“I think; therefore I am.” ~Rene Descartes 1596 - 1650
Our Relationship With Thought
Frequently conveyed in this Love Letter inspirational series, are ideas and numerous reflections that characterize the power of thought. Thought is the core mechanism used to sustain human survival, co-existence and communication. Thought can be a friend and foe, ally and betrayer, savior and annihilator. It can be motivated by love and fear, kindness and cruelty, forgiveness and condemnation. Thought is continually with us, being the permanent force that initiates and propels all rationale. Also, it is the implementer of all our choices.
Thoughts are often illusive representations, and they cluster tightly with emotions to assure they are not easily expelled from the mind. Thoughts seem to come from nowhere, conveying the impression that without provocation they can just magically appear. Often they surprise us by immediately showing up as uninvited occupants. Once a particular topic comes to our attention, thoughts immediately appear in either support or opposition to it.
Thoughts form patterns. We are hard wired, when entering this world, with a certain mental matrix that is formed by our parental gene pool. The electronic
Welcome
To the family of Happy Beings -Jeannie Moore from Baltimore and Gina Marinello from Huntington Beach. db¤
An affirmation you may find helpful to living in the moment is: I am my divine mind: or if you prefer: I am the greater mind; or: I am my higher mind.
Either of these affirmations are exercises in mind training. Either plants in the mind an idea (thoughts) that capture the power of the moment. “I am” does not denote either what was or will be. “I am” is a representation only of the present. The present moment is really all that the mind can work with. It is all we really have. Yesterday is like a canceled check. It’s useless.
impulses (synapses) that fire in the brain cause tendencies for it to work most effectively in a specific functional way. For example, some of us will inherit the tendency to think
methodically, while others are born with a bent toward creative thinking. Genetically some are predisposed to a mind that processes thoughts quickly, while others are more profound thinkers.
Our thought patterns are also formed to a significant degree, by conditioning. We learn to think the way we think, because we learned to think by others who also think. They teach us to perceive, compare and judge just as they do. They also teach us to believe in their thoughts. Through beliefs, thoughts cause us to bond with others. Like-thinkers cluster in support and praise of their likeness.
Belief based thoughts possess a very strong polarization to similar thoughts. In support of a belief, we are taught to raise selected absolutes, principles and truths to continued mental awareness. These teachings are continually called forth as a means to strengthen a belief system with fundamental core thoughts. In a very real sense, we are taught to talk ourselves into valuing a specific viewpoint. This strict adherence to a particular belief system is often altruistic to our persuasive skills, even to the detriment of the planet and mankind. We learn a belief then we convince others that we are trumpeting the “truth.”
Through conditioning we learn to behave. We use thoughts to both act and react. Behavior conditioning, programs the mind to make automatic
Tomorrow is like a promissory note. It is merely a promise and may or may not be collected. Today however is like cash in the pocket. It can be converted to some-
thing believed to be of benefit. db¤
Happiness
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? – Albert Camus
That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest. – Henry David Thoreau
Who refreshes others will be refreshed
-Proverbs 11:25
When all is said and done, the one sole condition that makes spiritual happiness and preserves it is the absence of doubt.
~ Mark Twainresponses.
And as such, we learn to set ourselves up for making achievements and enduring setbacks. We learn how to either fail or rebound. We learn to move boldly or fearfully. We learn to either be ethical or calculating. And, we also learn to consort with those who are like us.
The mind absorbs an infinite number of instructional information bytes. We take what we learn from this collection of information units and use it as an incisive instrument to shape both the present and future. So everything that happens in our lives is an effect of our thoughts. In other words, the cause of everything that transpires is the result of our thoughts. Nothing shows up coincidentally. We bring all manifestations into reality through our thoughts. All things good and bad arise because we “think” them into existence.
Change the way you think, and your thoughts will also change. Change the way you think and the effects of your
thoughts, will create different outcomes. Properly change the way you think, and life becomes a never-till-now realized panorama of beauty, harmony, peace and love. Potential is unlocked.
More is coming. Dwell in a new you – for the next Love Letter. db ¤
Treat Yourself to
A Relaxing Weekend Retreat
Begin with us on Friday evening, June 12th. We will have a short introduction and orientation. Hors’ Dourves and wine provided. Saturday the program begins at 8:00 am. and continues until 2:00 pm. Finger foods and beverage are provided. Sunday the program begins at 8:00 am. And continues until 1:00 pm.
We will clear our minds and regenerate our divine energy levels. We will learn how to move through the day with a calm and content sense of Self.
You’ll have fun; meet pleasant people; restore your state of well-being; and open yourself to new possibilities. Email us and we will get in touch with you with more information. Blessings. db ¤
BE HAPPY!!!!
¤¤¤¤¤
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
A love letter from Don: 3/18/09
“I think; therefore I am.” ~Rene Descartes 1596 - 1650
Our Relationship With Thought
Frequently conveyed in this Love Letter inspirational series, are ideas and numerous reflections that characterize the power of thought. Thought is the core mechanism used to sustain human survival, co-existence and communication. Thought can be a friend and foe, ally and betrayer, savior and annihilator. It can be motivated by love and fear, kindness and cruelty, forgiveness and condemnation. Thought is continually with us, being the permanent force that initiates and propels all rationale. Also, it is the implementer of all our choices.
Thoughts are often illusive representations, and they cluster tightly with emotions to assure they are not easily expelled from the mind. Thoughts seem to come from nowhere, conveying the impression that without provocation they can just magically appear. Often they surprise us by immediately showing up as uninvited occupants. Once a particular topic comes to our attention, thoughts immediately appear in either support or opposition to it.
Thoughts form patterns. We are hard wired, when entering this world, with a certain mental matrix that is formed by our parental gene pool. The electronic
Welcome
To the family of Happy Beings -Jeannie Moore from Baltimore and Gina Marinello from Huntington Beach. db¤
An affirmation you may find helpful to living in the moment is: I am my divine mind: or if you prefer: I am the greater mind; or: I am my higher mind.
Either of these affirmations are exercises in mind training. Either plants in the mind an idea (thoughts) that capture the power of the moment. “I am” does not denote either what was or will be. “I am” is a representation only of the present. The present moment is really all that the mind can work with. It is all we really have. Yesterday is like a canceled check. It’s useless.
impulses (synapses) that fire in the brain cause tendencies for it to work most effectively in a specific functional
way. For example, some of us will inherit the tendency to think
methodically, while others are born with a bent toward creative thinking. Genetically some are predisposed to a mind that processes thoughts quickly, while others are more profound thinkers.
Our thought patterns are also formed to a significant degree, by conditioning. We learn to think the way we think, because we learned to think by others who also think. They teach us to perceive, compare and judge just as they do. They also teach us to believe in their thoughts. Through beliefs, thoughts cause us to bond with others. Like-thinkers cluster in support and praise of their likeness.
Belief based thoughts possess a very strong polarization to similar thoughts. In support of a belief, we are taught to raise selected absolutes, principles and truths to continued mental awareness. These teachings are continually called forth as a means to strengthen a belief system with fundamental core thoughts. In a very real sense, we are taught to talk ourselves into valuing a specific viewpoint. This strict adherence to a particular belief system is often altruistic to our persuasive skills, even to the detriment of the planet and mankind. We learn a belief then we convince others that we are trumpeting the “truth.”
Through conditioning we learn to behave. We use thoughts to both act and react. Behavior conditioning, programs the mind to make automatic
Tomorrow is like a promissory note. It is merely a promise and may or may not be collected. Today however is like cash in the pocket. It can be converted to some-
thing believed to be of benefit. db¤
Happiness
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? – Albert Camus
That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest. – Henry David Thoreau
Who refreshes others will be refreshed
-Proverbs 11:25
When all is said and done, the one sole condition that makes spiritual happiness and preserves it is the absence of doubt.
- Mark Twainresponses. And as such, we learn to set ourselves up for making achievements and enduring setbacks. We learn how to either fail or rebound. We learn to move boldly or fearfully. We learn to either be ethical or calculating. And, we also learn to consort with those who are like us.
The mind absorbs an infinite number of instructional information bytes. We take what we learn from this collection of information units and use it as an incisive instrument to shape both the present and future. So everything that happens in our lives is an effect of our thoughts. In other words, the cause of everything that transpires is the result of our thoughts. Nothing shows up coincidentally. We bring all manifestations into reality through our thoughts. All things good and bad arise because we “think” them into existence.
Change the way you think, and your thoughts will also change. Change the way you think and the effects of your
thoughts, will create different outcomes. Properly change the way you think, and life becomes a never-till-now realized panorama of beauty, harmony, peace and love. Potential is unlocked.
More is coming. Dwell in a new you – for the next Love Letter. db ¤
Treat Yourself to
A Relaxing Weekend Retreat
Begin with us on Friday evening, June 12th. We will have a short introduction and orientation. Hors’ Dourves and wine provided. Saturday the program begins at 8:00 am. and continues until 2:00 pm. Finger foods and beverage are provided. Sunday the program begins at 8:00 am. And continues until 1:00 pm.
