The source of anger
28 May 2012 Leave a Comment
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“Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
How does anger typically surface in your life?
We usually get angry at someone, don’t we? We judge that someone has done something wrong and we want them to be punished.
In truth, the actions of others are never to blame. It’s our thinking – our blaming and judgment – that causes the anger. And we blame and judge because we have a need that has not been met.
In his book ‘Nonviolent Communication,’ Marshall B. Rosenberg advises that rather than blame others, we are better served by directing our energy towards meeting our own needs.
He offers a simple tool for change. Instead of saying, ‘I am angry because they …’ we can say, ‘I am angry because I am needing ….’
“At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.”
– Marshall B. Rosenberg
“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.”
– Marcus Aurelius
The Benefits of Singing
26 May 2012 1 Comment
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I got this in my mail this morning and I loved the message, so I thought I would share. Music is one of those things that makes your happy come out. Sing your way through the weekend.
Harmonizing with the Universe by Madisyn Taylor
The act of singing is one of the easiest ways of raising the vibration of your body as you harmonize with the universe.
Singing is an act of vibration. It takes music from the realm of the unformed– whether that is in your mind or from that magical space of inspiration–and moves it from within to without. From the first breath singing moves the energy in a circular way inside your body. As the breath fills your lungs, it brushes against the second and third chakras—the centers of creation and honoring self and others. Instead of merely exhaling, pushing the air past the fourth and fifth chakras where heart charka and the center of will and intention reside, singing engages both the heart and mind. Sound vibrations from vocal chords resonate in the sinus cavities, filling the head with motion and sound while the brain lights up with the processing of the mathematics of music. This marriage of activities brings the third eye into play and opens the door for inspiration from the crown chakra before sending the sound out into the world.
Once the vibration begins, it is sustained with each note, moving throughout your body and the space around you. This can help you to harmonize your frequency with the world and with the divine. The use of the voice can bring about catharsis, a cleansing from the expression of emotion, which is why we feel better after singing certain types of songs. All of this occurs even if we are not conscious of what we are singing, but when we really connect with an intention, the power of the voice and music together are powerful tools in creation.
Even if you are not a singer by nature or talent, you are not left out. If you have a voice, it is your birthright to celebrate life with song. It doesn’t matter if you don’t feel you have a nice voice. Chanting or humming, singing solo or with others, your voice is yours to enjoy. Whether you sing along to the radio or use vocalization as part of your meditation time, singing and harmonizing are healing activities that bring your body’s vibrations into alignment with the universe.
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well-being
21 May 2012 Leave a Comment
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Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous.That has more of an effect on your economic well-being than any other single factor.” ~Paul Hawken
Sometimes we get so caught up in everyday life we forget to take a little time out to do what we enjoy. My doctor told me once “that your inbox is always going to be full”. On those days I feel so over whelmed and I can’t seem to get everything done, I remind myself of what she told me. My inbox is always going to be full. I try and take a little time out everyday to do something I enjoy doing. We all need to do that something that makes our “happy” come out.
I always enjoyed having an herb garden, but due to finances and health I stopped having my garden for the last 3 years. Then I decided that my herb garden was not a waste of money. I use the herbs I planted. They didn’t go to waste. This year I built two raised garden beds, a new flower/garden bed and my herb garden is full.
I have baby squash about 1/4 in. and blooms on my tomato vines and I see the signs of my first ever zucchini. Everyday when I go out to check on my gardens I have a since of accomplishment and satisfaction.
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The quiet voice within
14 May 2012 Leave a Comment
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“To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling.”
– Jean Shinoda Bolen
Sometimes inspirations come like a soft, quiet breeze.
One must stop and listen to what our intuitions are telling us.
It’s a step in the direction of finding our greatest passions.
“Get your ideas on paper and study them. Do not let them go to waste!”
– Les Brown
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Make time for yourself
11 May 2012 4 Comments
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“What is it that makes all of us end each day with the sense that we have not lived our time, but have been lived, used by what we do?”
