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Our Biggest Fear?
There is no death, only a change of worlds. – Chief Si’ahl (Seattle) biggest fear Our biggest fears are non-existence, death, being no-more, dying, losing it all, being a nobody…
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One Simple Thing!
He who breathes deepest lives most. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning a lost art We’ve forgotten to breathe. If we catch ourselves we’ll notice that generally we only use one third…
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Where We Must Arrive!
Each second you can be reborn. Each second there can be a new beginning. It is choice. It is your choice. – Clearwater rut In our daily routine we fall in a rut. The result is…
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What Will I See Today?
I could see peace instead of this. – A Course in Miracles – ACIM what do we see? What we see is up to us. Often we only see what we’re conditioned to see. When we invoke our…
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How To Find Peace…
There is a silence into which the world cannot intrude. There is an ancient peace you carry in your heart and have not lost – A Course in Miracles – ACIM stillness The center is…
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Where Does Boredom Come From?
Boredom is a sign that your heart is about to be exposed. – Contemplative Photography run away We run away from self. We want to constantly be on our smart-phones, on Facebook…
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Where Peace Abounds…
Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you. – Rumi (the untold story) our mind Where is our mind right now? Is it exhausting on the worries of daily life? Is it being…
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Why We Must Be Gentle!
To get closer to Truth and Right, we need a beautiful and soft heart. – Shams Tabrizi truth Truth must be faced. We must know who we are and what we hide. We must recognize the…
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Proof That God Listens?
I am in the heart of all. – The Bhagavad Gita alone and afraid I was 20 and it was the summer of 1985. I was still fairly new to this amazing country, The United States of…
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What a Still Mind Can Achieve…
Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart. – The Bhagavad Gita the center Stillness slowly…
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Why Stillness Matters…
When you lose touch with your inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. – Eckhart Tolle stillness A calm interior. A self-assuredness. A steady faith. A clear mind. A…
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Why Be Thoughtful?
Thoughtfulness is the beginning of great sanctity. If you learn this art of being thoughtful, you will become more and more Christ-like, for His heart was meek and always thought…
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Why We Need God…
"God is love"; therefore his only personal attitude towards the affairs of the universe is always a reaction of divine affection. – The Urantia Papers god God is reality. It’s…
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How To Be Master Of Self!
Your awareness of yourself is greater than yourself. – Guy Finley self Self is where we live, amidst our thoughts about us and alongside opinions of everyone and everything! We…
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How To Be Still!
It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present…
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How To Stay Awake!
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. – Henry David Thoreau slumbering We slumber, and do so…
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How To Meditate…
Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there—buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.…
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How To Understand Fear…
Fear lives inside us. We create it. – NamasteNow! fear We all struggle with fear. Some of it is overt and quite palpable, we feel it. Then there’s the kind that just lurks and…
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Why Tomorrow Never Comes!
Tomorrow deceives. It never arrives – Namaste Now! when When I’m an adult I’ll be so happy. When I can afford my sports car I won’t need anything else. When I have a life partner…
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Who And What To Imitate…
All art is but imitation of nature. – Seneca beyond comparison We compare self to others. We often imitate people that we find impressive. Sometimes that becomes a vocation! Why…
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How To Experience Heaven On Earth…
Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is a wonderful moment. – Thich Nhat Hanh relax Often we don’t realize that we’re…
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How To Conquer Fear!
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. – Bertrand Russell fear Fear real or imagined, cripples us. We can’t think clearly when under the influence of fear. If we can’t think…
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Here’s Where To Find Peace…
The person should look for peace within and not depend on it in any other place. There are no waves in the depths of the ocean, it is still and unbroken. – Buddha inside We do…
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Why We Must Be Still…
We yearn for a moment’s peace and quiet, only to turn on the radio, make a phone call, or run an errand as soon as an opportunity for solitude presents itself. – Ronnie Polaneczky…
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How To End The Masquerade!
A person begins earnest work on himself when first sensing he is not who he imagines he is. The end of the masquerade is the start of peace. – Vernon Howard the big game We all…
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How To Understand the Inevitable!
There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is the willingness to think. – Chuck Jones inevitabilities Death and taxes are certainties we are told. Once we know that an…
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Why We Must Face Shame!
If we’re going to find our way back to each other vulnerability is going to be that path. – Brene Brown vulnerability On Tuesday I shared some thoughts on Brene Brown and her talk…
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Why We Must Forgive…
Those who feel they are victims will be most eager to make victims of others. – Vernon Howard victim? How do we feel when we’ve been victimized? It gets us mad and we feel awful.…
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Why We Must Be Present To Life…
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon life happens Life is happening to us right now. We’re all getting older; some relationships are…
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Why We Should Say ‘Yes’ To Life!
When you say "yes" to the "isness" of life, when you accept this moment as it is, you can feel a sense of spaciousness within you that is deeply peaceful. – Eckhart Tolle this…
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What We Really Want…
Who are you that is lost and trying to build a concept of yourself in order to be found? – Michael A. Singer searching We are lost. We are constantly searching for an almost…
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How To Cultivate The Zen Mind!
In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts there are few. – Shunryu Suzuki the beginner’s mind Such a mind is childlike. One that sees things anew…
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How To Secure Our Future!
I place the future in the hands of God. – A Course in Miracles – ACIM future We are worried about our future. We worry about our personal safety, our family’s safety, our…
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How To Find More Meaning In Life!
The more meaning we find in life, the more meaning we find in life – NamasteNow! true happiness True happiness is a product of finding enduring meaning in life. Meaning can…
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What’s The Real Imperative?
Man, in his spiritual domain, does have a free will. Man is most truly the architect of his own eternal destiny. – Urantia Paper 103 random life? Are we just living a random life…
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The Real Reason Why Meditating Is Important!
Worship is a personal communion with that which is divinely real, with that which is the very source of reality. – The Urantia Papers god speaks God speaks to us. If we but listen…
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The Secret To Peace…
Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God. – A Course In Miracles what’s real? Anything of value to the Universe/Creator is real.…
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Why Life Must Be Play!
that without knowing who you are and why you are here, life has no meaning. – Neale Donald Walsch searching for meaning Our current dissatisfaction with life, our recurring need…
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The Most Important Thing!
it is only the feeling of vulnerability that ever puts you into a vibrational harmony with that which you fear. When you realize that by working to achieve your feeling of…
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The Essential Secret To Health & Happiness!
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. …