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 Self Realisation and growth |Courage and commitment | Success | Love | Dream it and do it | Beauty | Dalia Lama | Affirmations 

Self Realisation and Growth 

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." Virginia Woolf

"Each of us has a fire in our heart for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit."    Mary Lou Retton

"Hold yourself responsible to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. " Henry Ward Beecher

Never count the milestone as you pass them one by one. Count your blessings, count your friends, unafraid of anything you see, believing that the best of the years is yet to be. Cecilia Menon 

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments. Rose Kennedy

What God Will And Won't Ask

1. God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how
many people you drove who didn't have transportation.

2. God won't ask the square footage of your house, but will ask
how many people you welcomed into your home.

3. God won't ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet,
but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.

4. God won't ask about your social status, but will ask what
kind of class you displayed.

5. God won't ask how many material possessions you had, but will
ask if they dictated your life.

6. God won't ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if
you compromised your character to obtain that salary.

7. God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if
you worked overtime for your family and loved ones.

8. God won't ask how many promotions you received, but will ask
how you promoted others.

9. God won't ask what your job title was, but will ask if you
performed your job to the best of your ability.

10. God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask
what you did to help others.

11. God won't ask how many friends you had, but will ask how
many people to whom you were a true friend.

12. God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but will
ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

13. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask
how you treated your neighbors.

14. God won't ask about the color of your skin, but will ask
about the content of your character.

15. God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words,
but will ask how many times they didn't.

LESSON OF THE DOG
If a dog were your teacher, you would learn things like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure
ecstasy.
When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
Take naps and stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie down under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout; run right back and make friends.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you're not.
And most of all... If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

"It is what we think we know already that often prevents us from learning." - Claude Bernard

“If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track, which has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living.” Joseph Campbell  

"Become a truth seeker. When you're true to who you are and what your spirit is telling you to do, that truth will indeed set you free" Oprah magazine

Change what you can, accept what you can't.

"The Ego is an illusion: the more possessions we hold onto, whether people or things, the stronger it gets and the less we have" - Dr. Wayne Dyer.

“When you stand in that sliver of space that is completely and utterly YOU, then will you be truly magnificent, wonderful, abundant"  Joseph Riggio

“Don’t bother to be better than your contemporaries or your predecessors.  Try to be better than yourself.” - William Faulkner  

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced" Kierkegaarde

f prayer is us speaking to God, then intuition is God speaking to us.  Dr. Wayne Dyer

The growth of the human mind is still high adventure in many ways the highest adventure on earth.  Norman Cousins

" In my life, I have found there are two things about which I should never worry. First, I shouldn't worry about the things I can't change. If I can't change them, worry is certainly most foolish and useless. Second, I shouldn't worry about the things I can change. If I can change them, then taking action will accomplish far more than wasting my energies in worry. Besides, it is my belief that, 9 times out of 10, worrying about something does more danger than the thing itself. Give worry its rightful place - out of your life." Unknown

The sun maybe clouded, but ever the sun
Will sweep on it's course till the cycle is run
And when into chaos the system is hurled
Again shall the Builder reshape a new world
Your path may be clouded, uncertain your goal
Move on - for your orbit is fixed to your soul
And though it may lead into darkness of night
The torch of the Builder will give it new light
You were. You will be. Know this while you are
Your spirit has travelled both long and afar
It came from the Source, to the Source it returns
The spark that was lighted eternally burns
It slept in a jewel, it leapt in a wave
It roamed in a forest, it rose from the grave
It took on strange garbs for aeons of years
And now in the soul of yourself it appears
From body to body your spirit speeds on
It seeks a new form when the old one has gone
And the form that it finds is the fabric you wrought
On the loom of the Mind from the fibre of Thought
As dew is drawn upwards, in rain to descend
Your thoughts drift away and in destiny blend
You cannot escape them, for petty or great
Or evil or noble, they fashion your Fate.
Somewhere on some planet, sometime and somehow
Your life will reflect your thoughts of your now
My law is unerring, no blood can atone
The structure you built, you will live in - alone
From cycle to cycle, through time and through space
Your lives with your longings will ever keep pace
And all that you ask for, and all you desire
Must come at your bidding as flame out of fire
Once list' to that voice and all tumult is done - 
Your life is the life of the Infinite One
In the hurrying race you are conscious of pause
With love for the purpose and love for the cause
You are your own devil, you are your own god
You fashioned the paths that your footsteps have trod
And no one can save you from error or sin
Until you have listened to the spirit within

Courage and commitment

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. 

All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. .” W.H. Murray, author of "The Scottish Himalayan Expedition"

"Courage is your willingness to take action with no guarantee of results."
Brian Tracy 

"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."  John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer 1819-1900

"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula a postero.  Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow."     Horace

"The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good."   Ruth Benedict

"My message to you is: Be courageous!...Be as brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward."  Thomas A. Edison

"Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows." - Frances Rodman 

"The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost. George Schultz"

"The greatest regrets in our lives Are the risks we did not take.If you think something will make you happy, go for it.  Remember that you pass this way only once!" - Unknown

"It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded."  - Anne Morrow Lindbergh 

"Don't like the politics in your town, the school council, the parents teacher group, the golf club or any other group you belong to?  Put yourself up for election and stand for 'change' Get known  for honesty and fresh ideas" Oprah magazine

"Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent." Sophia Loren

"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity." -W. Clement Stone“

All of life is an experiment.  The more experiments you make, the better” Ralph Waldo Emerson   

Creation and Inspiration

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds:  Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world….and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be…..” Patanjali

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will…..” George Bernard Shaw

Don’t Believe In Miracles…Depend On Them! 

