A little bit at a time
“A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step” Sometimes – much of the time – we think we have to get it all done right now. Organize everything. Lose a billion pounds, eat only greens, cut out sugar forever. Meditate for an hour, 3 times a day, forever. Find enlightentment by midnight (and [...]
New Year’s resolutions? Forget that. Change how you feel
There is a mountain of unfinished resolutions behind me. Luckily, I’ve let that disappointment go and simply accepted that they just can’t all get done. Some were too big. Others, too boring. Others, well…everyone is lazy sometimes. Maybe, there just wasn’t enough momentum behind the resolution. Not enough caring. Not enough personal desire to change. [...]
Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy
Happiness is as easy as a little gratitude. Check out this hilarious excerpt from Conan O’Brien. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll think about it… This video came from Usually Barefoot Meg – lots of comments to peruse there as well. For more information on this comedian, check out the wiki for Louis CK.
I was dead, then alive – Rumi
I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, and I became fierce like a lion, then tender like the evening star. He said, ‘You’re not mad enough. You don’t belong in this house.’ I went wild and had to be tied up. He said, ‘Still not wild enough [...]
New Year’s manifestations: Intention vs. attention
Ever found yourself in a situation where you desperately wanted something far out of reach? A better body. An answer from God. Your relationship to mend. A happier life. You want it so badly that all you can think about is having it. Everything else falls to the side – including your joy – [...]
Don’t wait for joy
The idea that peace is conditional, depending on certain needs being met – being loved and appreciated, financially secure, well rested, having good work – is eventually replaced by the realization that the moment you’re experiencing right now is the only one, and it can’t be changed. – Joan Borysenko Joy, peace, love. Everything we [...]
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