Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.
You have the power
Good stuff from Melody Beattie. Again.
For the first several hundred years after the Buddha died, there were no images of him. Only his dharma, or teachings, were passed on from generation to generation. Eventually, however, the people wanted an image to remind them of their ideal, and that’s when and how Buddha statues came to be.
The good thing about having statues of Buddha is they remind followers of the ideals they’re striving for in their lives. The difficult thing about Buddha statues is that people may be tempted to idolize the statue, and forget to seek the state of consciousness the Buddha represented.
It’s easy for us to idolize our mentors and teachers, the people who encourage and help us to grow. It can be easy to look around us and think others have the key to enlightenment, success, joy.
Stop idolizing other people.
Look in the mirror.
You have everything you need to learn your lessons, grow, achieve success. You have all the courage you need to fail, then try again. You have everything you need, within you, to live and follow your own path with heart.
Not only are you right where you need to be, but you can get wherever you want to go from here. And you and I have all the power we need to learn the lessons we came here to learn.
God, teach me that all I need is within me.
Source: April 12: You Have the Power | Language of Letting Go
Christians, don’t get so hung up on the B word – you know, Buddha – that you miss the lesson! Have you forgotten this?
“The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.” Source: Luke 17 NIV 1984
You are the one you’ve been seeking!
Give up waiting or looking for the ONE.
Your search is taking you further away.
You are the one.
Go to the source: YOU Are The One You’ve Been Seeking!
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“Make Up Your Mind”
Check out THIS kid…
Jackson Guthy is a young singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, CA, who is preparing to stamp his mark on the music world. Following a breakthrough performance on The Ellen DeGeneres show, Jackson is currently in the studio recording his debut album (‘Launch’), set for release in 2012.
At the age of 15, Jackson balances his music career with school life, his close-knit family and friends. Jackson’s goal is to write songs that follow his personal journey through life, with the hope that others can relate to and find meaning in his music.
On possessions…
How important is the stuff in your life?
Your material possessions—those things you’ve worked so hard for, slaving 40, 50, 60 hours a week to acquire—how much value do they actually add to your life?
We bet it’s less than you realize.
Here’s an exercise for you. Take a moment, write down your 10 most expensive material possessions from the last decade. Things like your car, your house, your jewelry, your furniture, and any other material possessions you own or have owned in the last ten years. The big ticket items.
Next to that list, make another top 10 list: 10 things that add the most value to your life. This list might include experiences like catching a sunset with a loved one, watching your kid play baseball, eating dinner with your parents, etc.
Be honest with yourself when you’re making these lists. It’s likely that both lists share zero things in common.
On being right…
“Attachment to being right creates suffering. When you have a choice to be right, or to be kind, choose kind and watch your suffering disappear.” ~ Dr Wayne Dyer
On curation…
“When one cannot improve on something, cutting and pasting is certainly an option.”
via Anderson Layman’s Blog: What balance might look like………….
Chaos is not the problem…
“Resiliency means recognizing that chaos occurs in our own mind and we can react accordingly. In other words: Chaos is not the problem, it’s how we respond to it that makes the difference between balance and imbalance.” ~ Chip Weiner
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Another Bill Pevlor original. Click the image to go to the source…
Another beauty from photographer Bill Pevlor. Click the image to go to the source…
22 cheap and easy ways to eat healthy
My friend David Kanigan confessed an addition to donuts on his blog a few weeks back and I chided him on his blog without confessing a similar addition to Cheddarwursts and other hotdogs and sausages with similar nutritional value…
No more excuses! Forget about the tempting smells from the pizza place down the block. Or how easyit is to pick up a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on the way to work. These tips make eating healthy not only easier, but often cheaper, too.
Source: 22 Cheap and Easy Ways to Eat Healthy | Greatist.com
At home, my wife is obsessed with providing the best of live and homemade foods. In my office where I have my own refrigerator and microwave the contents are Cheddarwursts and Diet Mountain Dew. Sigh. I need to go to the source and review this list. Maybe you do too…
On focus…
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” ~ Alexander Graham Bell
Bright, shiny objects! 
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