Several things struck me and came together this morning. The first was this, “Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid,” Franklin P. Jones. This quote is great, but it also made me think about why are we often seen as ‘brave’ when we are sacrificing for the sake of others, and why are we seen […]
Want A Great Story?
“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth” ~Pema Chödrön Want your life to be great? What is the measuring stick you have used in determining others’ great stories? Most likely the stories of those you admire most include some adversity. Even Cinderella had to work through some stuff. This is not […]
How To Meditate
If you are new to meditation, perhaps it might be easier to start with passage meditation or focusing on your breath. If you have a lot on your mind and have a hard time keeping focused go with passage meditation. Here is a great FREE source to get you started, http://www.easwaran.org/complete-instructions-in-passage-meditation-1-meditation-on-a-passage.html
Meditation & Your Mind
I’ve been meditating for over a decade. People have a tendency to think it is an easy or lazy thing to do. I’m here to tell you it is not. Meditation is hard work. And like anything else it takes practice to get better at it. Having said that, the work is worth the reward. […]
Don’t Quit
I was listening to some motivational stuff on audiobook yesterday. This millionaire guy was talking about how before he made it big he was sleeping on a friends couch. Then I thought about how Tyler Perry was homeless for a while before making it in a huge way. Of course friends and family usually don’t […]
Less Talk More Action
“A little less conversation, a little more action please” song lyrics written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange, sung by Elvis Every single morning when you wake up you have a clean fresh slate. You can do anything you want and change course in any direction you desire. Knowing that why do we not do […]
Your Greatness
“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” ~Rumi
Be Yourself
The following was posted on “The Daily Om” yesterday. It is a great post about how we are shaped by others and becoming more of our ownself. Enjoy! (More great stuff at http://www.dailyom.com/) January 27, 2011 Dodging And Deflecting Let It Roll Off Our Back One of the most difficult challenges in life is learning […]
Keep Trying
Having a bad day???? Maybe that is a good thing… “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching […]