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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Do you believe in me?

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” ~ Buddha ~ It has been said that people will believe anything. That is true, but you want to be careful what you choose [...]

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Are you part of the problem?

“Many are so caught up in their own problems that they cannot see the big picture. Often, seeing the big picture can give one the perspective that makes illusive solutions suddenly easy to visualize. One form of hope can be accessed through stepping outside of yourself and seeing the bigger picture.” ~Mr. Prophet from his [...]

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What are the steps to success?

“The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.” ~ Cecil B. DeMille ~ The best advice one can take is to work on manifesting one’s dreams one step at a time. Just as one goes on a journey, one [...]

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Do you talk to yourself?

“He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and as a wise householder commands his servants and invites his guests, so must he learn to command his desires and to say, with authority, what thoughts he shall admit into [...]

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Does helping others feel good?

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It’s not.” ~Dr. Seuss Today I present the thoughts of another on the subject of giving. How You Can Feel Good Simply by Helping Others By Ronnie Nijmeh It’s very easy to get caught up in our own to-do lists [...]

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Are you still thankful?

“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself [...]

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How is your weight loss plan?

“Boys, there ain’t no free lunches in this country. And don’t go spending your whole life commiserating that you got the raw deals. You’ve got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it. It’s called perseverance.” ~ Lee Iacocca We will end the [...]

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