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There Are No Mistakes – Inspirational Quotes #57
Read article: There Are No Mistakes – Inspirational Quotes #57This morning I saw an interesting image about the Yin-Yang symbol which made me think. Maybe, like me, you’ve made some choices that you felt were wrong decisions. I’ve sometimes found myself in situations in life, relationships, places, where I was really unhappy. In those moments I sometimes wondered how could I have made such a terrible choice and end up suffering because of it. But now I understand that even those horrible moments in life were the correct decision. The thing is every experience is teaching us what we need to learn in that particular moment. There really are…
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Inner Harmony Comes From Life Balance – Inspirational Quotes #56
Read article: Inner Harmony Comes From Life Balance – Inspirational Quotes #56To have inner harmony doesn’t necessarily mean that your outer life is harmonious. Most of the time the external events of our life are things we cannot control. But we can achieve a certain degree of life balance in the way we choose to live. And balance is what leads to that sensation of inner harmony. Balance is all about alertness and continuous adjustments. If you watch a tightrope walker you will see that they are very concentrated, and they are always adjusting their weight. If they start to lean too much to oneside, they will counter it by shifting their…
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Let Go by Learning the Lesson of Karma – Inspirational Quotes #54
Read article: Let Go by Learning the Lesson of Karma – Inspirational Quotes #54It’s not easy to let go. Painful memories, toxic relationships, harmful choices, feelings of guilt… it takes a lot of courage and deep inner shifts to really let go of that kind of stuff. And often, just when we think we’ve got it out of our system, it comes back around in a different form. We find ourselves in a relationship with similar patterns, or we suddenly feel some old anxiety spontaneously bubbling up. The thing is, our experiences and situations in life are very much a reflection of our belief patterns. And sometimes those patterns are largely unconscious. Until we…
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Don’t Forget Your Connection with Nature – Inspirational Quotes #53
Read article: Don’t Forget Your Connection with Nature – Inspirational Quotes #53Today I have a very simple message for you. Please… don’t forget your connection with Nature. I think one of the saddest things about modern society, is that it is too easy to become disconnected from Nature. Many of us live in a concrete jungle. Add to that our hectic and stressful life, with work pressures, financial worries, and family responsabilities. Very often we are not even aware of Nature. And when that happens, it’s a serious situation. Nature is absolutely vital for our well-being. There is an energy in Nature that cannot be found anywhere else. That energy breathes…
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Respect Yourself and Set Your Boundaries – Inspirational Quotes #52
Read article: Respect Yourself and Set Your Boundaries – Inspirational Quotes #52If I asked you “Do you respect yourself?”, I imagine you would most likely say “Yes, of course.” But then if I asked you “Do you have challenges with other people respecting your time and privacy?”, what would you say? If you are like most people, myself included, you probably struggle sometimes with family, friends, or colleagues who always seem to impose themselves on your time and personal space. They invite themselves to your house, or they insist you accompany them to some god-awful place that you wouldn’t, for the life of you, normally go to, or they ask you to…
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Embrace Problems as Your Friend and Teacher – Inspiratinal Quotes #51
Read article: Embrace Problems as Your Friend and Teacher – Inspiratinal Quotes #51I hope you are having a tough day. eh… what? Yep, that’s what I said… I hope your day is going really difficult with lots of challenges and problems. I bet not many people wish you a tough day! The thing is if you are having an easy day, with no problems, then you are not learning or growing. It is through difficulties and adversity that we truly learn about life and about our own nature. You discover just how strong you are to get through tough times. You discover that you have an inner strength and inner resources. You learn how to manage…
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Be Strong and Follow Your Intuition – Inspirational Quotes #50
Read article: Be Strong and Follow Your Intuition – Inspirational Quotes #50It’s really not so hard to know what your intuition is trying to tell you. Deep down inside you know. You know what you should do. You know what you’d rather be doing with your life, your relationships, your career. The mind may try to intellectualise, analyse, and over-think the issue. But you know. You know that you know. The problem is not knowing what you need to do. The problem is having the courage to actually do it. Much of the time our intuition is very clear, but involves taking some hard decisions. Maybe we are stuck in a toxic…
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Honour Your Own Sacred Space – Inspirational Quotes #49
Read article: Honour Your Own Sacred Space – Inspirational Quotes #49To be effective in anything in life you need to have a secure foundation within yourself. It is from your centre of balance and peace that you can bring about transformation of yourself and your life circumstances. Without that solid base you can end up floundering and struggling. By creating a Sacred Space for yourself you honour yourself and the Divinity that is within you. A Sacred Space can be a physical location in your home, such as a room or a shelf that you can turn into a shrine. Or it could be a special place outside in nature where…
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Don’t Let Guilt Block You From Your Divinity – Inspirational Quotes #48
Read article: Don’t Let Guilt Block You From Your Divinity – Inspirational Quotes #48Guilt can either hold you back from growing, or it can show you what needs to shift in your life. Everyone experiences guilt (well, normal people, at least). The way you handle it will determine your sense of well-being. Do you let guilt paralyse you and cripple your personal growth? Or do you use it as an indication to know what you need to let go of? Feeling guilty about something creates a barrier between you and your inner Divine Self. It blocks you from being able to express your creative gifts fully. We can sometimes feel guilty as a…
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Be True to Who You Really Are – Inspirational Quotes #47
Read article: Be True to Who You Really Are – Inspirational Quotes #47Today I want to share with you something that I first learned from my Guru… just be who you are. Well I had always heard this advice in many places. But It was my Guru who showed me what that really meant. Part of his mission was to re-educate people about the true nature of God, and how to develop an intimate connection with the Divine within us. He always taught that to be truly spiritual you have to stop pretending to be something that you are not. The Divine within you already knows who you are. She knows all…
