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Friday, December 31, 2010
Daily quote: December 31, 2010
"The Ancients teach us that time is not linear. Therefore: Happy Old Year everybody!!!!!"
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Daily quote: December 30, 2010
"Life just gets curiouser and curiouser -- and my ego wends its wily way. Thank heavens I'm sitting on a rock and not quicksand like in the past. My ego isn't thrilled ... but when is s/he ever?"
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Daily quote: December 29, 2010
"It's amazing how good I feel after a day of health(ier) eating, spending time at the gym, and getting a good night's rest. Why, oh why, oh why-oh do I forget this time and time and time again!? [Note to self: Paste sticky notes all over the house with the word 'remember' on them.]"
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Daily Quote: December 28, 2010
"I'm feeling as if several layers of who I thought I was have been ripped off my being in the last few months and now I'm patiently waiting for the freshly exposed stuff to stop hurting. This "process" of invoking self-growth is tough and there are times when I wish I could go back to being the ignorant, blissful being I once thought I was. Nah. Just kidding. My gratitude is too great for me to reverse directions again!."
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Daily Quote: December 28, 2010
"I'm feeling as if several layers of who I thought I was have been ripped off my being in the last few months and now I'm patiently waiting for the freshly exposed stuff to stop hurting. This "process" of invoking self-growth is tough and there are times when I wish I could go back to being the ignorant, blissful being I once thought I was. Nah. Just kidding. My gratitude is too great for me to reverse directions again!."
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Daily Quote: December 27, 2010
I am just happy I don't have to go outside to trek to work today!
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Daily Quote: December 26, 2010
"I spent most of yesterday (Christmas) clearing my home of clutter in preparation of 2011 -- which I anticipate is going to require me to be more clear-headed, focused, available, and clutter-less. So much change is going on round me and inside of me -- and at such an accelerated rate -- that I'm going to need a safer (and saner) harbor than I had in the wonderful year I call 2010."
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Daily Quote: December 24, 2010
"Tis the day before Christmas ... and I am filled to the brim with the most wonderful friends and amazing life. 2010 (so far!) has been rife with so much change and so many good things, some resulting from "bad," that I am the happiest and most grateful guy in my apartment. Oh, I live alone: Oppsie. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE, everybody!!" (Michael Walker)
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Daily Quote: December 22, 2010
"The human body is a physical manifestation of the powerful ego and the ego uses the body to distract us from things spiritual. Therefore, when a sense of dis-ease seems to disempower you, take it as an opportunity to step back and witness what is really going on. You may see that beneath the illusion of di-sease, all is well."
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Maui Preparation
Have begun the psychic, spiritual, and physical preparations for my exciting upcoming trip to Maui this February. Coincidentally, I manifested a sore throat and achy lungs today and am now nursing myself back to normal health! Laughing out loud!
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Maui Madness Contest at fab.com
On November 4, 2010 -- at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time -- I won the Maui Madness Contest at fab.com. I could not have done this without the assistance of all my friend fabbits at fab.com. I am honored and blessed -- Mahalo!
On Deceember 20, 2010, I announced that I'd asked fab.com member and friend Sal Rinaudo to join me -- and he agreed! Wish I could have brought everyone ... but you'll be in my heart totally! (We're looking at going in February, 2011.) Share this post :
On Deceember 20, 2010, I announced that I'd asked fab.com member and friend Sal Rinaudo to join me -- and he agreed! Wish I could have brought everyone ... but you'll be in my heart totally! (We're looking at going in February, 2011.) Share this post :
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Daily Quote: December 20, 2010
"Go ahead. Engage your ego. See what my ego cares." (Michael Walker)
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Daily Quote: December 19, 2010
"Treasure each moment. It's true you're given an infinite number of them -- but they're better savored one tiny bit at a time." (Michael Walker)
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Daily Quote: December 18, 2010
"Practice witnessing the Presence. Instead of trying to figure whatever all out, just sink into it deeper. Feel what (feelings) arise. Try not to form a judgment. Just be .... and let it be. Allow each moment of your life to be new. These are the pauses that refresh." (Michael Walker)
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Daily Quote: December 17, 2010
"Your senses actually steer you away from Truth, which does not have nor need a human body. But your body is a vehicle you can use here and now to experience wonder and to help show wonder to others." (Michael Walker)
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Daily Quote: December 16, 2010
"Ceremonies of all kinds (slippers on, brushing my teeth, morning coffee ritual, laundry on a certain day, set quality times with friends, reading a book before sleep, gratitude list) all help to combobulate me. I highly recommend finding ceremony in your own life." -- Michael Walker
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Daily Quote: December 15, 2010
"It doesn't so much matter which of the many paths you take as it matters that you know the paths are there and that they can potentially lead to your true Self. It's as simple as following the Yellow Brick Road. And like that road, you never know who you'll meet along the way." -- Michael Walker
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Daily Quote: December 14, 2010
"In Washington, DC, titles are very important. To me, titles are labels and nothing more; and credentials are often misleading or mask the real worthiness of a person. Who we are without labels is more important than anything." -- Michael Walker
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Daily Quote: December 13, 2010
"Some days just seem cold or dark or sad or scary. I have to step back and witness those without becoming engaged. The ability to do that is what my daily -- and at times monotonous -- day-to-day spiritual practice teaches me to do." -- Michael Walker
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Daily Quote: December 12, 2010
"Learn to be still and you learn to know yourself. Cloak yourself in noise and learn what it is to be separate from yourself." -- Michael Walker
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Daily Quote: December 11, 2010
"Someone asked me what I'd do with a third hand: While wildly flailing my regular two arms and hands to signify the drama and chaos of life, I would use my third hand to clap one-handed silence. The luxury to be engaged in life while being simultaneously disengaged from all its theatrics and illusion -- now THERE'S a dream devoutly to be wished!" -- Michael Walker
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Daily Quote: December 10, 2010
"I'm considering taking some time-off and time-out just to learn how to more simply be human. I mean, being human shouldn't feel so much a challenge as an effortless floating downstream; such a task as a gentle process; such a right as a gift. A learning to let go and remember." -- Michael Walker
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Daily Quote: December 9, 2010
"Lately I've been captivated by the so-called `news.' I try not to engage in such frivolousness, but it feels at times like I am fighting demons. Even weather reports seem compelling. How is hearing there's a possible maybe could-be chance of sun or inclement weather helpful? Sigh. Help me sit still and experience the silence that is within -- knowing there is always a 50/50 chance of rain." -- Michael Walker
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Daily Quote: December 8, 2010
"Similar to a beginning fiction writer, I know that I only have part of the information about people, places, and things; the universe holds all the rest. And until I hold all the information too, I gratefully acknowledge that my job is to rest and let God/dess do most of the writing. When the time is right, I'll know more and might just be able to finish the job with a human flourish." -- Michael Walker
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Daily Quote: December 7, 2010
I was thinking this morning about which came first: the chicken or the egg. Suddenly, the obvious became apparent.
1. chicken. 2. egg. 3. thinking about; then
1. egg. 2. chicken. 3. thinking about; then
1. thinking about. 2. chicken. 3. egg; then
1. thinking about. 2. egg. 3. chicken.
All of the above and not necessarily in that order.
Eureka and AHA!!
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Possible responses:
1. He has too much time on his hands!?
2. This is what happens when a person meditates?!
3. Wow. This guy's on to something!
4. LOL (I think)!
5. [fill in the blank] Share this post :
1. chicken. 2. egg. 3. thinking about; then
1. egg. 2. chicken. 3. thinking about; then
1. thinking about. 2. chicken. 3. egg; then
1. thinking about. 2. egg. 3. chicken.
All of the above and not necessarily in that order.
Eureka and AHA!!
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Possible responses:
1. He has too much time on his hands!?
2. This is what happens when a person meditates?!
3. Wow. This guy's on to something!
4. LOL (I think)!
5. [fill in the blank] Share this post :
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Daily Quote: December 6, 2010
"The day before yesterday felt astounding; yesterday felt amazing; today feels sunny but mundane. Sometimes I need just an ordinary, mundane day to act as a resting point between the next series of astounding and amazing days. A person has to catch his breath after all! (ROTFL)!" -- Michael Walker
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Daily Quote: December 5, 2010
"The Light bone is connected to the giggle bone;
the giggle bone is connected to the Top of the Head bone;
the Top of the Head bone is connected to the eyebrows bone;
the eyebrows bone is connected to the throat bone;
the throat bone is connected to the heart bone;
the heart bone is connected to the stomach bone;
the stomach bone is attached to the belly-button bone;
the belly-button bone is connected to the desire bone;
the desire bone is connected to the feet bone;
and the feet bone is connected to the Earth.
Put it all together and dance."
-- Michael Walker, in a giggly mood today Share this post :
the giggle bone is connected to the Top of the Head bone;
the Top of the Head bone is connected to the eyebrows bone;
the eyebrows bone is connected to the throat bone;
the throat bone is connected to the heart bone;
the heart bone is connected to the stomach bone;
the stomach bone is attached to the belly-button bone;
the belly-button bone is connected to the desire bone;
the desire bone is connected to the feet bone;
and the feet bone is connected to the Earth.
Put it all together and dance."
