Thoughts For Today

[Charean]

Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you can not bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond that pain.
Kahlil Gibran

Do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.
Stoppard, Tom

One sees great things from the valley, only small things from the peak.
Chesterton, G. K.

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
Jung, Carl

Stop thinking and talking about it and there is nothing you will not be able to know.
Zen Paradigm

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
Seneca

There is the risk you cannot afford to take, and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.
Drucker, Peter

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
Nair, Keshavan

Trust that still, small voice that says, "This might work and I'll try it."
Mariechild, Diane

Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one's courage.
Nin, Anais

Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.
Black, Claudia

You've got to find the force inside you.
Campbell, Joseph

I need to take an emotional breath, step back and remind myself who's actually in charge of my life.
Knowlton, Judith

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Roosevelt, Eleanor

Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.
Deng Ming-Dao

The only way to pass any test is to take the test.
anonymous

If you are not living on the edge, you take up too much room.
Native American saying

I think many of us on this board already have lived a few of these. And as long as you are alive, will continue to do so.

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Defender for the Light -
Goodness knows there is a lot of Dark out there!! - Where are my matches?!?
Wandering Soul - Finding my life's calling is Bodhisattva
Looking for lost brain - I left it only for a moment....and there it goes... rolling under the table!!
Renunciate in Training
Trucker Punkin Fluffy

[Yorick]

Originally posted by Charean: Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you can not bear the pain. Kahlil Gibran

Not I, said the pig


Hey great post Charean. Very cool.



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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

[Charean]

Thank You, Yorick.

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Defender for the Light -
Goodness knows there is a lot of Dark out there!! - Where are my matches?!?
Wandering Soul - Finding my life's calling is Bodhisattva
Looking for lost brain - I left it only for a moment....and there it goes... rolling under the table!!
Renunciate in Training
Trucker Punkin Fluffy

[Charean]

From a site called Effortless Prosperity by Bijan Anjomi
http://www.effortlessprosperity.com/main.htm - if you are interested

GRATEFUL SURRENDER

Over the past two years, Kathy and I have come to a very comfortable arrangement regarding the custody of our son, Michael. On five days each week, she brings him to my home at six in the evening. He stays the night, and I return him early in the morning; this gives each of us special time with him. Since they spend the day together, I realize how much she cherishes her two nights a week with Michael.

In 1995, however, I wanted to attend a special event with him that fell on one of those two nights. I telephoned her to ask if Michael could join me for this one evening. I was greeted by a very angry mother. She went into great detail as to why I should not disturb their valued time together. My usual approach would have been to explain patiently why this was a special opportunity and try to persuade her to come to my way of thinking. Instead, I found myself saying, without deliberate attempt to form the words, "You are right. I am sorry. It will not happen again." We said good-bye and I hung up the telephone. I was pleased when I recognized that I was not trying to control the situation.

After about three minutes, the telephone rang . . . it was Kathy. She resumed her explanation, wanting me to fully understand that what I had done was inappropriate, and exactly why I should not have done it. Again, I apologized and humbly hung up the telephone.

Again the telephone rang, and again it was Kathy. This time she wanted me to understand that she was not trying to be mean to me, but did need to make it perfectly clear that I was not to interfere with her time with Michael—under any circumstances. I said that I fully understood, and apologized again.

I hung up the telephone, and again the telephone rang. This time she asked me if I really wanted to see him so much that I would disturb their time together. I told her, quite sincerely, that I had made a mistake, I was very sorry, and that it would not happen again.

After another five minutes, the telephone rang again. She said, "Pick him up in about ten minutes . . . but you realize that he doesn’t have time to take a shower." I gratefully thanked her, then picked up Michael. As I drove away with him, I realized, once again, that by surrendering control, what I wanted was given to me without effort.


