Daily Archives: September 13, 2013
You are at “Earth School” at the moment. What have you learned to date? I’ve learned…. That being kind is more important than being right.
I’ve learned…
I’ve learned…that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
I’ve learned…that when you’re in love, it shows.
I’ve learned…that just one person saying to me, “You’ve made my day!” makes my day.
I’ve learned…that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
I’ve learned…that being kind is more important than being right.
I’ve learned…that you should never say no to a gift from a child.
I’ve learned…that I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the strength to help him in some other way.
I’ve learned…that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I’ve learned…that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
I’ve learned…that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
I’ve learned…that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I’ve learned…that we should be glad God doesn’t give us everything we ask for.
I’ve learned…that money doesn’t buy class.
I’ve learned…that it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I’ve learned…that under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I’ve learned…that the Lord didn’t do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?
I’ve learned…that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I’ve learned…that when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I’ve learned…that love, not time, heals all wounds.
I’ve learned…that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
I’ve learned…that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I’ve learned…that there’s nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.
I’ve learned…that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
I’ve learned…that life is tough, but I’m tougher.
I’ve learned…that opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
I’ve learned…that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I’ve learned…that I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.
I’ve learned…that one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
I’ve learned…that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
I’ve learned…that I can’t choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
I’ve learned…that when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you’re hooked for life.
I’ve learned…that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.
I’ve learned…that it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.
I’ve learned…that the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
By Andy Rooney
Many misunderstanding/disputes are caused by individuals that fail to adhere to the specific role we wrote for them in our script.
We decide what we deem suitable conduct. We act and react according to these norms. We make up the rules and regulations for our individual worlds according to our belief systems. Each one of us becomes the ruler of our own individual world and life. We could as ruler of our world change the rules and the scripts that we prepared for others and ourselves, but often stubbornly insist that everyone must at all times stick to the original scripts we prepared for them. Keep in mind that everyone that acts in our plays has their own individual world as well. These actors are also the rulers of their own world and the author of their own scripts. Many misunderstanding and disputes are caused by individuals that fail to adhere to the specific role we wrote for them in our script.
Rene
Why it is important to THINK for YOURSELF!
Why You Need to Think For Yourself
Check out this crazy video of thousands of ants caught in a spiral of death. These ants will continue to follow each other around in circles until they die.
Symbolic enough? This is what happens when you blindly follow the crowd. You waste your life walking around in circles until you die of exhaustion.
De-Clutter Your Life, Environment & Mind
This Guest Post, written by Paul Foreman, presents us with very simple, yet extremely effective solutions on how to de-clutter our environment and mind in ways that will bring about a greater sense of balance, freedom and fulfillment into our lives. You can free a tremendous weight off your shoulders and mind, not to mention your floorboards, simply by having a big clear out of unwanted stuff. Once you start de-cluttering it is very contagious. The benefits begin to drive you on and are felt immediately.
Introduction
You can free a tremendous weight off your shoulders and mind, not to mention your floorboards, simply by having a big clear out of unwanted stuff. Once you start de-cluttering it is very contagious. The benefits begin to drive you on and are felt immediately.
It can take courage and honesty to truly see what you really need and what you have simply been holding on to without much thought. Broken items, out of date items, spare (“I might need it one day’s”) Do you really need them? Probably not. If you question your needs vs. wants you will soon start releasing on items that are simply cluttering your environment unnecessarily. You can free up space quickly by shifting unwanted items.
You may well encounter inner resistance and become defensive about hanging onto your attachments. You may be asking; “Why de-clutter?” Let’s look at some of the reasons and suggestions for how it will improve your life.
A clear mind is a problem free mind. Free space – free mind. Often a cluttered environment makes for a cluttered mind.
Relaxation is much easier in a clean, neat, tidy, uncluttered space. Contemplate where you feel most relaxed – most at ease and consider why. Often it is a clear, open and airy environment with minimal distractions; somewhere you can really unwind.
Relaxation and a calm mind allow for fresh, vibrant and new thoughts and ideas.
Initially, motivation to start de-cluttering can be a problem, yet it is easy to combat – you just start! One small step is all it takes to start the ball rolling – even if you only remove one item!
It is very tempting to collect things – on a small scale that is ok – yet do you really need to collect all 500 issues of a certain magazine or book? Nothing wrong with having interests and hobbies; unless they are taking over and becoming an obsession! Do you overspend or buy on impulse? Do you find you can’t resist a sale? Remember that 40% discount on something you were not going to buy is hardly a saving!
So, de-cluttering actually saves you money too.