We will clear our minds and regenerate our divine energy levels. We will learn how to move through the day with a calm and content sense of Self.
You’ll have fun; meet pleasant people; restore your state of well-being; and open yourself to new possibilities. Email us and we will get in touch with you with more information. Blessings. db ¤
BE HAPPY!!!!
¤¤¤¤¤
Our Relationship With Thought
Frequently conveyed in this Love Letter inspirational series, are ideas and numerous reflections that characterize the power of thought. Thought is the core mechanism used to sustain human survival, co-existence and communication. Thought can be a friend and foe, ally and betrayer, savior and annihilator. It can be motivated by love and fear, kindness and cruelty, forgiveness and condemnation. Thought is continually with us, being the permanent force that initiates and propels all rationale. Also, it is the implementer of all our choices.
Thoughts are often illusive representations, and they cluster tightly with emotions to assure they are not easily expelled from the mind. Thoughts seem to come from nowhere, conveying the impression that without provocation they can just magically appear. Often they surprise us by immediately showing up as uninvited occupants. Once a particular topic comes to our attention, thoughts immediately appear in either support or opposition to it.
Thoughts form patterns. We are hard wired, when entering this world, with a certain mental matrix that is formed by our parental gene pool. The electronic
Welcome
To the family of Happy Beings -Jeannie Moore from Baltimore and Gina Marinello from Huntington Beach. db¤
An affirmation you may find helpful to living in the moment is: I am my divine mind: or if you prefer: I am the greater mind; or: I am my higher mind.
Either of these affirmations are exercises in mind training. Either plants in the mind an idea (thoughts) that capture the power of the moment. “I am” does not denote either what was or will be. “I am” is a representation only of the present. The present moment is really all that the mind can work with. It is all we really have. Yesterday is like a canceled check. It’s useless.
impulses (synapses) that fire in the brain cause tendencies for it to work most effectively in a specific functional
way. For example, some of us will inherit the tendency to think
methodically, while others are born with a bent toward creative thinking. Genetically some are predisposed to a mind that processes thoughts quickly, while others are more profound thinkers.
Our thought patterns are also formed to a significant degree, by conditioning. We learn to think the way we think, because we learned to think by others who also think. They teach us to perceive, compare and judge just as they do. They also teach us to believe in their thoughts. Through beliefs, thoughts cause us to bond with others. Like-thinkers cluster in support and praise of their likeness.
Belief based thoughts possess a very strong polarization to similar thoughts. In support of a belief, we are taught to raise selected absolutes, principles and truths to continued mental awareness. These teachings are continually called forth as a means to strengthen a belief system with fundamental core thoughts. In a very real sense, we are taught to talk ourselves into valuing a specific viewpoint. This strict adherence to a particular belief system is often altruistic to our persuasive skills, even to the detriment of the planet and mankind. We learn a belief then we convince others that we are trumpeting the “truth.”
Through conditioning we learn to behave. We use thoughts to both act and react. Behavior conditioning, programs the mind to make automatic
Tomorrow is like a promissory note. It is merely a promise and may or may not be collected. Today however is like cash in the pocket. It can be converted to some-
thing believed to be of benefit. db¤
Happiness
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? – Albert Camus
That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest. – Henry David Thoreau
Who refreshes others will be refreshed
-Proverbs 11:25
When all is said and done, the one sole condition that makes spiritual happiness and preserves it is the absence of doubt.
- Mark Twainresponses. And as such, we learn to set ourselves up for making achievements and enduring setbacks. We learn how to either fail or rebound. We learn to move boldly or fearfully. We learn to either be ethical or calculating. And, we also learn to consort with those who are like us.
The mind absorbs an infinite number of instructional information bytes. We take what we learn from this collection of information units and use it as an incisive instrument to shape both the present and future. So everything that happens in our lives is an effect of our thoughts. In other words, the cause of everything that transpires is the result of our thoughts. Nothing shows up coincidentally. We bring all manifestations into reality through our thoughts. All things good and bad arise because we “think” them into existence.
Change the way you think, and your thoughts will also change. Change the way you think and the effects of your
thoughts, will create different outcomes. Properly change the way you think, and life becomes a never-till-now realized panorama of beauty, harmony, peace and love. Potential is unlocked.
More is coming. Dwell in a new you – for the next Love Letter. db ¤
Treat Yourself to
A Relaxing Weekend Retreat
Begin with us on Friday evening, June 12th. We will have a short introduction and orientation. Hors’ Dourves and wine provided. Saturday the program begins at 8:00 am. and continues until 2:00 pm. Finger foods and beverage are provided. Sunday the program begins at 8:00 am. And continues until 1:00 pm.
We will clear our minds and regenerate our divine energy levels. We will learn how to move through the day with a calm and content sense of Self.
You’ll have fun; meet pleasant people; restore your state of well-being; and open yourself to new possibilities. Email us and we will get in touch with you with more information. Blessings. db ¤
BE HAPPY!!!!
¤¤¤¤¤
Thursday, March 12, 2009
A love letter from Don: 3/12/09
Welcome
I want to welcome four folks from the international community into the family of Happy Beings. Please join me in welcoming: Angelina from Scotland; Karis from Brazil; Herminia and Jorga from Canada.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
- The Sufi, 1200 BC
It all boils down to just this moment. This experience that you are having right now is it.
This moment is life—it’s what is real. And it’s just what it is. You can pile all the thoughts, feelings, and imaginations into it that you want, but it still is just this. And no matter how much money you have in the bank or don’t have, how youthful or old you are, how talented or untalented you are, how successful or unsuccessful you are, you still have just this. No billionaire has any more or less of this. People try to dress it up in ideas, but it still comes down to just this simple moment. You can love it or hate it, but you still just have this. – Gina Lake, author (excerpt from Her book Living In The Now.)
Living in the Moment
From a young age we learn the dichotomies of life. We learn to differentiate good from evil, right from wrong, happy from sad, smart from ignorant, and healthy from sickly. The list that separates one person or group from the other, is continuous and far-reaching, and exists in virtually every aspect of our lives.
Dichotomous thinking shows up in our relationships with family members, co-workers, friends, and neighbors. It also appears in special interest groups, church groups,
FYI
Self-Awareness
Workshop and Rest Retreat
On one weekend in either May or June The Center for Happy Beings will host a two-day Self-Awareness retreat.
We will do several workshops in overcoming life burdening obstacles, and in revisiting/redirecting our individual Lifemap.™ The program will consist of class participation, individual life-mapping exercises, guided meditations, short silent meditations, and private reflection time.
If you are interested, please email me and let me know your most desirable weekend, and if you will be needing hotel accommodations.
Join us. It will be relaxing and participants have lots of fun. They will experience the joy that accompanies spiritual growth and being with others who are doing the same.
You will learn a new way to deal with issues that bug you, and go home with new ideas on how to reduce stress, and experience calmness and peacefulness in your everyday life. And, you will have a new Lifemap™ in your hands.
Send an email for more information and program outline. db ¤
social groups, and political groups. Dichotomous thinking is steeped in a single core thought; which is, this: I have an idea about someone or something that someone else does not uphold or condone. And as a result of this opposition, I feel like I am defending myself against a force of resistance. This core thought predisposes the mind to judgmental thinking.
This kind of thinking then creates unfavorable thoughts; which raises judgments about the opposing person or group. These judgments are propelled by the mental power put behind them. They are empowered by some degree of meaning. And based on the degree to which the judgments are meaningful, the thoughts become part of who we are. They are absorbed into our persona.
The thoughts then travel before us from moment to moment. Because they belong to us, we get attached to their meaning, and choose not to move forward without them. Past thoughts become a point of reference for living in the current moment. Thusly thoughts created by past ideas and events are carried forth into the present. The present is used as a kind of theatre screen on which we project past perceptions and judgments. The carryover of past thoughts alters the present. No longer is the current moment a space-in-mind, where we are availed to a new consciousness. Rather it is filled, till it is saturated, with thoughts that gush into the mind from the past. And as a result we lose our freedom to think and choose. Rather our minds are sunk in a moment-to-moment rut gouged out by experience that stem from the past and extended far into the future. Single present moments that are waiting in the future already are potentially filled with past perceptions and judgments. We need only arrive in the moment to find that our past
thoughts are already there.
There may seem to be no end to the inner torment and stress that we carry with us. It is no wonder. When the mind is trained to carry past judgment forward, it is availed little opportunity to retain the cluttered past from entering the pristine present. All the past junk is jammed into this pure empty, unoccupied space in the mind. Bam! There you have it. Instantly the mind is burdened, electrified by judgmental thinking.
Trinidad Hunt
Life is made of millions of moments, but we live only one of these moments at a time. As we begin to change this moment, we begin to change our lives.
“Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true friends; be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others; and grab all the fun you can. Don't give much thought to yesterday, don't worry about tomorrow, live in the moment, and trust that your existence has meaning even when the world seems to be all blind chance and chaos. When life lands a hammer blow in your face, do your best to respond to the hammer as if it had been a cream pie. Sometimes black humor is the only kind we can summon, but even dark laughter can sustain.” - Dean Koontz quotes (American author)
Sunday Morning
Notes from our inspirational sharing program on Sunday morning. We meet on Sunday and speak about an individual topic to reflect on throughout the week. A guided meditation then takes place,
Clearing the “now”
Moving from the rut to the light is possible, but it will take initiative and will. If we can train the mind to worry we can train it to be peaceful. If we can train it to judge we can train it to accept. All mind training begins with recognizing the way the mind is trained. In that recognition first, we are to become aware of how we think. Is the present moment used to rehash thoughts about past events? If the answer is yes“ then the next question to ask is this: Do I want to make a shift in the way I think? Do I want to change the way I feel? Do I want to keep the present moment, open for peaceful thoughts and a content feeling? If the answer is “yes” then here are some suggestions that I am offering you.
Be open to other choices. Creating a new you is based on the willingness to consciously make choices that were not previously made. So these choices will come with difficulty. The mind, being trained as it is, will resist. It has been trained to judge, so it will judge any new idea, by first processing it through its judgmental thinking pattern. It will fight for doing things the old way, and judge new choices as being uncomfortable and unproductive. In doing so, the mind is hoping to convince you to give up on the new choice.
Seek guidance. Guides are available. Personal guides, books and DVD’s are plentiful. Find something that works, and stick with it. Without a guide, it is easier to give up and fall back and not know how to rebound. Proper guidance will serve as a coaching tool to move you to a mental space that is satisfying and fulfilling.
Learn to clear the present moment. Meditation is the best source for clearing the mind. It is a self-created phenomenon, and available to anyone who is on the pathway to inner-peace. Two kinds of meditation practices are available. The first is guided meditation where you follow your own direction or the direction of the meditation leader. During a guided meditation session you will follow instructions that focus your concentration. This helps train you in stopping the mind from instantly
And we wrap-up either in conversation about the program or in a short and quiet time of self-reflection. If you would like to attend please email me and I’ll give you the scoop.
The programs over the last couple of weeks were devoted to returning to turning points in younger years, and also understanding Love, and how we touch the Divine Mind in others through Love and forgiveness.
In our guided meditations we call the presence of God into the room, then we cleared a place in the mind where we viewed God and heard His message. It is quite an uplifting and exhilarating experience. db ¤
Mother Teresa
"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all
in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting."
filling with distracting thoughts. It can also be a very comforting and reassuring practice. The second is silent meditation or in Zen known as zazen meditation. In this meditation exercise, the mind is emptied of all thought and open to divine enlightenment. The emptied mind is purely accessible to Divine Intelligence. It is open to communicating with the mind of God. Generally in the meditation groups that I conduct, we complete a guided meditation before beginning the zazen.
Keep going. Chances are you will give up. The voice of the past will tell you that you are too busy, or that you are just too tired, or you just can’t concentrate during meditation. It happens to almost everyone. But if you truly want to find the way of inner peace and true happiness, then the way is open to you. Having stopped, you may not want to start again because you feel like you have failed . However, to start again really means that you are faithful and not a failure. You are faithful to the choice that will deliver you to a new you, to a choice that allows true love to be present in your mind, to a choice that allows you to accept rather than judge, to a choice that allows you to realize just how you fit into the Divine Plan, a choice that reveals to you your purpose.
No matter what it is you have learned, you can learn something else. The mind is fertile ground, and any thought-seed that is planted in the mind can be cultivated and harvested. You could view the mind as an orchard. Plant the trees that bare the fruit you enjoy. Nourish the trees. Protect the trees from harm, and allow the light to do its thing. Tell your self what state of mind would bring you happiness. Do you intend to harvest anguish or peace? Nourish that intention with appropriate thoughts. Protect the mind from thoughts that are counteractive to your intentions. And allow the light to do its thing. Allow the light of Love to synthesize your intentions into fruition, the fruit that you intend to receive. db ¤
About Zen
Zen can be a difficult concept to understand. Translated by many as meaning "meditation" or "a state of mind", Zen can be perceived as a new understanding on how to live one's life. Demanding persistence, patience and discipline, living a life of Zen everyday is not an easy process but can ultimately prove to be extremely meaningful and worthwhile.
Zen is not a religion. Zen does not tell you what to do. Zen is an approach that has been refined through many years that can be practiced everyday by anyone. The main aim of Zen is to develop self-awareness and an understanding of everything around you. Through the course of one's life, people are conditioned into believing things without thinking about them too deeply. Zen encourages you to release lifelong conditioning and preconceptions and enables you to find a deeper understanding of yourself and reality. Zen frees your mind to live a life of heightened awareness which in turn enriches and improves your daily life experiences.
Source - Everyday Zen
Author: Health Spa Guru, articlesbase.com
I want to welcome four folks from the international community into the family of Happy Beings. Please join me in welcoming: Angelina from Scotland; Karis from Brazil; Herminia and Jorga from Canada.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
- The Sufi, 1200 BC
It all boils down to just this moment. This experience that you are having right now is it.
This moment is life—it’s what is real. And it’s just what it is. You can pile all the thoughts, feelings, and imaginations into it that you want, but it still is just this. And no matter how much money you have in the bank or don’t have, how youthful or old you are, how talented or untalented you are, how successful or unsuccessful you are, you still have just this. No billionaire has any more or less of this. People try to dress it up in ideas, but it still comes down to just this simple moment. You can love it or hate it, but you still just have this. – Gina Lake, author (excerpt from Her book Living In The Now.)
Living in the Moment
From a young age we learn the dichotomies of life. We learn to differentiate good from evil, right from wrong, happy from sad, smart from ignorant, and healthy from sickly. The list that separates one person or group from the other, is continuous and far-reaching, and exists in virtually every aspect of our lives.
Dichotomous thinking shows up in our relationships with family members, co-workers, friends, and neighbors. It also appears in special interest groups, church groups,
FYI
Self-Awareness
Workshop and Rest Retreat
On one weekend in either May or June The Center for Happy Beings will host a two-day Self-Awareness retreat.
We will do several workshops in overcoming life burdening obstacles, and in revisiting/redirecting our individual Lifemap.™ The program will consist of class participation, individual life-mapping exercises, guided meditations, short silent meditations, and private reflection time.
If you are interested, please email me and let me know your most desirable weekend, and if you will be needing hotel accommodations.
Join us. It will be relaxing and participants have lots of fun. They will experience the joy that accompanies spiritual growth and being with others who are doing the same.
You will learn a new way to deal with issues that bug you, and go home with new ideas on how to reduce stress, and experience calmness and peacefulness in your everyday life. And, you will have a new Lifemap™ in your hands.
Send an email for more information and program outline. db ¤
social groups, and political groups. Dichotomous thinking is steeped in a single core thought; which is, this: I have an idea about someone or something that someone else does not uphold or condone. And as a result of this opposition, I feel like I am defending myself against a force of resistance. This core thought predisposes the mind to judgmental thinking.
This kind of thinking then creates unfavorable thoughts; which raises judgments about the opposing person or group. These judgments are propelled by the mental power put behind them. They are empowered by some degree of meaning. And based on the degree to which the judgments are meaningful, the thoughts become part of who we are. They are absorbed into our persona.
The thoughts then travel before us from moment to moment. Because they belong to us, we get attached to their meaning, and choose not to move forward without them. Past thoughts become a point of reference for living in the current moment. Thusly thoughts created by past ideas and events are carried forth into the present. The present is used as a kind of theatre screen on which we project past perceptions and judgments. The carryover of past thoughts alters the present. No longer is the current moment a space-in-mind, where we are availed to a new consciousness. Rather it is filled, till it is saturated, with thoughts that gush into the mind from the past. And as a result we lose our freedom to think and choose. Rather our minds are sunk in a moment-to-moment rut gouged out by experience that stem from the past and extended far into the future. Single present moments that are waiting in the future already are potentially filled with past perceptions and judgments. We need only arrive in the moment to find that our past
thoughts are already there.
There may seem to be no end to the inner torment and stress that we carry with us. It is no wonder. When the mind is trained to carry past judgment forward, it is availed little opportunity to retain the cluttered past from entering the pristine present. All the past junk is jammed into this pure empty, unoccupied space in the mind. Bam! There you have it. Instantly the mind is burdened, electrified by judgmental thinking.
Trinidad Hunt
Life is made of millions of moments, but we live only one of these moments at a time. As we begin to change this moment, we begin to change our lives.
“Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true friends; be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others; and grab all the fun you can. Don't give much thought to yesterday, don't worry about tomorrow, live in the moment, and trust that your existence has meaning even when the world seems to be all blind chance and chaos. When life lands a hammer blow in your face, do your best to respond to the hammer as if it had been a cream pie. Sometimes black humor is the only kind we can summon, but even dark laughter can sustain.” - Dean Koontz quotes (American author)
Sunday Morning
Notes from our inspirational sharing program on Sunday morning. We meet on Sunday and speak about an individual topic to reflect on throughout the week. A guided meditation then takes place,
Clearing the “now”
Moving from the rut to the light is possible, but it will take initiative and will. If we can train the mind to worry we can train it to be peaceful. If we can train it to judge we can train it to accept. All mind training begins with recognizing the way the mind is trained. In that recognition first, we are to become aware of how we think. Is the present moment used to rehash thoughts about past events? If the answer is yes“ then the next question to ask is this: Do I want to make a shift in the way I think? Do I want to change the way I feel? Do I want to keep the present moment, open for peaceful thoughts and a content feeling? If the answer is “yes” then here are some suggestions that I am offering you.
