It's about anything and everything to increase the knowledge and awareness about some fields of life and life itself .. actual events, wisdom, humor, self development, relationships, business etc. .. just about anything we might encounter in our daily lives .. for those who want to know a little bit about somethings ..
When you finally awaken from the trance you've been living, you see life more clearly. Life has a new meaning, ideas begin to flow and hope cloaks you like a veil ..
When you finally awaken you understand the truth, you see, hear and understand all that was intended for you ..
When you finally awaken, you no longer search for a way, you create the way ..
Here are 2 amazing videos about the power of thought and Chakras. This stuff really is mind blowing. I hope you enjoy this and look further into these topics. I encourage you to research more if you find this interesting. Sacred geometry blows our minds!
"When God doesn't do what we want it's not easy; it never has been and it never will be. Faith is the conviction that God knows more than us ... and he'll get us through. Disappointment is caused by unmet expectations ... and it's cured by revamped expectations. Don't panic ... don't give up ... be patient ... God is in control."-Max Lucado
We've all experienced disappointment in our lives and inevitably will experience disappointments in the future ... But in those disappointments are lessons to be learned, wisdom to be unlocked, and believe-it-or-not ... opportunities in disguise. Disappointments can help us to grow if we allow God to reveal His purpose and if we trust that He will reveal His plan to us in perfect time ... It's important that we don't let ourselves get stuck in our disappointment by allowing bitterness and resentment to replace our hope and trust in GOD. How we respond to disappointments greatly determines the ultimate outcome ...
Sometimes we wonder ..,
'What did I do to deserve this?' or 'Why did God have to do this to me?'
Here is an explanation! Just because we can’t figure out what God’s doing right now, doesn’t mean it won’t make sense later .. This story explains this ..
A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the Daughter says, ‘Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.’
‘Here, have some cooking oil,’ her Mother offers.
‘How about a couple raw eggs?’ ’Gross, Mom!’Yuck’ says her daughter.
‘‘Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?’
‘Mom, those are all yucky!’
To which the mother replies :
‘Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves.But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!’
Godworks the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!
God loves us .. He sends us flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning …Whenever we want to talk, He’ll listen .. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart .. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance …
Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “Persevere” in this way:
“To persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement.”
To “Persist” means: “To take a stand, stand firm; to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition.
What is Perseverance?
Perseverance is the will to see things through until the end in spite of fear, obstacles, discouragement, and opposition. With perseverance, we can accomplish great things.
Here’s how to keep the practice of perseverance at the heart of everyday life to achieve the extraordinary.
Ask Yourself:
What are three goals you’d like to accomplish in the next three months?
What action steps do you need to take to reach these goals?
What are some reasons that may stop you from attaining these goals? (i.e. lack of time, money, fear, or self-doubt)
“I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”- John D. Rockefeller
“Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all of your energies on a limited set of targets.”-Nido Qubein
“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”- Mark Twain
This is so true we need to stay involved constantly in our business, learning always to achieve success .. Persevere and success will come to you .. Keep at it ..
Perseverance is a day-by-day decision not to give up .. Some situations, feelings, and challenges can, over time, cause us to lose heart or lose our way .. Fearlessness, guilt, joy, jealousy—are feelings that support or impede our efforts to persevere .. When we feel lost, overwhelmed, betrayed or exhausted, we need to know we have a choice for how we respond .. And we have to nurture the rewarding times, when we experience the joy of working together on something hard but worthwhile, when we realize we’ve made a small difference …
1. Commit to your Dream. Make a promise to yourself that you will keep the commitment to your goals; your dreams; your purpose, no matter what obstacles are presented to you along the way. Write this commitment down in a few sentences and what it means to you. Let it sink in. When an obstacle presents itself, read what you wrote and recommit to your dream. Vow never to waver so you are assured to stay on the path to success.
2. Keep a Positive Attitude. Stay optimistic and enthusiastic no matter how hard it can be at times. Help yourself to do this by creating a daily list of positive affirmations that counteract with your negative beliefs. For example, if you have a belief such as, “I don’t deserve to have what I want in my life,” replace it with, “I am attracting abundance and all that I want into my life.” Recite these affirmations daily until you have retrained your mind. Your positive attitude will help you through the tough times.
3. Stay focused. Determine what obstacles you are facing right now that are preventing you from pursuing goals and dreams. It could be fear, self-doubt, disappointments, or simply a lack of time or money. Acknowledge all of these hurdles by writing them down on paper. Now move past them by recommitting to your goal and fully understanding that nothing can stop your pursuit because you are being called to your greatness. Be unstoppable!
4. Bounce Back. Be a person who does not get discouraged easily. Be a person who handles rejection graciously by not taking anything personal. Be a person who is like this even if you are not. Rise to the occasion. With any setback, you will be challenged to make a choice of how you will react. The ability to make a choice is a gift. Choose to not beat yourself up, think about what happened, learn from your mistakes and, ultimately, press on for your own success.
And remember to stay strong, don’t let others steer us away from what’s in our heart!! We will eventually get there, just keep the fire burning within ..
I recently read an e-mail that posed this question: “Which are you a carrot, an egg or a cup of coffee?” The answer may surprise you and you will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again ..
