“Decide what you want. Decide what you are prepared to give up to get it. Set your mind on it. Get on with the work.” — H.L. Hunt “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -— John F. Kennedy …
Month: November 2021
To change, we must go through a transition zone. It’s not easy being in transition. Thoughts, beliefs and habits are all in flux. It can create a sense of groundlessness, of being in a void that can be quite uncomfortable. When we’re in the void, our first impulse will be to revert to old habits …
Reflect on this pathway for meaningful growth: DISCIPLINE – To create change in our lives, we need to consistently focus on what we want. DETACHMENT – Practice the art of detached observation. Let go of automatic defenses and patterns. DISCERNMENT – Seek to discern the lower from the higher. What is self-serving and what is …
“All things are difficult before they are easy.” — Thomas Fuller “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” -— Germany Kent “Live in relationship to your own experience and not anyone else’s, …
Desires cause peace to disappear. You think that acquiring things will make you feel secure, but the reality is that the more you have the more fear there usually is of losing it, and the further you are from peace. Desires are the cause of all conflicts. When you want something and cannot get it …
“In any way that men love me in that same way they find my love: for many are the paths of men, but they all in the end come to me.” — Song of God, Bhagavad Gita “…focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing …
“If you can be happy, smiling and dancing, even though pain visits you in some form, you could adjust your attitude so you are more positively focused. Then you are less conscious of the pain because you are focusing on something pleasant. You are focused on the positive.” — John Morton “The ultimate value of …
True tolerance makes us flexible. And when we are flexible we can accommodate and adjust to anything and anyone and maintain well-being. The ability to bend without breaking is linked to the amount of tolerance we develop. When we are fully flexible, we become able to adjust to the most unexpected, negative and difficult situations …
Simple living tips Don’t overthink. Calm down and forget. Don’t complicate things. Be sincere. Learn to let go. Find joy in the little things . Be yourself. Fall in love and keep on loving. Be happy.
There is an ever-growing body of knowledge about the nature and causes of happiness. For one thing, it’s clear that happiness is a feeling, not a circumstance. Happiness is more than just fun or pleasure. It’s a more durable sense of well-being. Our happiness depends not on what happens to us, but what happens in …