Harvest Life Gracefully: Accepting the Higher Power
Accepting the higher power as being greater than yourself is the most important aspect to harvest life gracefully!
Take a minute and ponder upon electricity and gravity can you control them? Would you not say that these natural powers are greater than ourselves because nothing in our own power can change or control them. Interesting enough with understanding this comes acceptance.
When I accepted that electricity and gravity is a power greater than myself, then I was able to gain the concept that their is a spiritual power who is greater than myself and the natural spiritual law. With accepting this I learn to put my faith and trust into this power. By doing so I tapped into something that is strong and useful for my internal and external growth.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: The opposite of fear is faith
Harvest Life Gracefully: The opposite of fear is faith by Jane Jonas
One of the steps to harvest life gracefully is to examine your life, as I was examining my life I notice whenever I made bad or unhealthy choices in my life the main emotion I was feeling was fear. I am assuming that this is true for most people, would you not agree?
The problem with fear is, it stops us from enjoying life and the people in our lives. Often times I believe we act out of fear because we are afraid that our experiences from the past will recur so we will do things trying to control the future. Allowing to have fear control you is like being weight down with a ball and chain attached to your body. Fear prevents peace of mind and serenity. To harvest life gracefully is learning to replace fear with faith. Remember this faith is action. Lets practice letting go of behaviors and habits that we clung to whenever handling fearful situations.
One of the steps to harvest life gracefully is to examine your life, as I was examining my life I notice whenever I made bad or unhealthy choices in my life the main emotion I was feeling was fear. I am assuming that this is true for most people, would you not agree?
The problem with fear is, it stops us from enjoying life and the people in our lives. Often times I believe we act out of fear because we are afraid that our experiences from the past will recur so we will do things trying to control the future. Allowing to have fear control you is like being weight down with a ball and chain attached to your body. Fear prevents peace of mind and serenity. To harvest life gracefully is learning to replace fear with faith. Remember this faith is action. Lets practice letting go of behaviors and habits that we clung to whenever handling fearful situations.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: Never Too Late
Harvest Life Gracefully: Never Too Late by Jane Jonas
The wonderful thing with harvest life gracefully that it is never too late to begin again.
How delightful and joyous to know that we have the freedom to choose to begin again when we make mistakes or find ourselves on the wrong path. Who to know today could be the turning point of a new and more insightful way to harvest life gracefully.
Do you know that it is never too late to become more spiritual and turn to our higher power? The higher power waits for us patiently.
Do you know that it is never too late to let go of your burdens and put them in charge of our higher power?
Do you know that it is never too late to make amends to the people that we hurt or caused harm to?
Do you know that it is never too late to forgive the people that has hurt us?
Do you know that it is never too late to change what is needed to change?
Do you know that it is never too late to harvest life gracefully?
If we learn anything today let it be the knowledge that it is never too late to begin again: we are welcome to do so without shame!!!
The wonderful thing with harvest life gracefully that it is never too late to begin again.
How delightful and joyous to know that we have the freedom to choose to begin again when we make mistakes or find ourselves on the wrong path. Who to know today could be the turning point of a new and more insightful way to harvest life gracefully.
Do you know that it is never too late to become more spiritual and turn to our higher power? The higher power waits for us patiently.
Do you know that it is never too late to let go of your burdens and put them in charge of our higher power?
Do you know that it is never too late to make amends to the people that we hurt or caused harm to?
Do you know that it is never too late to forgive the people that has hurt us?
Do you know that it is never too late to change what is needed to change?
Do you know that it is never too late to harvest life gracefully?
If we learn anything today let it be the knowledge that it is never too late to begin again: we are welcome to do so without shame!!!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: Personal Rights
Harvest Life Gracefully: Personal Rights by Jane Jonas
Practicing your personal rights is a wonderful way to harvest life gracefully.
Yesterday when I was cleaning I ran across this sheet of paper which I had hung onto for years. I remember that I had gotten this from my therapist in my early days of learning how to harvest life gracefully. Listed on this paper was our personal rights, after studying the rights for a while, I then realize exercising these rights shows confidence, high esteem and respect for oneself. Often, people who has been abused especially during childhood will think and feel that they have no rights, because of how they had been violated. Today I decided to share these rights to you.
As a person I have the right to:
Be myself
Refuse requests without feeling selfish.
Be competent and be proud of my accomplishments.
Feel and express anger.
Ask for affection and help ( I may be turned down,but I can ask)
Be treated as a capable person.
Be illogical in making decisions.
Make mistakes - and be responsible for them.
Change my mind.
Say "I don't know."
Say "I don't agree."
Say "I don't understand."
Have my opinions given respect.
Have my needs be as important as the needs of others.
Tell someone what my needs are. (They may not choose to do anything about it.)
Take pride in my body and define attractiveness in my own terms.
Grow, learn and change,and value my age and experience.
And sometimes make demands on others.
Practicing your personal rights is a wonderful way to harvest life gracefully.
Yesterday when I was cleaning I ran across this sheet of paper which I had hung onto for years. I remember that I had gotten this from my therapist in my early days of learning how to harvest life gracefully. Listed on this paper was our personal rights, after studying the rights for a while, I then realize exercising these rights shows confidence, high esteem and respect for oneself. Often, people who has been abused especially during childhood will think and feel that they have no rights, because of how they had been violated. Today I decided to share these rights to you.
As a person I have the right to:
Be myself
Refuse requests without feeling selfish.
Be competent and be proud of my accomplishments.
Feel and express anger.
Ask for affection and help ( I may be turned down,but I can ask)
Be treated as a capable person.
Be illogical in making decisions.
Make mistakes - and be responsible for them.
Change my mind.
Say "I don't know."
Say "I don't agree."
Say "I don't understand."
Have my opinions given respect.
Have my needs be as important as the needs of others.
Tell someone what my needs are. (They may not choose to do anything about it.)
Take pride in my body and define attractiveness in my own terms.
Grow, learn and change,and value my age and experience.
