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Eyes Useless When Mind is Blind

Sight This is a nice little reminder showing me that some people even when shown the facts right in front of their faces that they still cannot see it if their mind is not open. It is like the play on words the book Wayne Dyer wrote, "You'll See It When You Believe It: The Way to Your Personal Transformation" instead of you'll believe it when you see it. It also reminds me of the lyrics from the song "Casey Jones" from the Grateful Dead. "Trouble with you is. The trouble with me. Got two good eyes. But we still don't see."   Read the full article

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Extending and Receiving Kindness

Kindness Smiles are contagious and when you smile at someone they can't help but smile back and if you scowl at someone they are likely to scowl back. But in this quote instead of externally showing kindness, Wayne Dyer is saying that if you give yourself kindness then it becomes easier to show kindness to others. If you are looking to improve how you react to others try reacting better to yourself.  Do you know the phrase you cannot love another until you love yourself? It has some similarities. Read the full article

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Expect Nothing and Appreciate Everything

Expectations & Appreciation With this meme, the author of the quote looks like they are trying to avoid disappointment in their lives. It is dangerously close to the theory of expecting nothing and you will never be disappointed which is a horrible thing to believe because you will be setting yourself up for failure every time. If you put your mind to something not happening then the universe will provide that for you. I think I will delete this meme from my meditations. Read the full article

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Ego vs Spirit

Ego vs Spirit I like this quote a lot and am very guilty of "putting off" happiness until certain conditions are met. This kind of thinking sets up my life of never being happy. If you are happy or at peace with yourself, you will find that the universe will provide you with events that will naturally fall into place. Remember: There is no way to peace, peace is the way. Read the full article

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Don't Worry

Don't Worry Don't waste your life worrying. I know that is much easier said than done for most people. To help you with this think of something in the past that you worried about and then think about it in the grand scheme of things. It didn't really matter, did it? If something happens to you that you can do something about then worrying makes no sense and if something happens that you cannot do anything about then worrying would not help you solve it, will it? What does that leave out? Nothing! Read the full article

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Don't Take Things Personally

Don't Take Things Personally Don Miquel Ruiz is most well known for the book he wrote, "The Four Agreements". I cannot remember if this quote was from this book or not but I have found him to be a great spiritual advisor. If you are able to not take things personally you wouldn't believe how much weight gets lifted off of your shoulders. Besides the thing that was said to you that you took personally may have not even been about you at all. Instead of getting overwhelmed trying to not take everything personally take baby steps doing a little at a time until you grow strong enough where almost nothing bothers you at all.   Read the full article

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Grateful Heart

Grateful Heart I cannot emphasis this even more. With a grateful heart, fear subsides and abundance appears. Right away in the morning, you will start attracting the right kind of people that will help you continue to have a great day. It brings so much peace in your life when you start the day appreciating everything that is in it. Read the full article

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Affirmation

Affirmation This quote is from Bob Proctor. I have never read any of his stuff but this quote is just a nice affirmation to help you get in the right state of mind when you wake up in the morning. It will be easier to handle those curves that life throws at you during the day.   Read the full article

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Grateful for Home

Grateful for Home This is a good reminder to me that I don't need a lot of 'things' to be grateful. Especially, when I look out there in the world where many people are homeless. With today's extra dump of snow, it was a nice reminder to read this once again. Read the full article

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Fuck It

Fuck It Excuse my french here but I have a tendency to hold onto things for far too long. Are you like this too? Don't let the actions of others from years ago affect your present day. They have probably long since forgotten what they did to you to make you angry. Anger is like holding a lump of hot coal hoping that it will harm the other person. If the situation is something that you can do something about then it makes no sense to worry about it. If the situation is something that you cannot do anything about then worrying makes no sense as well. So what does that leave out? Nothing! So chuck it in the fuck it bucket and move on!   Read the full article

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Friendly or Hostile Universe?

Friendly or Hostile Universe? Here is a great quote from Wayne Dyer from one of his DVD sets. I remember a story he related when he went for a walk and came across two different people asking him what it was like there because they had just moved there. The first person asked and Wayne asked them what was it like where they have moved from and they replied that people were wonderful and they were hoping the people would be like that here as well. Wayne told them that they would find more of the same here. Another person asked Wayne the same question and Wayne again asked how the people were like where they had come from and they replied that they were just horrible. Then Wayne said that they would probably come across the same thing here. What Wayne was trying to teach in this little story is that where your focus and expectations are on is what you will experience. Another example from Esther and Jerry Hicks related to the same type of incident. They were dreading getting booked at this same hotel that they always had trouble with but they decided to look at it with positive expectations instead of going in expecting problems. They were pleasantly surprised that the hotel worked out well this time with their little experiment.   Read the full article

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Fix Problems by Thinking

Solving Problems Louise Hay if you didn't know founded Hay House where you can get all of these great books, CDs, DVDs, etc. for spiritually-minded people. This is a unique way of looking at things. Wayne Dyer also said something similar to this. It was, "When you change the way you look at things, the things that you look at will change." Same principle, same result. So the next time you have a problem with something change the way you look and think about it then you will discover that many of your problems will go away with little effort. Tony Robbins also said something similar to this as well by instructing his listeners to ask yourself the right questions like, "How can I prevent this from happening again?" and "What is good about this situation?". Ask these questions instead of questions like, "Why does this always happen to me?" If you ask questions like this your brain will come up with an answer and it will just get you into a worked up frenzy!   Read the full article

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He Who Angers You Conquers You

Anger Not sure if Elizabeth Kenny is the Australian nurse or not, but this quote is a nice reminder that if you lose control of your emotions with someone who is trying to anger you then they have control and can manipulate you. If you remained calm like the Buddha and not 'accept the gift' then they have no control over you. Read the full article

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Happiness is the Way

Happiness is the Way There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. This is a simpler way of putting it. If you think having possessions will make you happy. Think again. It is what the possessions make you feel like. What you have and who you just make it easier. When you feel that you need something to make you happy think about how that something makes you feel then think of another thing that can make you feel that way. Object or not. Read the full article

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Happiness and Gratefulness

Happiness and Gratefulness This quote puts a nice twist on things. Just like the quote, "There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way." The chicken or the egg? Why are people happy? Because they are grateful! Read the full article

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Happiness in Details

Happiness in Details I remember one time my father saw a bird carrying a french fry in his beak. He smiled and got enjoyment from this little incident. Was he easily amused? Did he have a genuine interest in the details of life? Was it both? This also reminds me of the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off when he says, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." If you just stop and look around at the details of everything around you. You will begin to see the beauty of all of the miracles around you. You will also become grateful for every little thing in life and I can guarantee you that if you do that you will be a happier person. That is why I take walks outdoors when I need to destress. Read the full article

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Happiness and Acceptance

Happiness and Acceptance I imagine this one is an easy one to understand. If you cannot accept something in life all it does is make you miserable. I was told in meditation one time that two of the most important words for me are acceptance and understanding. After pondering that for a while I realized that utilizing these two words would bring a lot of peace in my life. Read the full article