Be open to other choices. Creating a new you is based on the willingness to consciously make choices that were not previously made. So these choices will come with difficulty. The mind, being trained as it is, will resist. It has been trained to judge, so it will judge any new idea, by first processing it through its judgmental thinking pattern. It will fight for doing things the old way, and judge new choices as being uncomfortable and unproductive. In doing so, the mind is hoping to convince you to give up on the new choice.
Seek guidance. Guides are available. Personal guides, books and DVD’s are plentiful. Find something that works, and stick with it. Without a guide, it is easier to give up and fall back and not know how to rebound. Proper guidance will serve as a coaching tool to move you to a mental space that is satisfying and fulfilling.
Learn to clear the present moment. Meditation is the best source for clearing the mind. It is a self-created phenomenon, and available to anyone who is on the pathway to inner-peace. Two kinds of meditation practices are available. The first is guided meditation where you follow your own direction or the direction of the meditation leader. During a guided meditation session you will follow instructions that focus your concentration. This helps train you in stopping the mind from instantly
And we wrap-up either in conversation about the program or in a short and quiet time of self-reflection. If you would like to attend please email me and I’ll give you the scoop.
The programs over the last couple of weeks were devoted to returning to turning points in younger years, and also understanding Love, and how we touch the Divine Mind in others through Love and forgiveness.
In our guided meditations we call the presence of God into the room, then we cleared a place in the mind where we viewed God and heard His message. It is quite an uplifting and exhilarating experience. db ¤
Mother Teresa
"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all
in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting."
filling with distracting thoughts. It can also be a very comforting and reassuring practice. The second is silent meditation or in Zen known as zazen meditation. In this meditation exercise, the mind is emptied of all thought and open to divine enlightenment. The emptied mind is purely accessible to Divine Intelligence. It is open to communicating with the mind of God. Generally in the meditation groups that I conduct, we complete a guided meditation before beginning the zazen.
Keep going. Chances are you will give up. The voice of the past will tell you that you are too busy, or that you are just too tired, or you just can’t concentrate during meditation. It happens to almost everyone. But if you truly want to find the way of inner peace and true happiness, then the way is open to you. Having stopped, you may not want to start again because you feel like you have failed . However, to start again really means that you are faithful and not a failure. You are faithful to the choice that will deliver you to a new you, to a choice that allows true love to be present in your mind, to a choice that allows you to accept rather than judge, to a choice that allows you to realize just how you fit into the Divine Plan, a choice that reveals to you your purpose.
No matter what it is you have learned, you can learn something else. The mind is fertile ground, and any thought-seed that is planted in the mind can be cultivated and harvested. You could view the mind as an orchard. Plant the trees that bare the fruit you enjoy. Nourish the trees. Protect the trees from harm, and allow the light to do its thing. Tell your self what state of mind would bring you happiness. Do you intend to harvest anguish or peace? Nourish that intention with appropriate thoughts. Protect the mind from thoughts that are counteractive to your intentions. And allow the light to do its thing. Allow the light of Love to synthesize your intentions into fruition, the fruit that you intend to receive. db ¤
About Zen
Zen can be a difficult concept to understand. Translated by many as meaning "meditation" or "a state of mind", Zen can be perceived as a new understanding on how to live one's life. Demanding persistence, patience and discipline, living a life of Zen everyday is not an easy process but can ultimately prove to be extremely meaningful and worthwhile.
Zen is not a religion. Zen does not tell you what to do. Zen is an approach that has been refined through many years that can be practiced everyday by anyone. The main aim of Zen is to develop self-awareness and an understanding of everything around you. Through the course of one's life, people are conditioned into believing things without thinking about them too deeply. Zen encourages you to release lifelong conditioning and preconceptions and enables you to find a deeper understanding of yourself and reality. Zen frees your mind to live a life of heightened awareness which in turn enriches and improves your daily life experiences.
Source - Everyday Zen
Author: Health Spa Guru, articlesbase.com
Thursday, March 5, 2009
A Love Letter from Don: 3/5/09
The Cure is a Place Within
A few of the more recognizable names for the inner-emptiness disease are described as one’s inadequacy, loneliness or boredom. When a person feels inadequate, he either smothers his self in thoughts about his inadequacy or he compensates by proving his ability through some activity. Or maybe he first does the prior and then the later. Loneliness affects people in a similar manner. One may feel fidgety, isolated, or abandoned because she does not have someone to share her space, communication, thoughts or feelings with. Boredom is much the same. A person is feeling bored because he or she is not stimulated or is unfulfilled by what he or she is currently experiencing.
So, inner emptiness is demonstrated in one’s own thoughts of personal inadequacies, loneliness or boredom. These thoughts prompt us to overindulge in the habitual reliance on addictive antidotes such as: work, socializing, romantic pursuits, drugs, drinking, sex, watching television and many more. It’s not unusual for a person to manifest their inner-emptiness in some form of addiction. But what is both unusual and seemingly extremely difficult is for a person to acknowledge their dependency on the addictive behavior (medication).
A Zen Thought
If I am holding a cup of water and I ask you, "is the cup empty?" you will say "No, it is full of water." But if I pour out the water and I ask you again, you may say, "yes, it is empty." but, empty of what?... My cup is empty of water, but it is not empty of air. To be empty is to be empty of something.
The things that we love
tell us what we are
-Thomas Aquinas
"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion."
- Abraham Lincoln
We have been taught and thusly programmed to conform to the specific expectations of those in our inner-circle.
And, we also search for our individual way of fitting into the world in general. This continual barrage of thoughts causes us to think we are not who we should be. Something is missing. So a large segment of mental energy is devoted to appeasing other people as a way to feel a sense of belonging.
We form the habit of trying to be acceptable in the eyes of others. And that repetitive pursuit becomes so deeply imbedded in the psyche that it creates an internal program that runs continually. The feelings associated with being unacceptable tug at the mind and cause us to believe that we are missing something that we should have. This line of thinking then leads us to believe that something that exists outside the self will provide what is missing or lacking in our lives. When we feel like we are missing something we should have, an inner-void is sensed. This empty feeling causes one to endure a very sad and discomforting experience. When these feelings are fed to the psyche, we become worn out. Little by little, the hope for self-acceptance carves a deep gully into the mind, and we are left to see our lives only as what is remaining in that eroded, hollow gully. We see nothing. We only see emptiness. Through the distorted view caused by this sense of inner emptiness, we experience lethargy, futility, or depression. These are but three of the more common feelings we experience.
BE HAPPY!!!
FYI
Self-Awareness
Workshop and Rest Retreat
On one weekend in either May or June The Center for Happy Beings will host a two-day Self-Awareness retreat. We will do several workshops in overcoming life burdening obstacles, and in revisiting/redirecting our individual Lifemap.™ The program will consist of class participation, individual life-mapping exercises, guided meditations, short silent meditations, and private reflection time.
If you are interested, please email me and let me know your most desirable weekend, and if you will be needing hotel accommodations.
Join us. It will be relaxing and participants have lots of fun. Participants will experience the joy that accompanies spiritual growth and being with others who are doing the same.
You will learn a new way to deal with issues that bug you, and go home with new ideas on how to reduce stress, and experience calmness and peacefulness in your everyday life. And, you will have a new Lifemap™ in your hands.
How do we put a stop to experiencing these problematic symptoms? How do we find a peaceful, content space within the mind? How do we forego the seemingly involuntary response to a voice that says we are lacking in something that we should have?
In order to answer these questions we must first visit the real unmasked cause of the problem. By doing so, the real source of our self-inadequate, lonely and bored feelings is uncovered. The cause of our inner-emptiness is then exposed.
Lets work it out backwards. Symptoms of a sickness lead to the remedy. The symptoms (Lethargy, futility, depression) are often remedied through self-medication. For example Joe feels lonely. When he’s home, Joe misses having someone to talk with. This lack of having someone to chatter with causes Joe to become “antsy.” So he goes down to the neighborhood bar where he can be with others and take his mind from the emptiness that he experiences when at home. Mary is bored. Her husband and her do not share mutual interests, and communicate only on a superficial level. This causes Mary to feel hollow inside. She becomes depressed, so to suppress her sadness, she spends most of her day buried in work. To keep her mind off her boring marriage, when home, she thinks and speaks mostly of her work duties and prospects. Jean feels lethargic. She has no ambition. Her thoughts are almost always centered on how wrong her romantic life is going. So Jean keeps a lover. She fills the empty space within, with either guilt about her last sexual encounter, or anticipation of the next.