And sometimes make demands on others.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: Self-Acceptance & Strenghts
Harvest Life Gracefully: Self-Acceptance and Strenghts by Jane Jonas
I discover to harvest life gracefully I need to concentrate and focus on my strenghts.
I believe for those of us who has grown up in a dysfunctional family or who has been abused and bullied usually develop an overwhelming sense of something is wrong with ourselves. If I allow this belief to control who I am then I will become withdrawn, and it will lead to feeling powerless and helpless. To overcome this insanity is self-acceptance. For me, self-acceptance is to honesty recognize my shortcomings and defects as well as all of my good points. Only by accepting and using my positive qualities will I be able to develop the strength to reduce defects in my character.
Have you ever heard this statement?
"What I am is God's gift to me. What I make of myself is my gift to God."
I like it very much because it help me to focus on how I want to grow as a person.
I discover to harvest life gracefully I need to concentrate and focus on my strenghts.
I believe for those of us who has grown up in a dysfunctional family or who has been abused and bullied usually develop an overwhelming sense of something is wrong with ourselves. If I allow this belief to control who I am then I will become withdrawn, and it will lead to feeling powerless and helpless. To overcome this insanity is self-acceptance. For me, self-acceptance is to honesty recognize my shortcomings and defects as well as all of my good points. Only by accepting and using my positive qualities will I be able to develop the strength to reduce defects in my character.
Have you ever heard this statement?
"What I am is God's gift to me. What I make of myself is my gift to God."
I like it very much because it help me to focus on how I want to grow as a person.
Harvest Life Gracefully: What If?
Harvest Life Gracefully: What If? by Jane Jonas
How often do you waste hours of your time by being wrapped up in your thinking wondering what the people in your life is thinking, what is she/he is doing or be doing next? How often do you ask yourself this question, “What if? What if this happens, or what if he/she does this or if he/she does that? How often do you think about how to solve his or her problem wanting to take responsibly of fixing it to make it better? For me, it only cause undue worry and anxiety. Then I wake up and realize what I been doing and remember it is time to let go and let god and see what will happen. I can not change or force anything about another person. I can not control what another will think or do. My happiness is not depended upon another person. It is depended upon being content with myself. I believe that if I spend time thinking about another person or uncontrollable situation that it is a form of control and I am risking the health of my mental well-being. Therefore my goal is to harvest life gracefully and I won't risk my mental well-being by being wrapped up in other people's business.
How often do you waste hours of your time by being wrapped up in your thinking wondering what the people in your life is thinking, what is she/he is doing or be doing next? How often do you ask yourself this question, “What if? What if this happens, or what if he/she does this or if he/she does that? How often do you think about how to solve his or her problem wanting to take responsibly of fixing it to make it better? For me, it only cause undue worry and anxiety. Then I wake up and realize what I been doing and remember it is time to let go and let god and see what will happen. I can not change or force anything about another person. I can not control what another will think or do. My happiness is not depended upon another person. It is depended upon being content with myself. I believe that if I spend time thinking about another person or uncontrollable situation that it is a form of control and I am risking the health of my mental well-being. Therefore my goal is to harvest life gracefully and I won't risk my mental well-being by being wrapped up in other people's business.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully : Appreciative
Harvest Life Gracefully: Appreciative
To harvest life gracefully is to let our love ones know how well we love and appreciate them. How often do we take the people we love for granted? If you are like me, you would probably agreed that it feels great when our love ones says “you are appreciated. So often mentally we will tell ourselves how fortunate we are to have this or that person in our life. But do we actually let them know that! I think oftentimes we think just because we are in their lives that they should automatically know how well we appreciate them. This includes are spouse, partner, siblings,children, friends and co-workers.. Let us remember this, it is important to let our love ones know how much we appreciate them and love them.
This help to create a happier relationship and positive attitudes among the people in your life. It can boost self-esteem and confidence to the people we love. This also can help a person that may be feeling discouraged, it could make a difference between “giving up or holding on” Harvest Life Gracefully by spreading the attitude of appreciation.
To harvest life gracefully is to let our love ones know how well we love and appreciate them. How often do we take the people we love for granted? If you are like me, you would probably agreed that it feels great when our love ones says “you are appreciated. So often mentally we will tell ourselves how fortunate we are to have this or that person in our life. But do we actually let them know that! I think oftentimes we think just because we are in their lives that they should automatically know how well we appreciate them. This includes are spouse, partner, siblings,children, friends and co-workers.. Let us remember this, it is important to let our love ones know how much we appreciate them and love them.
This help to create a happier relationship and positive attitudes among the people in your life. It can boost self-esteem and confidence to the people we love. This also can help a person that may be feeling discouraged, it could make a difference between “giving up or holding on” Harvest Life Gracefully by spreading the attitude of appreciation.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: No Pain No Growth
In order to harvest life gracefully you need to face your emotional pain,if faced it will lead you to learn more about yourself. Remeber this, everything we experience has its value. If you think about it, exactly how much do we really learn when things are going well. Nothing! we just coast along in life just for the ride. Nobody likes pain, it hurts and we want it to go away, therefore pain causes us to challenge whatever is wrong that needs changing. One may want to look at this as an adventure though our journey in life. With each new emotional pain faced, adds more value and fulfillment to you and this is just another way you can harvest life gracefully.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: Know Thyself Be Honest
Know Thyself Be Honest is a step to harvest life gracefully, we spend so much time thinking and not enough time feeling. Constant thinking will leave you physically tense by the end of the day. This usually will cause for restless nights. This is a sign for you to stop and examine your life. Were you thinking about hurts or guilt's? Maybe you are thinking about unfulfilled needs from childhood. Working on this slogan "Known Thyself Be Honest" will free yourself to harvest life gracefully.
Maybe it is time for you to examine your life, by keeping an journal or talking to a trusted friend.
Maybe it is time for you to examine your life, by keeping an journal or talking to a trusted friend.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: Love
Love is an attitude and not an emotion. If you want to make progress and harvest life gracefully we need to love others with an attitude of unselfish
concern for others. Love is the opposite of being selfish. Treating others with respect as you expect to be treated, you then, will chose not to harm others, steal from them, or deprive them to satisfy our own selfish desires.
