Showing posts with label Freedom/Equality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freedom/Equality. Show all posts
All Life Matters
To
not suffer ourselves, we must seek to end all
suffering.
We
must always look beyond ourselves.
And not just humankind.
Anything
that can feel can suffer.
Suffering comes back to you just like the
benefits of a good deed.
Live Without Barriers
Some hearts will never open.
Some minds will never be changed.
Step down from the podium of blame.
Don’t allow yourself to be held back.
Prevail. Succeed. Live. Be Happy.
Try Something New, Dream Big! Create a Vision Board!
Maybe some of those New Year resolutions just didn’t pan out
like you thought they would. Spring is another time of newness and
rejuvenation; do some Spring cleaning! In other words, declutter and rid
yourself of the things that don’t work in your life and do some soul searching!
The
purpose of a Vision Board (aka Dream Board) is to help you focus on your
dreams, goals, and aspirations in life. Some say it’s a magical process...
Start with a poster board or old cardboard –
reusing will bless your board with good karma!
All you have to do is take pictures (from magazines, your phone, the
internet, etc.) that depict your goals or things you want to obtain. If you
can’t find the right pictures, you can also spell it out with words. Just cut
out whole words or letters from publications and attach them to your board. You
can add backgrounds and more things for inspiration. Pick a theme like sports,
your career, education, hobbies or leave it all inclusive like most do.
The
board will continue to grow and expand as you accomplish your goals and think
of new ones. You can also make a stack of books that inspire you or use your
cubicle wall as a Vision Board. There are no wrong ways to create your
Vision Board.
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My Vision
Board started
with hopes
of Obama's administration,
my college
education, career goals,
and moving
to Columbus.
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Enjoy!
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I added animal rights, more
traveling, and more about work and
education. About 7 of these items have come to fruition.
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Books and magazines
that
decorate my work
space.
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“Shelfie"
- inspiring, spiritual, and motivational books.
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Take A Chance
"We can't predict something grand
All we can do is take a chance
Dear wounded heart, take a chance"
From Monsters and the Moon by Jason Duncan
From Monsters and the Moon by Jason Duncan
Prayer and The One Unanswered
When I was a child I would pray. I would kneel at the foot of my bed and put my hands together pointing up. I would close my eyes, concentrate, and often press my face against my hands (nose to thumbs). My prayer always ended with
“… keep my soul free
from sin. Keep those that I love free from sin. And take my soul to heaven when
I die.”
When I was a teenager I prayed to be brave. I prayed for
confidence. I prayed to ignore my haters and for them to not harm me. I prayed
the bullies would leave me alone. I prayed for skills to defend myself. I prayed
for God to change me; to not be different.
I was brave even though I didn’t think so at the time.
Confidence came and so did defensiveness. But I was to be different. That was
my calling and it still is. I was not chosen to be a light on the strand that
decorates, but rather a single candle flickering in the window directing
attention.
Attention is power.
Attention is power.
My beliefs have changed over the decades. I choose personal affirmations
over prayer. I even wrote a customized mantra:
I believe in me and all that I do
I believe in goodness and that of
everyone
(I believe that I will be well received)
I believe in the universe and
that it is ours for the making
There is power in prayer.
Terms have changed, understandings have evolved, and
explanations have become vaguer. But it really is all the same. I have never stopped
talking to “God”.
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