With the persons in all three examples addiction has set in. Joe cannot stop his drinking and socializing. He possesses a compulsive bent toward his barroom pursuits. Mary cannot control her incessant focus on work. She is obsessed with her career obligations. And Jean has become addicted to longing for romance. She is obsessed with thoughts about her romantic affairs.
Each person has elected to treat the symptom of his or her problem. Instead of seeking true spiritual relief for the loneliness, boredom or inadequacy, each one tries to minimize the symptom. But doing so is like trying to treat pain caused by a brain tumor with aspirin.
There is a peaceful place within every mind. It is where love resides. This place in me had once been reduced to a tiny corner. The light that radiated from this speck of a spot was enough to fill my mind. But because I had learned to cover the light with thoughts and behavior that did not include Divine Love, the light could barely shine through the shroud that covered it. It had nowhere to go. The best thing that I possessed, the Light of God’s Love, was reduced to an inert existence.
We get beyond our feelings of inadequacy, loneliness and boredom by understanding that in the dimension of Divine Intelligence inner emptiness is nonexistent. This means that inadequacy, loneliness, and boredom, and all other forms of an inner-void are aberrations. They do not really exist, and appear to do so only because they are given meaning by the deluded mind.
In the spirit realm, only love is present. Only love exists. Knowing this, we can get beyond any concerns that arise, by allowing love to prevail. Understand that in the framework of the big Cosmic, Divine picture, all small and large problems have no meaning. Within the context of this reality you are not lacking in any way. So there is nothing you can do to fill an empty space within. Simply, the emptiness is an illusion.
Since inner-emptiness in any of its forms is an illusion, then both the symptoms of the problem and the medication used to treat it are also illusions. What is not existent cannot manifest itself in the form of a symptom, nor can an antidote treat it. Overworking, over-socializing, over-romancing, and slothfulness will not cure what does not exist. Neither will alcohol, drugs, sex or television addictions.
We can put a stop to stressful, all-consuming behavior by first recognizing that we are not experiencing life through spiritual awareness. We may choose to see our thoughts and behavior differently. We may consciously choose to make a change in the way we think. We can voluntarily shift from human, worldly consciousness to Divine Consciousness. We can voluntarily ask God to take control of our thoughts.
You can do it. You can make the choice to give your thoughts to the Mind that knows only Divine Intelligence. It knows how to lead anyone down the path of peacefulness and contentment.
When we are reacting to stressful feelings, in some way we are responding to self-judgments. We are responding to thoughts that tell us we are not who we should be, something is missing in our lives. Divine Intelligence does not lead us to believe that we are lacking in some way. It does not communicate to us that we must do something or behave in a certain way. Devine Intelligence gives us the knowledge to be cognizant of the illusion that we perceive to be real.
If you make self-judgments, and judgments of others, then here are some ideas you may consider. Become cognizant of who you really are.
Realize that you are a unique expression of God’s love. God manifests himself in countless forms of which you are one. Every moment is available to each of us for making a single choice. We either choose to be as God created us, or we choose not to. We choose to either extend love or choose not to. We either recognize that we are created full and complete, One with Divine Intelligence. Or, we may choose to see that our lives are lacking in some way, and therefore we must make “right” what God did not. Remember God is but one thought away. And we are always one choice away from allowing God into our minds. When we do not choose God, we can choose again. Devine Intelligence is in waiting; we only need to choose it. db ¤
Excerpts from 26 Steps to Self Love
Be Willing. I am willing to do whatever it takes with dignity and pure motives, to help me shine from the inside out.
Let Go. I let go of the expectations of others, along with my doubts, and replace them with what feels true for me.
Follow. I follow my truth every moment, and I follow through in my actions everything that represents my highest and deepest truth.
Wait. I have patience with an ever-unfolding process in my life, and I remember to enjoy the process rather than just live for an outcome.
Experience. I am experiencing all I first decided to, and now I am living completely in the moment, enjoying this journey called my life.
BE HAPPY!!!
Hi everyone. I wish you well. I’ve got something to share.
I’ve been thinking about a few things this week; one of which I will speak of now. That “thing” that I’m referring to is in the form of this question: How does one get beyond his or her own hollow feelings?
We realize that it is difficult to feel happy when the dead weight of a grey looming void is expanding within. This inner emptiness is a disease of the psyche, and is usually accompanied by amongst others, these symptoms: feelings of lethargy (I’m not motivated), thoughts of futility (What I do does not matter anyway), or feelings of depression (I’m so sad, I can’t do anything).
Here are a few addictive medications that we self-administer for the treatment of this disease.
An obsession with work
The desire to socialize
The longing for romance
The use of vices
Sleeping and inaction
A few of the more recognizable names for the inner-emptiness disease are described as one’s inadequacy, loneliness or boredom. When a person feels inadequate, he either smothers his self in thoughts about his inadequacy or he compensates by proving his ability through some activity. Or maybe he first does the prior and then the later. Loneliness affects people in a similar manner. One may feel fidgety, isolated, or abandoned because she does not have someone to share her space, communication, thoughts or feelings with. Boredom is much the same. A person is feeling bored because he or she is not stimulated or is unfulfilled by what he or she is currently experiencing.
So, inner emptiness is demonstrated in one’s own thoughts of personal inadequacies, loneliness or boredom. These thoughts prompt us to overindulge in the habitual reliance on addictive antidotes such as: work, socializing, romantic pursuits, drugs, drinking, sex, watching television and many more. It’s not unusual for a person to manifest their inner-emptiness in some form of addiction. But what is both unusual and seemingly extremely difficult is for a person to acknowledge their dependency on the addictive behavior (medication).
A Zen Thought
If I am holding a cup of water and I ask you, "is the cup empty?" you will say "No, it is full of water." But if I pour out the water and I ask you again, you may say, "yes, it is empty." but, empty of what?... My cup is empty of water, but it is not empty of air. To be empty is to be empty of something.
The things that we love
tell us what we are
-Thomas Aquinas
"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion."
- Abraham Lincoln
We have been taught and thusly programmed to conform to the specific expectations of those in our inner-circle.
And, we also search for our individual way of fitting into the world in general. This continual barrage of thoughts causes us to think we are not who we should be. Something is missing. So a large segment of mental energy is devoted to appeasing other people as a way to feel a sense of belonging.
We form the habit of trying to be acceptable in the eyes of others. And that repetitive pursuit becomes so deeply imbedded in the psyche that it creates an internal program that runs continually. The feelings associated with being unacceptable tug at the mind and cause us to believe that we are missing something that we should have. This line of thinking then leads us to believe that something that exists outside the self will provide what is missing or lacking in our lives. When we feel like we are missing something we should have, an inner-void is sensed. This empty feeling causes one to endure a very sad and discomforting experience. When these feelings are fed to the psyche, we become worn out. Little by little, the hope for self-acceptance carves a deep gully into the mind, and we are left to see our lives only as what is remaining in that eroded, hollow gully. We see nothing. We only see emptiness. Through the distorted view caused by this sense of inner emptiness, we experience lethargy, futility, or depression. These are but three of the more common feelings we experience.
BE HAPPY!!!
FYI
Self-Awareness
Workshop and Rest Retreat
On one weekend in either May or June The Center for Happy Beings will host a two-day Self-Awareness retreat. We will do several workshops in overcoming life burdening obstacles, and in revisiting/redirecting our individual Lifemap.™ The program will consist of class participation, individual life-mapping exercises, guided meditations, short silent meditations, and private reflection time.
If you are interested, please email me and let me know your most desirable weekend, and if you will be needing hotel accommodations.
Join us. It will be relaxing and participants have lots of fun. Participants will experience the joy that accompanies spiritual growth and being with others who are doing the same.
You will learn a new way to deal with issues that bug you, and go home with new ideas on how to reduce stress, and experience calmness and peacefulness in your everyday life. And, you will have a new Lifemap™ in your hands.
How do we put a stop to experiencing these problematic symptoms? How do we find a peaceful, content space within the mind? How do we forego the seemingly involuntary response to a voice that says we are lacking in something that we should have?
In order to answer these questions we must first visit the real unmasked cause of the problem. By doing so, the real source of our self-inadequate, lonely and bored feelings is uncovered. The cause of our inner-emptiness is then exposed.
Lets work it out backwards. Symptoms of a sickness lead to the remedy. The symptoms (Lethargy, futility, depression) are often remedied through self-medication. For example Joe feels lonely. When he’s home, Joe misses having someone to talk with. This lack of having someone to chatter with causes Joe to become “antsy.” So he goes down to the neighborhood bar where he can be with others and take his mind from the emptiness that he experiences when at home. Mary is bored. Her husband and her do not share mutual interests, and communicate only on a superficial level. This causes Mary to feel hollow inside. She becomes depressed, so to suppress her sadness, she spends most of her day buried in work. To keep her mind off her boring marriage, when home, she thinks and speaks mostly of her work duties and prospects. Jean feels lethargic. She has no ambition. Her thoughts are almost always centered on how wrong her romantic life is going. So Jean keeps a lover. She fills the empty space within, with either guilt about her last sexual encounter, or anticipation of the next.