Harvest Life gracefully by asking yourself are you acting in the best interest of others in mind? This is the true meaning to harvest life gracefully.
concern for others. Love is the opposite of being selfish. Treating others with respect as you expect to be treated, you then, will chose not to harm others, steal from them, or deprive them to satisfy our own selfish desires.
Harvest Life gracefully by asking yourself are you acting in the best interest of others in mind? This is the true meaning to harvest life gracefully.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Harvest Life Gracefully: Honesty
To Harvest Life Gracefully successfully calls for honesty in word and deed. Dishonesty and being a fake will lead to suspicion, mistrust,and hatred, destroying our relationships. To have loyal friends and to have relationships to grow and thrive we need to be honest and tell the truth. This is the real basis of developing trust between people. Therefore when you are in need you can confidently look to others for assistance.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Understanding long term effects on students who are being bullied is to harvest life gracefully.
Another way to harvest life gracefully is to understand and educate yourself about the long term effects of being bullied at school. I can understand these effects, base on my own personal expierences. It will cause low self-worth, feeling like a nothing, you will even question why you are alive and be confuse to what your purpose is. It is not unusual to conteplate or even attempt sucide just to escape from the emotional pain. I can't imagine nothing any worse than feeling unloved, unwanted and having no place in this world. These are all thoughts and feelings that I expirenced by being verbally bullied thoughout elementry, middle and high school. I agree with Vickie Britton in her article below, that you can and probably suffer the lasting efects twenty or thirty years later. I have certain triggers that will take my mind back as if it is still happening today. This is not easy for the people I am close to. Beccause they don't always know how to respond. If you get a chance read what I have already posted on my story page in how anxiety sunk in during my high school years and how the anxiety caused even more misery to my life. I hope everyone will take the time to understand and educate themselves on this subject matter. I believe it is also important to understand and educate what causes a bully to be a bully.
The Long-Term Effect on Students Victimized by School Bullies
Apr 10, 2010 Vickie Britton
Students who were bullied in elementary, middle, or high school may suffer lasting effects even twenty or thirty years later.
Most adults have a horror story or two about the school bully. But for some students, the harassment may begin as early as elementary school, escalate during middle school and continue through high school. Years of emotional and physical bullying can cause lasting damage.
Bullying is a form of abuse. One child or a small group may be singled out for harassment, often for little or no reason. Once it becomes a pattern, this form of behavior can spread throughout a classroom or school until a single child or group of "outsiders" is subjected to daily verbal or physical abuse by others.
Types of Bullying Commonly Experienced
For many bullied students, the school years are filled with anxiety and dread. Ex-students recall being singled out for abuse by name-calling, being shunned and ostracized, and even beaten. Students recall being pushed into walls, knocked to the ground, and sustaining cuts and bruises on a daily basis.
Bullying often occurs in contained areas such as school buses or bathrooms. It may also take place in the classroom, school cafeteria, gym locker room, or even in the hallways between classes. Some provide painful testimony of verbal abuse, such as repeated name-calling. Others are jabbed with sharp objects such as pens in the hallway or they're mocked and humiliated in the gym shower or locker room. Many report that teachers and other adults knew what was going on but did nothing to stop the continual bullying.
The Lasting Effects of Bullying
The pain of being bullied in school can be felt years later. Many victims of bullying bear emotional scars that haunt them decades after the abuse has stopped. Many students who had been bullied in middle school or high school report feeling a sense of withdrawal from others, fear of expressing opinions, even fear of closed-in spaces or other places similar to the ones where the bullying occurred. The effects of this trauma are felt for years.
Read more at Suite101: The Long-Term Effect on Students Victimized by School Bullies http://clinical-psychology.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-long-term-effect-of-students-victimized-by-school-bullies#ixzz0tVhiVPxV
The Long-Term Effect on Students Victimized by School Bullies
Apr 10, 2010 Vickie Britton
Students who were bullied in elementary, middle, or high school may suffer lasting effects even twenty or thirty years later.
Most adults have a horror story or two about the school bully. But for some students, the harassment may begin as early as elementary school, escalate during middle school and continue through high school. Years of emotional and physical bullying can cause lasting damage.
Bullying is a form of abuse. One child or a small group may be singled out for harassment, often for little or no reason. Once it becomes a pattern, this form of behavior can spread throughout a classroom or school until a single child or group of "outsiders" is subjected to daily verbal or physical abuse by others.
Types of Bullying Commonly Experienced
For many bullied students, the school years are filled with anxiety and dread. Ex-students recall being singled out for abuse by name-calling, being shunned and ostracized, and even beaten. Students recall being pushed into walls, knocked to the ground, and sustaining cuts and bruises on a daily basis.
Bullying often occurs in contained areas such as school buses or bathrooms. It may also take place in the classroom, school cafeteria, gym locker room, or even in the hallways between classes. Some provide painful testimony of verbal abuse, such as repeated name-calling. Others are jabbed with sharp objects such as pens in the hallway or they're mocked and humiliated in the gym shower or locker room. Many report that teachers and other adults knew what was going on but did nothing to stop the continual bullying.
The Lasting Effects of Bullying
The pain of being bullied in school can be felt years later. Many victims of bullying bear emotional scars that haunt them decades after the abuse has stopped. Many students who had been bullied in middle school or high school report feeling a sense of withdrawal from others, fear of expressing opinions, even fear of closed-in spaces or other places similar to the ones where the bullying occurred. The effects of this trauma are felt for years.
Read more at Suite101: The Long-Term Effect on Students Victimized by School Bullies http://clinical-psychology.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-long-term-effect-of-students-victimized-by-school-bullies#ixzz0tVhiVPxV
Friday, July 9, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Update on "My Story" on Harvest Life Gracefully
Dear Followers, I just posted a update on "My Story" See part 8 on "My Story" page of my blog. I must apologize for taking so long to post an update. I have been really busy working two jobs and going to school learning how to be an internet marketer. Hopefully my load will lighten soon and I will be able to post more often. Again I do apologize, Thanks for following me, I really do appreciate your support.
