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Pre 2011 Insights:
December 2010
If you don't appreciate what you have in life right now, whatever it is, you will never realize your purpose. Without appreciation, you will never become strong enough to respect yourself.
-- Caroline Myss
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November 2010
Riding sidesaddle with envy is a dangerous practice: I would be happy if I had what he or she possesses. By contrast, giving thanks constantly and in all circumstances liberates us from envy.
-- Edward Hays/The Great Escape Manual
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October 2010
Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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September 2010
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them; a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina. They have to be a little faster. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
-- Muhammad Ali
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August 2010
Use what talent you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
-- Henry Van Dyke
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July 2010
We do not attract that which we WANT but that which we ARE.
-- James Allen - author and lecturer on personal and business productivity
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June 2010
We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.
-- Marianne Williamson
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May 2010
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away.
-- Author Unknown
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April 2010
Storms in our lives are great teachers. The classrooms where the lessons are taught normally have one student. That student is us. And what does this class teach us? Everything we ever wanted to know about ourselves.
-- Jim Moeller owner of Serenity Music
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March 2010
We become what we think about all day long. The question is, what do you think about?
-- Dr. Wayne Dyer
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February 2010
"To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did." When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence: "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
-- Author Unknown
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January 2010
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us!
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you don't appreciate what you have in life right now, whatever it is, you will never realize your purpose. Without appreciation, you will never become strong enough to respect yourself.
-- Caroline Myss
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November 2010
Riding sidesaddle with envy is a dangerous practice: I would be happy if I had what he or she possesses. By contrast, giving thanks constantly and in all circumstances liberates us from envy.
-- Edward Hays/The Great Escape Manual
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October 2010
Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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September 2010
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them; a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina. They have to be a little faster. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
-- Muhammad Ali
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August 2010
Use what talent you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
-- Henry Van Dyke
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July 2010
We do not attract that which we WANT but that which we ARE.
-- James Allen - author and lecturer on personal and business productivity
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June 2010
We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.
-- Marianne Williamson
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May 2010
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away.
-- Author Unknown
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April 2010
Storms in our lives are great teachers. The classrooms where the lessons are taught normally have one student. That student is us. And what does this class teach us? Everything we ever wanted to know about ourselves.
-- Jim Moeller owner of Serenity Music
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March 2010
We become what we think about all day long. The question is, what do you think about?
-- Dr. Wayne Dyer
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February 2010
"To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did." When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence: "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
-- Author Unknown
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January 2010
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us!
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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December 2009
The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best within us.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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November 2009
Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace. Our internal state determines our experience of our lives; our experiences do not determine our internal state.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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October 2009
The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.
-- James Allen: Author and lecturer on personal and business productivity
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September 2009
The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophy, is the only climate you will ever live in.
-- Dr. Stephen Covey
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August 2009
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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July 2009
A Course in Miracles likens us to 'sunbeams' thinking we're separate from the sun, or waves thinking we're separate from the ocean. Just as a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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June 2009
It's easy to have faith when things are going well. But there are times in everyone's life when we have to fly on instruments, just like a pilot making a landing in low visibility. He knows the land is there, but he can't see it. He must trust his instruments to navigate for him. And so it is with us, when things aren't what we'd like them to be. We know that life is always in process, and always on its way to greater good. We just can't see that. During those times, we rely on our spiritual radar to navigate for us. We trust there's a happy ending. By our faith, through our trust, we invoke its proof.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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May 2009
Our self-perception determines our behavior. If we think we're small, limited, inadequate creatures, then we tend to behave that way, and the energy we radiate reflects those thoughts no matter what we do. If we think we're magnificent creatures with an infinite abundance of love and power to give, then we tend to behave that way. Once again, the energy around us reflects our state of awareness.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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April 2009
The key to happiness is the decision to be happy.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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March 2009
Often the chaos in our lives is simply a reflection of the chaos in our minds. Changing your thoughts is the ultimate personal empowerment.
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February 2009
Thought is Cause; experience is Effect. If you don't like the effects in your life, you have to change the nature of your thinking.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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January 2009
In your realm (earth plane), quantum physicists confirm that everything in the Universe, including you and even us (Spirit), is made of consciousness or thought. Ultimately, all aspects of existence, including your personal world, are essentially your musings, beliefs, and ideas made manifest.
-- "Soul Lessons and Soul Purpose – A Channeled Guide to Why You Are Here" by Sonia Choquette
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December 2008
There is an old cliche, "You can see the glass half empty, or you can see it half full." You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right. But whatever you focus on, you're going to get more of. Creation is an extension of thought. Think lack, and you get lack. Think abundance, and you get more.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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November 2008
Our needs are not separate. If we contribute to another person's pain, it will always come back to haunt us. If we do what we can to help them, someone will always come around to do the same for us.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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October 2008
No matter what the illness or distorted physical expression, its cause is in the mind, and only there can it be healed. The greatest power we're given, is the power to change our mind. Our physical condition does not determine our emotional condition. The experience of peace comes only from the mind. "Peace of mind", says A Course in Miracles, "is clearly an internal matter".
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best within us.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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November 2009
Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace. Our internal state determines our experience of our lives; our experiences do not determine our internal state.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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October 2009
The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.
-- James Allen: Author and lecturer on personal and business productivity
**********************************************************************
September 2009
The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophy, is the only climate you will ever live in.
