Living, Lying, Authenticity and Fear

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I thought I'd republish Marianne Williamson's Our Deepest Fear from a previous post Keeping the past alive means living a lie

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

 

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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Life Is About Loving: See Your Oneness With Others Today

Image by dodsportTrusting others becomes easier when we are able to see our interconnectedness. 
Viewing people as if they were separate from us means we see them as a threat to our sense of self which makes it more difficult for us to completely trust them. 
Realizing that we are all part of the same universal spirit, however, lets us place our trust more fully in others. 
Once we recognize that they have experienced the same emotions and thoughts as we have, the boundaries that seem to divide us dissipate. 
By seeing your oneness with others today, you will be more open, honest, and forthcoming in your interactions.  DailyOM
 

Another View 4 U

• How You Can Change The World (entrepreneurs-journey.com) - I can't suggest strongly enough that you read Yaro Starak's latest blog post and his previous posts in this series. He is really such a connected person and for those who are consciously on their journey of self-discovery, this particular sentence in his post says it all... "The goal of self improvement becomes even more important when we come to realize that improving oneself is always dependent on improving the lives of others."   That is the oneness I am talking about! Life is about loving, after all.
• Why Meditate? (huffingtonpost.com) My answer to Matthieu Ricard's article and video - you connect with who you really are and when that happens, you connect easily with others.
• Finding The Good In Life's Biggest Upsets (huffingtonpost's Dr Judith Rich) - Whenever you want to "hear" truth, that pierces the veil of illusion, read something by Dr J. I marvel at the way she "de-bones" and filets a subject.

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Everyday Spirituality: Take The Time To Become Still And Listen



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 We all have moments of psychic insight, but it is only when we listen to the messages and try to follow them that we can learn to distinguish true intuition from fantasy. 

Our chances of hearing the messages that come through us increase when we regularly take the time to become still and listen. 

When we get in touch and spend time within, we become familiar with another level of experiencing the world. Today may be a good time to pay attention to the small voice that guides you, and see if your day improves.

Most of us carry on an inner monologue of things we want to accomplish, pursue, and analyze, among many other things. We may have an inner critic who evaluates our every move, or perhaps we have songs that run through our heads and provide a soundtrack to our day. 

But we have the power to direct or filter our thoughts, so it is important to learn the difference between the intuitive voice and the inner critic or other voices. 

We can do this by learning to quiet our mind’s chatter and focus it on silence and pure being. Then, when we open ourselves up to listen, we can tune in to one voice rather than inviting chorus. 

When we take time to focus on intuitive guidance, we can follow our psychic hunches to their most perfect conclusions. DailyOM

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Employment and You: Is It Opportunity or Bondage?

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"Is it an employment "opportunity" or bondage? 

Because what you really want is freedom, many of you equate working for other people as bondage, but if you would realize that the corporation, as an entity, is not so different from the individual, it might be easier to understand the employer's decisions. 

Long before the buildings or the workers, the visionary of the corporation had an idea for something that began summoning Energy. So years later maybe you are hired as a part of that team, and without realizing it you are now the beneficiary of that continuing flowing Energy. 

When you step into one of those employment positions, Life Force is summoned through you because of the vision of the founder--unless you're bucking the current. 

Most get into that fast moving stream and paddle against the current--and then complain about it being a hard ride--where they could get into their canoe and easily paddle with the fast moving current. 

You can soar and thrive in any environment as long as you are not seeing things that you are using as your reason to paddle against the current. And so, it doesn't really matter what others are deciding. 

The questions are: "As I am choosing to stand here, it's a way for dollars to flow through me in exchange for the effort I am offering. Am I predominantly letting the Energy flow through me, or not? Am I letting it in?"  Abraham-Hicks

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Living In The Present Moment

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Living in the present moment can seem like a bitch sometimes. 

We love to change it or ignore it and hope it just goes away which is why we turn to the past – and it was never that great! – or worry ourselves sick about the future.

Basically, anything will do as long as it's not NOW. But guess what folks, the present is all we have. Right now, this very second is all we have. We do not have anything else, you feel me – this is it! 

 
Living in the Present Moment 
with Thich Nhat Hanh

Walking Meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh

 

Thich Nhat Hanh's guide to life is Smile, Breath and Go Slowly which is probably difficult for most of us. However, it is something to aim for, isn't it. I like it; how about you? 

And how about to take it a bit further:

• A brief guide to life (zenhabits.net)
• Forgiveness, Stress, and Living in the Present Moment (beliefnet.com)
• Thich Nhat Hanh: Eco-Awareness to Stop the Poisoning (grantlawrence.blogspot.com)
• Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.: Forgiveness Means Giving Up All Hope for a Better Past (huffingtonpost.com)

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More Relaxation – Get Into It and Go Flow

More good news -  get into it and go flow. I hope there's something here for everyone today.

Guided BREATHING Meditation 
(for beginners)

A Listening Meditation

Close Your Eyes and Relax (Deeply)
with Paul Coleman

 

 Chakra Meditation
(I do this every single morning before getting out of bed)

Meditation with a Master - Thich Nhat Hanh

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Good News: Relaxing and flowing away

Good news day - relax into it and flow away.

Tapping into relaxation with 
Brad Yates, EFT Expert
Do NOT start EFT before watching/reading this –
Learning EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique and how it could benefit you

Relaxation music on Kuai beaches

Progressive Muscle Relaxation 
– I like it for the photography but see what you think –

Hypertension - Deep Relaxation

 – really beautiful, this one –

Self-Esteem: A guided Relaxation Session
– If you don't love this one, you're definitely comatose –

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Flowing Into You

Flowing into you is essential for staying grounded and focused so that when life throws you for a loop you can withstand the shock event though you may think that you can't.
Here's how you get back into you.

Blessed One by Thich Nhat Hahn

What Is Meditation – Eckhart Tolle

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Emotions Create Suffering

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Emotions create suffering. This is a fact but what are emotions and how do we stop ourselves from thinking and going down that long, dark and ultimately endless tunnel? 

When we finally understand that we are what we think, that is when the change starts. It is at that moment that we realise... I can stop this. I am in charge of my thoughts. That is when we start becoming aware.

Listen to the gracious and humble Eckhart Tolle and Thich Nhat Hanh teach us about ending our suffering for good.

 
Thich Nhat Hanh - The End of Suffering

SUBLIME!

Eckhart Tolle - The End of Suffering

Eckhart Tolle - Emotions

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I See Myself... At Last!

Image by anoopratnaker via Flickr I see myself in perfect health. I see myself in absolute prosperity. I see myself invigorated with life, appreciating, again, this physical life experience which I wanted so very much as I decided to be a physical Being. 

It is glorious to be here, a physical Being, making decisions with my physical brain but accessing the power of the Universe through the power of the Law of Attraction. Abraham-Hicks

This video from Brad Yates, EFT Expert, falls right in line with the affirmation from Abraham-Hicks. It is all about focus. Learn EFT-Emotional Freedom Technique and how it could benefit you.

Tapping into Focus  

 

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