30 April 2011

Even if you don't believe because it appears *too good to be true*, at least entertain the possibility.

1 May 2011

Almost all *certainties* encrust us in a hard shell of limited possibilities.

2 May 2011

The child is curious and that's why s/he grows so much.

3May 2011

More is exchanged outside words

4 May 2011

Pebbles too have the Life Force in them.  If we'd only allow ourselves to feel it!

5 May 2011

Don't assume that the familiar option is the easier one.  If you give yourself permission, you'll find the joyous option is much easier and infinitely more satisfying.

4 May 2011

*Safe* is for those resigned to surviving rather than thriving.

5 May 2011

Tomorrow was a perfect day, filled with the marvels of my desires realized.

6 May 2011

Don't be afraid of sadness.  It reminds you to reach for something better.

7 May 2011

Pain is the resistance you have to what is.

8 May 2011

Trust your heart to guide your head.

No matter how sad or bad

No matter how sad or bad things feel and appear, if you wish to move from it, find a good feeling, no matter how small, and give it your full attention.  That's how change happens.

What appears

What appears is the result of PAST thoughts, feelings and actions.  Your current thoughts, feelings and actions create FUTURE appearances.

You will experience

You will experience what you *agree* to experience whether you like it or not.

Why wait for others

Why wait for others to agree with you?  Focus on whether you agree with yourself.  You're the one who's accountable in the end.

You have the choice

You have the choice of having fun now or having pain now. Is it that hard to choose which?

Drop the painful threads

Drop the painful, angry, guilty threads that connect you with someone else.  With only one person hold the thread, the lines of painful connection are broken.

Be very careful with words

Be very careful with words, not just the spoken ones but the ones that make up your thoughts.  Choose the words that free, uplift and empower you.

What is confidence?

What is confidence?  It is knowing that you are free to play and have fun!

Don't just ask Why?

Don't just ask Why?  Remember to also ask 'Why Not?'

Sit in the soft glow

Sit in the soft glow of a candle or the late afternoon light.  Your soul loves it!

Don't settle for less

Don't settle for less!  Don't compromise!  Explore the field of infinite possibilities and choose freely!

See also:  Are you Choosing Freely or being Governed by the Given?

Observe

Observe without judging.

Allow strangers

Allow strangers to surprise you.  But especially allow those you know to surprise you by looking at them with an unassuming heart and mind.

Assume as little

Assume as little as possible.  It's makes life so much more interesting and accessible :)

Learn how to refocus

Learn how to refocus.  It helps you shift from whats undesirable to what's desirable.

Does focusing on the half-full glass

Does focusing on the half-full glass make the half-empty glass disappear?  It sure does!

Dream big

Dream big because you are, by nature, beyond big!

Stop waiting

Stop waiting. It shuts out all the beauty, abundance and joy available to you right here and now!

Blow raspberries

Blow raspberries.  It'll keep you young :)

Never criticize yourself

Never criticize yourself.  Instead, remind yourself that you have more useful things to do, like imagining how you would prefer to see yourself.  Now that's a marvelous step forward!

Check it out

Check it out - your life's on offer.

You don't have to

You don't have to get angry to show you care about someone's misfortune. 

When you're fighting

When you're fighting, what is your energy going into?

Think a new thought

Think a new thought everyday.

Enjoy

Enjoy without attachment.  Accept without aversion.  This is how you remain happy.

Don't sentence yourself

Don't sentence yourself to the prison of unchangeable beliefs.

Live your life

Live your life the way you want it to be remembered.

The judging mind

The judging mind is never a peaceful mind.

If it's too good

If it's too good to be true, it's neither.

Babies

Babies.  All they have to do is appear and the whole world attends to their needs.

Let children

Let children remind you of the joy, spontaneity, fearlessness, potential and curiosity that define your true spirit.

Losing the things you value

Losing the things you value gives you a grand opportunity to value the things you have.

Do you really want to fail?

Do you really want to fail?  Then stop thinking it!

Cast your gaze

Cast your gaze on your dreams and do not interfere with them.

Ask not what your life purpose is

Ask not what your life purpose is.  Ask instead what purpose you wish to put your life to.

Act with authority

Think and act with authority.  After all, you are the author of your thoughts and actions.

The world could do with

The world could do with one more passionate soul frolicking in the mud and one less frustrated soul howling at the moon.  Go follow your bliss!

