“I took an early retirement, although it wasn’t for the leisure as such that I did it. The idea of sitting on the beach or puttering in the garden doesn’t appeal to me much, but I wanted to use the time to . . . well, think. Continue reading
Personal Development
bringing your mind back to the present moment
Whether standing, walking, or sitting in meditation, you can use your in-breath and out-breath to help yourself to stop. You stop totally in the present moment. And when you stop, you are master of your body and your mind. Continue reading
Truth is not a concept to me, but a life
Name: Πυθαγορας ο Σαμιος (Pythagoras of Samos)
Born: ~ 570 BCE
Died: ~ 495 BCE
“When one of the great Greek philosophers, Pythagoras, reached Egypt to enter a school – a secret esoteric school of mysticism – he was refused. And Pythagoras was one of the best minds ever produced. He could not understand it. He applied again and again, but he was told that unless he goes through a particular training of fasting and breathing he cannot be allowed to enter the school. Continue reading
Thought for the Week – 16th June 2014
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.
—Zig Ziglar
Book Recommendation: The Choice by Og Mandino
Never Underestimate the Power of Choice
Do you remember what you said you wanted to be “when you grow up?” Are you living that reality now? Unfortunately, most folks “settle” into a life that looks nothing like the dreams of their youth. We tend to do the things that are most comfortable and predictable, which often leads to working in an unfulfilling, dead-end job. Before you know it, one day bleeds into another, week after week and month after month. The years seem to fly by and you can’t figure out where the time went. Such is the case with Mark Christopher in The Choice. At age 42, Mark was the youngest vice president at his firm and an adjunct professor at the local university. He thought he had it all until he realizes that his life was literally passing him by.The Choice speaks to our innermost desire to have the best of both worlds–freedom and financial stability. Mark Christopher challenges conventional wisdom and abandons his life as a top executive to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. His journey of self-discovery inspires you to examine your life and the choices that shape who you are. You may be surprised to find out that the “rat race” is not your only option… Never underestimate the power of choice; there is a better way to live and you have the power to create the life of your dreams.
I’ve read several of Og Mandino’s books and this one like the others, is a fantastic read. It is encouraging, inspirational and uplifting. If your a fan of Og Mandio books, The Choice is definitely one to add to your collection.
Dance so fast that the dancer disappears and only the dance remains….
Death may not come. Death cannot come to people who live very intensely and very totally. … Continue reading
The clock is running…..
“Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Continue reading
True intention has power, commitment and heart behind it…
There is intention and then there is INTENTION. Continue reading
There is a quietness
I hope that you will listen, but not with the memory of what you already know; and this is very difficult to do. You listen to something, and your mind immediately reacts with its knowledge, its conclusions, its opinions, its past memories. It listens, inquiring for a future understanding.Just observe yourself, how you are listening, and you will see that this is what is taking place. Either you are listening with a conclusion, with knowledge, with certain memories, experiences, or you want an answer, and you are impatient. You want to know what it is all about, what life is all about, the extraordinary complexity of life. You are not actually listening at all.You can only listen when the mind is quiet, when the mind doesn’t react immediately, when there is an interval between your reaction and what is being said. Then, in that interval there is a quietness, there is a silence in which alone there is a comprehension which is not intellectual understanding.
If there is a gap between what is said and your own reaction to what is said, in that interval, whether you prolong it indefinitely, for a long period or for a few seconds – in that interval, if you observe, there comes clarity. It is the interval that is the new brain. The immediate reaction is the old brain, and the old brain functions in its own traditional, accepted, reactionary, animalistic sense.
When there is an abeyance of that, when the reaction is suspended, when there is an interval, then you will find that the new brain acts, and it is only the new brain that can understand, not the old brain.
– Jiddu Krishnamurthi
Us Versus Them – The helpless victim cannot see a way out
Look for a moment at someone in your life who bothers you. Describe three things about this person that you don’t like, things that you want him or her to change. Now, look deeply inside of you and ask yourself, “Where am I like that, and when do I do the same things?” Close your eyes and give yourself the time to do this. Continue reading
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