Thought of the Week
June 6, 2009 at 5:21 pm | In thought of the week | Leave a CommentIt’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
How shall I react?
This has been repeated over and over again, but did you know that it is estimated that EPICTETUS said it already around the time of AD 55 – 135?
Sacred Journey and the Role of the Family
June 5, 2009 at 4:15 pm | In communication, inspiration, love, marriage, relationship | Leave a Comment
Family - Personal Growth Potential
Life is a physical journey through time and space, yet it is also a spiritual journey that transcends both time and space. Physically we are born of the earth and to the earth we shall return. Yet spiritually we are never born and we never die, we never come and we never leave. We are each much more than our physical realities.
In fact, from our soul’s perspective, this current life is just one page in a never-ending book which is the eternal story of life. We are all characters in a play and we have each chosen different roles.
Your family is a central part of this journey; each members plays their respective roles, each member your co-star and partner. Each play is designed for maximum dramatic effect otherwise it would all get very boring. In effect, we are all actors and we are each required to play our roles well. It is through our human drama we expand our understanding of love. The differnt roles we play and the people we encounter help us grow. Through drama we come to understand just how sacred life is.
Remembrance – Resurfacing of past feelings and emotions
June 5, 2009 at 12:32 pm | In self development | Leave a Comment
Past - Present - Future -- where are you?
It is said that all we have is the present. While that is true, it is also true that in essence, past, present, and future are one. We are connected energetically to both past and future. Life is an evolving story and where we are now is a result of where we have been.
If feelings and emotions are resurfacing from deep within you and you may find yourself on an emotional roller coaster do not fight them, this is all fine. It is important to occasionally remember and honour your past, for it is part of you, part of your soul’s journey. Yet remember to honour every part of it, regardless of wheter you perceive parts to be good or bad, for in some way every experience has helped to expand your understanding and appreciation of life.
Occasionally reflecting on the past is healthy, just as giving soem thought to your future is wise. However excessive preoccupation with either only serves to rob you of the present moment and that serves no real purpose.
Source: Toni Carmine Salerno
Thought of the Week
May 27, 2009 at 6:01 pm | In thought of the week | Leave a Comment
What do you decide to be important?
It is silly to think of something to be not important
and expect important results.
Tim Walker
Meditation – Basic Practice
May 22, 2009 at 8:56 am | In enlightenment, health, inspiration, meditation, self development | Leave a CommentTags: awareness, breathing, meditate, meditation, mind, stillness
There is a joke in Buddhist circles: “Don’t just do something, sit there.”
~ just breath... ~
What is Meditation?
Meditation is how we train in continuous awareness. It is also how we train in letting go. Meditating might not appear to be very exciting or productive, but try it and give inner peace a chance.
Meditation is a truly transformative spiritual exercise. Beginning meditators do not always connect the simplicity of what they are doing to the essence of the spiritual search, but it is all there to be discovered by those who try it. The Dzogchen teachings of Tibet say one moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect freedom and enlightenment. You do not need to seek elsewhere; it is all within. Continue reading Meditation – Basic Practice…
Pain Versus Suffering
May 14, 2009 at 12:33 pm | In communication, grief, problem, self development | 4 Comments
Pain or Suffering?
Pain exists to promote evolution. Its cumulative effect finally forces us in a new direction, although the mechanism may be very slow. So how many times is it necessary to hit the bottom before a lesson is learnt?
Pain and suffering are very distinctive experiences in everyone’s development. However there is a very significant difference between pain and suffering which, once understood, will transform your life.
Pain
Let me explain: Pain is the sensation or signal in the body that some event or experience is not in alignment with one’s value system. If, for example, your partner shouts at you and you immediately feel pain in form of hurt, disappointment, sadness or even anger it is a sign of a breach of your unconscious values and criteria around how you want to be treated in a relationship. Continue reading Pain Versus Suffering…
What is the Meaning of Your Problem?
May 8, 2009 at 2:27 pm | In communication, inspiration, problem, self development | Leave a CommentYour friend just told you that she does not like your new shoes or your boss refused to publish your article? So what is the real problem?
The meanings we give to situations are the significant variables that make up the quality of our experiences.
The situation that is presenting, in the example above the fact that your friend did not like the shoes, is never the problem itself. We create problems by the meanings we attach to the situation. Continue reading What is the Meaning of Your Problem?…
Thought of the Week
April 24, 2009 at 9:54 am | In thought of the week | Leave a Comment
Karma?
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished:
if you’re alive, it isn’t.
Richard Bach
How to Manage the ‘Wanting-to-fix-my-Partner’ Pattern
April 21, 2009 at 1:34 pm | In communication, marriage, relationship, self development | Leave a CommentTags: commitment, communication, relationship, self-actualization, self-awareness
Hairy ears?
After the glow of the honeymoon period in a relationship wears off and we regain the full awareness of our reality by taking off the rose colored glasses, we slowly become aware of the small and not-so-small imperfections in our partner.
Depending on our need for perfection we slowly but surely start to work on repairing our partner.
Usually it is one partner that more feels the urge to suggest improvements and these might range from an updated wardrobe, removing excess hair, squeezing pimples to picking on the shirt that is tucked in too tightly. Besides the personal improvements there might also be suggestions on books to read, encouragement on courses to join, engaging with a specific set of friends, or softly controlling your partner’s choice on the amount of time spent alone or with other friends.
Continue reading How to Manage the ‘Wanting-to-fix-my-Partner’ Pattern…
From Grief to Joy
April 16, 2009 at 9:32 am | In abrham hicks, grief | Leave a CommentHow to process from grief to joy? It takes time – your time, determined by your choices of looking at the fact of not having someone around anymore.
Processing Grief
Watching this video clip, Abraham (through Esther Hicks) brings forward that ‘Grief is not the feeling of loss of someone but the feeling of loss of the connection to the source of who you really are that that person brought out in you.’
Watch this short clip to be enlightened and maybe even change your view on death and grieving.
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