The real differences around the world today are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past; between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists. ~ William J. Clinton, 1997 ~
If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. (www.secretserendipity.com)
We receive principle in different ways at different ages. We receive principle in different ways given our experiences. But principle itself is really very simple. And so we we’re talking about these basics and I am reminded once again that all spiritual teaching is basics. As I’ve said so many times; becoming more advanced spiritually does not mean that you become more complicated in your spiritual understanding.
Becoming more advanced spiritually, in a way, means you become simpler in your spiritual understanding. There are a few principles and they apply in all ways, all the time, universally – period. ~ Marianne Williamson
Spiritual growth is not a means for escaping from responsibilities, behaving strangely and becoming an impractical person. It is a method of growing and becoming a stronger, happier and more responsible person.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight. And the best way to keep love is to give it wings. Never shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find, for it could be right around the corner.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget where you’ve been. Always know where you are going, but live in the present. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored every step of the way. Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
Live for today, Love like you’ve never been hurt, and Laugh often, for it’s all we have… and follow us at www.secretserendipity.com.
Notice how your actions affect others, especially when you start to treat them with kindness, compassion, respect, trust, love. But also notice the change in yourself. Do you feel better about yourself? Happier? More secure? More willing to trust others, now that you trust yourself? These changes come slowly and in small increments, but if you pay attention, you’ll see them. Let love rule!
“Love is a form of energy, and similar to all forms of energy, it is both essential for life and dangerous. Love can enrich a person’s life or destroy a person’s world. Love is a catalytic agent of change because it makes us dare to become the best person that we can be. Falling in love for the first time drives a person to the cusp of madness, while the bitter aftermath of a love lost irrevocably alters the positive and negative aspects of a person’s character. Withstanding rejection by a lover, we discover within us those ingredients that we will need in order to find our life mate and complete ourselves as man and woman.” ~ Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls ~
When you love, you feel happier and healthier. Your attitude is more optimistic and positive than before. You are a better version of yourself. It helps you to believe in happily ever after. Visit us at www.secretserendipity.com.
You are unique. In all the history of the world, there was never anyone else exactly like you, and in all the infinity to come, there will never be another you. Never affirm self-limitations about yourself. What you believe yourself to be, you are.
To accomplish great things, you must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost, put foundations under them. Believing is magic, you can always better your best. You don’t know what you can do until you try.
Feel free to live your life in the best manner as you can. But in that pursuit, be a true, authentic, and real individual. Don’t hide behind the shadows of fakery and deception. If you wish to dress differently from others, then do so. If you want to climb a mountain, or explore a desert, do it! Don’t worry what others think.
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Life is a journey always worth taking. Take time to smell the roses, and tulips, and daffodils, and lilacs, and sunflowers. Life is a gift we’re given each and every day. Dream about tomorrow, but live for today. To live a little, you’ve got to love a whole lot. Love turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.
In order to have a full and happy life you have to know what you want. How else will you know if you have it unless you know what it looks like. Keep that picture in your mind as often as you can and it will be drawn to you like a magnet.
There’s no point in regretting things that have already happened, you were just doing the best you could with the information you had at the time. Make it your mission to live in the present and live in a way that leaves you regret-free.
Count blessings like children count stars. The secret of a happy life isn’t buried in a treasure chest, it lies within your heart. It’s the little moments that make life big. Don’t wait, make memories today.
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When you know who you truly are, there is an abiding alive sense of peace. You could call it “joy” because that’s what joy is: vibrantly alive peace. It is the joy of knowing yourself as the very life essence before life takes on form. That is the joy of Being – of being who you truly are. ~ Eckhart Tolle (Stillness Speaks) ~
If you have had times of stillness in your life, and have taken quiet times to actually think about who you truly are, you probably have a pretty good idea. You don’t need to find out who you are, you already know you are you, and every characteristic, personality trait or title is just a description so others can describe you as best as they can. You can be different from the rest of the world and still be fabulous — in fact, you’re fabulous because of it, not despite it. Different means good. So if you are different, are good.