Jane Jonas
Jane Jonas
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Understanding how to deal with stress is to harvest life gracefully
Understanding how to deal with stress is to harvest life gracefully, because if you don't stress can kill you or make you very sick.
I can't count how many times each day I hear from people how stress out they are.
Stress is a health risk, It can elevate your blood pressure,causing stroke or heart attack some other conditions are skin rashes, stomach problems,body aches and pain.
If stress is not properly dealt with it can kill you. Therefore I posted some video's, in fact, there are 6 parts on dealing with stress from BBC. Hope they will help!
I can't count how many times each day I hear from people how stress out they are.
Stress is a health risk, It can elevate your blood pressure,causing stroke or heart attack some other conditions are skin rashes, stomach problems,body aches and pain.
If stress is not properly dealt with it can kill you. Therefore I posted some video's, in fact, there are 6 parts on dealing with stress from BBC. Hope they will help!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
To stand by people whenever in need is to Harvest Life Gracefully
In this life people all over the world need support from others.We all need people to stand by us, to harvest life gracefully is to stand by people in need. Watch this musical video as people all around the world are singing the song "Stand bybe Me" I found it to be very moving.
Playing For Change: Song Around the World "Stand By Me" - The most amazing videos are a click away
Playing For Change: Song Around the World "Stand By Me" - The most amazing videos are a click away
Positive Thinking is to Harvest Life Gracefully
Harvest Life Gracefully by using affirmations to change your thoughts and attitude.
Affirmations Work and Here's Why
by Gwen Phillips
Affirmations work because:
• Our present reality is a direct result of our thinking
• Affirmations change our thinking.
• Changing our thinking, changes our reality
There are many ways you can practice affirmations. You can write them down; you can post sticky notes around your home, on your desk or in your car. You can use affirmations with the "mirror technique". You can use affirmations during meditation and visualization.
Here are some basics you need to know to begin using affirmations:
Use the Present Tense
Affirmations should be stated in the present tense. For example; "I am whole and healthy now." Try not to affirm something in the future tense, as in “I am going to be healthy”. Our subconscious minds will always be waiting for something to happen.
Use Positive Statements
Create affirmations in the most positive terms. Avoid negative statements. State what you do want rather than what you don’t. Don’t say something like “I don’t want to be sick anymore.” Instead state something positive such as “I am healthy and happy.”
Use Repetition
The importance of repetition is key. Positive statements need to become imbedded into our subconscious mind. Many times we have been thinking negatively for so long we don’t even notice. First, begin to notice. Then when you hear yourself saying something negative, stop right there and replace the thought with one of your affirmations. We need to repeat these affirmations until they become the first thought. Later on we will talk about various ways to practice affirmations which will help you do just that.
Use Strong Positive Emotions
Affirmations coupled with emotions are particularly powerful. Try to use affirmations that resonate with you. Focus on what you are saying and what the words mean. Don’t just say them in a rote fashion as though repeating your grocery list for instance.
Use Persistence
Not being persistent is one of the reasons that many people say affirmations don’t work. It takes practice and persistence. Regularly practicing will work, but only using affirmations for a short while or just here and there will not produce the results you are looking for in your life. Make it a part of your daily routine. It will become easier the more you practice and when you start to see the results then you won’t want to quit. As they say “don’t stop before the miracle happens.”
Use Belief
However, you don’t necessarily have to believe your affirmations initially. Your belief will grow. It may help to realize that whatever positive affirmation you are using is in actuality true. We already have within us the ability to have the results we desire. The truth is already alive in potentiality just waiting for our permission to manifest.
Here are a few sample affirmations to get you started.
I am free to be myself.
I am free to be at one with the Universe.
I am free of resentment and forgive myself and others.
I am worthy of love.
The more I love, the more that love is returned to me.
Love is eternal and ever-lasting.
I am responsible for my life and always maintain the power I need to be positive and have joy.
I am at peace with the Universe
I love and accept myself.
I am unique and loving, loved, and free.
I am safe and always feel protected.
I am surrounded with loving, caring people in my life as I see them through the eyes of love.
I am loving and accepting of others and this creates lasting friendships for me.
I am trusting of my inner self to lead me in the right path.
I do all I can every day to make a loving environment for all those around me, including myself.
I am always connected with the Divine Love in the Universe.
I am clear and focused through my inner vision.
Allow your life to be blessed. Start creating and using affirmations.
For more ideas and complete instructions on creating and using affirmations, sign up for my free e-course. It’s fun and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Find a surprise at the end of each lesson.
Author's Bio
Written by Gwen Phillips. Get your free e-course for creating fresh, powerful affirmations and creative ways for using them. Visit http://www.newperspectivetoday.com to sign up
Affirmations Work and Here's Why
by Gwen Phillips
Affirmations work because:
• Our present reality is a direct result of our thinking
• Affirmations change our thinking.
• Changing our thinking, changes our reality
There are many ways you can practice affirmations. You can write them down; you can post sticky notes around your home, on your desk or in your car. You can use affirmations with the "mirror technique". You can use affirmations during meditation and visualization.
Here are some basics you need to know to begin using affirmations:
Use the Present Tense
Affirmations should be stated in the present tense. For example; "I am whole and healthy now." Try not to affirm something in the future tense, as in “I am going to be healthy”. Our subconscious minds will always be waiting for something to happen.
Use Positive Statements
Create affirmations in the most positive terms. Avoid negative statements. State what you do want rather than what you don’t. Don’t say something like “I don’t want to be sick anymore.” Instead state something positive such as “I am healthy and happy.”
Use Repetition
The importance of repetition is key. Positive statements need to become imbedded into our subconscious mind. Many times we have been thinking negatively for so long we don’t even notice. First, begin to notice. Then when you hear yourself saying something negative, stop right there and replace the thought with one of your affirmations. We need to repeat these affirmations until they become the first thought. Later on we will talk about various ways to practice affirmations which will help you do just that.