Do you really think

Do you really think you came into this life to suffer and struggle?  So don't!

Make the decision

Make the decision to be happy and you will be every time you make that decision.

It's not your business

It's not your business how others feel.  It is your business how you might have contributed to it.  Yes, your business not your obsession.

Rock the universe

Rock the universe with your laughter!

Fashion your dream

Fashion your dream without reservation.  Soar into unexplored territory and roam freely.

Offer your command

Offer your command on a bed of sweet expectation.

When you pray

When you pray, do not implore, plead or intercede.  Know who and what you truly are and command your desire into being.

If you want to experience passion

If you want to experience passion, throw your heart, mind, body and soul into something.  Anything.  It really doesn't matter what!

You have no business

You have no business being small.  You were fashioned from greatness.  Go shine!

Life is too precious

Life is too precious to be wasted on guilt.

In every disaster

In every disaster, the seeds of hope.  In every destruction, the hands of construction.  Where is your focus?

You are not obliged

You are not obliged to believe everything that you think.

Your mouth may say

Your mouth may say beautiful words but it is the vibrations of your true feelings and beliefs that have the greater impact across the unseen world of consciousness.  Have you noticed how you can 'sense' a person's sincerity or insincerity underneath their words and actions?

Speak your truth

Speak your truth if you want to.  Don't let what others think deter you.

The faster we go

The faster we go, the faster time disappears.  Slow down, take your time, linger a little, savor each step.

The greatest gift

The greatest gift a parent can give their child is their unconditional faith in them.

There is no obligation

There is no obligation to feel miserable.

Repeated *failures*

Repeated *failures* might suggest it's time to give up and try something different.  But it could also mean, strengthening your resolve and expanding your creative vision to explore new methods.

It actually doesn't matter

It actually doesn't matter what you choose to call your life purpose or your passion or your number one priority.  What matters is that you throw your heart and soul into it. Uncompromisingly.

Don't wait to discover *the* passion of your life

Don't wait to discover *the* passion of your life.  Your passion is not a job or an activity or a purpose.  Your passion is the unstoppable flow of your life energy. 4

The Universe, God, Source, whatever

The Universe, God, Source, whatever you choose to call the infinite, creative energy that you are part of doesn't give a stuff whether your motives or desires are *good* or *bad*, *noble* or *ignorble*.  Its manifesting power is indiscriminate, determined only by the clarity and strength of your desire i.e the thoughts and feelings surrounding it. 

The more time

The more time you spend thinking and visualizing your desires, the more ready you will be for action.

Whenever you see something bad

Whenever you see something bad, ask yourself: Which part of me is seeing this?

This is your life

This is your life. You're in charge. 

Practise new thoughts

Practise new thoughts or the old ones will persist

You can change the past

You can change the past because the past only exists as memories i.e. thoughts and feelings.  You can recreate events from the past in your mind replacing the bits you don't like with thoughts and feelings that you do!

Persisting in a behavior

Persisting in a behavior you no longer enjoy is an addiction.  Sure, you may gain some relief but that is not joy.

A localized thought

A localized thought manifests instantly in non-local consciousness.  Put another way, your thoughts are not confined to the bag of skin surrounding your physical body. It permeates the entire universe.

Ignore time

Ignore time and discover eternity.

The Universe is a wide open field

The Universe is a wide open field - go play!

The quickest way to get out of negativity

The quickest way to get out of negativity is to practice gratitude.

If you don't practice better alternatives

If you don't practice better alternatives to anger in your mind, you won't be ready to express them in an actual situation.

The surest way to discover something

The surest way to discover something is to attempt something you don't know, sometimes using what you do know.

There is no one and nothing to be accountable to

There is no one and nothing to be accountable to.  You are free o do as you please and handle the consequences of all your thoughts, words and  actions

You'll know when you're ignoring Truth

You'll know when you're ignoring Truth, for in its place you find fear, anxiety, distrust guilt and all manner of unpleasantness.

If you ae happy

If you are happy and choose to remain happy, does it matter whatever else happens?

You can struggle

You can struggle against a situation but wouldn't it be so much better to relax and flow in the stream of what you most desire?

Aging happens

Aging happens when you stop dreaming.

Losing everything

Losing everything can make us realize how little 'stuff' matters and that what matters is often price-less.

Sometimes you feel you need to run away

Sometimes you feel you need to run away from something but if you have nothing to run toward, you may end up back with what you were running from.

