#631

You'd never invite a thief into your house. So why would you allow thoughts that steal your joy to make themselves at home in your mind?

Those thoughts that sneak into your head when you're not totally aware, negative thoughts that create tension; are draining your joy reserves.

Negativity causes stress and stress will manifest into disease. You want to eliminate it at all costs. But, in fact, you have been allowing it in, haven't you? Don't feel bad, you are certainly not the only one, it happens to all of us. Nevertheless, the only one that can control your thoughts is you. You need some method of selective thinking, a way to eliminate negative thoughts and keep your mind clear for positivity. 

“Don't believe everything you think.”  Byron Katie

Because all negative thoughts are fear based, you need to train your mind to think about what you want in life and avoid thoughts of what you don't. To quote Byron Katie... "don't listen to your stressful thoughts." 

“A thought is harmless unless we believe it. It’s not our thoughts, but our attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering. Attaching to a thought means believing that it’s true, without inquiring. A belief is a thought that we’ve been attaching to, often for years.”  Byron Katie

Never allow your thoughts to steal your joy. If you are living in the past it causes depression and the future can make you anxious, so stay in the present. Be right here, right now, and be all here. Don't let your mind wander off into Never Never Land, stay right here. It's a process, it takes practice to have peace of mind. 
Change your thoughts and change your life. 

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#630

We can control our lives by controlling our perceptions.
Dr. Bruce Lipton

Perception: 

a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression.

We all know that when ten people see the exact same event, there will be ten different versions of what actually transpired. They were all looking at the same thing, but it depends on what you SEE. 

"We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are." Anais Nin

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. 
- Henry David Thoreau

What you see can depend on a multitude of underlying issues, emotions, and circumstances. It's about exactly 'where you are' at the time, you put your own spin on it. You see things as you are, no one is the same, so versions vary. 

Our perception of an event or situation will be determined by our background and experiences. Expanding your horizons will expand your point of view. If your ego has been running your show, by simply admitting that there may be another version of a story could change everything for you.  

Think of a situation that has caused you grief... take an honest evaluation of how it 'went down', consider the part you played and how you reacted to the other person. Just admitting what might be a flaw in your perception, can sometimes lead to a healing.

Be open to the possibility that things are not always as they seem. Life is not in black and white. There is always another version of the story.

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#629

Every person with whom you interact is a part of the person you are becoming.

Not a single interaction with a single person is left out of the process of your becoming.

Abraham-Hicks

It may seem pretty far-fetched to some that your soul actually wrote the script for your life here on earth. Nonetheless, YOU wrote the play, you chose all the players and all the interactions throughout this lifetime. You did it in such great detail, each and every person you are destined to meet, each experience that will arise, where, when and how. It will end up being the bane of your existence, for your entire life, figuring out the WHY. The WHY usually refers to what you are here to experience and learn.

Everyone arranges their lifetime to learn what they need to learn even before they arrive here on earth... earth IS the school of hard knocks. 

There are no coincidences, no mistakes, it's all orchestrated, it is all meant to be. Nothing you do is wrong, you are not on the wrong path or going in the wrong direction, you are exactly where you need to be. You have never stayed too long or wasted your time, everything will happen as it is meant to when it is meant to. Everything is geared toward teaching you something that is important for your growth. 

Not a single interaction with a single person is left out of the process of your becoming.

#628

When faced with
senseless drama, spiteful
criticisms and misguided
opinions, walking away
is the best way to stand
up for yourself. To
respond with anger is an
endorsement of their
attitude.

Dodinsky

Just don't accept any of the negativity coming at you from others, simply move on. 

There is no need to argue, point out wrong doing, shame or recriminations, none of it does any good... it only supports their attitude and shows you in a bad light. You don't have to react in any way as they aggressively state their opinion, just walk away. They have shown you who they are, don't try to rewrite the script. 

People are who they are and will do what they do. 

You have no control over anyone else, you are not going to straighten them out, and you're never going to change them, or convince them that you know a better way. There is really nothing you can do, therefore, why let them step on your peace? 

You can't change someone who doesn't see an issue in their actions. The only person you can change is yourself, and you know how hard that is. How, then, do you propose to change someone else?  

Remove yourself from the situation, then the person has permission to be who he is, AND you don't have to participate in the drama. 

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#627

LIFE*

Available for a limited time only. Limit one (1) per person.

