i like dis. December 21, 2009

In every moment of your life, you have the option to choose peace for yourself.

Your false self thrives on your inner anxiety because that is what it thinks it needs to stay alive. Ego promotes thoughts like these: I cannot be happy or content; I must be a sinner and an evil person; If I am feeling peaceful then I will simply vegetate; I must constantly look at how others are living and performing in order to assess my value. This constant state of comparison keeps the turmoil alive.

The ego wants you in a constant state of agitation to keep you from embracing your higher self. It convinces you that if you are not always on edge, you can’t grow. But you must keep in mind that experiencing this inner turmoil is a choice that you have made by allowing your false self to dominate your life. When you make the choice for peace, you are literally allowing God into your life. Rather than vegetate, you will discover that you can be busy, purposeful and blissful and still have peace.

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Your Sacred Self

i like dis. December 7, 2009

Went out to the local bar with new roomies tonight.

This bar specializes in whiskey.
They even offer tastings.

It’s going to be a very good winter.

i like dis. October 6, 2009

My friend Wanda linked this on Facebook. She attended a free seminar taught by Pamela Skillings, Escape From Corporate America.

The blog has some great articles about getting out of corporate life and into the life you want. And not just about visualization, either! She’s got lots of practical advice and real people stories. Check it out.

i like dis. October 5, 2009

(Thanks Stace! Link is fixed now.)

“The first key is to start looking.”

Interesting article on the whole “finding your passion” thing.

i like dis. August 31, 2009

Which plan should you put into action? The one designed to protect you from a possible threat or the one that stands the greatest chance of helping you to fulfil a cherished aspiration? As any military strategist will confirm, it is very difficult to maintain a good defence at the same time as going on the attack. But why should you put yourself behind a barricade? What are you being accused of? And how justified is that claim? If you don’t have anything to apologise for, don’t apologise. And if you have something to fight for, fight!

Daily Horoscope from Jonathan Cainer

i like dis. August 27, 2009

This goes perfectly with my “activia” post below. I had written this quote down a while ago. I came across it while cleaning my room today. It is going on my wall!

Rather than trust our intuition, our talent, our skill, our desire, we fear where our creator is taking us with this creativity. Rather than paint, write, dance, audition, and see where it takes us, we pick up a block.

BLOCKED, we know who and what we are: unhappy people. UNBLOCKED, we may be something much more threatening: Happy. For most of us, happy is terrifying, unfamiliar, out of control, too risky!

Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way

i like dis. August 18, 2009

If you want to achieve a goal you’ve set, the most crucial part is to DECIDE to manifest it. It doesn’t matter if you feel it’s outside your control to do so. It doesn’t matter if you can’t yet see how you’ll get from A to B. Most of those resources will come online AFTER you’ve made the decision, not before.

If you don’t understand this simple step, then you will waste a lot of time. Step 1 is to decide. Not to ruminate or to ponder or to ask around and see whether or not you can do it. If you want to start your own business, then decide to make it so. If you want to be married and have a family, then decide to attract a mate. If you want to change careers, then decide to do so.

It blows my mind that people think that something else has to come before the decision. People waste months trying to figure out, “Is this goal possible?” And this makes a lot of sense to do so if you’re at a certain level of consciousness. But all you’re really doing is creating delay, and you’ll simply manifest evidence to suggest that the goal is both possible and not possible. You think doubt in your head, you find doubt in the world.

From Cause-Effect vs. Intention-Manifestation by Steve Pavlina

i like dis. August 4, 2009

If you commit to following the path of courage, you will ultimately be forced to confront what is perhaps the greatest fear of all – that you are far more powerful and capable than you initially realized, that your ultimate potential is far greater than anything you’ve experienced in your past, and that with this power comes tremendous responsibility. You may not be able to solve all the woes of this planet, but if you ever do commit yourself 100% to the fulfillment of your true potential, you can significantly impact the lives of many people, and that impact will ripple through the future for generations to come.

What is the difference between you and one of those legendary historical figures who did have such an impact? You both had many of the same fears. You both were born with talents in some areas and weaknesses in others. The only thing stopping you is fear, and the only thing that will get you past it is courage. What you do with your life isn’t up to your parents, your boss, or your spouse. It’s up to you and you alone.

wow. new discovery: steve pavlina
From: The Courage to Live Consciously

I came across his web site via Ramit Sethi, who linked this great podcast:
How To Make Money Without A Job. That certainly sounds peachy, doesn’t it!

i like dis. August 2, 2009

From The NY Times Blog: And the Pursuit Of Happiness

i like dis. July 24, 2009

I think that if it weren’t for denial, I wouldn’t be a comedian. Because to be a comedian, you have to go onstage those first few years and bomb. And you have to walk offstage and think, “That went great!”
Because otherwise, you wouldn’t get onstage the next night—you’d just think, “Human beings don’t like me.”

Mike Birbiglia, hilarity, in This American Life podcast