Self-worth Comes From One Thing - Thinking That You Are Worthy.
Transformation Literally Means Going Beyond Your Form.
The Essential Lesson I've Learned In Life Is To Just Be Yourself. Treasure The Magnificent Being That You Are And Recognize First And Foremost You're Not Here As A Human Being Only. You're A Spiritual Being Having A Human Experience.
Be Miserable. Or Motivate Yourself. Whatever Has To Be Done, It's Always Your Choice.
Begin To See Yourself As A Soul With A Body Rather Than A Body With A Soul.
It Makes No Sense To Worry About Things You Have No Control Over Because There's Nothing You Can Do About Them, And Why Worry About Things You Do Control? The Activity Of Worrying Keeps You Immobilized.
Begin Noticing And Being Careful About Keeping Your Imagination Free Of Thoughts That You Do Not Wish To Materialize. Instead, Initiate A Practice Of Filling Your Creative Thoughts To Overflow With Ideas And Wishes That You Fully Intend To Manifest. Honor Your Imaginings Regardless Of Others Seeing Them As Crazy Or Impossible.
I Don't Believe In 'Thinking' Old. Although I've Transitioned Through Many Bodies - A Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen, Young Adult, Mid-life And Older Adult - My Spirit Is Unchanged. I Support My Body With Exercise, My Mind With Reading And Writing, And My Spirit With The Knowing That I Am Part Of The Divine Source Of All Life.
It's Never Crowded Along The Extra Mile.
I Am Particularly Drawn To The Form Of Meditation Called Japa. I Know It Works.
Your Timeless Self Does Not Age And Has No Fear Of The Future. Contemplate Your Physical Self And All Its Possessions, And Practice Laughing Peacefully At It All.
To Be More Childlike, You Don't Have To Give Up Being An Adult. The Fully Integrated Person Is Capable Of Being Both An Adult And A Child Simultaneously. Recapture The Childlike Feelings Of Wide-eyed Excitement, Spontaneous Appreciation, Cutting Loose, And Being Full Of Awe And Wonder At This Magnificent Universe.
When You Seek The Presence Of Your Creative Spirit And Are Filled With Passion About Virtually Everything You Undertake, You'll Successfully Remove The Roadblocks From Your Life And Enjoy The Active Presence Of Spirit.
Go For It Now. The Future Is Promised To No One.
When You Are Spiritually Connected, You Are Not Looking For Occasions To Be Offended, And You Are Not Judging And Labeling Others. You Are In A State Of Grace In Which You Know You Are Connected To God And Thus Free From The Effects Of Anyone Or Anything External To Yourself.
Meditation Is Difficult For Many People Because Their Thoughts Are Always On Some Distant Object Or Place. One Form Of Meditation Is To Label The Thought As It Appears And Then Choose To Let It Go.
In A Universe That's An Intelligent System With A Divine Creative Force Supporting It, There Simply Can Be No Accidents. As Tough As It Is To Acknowledge, You Had To Go Through What You Went Through In Order To Get To Where You Are Today, And The Evidence Is That You Did.
We Only Need So Much To Survive, But This World We Live In Tells Us We Need More Stuff To Be Happy. We're Inundated With Our Televisions, The Internet And Advertising That Says In Order To Be Happy You Have To Have These Things. When You Say, 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme,' You Will Always Be In Short Supply.
In My Entire Life, Any Time I've Ever Lost Something, I've Gotten Something Even Better Going Around The Next Corner. It's Like One Door Closes And Another Door Opens. As Long As I Can Walk Through The Produce Section In Every Grocery Store In This Country And Eat The Grapes That They're Going To Throw Away, I Know I Can Be Fine.
Become Slower In Your Journey Through Life. Practice Yoga And Meditation If You Suffer From 'Hurry Sickness.' Become More Introspective By Visiting Quiet Places Such As Churches, Museums, Mountains And Lakes. Give Yourself Permission To Read At Least One Novel A Month For Pleasure.
Remind Yourself That The Greatest Technique For Bringing Peace Into Your Life Is To Always Choose Being Kind When You Have A Choice Between Being Right Or Being Kind.
You Cannot Always Control What Goes On Outside. But You Can Always Control What Goes On Inside.
The Truth Is That There Is No Actual Stress Or Anxiety In The World; It's Your Thoughts That Create These False Beliefs. You Can't Package Stress, Touch It, Or See It. There Are Only People Engaged In Stressful Thinking.