What can a carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee teach a young woman tired of fighting and struggling with adversity and heartaches?
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as when one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.
She let them sit and boil; without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. “Which are you?” she asked her daughter ..
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Think of this: Which am I? A carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.
If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way .. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches ..
Never let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life .. Just because today is painful doesn’t mean tomorrow won’t be great .. You just got to get there .. The best things usually happen when you least expect it .. So try to smile in the mean time .. And Have hope and not give up .. Not because life has been easy, perfect, or exactly as you had anticipated, but because you choose to be happy and grateful for all the good things you do have and all the problems you know you don’t have .. Negativity is a very nasty and contagious disease .. Remove yourself from all negative people, situations, and things .. Choosing to be positive will help you maintain a better attitude, better health, and mind set ..
“Life is a unique combination of “want to” and “how to,” and we need to give equal attention to both.” — Jim Rohn
Did you go in every room today ?? Did you air the 4 rooms today ??
How you ask ??
yoga, music, laughter, dancing, long walks, singing, good advice, candles, warm breezes, smiles that light up the universe, extra long hugs, delicious meaningful conversations, nirvana in a kiss, listening to someone’s heartbeat, unexplained phenomena, undeniable passion, camping by firelight, empowering human beings, curling up with a good book, chasing clouds with a camera, curious debates and philosophizing, wishing on a falling star, roses, jasmine & lavender, fields of flowers, singing in the shower .. these are a few of so many ways ..
“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” -Khalil Gibran
I stumbled upon this epic debate that I forgot about that called to mind the previous quote .. regardless if it is true or not it still is a very touching story ..
Professor: My brother died of cancer, even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn’t. How is God good, then? Hmm?
(Student was silent)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you? Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Professor: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From.. God.
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Professor: So who created evil?
(Student didn’t answer)
Professor: Is there sickness? Immortality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them?
(Student had no answer)
Professor: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son.. have you ever seen God?
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your God.
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God, for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.
Professor: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, Science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor: Yes, Faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student: No, sir, there isn’t.
(The Lecture Theater became very quiet with this turn of events)
Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, super heat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of Heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was a pon-drop silence in the Lecture Theater)
Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student: You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light… But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called Darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, You would be able to make darkness darker, would’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student: Sir, my point is, your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student: Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes of course, I do.
Student: Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going)
Student: Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?
(The class was in uproar)
Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter)
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? .. No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable and Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student: That is it, sir.. exactly! The link between man and God is Faith. That is all that keeps things alive and moving!
The student’s name was Albert Einstein ..
I think the question should not be about if the story is fake or not .. it’s about faith ..
the basis of the whole story is so good that you can’t overlook it … So really who cares who did it … who said it … take it for what it is .. and what it wants to say ..
“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.” -Albert Einstein
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or what you want to become.
You never know who these people may be but you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way. Sometimes things happen to you at a time that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would never realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.
WITHOUT THESE SMALL TESTS, LIFE WOULD BE LIKE A SMOOTHLY PAVED, STRAIGHT, FLAT ROAD TO NOWHERE ~ SAFE AND COMFORTABLE BUT DULL AND UTTERLY POINTLESS.
The people you meet affect your life, the successes and downfalls that you experience can create whom you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
If someone loves you, “LOVE THEM BACK UNCONDITIONALLY” not only because they love you, but also because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count. Appreciate everything that you possibly can, for you may never experience it again.
LEARN TO LOVE ALL, TRUST A FEW, KEEP YOUR LOVED ONES CLOSE TO HEART, AND DO WRONG TO NONE.
HOW SHOULD THE SOUL not take wings when from the Glory of God It hears a sweet, kindly call: “Why are you here, soul? Arise!” How should a fish not leap fast into the sea form dry land When from the ocean so cool the sound of the waves reaches its How should the falcon not fly back to his king from the hunt When from the falconer’s drum it hears to call: “Oh, come back”? Why should not every Sufi begin to dance atom-like Around the Sun of duration that saves from impermanence? What graciousness and what beauty? What life-bestowing! What grace! If anyone does without that, woe- what err, what suffering! Oh fly , of fly, O my soul-bird, fly to your primordial home! You have escaped from the cage now- your wings are spread in the air. Oh travel from brackish water now to the fountain of life! Return from the place of the sandals now to the high seat of souls! Go on! Go on! we are going, and we are coming, O soul, From this world of separation to union, a world beyond worlds! How long shall we here in the dust-world like children fill our skirts With earth and with stones without value, with broken shards without worth? Let’s take our hand from the dust grove, let’s fly to the heavens’ high, Let’s fly from our childish behaviour and join the banquet of men! Call out, O soul, to proclaim now that you are rules and king! You have the grace of the answer, you know the question as well!
Just a quick thought for today from the thoughts of the great “Rumi” ..
“Sorrow prepares you for joy .. it violently sweeps everything out of your house .. so that new joy can find space to enter .. it shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place .. it pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow .. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place .. “
they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!’ 
stay strong, don’t let others steer us away from what’s in our heart!! We will eventually get there, just keep the fire burning within ..
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level?
on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches ..