Use Strong Positive Emotions
Affirmations coupled with emotions are particularly powerful. Try to use affirmations that resonate with you. Focus on what you are saying and what the words mean. Don’t just say them in a rote fashion as though repeating your grocery list for instance.
Use Persistence
Not being persistent is one of the reasons that many people say affirmations don’t work. It takes practice and persistence. Regularly practicing will work, but only using affirmations for a short while or just here and there will not produce the results you are looking for in your life. Make it a part of your daily routine. It will become easier the more you practice and when you start to see the results then you won’t want to quit. As they say “don’t stop before the miracle happens.”
Use Belief
However, you don’t necessarily have to believe your affirmations initially. Your belief will grow. It may help to realize that whatever positive affirmation you are using is in actuality true. We already have within us the ability to have the results we desire. The truth is already alive in potentiality just waiting for our permission to manifest.
Here are a few sample affirmations to get you started.
I am free to be myself.
I am free to be at one with the Universe.
I am free of resentment and forgive myself and others.
I am worthy of love.
The more I love, the more that love is returned to me.
Love is eternal and ever-lasting.
I am responsible for my life and always maintain the power I need to be positive and have joy.
I am at peace with the Universe
I love and accept myself.
I am unique and loving, loved, and free.
I am safe and always feel protected.
I am surrounded with loving, caring people in my life as I see them through the eyes of love.
I am loving and accepting of others and this creates lasting friendships for me.
I am trusting of my inner self to lead me in the right path.
I do all I can every day to make a loving environment for all those around me, including myself.
I am always connected with the Divine Love in the Universe.
I am clear and focused through my inner vision.
Allow your life to be blessed. Start creating and using affirmations.
For more ideas and complete instructions on creating and using affirmations, sign up for my free e-course. It’s fun and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Find a surprise at the end of each lesson.
Author's Bio
Written by Gwen Phillips. Get your free e-course for creating fresh, powerful affirmations and creative ways for using them. Visit http://www.newperspectivetoday.com to sign up
Friday, June 18, 2010
To live one day at a time is to harvest life gracefully
To live one day at a time is to harvest life gracefully. Below is a meditation that I use to keep me focus on one day at a time and not to worry about all of the what if's. I hope that this meditation will help you. Purchase this pocket positive book to help you each day to focus on what is important in life and to harvest life gracefully. It helped me tremendously, I am sure it will help you too!
Just for Today
Just for today, I will try to live through this day only,
and not tackle my whole life problem
at once. I can do something for twelve hours
that would appall me if I felt that I had to
keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today, I will be happy. This assumes to
be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that
"most folks are as happy as they make up
their minds to be."
Just for today, I will try to strengthen my mind.
I will study. I will learn something useful.
I will not be a mental loafer. I will read
something that requires effort, thought and
concentration.
Just for today, I will adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything to my own
desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes,
and fit myself to it.
Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three
ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and
not get found out. I will do at least two
things I don't want to--just for exercise.
I will not show anyone that my feelings are
hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not
show it
Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look
as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low,
act courteously, criticize not one bit, not
find fault with anything and not try to improve
or regulate anybody except myself.
Just for today, I will have a program. I may not
follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will
save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.
Just for today, I will have a quiet half hour all
by myself, and relax. During this half hour,
sometime, I will try to get a better perspective
of my life.
Just for today, I will be unafraid. Especially I
will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful,
and to believe that as I give to the world, so
the world will give to me.
-Kenneth L. Holmes
Just for Today
Just for today, I will try to live through this day only,
and not tackle my whole life problem
at once. I can do something for twelve hours
that would appall me if I felt that I had to
keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today, I will be happy. This assumes to
be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that
"most folks are as happy as they make up
their minds to be."
Just for today, I will try to strengthen my mind.
I will study. I will learn something useful.
I will not be a mental loafer. I will read
something that requires effort, thought and
concentration.
Just for today, I will adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything to my own
desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes,
and fit myself to it.
Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three
ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and
not get found out. I will do at least two
things I don't want to--just for exercise.
I will not show anyone that my feelings are
hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not
show it
Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look
as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low,
act courteously, criticize not one bit, not
find fault with anything and not try to improve
or regulate anybody except myself.
Just for today, I will have a program. I may not
follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will
save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.
Just for today, I will have a quiet half hour all
by myself, and relax. During this half hour,
sometime, I will try to get a better perspective
of my life.
Just for today, I will be unafraid. Especially I
will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful,
and to believe that as I give to the world, so
the world will give to me.
-Kenneth L. Holmes
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
To Forgive is to Harvest Life Gracefully
To forgive is to harvest life gracefully. To live life and feel free is to learn how to forgive the people that has hurt you. This article by David Samuel gives you lots of thoughts and ideas to think about. I also posted a few great books on forgiveness, that I recommend for good reading.
The Truth About Forgiveness - How to Really Forgive Permanently
By David Samuel
Forgiveness is a very popular concept. Everyone who is interested in self healing and personal development is talking about forgiveness and how that is being compassionate etc. However, many people find it difficult or impossible to truly forgive. Some people may think they have forgiven, but a little inquiry and you will find that they still harbor ill feelings. This article will explore why it is so difficult to truly forgive and how to correct that.
Let us say for example, you have had some terrible things done to you by your parents and other people, as many people may say they have. It is even a common expression now for people to get together and talk about how their parents messed them up. Indeed that is true, we are a product of our upbringing, and I deal with that in many other books and articles I have written, but that is not the subject of this article. Here I would like to discuss how the idea of forgiving people is actually counter-productive to your personal growth, freedom and happiness. Why would you need to forgive someone? Because of something they did to hurt you.
