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Why ‘Shit Happens’…
I’m glad the damned horse fell on me. It made me lie still in one place – Andre Dubus shit happens When shit happens, it’s Life offering us a gift. It’s our opportunity to become…
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How To Process Fear…
The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them. – Alfred Hitchcock afraid Whether we admit it or not we’re afraid. We’re afraid of many things including death, or…
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What’s The Present Moment?
There are no present moment thoughts. All thoughts are about the past and future, even ones about now. – Sandy Newbigging isn’t The present moment is. But it isn’t to us when…
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How To Escape Hell…
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. – Dante, Divine Comedy this is it We experience what could be hell when we suffer. What can we do to escape? Sometimes it takes the ‘dark…
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What Do We Wait For?
You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. – Steve Jobs left naked Here Steve’s talking about everything in Life being very temporary, to the point that…
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Why Haggle With God?
God is trying to sell you something But you don’t want to buy. That is what your suffering is: Your fantastic haggling, Your manic screaming over price. – Hafez the end of…
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When Will We Stop Running?
You can’t get away from yourself by going to a boozebar. – Elbert Hubbard can’t hide Whenever we distract ourselves we’re running away from self. Distractions include booze, food…
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Why Fear Isn’t Real…
Can anything of God not be for all and always? Love is incapable of any exceptions. – ACIM the real Anything that’s temporary is not ultimately real. Everything around us, our…
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Do This One Thing To Enjoy A Wonderful Life!
What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner. – Colette just do it All we have to do is fully appreciate and show gratitude for what we already are and have.…
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What Is It That We Want Most? ’Tis Peace…
There can be no peace if you believe you need something before you can be at peace. – Gina Lake peace We are all ultimately seeking peace, even if we call it by other names such…
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How To Help Each Other…
Character defects are not where we’re bad but where we’re wounded. – Marianne Williamson love deeply What we see as deeply flawed people are simply emotionally wounded brothers…
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Black, White or Truth?
The only thing in life that is black or white are those colors. – Gina Lake yes, no? The main reason we have strife in the world is because everyone thinks they’re right. We as…
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What Story Will We Paint Today?
You don’t see others the way they are. You see them the way you are. The painter is inseparable from the painting. – Scott Kiloby painting relationships We paint others with the…
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What Do We Experience Daily?
People experience their thoughts about life more than they experience real life. – Gina Lake thoughts? Are we living our entire life in and via thoughts? If so we’re missing out…
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Happiness, Where Art Thou?
Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads. – Nikolaus Lenau where? We have it, actually we are it. Don’t believe me? Get out of your head, remove…
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What’s The Ultimate Destination?
My destination is no longer a place but, rather, a new way of seeing. – Marcel Proust see afresh We’re lost in endless fulfillment of our desires. They may lead nowhere. We’re…
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Want To Be Mindful? Then Breathe Consciously…
Bringing awareness to our breathing, we remind ourselves to be here now. – Jon Kabat-Zinn here now Our breath deeply connects us to our body, which connects to us. When we think…
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When Will Happiness Come?
If I can’t be happy here and now then I won’t be happy there and then. – re-mind Happiness isn’t a function of a future event or place. It’s a condition of being. I can be happy…
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Want To Awaken? Then Look Inside…
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – Carl Jung rat race If you’ve understood why…
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Want To Be Happier? Live Simply…
In a small house God has his corner, in a big house he has to stand in the hall. – Swedish Proverb simple living Simple living makes us happier. Having too much is an intellectual…
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Want Peace? Let The Ego Go…
When the Ego goes peace remains. There’s room for only one. – oneness As the ego is let go our true nature emerges. We’re naturally peaceful just under the chatter of our minds.…
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What Would Love Do? Just Love…
To get upset at someone for not meeting your expectations is to point the finger and say, I’m angry at you for not knowing how to be happier, be at peace and experience love. It’s…
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Wondering Who You Are? You Are Not The ‘I’…
You are not the storm, you’re the eye of the storm. – you are that Don’t identify with the storm in your life or in your mind. Where you look from is the eye, you are that. Be…
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Looking For God? Look No Further…
When you really look for me, you will see me instantly – you will find me in the tiniest house of time. – Kabir closer still The sense of aliveness, the beingness we experience…
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Searching For God? He’s Here…
Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours. – Kabir he’s here God is behind any pair of eyes we gaze into. He’s the neighbor next door. She’s our…
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Confused? Just Love What Is…
Loving what is – Byron Katie love what is What is, cannot be any other way. By accepting and loving what is, we can be at peace and capable of taking the appropriate next step
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How To Understand It All…
Listen, my friend. He who loves understands.– Kabir listening for love Becoming still and listening introduces us to the loveliness of the moment, a place beyond time and space…