August 2008 - Posts
According
to Wikipedia, the Great Wall of China was built “220–200
BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.” It was built to effectively keep the
Mongolian hordes out of China.
– it worked. Hadrian’s Wall
built in Scotland
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Richard
Bach writes in his Messiah’s Handbook; “There are no mistakes. The events you bring upon yourself, no matter
how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what you need to learn. Whatever step you take, it’s necessary to
reach
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Today’s
thought of the day ~
Sometimes
it is the SILENCE that speaks to us, and teaches us… not the words and the
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In
the worst of times, when our emotions are all over the place, it’s so easy to
forget to love ourselves. What do I mean
by that? Let’s look back to Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs. On the third level we have Love and belonging.
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Yesterday,
my love relationship of nearly two years ended.
For me it ended in betrayal, but of course my partner did not feel this
way – even though she met a man she found on the internet… met him in real life
and married him only 9 days
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Where
do you belong? Actually the more viable
question is DO you FEEL YOU BELONG? In
the world of psychology, “belonging” is a vital step in your personal
development. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
places love and belonging 3rd
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In
his beloved book, “The Prophet”, Gibran writes; “When love beckons to you,
follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you
yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when
he speaks to
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Just
how complicated is your life? I wrote a
book called, “Can someone please tell me why my life sucks?!” because I truly
believe that at one point or another, just about everyone says those
words. But why? Because of the complications.
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I
once read an article by Bryan Robert (Guru of Finance) that one of his
claims to fame was to never walk away from the bargaining table unless
he had a resolution that was a win / win situation for everyone. The attitude that someone always
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Phil Jackson wrote; “Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.” It’s something that is far easier said than
done. But then as I always say, “Everything is easier said than done – the
problem is that nothing is done if not first said”.
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In the Buddhist tradition they say, “The threshold between
right and wrong is pain.” Many say there is no right or wrong, but rather only
that which serves you at the time, or that which does not. Yet we are forever tripping over ourselves
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“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it
drink”. This is a rather famous idiom
that speaks to us about teaching and learning.
There are many many more. The
Buddhist say, “When the student is ready, the Master will
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It’s
tough – trust me I know. How often do you raise your eyes to the heavens and
whisper in near despair – “When will it be my turn?!” It’s moments like that
when I’m reminded of the old saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get
going”.
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I think just about everyone has heard about the “Fight or Flight response”. This is basically the act of survival, and is a very basic nature of the human condition. Basically, it states that when we are pushed into a corner, and especially when our survival
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“How ya doing?” “Are you feeling OK?” “What’s up?”
How often do you hear these questions?
The bottom line of these are, “Are you happy?”. And how do you answer that? Can you answer that? IS there an answer to
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I
have learned a great secret of the Universe.
Having
more in your life is so much easier than we thought!
If
you want more in your life, the answer is so very simple.
Desire
less.
Bright blessings ~ Richard
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So, what's going on? You've been with the company for a number of
years, you seem to be doing OK, but something is just not right
anymore. There was a time when driving to work was a breeze. Now, it
seems to take all morning.
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My life, over the last few days has been trying to teach me more and more about the Law of Attraction. There
is much I know about it cerebrally, but when it gets down to the
‘action’ part of attr-action, that’s where it’s easy for us to mess up.
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