This quote makes you think. We all seem to take our life for granted on a day to day basis. Unless we have a major disaster, whereby realizing our mortality, it seems as though complaining is a major life activity. 

We are not too pleased with the body we received, or at least some part of it. We may not be too happy with our job, our home, or the family we received either; this constitutes a large part of the life we are leading, doesn't it? 

That being said, most of us do HAVE a complete functioning body, a home, a job and family around us. We all know, of course, that there are people worse off than we are, but does that make us completely happy or grateful for our blessings? 

We have every advantage, especially compared to a great section of the earth, but are we programmed to expect even more? Many people in our own privileged country have survived loss in countless ways; financial, physical, and emotional. And some have survived war, illness, and death, but still, do we appreciate all that we have? 

I'd like to think that most of us, at least sometimes, practice gratitude. We have been given a life and it really is quite amazing. Check your pulse, be grateful for the gift of life.

It's easy to let days fly by without taking notice of the world around you. Life is beautiful... soak it in, think about it, and be grateful.

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#626

They say....

"Watch our for that and
watch out for that and
watch out for that." 

And so you stand guarded,
and in that guardedness,
you attract that which you
are guarding against.

Abraham-Hicks

If you watch the nightly news or read facebook, twitter, newspapers and the subject matter has a negative effect on you, it doesn't matter if it is sadness, outrage, fear or anger, it will stay with you. You carry that feeling with you, sometimes even seeing a rerun in your mind's eye to cement it even further into your psyche. Therefore, the vibration you are sending to the Universe is also negative. 

You pick up the vibrations from other humans along the way, combined with, any number of situations that happen throughout your day will contribute to the feeling of doom and gloom. Even if you are trying to remain positive, all these random hits could be dragging you down. This is the reason for a conscious decision, daily, to keep your vibration high. You have to work at it, it will not simply happen. Surround yourself with upbeat people, get out of your head, commune with nature and animals. No one can afford one minute of negativity.

Your job is just to be happy, however, only you can make that happen. Stay in your own business, don't take life too seriously, don't dwell on the world situation and things you cannot change, spread love and just let life flow.

#625

It's amazing how things come into place when you use the power of the universe and stop believing that you create through the mundane, mediocre, not-very-powerful-at-all action that you muster by dragging your bodies from place to place.

Your action was never meant to be the way that you'd create your reality. The action was the way you meant to enjoy the reality that you create through the aligning of your thoughts. Abraham

One More Time: your ACTION was never meant to be the way you create your reality. I have no idea what school of thought you were raised with, but the school of hard knocks that I was enrolled in, certainly taught that the 'way to the top, to get ahead, to succeed,' was HARD work, your nose to the grindstone etc. In other words, if you work, work, work, you will succeed, succeed, succeed. Maybe it was because we were confused about the word 'succeed', I know most of us thought that meant a good job, great pay, and CHOICES. 

At this point in my life, I finally understand that struggle was never on the agenda. Although I employed the 'action' method, I found that the harder I worked, the 'behindier' I got, so I tried not working harder, but working smarter, with the same result. Either way, I was struggling to achieve, attain, fulfill, earn, win. gain, and/or score.

Therein lies the problem. I was setting myself up for struggle, using the action to try and achieve, never realizing that results (getting what you want) came from me, my vibration, the frequency I was emitting. Never did anyone emit a positive frequency while struggling to make ends meet. Your reality WILL be whatever you want it to be... End the struggle, enjoy your life and everything you want will come to you.

#624

Sometimes we close our minds to knowledge because we know that once we know something we can never un-know it, and that is scary.

Steven Aitchison

Sometimes we just do not want to acknowledge something, because we don't want to deal with it, at least not right at this moment. So we shove it further and further down inside in the hopes that it will stay out of sight and leave us alone. 

I am here to tell you that it will never leave you alone, not really. It will continue to float to the surface on its own, but if there is no acknowledgment, no willingness to work on the issue, then someone will enter your life that will precipitate (cause an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable, to happen suddenly or unexpectedly) some scenario to get your attention. It will make itself known no matter what you do to avoid it, but in the meantime, it will sit and fester. 

It is never good to leave things bottled up inside, it can cause no end of problems. Obviously, the best thing you can do is face it and let it go, but that is most often easier said than done. 