-- Michael Walker, in a giggly mood today Share this post :
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
Daily Quote: December 4, 2010
"Fear is a flimsy illusion we can leave or take; love is with us always if we are but open to receiving it. This is what I believe." -- Michael Walker
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Daily Quote: December 3, 2010
"Some days life grabs me by the scruff of my neck and plops me right down in front of a bowl of happy soup. My choice is to sit there all grumpy-like or pick up my spoon and swallow gobs of thanks. Sprinkled, of course, with crumbled crackers and a sprinkling of salt." -- Michael Walker
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Daily Quote: December 2, 2010
"Sometimes no words ARE the words." -- Michael Walker in reference to his late daily quote posting
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Daily Quote: December 1, 2010
"Fear nothing ... things always get better. And be true to yourself. Nothing is more important than honoring yourself as a person and aspiring to be the best that you can be. Many of us have made this journey of coming out of fear and into our own truth and know that it is the best thing you can do for yourself and for society. To thine own self be true!" -- Michael Walker
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Daily Quote: November 30, 2010
"I always felt like writing -- or the urge or need to write -- was a detriment. That was because I couldn't make it go away. Oh, and it was such a painful process -- like ingesting some medicine that you knew would tear the dis-ease from you. In fact, writing felt a bit like a disease or poison floating around in my blood.
As a young writer I would beg God to make it go away, this insatiable need to put words down on paper. Like a person swearing chastity, I would promise myself I would not write on a given day -- which would hopefully turn into weeks, then months, then a lifetime. But eventually the agony of not-writing would set in and I'd find myself under a tree with a pen and pad jotting short, mediocre poems.
It took nearly forty years for me to come to a place where I could accept a love-hate relationship with writing. And to accept the fact that what I considered mediocrity -- or what critics told me was just bad writing -- simply didn't matter. I mean, it's far more important to express ourselves than to worry about what others might think. And, as everyone knows, practice makes perfect and it's really all about progress and not perfection! Just go for it and you'll find improvement wending its way into everything you do!
When we create anything, we are expressing the divinity from within; we are giving voice to God/dess's Voice (or the Voice of whomever or whatever is the symbol of inspiration for us.). Even if we are not "that good at it", we are still celebrating our own lives in a way that no critic can rightfully demean and nobody else can do for us. Celebrate life, give voice to the Universe, and (co)create anyway you can!!" -- Michael Walker Share this post :
As a young writer I would beg God to make it go away, this insatiable need to put words down on paper. Like a person swearing chastity, I would promise myself I would not write on a given day -- which would hopefully turn into weeks, then months, then a lifetime. But eventually the agony of not-writing would set in and I'd find myself under a tree with a pen and pad jotting short, mediocre poems.
It took nearly forty years for me to come to a place where I could accept a love-hate relationship with writing. And to accept the fact that what I considered mediocrity -- or what critics told me was just bad writing -- simply didn't matter. I mean, it's far more important to express ourselves than to worry about what others might think. And, as everyone knows, practice makes perfect and it's really all about progress and not perfection! Just go for it and you'll find improvement wending its way into everything you do!
When we create anything, we are expressing the divinity from within; we are giving voice to God/dess's Voice (or the Voice of whomever or whatever is the symbol of inspiration for us.). Even if we are not "that good at it", we are still celebrating our own lives in a way that no critic can rightfully demean and nobody else can do for us. Celebrate life, give voice to the Universe, and (co)create anyway you can!!" -- Michael Walker Share this post :
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Monday, November 29, 2010
I'm getting tired of hearing people talk about "not touching my junk."
I'm getting tired of hearing people talk about "not touching my junk."
I mean, firstly, when did one of the best parts of my body take on the name "junk." Seriously. THAT'S the name we want people to think of when we talk about any one of our body parts -- especially that one? Not me.
Secondly, given the choice of having someone brush up against my feel-good parts and dying in an airplane explosion ... I'm going to vote for the brush. Seriously, it's not like there's a grope and lingering look in their eyes or anything. It's a job. (And if it were the grope and spooky look, I'd STILL opt for that over death.)
And finally, how much of our 70-100 years on this planet do we really want to waste on this unimportant issue? If you don't like the process, don't fly. The rental cars and cruise lines will love you -- and so will I! Share this post :
I mean, firstly, when did one of the best parts of my body take on the name "junk." Seriously. THAT'S the name we want people to think of when we talk about any one of our body parts -- especially that one? Not me.
Secondly, given the choice of having someone brush up against my feel-good parts and dying in an airplane explosion ... I'm going to vote for the brush. Seriously, it's not like there's a grope and lingering look in their eyes or anything. It's a job. (And if it were the grope and spooky look, I'd STILL opt for that over death.)