If someone or something seems to get in your way

If someone or something seems to get in your way, don't waste your time railing curses and blame on them.  After all, it's only one roadblock they've placed in a field of infinite possibilities which is yours to explore!  Put another way, you have infinity -1 options still available/

Put on your headphones

Put on your headphones and pipe Mozart's KV 448 in D for two pianos through them and let it retrain your ears, your brain cells and every cell in your body!

There isn't just one model of happiness

There isn't just one model of happiness.  Happiness takes many shapes and forms, sights and sounds, tastes and imaginings.

We get stuck in recurring negative thoughts

Sometimes we get stuck in recurring negative thoughts because we haven't thought of better ones.

It's not that you lack imagination

It's not that you lack imagination, it's just that you're out of practice and hampered by fear.  Dare to dream!

We are all drawing from the same well

We are all drawing from the same well of consciousness but some of us are afraid to draw more than a thimble full.4

A day starts to get thrilling

A day starts to get thrilling  when you plan amazing things for it.

You don't have to destroy anything

You don't have to destroy anything in order to create something new.  Just create what you desire and what you don't will naturally disintegrate.

Fear can be a powerful motivator

Fear can  be a powerful motivator but it forces you to struggle upstream.  Joy, on the other hand inspires you as it taunts you downstream.

The sun shines equally for all

The sun shines equally for all though all don't equally receive it.

Don't fight anything

Don't fight anything, just choose a different perspective, direction or view and give it your entire energy and attention.

The purpose of our lives

The purpose of our lives is not to work.  The purpose of our lives is to live joyously, freely, peacefully, creatively and abundantly.              

Never assume

Never assume that you know what you want at all times.  Keep asking: What do I want now?

If you'd only focus

If you'd only focus on feeling good, NOT as a result of having something or someone, being something or someone or doing something or other, you would effortlessly have, be and do all that you want/

Fear finds us

Fear finds us when we have shifted our attention from our true desires.

Labels can help you see

Labels can help you see things that you hadn't seen before but they can also obscure you from seeing what you might have without them.

I've noticed that most things in life

I've noticed that most things in life require some simple, fundamental skills and tools.  If you want to go far, you'll have to build on them but you won't go anywhere without them.

Everywhere you look

Everywhere you look, the view is framed whether by man-made constructions or those of nature's other offspring.

There's a unique YOU

There's a unique YOU eager to express itself in any form you allow it to.

There is no such thing as evil

There is no such thing as evil, only ignorance of who and what we truly are.

My mind can just as easily

My mind can just as easily focus on DESIRED outcomes as it can on DREADED outcomes.

Following my good feelings

Following my good feelings makes life so much more enjoyable.

Now that I have given up being troubled by other people's opinions

Now that I have given up being troubled by other people's opinions about me, I'm slowly dispensing with my own.

Parents seem to think

Parents seem to think they have a moral obligation to pass on their fears and insecurities to their children.

The more you pick at a wound

The more you pick at a wound, the longer it takes to heal.

The bridge between fear

The bridge between fear and freedom is surrender.

The less passionate I am

The less passionate I am about a task, the more easily I get distracted.

I don't have to respond to your insult

I don't have to respond to your insult with one of my own.  Actually, I don't have to think of your words or actions as an insult.

We dive or soar from one emotional state

We dive or soar from one emotional state to another in a flash, often feeling helpless about it when we aren't.

Money, like food, petrol,friendships and sex

Money, like food, petrol,friendships and sex can be the cause of so many wonderful things.

There is no such thing as laziness

There is no such thing as laziness.  There is only lack of inspiration or purpose.

Honesty is not about telling everything

Honesty is not about telling everything.  It is about telling honestly whatever you do choose to tell. 

In their eagerness to prove you wrong

In their eagerness to prove you wrong, some people will cut off their noses.

When a ball of string falls from your hand

When a ball of string falls from your hand, holding on to the end of the string just causes more to unwind.

A relationship built on a common enemy

A relationship built on a common enemy is built on insecurities, not strength

A plan should

A plan should serve you, not you it.

Even in silence

Even in silence, anger can dance.

If you treat someone like a child

If you treat someone like a child, can you expect them to behave like an adult?

Life is only ever difficult

Life is only ever difficult with your permission..

Why speak of life

Why speak of life as if it were outside of you?

If it ain't heavy

If it ain't heavy, it's not a load.

Cut the crap

Cut the crap and start living.