The more we imagine a fearless life created by conditions outside of us, the more compelled we feel to try and control those same conditions.
It is not enough to just passively receive the lessons we are given. We must act upon their revelations and further clarify their import.
To break out of any prison you must first find a way that works. Here are a dozen new actions that have special powers to show you this needed Way.
Unconscious desire is the root of corruption. What I desire, what you desire -- whatever it may be -- we can find a way, as surely as the sun will rise, to justify what we want. And because we can justify what we want, it means, at any given point in time, the end will justify the means. "I need this because I was treated like this when I was growing up;" "I need this because I'm not as attractive as someone else;" "I have to have this because I'm getting older"...
The seed of our soul awaits the touch of the Divine to awaken it so it can begin to fulfill its celestial potential. But unlike the physical seed, for whom the process is automatic, we human beings must do some of our own preparatory work to enrich the "soil" and welcome the Light. We must prepare ourselves to become conscious participants in this miracle of transformation.
Some days the hits just keep coming...and some days just hit harder than others! But then - just when you least expect it - and always when you feel least prepared, there comes a moment that completely overwhelms you; in an instant you're upside down, head under water, with nothing to grab onto but your own frantic thoughts...
It's staggering when you stop and think about it... ...the number of individuals who were born into this world destined for greatness, but whose lives were hijacked and eventually devastated by chronic procrastination. If only they'd been given a few simple, yet enormously profound insights about overcoming procrastination, their possibilities could've...
Just as the caterpillar must let go of what it has been in order to realize the butterfly it's created to become, so too we must yield to what is above us if our wish is to know its freedom as our own. As in the eternal relationship that exists between the greater and the lesser: the greater is continually pouring out its life, giving its light to the lesser. This means that *the lesser is mad...
In order to have a sunny life on a moment-to-moment basis, you must be willing to let something new happen to you. No one sincerely asks for a new life until they are thoroughly dissatisfied with the old one. Letting go of the old ideas is the only way to really invite something new. Let's look at one example of how our new self-knowledge can turn a painful and repetitive unhappiness into a...
In my job I must deal daily with several emotionally dark coworkers. What can I do to handle this situation better, besides getting another job? I know that it is difficult to be surrounded by toxic people; however, as difficult as this is to understand, your present work circumstance is perfect for your continuing development, if you understand how to use it. I say...
Any condition we meet that is unwanted, such as a rude person, is not the cause of our stress. All conditions simply offer a momentary mirror for us in which it is possible to begin seeing what we have brought with us, within ourselves, into that moment.
Today is your lucky day. That's because today is the day when you can start learning how to make every day your lucky day. No exceptions. But what is a lucky day? It's not just winning the lottery. Or finding a parking space right in front of the store where you want to go shopping. Sure, those things are a kind of luck. But real luck is much deeper...