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Take Nothing Personally – Inspirational Quotes #46
Read article: Take Nothing Personally – Inspirational Quotes #46When we feel hurt or offended because of what someone said or did to us, we are taking it personally. In those moments it is our ego which is hurt. When we say things along the lines of “Why did he do that to me?”, it is the “me” of ego that feels as though it has been treated unfairly. But if you are able to stop and breathe and remember the presence of awareness, you’ll realise that whatever was said or done actually has nothing to do with you. The person whom you were hurt by is merely behaving like…
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You Control How You Experience Life – Inspirational Quotes #45
Read article: You Control How You Experience Life – Inspirational Quotes #45The way we experience life is a reflection of our attitudes, thoughts, and behaviours. We cannot control events that happen in the world. But we can control how we respond. The way we respond determines whether or not we have a happy and content life. Today, right now, you have a choice. You can be a victim. You can complain and get depressed that things aren’t turning out how you want. Or you can change your perspective and see an opportunity to learn something. You may learn something about another person, or about how you should change something to improve…
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Don’t Give Up – Inspirational Quotes #44
Read article: Don’t Give Up – Inspirational Quotes #44The calm always follows the storm. Any kind of change, transformation, or creation needs first to go through a period of struggle. That seems to be the way nature works. The results we hope for don’t just fall easily into our lap. We have to work hard to achieve it. We have to struggle against challenges, against the beliefs of others, and ourselves. Even after the initial excitement disappears we have to continue to motivate and apply ourselves, consistently. Sometimes it can be too much when we focus only on the final goal. It can seem too far away, or…
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Become the Presence of God – Inspirational Quotes #43
Read article: Become the Presence of God – Inspirational Quotes #43To experience the peace and stillness of spiritual consciousness is actually incredibly simple. It is only our mind and thoughts that prevent us from being the full potential of our Divinity. As we have grown up we have been conditioned with many belief patterns and thinking habits. We have learned to identify our sense of self with this bundle of memories, thoughts, and attitudes we call personality. This conditioning has resulted in a false sense of who we think we are. It is only with an unconditioned awareness that you are able to know your true Self. Not the limited,…
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Today is Beautiful – Inspirational Quotes #42
Read article: Today is Beautiful – Inspirational Quotes #42Beauty, peace, and harmony are always present. It is only our mind, our perspective, which prevents us from seeing it. Your world is full of amazing things. Miracles are constantly happening around you in your everyday life. When you stop, breathe, and listen, you can see that the world is always in harmony. Even the things that you may think are “negative”, such as sadness, suffering, aggression, or hate, are all in harmony with the flow of life. It may not always be pleasant, or easy, but life is unfolding exactly as it should. Nothing happens that shouldn’t happen. Nothing…
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Are You Alive? – Inspirational Quotes #41
Read article: Are You Alive? – Inspirational Quotes #41May I ask you a question? Are you living? Or are you merely existing? I think too many people are stuck in the routine of trying to survive, trying to provide for their family, trying to pay the bills and the rent. They spend 90% of their time doing stuff they don’t really like, in order to be able to simply continue. I know what it’s like. I’ve been there too. Ok, the job security is important, especially when you have a family to maintain. But what kind of a life is it if you spend 6 days a week…
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The Present is all you Ever Have – Inspirational Quotes #40
Read article: The Present is all you Ever Have – Inspirational Quotes #40One universal theme common to every kind of teaching from spiritual masters throughout history and all cultures, is to be in the present moment. Spend time with any genuine spiritual teacher and you’ll see that they live fully in the “NOW”. This is true regardless of religion or spiritual tradition. Coincidence? Of course not. The present moment is a gateway to your Divine Higher Self. Living fully in the present is the key to achieving true fulfilment at a soul level. The more you can stay in the present, the more you come closer to the joy and bliss of…
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Your Gift to the World – Inspirational Quotes #39
Read article: Your Gift to the World – Inspirational Quotes #39This week’s quote is something that has always been close to my heart. And I think many people don’t really get this. These days, much of “self-help” and “spiritual” teachings put too much emphasis on trying to find your life purpose, your reason for being here, and how you can contribute to the world. Well you know, those things are important of course. But I think the most important thing you can do in your entire existence here on Earth is to connect with your spirituality. Self-Realization is the ultimate goal of living this life. Union with your inner Divine nature.…
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Follow Your Spirit – Inspirational Quotes #38
Read article: Follow Your Spirit – Inspirational Quotes #38I think that, sadly, a lot of people have grown into the habit of ignoring the “call that excites their spirit”. You can call it Spirit, or Intuition, or God, or Nature. Whatever name you give it, it’s all the same. And it is frequently giving you messages. In the small things, as well as the big things in life. You can know it is calling to you when you feel excited, enthusiastic, and inspired. Listen for that, and don’t dismiss those feelings as fanciful day-dreaming. Those “calls” from your Spirit are guiding you. They guide you in making simple…
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Meditation and Spiritual Practice is More Important Than You Think – Inspirational Quotes #37
Read article: Meditation and Spiritual Practice is More Important Than You Think – Inspirational Quotes #37It doesn’t have to be meditation. It can be any practice that helps you to connect with your spiritual Self. If you are serious about living a more spiritual life, then this should be one of your top priorities. If you are not doing something everyday to nurture your spiritual connection then you are only making a half-hearted effort. It is only when you push yourself consistently each day, that you will experience the bliss and peace of inner joy. But don’t worry if you haven’t been doing your spiritual practice every single day. I know…