True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise;
\nit arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in
\nthe next from the friendship and conversation of a few select
\ncompanions.<\/p>\n
– Joseph Addison, The Spectator, March 17, 1911<\/p>\n
Now you are ready. Ready to make the shift from conditional love to
\nunconditional love. You are now ready to be with yourself rather than
\nby yourself. You have been through a “meantime” process in which you
\nhave become self-aware and self-reflective in order to make the
\nnecessary changes or shifts that will result in spiritual
\ntransformation. You are no longer in search of physical, emotional or
\nsexual satisfaction only. You want the true, full experience of love.
\nIf this is what you are going for, this is what you will get.
\n– Iyanla Vanzant
\n
\nOnce, when we were discussing a world peace project with my teacher,
\nMaharishi Mahesh Yogi, somebody asked him, “Where is all the money
\ngoing to come from?” And he replied without hesitation, “From wherever
\nit is at the moment.”
\n– Deepak Chopra<\/p>\n
Intimacy is not sex, although sex can be intimate. Intimacy means
\nmutually honest, warm, caring, safe relationships where both people are
\nvalued for who they are.
\n– Melody Beattie<\/p>\n
Forgiveness is the way to true health and happiness. By not judging, we
\nrelease the past and let go of our fears of the future. In so doing, we
\ncome to see that everyone is our teacher and that every circumstance is
\nan opportunity for growth in happiness, peace and love.
\n– Gerald G. Jampolsky<\/p>\n
Once we know people’s stories, we feel compassion instead of judgment.
\nToday, practice remembering that everyone has a story.
\n– Mary Manin Morrissey<\/p>\n
Truth is not learned, it is recognized. The divine truth in us recognizes itself.
\n– Elbridge Gagnon<\/p>\n
Courage is reclaiming your life after a devastating event robs you of
\nyour confidence and self-esteem. It is facing tomorrow with a firm
\nresolve to reach deep within yourself to find another strength, another
\ntalent… It is taking yourself to another level of your own existence
\nwhere you are once again whole, productive, special..
\n– Catherine Britton<\/p>\n
Let someone listen to you, support and encourage you when you need
\nthat. Receive comfort from someone’s physical presence when you need
\nthat. Allow yourself to be supported emotionally and cared about.
\n– Melody Beattie<\/p>\n
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.
\nHappiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love,
\ngrace, and gratitude.
\n– Denis Waitley<\/p>\n
A deeper bonding with one’s spirit and with others at an essence level
\nis the spiritual opportunity of the new millennium, yet the first step
\nis an inside job-starting with oneself. People have an innate desire to
\nbond with others in the spirit of love, but an essential first step is
\nrolling up our sleeves and applying some elbow grease toward managing
\nattitudes and emotions that are not in line with our heart or authentic
\nself. Then bonding becomes not an action you do but a way of being, the
\nway of love.
\n– Doc Childre<\/p>\n
The time comes when we can no longer find refuge in our defenses. We
\ndiscover, often with awe, that it is precisely our defenses that have
\nkept us in darkness! We tire of straining to protect ourselves, and we
\nfeel stifled and restricted by the walls we have built between our
\nhearts and others. Our defenses are not worth the love we lose in
\nhiding. We cannot afford to maintain a citadel of fear at the cost of
\npeace. In our efforts to keep pain away from our heart, we have also
\ndenied entry to joy. The moment arrives when we must break free and
\nmake a stand for who we are. That moment is now. The time has come to
\ncast aside our cloak of smallness and don the robe which honors our
\ntrue magnitude. We must claim the strength to live in the dignity
\nbefitting our identity.
\n– Alan Cohen<\/p>\n
It’s good to focus on the task ahead, on what remains to be done. It’s
\nimportant to stop and feel pleased about what we’ve accomplished too.
\nYes, it may seem that the change has been slow. At times, change is
\ngrueling. Yes, we’ve taken steps backward. But we’re right where we’re
\nsupposed to be. We’re right where we need to be. And we have come so
\nfar. Sometimes by leaps, sometimes with tiny steps, sometimes
\nkicking and screaming all the while, sometimes with sleeves rolled up
\nand white knuckles, we’ve learned. Grown. Changed. Look how far
\nwe’ve come.
\nToday, I will appreciate my progress. I will let myself feel good about what has been accomplished.
\n– Melody Beattie<\/p>\n
=====<\/p>\n
Some of my readers complain I don’t talk much about my own life.
\nMy life is wonderful, with a few setbacks here and there that I try not
\nto dwell upon. Also I am opening myself to my Self, and the
\npeople I quote are saying things I need to hear, so I save them here.<\/p>\n
But every now and then I get the urge to write. The following is my latest poem.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
If others do not accept it<\/p>\n
The uncreated cannot be unmade.<\/p>\n
(c) Moss Bliss, 2006 (written 2\/28)\n<\/div>\n
\nHugs,
\nMe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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