You don't need an explanation for everything. Recognize that there are such things as miracles, events for which there are no explanations. Later, knowledge may explain those events uite easily.

The fact that you can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return are common miracles. 

Your duty to yourself is to believe that for which you have sufficient evidence, and to suspend your judgment when you have not. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Some things have to be believed to be seen. Vision is the art of seeing invisible things.      Bob Brown

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” Goethe

Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. 
Nathaniel Hawthorne   {1804-1864 American Novelist}

t's not enough to be busy. The question is 'What are we busy about?'" -Henry David Thoreau

"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long 
enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody."  -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"To dream anything that you want to dream, that is the beauty of the human mind. 
To do anything that you want to do, that is the strength of the human will. 
To trust yourself, to test your limits, that is the courage to succeed." - Bernard Edmonds

"If you can DREAM it, you can DO it." - Walt Disney

"Enthusiasm finds the opportunities, and energy makes the most of them." - Henry Hoskins

"We will either find a way or make one." - Hannibal

"With every wish that you make comes the power to make it come true. But it is up to you to provide the work that will make it a reality. Are you using your power to make your wishes come true today?" - Libby Rosenauer

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot

Love
You cannot 'find' love, there is no sense in 'looking for love' because what is the point of looking for that which is not lost?

"If you cannot forgive, you cannot love without conditions" - Janine Duthac. 'Your Inner Journey to the Real.'

You already 'have' love, you cannot 'give' something that everyone has already, for it lies within your heart.

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.   Saint Basil

"Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished." - Og Mandino

If you wish to know love, do not seek another to give you love, for that is not love, that is attachment or possession and will bring you hurt and restlessness.

Be still, connect, and feel the joy within, it is without end, for that is true love, it is creation itself, part of the One, the heartbeat of the Universe.

"I could be the most delectable, the most delicious, the most wondrous peach in the world, and I could offer myself to everybody. But there are people who are allergic to peaches. They may want me to be a banana. And so often we become a banana for other people who don't want peaches.  Better to say:  'I am so sorry I cannot be a banana. I would love to be a banana for you, but I am a peach.'    If you wait long enough you'll find a peach lover."  Leo Buscaglia

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."  Anatole France

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Success

"Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and abilities were used in a way that served others.  You're in business to spread love.  Your screenplay should spread love.  Your hair salon should spread love. Your agency should spread love.  Your life should spread love.  The key to a successful career is realising that it's not separate from the rest of your life, but is rather an extension of your most basic self. And your most basic self is love. - Marianne Williamson - 'A Return to Love'

Success is to laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.  Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I've got my faults, but living in the past isn't one of them. There's no future in it"    Sparky Anderson - manager, Detroit Tigers

“Go out and make people feel good for no good reason” Richard Bandler

“Happiness is a perfume you choose to wear.  And when you do wear it others enjoy it as much as you do” Peta  

The man who is always killing time is really killing his own chances in life; while the man who is destined for success is the man who makes time live by making it useful.   Arthur Brisbane

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. Henry Jackson Brown

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.   Babe Ruth

Beauty

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. 
For beautiful hair,let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anybody. Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. 
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, And the beauty of a woman with passing years-only grows! 
- Audrey Hepburn

" Don't ever be reluctant
to show your feelings
when you're happy, give in to it...
When you're not, live with it.

Don't ever be afraid to try to
make things better
you might be surprised at the results.

Don't ever take the weight of the world
on your shoulders.

Don't ever feel threatened by the future
take life one day at a time.

Don't ever feel guilty about the past
what's done is done.
Learn from any mistakes you might have made.

Don't ever feel that you are alone
there is always somebody there
for you to reach out to.

Don't ever forget that you can achieve
so many of the things you can imagine.
It's not as hard as it seems.

Don't ever stop loving
Don't ever stop believing,
Don't ever stop Dreaming your Dreams." Unknown

Affirmations

I am easily flowing in time and everything is happening as it should, perfectly for my purpose. 

I am noticing opportunities and signs coming in from the world around me and I am acting on them

I am refining my senses and hearing more and more clearly and meaningfully

I am cleansing my body with my wonderful thoughts and always seeing what's possible

I am living my life as it happens and asking what next.

I am being in the now more and more and loving every moment

I am organising my life easily and effortlessly

I am remembering to do the necessities to make my life comfortable

Choose what kind of day you have

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful the grass is getting watered for free.

Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive.

Today I can lament over all that my parents didn’t give me when I was growing up, or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.

Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses.

Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can embark upon a quest of being friendly.

Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout with joy because I have been given the power to "create" wealth. 

Today I can murmur because I have to do housework, or I can feel honored because I have a shelter for my mind,body and soul. 

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.  

What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have! Have a great day… unless you have other plans.  Ernest Murray- Editor of the Lufkin Texas Daily News.

Thoughts from the Dalai Llama

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the 3 Rs:  Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realise you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend sometime alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let it goof your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current
situation. Don't bring up the past
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go some place you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.