Be Your Friend

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Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, Peacefulness, presence

If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way
that you sometimes speak to yourself,
how long would you allow that person
to be your friend?

I admit that I catch myself in that negative self-talk cycle. “Why did I do that? What the heck is wrong with me?”

What’s worse is when it goes on for minutes and I don’t catch myself.

Eckhart Tolle urges us to be in the “now.” Buddhism calls it being mindful. However you choose to look at where you should be in each moment, where are you exactly?

Are you off in the future anticipating that plan, that great dream of yours?

Are you visiting your past, beating yourself up for having said something unkind to someone?

Or worse. Stuck in the past because someone said something unkind to you?

It has been said that each time you replay some hurtful scene from your past, you are allowing it to happen to you all over again. You are allowing that person to hurt you again…and again…and again.

Every single time you think about it, that’s what is happening.

If someone has done something to you that was hurtful, don’t replay it in your mind. Don’t live through that pain again. Your body doesn’t really like it, and you know your mind doesn’t like it either.

Be kind to yourself today, right now, in this moment.

Because, in this exact moment, there is peacefulness and you are perfect just as you are.

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For a Friend

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Happiness, Joy, Loss, Love, Sadness

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly.
— Anonymous

If you’ve experienced a loss, perhaps the death of a friend/partner, a relationship, or even a pet, remember to celebrate in memory the joy and happiness that was brought to your life from having him or her in it.

We can’t change the cycle of life, but we can change our perspective. Instead of focusing on just that sorrowful ending, look back to the happy days and let those feelings envelop and embrace you.

You’ll know you’ve succeeded when you find yourself smiling.

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The End Just Started

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Beginnings, Cycles, TS Eliot

What we call the beginning is often the end.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from.
— T.S. Eliot

May your week’s end be the beginning of your next great path.

Have a fun and peaceful weekend everyone.

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Decisions

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Choices, Decisions, Expectation, Thoughts

We all have decisions to make. We all have choices.

When it comes to making a decision, deep down, we really know what we are going to choose. But if you are ever in a bind and need some help, this trick works every time.

When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin.
It works not because it settles the question for you, but because,
in that brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly
know what you are hoping for.

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Online Seminar: Success Without Struggle

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Deepak Chopra, Online Event

This is a free, one-hour online seminar hosted by Deepak Chopra.

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Highlights:

Success without Struggle: 7 Keys to Doing Less and Having More, an all-new, world-premiere Chopra Center online event coming this Wednesday, September 10th, at 5:00pm pacific / 8:00pm eastern.

Achieve more with astonishing speed and ease. Let go of your anxiety-based overwork. Navigate setbacks in life.

Your life really isn’t meant to be a struggle.

Read More and Register.

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Recipe: Time, a Heart & Some Behavior

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Friendship, Happiness, Joy, Relationship

Time decides who you meet in life,
your heart decides who you want in your life,
and your behavior decides who stays in your life.

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