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What Can We Learn From The Zombie Apocalypse?

Inspiration, Mind, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Spirit

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There are parts of all of us that need to be developed. We are no greater than the thoughts we think. We get up every day. Go to work. Walk the dogs. Cook the food. Mind the children. But do we move as a result of who we really are or who we want to project ourselves to be. We have to bring our outside lives, the things we do daily, in alignment with our real selves. Like many others I watch The Walking Dead. What fascinates me so much about the show is who we turn into when we lose the things we think make us who we are. [Read more…] about What Can We Learn From The Zombie Apocalypse?

Originally posted on March 11, 2014 @ 9:00 am

How to Always Stay Positive, Part 2

Inspiration, Spirit

“The key to working with happiness healthfully is to see it as a momentary passage and not a final destination.” – Karla McLaren, The Language of Emotions

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In How to Always Stay Positive, Part 1 we discussed the merits of rephrasing our words and thoughts toward what is possible and the outcomes we truly desire for ourselves. The intent behind rephrasing our thoughts is to engage the feeling of capability and knowledge of our true desires. [Read more…] about How to Always Stay Positive, Part 2

Originally posted on January 28, 2014 @ 8:00 am

How to Always Stay Positive, Part 1

Inspiration, Spirit

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts and made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a good thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him” – Gautama Buddha

stay positiveI recently watched a documentary called “The Secret” and one of the commentators, a writer named Mike Dooley, said three very profound words about the Law of Attraction: “Thoughts become things.”

Think about that. What if you simply change the way you think about the events of your life? Can a shift in perception of today’s moments impact the future?

If you were to ask me what I know for sure, my answer would be – nothing. If you ask me what I choose to believe based on the story of my life I would tell you three things:

  1. Our thoughts inspire our feelings
  2. Thoughts and feelings together inspire our decisions and actions
  3. Decisions and actions create our experiences [Read more…] about How to Always Stay Positive, Part 1

Originally posted on January 21, 2014 @ 8:00 am

11 Quotes to Help You With Trust Issues

Inspiration

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Trust.

Such a “little” word, but oh, its immensity!

For some people, trusting comes easy. For others, it’s the hardest thing to do – especially if they have had their trust broken big time in the past. (Then again, who hasn’t had his trust broken at one point or another?)

If you’re at a point in life when trust is an issue that you cannot ignore, here are some quotes that can help you.

  1. “All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” ~ J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
  2. “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”  ~Ernest Hemingway
  3. “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” ~Corrie ten Boom
  4. “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” ~Maya Angelou
  5. “None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.” ~Paulo Coelho, Brida
  6. “We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward.” ~Alison Croggon
  7. “Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you.” ~Sherrilyn Kenyon, Invincible
  8. “A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.” ~Harold MacMillan
  9. “Do not lose hope — what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story. (from ‘Instructions’)” ~Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things: short fictions and wonders
  10. “The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert
  11. “Trust, but verify.” ~Ronald Reagan

Originally posted on December 13, 2013 @ 12:25 pm