I have wondered if I am trying to force a life. While the life I lead may not match the picture in my head, perhaps the one offered me is just as full of joy, its pigments just as bright, just not what I expected.
~ Richard Paul Evans (The Locket) ~
Be honest with yourself. Even though life hasn’t turned out the way you had planned, it does not mean that you have failed. Don’t be discouraged, there is a plan in the Universe for each one of us. When you try so hard to create a life that you want, the universe may decide otherwise. How you choose to respond to it is what matters. Life doesn’t always look like we expected or even wanted, and for that we should rejoice and be glad.
Get set on what you want your life to look like, see it in your mind, and feel good about it. If you spend your days with no clear idea of what you want to accomplish—or worse, worrying about things that are out of your control—you’ll find yourself the protagonist of your own sad little tragedy.
Each of us represents a star in Heaven. Sometimes we shine with the rest, sometimes we twinkle alone and sometimes, when we least expect it, we make someone else’s dreams come true. Always be yourself. No one can ever tell you that you’re doing it wrong.
Many people will come into our lives. Some of them aren’t meant to stay forever. Some are just passing through. Some people just come through our lives to bring us something, a lesson we need to learn, and that’s why they are there. Many people make the world special just by being in it.
Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and long-lasting. Sometimes people come into our lives to show us what is right and what is wrong, to show us who we can be, to teach us to love ourselves, to make us feel better for a little while, or to just be someone to walk with at night and spill our life to. Not everyone is going to stay forever, and we still have to keep on going and thank them for what they’ve given us.
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Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
~ Siddhartha Gautama ~
Do your best work by getting up when you’ve been knocked down. Do your best work by keeping your promises to others, and to yourself. Do your best by showing integrity, both at work, with friends, and at home with family. Do your best work by delivering more value than anyone could ever expect from you. Happiness will follow.
“Don’t ever think that life is unfair. People may be different in status and identity, but what matters most is your personality. God created all humans with equal love and attention. In times that you think you are alone, remember that He is always there for you. He will never leave you because He loves you. Always bear in mind that all of us are His children and He is our father. And in times of need, hold on to Him because He will never let you suffer. Even though life varies in some circumstances, all will experience a composition of victory and failure. Victory as a reward and failure as a lesson. If you are born poor, do everything to achieve your dreams and strive for success. If you are born rich, be charitable to others and keep your feet on the ground. Everyone is special. Everyone is unique. Everyone is blessed. But not everyone knows how to value it. Be the best that you can become, always acquire happiness and live your life to the fullest!” ~ Joe Mari Fadrigalan ~
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~ Leo Buscaglia ~
“Touch is without a doubt one of the most, if not the most powerful means of communication we have available to us as human beings” says James Smith, counselor at Willow Tree Christian Counseling in Northern Ireland. “We may speak, express ourselves through words, tone and the volume of our voice, or body language, however nothing comes close to touch.”
Touch can make people feel more optimistic and positive and less cynical and suspicious. A positive, trusting attitude towards others can reduce tension in our daily lives and improve our relationships. Emotionally, touching helps make people feel safer and more secure with each other.
Are you fed up with how things keep turning out in your life? Are your negative thoughts sabotaging you? A positive mental outlook is key to successful outcomes. Unfortunately we all tend to think negatively. It is a natural reaction to go for the downside of things as a natural protective response.
Don’t let fear and anxiety ruin your life. If you find yourself being negative, check yourself. Replace the thought, words or deed with something positive. To become more fully conscious and able to step out of thinking processes, redirect your attention out of thought and into the here and now. Give the present moment your absolute undivided attention.
The past is behind you and no matter how badly things went there is nothing you can do to change them. Whenever you feel negative thoughts about the past come up, replace them with positive thoughts about the future. Remind yourself of your blessings. Whether you feel blessed by your family, your friends or even that you just have food to eat each day remind yourself of these things, however small you may feel they may be. Say thank you. Most of us have a lot to feel grateful for that we simply take for granted. Thank those in your life that make it better and happier to get a positivity boost for yourself as well.
