Posted in Quotes - 2011 on Sep 21st, 2011
Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness. - Leo F. Buscaglia
expectation
You know and I know that our expectations of others are rarely realized! Ever wonder why? That’s not brain surgery either. We are us and [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2011, Stillness on Sep 15th, 2011
You have so little faith in yourself because you are unwilling to accept the fact that perfect love is in you, and so you seek without for what you cannot find within. - A Course in Miracles
who are we?
If there’s a God, if there’s Universal Intelligence, then that which created us supports us, keeps [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2011, Stillness on Jul 6th, 2011
May those whose hell it is to hate and hurt be turned into lovers bringing flowers. - Shantideva
hell
It’s hell when…
We have no control over the negativity of our thoughts
We aren’t loved or believe that we aren’t loved
We flounder about not knowing where life is heading
We choose whether we live in this kind of hell; it’s [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2011 on Jul 5th, 2011
The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it. - Blood of the Martyr
endurance
We’re put through certain experiences to become better humans. We can live all experiences in the following ways:
Kicking and screaming: Which means we’ll likely have to relive the lesson being [...]
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Posted in Stillness on Jun 30th, 2011
If you pray, why worry? If you worry, why pray? - St. Padre Pio
worry?
Set an hourly timer and ask the following questions of self:
What was my dominant thought the last hour?
What am I dwelling on right now?
Increasing awareness is the silver bullet that will kill all the demons within and without. More [...]
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