That is obvious. However, the question is; 'why are you hurt?' Being hurt is a two part process. First, it is the action that is done by the other person, which in some cases could be God or Mother Nature who rained on your holiday. Second, it is what has been hurt, that is your ego. And this is what we need to work on. If you stick your hand in a snake hole, you are invading its home, making it feel attacked, and it will bite you. Depending on the snake, you may die soon after. Is that the snakes fault? Does the snake need to be forgiven for acting out of instinct and doing what it is designed to do? Whose fault is it really? Every creature has its nature, and it will act according to its nature. You cannot change that, otherwise you are taking the part of God and deciding that you want to change the world you have created. That is a bit arrogant I am sure you will agree. We simple humans have no ability to comprehend the reason and methods of creation in our present conscious state, and so who are you to tell God what He should be doing? I use the word God here merely for simplicity in our discussion, you should take the concept and fit it to whatever force you believe is behind the creation of all things. God is a convenient word to save space and time instead of saying 'The Cosmic Force of All creations, the Beginning-less Beginning, the Cause of All Causes, That incomprehensible Thing which came before all Things and will remain after.' Why do you need to forgive anyone? Because you are hurt. Why are you hurt? Because things did not go the way you wanted them to go. Who are you to tell God how He should have made things or people function?
We all make the big mistake of seeing humans as different than other creatures in nature. You say your mother is not a snake or a dog, she should have known better. That is not true, if you look objectively. Humans have the capacity for higher thinking and conscious actions, but how many actually use that capacity? Not very many at all. People just live by instincts. We are born with our animal instincts for self preservation, procreation and other animal requirements to keep the species alive. In addition to those natural ones, other instincts are developed in our personality as we grow up. I choose the word instincts because it is more accurate than personality or character traits. The reason I say that instincts is a more accurate word, is that although the difference is that an instinct cannot be changed in other than very rare occasions, personality traits should be easy to change, but the reality is that they are not. And so what traits and characteristics we develop as a child are added to our basic instincts and become part of that overpowering force which we are slaves to obey.
Only those few people who have determined that they are fed up enough with their life and want to change have the potential to change those learnt instincts, if they are fortunate enough to receive proper education and training in doing so. The rest of humanity is slave to live out their life ruled by what they have become through no fault of their own. The preceding sentence is all you really need to learn and accept in order to let go of the impossible and purely ego based concept of forgiveness. Being hurt or angry at someone for doing what is their nature to do, that they are helpless to counteract, is saying that you want God to change the world. Even God is limited in His powers, but you want to be more powerful than that, saying that you should be able to stick your hand in the cobra's den and pull out its young babies to play with them, and not get bitten.
Let us prove now that even God is limited. There are rules to the universe. Any scientist will tell you that if certain principles in nature where to change, then the entire universe would collapse. And so God is limited by the very rules that He created. Put simply using a card game of poker as the example, even God cannot beat four aces with a pair of two's. You want to forgive someone who has hurt you, but the true cause of your pain is because you are denying reality. Then who is the fool? There is nothing to forgive but there is much to accept. When you mature enough to accept things as they are, there will be nothing to forgive. Yes, mature is the correct term for all of you who know how an immature child can demand many things and get very upset because they do not understand that they simply cannot have what they want. It is that simple. Your mother did what she did, for example, and you are terribly hurt and suffer. If you would forgive her, then you would be fine, but it is just not possible, you cannot find forgiveness in you in any way. Hard as you try, year after year, try to forgive her, is not possible.
The pain continues, the regret, the repetitive thoughts that she should not have done that, how could she, etc. You suffer and need to forgive her, all the books and teachers tell you that forgiveness is the key, you must forgive in order to move forward in your spiritual growth and emotional healing. But you cannot forgive her and you suffer now even more because she is preventing you from growing and healing. Your life is limited because of her and what she did, even now robbing you of the ability to forgive. Maybe you convince yourself that you have forgiven her but there is still some bitterness or regret or negative thoughts about the pain that linger, and so your forgiving is all in your imagination and not truly completed, and for this you suffer more, you are worse, not better. I am saying that it is not possible to forgive. Forgiveness is an illusion to cover up a selfish ego concept that the world and everyone in it should live and act the way YOU want them to. If you threw a stone at a brick wall, you will hit the wall and maybe chip off some of the stone or bricks, causing permanent damage.
If you threw the very same stone into the sky to hit a cloud, perhaps you even got the stone into the clouds, there would be no damage and the stone would fall right back down to you, having made no effects on the sky or cloud at all. It is you who has become as thick as a brick wall, when in reality your true essence is like a cloud in the sky. Free and pure, without any fixed form, able to come and go without hindrance, and impossible to damage. Stop wasting time and energy trying to forgive someone for doing what they had no choice but to do, and spend that energy on realizing your true nature. In this way, you will have nothing to forgive, yet all will be freed, you will be released and truly healed of your pain. All your pain is due to your behaving like a brick wall, thick and limited, solid and immovable. Find the reality of your nature and release those learned instincts and habits that make you hurt people, and most of all, yourself. There is no one to forgive, there is no need to forgive, there is only the need to see and accept reality. Accepting reality is being objective. Objective people cannot get insulted or hurt because they know that a walk in the rain will get you wet, and so why should you be upset if you get wet for walking in the rain. I do not forgive because there is nothing to forgive.
I accept the reality of the nature of the person. A thief's nature is to steal and that is what he will do. I will learn not to deal with the same thief again. Accepting the reality of the nature of the person and do not give them the opportunity to continue doing what they have done in the past and will most likely repeat in the future. In this way you will not continue to injure yourself and as you stop stabbing the knife in the same place, the wound will heal on its own very quickly. As the old joke goes, man goes to doctor and says it hurts when he lifts his arms above his head, and the doctor says; "So don't do that." There is nothing for forgive, people are what they are, but if it hurts you to expect and want anyone to be different than their nature makes them be, then don't do that. Please visit my forum shown in my signature and get a free copy of my eBook, "Understanding Words An end to Anger and Conflict" We have changed the web site and would like to hear what people think. If you send in your comments, I will reply with another free eBook, "All IS Mind"
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The Truth About Forgiveness - How to Really Forgive Permanently
By David Samuel
Forgiveness is a very popular concept. Everyone who is interested in self healing and personal development is talking about forgiveness and how that is being compassionate etc. However, many people find it difficult or impossible to truly forgive. Some people may think they have forgiven, but a little inquiry and you will find that they still harbor ill feelings. This article will explore why it is so difficult to truly forgive and how to correct that.