– Jacob Needleman
All the great teachers tell us that we need to take some quality time for ourselves each day.
If we do not take time for ourselves, how can we explore our passions and discover ourselves?
“Why has time disappeared in our culture? How is it that after decades of inventions and new technologies devoted to saving time and labor, the result is that there is no time left? We are a time-poor society; we are temporally impoverished. And there is no issue, no aspect of human life, that exceeds this in importance. The destruction of time is literally the destruction of life.”
– Jacob Needleman
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Let go of blame
07 May 2012 1 Comment
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“My days of whining and complaining about others have come to an end. Nothing is easier than fault finding.”
– Og Mandino
We often expect other people to meet our needs. When they don’t give us what we want, we may feel anger, resentment and even revengeful. Rather than blaming others, we could choose to get in touch with our needs and then fill them ourselves.
“Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.”
– Erica Jong
Honour yourself
23 Apr 2012 1 Comment
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“I’d gone through life believing in the strength and competence of others; never in my own. Now, dazzled, I discovered that my capacities were real. It was like finding a fortune in the lining of an old coat.”
– Joan Mills
Take a moment to stop and think about what you give to the people and life around you. Don’t think about what you’re not doing right. Look instead at all you do that is a blessing.
Many of us continually beat ourselves up for not doing or being enough. But imagine for a moment that you are great just as you are.
Now open to the possibilities.
Today is a new day, the beginning of a new week. Be all you can be.
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”
– Norman Vincent Peale
“We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.”
– Orison Swett Marden
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The Gift of Joy
16 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
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“Joy is prayer – Joy is strength – Joy is love – Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. She gives most who gives with Joy.”
– Mother Teresa
Some people unconsciously believe it’s not okay to feel more joyful than the people around them. Out of a mistaken sense of caring, they squelch their joy and tune in to the sadness of the one they are with.
In truth, joy is one of the greatest gifts we can give to people around us. Those who are unhappy need our joy, not our sadness.
“Never miss a joy in this world of trouble … that’s my theory!… Happiness, like mercy, is twice blest: it blesses those most intimately associated with it and it blesses all those who see it, hear it, touch it or breathe the same atmosphere.”
– Kate Douglas Wiggin
Dance Through You Day
06 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
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“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans: it’s lovely to be silly at the right moment.”
– Horace
Today, we invite you to do the Take-Your-Time Tango. In his book ‘Games for the Soul,’ Drew Leder challenges us to dance through our days with the graceful, slow elegance of a tango dancer.
Slow down a notch,” Leder counsels. “Do whatever you do in a calm and leisurely fashion. … As much as possible, don’t be driven by inner fear, external deadlines, or rushed companions to stumble through a speeded-up dance. Act as if you have all the time in the world. Come to think of it, you do: No one else has any more hours.”
So stand (or sit) tall. Raise your chin as you gather your full concentration, dignity and self confidence to glide smoothly and beautifully through the day.
“We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life.”
– Martha Graham
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Believe in Magic
04 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
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“… for magic to happen in your life, you must believe in magic.”
– Grandmother, quoted by Lynn Andrews
“Most of the time, we fall in love but can’t remain there. The world then calls the state we were in a delusion or infatuation … But we merely lacked, or someone else lacked, the emotional skills to hold on to the magic when the morning came. … In truth, we can go to the moon and retain its magic for a lifetime.”
– Marianne Williamson
“We think, sometimes, there’s not a dragon left. Not one brave knight, not a single princess gliding through secret forests … What a pleasure to be wrong. Princesses, knights, enchantments and dragons, mystery and adventure … not only are they here-and-now, they’re all that ever lived on earth! Masters of reality still meet us in dreams to tell us that we’ve never lost the shield we need against dragons, that blue-fire voltage arcs through us now to change our world as we wish. Intuition whispers true: We’re not dust, we’re magic!”
– Richard Bach