The Last Suit That You Wear, You Don't Need Any Pockets.
Give Yourself A Gift Of Five Minutes Of Contemplation In Awe Of Everything You See Around You. Go Outside And Turn Your Attention To The Many Miracles Around You. This Five-minute-a-day Regimen Of Appreciation And Gratitude Will Help You To Focus Your Life In Awe.
The Components Of Anxiety, Stress, Fear, And Anger Do Not Exist Independently Of You In The World. They Simply Do Not Exist In The Physical World, Even Though We Talk About Them As If They Do.
Our Intention Creates Our Reality.
Everything In The Universe Has A Purpose. Indeed, The Invisible Intelligence That Flows Through Everything In A Purposeful Fashion Is Also Flowing Through You.
Conflict Cannot Survive Without Your Participation.
When You Dance, Your Purpose Is Not To Get To A Certain Place On The Floor. It's To Enjoy Each Step Along The Way.
You Are Doomed To Make Choices. This Is Life's Greatest Paradox.
Miracles Come In Moments. Be Ready And Willing.
You'll See It When You Believe It.
Loving People Live In A Loving World. Hostile People Live In A Hostile World. Same World.
The Highest Form Of Ignorance Is When You Reject Something You Don't Know Anything About.
When You Judge Another, You Do Not Define Them, You Define Yourself.
People Who Want The Most Approval Get The Least And People Who Need Approval The Least Get The Most.
A Mind At Peace, A Mind Centered And Not Focused On Harming Others, Is Stronger Than Any Physical Force In The Universe.
Love Is The Ability And Willingness To Allow Those That You Care For To Be What They Choose For Themselves Without Any Insistence That They Satisfy You.
I Was Inspired To Spend An Entire Year - My 65th Year - Reading, Researching, And Meditating On Lao-tzu's Messages, Practicing Them And Ultimately Writing Down These Insights As I Felt Lao-tzu Wanted Us To Know Them.
One Of The Greatest Lessons Of My Own Life Was Learning To Turn The Inner Rampage Of Hatred And Anger Toward My Own Father For His Reprehensible Behavior And Abandonment Of His Family Into An Inner Reaction More Closely Aligned With God And God-realized Love.
Your Highest Self Only Wants You To Be At Peace. It Does Not Judge, Compare, Or Demand That You Defeat Anyone Or Be Better Than Anyone.
Faith Is The Complete Reliance On The Power And Goodness Of Spirit And The Firm Belief That You Are Always Connected To This Goodness. Always Affirm Your Faith And Not Your Doubt.
Trust And Value Your Own Divinity As Well As Your Connection To Nature. Seeing God's Work Everywhere Will Be Your Reward.
I Always Joke That My Kids' Favorite Holiday Is Father's Day. They Love The Way I Celebrate The Occasion By Writing Each Of Them A Thank-you Letter And A Generous Check. It's My Way Of Letting Them Know How Much I Appreciate The Great Pleasure And Privilege Of Being Their Dad.
Never, And I Mean Never, Allow Anyone Else's Ideas Of Who You Can Or Can't Become Sully Your Dream Or Pollute Your Imagination. This Is Your Territory, And A 'Keep Out' Sign Is A Great Thing To Erect At All Entrances To Your Imagination.
You Aren't Your Work, Your Accomplishments, Your Possessions, Your Home, Your Family... Your Anything. You're A Creation Of Your Source, Dressed In A Physical Human Body Intended To Experience And Enjoy Life On Earth.
When You Face A 'Performance' That Might Provoke The 'I'm Scared' Response, Choose Love And Approach Your Opportunity As A Chance To Dance With God. It's More Fun Than 'Dancing With The Stars!'
The Ego Is Only An Illusion, But A Very Influential One. Letting The Ego-illusion Become Your Identity Can Prevent You From Knowing Your True Self. Ego, The False Idea Of Believing That You Are What You Have Or What You Do, Is A Backwards Way Of Assessing And Living Life.
Fear Is Present When We Forget That We Are A Part Of God's Divine Design. Learning To Experience Authentic Love Means Abandoning Ego's Insistence That You Have Much To Fear And That You Are In An Unfriendly World. You Can Make The Decision To Be Free From Fear And Doubt And Return To The Brilliant Light Of Love That Is Always With You.