With the persons in all three examples addiction has set in. Joe cannot stop his drinking and socializing. He possesses a compulsive bent toward his barroom pursuits. Mary cannot control her incessant focus on work. She is obsessed with her career obligations. And Jean has become addicted to longing for romance. She is obsessed with thoughts about her romantic affairs.
Each person has elected to treat the symptom of his or her problem. Instead of seeking true spiritual relief for the loneliness, boredom or inadequacy, each one tries to minimize the symptom. But doing so is like trying to treat pain caused by a brain tumor with aspirin.
There is a peaceful place within every mind. It is where love resides. This place in me had once been reduced to a tiny corner. The light that radiated from this speck of a spot was enough to fill my mind. But because I had learned to cover the light with thoughts and behavior that did not include Divine Love, the light could barely shine through the shroud that covered it. It had nowhere to go. The best thing that I possessed, the Light of God’s Love, was reduced to an inert existence.
We get beyond our feelings of inadequacy, loneliness and boredom by understanding that in the dimension of Divine Intelligence inner emptiness is nonexistent. This means that inadequacy, loneliness, and boredom, and all other forms of an inner-void are aberrations. They do not really exist, and appear to do so only because they are given meaning by the deluded mind.
In the spirit realm, only love is present. Only love exists. Knowing this, we can get beyond any concerns that arise, by allowing love to prevail. Understand that in the framework of the big Cosmic, Divine picture, all small and large problems have no meaning. Within the context of this reality you are not lacking in any way. So there is nothing you can do to fill an empty space within. Simply, the emptiness is an illusion.
Since inner-emptiness in any of its forms is an illusion, then both the symptoms of the problem and the medication used to treat it are also illusions. What is not existent cannot manifest itself in the form of a symptom, nor can an antidote treat it. Overworking, over-socializing, over-romancing, and slothfulness will not cure what does not exist. Neither will alcohol, drugs, sex or television addictions.
We can put a stop to stressful, all-consuming behavior by first recognizing that we are not experiencing life through spiritual awareness. We may choose to see our thoughts and behavior differently. We may consciously choose to make a change in the way we think. We can voluntarily shift from human, worldly consciousness to Divine Consciousness. We can voluntarily ask God to take control of our thoughts.
You can do it. You can make the choice to give your thoughts to the Mind that knows only Divine Intelligence. It knows how to lead anyone down the path of peacefulness and contentment.
When we are reacting to stressful feelings, in some way we are responding to self-judgments. We are responding to thoughts that tell us we are not who we should be, something is missing in our lives. Divine Intelligence does not lead us to believe that we are lacking in some way. It does not communicate to us that we must do something or behave in a certain way. Devine Intelligence gives us the knowledge to be cognizant of the illusion that we perceive to be real.
If you make self-judgments, and judgments of others, then here are some ideas you may consider. Become cognizant of who you really are.
Realize that you are a unique expression of God’s love. God manifests himself in countless forms of which you are one. Every moment is available to each of us for making a single choice. We either choose to be as God created us, or we choose not to. We choose to either extend love or choose not to. We either recognize that we are created full and complete, One with Divine Intelligence. Or, we may choose to see that our lives are lacking in some way, and therefore we must make “right” what God did not. Remember God is but one thought away. And we are always one choice away from allowing God into our minds. When we do not choose God, we can choose again. Devine Intelligence is in waiting; we only need to choose it. db ¤
Excerpts from 26 Steps to Self Love
Be Willing. I am willing to do whatever it takes with dignity and pure motives, to help me shine from the inside out.
Let Go. I let go of the expectations of others, along with my doubts, and replace them with what feels true for me.
Follow. I follow my truth every moment, and I follow through in my actions everything that represents my highest and deepest truth.
Wait. I have patience with an ever-unfolding process in my life, and I remember to enjoy the process rather than just live for an outcome.
Experience. I am experiencing all I first decided to, and now I am living completely in the moment, enjoying this journey called my life.
BE HAPPY!!!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Love Letter: 2-25-09
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
-Albert Einstein
A few Ideas for making it through these troubling economic times:
-Albert Einstein
A few Ideas for making it through these troubling economic times:
- Use quiet time to clear your mind. It’s hard to make decisions about economic matters when your mind swirls at a hundred miles per hour.
- Allow Divine Intelligence to intervene. Ask that you may receive divine guidance as the matters of each day unfold. Surrender your concerns to the Divine Solution Maker.
- Listen as God speaks. Listen for loving words of guidance. Don’t submit to the tormenting voice of panic, and thoughts led by anxiousness.
db ¤
Two quotes by author, Emmet Fox:
It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.
To live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself.
The Comeback
When the boxing manager sees that his boxer is taking an unrecoverable beating in the ring, he may throw in the towel. Literally, from the corner, a towel is tossed into the ring. Doing so is the signal to the referee that the fight is over, and victory is conceded to the opponent.
In these times of uncertainty, many folks are becoming overpowered by stressful financial concerns. They feel like they are fighting against the might of a formidable opponent. Even worst, is the feeling of hopelessness. This feeling arises when defeat seems inevitable. The fight cannot be won. The problem has no solution except to give in. Nothing is left, but to swallow some pride and throw in the towel.
But, is throwing in the towel all that bad? No, not really. It seems bad because in a world where success is demonstrated in a linear fashion, (meaning in the various facets of life, we move from “point a” to “point b” to “point c” to “point d” and so on) succumbing to a counter-force is a sign of weakness or unacceptability. In other words, if we can’t win the fight and must throw in the towel, then we are seen as a loser.
But that’s not really the case. Not really. The only thing truly real about being seen as one who could not make it to the victor’s circle, is that the observation itself is an illusion. Look at the spider, for example. When its web is torn or demolished, it spins a new one.
The spider simply knows that it’s time to start again, then does so.
Experiencing difficulties because of current economic situations can be viewed as an opportunity to start again. It is the beginning of a new life. To start again is to build, not rebuild. It involves making plans from new ideas and new thoughts. It is propelled by new enthusiasm, and tempered by new risks. Starting again is invigorating.
And remember when starting again, you are in good company. Millions of people around the globe will be involved in the same process.
Before beginning anew remember to invite Divine Intelligence into your thoughts. Make choices based on the mental compass that God has given you.
Learn from mistakes. Make the new journey, from new thoughts. Avoid falling into old habits. Ask God to guide you. Listen to what he tells you and your comeback is assured. db ¤
Thinking you can’t do it?
-THAT’S WRONG-
Teachers told Beethoven that he couldn’t compose.
Teachers criticized Walt Disney for his lack of creativity.
Teachers told Albert Einstein that he possessed a substandard intellect.
And of course, there’s the story of Decca Records telling an up and coming band from Liverpool that “groups with guitars are on their way out.”
And for those of you who didn’t know: Elvis was kicked off the Grand Ole Opry
Gene Hackman was told in acting school that he had no talent, no timing and would never succeed as an actor.
Michael Jordon was cut from his high school basketball team.
¤ BE HAPPY!!! ¤
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Love Letter: 02-19-09 'The Garden'
“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” – Kahlil Gibran
“Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, political parties, nations, and eras it's the rule.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
“This is the true joy in life,
The being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one;
The being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap;
The being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.”
– George Bernard Shaw
“In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil” - Patanjali
“Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you become.” – Unknown
Our Limitless Reality
All of us possess a transcendent form of consciousness; which is commonly known as spirit. Yes, you do, I do, and everyone does.
Spirit, is the source of our Enlightened Power, and is one with the mind of God. God’s mind is accessible to everyone, and by calling on the mind of God, we are enabled to move beyond the limitations of our own predictable judgmental thinking. We possess the power to access this mind at any time. We can be one with this Enlightened Power at any place of our choosing. To enact the mind of God we need to call on it, then allow its powers to prevail.
When the mind of God within us, is synchronized with the mind of God that reigns throughout the cosmos, then the thoughts that arise from this unity become our sole source for wisdom and guidance. Nothing is more powerful. When united with the mind of God, we are transcending human consciousness. We are one with Divine Intelligence.
The mind of God knows only love, so it does not think harmful thoughts. It knows freedom so it does not judge. It knows only strength so it does not condemn or overtake. It is fulfilled, so it doesn’t recognize jealousy. It is innocent, so it is not guided by guilt. Condemnation has neither meaning nor value, so there is no reason to blame.
When we choose to listen to the voice of God within us, we are listing to a message that flows directly from the mind of God. This same Divine Intelligence flows to and through every part of everything in creation. To receive it, we need only to ask for it.
When we are unified with the mind of God, our reality is altered. Judgmental thinking is thwarted. Condemnation evaporates. We no longer take meaning from making comparisons of our self to others.
God knows only love. As we make a shift in reality from human consciousness to Divine Consciousness, we simultaneously modify our way of thinking. We see the world through loving eyes. We see that our choices change. We no longer rely on old preset logic patterns for making choices. We willingly give others a break, and are less inclined to immediately dispute those with a different opinion. No longer are we insistent on having our way, or showing others that we have the “right” answer.
