"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
- Aesop
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Personal Growth
"Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves."
- Gandhi
- Gandhi
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Relax
“Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax. If you relax, it comes. If you relax, it is there. If you relax, you start vibrating with it.”
~ Osho
~ Osho
Friday, March 11, 2011
Time
"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save." ~ Will Rogers
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Sining Light
"The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be."
- Shakti Gawain
- Shakti Gawain
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Appreciate Appreciation
"Appreciation is an excellent thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us, as well."
- Voltaire
- Voltaire
Monday, March 7, 2011
Imagine Magick
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
- Albert Einstein
Happy Monday! What do you see in this coming week?
You're probably "expecting" the same things you got last week. Take a moment today and see something wonderful and unexpected for your week.
Make your magick!
- Albert Einstein
Happy Monday! What do you see in this coming week?
You're probably "expecting" the same things you got last week. Take a moment today and see something wonderful and unexpected for your week.
Make your magick!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Being Mindful
"You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present."
- Eckhart Tolle
Spend some time in your present today. Be with yourself. Be with your Source.
Great Titles by Eckhart Tolle
- Eckhart Tolle
Spend some time in your present today. Be with yourself. Be with your Source.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Irritating People
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves."
- Carl Jung
- Carl Jung
Thursday, March 3, 2011
See the Light
"The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be."
- Shakti Gawain
- Shakti Gawain
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
"We may have all come in different ships, but we're in the same boat now."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Mindfulness
"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Great Titles by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Monday, February 28, 2011
Goodness
"You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you."
- Eckhart Tolle
Great Titles by Eckhart Tolle
- Eckhart Tolle
Friday, January 21, 2011
Building from the End
"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
- Charles Swindoll
This is my mantra today. I'm having a little bit of trouble with my 90% of the deal.
But I know that when I'm in bed for the night, and I look back on this day that I'm about to embark on right now, I won't remember specific things that happened throughout the day. Some, yes, but mostly not.
What I'll take with me was the overall tone that my day took on. And the overall tone of my day will be determined by how I'm reacting, and the feelings and thoughts that I nurture throughout it.
I will move through my day nurturing good thoughts and blessing everyone around me. I will share the best part of me because that's the part I want to remember when I contemplate my day, later.
There's something to be said for beginning a new day by contemplating how you want to feel about your day at the end of the day.
Close your eyes and imagine you're in bed for the night. How do you want to feel?
I imagine being tired and near sleep as soon as I lay down. It's been a fantastic and productive day for me, and I'm rightfully tired. I drift off to sleep sending blessings out to all my loved ones, smiling happily to myself.
Now, off I go to shape my day into whatever will make me feel like that later. I will hold my tongue, and just go where the Spirit moves me.
Great Titles by Charles Swindoll
- Charles Swindoll
This is my mantra today. I'm having a little bit of trouble with my 90% of the deal.
But I know that when I'm in bed for the night, and I look back on this day that I'm about to embark on right now, I won't remember specific things that happened throughout the day. Some, yes, but mostly not.
What I'll take with me was the overall tone that my day took on. And the overall tone of my day will be determined by how I'm reacting, and the feelings and thoughts that I nurture throughout it.
I will move through my day nurturing good thoughts and blessing everyone around me. I will share the best part of me because that's the part I want to remember when I contemplate my day, later.
There's something to be said for beginning a new day by contemplating how you want to feel about your day at the end of the day.
Close your eyes and imagine you're in bed for the night. How do you want to feel?
I imagine being tired and near sleep as soon as I lay down. It's been a fantastic and productive day for me, and I'm rightfully tired. I drift off to sleep sending blessings out to all my loved ones, smiling happily to myself.
Now, off I go to shape my day into whatever will make me feel like that later. I will hold my tongue, and just go where the Spirit moves me.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Today I Smile
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Just smile. Even if you don't feel like it.
That's where I'm at today. Just smile. My attitude sucks because I just can't control everything, and that bugs me. But I'm going to smile anyway.
It is my dominant intention to feel good, so I will smile. And that smile will attract things to make me smile.
And the wrong side of my bed will be but a fading memory.
Today, I smile.
Great Titles by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Just smile. Even if you don't feel like it.
That's where I'm at today. Just smile. My attitude sucks because I just can't control everything, and that bugs me. But I'm going to smile anyway.
It is my dominant intention to feel good, so I will smile. And that smile will attract things to make me smile.
And the wrong side of my bed will be but a fading memory.
Today, I smile.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
See and Say
"If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind"
- Buddha
I've been wrestling with my gossip muscle lately. I want to stop talking about people, a feat easier said than done. But I am doing my best, and I talk a little less every day.