Look for the positive in everything you can. You will notice a difference. If you can get a new positive outlook, you will see positive reactions from those around you.
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We all feel down and sad sometimes, and it totally sucks. When you are ready to turn the page, start out by smiling. Even if you don’t mean it, you will feel better. Is what you are upset about really as important as you think? Did it seem to bother you more than those around you? If you use reason to cheer yourself up, chances are you’ll feel a lot less sad. Stop dwelling on past hurts and look to the future.
Each day is a new day. Just because you were sad yesterday, doesn’t mean you have to be sad today. Sometimes we need to be sad, so give yourself time to work through it. Then get a fresh start with a fresh, new day. Each of us has a good side, show yours. Be grateful for what you have and don’t worry about what you don’t have. You have all that you need.
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Our inner self, or voice, uses what we have learned to automatically react to the everyday events in our life. What we have learned through experiences enables us to act quickly to events around us. We need to try and make everything we say and think a positive thought. If we can do this, we can change the way we feel and react about things.
If this is new to you, start simple with these examples. My life is a joy filled with love, fun and friendships. All I need to do is to stop all the criticism, forgive, relax and be open. When I believe in myself, so do others. I release any desperation and allow love to find me. I am my own unique self, special, creative and wonderful.
Positive Thinking can make all the difference in your life. If you want your thoughts positive, start by creating happy thoughts. Direct your thinking away from negative thoughts. Positive Thinking is contagious, so surround yourself with friends and family who look on the bright side of life. Have friends that know just what to say to make you feel like things will be all right. Talk about your negative feelings, you will feel much better if you do. Making someone else feel good about themselves can give you a positive thought to concentrate on.
Let go of the things that don’t really matter. Music is a great mood enhancer, listen to something upbeat. Think about a memory that makes you laugh. Check out a part of town that you love and spend some time walking around, breathing the fresh air. Every cloud has a silver lining. The world is about change. Make peace with your changes and understand that they don’t always mean the end of happiness, they may be just different. Notice all the beauty in everything that surrounds you. Take a minute to sit down and think of all the positive things that happened in your day. Never play the victim, everyone goes through things.
We at www.secretserendipity.com believe that sometimes all it takes to feel good is to put a smile on our face. We feel that we get back what we put out, so we are going to try putting out only positive thoughts.
Are you in a slump? Does everything and everybody around you remind you of your problems? One of the best ways to change the way you feel is to change your environment. When you get in a slump, you start to associate your problems with everything and everybody around you. Don’t let your environment be a constant reminder of your problems.
Change things! Change your scenery! Cleaning things up, adding more lights, or including pleasant decorations, can completely change the mood of a room. When you start to change things around you, your mood will pick up, and the people around you will start to look a little bit better.
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In thinking, keep it simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In organizing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. If you could live to reach 100, it is really a very short time. Spend this time undergoing a process of evolution, of opening your mind and heart, connecting with your true nature, rather than getting better and better at fixing, grasping, freezing and closing down.
Your mind can only hold one thought at a time, make it a positive and constructive one. People become what they expect themselves to become. Focus on the positive in your life, and watch your situation change for the better. Peace can only be found inside of us.
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It is important for you to realize that you matter, you are smart, and you can do it. It’s also good to note that quitting an activity doesn’t mean quitting altogether and giving up. Sometimes, though, you just have to move on. If moving on is what you need to do, do it because you need to focus on something else or do something better. Don’t simply quit because it’s the easy thing to do. Move on because you need to do the right thing. Sometimes, you may need to quit the right things – not everything. If you quit everything, you need a reality check to see what is causing you to make bad decisions. Maybe you need to understand that most successes are not overnight successes, and “Never Quit,” for the best is yet to come. Remember, you are stronger than you think.
If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.