Daily life becomes an easier and satisfying journey. We are one with peace, love and inner-contentment. We no longer feel limited by the restrictive thinking.
We are no longer held hostage by judgmental opinions and bias perceptions. db¤
Happiness
Realize that true happiness lies within you.
Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment
and joy in the world outside.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share.
Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others
without getting a few drops on yourself.
--Og Mandino motivational speaker
T H E G A R D E N
Come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses…
FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS:
1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul
PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:
1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness
PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:
1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Lettuce be patient 4. Lettuce really love one another
NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:
1. Turnip for meetings 2. Turnip for service 3. Turnip to help one another
TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME:
1. Thyme for each other 2. Thyme for family 3. Thyme for friends.
WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE. THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. - Unknown
Until next time -
Remember to love yourself,
And Be Happy! db¤¤¤
“Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, political parties, nations, and eras it's the rule.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
“This is the true joy in life,
The being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one;
The being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap;
The being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.”
– George Bernard Shaw
“In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil” - Patanjali
“Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you become.” – Unknown
Our Limitless Reality
All of us possess a transcendent form of consciousness; which is commonly known as spirit. Yes, you do, I do, and everyone does.
Spirit, is the source of our Enlightened Power, and is one with the mind of God. God’s mind is accessible to everyone, and by calling on the mind of God, we are enabled to move beyond the limitations of our own predictable judgmental thinking. We possess the power to access this mind at any time. We can be one with this Enlightened Power at any place of our choosing. To enact the mind of God we need to call on it, then allow its powers to prevail.
When the mind of God within us, is synchronized with the mind of God that reigns throughout the cosmos, then the thoughts that arise from this unity become our sole source for wisdom and guidance. Nothing is more powerful. When united with the mind of God, we are transcending human consciousness. We are one with Divine Intelligence.
The mind of God knows only love, so it does not think harmful thoughts. It knows freedom so it does not judge. It knows only strength so it does not condemn or overtake. It is fulfilled, so it doesn’t recognize jealousy. It is innocent, so it is not guided by guilt. Condemnation has neither meaning nor value, so there is no reason to blame.
When we choose to listen to the voice of God within us, we are listing to a message that flows directly from the mind of God. This same Divine Intelligence flows to and through every part of everything in creation. To receive it, we need only to ask for it.
When we are unified with the mind of God, our reality is altered. Judgmental thinking is thwarted. Condemnation evaporates. We no longer take meaning from making comparisons of our self to others.
God knows only love. As we make a shift in reality from human consciousness to Divine Consciousness, we simultaneously modify our way of thinking. We see the world through loving eyes. We see that our choices change. We no longer rely on old preset logic patterns for making choices. We willingly give others a break, and are less inclined to immediately dispute those with a different opinion. No longer are we insistent on having our way, or showing others that we have the “right” answer.
Daily life becomes an easier and satisfying journey. We are one with peace, love and inner-contentment. We no longer feel limited by the restrictive thinking.
We are no longer held hostage by judgmental opinions and bias perceptions. db¤
Happiness
Realize that true happiness lies within you.
Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment
and joy in the world outside.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share.
Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others
without getting a few drops on yourself.
--Og Mandino motivational speaker
T H E G A R D E N
Come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses…
FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS:
1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul
PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:
1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness
PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:
1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Lettuce be patient 4. Lettuce really love one another
NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:
1. Turnip for meetings 2. Turnip for service 3. Turnip to help one another
TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME:
1. Thyme for each other 2. Thyme for family 3. Thyme for friends.
WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE. THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. - Unknown
Until next time -
Remember to love yourself,
And Be Happy! db¤¤¤
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
A love letter from Don
BE HAPPY!!
“We often talk about people as if they have particular attributes as 'things' inside themselves -- they have an identity, for example, and we believe that at the heart of a person there is a fixed and true identity or character (even if we're not sure that we know quite what that is, for a particular person). We assume that people have an inner essence -- qualities beneath the surface which determine who that person really 'is'.” – Michel Foucault – French Philosopher
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.” - Fr. Henri Nouwen (Priest and Author)
Being Light and Love
By Mother Theresa
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway.
What you spend years building someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.
A Zen Quote by Langya “Just think of the trees: they let the birds perch and fly, with no intention to call them when they come and no longing for their return when they fly away. If people's hearts can be like the trees, they will not be off the Way.”
Our Limiting Self-Reality
by Don Brun
We may think that problems just automatically show up in our lives, but they don’t.
Oh, I am not saying that problems don’t blind side us and appear unexpectedly. Of course they do. And I’m not saying that we consciously invite difficult situations into our lives. But we are wise to remember that, on some level, we draw into our lives the problems that we encounter. We are creators of our own personal issues. How does this happen? How do we draw problems to ourselves? Here is an explanation for you to consider.
First of all we form a belief system about ourselves, and our relationship with the world around us, then we adapt to it. Next, we try to behave within the boundaries of those beliefs about our self and how we fit into the world. In conforming to this belief system, we draw on many judgments of both our self and others. Using these judgments we, in turn, make choices. Problems are then drawn to us by virtue of the way we perceive, judge and choose; all of which are predictable and repeated.
When we perceive behavior, or the outcome of some activity that does not conform to our way of believing we judge it as objectionable. It’s a problem. On the other hand when actions and behavior conform to the belief about who we are and how be fit in the world then a positive judgment is made.
Lets say that a landlord wants his rent by the fifth day of the month. The renter is already two month behind, and tells the landlord that the rent will be paid in its entirety, but another month’s time is needed before he can put the money together. The renter, Tom, acknowledges the problem, and immediately blames the landlord for lack of empathy, and the unwillingness to be patient.
Tom feels guilty about his problem because he was raised to believe that bills must be paid on time, and people should live within their financial means. As a matter of fact Tom has criticized a couple of his friends who he claims are in debt because they spend more than they earn. One friend has obligated himself to huge car payments, while the other is deluged with credit card debt.
How was Tom’s problem created? Tom brought this problem to himself. He created it. Tom has predisposed himself to financial problems and more specifically the issues presently developing with the landlord. He has surrounded himself with men and women who perpetuate high-spending lifestyles. He and coworkers are struggling for recognition. Most desire a promotion; an admirable professional title; and a higher salary. He works in an office inundated with shakers and movers. All of who are hell-bent on demonstrating that they are “money.” To a large measure these co-workers are flagrant spenders.
Tom not only finds the behavior of debt-ridden friends; competitive co-workers; and insensitive landlord to be unacceptable, but somewhere deep down within his self he realizes that he is the source of his own problems. He realizes that he is incessantly in pursuit of acceptability. This knowledge intensifies his frustration, because it increases the level of guilt that he carries.
Tom is in a pickle. On one hand he believes in the values that were espoused by his parents, but on the other hand he rationalizes his thoughts and behavior with the idea that his parents lived in a different time. Life was easier for them. Simple values were more applicable when his parents were younger; things were more black and white. They enjoyed more freedom, and experienced less stress; and were not judged as harshly by friends and peers. His justifications are tethered to the idea that his parents did not have to live in a world that was as demanding as the world is now. They were not burdened with the idea that they must continually prove their acceptability. Tom has convinced himself that he has no choice other than to live what his parents call a “charade.” If he wants to be successful, he must demonstrate that he possesses the spoils of success. Hence, he obligated himself to the foreboding situation with his landlord. Toms says that this so-called “charade” is in fact his reality.
This whole attitude in which Tom spends his day is congruent with causing and perpetuating his problems.
Like Tom, most of us learn from our earliest years on, to determine good from bad; and right from wrong. More profoundly however, we learn to differentiate the acceptable from unacceptable. Then, we organize our thoughts and activities so we are perceived as acceptable.
Often, otherwise good and righteous behavior must be trumped by actions that elevate one’s perceived acceptability. Tom’s self-promoting actions are created out of the desire to be judged by others as acceptable. More specifically he wants to be perceived as a savant amongst his peer group and career competitors. Any input that challenges these aspirations is viewed as a problem. Vigilantly, his “high-roller” self-image is guarded.
After continually making judgments based on pre-determined beliefs about our acceptability and how we fit into the world, we then habitually repeat, with slight variation, an automatic way of behaving.
Tom feels guilty because he is behaving in a way that inconsistent with values passed on by his parents, however the contradictory behavior is predictable because his desire for acceptability overrides the inclination to conform with learned values and beliefs.
Tom continually contradicts his beliefs. And, he denies that he does so. He rationalizes his contradictory actions by convincing himself that if you want to have money, you’ve got to look “money,” and he says he is just walking his talk. His self-talk provides the needed justification for living above his means. It promotes the identity that he is so ardently trying to project. Defining who he is, in a large part by his home address, gives Tom a needed edge in sustaining the perception of one who is earning a high income. It gives him prestige and makes him feel like he belongs to a more acceptable group.
