The ego wants what it wants, and it wants it now. If it is not
\nsatisfied, it will convince you of what a rotten place this is and how
\nyou cannot trust anything but you differentiated self, even though that
\nself has produced the feelings of lack all along. If you do satisfy the
\nego, a new list of demands will appear the next day. The anxiety level
\nwill increase as you complete these new demands. This continues as long
\nas the ego is in charge of your life.
– Wayne Dyer, Manifest Your Destiny<\/i><\/p>\n
It is a lie — any talk of God that does not comfort you.
– Meister Eckhart<\/p>\n
I
\nwas standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about
\nbeneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I
\nsaw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was
\nseeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and
\nthe shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. And
\nI saw that the sacred hoop of my people was one of many hoops that made
\none circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew
\none mighty flowering tree to shelter all children of one mother and one
\nfather. And I saw that it was holy.
– Wallace Black Elk<\/p>\n
Don’t be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.
– Don Talayesva, Hopi<\/p>\n
===<\/p>\n
Fulfilling Your Promises<\/b><\/p>\n
Promises are merely empty words if they aren’t backed up by
\naction. And action is generally proceeded first by deliberate
\nresolve, then verbalized commitment (often to someone besides
\nourselves) , and finally, a carefullylaid out plan of steps to be
\ntaken. Promises that are made, but not kept, quickly hamper any
\nprogress we dream of making. They hang like weights on our shoulders,
\nreminding us if our weak resolve.<\/p>\n
Only actions can fulfill our
\npromises. Perhaps we’d do well to make a promise, any promise, only for
\na day. We can always renew it tomorrow.<\/p>\n
The additional and
\nunexpected gift is that a promise kept no matter its magnitude,
\nenhances our self-image. And since we can only live one day at a time,
\nno promise need be made for longer. All of us can manage to fulfill one
\npromise, for one day, if we believe in it and in ourselves.<\/p>\n
And
\nto this I quote Frances Marion: “Promises that you make to yourself are
\noften like the Japanese plum tree — they bear no fruit.”<\/p>\n
– Miguel Angel<\/p>\n
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