Voice And Vision
Voice and vision… “When the voice and the vision on the inside is more profound, and more clear and loud than all opinions on the outside, you’ve begun to master your life.” -John F. Demartini
My Actions Are Mine
“My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Your Very Own Life
You have your own life. You have been given a life. Your very own life. Why would you choose to live someone else’s ideas of what’s right for you?
Basic Moves Consistently
“A few basic moves done consistently is better than a lot of moves done sporadically.” -Kung Fu Masters
What Truly Fulfills Us
Are we sacrificing the pursuit of what truly fulfills us? Many of us tended to drift away from the paths we explored …
Fear Has Solidified
Fear has solidified into a suit of armor that we carry around… For some of us, fear has solidified into a suit …
Your Subconscious Mind
Your subconscious mind and continues to influence your life… Everything you see, hear, encounter and experience is absorbed by your subconscious mind …
I like you, I love you
I like you, I love you… What is the difference between “I like you” and “I love you”? When you like a …
Pain Of Change
Pain of change… “Nothing happens until the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change.” -Arthur Burt
A question To Ask
A question is trying to ask itself… “Behind every problem, there’s a question trying to ask itself. Behind every question, there’s an …
Change The Future
Change the future by changing your actions today… “The past will never change, but you can change the future by changing your …
Your Own Soul
“Freedom is not about the size of your cage or power of your wings or non-attachment to a person or a thing. Freedom is about being truly, madly and deeply attached to your own soul that you can’t bear – if only for a moment – a life that doesn’t honor it.” -Andréa Balt
Shine Like A Star
Shine like a star… “When you shine as bright as a star, two things happen: you attract other stars and you light the way for those in darkness.” -Iva Ursano
Begin It Now
Until one is committed there is hesitancy, always ineffective. Concerning all acts of initiative there’s one elementary truth. The moment one commits oneself then providence moves too. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius power and magic in it. Begin it now.
Best Friend
“We all talk to ourselves, yet do we speak to our self the way that we would if we were having that conversation with our best friend?” -Thea Westra
Make Your Own Life
You get to make your own life… How do you want to respond to events and circumstances in your life? How do …
Force The Now
Bruce Lee’s philosophy of how to deal with challenges in our day to day life, never grows old. “You cannot force the Now. But can you neither condemn nor justify and yet be extraordinarily alive as you walk on? You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.” -Bruce Lee
Don’t think, feel!
Don’t think, feel! The knowledge and life experience of great people like Bruce Lee is forever useful. “Don’t think, feel! …It is …
Remains Unchanged
A place that remains unchanged shows how you have altered. Often, disappointment in ourselves is sourced in comparing ourselves to others. More empowering is exploring a comparison of self-with-self, and doing that in relationship to people, places or moments from our past.
Record Your Evolution
Over the years your personal growth is exponential, which we so often don’t see for ourselves. “Keeping a journal, over an extended period of time, is a terrific way to record your evolution. Re-reading it will help you in those times that you feel there has been no forward movement.” -Thea Westra
What You Can See
All you need do is to act from what you can see is true. You know better than to run from one scary doubt right into the arms of another. Practice this lesson in the trying moments of life. There is nothing that needs to be done with any dark state except for you to stay awake and watchful.
Awake And Watchful
With any dark state, stay awake and watchful. There is nothing that needs to be done with any dark state except for you to stay awake and watchful. Whatever wants to frighten you will eventually fade into the nothingness from out of which it came in the first place.
Voice Of Truth
Listen to the voice of truth & do what it tells you to do. Here’s the beauty and the secret way in which higher self-knowledge rescues the one who actualizes it. You don’t have to do anything else. Your part in the process is done. All you need to do is to listen to the voice of truth.
Personal Viewpoints
Challenge your personal viewpoints…. Remember that your perspective, on anything, is only one opinion. That includes your opinion about yourself. Every now …
One New Habit
Move toward your desired lifestyle one new habit at a time. You may transform overnight and ‘morph’ into that desired persona or lifestyle. It’s a rare occurrence though! Consider how you got where you are today. In that very same way you can get to where you want to be. The timeline is up to you.
Practice Game
Life is not a practice game. When will you live your life, the one you choose for yourself? If you are waiting for something, what are you waiting for? What if “that thing” you’re waiting for never happens?
Fear Has Many Disguises
Fear has many disguises and it can sometimes look like procrastination, being vague, confusion, indecision, going slow on a project, avoidance, being easily distracted… How does fear show itself in your life at the moment?
Time With Yourself
Time with yourself…. Have you recently spent enough time with only yourself? Have you recently spent too much time with only yourself?
Flow On Effect
Flow on effect… Tackle that issue you’ve most avoided. “When you empower one area of your life, there is a flow on effect into many others. Particularly, when you finally tackle that issue you’ve most avoided.” -Thea Westra
True To You
True to you… Stay 100% true to you! “There are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to you, and YOU should be one of them.” -Marc Chernoff
Share It
Share It With Others… “When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.” -Chinese Proverb
Pain Of Change
Pain of change… The pain of change must become less than the pain of staying the same. Be willing to release the patterns that are creating the conditions you do not want. Most of us know what we need to be doing or being in order to improve our lives or to move forward.
When You Die
When you die… Learn how to call up your inner calm. Life is an ever-growing process, an ever-renewing process. You’ll never have it “all handled” when you die. There’ll still be items to attend in your “in-tray”! There is no finish line, there is no race, there is nowhere to “get”. There is simply, life.
Smile Before You Sleep
Smile before you sleep… It is healthy to smile before you sleep. “Put a smile on your face as you close your eyes to sleep. Smiling causes your brain to send out endorphins that help you feel good.” -Chunyi Lin
Infatuation Is…
Infatuation is when you think he’s as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as Ralph Nader, as funny as Woody Allen, and as athletic as Jimmy Conners. Love is when you realize that he’s as ….[read quote in image], but you love him anyway. Judith Viorst quote.
Age Of Eighty
Born at the age of eighty… “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.” -Mark Twain