It is an extremely brave act to face your demons, even though, you know once you look at them, once you SEE them, there is no turning back. No matter how scary the idea of taking charge of your life, releasing the demons and coming back to love may be to you, the overwhelming relief and gratitude that is the result will be greater than most anything you have experienced to date. It is always better on the outside than on the inside. 

#623

God did not add another day in your life because YOU needed it. He added it because someone out there needed YOU!

Do you understand? We are all one, all connected. Even on your deathbed, there are lessons to be had .... by someone. 

You have probably heard stories of a woman dying in the hospital and her favourite son has not been to see her. Beyond all expectation, she hangs on until her son finally shows up and then quietly slips away. There was a lesson for someone, either her or her son or perhaps someone else in the room; the doctor, a nurse, friend, or another family member.

You are here to learn, but also to teach. Each day, you are showing others the way. You, just being you, have a profound effect on someone, maybe even someone you have never met. The way you act, something you do, connects with another soul on this planet. And right until the end, you are showing others the way.

You never know who you have touched or who garnered a life lesson from you. You may have had a friend or your child express their gratitude for all you have taught them, but they are not the only ones. We all work off each other. Each scenario is orchestrated, each has a meaning, and is leading somewhere. Nothing is as it seems and everything happens for a reason. If you are involved it is because you were meant to be. Someone is counting on you to learn what they need, or you have something you need to learn. Everything has a greater significance than any of us can fathom. You are a necessary part of the overall plan, you are important and significant. 

Everything you learn is meant to be shared, and someone will benefit from your message.

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#622

If you don't meet resistance with resistance, it dissipates dramatically. It just softens. Try it! Next time somebody says to you, "I'm right, and you're wrong," say "Pfftt, you're right. YOU are right." And mean it. In other words, don't mock them, don't be sarcastic. "You're right." And then watch how all of a sudden, their legs almost go right out from under them. They don't have the energy to blast you because you just took the fuel away from the fire.

Abraham

Have you ever tried this? I have learned over time, that the way to deal with an irate person, was to simply agree with them. This will leave them limp, with no recourse. It defused the bomb. Usually, the person that comes after you verbally has other issues playing in the background and the 'attack' has nothing to do with you, personally. Once they pause for breath, just calmly say, "I agree with you completely and I would be angry too." or "You are absolutely right and I am absolutely wrong." This usually ends the confrontation.

Would you rather be right or be happy? Are you childish enough to feel that you have to win at everything? Is it more important to 'fight the good fight' all the time or to actually enjoy living your life? 

When you know who you are there is no need to EVER defend yourself, you are able to let things run off your back. Life is not meant to be a competition. 

Just be yourself, do your own thing, be happy and you will be perfectly fine.

#621

Quantum science suggests the existence of many possible futures for each moment of our lives.

Each future lies in a state of rest until it is awakened by choices made in the present.

Gregg Braden

We have CHOICE.... FREE WILL

FREE WILL - the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion.

You create a blueprint for your life, it is all decided before you arrive here on earth. This blueprint is even recorded in your fingerprints; it gives a detailed map of the person you intend to become and reveals your life's purpose (your area of greatest potential and fulfillment, plus your life lesson.) Although you have set up your life in a particular way, you also have the power to change it. 

You make choices according to what is necessary, desired or demanded of you. Even though you may be unaware that a choice is offered or that you are choosing, you are. I often wondered if, during those times, such as the second before the fall, the crash or any major life changing moment; do you strategize? Do you plan your next move, do you try to save yourself by doing what's necessary or do you just freeze and shut down? In my case, I discovered that in that split second, you do figure out what you have to do to save yourself, and you do it, to the best of your ability in the circumstances. 

This would be the defining moment, this is when you make your choice... It may have been written that you wouldn't resist and just go with it, thus ending your time here, but you chose to hang around for awhile longer and learn the lessons of healing....you have awakened a new future. You are more powerful than you know, you are in charge, you can have any life you want.

#620

Most often it's our belief about 'what is' that is the problem - 

beliefs we insist on holding & defending without question.

How often do you do things robotically, without any consideration or forethought, simply by rote?  We are such creatures of habit that it is not uncommon for us to be asked to explain how a certain process is done and not be able to come up with an answer, even though we do it constantly. We don't pay any attention to what we are doing, it's simply habitual repetition.

This is how our belief system works... Belief: an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists. 

