Affirm. Repeat. Believe…deeply.
May 26, 2010 | Filed Under Consider this, Rewritable words | 3 Comments
And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”
- Muhammad Ali
Who are you to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?
May 14, 2010 | Filed Under Consider this, Rewritable words | 4 Comments
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most.
We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’
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 people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us.
And when 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.
- Marianne Williamson
Great words…
May 12, 2010 | Filed Under Inspiring, Rewritable words | 2 Comments
If you follow my blog, you should know I love quotes. I do. Language is so extraordinarily poignant to me. Words can zero in on the essence of a thought or feeling to heal, inspire, connect, transport, support, and more; they’re magical. In the past week, I’ve come across a few gems and wanted to share.
Be inspired.
- Jentezen Franklin
“Stop acting so small and walking like the living dead. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.â€
- Rumi
“This world is full of enchantment for those with eyes to see it.”
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
“There are reasons each of us is born. We have to find those reasons.”
- The Last Airbender
“If you don’t do your dance, it doesn’t get done.”
- Gabrielle Roth
Mind as creator
May 7, 2010 | Filed Under Consider this, Inspiring, Rewritable words | Leave a Comment
“What I see without is a reflection of what I have first seen within my own mind.
I always project into the world the thoughts, feelings and attitudes which preoccupy me.
I can see the world differently by changing my mind about what I want to see.”
- Gerald Jampolsky
Seeking the shadow
April 30, 2010 | Filed Under Challenge, Learn something, Read this, Rewritable words | 2 Comments
“I looked, and looked, and this I came to see: that what I thought was you and you was really me and me.”
- Unknown
In light of Wednesday’s question, the concept of the shadow has reigned heavy on my mind. So far, it’s had a mildly profound effect on me. As I learn more about it and truly begin the process of self-integration, I’m anticipating benefits of even greater profundity.
For the benefit of helping others in this process of self-development, I’m including some links on the shadow so we can learn together, if you’re so inclined.
What My World Sounds Like: “I’m Beaming”
April 29, 2010 | Filed Under Rewritable words, Watch this, What My World Sounds Like | 1 Comment
I be in outer space, but I got inner peace
So tell my enemies that they can’t injure me
I know that irritates, you have my sympathies
Well, you should protest, yeah you should picket me
I’m on a losing strike, I’m on a winning streak”
- Lupe Fiasco
CHALLENGE: what’s behind the light?
April 28, 2010 | Filed Under Challenge, Consider this, Rewritable words | 2 Comments
The seed of darkness is in the light; the seed of light is in the darkness.
Please consider the following: do you need to see the worst of yourself in order to be the best of yourself?
Value: Look Deeper
April 26, 2010 | Filed Under Challenge, Inspiring, Pay attention, Rewritable words | 5 Comments
by Khalilah Yasmin
I woke up today and remembered a dream that I have frequently. I dream about someone that mattered to me and was taken from me. And that dream got me to thinking about ‘value’. As I look around me and the world we live in, a lot of our values are distorted.
The way in which we judge our significant others, our friends, and the people we choose to entertain, is taken very lightly. It saddens me. While it is not uncommon anymore to see a woman with a man just for his finances, what about when they run out? The same can be said about a man for a woman. Many people place value on things that are not constant and everlasting. I’m not about to give you the paddy cake riddle that ‘It’s what’s on the inside that counts’.
Allow me to go deeper.
Don’t quit.
April 23, 2010 | Filed Under Inspiring, Rewritable words | Leave a Comment
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
when the funds are low and the debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit -
rest if you must,
but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow -
you may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint and faltering man;
often the struggler has given up when he might have captured the victor’s cup;
and he learned too late when the night came down,
how close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
the silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
and you never can tell how close you are,
it may be near when it seem so far;
so stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit -
it’s when things seem worse,
that you must not quit.
- Anonymous
Food, Inc.
April 22, 2010 | Filed Under Consider this, Do your research!, Health, Inspiring, Learn something, Moment of Truth, Pay attention, Rewritable words, Watch this, Website | 1 Comment
I was all over Twitter with it, but everyone doesn’t use Twitter, so I decided to share some of the information, reminders and thoughts I had while watching Food, Inc., on PBS. Food, Inc. is an incredibly eye-opening film everyone who eats should see. PBS believes this so strongly that it’s airing the film on national television and streaming it in its entirety online from April 22 – April 29. Check your local listings for television viewing.
- Even if you don’t eat at a fast food restaurant, you’re still eating food made for/within that system. [If you haven't already, read Fast Food Nation.]
- “Chickens never see sunlight. They’re pretty much in the dark all the time.”
- “This isn’t farming, this is just mass production.”
- “It doesn’t matter if the chickens get sick, all of the chickens will be sent for processing.”
- Learn about the industrial food system.
- 30% of the land in the US is used to produce corn.
- Farm-raised fish is eating corn.
- Average American eats over 200 lbs. of meat a year. Ugh. Do you know how long it takes for meat to leave your body??
- Reminder: there’s manure in your meat! Bon appetit!
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