-- Dr. Stephen Covey
**********************************************************************
August 2009
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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July 2009
A Course in Miracles likens us to 'sunbeams' thinking we're separate from the sun, or waves thinking we're separate from the ocean. Just as a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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June 2009
It's easy to have faith when things are going well. But there are times in everyone's life when we have to fly on instruments, just like a pilot making a landing in low visibility. He knows the land is there, but he can't see it. He must trust his instruments to navigate for him. And so it is with us, when things aren't what we'd like them to be. We know that life is always in process, and always on its way to greater good. We just can't see that. During those times, we rely on our spiritual radar to navigate for us. We trust there's a happy ending. By our faith, through our trust, we invoke its proof.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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May 2009
Our self-perception determines our behavior. If we think we're small, limited, inadequate creatures, then we tend to behave that way, and the energy we radiate reflects those thoughts no matter what we do. If we think we're magnificent creatures with an infinite abundance of love and power to give, then we tend to behave that way. Once again, the energy around us reflects our state of awareness.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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April 2009
The key to happiness is the decision to be happy.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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March 2009
Often the chaos in our lives is simply a reflection of the chaos in our minds. Changing your thoughts is the ultimate personal empowerment.
**********************************************************************
February 2009
Thought is Cause; experience is Effect. If you don't like the effects in your life, you have to change the nature of your thinking.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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January 2009
In your realm (earth plane), quantum physicists confirm that everything in the Universe, including you and even us (Spirit), is made of consciousness or thought. Ultimately, all aspects of existence, including your personal world, are essentially your musings, beliefs, and ideas made manifest.
-- "Soul Lessons and Soul Purpose – A Channeled Guide to Why You Are Here" by Sonia Choquette
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December 2008
There is an old cliche, "You can see the glass half empty, or you can see it half full." You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right. But whatever you focus on, you're going to get more of. Creation is an extension of thought. Think lack, and you get lack. Think abundance, and you get more.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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November 2008
Our needs are not separate. If we contribute to another person's pain, it will always come back to haunt us. If we do what we can to help them, someone will always come around to do the same for us.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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October 2008
No matter what the illness or distorted physical expression, its cause is in the mind, and only there can it be healed. The greatest power we're given, is the power to change our mind. Our physical condition does not determine our emotional condition. The experience of peace comes only from the mind. "Peace of mind", says A Course in Miracles, "is clearly an internal matter".
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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September 2008
Disease is love turned into fear -- our own energy -- meant to sustain us, turned against ourselves. Energy cannot be destroyed. Our job is not to kill disease, but to turn its energy back in the direction it came from -- to turn fear back into love.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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August 2008
Fear is a stranger that tries constantly to enter our homes. Our home is the mind, and we have a mind of love. When we embrace fear, we become strangers in our own homes. When we replace fear with love, we live at peace within our homes, and we bring peace to those around us.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
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July 2008
Our loving thoughts affect people and situations we never even dream of, and so do our mistakes. Since our minds do not stop at our brain casings -- there is no place where one mind stops and another starts -- then our love touches everyone, and so does our fear.
-- Excerpted from: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles A Course in Miracles
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June 2008
"Your mind has been likened to a piece of paper that has been folded. Ever afterwards it has a tendency to fold in the same crease. Unless we make a new crease or fold, it will follow the last lines. And the creases are habits - every time we make one it is much easier for the mind to fold along the same crease afterward. Let us make our mental creases in the right direction."
-- William Walker Atkinson, author of "Thought Vibration"
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May 2008
May 2008
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience."
-- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, who was a French Jesuit, scientist, and philosopher
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April 2008
"You are the most powerful magnet in the Universe! You contain a magnetic power within you that is more powerful than anything in this world, and this unfathomable magnetic power is emitted through your thoughts."
-- Rhonda Byrne: Austrailian television writer and producer of "The Secret"
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March 2008
David Hawkins (Author of Power vs Force) said: INNER BELIEFS are the determinant of what one experiences. There are no external causes! Translation: You project your own reality. Each person and event in your life is there because you have an inner belief that created them and the circumstance. This is powerful food for thought!
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February 2008
Pay attention to the way you feel, and deliberately choose thoughts that feel good to you when you think them. By paying attention to the way you feel, you can easily know if you are giving your attention to your desire or if you are giving it to the ABSENCE of your desire.
Pay attention to the way you feel, and deliberately choose thoughts that feel good to you when you think them. By paying attention to the way you feel, you can easily know if you are giving your attention to your desire or if you are giving it to the ABSENCE of your desire.
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January 2008
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift; which is why we call it the present. When you think something that is an old habitual, negative thought, say: that is an old thought and I no longer choose to think that way.
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December 2007
Whatever you are thinking about is like planning a future event. You can choose to think thoughts that create a mental atmosphere that contributes to illness; or you can choose to think thoughts that create a healthy atmosphere both within and around you.
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November 2007
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November 2007
Opportunities for empowering your life exist in every moment. Contemplate the significance of your life for a minute. What thought waves are you broadcasting onto the field of energy? Are you sending a signal of empowerment and hope? Or are you darkening your broadcast with negativity and fear? Know that THOUGHTS ARE THINGS and they create your reality! And also, your broadcast contributes to the 'world' broadcast. Your thoughts not only affect you, but everyone else on your frequency!
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October 2007
Fifteen minutes of meditation a day makes a world of difference! Many of us have good intentions, kind hearts, and "help make the world a better place" attitudes; but if we added 15 minutes a day of attuning our hearts and minds to the Divine Source, it would make such a difference in our overall spirituality and soul growth.
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