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Love & Be Loved

Daily Reflection Infinite in virtue and Infinite in Light is the most holy God - the One who awaits Humanity's return with open arms. Blessed is the one who seeks the path of return through the willingness to Love and be Loved. Julie Redstone < Shared with LOVE: ♥Stassy♥Love♥ ~♥ Love Guides~Fear Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Anger Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Hatred Divides♥~ ~♥Love is The Key ♥ Be the Key ♥~

Gratitude

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein Zero-Based Gratitude Perhaps you have heard of zero-based budgeting as a technique for governments, businesses, and occasionally individuals. Zero-based budgeting is in contrast to traditional incremental budgeting. In incremental budgeting, one starts with the budget for the last year, or other period, and prepares a budget for the next period based on the budget for the last period - incorporating whatever increases, or very occasionally decreases, are deemed appropriate. Zero-based budgeting begins with a base-line of no expenditures, rather than the base-line of last year's expenditures. Each and every proposed expense must be justified on its own merits rather that falling back on the argument that it was in the last year's budget, and that everybody expects and demands it. Most people's gratitude is incremental grati

Tips to Feel Happier NoW

Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now 1. Smile. Raise the corners of your mouth. Pretty soon the smile will become genuine. 2. Breathe deeply and slowly. Focus your entire attention on each in-breath and out-breath. 3. Take a walk by yourself. Focus on each step and on your breathing. 4. Count your blessings. Make a gratitude list. Everyone has thousands of things to be thankful for. 5. Be thankful for those who serve you. Make a list of those you depend upon. Everyone has many people who help along the way. Don't forget those who grow and deliver your food, keep your electricity and telephone running, provide emergency medical care, and protect the safety of your community and your nation. 6. Forgive someone for something right now. Release the resentment and anger. This practice is for you to become happier. Telling the other person is a bonus. 7. Stretch your body. Do yoga, do qigong, or just stand and stretch. 8. Turn on happy music and dance. Don't stop 'ti

~Anything~

Yes, You can have whatever you want. ANYTHING you can imagine. You name it. It's yours. Done deal. Zip, zap. Bing, bong. Ka-pow. Oh, but you have to go get it. K? I'll help, The Universe We're a team. I'll do the hard parts, but you gotta get us started. Schwing, baby. Shared with LOVE: ♥Stassy♥Love♥ ~♥ Love Guides~Fear Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Anger Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Hatred Divides♥~ ~♥Love is The Key ♥ Be the Key ♥~

Into the Heart

Daily Reflection For every tear that falls from the eyes, a tear also falls into the Heart. There it moistens the fertile ground of Awareness, giving birth to greater Compassion and Love. Julie Redstone Shared with LOVE: ♥Stassy♥Love♥ ~♥ Love Guides~Fear Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Anger Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Hatred Divides♥~ ~♥Love is The Key ♥ Be the Key ♥~

~Masks~

Masks Personality as such is false. The word "personality" has to be understood. It comes from persona ; persona means mask. In ancient drama the actors used to wear masks. Those masks were called personae - personae because the sound was coming from behind the mask. Sona means sound. The masks were apparent to the audience and from behind the mask the sound was coming. From that word persona has come the word "personality." All personality is false. Good personality, bad personality, the personality of a sinner and the personality of a saint - all are false. You can wear a beautiful mask or an ugly mask, it doesn't make a difference. The real thing is your essence. Personality is also a necessary part of growth. It is like if you catch hold of a fish in the sea and you throw it on the shore; the fish jumps back into the sea. Now for the first time it will know that it has always lived in the sea; for the first time it will know that, "The sea is my life.&

~The Purpose of Life~

I Believe that the Very Purpose of Life is to be Happy. From the very core of our Being, we desire contentment. In my own limited Experience I have found that the more we care for the Happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of Well-Being. Cultivating a close, Warm Hearted Feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the Strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of Success in Life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for Happiness on external development alone. The Key is to Develop Inner Peace. ~Dalai Lama~ Created with LOVE: ♥Stassy♥Love♥ ~♥ Love Guides~Fear Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Anger Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love Guides~Hatred Divides ♥~ ~♥ Love is The Key ♥ ♥ Be the Key ♥~

No one can give you Freedom but You!!!

No one can give you Freedom but You!!! - Byron Katie I have been asked what events or revelations played crucial roles in my life. Today, I would like to share one of them. In August 2003, I spent a week in Brussels Belgium at Byron Katie's School for The Work. Katie's methods and the events of that week were one of the major turning points in my attitude toward life and toward myself. I gained a new appreciation for how self-important I was and the extent to which that self-importance caused me to suffer. I had thought that I knew how things should be, relationships, religion, politics, world affairs, and much more. I discovered that I had my own opinions, and that was all. I had thought that I was open minded and acceptive of all people. I discovered how prejudiced I was. In one amazing week I came to know myself far better than ever before, and to gain a far greater ability to choose happiness regardless of circumstances. Katie calls what she does "T
You Can Soar The possibilities of what you can be are endless You can be anything you want. You can be a simple person who goes through life adding joy to the lives around him. You can lighten the world. You can be like a smile to the world. You can be a person who sweeps the streets, and you can be magnificent. You can be a great friend. You can lay down the red carpet for everyone. You can be a hero. You can become rich and famous and still be that simple person who adds joy to the lives around him. It is your choice. You can be anything you want. Whatever you are doing, beloveds, whoever you seem to be this day, you chose it. You can also choose something else. To be human means you have choices. You are the decider of your fortune. You are the decider of what you are to others and what you are to yourself. There is meaning in your existence, and you can choose the meaning. You can stop on a dime and go in a new direction if you choose. You can stay exactly where you are and yet b