Wednesday, 7 March 2012

WORDS SO WISE: Bruce Williamson


"Walk in the rain, jump in mud puddles, collect rocks, rainbows and roses, smell flowers, blow bubbles, stop along the way, build sandcastles, say hello to everyone, go barefoot, go on adventures, act silly, fly kites, have a merry heart, talk with animals, sing in the shower, read childrens' books, take bubble baths, get new sneakers, hold hands and hug and kiss, dance, laugh and cry for the health of it, wonder and wander around, feel happy and precious and innocent, feel scared, feel sad, feel mad, give up worry and guilt and shame, say yes, say no, say the magic words, ask lots of questions, ride bicycles, draw and paint, see things differently, fall down and get up again, look at the sky, watch the sun rise and sun set, watch clouds and name their shapes, watch the moon and stars come out, trust the universe, stay up late, climb trees, daydream, do nothing and do it very well, learn new stuff, be excited about everything, be a clown, enjoy having a body, listen to music, find out how things work, make up new rules, tell stories, save the world, make friends with the other kids on the block, and do anything else that brings more happiness, celebration, health, love, joy, creativity, pleasure, abundance, grace, self-esteem, courage, balance, spontaneity, passion, beauty, peace, relaxation, communication and life energy to...all living beings on this planet."

Saturday, 3 March 2012

SNAPSHOTS

Dreamy clouds, delicious whip cream, Millies' Cookies, amazing street artistry and a hilarious greek carnival... ...So many things to love about last week!

WORDS SO WISE: Mastin from thedailylove.com


"My aim in Life is to try to Love like the Sun – which shines on everyone the same. I’m not there yet, but I’m trying my best. And I’ve had to make peace with the idea that people are going to project onto me because of the path in life that I have chosen. There will be positive and negative projections – and none of those projections or opinions define who I am. Just like when I am in a positive or negative state, my projections and opinions do not define others. It’s all about your relationship with yourself. And my relationship with myself."

Check out thedailylove.com for more inspiration!

PRINCIPLES TO LIVE BY: If you feel like you want to make a point make it to yourself first.

Breeze_by_larafairie by Daily Happiness :)
Photo thanks to Daily Happiness :)
How many times have you felt like doing something just because the majority of people does it? How many times have you gone somewhere or pretended to like something just because a certain group of people (you’re interested in impressing) thinks it’s cool? How many times have you acted fake just because you thought it was your only way to happiness?

I was once blinded by the tears and frustration caused by my depression when I came across this quote by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, an Indian spiritual teacher and philosopher : “It is always the false that makes you suffer, the false desires and fears, the false values and ideas, the false relationships between people. Abandon the false and you are free of pain; truth makes happy, truth liberates.” Right at that moment I felt stupid for ever believing I would get away with pretending to be someone else. I realized that if you want to make a point to someone it will only go through to them if you feel it with all your heart. Play-acting is as exhausting as giving blood.

Unhappy “party people” show their boredom by the way they sip their wine. Extremely fashionable people who dress only to impress show their discomfort by the way they carry themselves. Do not be fooled into thinking that the hidden messages your thoughts create do not get transmitted to other people. If you’re confident in your own skin, if you’re happy with your choice of restaurant, if you’re really pleased with the acceptance of a party invitation and if you’re content with the number and quality of people that surround you – it will show. Therefore, if you want to make the point that you are happy, BE happy. If you want to make the point that you are confident. BE confident. If you want to make the point that life is amazing, LIVE IT.

If you ever find yourself obsessed with wanting to redefine YOU in order to become acceptable to others take a moment to sit and think carefully. If it means having to perform like a Grammy Award winning actor then the very second you attempt to change your habits and opinions for the sake of others you lose the game. You lose your identity, i.e. all that you will ever have!


Love and marvel,

E.

Friday, 2 March 2012

WORDS SO WISE: Louise L. Hay

love yourself  by lenashi
Photo thanks to lenashi.
"You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens."

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Quick Reminder on Hope

Hope: Diabetes Supplies Art by Manny Hernandez

Photo thanks to Manny Hernandez.
Hope is not quite happiness. It’s the contemplation of happiness but in a way so humble and true that you actually feel it’s there when it’s not.

You feel...  Excitement because you hope. Marvel because you hope. Serenity because you hope.

You hope and hope and hope and the miraculous thing about your hope is that in the end, it doesn’t really matter whether you've found yourself a land of joy but whether you've realized that  the feel of it itself is strong enough to move mountains. 

Love and marvel,

E. 

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

WORDS SO WISE: Arthur Schopenhauer

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.


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