~ William J. Clinton, former President of the United States ~
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. ~ Dale Carnegie ~
The easiest way to understand someone is to place yourself in their shoes and feel what they are feeling. If we need to forgive someone, there is good for both people involved. Forgiveness is the most frequently cited remedy for ridding oneself of a grudge and moving forward with life. We should forgive, but that doesn’t me we have to forget. Life is too short to not forgive.
Peace of mind is what you find the moment you let go of any grudges and any resentments you might be holding on to. The moment you say to yourself: “It is time to let go, it is time to forgive”, that will be the moment you will find peace.
We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains. ~ Anne Sullivan ~
Acting selfish can be like any other bad habit—hard to quit and often a cycle that you don’t even want to be in. Checking your poor attitude and using sheer will to change is often easier, and more worthwhile, than you think.
A selfish person ends up losing friends and loved ones because no matter how charming or interesting a selfish person may be, a relationship with a selfish person is hard to maintain. There is no perfect way, and there are also reasons why it might not be too bad to exercise selfishness once in a while. Sometimes, you must do what’s best for you and your life, not what’s best for everybody else. But is that selfishness or survival?
The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises. ~ Leo Buscaglia ~
The Law of Action and Reaction. This is the universal law of life. What goes around, comes around. What you do to others will come back to you. The Law of Karma states, that every action performed in life creates another reaction which in turn produces a new counter action. Thus an endless chain of actions and reactions is produced which binds the living entity to his good and bad deeds. Isn’t it amazing how Karma works, even in the smallest action.
What we can do every day is try to approach every situation with the most positive outlook and intentions, assuming the best of every person we come into contact with. It turns out that when you do that, the rest tends to fall into place. Sometimes it is easy, and then sometimes it is really hard to do the right thing. But when you don’t do the right thing you don’t feel good about yourself.
We do the right thing because we know we can make a difference, and because we know we can help.
We do the right thing not for credit or praise.
We do the right thing not for a reward.
We do the right thing because it is what we expect of ourselves.
The reward we receive is really one of self-actualization — of achieving a greater good by helping others.
Most of us really want to feel free. You have the power to choose the way you are and how you feel. You can do this by thinking about your responses to life, your thoughts, feelings and actions. If you control them and not others, you will be expressing your true and beautiful self and feel more free. Show some love. Call your friends, be there for them. Play with your pets, show them how much you care. It’s never a bad thing to give happiness to another.
Have fun and enjoy life. Everyday, do something you like. Think positive, as we did as children. Optimism rules over pessimism. Trust your instincts. They will help you get through life. When you’re in a bad situation, you may find that they’re more helpful than ever.
Laugh a lot and spread your love. Appreciate what you have in life. Follow us at www.secretserendipity.com and turn that frown upside down.
Some life experiences really stretch me, showing me places within myself that are in need of healing. There are times when I cannot see that I am holding onto the past, until I have started to let go. Thank You for being patient with me. Teach me how to be gentle with myself. I realize that, at times, I am fighting my own good, clutching the very attitudes and thought patterns that keep me tied to the past.
Show me how to live by my own advice. I surrender my willfulness to You. I release my fear of the unknown. Thank You. And so it is. Amen.
One part of your life to evaluate is the people you spend your time with. If you constantly spend time with negative people, you’ll become negative as well. If you spend time around people with no ambition, you’ll find your own dreams slipping away as well. On the other hand, surrounding yourself with awesome people who want the same things you want in life will set you up for success.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~ Abraham Lincoln ~
The main obstacle to happiness is faulty thinking. For instance thinking someone or some thing can make you happy. So where does one find happiness? Stop looking outside for what can only be found inside and make a decision to be happy.
Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negative thinking. Be positive and smile. Smiling doesn’t always mean you are happy, it means you are strong. Stay positive and you will feel better. Happiness never comes to those that don’t appreciate what they have.
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love ~
“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance.” ~ Osho, Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now ~
“Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections.” ~ Bob Marley ~
