If you’re like me, this is a question that probably is the background refrain to all that you do, that you try to be and that you seek to accomplish. Do small things with great love Mother Teresa Photo by Paolo Nicolello on Unsplash Sometimes, this question flashes in the forefront of our minds and […]
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Have you ever noticed how something that you do routinely and frequently like playing a tune on your favourite instrument or singing a song from the distant past or driving to a particular destination or recalling a phone number is never a problem when you do it at the usual speed that you would normally
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Image by Clay Banks When our entire life is dedicated, it becomes a life of ongoing, conscious expression of the goodness and greatness and infinite potential of Life, of Love, of God. Today was the second day of our Morning Meditation, a week long program that I’ve offered to the people on my mailing list.
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As a kid, I was reprimanded more than once for not being patient. When I look back on my life, I can see the many times I was not patient. But what exactly does that mean, to not be patient? To be impatient? Patience is the key to everything. You get the chicken by hatching
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Build a House for men and birds. Sit with them and play music. For a day, for just one day, talk about that which disturbs no one and bring some peace, my friend, into your beautiful eyes. Hafez I wonder if you have noticed how difficult it is to maintain a conversation that is purely joyous, one that
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Image by Taylor Smith The most significant relationship we will ever have is the relationship with ourself Contrary to what we might assume, the most significant relationship we ever have is the relationship we have with ourselves. Our suffering is the result of not acknowledging this and therefore cultivating a good relationship with ourselves.
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Image by Tuğba Kobal Yılmaz The only thing worse than being blind is having sight with no vision Helen Keller Some time ago, I was working with someone who had come to me for mentoring. This young man was troubled by his father’s insistence that he see a psychiatrist or a psychologist. ‘I don’t feel I
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What wisdom and insight into truth would your future self want your present self to know and live by? What would you accept and what would you reject or resist? You may be familiar with the exercise of speaking to your 10-, 15- or 20-year-old self. But how about hearing from your future self?
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Let me ask you a question: Where is your past? Consider it carefully. Where is your past? What is your answer? When you really think about it, the past only ever exists as memory, memory which can be aroused. And when does memory get aroused if not in the…present? If I asked you to recall
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Forgiving can be a hard thing. A very hard thing. Why do I say that? Because it feels hard. It feels like we’re being asked to do something superhuman. But we’re only human, aren’t we? Why should I, the victim, the recipient, of someone else’s awfulness, recklessness, childishness, lovelessness… be the one to give in and
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