Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don’t look back at it too long. Mistakes are life’s way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable from your capacity to reach your goals. No one wins them all, and your failures, when they happen, are just part of your growth. Shake off…
This is the beginning of a new day. I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving in its place something I have traded for it. I want…
The physical body is at work every moment, an array of mechanisms with a brilliance of design and efficiency our human efforts have never begun to match. Our hearts beat, our lungs breathe, our ears hear, our hair grows. And we don’t have to make them work – they just do. Planets revolve around the…
Walk in peace. Be undisturbed and unperturbed: all is in God’s plan. Never doubt this. Bring God into your life, and you will see miracles. ~ White Eagle (The Quiet Mind) Miracles are there for the asking. Instead of trying harder to reach God, he tells us how we can begin a relationship with him right now….
“God is nothing else but this marvelous Universe, which follows its own scientific laws. Spirituality is nothing else but understanding ourselves and the laws of Universe through the tools of science and technology.” ~ Sage Patanjali, The Yoga Sutras. ~ Technology allows us to expand our knowledge of spiritual matters and helps us to understand…
The seed of freedom must be planted in the innermost being of man, but like the Prodigal Son, man must make the great discovery for himself. ~ The Science of Mind, Page 25 ~ Freedom comes not from what is gained, but from what is let go. Real freedom is freedom from fear, where you’re…
If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. ~ Abraham Maslow ~ If we only have a hammer, we narrow our choices of what will help the hammer solve the problem. We tend to notice things that are similar, even if they’re not exactly the same. That is…
It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. ~ Albert Einstein ~ Giving back is one of the easiest and most rewarding things you can do to better the world. Recycling, for example, is one of the easiest ways to…
All that is required now is that you continue to till the soil of your soul. Just as you would not neglect seeds that you planted with the hope that they will bear vegetables and fruits and flowers, so you must attend to and nourish the garden of your becoming. ~ Jean Houston (A Passion for the Possible) …
Monthly Horoscopes – – Daily Astrology – – White sage, used in Smudging, is a flowering perennial that is native to the Southwest U.S. It has tall woods stems and tiny white flowers that grow in full sun and flourish in the rocky heights of the southwestern canyons. White sage, an herbal member of the mint family, has been…
There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component. But success also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being, and peace of mind. ~ Deepak Chopra ~ “He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much;…
You can’t punish yourself into change. You can’t whip yourself into shape. But you can love yourself into well-being. ~ Susan Skye ~ Thinking well of ourselves may protect both the heart and immune system. High self-esteem makes us feel safer when faced with threats, which tends to be related to social status rather than…
Sweet Spirit: Thank you for the opportunities each day brings to me for adventure, change and growth. As I begin to quiet myself, I reflect on the hidden truth that dwells within my innermost self. There I find cause for celebration; for there, I can find out more and more of who I am at…
I believe natural beauty has a necessary place in the spiritual development of any individual or any society. I believe that whenever we destroy beauty, or whenever we substitute something man made and artificial for a natural feature of the earth, we have retarded some part of man’s spiritual growth. ~ Rachel Carson Those of…
The Holy Spirit accepts people unconditionally. To the ego, this is an outrageous thought, because unconditional love is the death of the ego. How will people grow if we all go around just accepting each other as we are all the time? Accepting people as they are has the miraculous effect of helping them improve. Acceptance doesn’t prohibit growth; rather,…
The universe is sending you the right everything. You won’t realize this until you fully show up in the situation the way it is. In other words, whatever the circumstance, if you assume that the circumstance is perfect, then you live fully within that circumstance. How can I be the best I can be within the circumstance that is…
Sometimes people think that calling on God means inviting a force into our lives that will make everything rosy. The truth is, it means inviting everything into our lives that will force us to grow – and growth can be messy. The purpose of life is to grow into our perfection. ~ Marianne Williamson ~…
Being familiar with yourself is a form of knowledge, and it, too, doesn’t require understanding. You may get to know the images that crowd your dreams and see how they change from one period to the next, but all the while you may not have a clue as to what they mean. I took it…
The Universe is sending you the right everything. You won’t realize this until you fully show up in the situation the way it is. In other words, whatever the circumstance, if you assume that the circumstance is perfect, then you live fully within that circumstance. How can I be the best I can be within the circumstance that is…
Resist pessimism and negative thinking both in private and national life. Think only good. “Think God.” Whatever your trouble, put God, and thoughts of God, in place of that trouble. Think godly things. Even if he or she does not appear to be doing so, see that your brother-sister is striving towards God. See the…
Long life is indeed a blessing, but maybe we overdo our concern for the length of our lives and give insufficient attention to the passion we bring to whatever time we have. The meaning and purpose of life are great mysteries, and in that light a very brief life, of only minutes, can be full…
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. ~ Deepak Chopra ~ When you are facing chaotic situations, change your perspective and ask yourself if the situation is going to matter a year from now. If not, let it go. Learn to let go of all the stuff you can’t control….
There is a place in each of us that is so beautiful, angels smile in its presence. That presence is who you really are. When you can stand spiritually naked, look at yourself and like what you see, you have achieved a great feat. ~ Ron Rathbun ~ Most of us have a hard…
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi ~ Such a Beautiful Thought – If we can bring our Thoughts, Words and Deeds in harmony we can truly explore our potential, talent and capability by channelizing our energies towards…