January 28, 2013 by gyurmechoga
Positive change requires letting go of old patterns and taking a fresh approach. It demands going beyond our preconceived ideas. A story about the relations of a teacher and student illustrates this principle.
A student who thought he had it “all figured out” would visit his teacher each day for personal lessons about life. Despite the teacher’s attempts to share her life experience, the student always resisted. One day the teacher took a different approach. When he arrived, the teacher asked the student if he would like some tea. The teacher then proceeded to set the tea table and brought in a huge pot of piping hot tea. She not only filled the student’s cup, but once the cup was full, she continued to pour. Tea overflowed, covering the table and streaming onto the beautiful carpet; the hot tea ruined everything! The student was shocked. He jumped up from his chair and started screaming at the teacher, “Stop! You must be craze! You’re ruining everything! Can’t you see what you are doing?” The teacher continued her pouring as if the student wasn’t present until the entire pitcher was empty. One then did she look calmly at the student and respond, “If you want to receive my tea, you must keep your cup empty.”
Like a wise student, we can gain insight only if we are open to it. (Kevin Cashman. Leadership from Inside Out)
Wishing you peace and well being as you open your mind to new information and experiences.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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January 14, 2013 by gyurmechoga
We don’t get a choice about what hand we are dealt in this life. The only choice we have is our attitude about the cards we hold and the finesse with which we play our hand. (Sylvia Boorstein, It’s Easier Than You Think)
Wishing you peace and well being as you look at the cards you’ve been dealt and the attitude and choices you are making on a day-to-day basis.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week. _/\_
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December 10, 2012 by gyurmechoga
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow. (Mary Ann Radmacher. Lean Forward Into Your Life.)
Wishing you peace and well being as you try again today, tomorrow, and this week.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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November 19, 2012 by gyurmechoga
Optimism is a powerfully beneficial approach to life. It’s well established that optimistic people are happier, healthier, and more successful than pessimists. And optimism is much more than just looking on the bright side of things. It’s an outlook that focuses on solutions rather than problems and spurs us on to take action to create the lives we want to live. (Lynda Wallace. Active Happiness)
Wishing you peace and well being a you create the life you want to live.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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November 12, 2012 by gyurmechoga
We cannot enjoy life if we spend our time and energy worrying about what happened yesterday and what will happen tomorrow. If we’re afraid all the time, we miss out on the wonderful fact that we’re alive and can be happy right now. In everyday life, we tend to believe that happiness is only possible in the future. We’re always looking for the “right” conditions that we don’t have to make us happy. We ignore what is happening right in front of us. We look for something that will make us feel more solid, safer, and more secure. (Thich Nhat Hanh. Fear: Essential Wisdom For Getting Through The Storm)
Wishing You peace and well being as you experience life as it is happening right in front of you.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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October 29, 2012 by gyurmechoga
The word “perseverance” in Latin means, “one who doesn’t yield.” In Chinese, the character for perseverance is often the same as the one used for patience. In English, it describes how we maintain our activity in spite of difficulties. Tenacity, steadfastness, persistence, doggedness – these are all common synonyms. (Margaret J. Wheatley. Perseverance.)
Wishing you peace and well being as life offers you lessons on how to persevere.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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October 22, 2012 by gyurmechoga
All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions. And at the bottom, those opinions are merely our efforts to escape the underlying uneasiness of being human, the uneasiness of feeling like we can’t get ground under our feet. So we hold on to our fixed ideas of “this is how it is” and disparage any opposing views. (Pema Chodron. Living Beautifully: With Uncertainty and Change)
Wishing you peace and well being as you come to see your likes and dislikes as merely as likes and dislikes.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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October 15, 2012 by gyurmechoga
“The theme you choose may change or simply elude you, but being your own story means you can always choose the tone. It also means you can invent the language to say who you are and what you mean.” (Toni Morrison,author, editor, professor, Nobel Prize winner, Pulitzer Prize winner)
Wishing you peace and well being as you discover your own story.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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October 8, 2012 by gyurmechoga
The two witnesses of what you do are others and yourself. Of these two, you are the only one who really knows exactly what is going on. So work with seeing yourself with compassion but without self-deception. (Pema Chodron. Always Maintain A Joyful Mind)
Wishing you peace and well being as you work with your self-deception.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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September 24, 2012 by gyurmechoga
If we keep allowing our mind and body to be influenced by negative beliefs, we will continually blame ourselves and feel that we are powerless and incapable. When we are around those who are healthy and happy, we tend to be this way as well. (Thich Nhat Hahn. The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice)
Wishing you peace and well being as you surround yourself with those who are healthy and happy.
PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/\_
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