Your beliefs have been stockpiled since childhood from various sources, parents, teachers, culture, religion etc. and you have always automatically reacted to certain situations, in the same manner. The mind just refuses to go anywhere else. You believe what you are doing or saying, without ever having questioned or examined it. Until you are in a situation that rocks your world, you may never take a look as to why you do what you do.

It is certainly time to take a look at why you are missing out on so many things in life. Are you running some old record of beliefs that is no longer valid for your life? You need to take a look at all your belief system and question each and every one of them. Figure out which to keep and which to kick to the curb, you will feel a gigantic sense of relief when you do.

It is not necessary to miss out on anything in this lifetime. The only one stopping you is you. 

#619

You are intended to live a full and satisfying life. You are intended to thrive, to continually expand your awareness until that day when you are ready to discard this particular skin suit and move on to the next dimension. 

Akasha Unleashed

Life was never meant to be a struggle.... we create most of the stress and strain, in our own minds. Many problems occur for one of two reasons..... either because we are not living in the present moment or we are in someone else's business.

“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”  Lao Tzu

"There are only three kinds of business in the Universe: mine, yours, and Gods

Whose business is it if an earthquake happens? God's business.

Whose business is it if your neighbour down the street has an ugly lawn? Your neighbour's business.

Whose business is it if you are angry at your neighbour down the street because he has an ugly lawn? Your business." Byron Katie

Your life can be exactly as you want it to be.... full, satisfying and happy. This is not a fanciful hope or unattainable dream, this is your birthright. You don't have to do anything, you don't have to be a better person... you are perfect just as you are. You are here, which shows that you are important, you are the only one that can fill your shoes. So get out of your head and give life a chance, take a look at what is going on around you, breathe and enjoy.

#618

Healthy Lifestyle....

We are all fully aware of how important it is to eat properly and exercise, but is that where it ends? In the process of hiking, biking and running, is there any time for the inner body health regime? What are you doing for your emotion, spiritual and mental health?  

The benefits of outdoor activities are considerable for your inner health IF you are actually noticing your surroundings, not so much if you are just obsessing about surpassing your best time. BREATHE. 

You can try and run off the stresses of your life, you can take a bike tour to a different location, or hike to the highest peak in the world, but you have to be "IN" the environment, smell it, feel it, see it, hear it.... become one with nature to have it nourish your soul.

If you make time to walk in the woods and see all there is to see, you will notice a calming effect come over you. Nature is a healer. 'Being in nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical well being, reducing blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, and the production of stress hormones. In addition, nature helps us cope with pain. Because we are genetically programmed to find trees, plants, water, and other nature elements engrossing, we are absorbed by nature scenes and distracted from our pain and discomfort.' www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu

So, consume some nature, hug a tree, drink from a stream, listen to a bird's song, breathe the air and see the difference in your sense of well-being. Get off the treadmill and run for your life into the woods.

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#617

Remember, dear friends...

We ALL are pieces of the LIFE puzzle.

Each ONE of us matters.

Each ONE of us is valued.

Each ONE of us has something to offer.

And each ONE of us is important in order to complete the picture. Saanenthar

There is a reason for each and every one of us to be here at this time. We will be raising the collective consciousness as we absorb and assimilate what we came here to learn. Everything is a lesson and everyone is a teacher.

We enter the world perfect and whole, and, of course, we remain perfect and whole. It doesn’t appear that way to us because life steps in, buttons are installed, issues are implanted, and we end up a hot mess.  There is, however, a purpose to all this; to learn the lessons, to gain the experiences, and hopefully avoid going through that particular lesson again as you continue on your path.

Everyone that has anything to do with you, you have chosen. You set this up, to learn what you needed to learn. Every person on the planet has gone through the same procedure. You are actually in charge, this is your life, and you are running the show.

"You are the Universe expressing itself as a human for a little while" Eckhart Tolle

We are all one, only egos, beliefs, and fear separate us. 

"Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be." Martin Luther King Jr.

#616

We volunteered to come to Planet Earth at this time to raise the collective consciousness back to its original Divine Template.

We have chosen to return to the earth again this time because we still have more to learn. We enter into situations with chosen people for this purpose. Everyone that crosses our path has a purpose in the 'big picture'. There are no accidents and no mistakes.

I know this concept is unorthodox and peculiar to some, just as the heaven & hell scenario sounds peculiar to me.