Our identity is defined by boundaries that mark the limits of our reality, and retard our ability to enter another reality. So our perceptions and judgments are confined within those boundaries. Thusly we may live an entire life with only a glimpse of the Divine peace and freedom that lies beyond the limits of our self-promoting thoughts. So we continually roam the same reality, with the same thoughts, in search of a way to justify who we are and how we fit in the world.
A dog confined to the boundaries of the back yard will eventually revisit and reinvestigate every inch of that space. Like the pet dog, we roam a territory confined within the limits of our own reality. Because we remain within the established boundaries of our reality, we do little more than revisit the thoughts that we have previously entertained. We rehash the same thoughts and project the same point-of-view. And, this is why we repeat old patterns over again. We become very predictable in the choices we will make. Thusly we draw into our lives problems that fester because of this mental confinement.
It is difficult for us to get beyond our own self-confining perceptions and judgments. Like the dog that eventually finds himself over again in one particular spot or another, similarly we find ourselves re-roaming the same mental and emotional turf. We process our thoughts through an established conduit of preprogrammed parameters, an end up presenting the mind with the repeated expectation to process the same issues, concepts and thoughts. We judge present situations just like we did prior situations. So, our choices seem to be determined automatically. This repeated pattern of choices causes the same problem to surface over and over. It may manifest itself in a new way, or with a different person. But all the same, each problem grows from the same source root.
We may look for a way out of particular problems by jumping from person to person, relationship to relationship, friend to friend, and job to job. We may look for a way out through spending money. It’s not uncommon however to discover that the next romance, person, job, activity or purchase is not the way out. Why? More next time. Hint: There is another way.
Speaking of ANOTHER WAY, ‘There are as many great Simpsons quotes as there are Republicans in hell, which is another way to say “a lot.”’ JAMES A. (BLOGZARRO)
Pablo Picasso quote: “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”
Quote by José Saramago: “Reading is another way of being in a place.”
“Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach” · Albert Einstein.
Be Happy!!!!
“We often talk about people as if they have particular attributes as 'things' inside themselves -- they have an identity, for example, and we believe that at the heart of a person there is a fixed and true identity or character (even if we're not sure that we know quite what that is, for a particular person). We assume that people have an inner essence -- qualities beneath the surface which determine who that person really 'is'.” – Michel Foucault – French Philosopher
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.” - Fr. Henri Nouwen (Priest and Author)
Being Light and Love
By Mother Theresa
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway.
What you spend years building someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.
A Zen Quote by Langya “Just think of the trees: they let the birds perch and fly, with no intention to call them when they come and no longing for their return when they fly away. If people's hearts can be like the trees, they will not be off the Way.”
Our Limiting Self-Reality
by Don Brun
We may think that problems just automatically show up in our lives, but they don’t.
Oh, I am not saying that problems don’t blind side us and appear unexpectedly. Of course they do. And I’m not saying that we consciously invite difficult situations into our lives. But we are wise to remember that, on some level, we draw into our lives the problems that we encounter. We are creators of our own personal issues. How does this happen? How do we draw problems to ourselves? Here is an explanation for you to consider.
First of all we form a belief system about ourselves, and our relationship with the world around us, then we adapt to it. Next, we try to behave within the boundaries of those beliefs about our self and how we fit into the world. In conforming to this belief system, we draw on many judgments of both our self and others. Using these judgments we, in turn, make choices. Problems are then drawn to us by virtue of the way we perceive, judge and choose; all of which are predictable and repeated.
When we perceive behavior, or the outcome of some activity that does not conform to our way of believing we judge it as objectionable. It’s a problem. On the other hand when actions and behavior conform to the belief about who we are and how be fit in the world then a positive judgment is made.
Lets say that a landlord wants his rent by the fifth day of the month. The renter is already two month behind, and tells the landlord that the rent will be paid in its entirety, but another month’s time is needed before he can put the money together. The renter, Tom, acknowledges the problem, and immediately blames the landlord for lack of empathy, and the unwillingness to be patient.
Tom feels guilty about his problem because he was raised to believe that bills must be paid on time, and people should live within their financial means. As a matter of fact Tom has criticized a couple of his friends who he claims are in debt because they spend more than they earn. One friend has obligated himself to huge car payments, while the other is deluged with credit card debt.
How was Tom’s problem created? Tom brought this problem to himself. He created it. Tom has predisposed himself to financial problems and more specifically the issues presently developing with the landlord. He has surrounded himself with men and women who perpetuate high-spending lifestyles. He and coworkers are struggling for recognition. Most desire a promotion; an admirable professional title; and a higher salary. He works in an office inundated with shakers and movers. All of who are hell-bent on demonstrating that they are “money.” To a large measure these co-workers are flagrant spenders.
Tom not only finds the behavior of debt-ridden friends; competitive co-workers; and insensitive landlord to be unacceptable, but somewhere deep down within his self he realizes that he is the source of his own problems. He realizes that he is incessantly in pursuit of acceptability. This knowledge intensifies his frustration, because it increases the level of guilt that he carries.
Tom is in a pickle. On one hand he believes in the values that were espoused by his parents, but on the other hand he rationalizes his thoughts and behavior with the idea that his parents lived in a different time. Life was easier for them. Simple values were more applicable when his parents were younger; things were more black and white. They enjoyed more freedom, and experienced less stress; and were not judged as harshly by friends and peers. His justifications are tethered to the idea that his parents did not have to live in a world that was as demanding as the world is now. They were not burdened with the idea that they must continually prove their acceptability. Tom has convinced himself that he has no choice other than to live what his parents call a “charade.” If he wants to be successful, he must demonstrate that he possesses the spoils of success. Hence, he obligated himself to the foreboding situation with his landlord. Toms says that this so-called “charade” is in fact his reality.
This whole attitude in which Tom spends his day is congruent with causing and perpetuating his problems.
Like Tom, most of us learn from our earliest years on, to determine good from bad; and right from wrong. More profoundly however, we learn to differentiate the acceptable from unacceptable. Then, we organize our thoughts and activities so we are perceived as acceptable.
Often, otherwise good and righteous behavior must be trumped by actions that elevate one’s perceived acceptability. Tom’s self-promoting actions are created out of the desire to be judged by others as acceptable. More specifically he wants to be perceived as a savant amongst his peer group and career competitors. Any input that challenges these aspirations is viewed as a problem. Vigilantly, his “high-roller” self-image is guarded.
After continually making judgments based on pre-determined beliefs about our acceptability and how we fit into the world, we then habitually repeat, with slight variation, an automatic way of behaving.
Tom feels guilty because he is behaving in a way that inconsistent with values passed on by his parents, however the contradictory behavior is predictable because his desire for acceptability overrides the inclination to conform with learned values and beliefs.
Tom continually contradicts his beliefs. And, he denies that he does so. He rationalizes his contradictory actions by convincing himself that if you want to have money, you’ve got to look “money,” and he says he is just walking his talk. His self-talk provides the needed justification for living above his means. It promotes the identity that he is so ardently trying to project. Defining who he is, in a large part by his home address, gives Tom a needed edge in sustaining the perception of one who is earning a high income. It gives him prestige and makes him feel like he belongs to a more acceptable group.
Our identity is defined by boundaries that mark the limits of our reality, and retard our ability to enter another reality. So our perceptions and judgments are confined within those boundaries. Thusly we may live an entire life with only a glimpse of the Divine peace and freedom that lies beyond the limits of our self-promoting thoughts. So we continually roam the same reality, with the same thoughts, in search of a way to justify who we are and how we fit in the world.
A dog confined to the boundaries of the back yard will eventually revisit and reinvestigate every inch of that space. Like the pet dog, we roam a territory confined within the limits of our own reality. Because we remain within the established boundaries of our reality, we do little more than revisit the thoughts that we have previously entertained. We rehash the same thoughts and project the same point-of-view. And, this is why we repeat old patterns over again. We become very predictable in the choices we will make. Thusly we draw into our lives problems that fester because of this mental confinement.
It is difficult for us to get beyond our own self-confining perceptions and judgments. Like the dog that eventually finds himself over again in one particular spot or another, similarly we find ourselves re-roaming the same mental and emotional turf. We process our thoughts through an established conduit of preprogrammed parameters, an end up presenting the mind with the repeated expectation to process the same issues, concepts and thoughts. We judge present situations just like we did prior situations. So, our choices seem to be determined automatically. This repeated pattern of choices causes the same problem to surface over and over. It may manifest itself in a new way, or with a different person. But all the same, each problem grows from the same source root.
We may look for a way out of particular problems by jumping from person to person, relationship to relationship, friend to friend, and job to job. We may look for a way out through spending money. It’s not uncommon however to discover that the next romance, person, job, activity or purchase is not the way out. Why? More next time. Hint: There is another way.
Speaking of ANOTHER WAY, ‘There are as many great Simpsons quotes as there are Republicans in hell, which is another way to say “a lot.”’ JAMES A. (BLOGZARRO)
Pablo Picasso quote: “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”
Quote by José Saramago: “Reading is another way of being in a place.”
“Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach” · Albert Einstein.
Be Happy!!!!
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