Let us say for example, you have had some terrible things done to you by your parents and other people, as many people may say they have. It is even a common expression now for people to get together and talk about how their parents messed them up. Indeed that is true, we are a product of our upbringing, and I deal with that in many other books and articles I have written, but that is not the subject of this article. Here I would like to discuss how the idea of forgiving people is actually counter-productive to your personal growth, freedom and happiness. Why would you need to forgive someone? Because of something they did to hurt you.
That is obvious. However, the question is; 'why are you hurt?' Being hurt is a two part process. First, it is the action that is done by the other person, which in some cases could be God or Mother Nature who rained on your holiday. Second, it is what has been hurt, that is your ego. And this is what we need to work on. If you stick your hand in a snake hole, you are invading its home, making it feel attacked, and it will bite you. Depending on the snake, you may die soon after. Is that the snakes fault? Does the snake need to be forgiven for acting out of instinct and doing what it is designed to do? Whose fault is it really? Every creature has its nature, and it will act according to its nature. You cannot change that, otherwise you are taking the part of God and deciding that you want to change the world you have created. That is a bit arrogant I am sure you will agree. We simple humans have no ability to comprehend the reason and methods of creation in our present conscious state, and so who are you to tell God what He should be doing? I use the word God here merely for simplicity in our discussion, you should take the concept and fit it to whatever force you believe is behind the creation of all things. God is a convenient word to save space and time instead of saying 'The Cosmic Force of All creations, the Beginning-less Beginning, the Cause of All Causes, That incomprehensible Thing which came before all Things and will remain after.' Why do you need to forgive anyone? Because you are hurt. Why are you hurt? Because things did not go the way you wanted them to go. Who are you to tell God how He should have made things or people function?
We all make the big mistake of seeing humans as different than other creatures in nature. You say your mother is not a snake or a dog, she should have known better. That is not true, if you look objectively. Humans have the capacity for higher thinking and conscious actions, but how many actually use that capacity? Not very many at all. People just live by instincts. We are born with our animal instincts for self preservation, procreation and other animal requirements to keep the species alive. In addition to those natural ones, other instincts are developed in our personality as we grow up. I choose the word instincts because it is more accurate than personality or character traits. The reason I say that instincts is a more accurate word, is that although the difference is that an instinct cannot be changed in other than very rare occasions, personality traits should be easy to change, but the reality is that they are not. And so what traits and characteristics we develop as a child are added to our basic instincts and become part of that overpowering force which we are slaves to obey.
Only those few people who have determined that they are fed up enough with their life and want to change have the potential to change those learnt instincts, if they are fortunate enough to receive proper education and training in doing so. The rest of humanity is slave to live out their life ruled by what they have become through no fault of their own. The preceding sentence is all you really need to learn and accept in order to let go of the impossible and purely ego based concept of forgiveness. Being hurt or angry at someone for doing what is their nature to do, that they are helpless to counteract, is saying that you want God to change the world. Even God is limited in His powers, but you want to be more powerful than that, saying that you should be able to stick your hand in the cobra's den and pull out its young babies to play with them, and not get bitten.
Let us prove now that even God is limited. There are rules to the universe. Any scientist will tell you that if certain principles in nature where to change, then the entire universe would collapse. And so God is limited by the very rules that He created. Put simply using a card game of poker as the example, even God cannot beat four aces with a pair of two's. You want to forgive someone who has hurt you, but the true cause of your pain is because you are denying reality. Then who is the fool? There is nothing to forgive but there is much to accept. When you mature enough to accept things as they are, there will be nothing to forgive. Yes, mature is the correct term for all of you who know how an immature child can demand many things and get very upset because they do not understand that they simply cannot have what they want. It is that simple. Your mother did what she did, for example, and you are terribly hurt and suffer. If you would forgive her, then you would be fine, but it is just not possible, you cannot find forgiveness in you in any way. Hard as you try, year after year, try to forgive her, is not possible.
The pain continues, the regret, the repetitive thoughts that she should not have done that, how could she, etc. You suffer and need to forgive her, all the books and teachers tell you that forgiveness is the key, you must forgive in order to move forward in your spiritual growth and emotional healing. But you cannot forgive her and you suffer now even more because she is preventing you from growing and healing. Your life is limited because of her and what she did, even now robbing you of the ability to forgive. Maybe you convince yourself that you have forgiven her but there is still some bitterness or regret or negative thoughts about the pain that linger, and so your forgiving is all in your imagination and not truly completed, and for this you suffer more, you are worse, not better. I am saying that it is not possible to forgive. Forgiveness is an illusion to cover up a selfish ego concept that the world and everyone in it should live and act the way YOU want them to. If you threw a stone at a brick wall, you will hit the wall and maybe chip off some of the stone or bricks, causing permanent damage.
If you threw the very same stone into the sky to hit a cloud, perhaps you even got the stone into the clouds, there would be no damage and the stone would fall right back down to you, having made no effects on the sky or cloud at all. It is you who has become as thick as a brick wall, when in reality your true essence is like a cloud in the sky. Free and pure, without any fixed form, able to come and go without hindrance, and impossible to damage. Stop wasting time and energy trying to forgive someone for doing what they had no choice but to do, and spend that energy on realizing your true nature. In this way, you will have nothing to forgive, yet all will be freed, you will be released and truly healed of your pain. All your pain is due to your behaving like a brick wall, thick and limited, solid and immovable. Find the reality of your nature and release those learned instincts and habits that make you hurt people, and most of all, yourself. There is no one to forgive, there is no need to forgive, there is only the need to see and accept reality. Accepting reality is being objective. Objective people cannot get insulted or hurt because they know that a walk in the rain will get you wet, and so why should you be upset if you get wet for walking in the rain. I do not forgive because there is nothing to forgive.
