The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.
\n– Julie Cameron <\/p>\n
You can own your own power. You do not have to stand there with
\nyour hands tied, groveling helplessly, and submitting to whatever comes
\nalong. There are lots of things you can do. You can speak
\nup. You can assert your own wants and needs. You can solve
\nproblems. You can create problems for others to motivate them to
\ntake responsibility for themselves. You can use your own problems
\nto invite you to take responsibility for yourself. You can let go
\nof your fear of the future. You can stop avoiding the future by
\nscaring yourself with “what if” questions. You can choose how you
\nwant to respond to ANY event or circumstance.
\nYou can make yourself feel good. You can do something good for
\nyourself. You can walk away, and come back only on your own
\nterms. You can stand up for yourself. You can refuse to let
\nothers control and manipulate you. You can do whatever it takes
\nto take good care of yourself.
\n– Lloyd J. Thomas<\/p>\n
To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing
\nfor granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands
\nbehind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course.
\nEverything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you.
\nTrain yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression
\nof gratitude.
\n– Albert Schweitzer<\/p>\n
Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.
\n– Thomas Carlyle<\/p>\n
As long as we have hope, we have direction, the energy to move, and the
\nmap to move by. We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and an
\ninfinity of dreams. Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go;
\nhopeless, we are lost forever…
\n– Lao Tzu<\/p>\n
Seek goodness in others. Love more persons… more impersonally, more
\nunselfishly, without thought of return. The return, never fear, will
\ntake care of itself.
\n– Henry Drummond<\/p>\n
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have
\nmore things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so
\nthey will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You
\nmust first be who you really are, then do what you love to do, in order
\nto have what you want.
\n– Margaret Young<\/p>\n
Trouble is a part of your life, and if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.
\n– Dinah Shore<\/p>\n
I’ve had lots of experiences of moving away from the loving and moving
\nback into the loving. Only moving back into the loving really counts.
\nWhen you realize that loving is what really counts, then more and more
\nyou will be choosing loving.
\n– John Morton<\/p>\n
Time is a scale we created in order to measure our worldly
\naccomplishments. Time makes you rush to accomplish something. Time
\nmakes you believe you should be accomplishing something other than what
\nyou have already done. Accomplishments, no matter what you call them,
\neven that of being on a holy crusade, are only as temporary as your
\nlife. Great artists, scientists – and even holy men – also die.
\n– Zen O’Clock<\/p>\n
When we stay in the here and now of the present, we find more laughter
\nand fewer tears. The problem for many of us is that we bury the tears
\nof yesterday and carry them into our tomorrows. Instead, let’s choose
\nto cry when we are hurt, smile when we are happy and welcome each new
\nday with hope and humor.
\n– Marilyn C. Barrick<\/p>\n
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
\n– Rumi<\/p>\n
Beyond your ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there.
\n– Rumi<\/p>\n
In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.
\n– Mother Teresa<\/p>\n
Reason is like an officer when the King appears. The officer then
\nloses his power and hides himself. Reason is the shadow cast by
\nGod; God is the sun.
\n– Rumi<\/p>\n
=====<\/p>\n
SOME WAYS TO LOVE YOURSELF<\/p>\n
\u2022 Acknowledge your divinity and your beauty.
\n\u2022 Take note of what you say
\nand what you think about yourself. Eliminate those put downs such
\nas “I am a clumsy idiot” Say instead, “That was a silly thing to do”.
\nPut aggression towards the incident instead of towards yourself.
\n\u2022 Laugh at yourself but not in a derogatory way.
\n\u2022 You are No 1. Put yourself first always.
\n\u2022 Spend time doing what you really want to do for yourself.
\n\u2022 Focus on your spiritual and physical needs before your wants.
\n\u2022 Follow through on a project.
\n\u2022 Do not waste time on trivia.
\n\u2022 Learn from everything you do without judging yourself.
\n\u2022 Throw out old possessions.
\n\u2022 Always know what you want, so others can not tell you.
\n\u2022 Be loyal to yourself and always make goals.
\n\u2022 State what your boundaries are, so people respect you.
\n\u2022 Take time to meditate and relax.
\n\u2022 Do things for yourself that you do not usually do.
\n\u2022 Buy something for yourself that you would not buy before.
\n\u2022 Let go of authority
\nfigures. Stand up for yourself. Look at the beauty around you – the
\ntrees and parks.
\n\u2022 Keep your home tidy for yourself.
\n\u2022 Take more care with your clothing.
\n\u2022 Take more care with what you eat.
\n\u2022 Ask a friend to list your five good qualities.
\n\u2022 Think of someone you admire
\nand write their good qualities that you see in them. You then know that
\nyou have those qualities in you because you could not see them
\notherwise.<\/p>\n
=====<\/p>\n
The play of life is not a separate creation watched and presided over
\nby You. You \u2013 Consciousness \u2013 appear presently as the play, already
\nwide awake, unable therefore to awaken. You are always obvious to
\nYourself; never hidden.<\/p>\n
The characters in the play have no separate existence, only an apparent
\none. The characters are You celebrating Yourself, immersed in the great
\nplay of life, playing the game of looking for Yourself, sometimes
\nrecognising Yourself within and as the appearance of Your play.<\/p>\n
This communication about clarity has no particular relevance or
\nsignificance over any other part of the play. It carries no merit and
\nhas no point. There is no purpose for You to find Yourself.<\/p>\n
With clarity, all of this is made obvious \u2013 Your present appearance as
\nthe play in all its myriad forms, the recognition of the non-necessity
\nof everything.<\/p>\n
Right now You are Consciousness, appearing as a character in Your play.
\nMaybe You think You need confirmation. Forget it. Relax. You already
\nare That.<\/p>\n
With much love to You from Yourself.<\/p>\n
From: ‘Clarity’. By Nathan Gill <\/p>\n
====<\/p>\n
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
\nI wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
\nI wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
\nI wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
\nI wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
\nI wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
\nI wish you enough hellos to get you through the
\nfinal good-bye.
\nI WISH YOU ENOUGH SO WHEN YOUR WISH COMES TO YOU YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAVE ENOUGH.
\nHappy New Year<\/p>\n
Hugs,
\nMoss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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