There are many ways you can start de-cluttering. You can donate to charity or give unwanted stuff to other worthwhile causes; you can sell it or auction it, give it as presents (ask first!) it’s not really fair to off-load things to people who don’t really want them or perhaps are de-cluttering too! Start small and work up – you will see how freeing it is to clear clutter for yourself, once you break the barrier of not wanting to let go or the can’t be bothered bug. It also feels good to know that you are helping others.
Have an honest look around your home or work space. How many shelves are bowing? How many cupboards jammed full? How many bags and boxes and tins and “stash places” have you got? Is the garage crammed? The attic stuffed? The shed bulging? Under the bed space full? Garden full of bits and bobs – mostly sundry and rusting?
It’s a common habit and not something to feel ashamed of. You can choose to take action however.
Be careful not to burn yourself out by taking on too much in one go. Start with one area and see what a difference it makes to tidy it into a pleasant, clean, clutter free, dust free space; even if it is just one corner of a room, or one cupboard.
Freeing space helps maintain a cleaner living environment; healthy, tidy and easier to maintain, De-cluttering can have an instant impact on your health; less dust and more space to breath. When your house is tidy you can find things again and know where they are when you need them. Being organized lessens unnecessary stress and allows you to feel calm rather than rushing around or getting flustered trying to locate something you have mislaid.
Hoarding is a common problem and it exists everywhere, not just in the home.
A wonderful question to ask yourself is “What am I keeping this for?” Investigate why and ask yourself “Can I live without it?” Do you really need six hammers and three lamps, fifteen scarves and twelve pairs of shoes; answered truthfully – of course you don’t.
Having identified “stuff” you can let go of, the next question is what to do with it! You may be able to re-use some of your items, although be careful not to start making convenient excuses to keep things; ultimately clearing out is the better option. You could swap, auction or sell, or donate, or leave them to a family member or friend. If you are undecided or struggling to let go of a particular item, leave it for now and move on to other things; you can always look again once you have cleared out other stuff that you know you can let go of. It is important to do this or the ball could stop rolling.
Starting small and working up, you will make a difference. When you can say to yourself “Be ruthless!” you are really getting there. If you haven’t used something in the last year – do you really need it? Reduce it to six months if you can. Recycle items that others could use and remember worthy causes and charities could be crying out to use something you haven’t used in years or are unlikely to ever use again.
Most of what we hoard is useless or worthless pieces of “stuff” that clog our cupboards or drawers. You know the ones; shoes you haven’t worn in years, clothing, little bags of paperclips and elastic bands and other silly things collecting dust or taking up space. Trophies for “Runner-up at such-and-such” ten years ago – you may enjoy reminiscing, yet is it really necessary to keep them? Videos you have watched many times or won’t watch again, and records and tapes you can’t play anymore because you only have a CD player now! Pots, pans, cups and plates – boxes with stuff in them, boxes without stuff in them, boxes with boxes in them – the list is endless!
You become inflexible and intolerant if you believe that your hard and fast rules (belief systems) with their fixed positions are the only valid and true points of view.
You become inflexible and intolerant if you believe that your hard and fast rules (belief systems) with their fixed positions are the only valid and true points of view. It is impossible to remain relaxed and fluid in your relationships, work or religious convictions when you work from an inflexible and stubborn data base. Your life will develop into a series of disputes and conflicts. You see the world through your “world” frame of mind. Anything that fails to fit into your “frame” must be wrong, defective and immoral. Our belief systems dictate the quality of life that we build for ourselves. Inflexibility and stubborn insistence can lead to fanatical behaviour when it comes to religion and politics.
Rene
Life is like riding a bicycle.
To keep your balance you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein
This might come as a shock, but everything you think is wrong. Much of what you take for granted about day-to-day existence is largely a figment of your imagination
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This might come as a shock, but everything you think is wrong. Much of what you take for granted about day-to-day existence is largely a figment of your imagination. From your senses to your memory, your opinions and beliefs, how you see yourself and others and even your sense of free will, things are not as they seem. The power these delusions hold over you is staggering, yet, as Graham Lawton discovers, they are vital to help you function in the world
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SENSES
What you see is not what you get
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Your senses are your windows on the world, and you probably think they do a fair job at capturing an accurate depiction of reality. Don’t kid yourself
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PREJUDICE
Blind to bias
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Do you see the world through a veil of prejudice and self-serving hypocrisies? Or is it just other people who do that?
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MEMORY
Head full of half-truths
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One of the most important components of your self-identity – your autobiographical memory – is little more than an illusion
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SELF-IMAGE
Egotist, moi?
Most drivers think they’re better than average. Most people think they’re less likely to have an inflated self-opinion than average. See the problem?
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