Thanking, like thinking, is manna that cannot be stored. It lives in the moment of its own performance, or else it petrifies.
Thanking that has become lazy turns into the anxiety that you will lose what you have. This is no longer thanks; it is an aspect of insecurity, if not greed.
Thanking does not grab onto the gift , but simple delights in it. We can think of a gift - even if the gift is something intangible, like time itself - as wanting a hug from us, but not wanting to be chained by our affection.
Thanking leaves the gift free.
If we intensify our gratefulness sufficiently, it grows dense, like the other soul function, and becomes a self-sufficient activity.
We no longer need anymore to thank, or anything to be thankful for.
We become thanking itself, a part of the gratitude at the heart of creation and it is more than enough.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Reason, Season or Lifetime????
Reason, Season or Lifetime????
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a life time. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a Godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be...
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a season, because your turn has come to share, grow and learn. They bring you experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
A lifetime relationship teaches you life time lesson, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationship and ares of your life.
Not everyone who comes into your life is supposed to stay there. Sometimes you're just a way station. Love them while they are there, love them when they move on, and trust that we all find our true home eventually.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a life time. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a Godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be...
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a season, because your turn has come to share, grow and learn. They bring you experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
A lifetime relationship teaches you life time lesson, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationship and ares of your life.
Not everyone who comes into your life is supposed to stay there. Sometimes you're just a way station. Love them while they are there, love them when they move on, and trust that we all find our true home eventually.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime
Monday, April 26, 2010
Holistic Life
Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
We tend to compartmentalize our lives; work, personal, friends, spiritual, health, recreation. Some days, it seems as if they all compete with each other. It is best to let all our facets radiate from the core set of values.
act of justice and compassion can be personally enriching - and even fun! Enjoying an athletic activity can be a good way to share a relationship with others.
Delighting in our work leads to a more playful attitude at home. Creating a sustainable lifestyle helps our bank accounts while it reduces stress and offers spiritual transformation.
All the seemingly unrelated elements of life are actually closely interrelated, feeding and influencing each other
in a constant spiral.
I celebrate and encourage the interdependence of all my pursuits and desires.
We tend to compartmentalize our lives; work, personal, friends, spiritual, health, recreation. Some days, it seems as if they all compete with each other. It is best to let all our facets radiate from the core set of values.
act of justice and compassion can be personally enriching - and even fun! Enjoying an athletic activity can be a good way to share a relationship with others.
Delighting in our work leads to a more playful attitude at home. Creating a sustainable lifestyle helps our bank accounts while it reduces stress and offers spiritual transformation.
All the seemingly unrelated elements of life are actually closely interrelated, feeding and influencing each other
in a constant spiral.
I celebrate and encourage the interdependence of all my pursuits and desires.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Unconditional Love
" My love is unconditional. It is its own reward. I removed the labels of 'friend' or 'enemy' from the people in my life, and extend my love to everyone."
Judicial robes are "one size fits all". They're easy to slip into, they're comfortable, and when you look into the mirror they make you seem very powerful and distinguished. It's always fun to don your robe and impose judgement on those around you. But it's also diametrically opposed to your own best interests.
As long as your human interactions are dominated by judgement and hostile evaluations, you yourself will be judged. As long as negative energy dominate your interaction, the light you can receive is limited accodingly.
Only by shading your judicial robe, only by offering love without limits to everyone - whether they "deserve" it or not - can you gain joy and fulfillment that are also without limits.
The light of fulfillment is there for you all the time, every day and every night, regardless of whether you're being 'bad' or 'good'. The force we call the Creator sees you at your worst moment and still emanates unconditional love.
If you can emulate that divine attribute - by offering love to everywhere, without reason- you'll receive it in return.
Always remind yourself of this vital insight.
Judicial robes are "one size fits all". They're easy to slip into, they're comfortable, and when you look into the mirror they make you seem very powerful and distinguished. It's always fun to don your robe and impose judgement on those around you. But it's also diametrically opposed to your own best interests.
As long as your human interactions are dominated by judgement and hostile evaluations, you yourself will be judged. As long as negative energy dominate your interaction, the light you can receive is limited accodingly.
Only by shading your judicial robe, only by offering love without limits to everyone - whether they "deserve" it or not - can you gain joy and fulfillment that are also without limits.
The light of fulfillment is there for you all the time, every day and every night, regardless of whether you're being 'bad' or 'good'. The force we call the Creator sees you at your worst moment and still emanates unconditional love.
If you can emulate that divine attribute - by offering love to everywhere, without reason- you'll receive it in return.
Always remind yourself of this vital insight.
Resisting Reactions
Your eyes can shift from love to hate, serenity to jealousy, in an instant. This happens everytime you react to a given situation.
The key to controlling your glances is found in a concept called RESISTANCE.
Namely, you resist the desire to react to instinctive impulses.
Not only does this action of resistance prevent you from casting angry or jealousy eyes at another person, it also helps you achieve your purpose in life.
HOW????