This lesson is carrying over to my son.
He found himself in a situation at school the other day. He watched a girl pull another girl's cell phone out of her coat pocket, stare at it in surprise, and then say, "This is *whats-her-name's* phone... (insert confused look) What should I do with it?"
My son and the other girl present both agreed that she should give it to their teacher, and she did. She was spotted by the phone owner as she was walking toward the teacher, and the girl promptly threw a tremendous fit, jumping up and down and screaming that "So-and-So" had stolen her phone.
Later that day, at home, my son was telling the tale and said that the teacher told him he would likely have to speak with the principal tomorrow and relay what he'd witnessed. He sat here telling me that So-and-So is a "mean girl" and likes to get in people's coat pockets and turn their phones on (there's a rule against having your phone on in school) and then secretly call them from HER phone so they get in trouble.
This also isn't the first time her phone has ended up in someone elses pocket having been "stolen."
Then he starts telling me how he's going to tell the principal all these nasty things.
We ended up having quite a lengthy conversation about how just because he has suspicions about something doesn't make it so... And how would you feel if you said all those things and it turned out that it wasn't her at all, but someone else trying to set her up?
"You're going to be asked what you saw," I said, "and what you SAW is what you tell... period. If you don't see it with your eyes, then don't see it with your mouth."
He was a little upset by that concept because he's VERY uncomfortable with what appears to be happening, so I drove the idea home a little more by saying, "How would you feel if someone THOUGHT you did something, and got you in trouble? Most people won't remember that you were innocent after investigation. Most people will only remember the accusation. Would you like to be labeled according to something bad that someone assumed about you once that wasn't even TRUE?"
Then we talked about kindness.
"When asked what you saw, you say what you saw. That doesn't include what you think or feel about it. Don't relay that you think she's mean or sneaky or underhanded. Those are not facts, they're just unkind things to say. You're not being asked your opinion of her actions or personality. You're being asked what you SAW. If you go and run off at the mouth about what a JERK someone is, that only states plainly that YOU are a jerk."
I think he got it. At 11, it's a tough concept to grasp. But over the past week, that sentence has REALLY taken root in our house...
If you don't see it with your eyes, don't see it with your mouth.
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- Buddha
I've been wrestling with my gossip muscle lately. I want to stop talking about people, a feat easier said than done. But I am doing my best, and I talk a little less every day.
This lesson is carrying over to my son.
He found himself in a situation at school the other day. He watched a girl pull another girl's cell phone out of her coat pocket, stare at it in surprise, and then say, "This is *whats-her-name's* phone... (insert confused look) What should I do with it?"
My son and the other girl present both agreed that she should give it to their teacher, and she did. She was spotted by the phone owner as she was walking toward the teacher, and the girl promptly threw a tremendous fit, jumping up and down and screaming that "So-and-So" had stolen her phone.
Later that day, at home, my son was telling the tale and said that the teacher told him he would likely have to speak with the principal tomorrow and relay what he'd witnessed. He sat here telling me that So-and-So is a "mean girl" and likes to get in people's coat pockets and turn their phones on (there's a rule against having your phone on in school) and then secretly call them from HER phone so they get in trouble.
This also isn't the first time her phone has ended up in someone elses pocket having been "stolen."
Then he starts telling me how he's going to tell the principal all these nasty things.
We ended up having quite a lengthy conversation about how just because he has suspicions about something doesn't make it so... And how would you feel if you said all those things and it turned out that it wasn't her at all, but someone else trying to set her up?
"You're going to be asked what you saw," I said, "and what you SAW is what you tell... period. If you don't see it with your eyes, then don't see it with your mouth."
He was a little upset by that concept because he's VERY uncomfortable with what appears to be happening, so I drove the idea home a little more by saying, "How would you feel if someone THOUGHT you did something, and got you in trouble? Most people won't remember that you were innocent after investigation. Most people will only remember the accusation. Would you like to be labeled according to something bad that someone assumed about you once that wasn't even TRUE?"
Then we talked about kindness.
"When asked what you saw, you say what you saw. That doesn't include what you think or feel about it. Don't relay that you think she's mean or sneaky or underhanded. Those are not facts, they're just unkind things to say. You're not being asked your opinion of her actions or personality. You're being asked what you SAW. If you go and run off at the mouth about what a JERK someone is, that only states plainly that YOU are a jerk."
I think he got it. At 11, it's a tough concept to grasp. But over the past week, that sentence has REALLY taken root in our house...
If you don't see it with your eyes, don't see it with your mouth.
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