I accept the reality of the nature of the person. A thief's nature is to steal and that is what he will do. I will learn not to deal with the same thief again. Accepting the reality of the nature of the person and do not give them the opportunity to continue doing what they have done in the past and will most likely repeat in the future. In this way you will not continue to injure yourself and as you stop stabbing the knife in the same place, the wound will heal on its own very quickly. As the old joke goes, man goes to doctor and says it hurts when he lifts his arms above his head, and the doctor says; "So don't do that." There is nothing for forgive, people are what they are, but if it hurts you to expect and want anyone to be different than their nature makes them be, then don't do that. Please visit my forum shown in my signature and get a free copy of my eBook, "Understanding Words An end to Anger and Conflict" We have changed the web site and would like to hear what people think. If you send in your comments, I will reply with another free eBook, "All IS Mind"
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Finding and defining your purpose in life is to Harvest Life Gracefully
Finding and defining your purpose in life is to Harvest Life Gracefully.
Often time I am sure we all ask ourselves why are we here? What is our purpose.
This article that I am posting will help you how to find your purpose.
Go ahead and harvest life gracefully by finding your purpose. Harvest Life Gracefully recommend this book in helping anybody that is looking for their purpose in life.
Have you ever wondered how to even define purpose, much less how to find your life purpose? Well, my hope is that this article will help you do both.
There is two parts to Purpose: Being and Doing.
Being dictates who you are. It's your identity. Doing dictates what you've been called & designed to do.
So here is my definition of Purpose:
When you find a Role where you do what you love to do and use what you're great at doing to become a solution to problems that you feel called to fix. That's where you will find your purpose.
It's that one sweet spot where these 4 things intersect: Passions, Talents, Needs & Calling.
Passions:
Passions are the fuel for your life. When you are doing something you are passionate about it will wake you up in the morning quicker than a strong cup of the old Starbucks Coffee. When it comes to Purpose, your Passions answer the question "What" What should I be doing I my life to be satisfied?
Talents
Talents are those things you do easily that others with they could do like you. The funny thing is that when people say to you they wish they could do what you do, you laugh at them because it comes so easy to you; you figure everyone else can do it just as easily. The truth is, your talents are given specifically to you. To make a difference in this world! Talents answer the question "How" How can I make the greatest amount of change with the least amount of effort?
Needs
Needs are the third essential component in finding your life purpose. Why needs? You don't have Passions & Talents for nothing! You have the previous two things because you have been designed for a role where you will do what you love to do and use what you're great at doing to become a solution to problems! Needs answer the question "Where" Where will I make the greatest contribution in life? Purpose isn't just about you having a satisfying life. Purpose is actually about you serving, or contributing to the betterment of the world. So instead of being one of those people who just complain about problems. Become a problem solver! And how do you actually do this? Hint...hint....You only use your talents to become a solution to the problems you see. Again...your talents come easy to you. You perform nearly perfect every single time. So you use what comes easy to you to fix problems and since you're great at what you do. You'll fix these problems easy & fast!
Calling
Finally, there's Calling. Sometimes we can spend out whole life devoted to the wrong thing. I personally believe in a God who calls people to do great things with their lives. Calling is the last component because you pay attention to what God is calling you to devote your life to. Why? Because when you're working with him. It will all work out in the end!
So that's how define purpose & go about finding it at the same time.
RK Castillo has helped nearly 300,000 people start their journey to finding their purpose. Click this link If you'd like to answer the question What is My Purpose. Or here's another article where you can learn how to Define Purpose in your life.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=RK_Castillo
Often time I am sure we all ask ourselves why are we here? What is our purpose.
This article that I am posting will help you how to find your purpose.
Go ahead and harvest life gracefully by finding your purpose. Harvest Life Gracefully recommend this book in helping anybody that is looking for their purpose in life.
Have you ever wondered how to even define purpose, much less how to find your life purpose? Well, my hope is that this article will help you do both.
There is two parts to Purpose: Being and Doing.
Being dictates who you are. It's your identity. Doing dictates what you've been called & designed to do.
So here is my definition of Purpose:
When you find a Role where you do what you love to do and use what you're great at doing to become a solution to problems that you feel called to fix. That's where you will find your purpose.
It's that one sweet spot where these 4 things intersect: Passions, Talents, Needs & Calling.
Passions:
Passions are the fuel for your life. When you are doing something you are passionate about it will wake you up in the morning quicker than a strong cup of the old Starbucks Coffee. When it comes to Purpose, your Passions answer the question "What" What should I be doing I my life to be satisfied?
Talents
Talents are those things you do easily that others with they could do like you. The funny thing is that when people say to you they wish they could do what you do, you laugh at them because it comes so easy to you; you figure everyone else can do it just as easily. The truth is, your talents are given specifically to you. To make a difference in this world! Talents answer the question "How" How can I make the greatest amount of change with the least amount of effort?
Needs
Needs are the third essential component in finding your life purpose. Why needs? You don't have Passions & Talents for nothing! You have the previous two things because you have been designed for a role where you will do what you love to do and use what you're great at doing to become a solution to problems! Needs answer the question "Where" Where will I make the greatest contribution in life? Purpose isn't just about you having a satisfying life. Purpose is actually about you serving, or contributing to the betterment of the world. So instead of being one of those people who just complain about problems. Become a problem solver! And how do you actually do this? Hint...hint....You only use your talents to become a solution to the problems you see. Again...your talents come easy to you. You perform nearly perfect every single time. So you use what comes easy to you to fix problems and since you're great at what you do. You'll fix these problems easy & fast!
Calling
Finally, there's Calling. Sometimes we can spend out whole life devoted to the wrong thing. I personally believe in a God who calls people to do great things with their lives. Calling is the last component because you pay attention to what God is calling you to devote your life to. Why? Because when you're working with him. It will all work out in the end!
So that's how define purpose & go about finding it at the same time.
RK Castillo has helped nearly 300,000 people start their journey to finding their purpose. Click this link If you'd like to answer the question What is My Purpose. Or here's another article where you can learn how to Define Purpose in your life.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=RK_Castillo
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