Well, the moment you resist a reactive egocentric response, you find your true self - a proactive soul. That means you find the Light and fulfillment in that specific circumstance.
We you react you are not a creator, you are simply an effect. The person or situation that caused you to react is the cause, but when you resist reactions, you are now the cause of your emotion and the creator of your consciousness.
That means fulfillment is now free to flow to you. You just won a round of hide and seek. This, by the way
is the secret to getting all your prayers answered.
The key to controlling your glances is found in a concept called RESISTANCE.
Namely, you resist the desire to react to instinctive impulses.
Not only does this action of resistance prevent you from casting angry or jealousy eyes at another person, it also helps you achieve your purpose in life.
HOW????
Well, the moment you resist a reactive egocentric response, you find your true self - a proactive soul. That means you find the Light and fulfillment in that specific circumstance.
We you react you are not a creator, you are simply an effect. The person or situation that caused you to react is the cause, but when you resist reactions, you are now the cause of your emotion and the creator of your consciousness.
That means fulfillment is now free to flow to you. You just won a round of hide and seek. This, by the way
is the secret to getting all your prayers answered.
Friday, April 16, 2010
what IS LOVE....
Yes what is love?
no words can define it -
It's something so great
only God could design it.
Wonder of wonders,
beyond man's conception,
And only in God
can love find true perfection.
For love means much more
than small words can express,
For what man calls love
is so very much less
Than the beauty and depth
and the true richness of
God's gift to mankind -
His compassionate love.
For love has become
a words that's misused,
Perverted, distorted,
and often abused
To speak of light romance
or some affinity for
A passing attraction
that is seldom much more
Than a mere interlude
or inflamed fascination,
A romantic fling
of no lasting duration.
But love is enduring
and patient and kind
It judges all things
with the heart, not the mind.
For love is unselfish -
giving more than it takes..
And no matter what happens
love never forsakes.
It's faithful and trusting
and always believing,
Guileless and honest
and never deceiving.
Yes, love is beyond
what mankind can define
For love is immortal
and God's gift is divine.
sh note to AH 21 nov. 1998
no words can define it -
It's something so great
only God could design it.
Wonder of wonders,
beyond man's conception,
And only in God
can love find true perfection.
For love means much more
than small words can express,
For what man calls love
is so very much less
Than the beauty and depth
and the true richness of
God's gift to mankind -
His compassionate love.
For love has become
a words that's misused,
Perverted, distorted,
and often abused
To speak of light romance
or some affinity for
A passing attraction
that is seldom much more
Than a mere interlude
or inflamed fascination,
A romantic fling
of no lasting duration.
But love is enduring
and patient and kind
It judges all things
with the heart, not the mind.
For love is unselfish -
giving more than it takes..
And no matter what happens
love never forsakes.
It's faithful and trusting
and always believing,
Guileless and honest
and never deceiving.
Yes, love is beyond
what mankind can define
For love is immortal
and God's gift is divine.
sh note to AH 21 nov. 1998
Moving beyond optimism
Optimism, unaccompanied by personal effort, is merely a state of mind and not fruitful.
Positive thinking is a powerful force to fuel change.
But, optimism alone is just wood stacked in the woodpile.
We have to bring it inside, build a fire and tend it.
Otherwise, it remains no more than dry wood.
Like the wood, optimism has a shelf life. Life unused....it seems to rot.
We must keep it moving ....bringing in fresh fuel and using it up.
You will attach specific, achievable plans to your optimism attitude. Your optimism will be the fuel that gets things started.
The right time for decisions -
form a habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh.....to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies.
Unfortunate, when that dark mood sets in, we are prone to push the panic button and come to a snap
decision. Those panicky decisions tend to make more trouble - which only further darkens our mood.
We can train ourselves to do it differently. With gentle self-talk, we remind ourselves that we don't make large decisions when we're tired.....blue or hungry. It can wait until we are rested, centered and well fed. Good decisions produce better results.
Do not make serious decisions when you're spent. You'll wait until you can give the matter the clear thought that it deserves.
note to AH 25th Nov.09
Positive thinking is a powerful force to fuel change.
But, optimism alone is just wood stacked in the woodpile.
We have to bring it inside, build a fire and tend it.
Otherwise, it remains no more than dry wood.
Like the wood, optimism has a shelf life. Life unused....it seems to rot.
We must keep it moving ....bringing in fresh fuel and using it up.
You will attach specific, achievable plans to your optimism attitude. Your optimism will be the fuel that gets things started.
The right time for decisions -
form a habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh.....to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies.
Unfortunate, when that dark mood sets in, we are prone to push the panic button and come to a snap
decision. Those panicky decisions tend to make more trouble - which only further darkens our mood.
We can train ourselves to do it differently. With gentle self-talk, we remind ourselves that we don't make large decisions when we're tired.....blue or hungry. It can wait until we are rested, centered and well fed. Good decisions produce better results.
Do not make serious decisions when you're spent. You'll wait until you can give the matter the clear thought that it deserves.
note to AH 25th Nov.09
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