude for them. And I make sure that I practice forgiveness, so … Continue reading Simple Habits
Blessings
Whenever I start to play the sad game of Regrets, wishing I'd never met certain people, or that I hadn't allowed certain events to unfold as they did, I have to remind myself that if it wasn't for living through those things, then I wouldn't be me exactly. Any of the achievements I now have, … Continue reading Blessings
Appreciation by Default
Look for the Good. Look for what you like. Look for what you what you Appreciate. There is always something to celebrate! Look for the good everywhere. These statements could have been pulled from the script of any self-help guru. (Of which I have studied many!) I love reading those statements. Even when they pop … Continue reading Appreciation by Default
Defending yourself is a waste of energy
I'm sure you've heard the sage advice to not worry about what others think of you. Someone has even effectively put it all nice and blunt, perfectly phrasing it to fit inside a fortune cookie with these words: What others think of you is none of your business! It's great advice. And you know what? It … Continue reading Defending yourself is a waste of energy
Like a Fox! 