What is the art of Zen?

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture… Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale~ Are you familiar with the book, “Zen and the Art of Archery?” [...]

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What do you say to yourself?

“The quality of conversation we have with ourselves directly impacts the results we experience in life and our ability to derive fulfillment at any given moment.” ~ on line motivator Have you noticed that you have an ongoing dialogue in your mind? This is self talk. What you say to yourself determines who you are. [...]

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Do you use affirmations?

“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”~Claude M. Bristol ~ We have talked about meditation and visualization. There is one more technique that ranks along side these two. It is affirmations. These three; meditation, visualization, and affirmations, make an unstoppable team [...]

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What’s in your mind’s eye?

“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.”~ Cherie Carter-Scott ~ Have you heard the expression, “it’s all in your mind?” This usually indicates disbelief of something someone has said. [...]

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Ready to start again?

“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford That which we call failure is a part of everyone’s life. It is your attitude that determines if failure is a deal breaker or simply an [...]

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Do you have focus?

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” ~ Alexander Graham Bell ~ I think that one of the most difficult things we face in creating our dream life is the ability to stay focused. We are continually distracted by things going on [...]

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Are you trapped in the web of life?

“Man did not weave the web of life: he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. To harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator.”-Red Cloud, Indian Chief (1854) We hear a lot of talk about all humankind being connected, that humanity is one. [...]

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Do you know how to meditate?

“Meditation is the gateway, through which you arrive to the world of freedom.” ~ Remez Sasson There are many different techniques of meditation. However they all have the same purpose and goals. The reason people meditate may differ and encompass only part of those goals. All however agree that the benefits of meditation are many. [...]

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What are the benefits of meditation?

“Your mind is your instrument. Learn to be its master and not its slave.” ~ Remez Sasson ~ There is a lot of talk and information about meditation available. I will not bore you with a lot of detailed in depth explanation of meditation. But, I do believe that everyone would benefit from its practice. [...]

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What can you do?

“What you want to do , and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream,” ~ Mike Melville ~ I remember the lesson I learned when I became a homeowner. When things started to go wrong there was no manager to call. I had to deal with the problems. I had [...]

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