If you found yourself in paradise, it wouldn’t be long before your mind would say, “Yes, but…”
~Eckhart Tolle
Category: Truths
Perception
“We can never perceive what is real. We can only perceive what is real for us”
~Barbara Dewey
Trust
Trust that your feelings of joy, delight, and self love are always leading you toward your higher good.
~Sanaya Roman & Duane Packer
Happy This Year
I came across this book unexpectedly. To be honest when I saw the front cover of the book and read the title I didn’t think it was a book I’d be able to relate to. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s important to work on your happiness but it just all looked… so cheezy… 😉
And then I picked it up anyway and flipped through the pages. I was hooked. It was simple to understand, there were personal stories that as a reader I could relate to, and the way in which Will Bowen explained the principles made it that much easier to really take in and apply it to my life immediately!
The Alignment of Happiness
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
~Gandhi
Friday Focus – 12/23/16
I can’t believe it.
I just can’t believe it’s Christmas on Sunday. I know I say this for all of us but seriously, where did this year GO?!?
They say time flies with age, which makes me remember this post all the more…but I can’t help but shake my head in amazement at how fast this year went.
So many epiphanies, so many heartfelt moments, and still so many dreams to catch.
For this Friday’s focus I thought I’d bring home the idea of letting go of expectations.
Why We Get Offended and What To Do About It
If there’s one thing that makes the human relationship (no matter how light or deep) more complicated is the fact that we are fully capable of being offended – very easily I might add 😉
No matter how silly the statement, oftentimes the other person has no idea you’ve been offended! And yet, as humans we’ve grown up in a world full of walls, words, experiences, and wounds that would ultimately leave us a little bruised. It’s no wonder we keep our distance from those that have tendencies to trigger us.
While there are a variety of coping mechanisms, I’ve come to learn one particular method (or two) that helps defuse the situation rather quickly.
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Does Money Buy Happiness?
With money you can buy a house, but not a home.
With money you can buy a clock, but not time.
With money you can buy a bed, but not sleep.
With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge.
With money you can buy a doctor, but not good health.
With money you can buy a position, but not respect.
With money you can buy blood, but not life.
With money you can buy sex, but not love.
~Chinese proverb
Letting Go of Form When It Comes to Expectations
This is probably one of the hardest lessons when it comes to the human mind… Often times when we have a desire for a certain outcome whether it be a job, weight on the scale, soulmate, car, whatever it may be… our minds have a way of knowing EXACTLY what we want and if not exact, it knows to be disappointed or elated (more disappointed than not) once you’ve reached a certain point in time.
I am often humbled and embarrassed when I remember the times I was so determined to make something work, only to have, what seemed at the time, the door shut in my face so fast and so hard I could have felt the physicality of it. Oh yes, anyone ever had that moment?
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Friday Focus – 12/16/16
Can you feel Christmas in the air? And if you don’t necessarily celebrate Christmas… perhaps you feel the holiday cheer? Everyone seems to be more relaxed, cheery, and overall happy. I love these warm, fuzzy feelings and I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts 😉
Yesterday, I tried what seemed to be the best flourless peanut butter cookies, but alas… I ended up scratching my head in confusion wondering how 200 people gave this recipe a 5 stars. Maybe I wasn’t supposed to add an extra tablespoon of coconut oil… it seemed like a good idea at the time?
All that said, it seems only fitting that for this Friday Focus the theme is…