When we are still in the spirit state, our souls decide on the life we will have on earth this time. We enlist other spirits to do the life with us and play particular roles in our new existence. They agree to play the parts, for which we are truly grateful, as this means we will be receiving the guidance that has prompted the return. These souls will show up in our lives at an appointed time and do exactly what they were meant to do to encourage our growth. This is why when you meet someone that seems familiar - it's as though you have known them all your life; it's because you do 'know' them, you chose them to play this part.

Everyone you meet is involved, it's divine. Not everyone will be kind and loving, there will be the ones that treat you badly, and they too, have a purpose. It's all about the lessons, which will continue until you are whole again. Each lesson learned contributes to your healing and growth.

It is a complex plan and it's universal. By learning your lessons and elevating your vibration, you are contributing to the advancement of the collective consciousness.  By healing yourself, you are assisting in the healing of the earth and everything on it.

#615

Soon you'll be able to leave all justification behind, all explanation, all rationalization, all defending.

Just leave it behind because is's just practicing a vibration that sets up more resistance.

Abraham

If you are not getting what you want out of this life, it is usually due to resistance. All the rantings, ravings, and prayers you are sending heavenward are not being received as you intended. Unless you are accepting and allowing, you are resisting. 

"Just plain 'no thank you' isn't resistance. 

Resistance is the belief that you don't have the power to choose. 

You are not powerless." Abraham

"You must not cling to sameness, sameness is just resistance to MORE"

"Illness or pain is just an extension of negative emotion. When you are no longer feeling resistance to it, it's not an issue." Abraham

If you tense up, push against, defend, justify, it will only get bigger. No explaining, no complaining, no resistance. If you are struggling, you are resisting. Take the path of least resistance to get where you want to be. It's up to you!

#614

Don't worry about what I'm doing, worry about why you're worried about what I'm doing.

Exactly! Worry about WHY you're worried about what I'm doing.

If you have ever wondered why someone is concerned about your day to day activities, why they think it is their business, or why criticism must go along with their worry. Here is the answer...

The answer is twofold  

1. The people that think they know what is best for you are living their own fears. These people seem driven to 'take care' of you, but they are usually doing it because you are doing something that scares them, something they are afraid to do themselves. The only other reason might be that they are control freaks and like to run everybody's life.

2. The fact that you are worried about someone else's opinion, or that you allow someone to dominate you, shows that you have self-esteem issues of your own.

The rule of thumb is... 'if I didn't ask for your opinion/advice, it's because I don't want/need it.'  You don't have to explain yourself, you are fully entitled to run your own life, your way. It is nobody's business what you do or how, or even when. 

Don't complain and don't explain! You need to let anyone trying to run your life know that it's unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Simply state your case and expect to be heard, don't argue, it is your life. Your self-esteem will grow each time you take care of YOU.

If you change nothing, nothing will change
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#613

A mind that believes in its own infinite nature sees that there is enough for everyone.

If you believe it, if you can see it, if you act from it; it will show up for you.

That's the truth.

Michael Bernard Beckwith

There is always enough to go around, no one will ever be excluded. Anything you want is available to you, ALWAYS. You know that your soul is eternal, you have been here on earth before and you will be again. You have trials and tribulations because you have come here to learn and grow. How well you accept the life you have chosen is what makes it challenging and demanding or happy and joyful. Accept the things you cannot change. 

"If you want something the whole Universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." Paulo Coehlo

The Law of Attraction: Demonstrates how we create the things, events and people that come into our lives, our thoughts, feelings, words, and actions produce energies which, in turn, attract like energies. Negative energies attract negative energies and positive energies attract positive energies.

So, go with the positive results that you wish to see in your life. Picture these things as if you already have them. BELIEVE that they will show up for you, and they will.

#612

"Every single day, we need to choose hope over fear, diversity over division. 

Fear has never created a single job or fed a single family.

And those who exploit it will never solve the problems that have created such anxiety."

Canadian Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau

Every single day.... anyone that has lived in a position of fear, real or imagined, realizes how disruptive and stressful it can be. Fear has held back many people from any joy, happiness or adventure. It is an insidious, potential robbing, life-sucking force that can stop you in your tracks. Those that exploit or promote fear are cowards merely feeding their egos. You don't have to be involved, move past it, don't believe everything you hear or see. Listen to your inner voice and know that you are okay. Living in fear is not living at all. 

Fear has no real power, don't give it any. 

“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.” ― John Lennon

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” ― Jim Morrison