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EXCITEMENT IN THE PRESENT

Whenever I am in the present—which is Truth and the only reality—I notice that it is very quiet. Ego says that this is very boring; nothing is happening. But it is not boring; it is really very exciting! The present is about being. When I am there—without my ego and my perception of what it should be like—I am in a place of peace, joy, and love. When I go beyond, to where Truth is, I am where I really want to be.

I OPEN MY MIND TO PEACE

This lesson is about opening my mind to the realization that there is always another way to view any experience in life. Whenever an experience does not bring me peace, I look at it from a different perspective. By being aware of the possibility that there is another way of looking at it, I create the opportunity for a peaceful resolution. Today, I open my mind to peace.



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Defender for the Light -
Goodness knows there is a lot of Dark out there!! - Where are my matches?!?
Wandering Soul - Finding my life's calling is Bodhisattva
Looking for lost brain - I left it only for a moment....and there it goes... rolling under the table!!
Renunciate in Training
Trucker Punkin Fluffy

[DawnChaser]

A thought-provoking piece, as well as some words of wisdom quoted by others. Thank you. Knowing that it is unlikely that I could search out and read every worthwile article/book/message/post out there, I am appreciative of the fact that you, among others, bring those that touch you or inspire you back here for others of us to benefit from. We are all in your debt.

"The whole of human knowledge is far greater than the sum of its parts (I may have just created this quote)" - V.E.B. If I am wrong, please let me know.

"What are the odds?"


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[Lady Avalon]

Thank you Charean for this very thought-provoking thread. I enjoyed reading it.

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[jabidas]

Earnest Hemmingway wrote the world is a fine place and worth fighting for, I agree with the second part of that. (the guy who wrote 7)

When climbing a mountain it is not possible to see the mountain but you still know you are climbing a mountain. (im not sure how exact that is bun Sun Tzu said it)

Whats would the point of life be if it was easy (i forget who said it)

Do not go gentle into the good night. Rage! Rage! against the dying of the light (Dylan thomas I think)

Let me forget about today until tomorrow.(Bob dylan I think)

I just am thinking of these as I read a book so dont get Bitchy at me anyone.(jabidas)

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Originally posted by jabidas: Whats would the point of life be if it was easy (i forget who said it)

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I remember that one but cannot remember the author
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One should trying everything in life except death and incest (Oscar Wilde)


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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is pimp.
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[Charean]

"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."
John Homer Miller

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
Søren Kirkegaard

"Life is not a laughing matter - but can you imagine having to live without laughing?"
Leonard Sukhoru Kou

"Nothing is worth more than this day."
Goethe

"Into this mysterious universe we are born, with no apparent set of instructions, no maps or equations, no signs or guideposts, nothing but our equally unfathomable instincts, intuitions, and reasoning abilities to tell us where we came from, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do. What we do possess - perhaps it is the key to our survival as a species - is an almost unquenchable need to know."
Philip S. Berg

"A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction."
Rita Mae Brown

"Fools look to tomorrow; wise men use tonight."
Scottish Proverb

"Life is worth being lived, but not worth being discussed all the time."
Isabelle Adfani

"Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it."
Shakti Gawain

"One ought, everyday at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words."
Johnann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"We are challenged on every hand to work untiring to achieve excellence in our lifework. Not all men are called to specialized or professional jobs; even fewer rise to the heights of genius in the arts and sciences; many are called to be laborers in factories, fields, and streets. But no work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, "Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
Martin Luther King Jr.



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Defender for the Light -
Goodness knows there is a lot of Dark out there!! - Where are my matches?!?
Wandering Soul - Finding my life's calling is Bodhisattva
Looking for lost brain - I left it only for a moment....and there it goes... !!
Renunciate in Training {the Darkover Series, Marian Zimmer Bradley}
Trucker Punkin Fluffy
Whatever You Seek On The Outside, Seek First Within...
Adding a line to see if anyone really reads this stuff, or if I am just amusing myself.

Great thread Charean!
Thank you!


Moni

(I saw the new line) Nice

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