And finally, how much of our 70-100 years on this planet do we really want to waste on this unimportant issue? If you don't like the process, don't fly. The rental cars and cruise lines will love you -- and so will I! Share this post :
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Daily Quote: November 29, 2010
"How exciting! Another new day! Everything has the potential to be wonder-filled today; and I can help that by letting things happen naturally and by following my intuition! Even my reaction to the "little big things" -- like a broken shoe lace or uncooperative hair -- can be turned over to God/dess. All was, is and will continue to be well." -- Michael Walker
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Daily Quote: November 28, 2010
"Your heart is where your home is -- and the two are wherever you happen to be geographically at any given moment. As your human body moves around the planet, it transports your heart center -- which carries within its electromagnetic field the power to filter, amplify, and clear your intentions and and to cast its electromagnetic field out into the universe to be received. Keep those intentions positive and good things are bound to come to pass as the warmth of your home touches everyone you meet."
-- Michael Walker
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Daily Quote: November 27, 2010
"I do not believe that the Universe wants to see us hurt. It does not want to see us suffer. It does not want for anything but for us to experience a joy of living that surpasses all understanding. And when we choose other ways of living and being than those of peace and harmony, the Universe (I believe) becomes an unengaged witness and let's us do the things we do without comment. To learn to witness as the Universe witnesses is a sacred act and one I aspire to one moment at a time." -- Michael Walker
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Daily Quote: November 26, 2010
"Before when I smiled at someone on the street, I needed for them to return a smile or my day was ruined and/or I harbored ungrateful thoughts about the SOB. Today when I smile at people on the street, I choose not not to expect a smile in return; because my own smile is a gift to them and one to myself -- for a giving and receiving are one and the same. If they do smile back, it is frosting on the cake that is my day; frosting created by my sister or brother. And if they smile at me first, I beam and shine and acknowledge my oneness with them in the deepest part of my being, in my heart and in my soul." -- Michael Walker
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Daily Quote: November 25, 2010 [Thanksgiving Day]
"I am grateful for my ability to be grateful and not so self-absorbed in the illusion of negative thoughts, dis-ease, and lack & limitation. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!"
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Daily Quote: (really a question): November 24, 2010
Question: If silence is golden and if -- as Rinpoche suggests -- little can improve upon silence -- what are the value of spoken words? And if not spoken words, can the written word improve upon the silence? And if so, what form of written words or what literary genre?
(Feel free to answer in the comments!)
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Daily Quote: November 23, 2010
"Hastiness doesn't work well for me, though hurrying seems to be my natural state. For instance, today after 45 minutes of quiet meditation I signed someone else's name on an email -- mostly because I was trying to pack and write at the same time. I guess this world and "that" world just don't mix. And it's exhausting straddling the two!"
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Daily Quote: November 22, 2010
"I no longer seek the alleviation of my problems or "issues" by traveling. Now when "getting away" I open my eyes and ears and watch and listen; for there seems to be a purpose these days to everything I do; and my task -- when in a new land or location -- is to discover why I am there. Usually it's just to feel joyful and to exude that joy. Kind of like every day here in Washington, DC." -- November 22, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 21, 2010
"A Poem by Michael Walker
Watching our Selves.
Witnessing.
Stepping back,
unengaged, and separating the
story
from
the rest.
Seeing beneath the form.
So easy, so seemingly
difficult.
Peace of cake.
So easy it's almost trite.
So hard it's almost easy."
-- November 21, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 20, 2010
"Integration is the gift we are given for being brave enough to move in tandem with Spirit. It affords sense to this world while we prepare for the final immersion in the spiritual world. Without integration, we are like someone hailing the importance of fire while waving a flashlight. It provides light, but the meal goes uncoiled."
-- November 20, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 19, 2010
"Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is sitting still and letting the world unwind and do its thing." -- November 19, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 18, 2010
"If my intention is to live my life with integrity and to love my neighbors and enemies, all good follows from this idea and everything around me becomes blessed. Blessed because we are all one with the Light and the Light is one with us. Only fear, a tenacious illusion, suggests this is not true. But fear can be dissolved with love." -- November 18, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 17, 2010
"How much easier life seems when the sun is shining and I've had a good night's sleep. The world is ordered and balanced ... the same as it is on cranky, rainy, cold days ... only on "good" days like this it just seems to make more sense. Shows a lack of faith on my part, I suppose, but a mindful acceptance and awareness of that lack of faith makes all the difference in the world. God/dess and I can smile about it together." -- November 17, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 16, 2010
"Not every day feels perfect and complete. Some days feel different than that. It's as if sometime during the night I slipped into someone else's body or life. I awake with a sense of foreignness, unfamiliarity. Sort of like when I was first born into this body way back when.
Sage and my altar become ceremonial anchors on days like this; my yoga and meditation is a patient waiting for my remembrances to return.
All is well, I think to myself, even if at this moment I feel otherwise.
Outside I hear the rain pelting gently on the window and recall it is the voice of the universe.
Today I will be mindful of the curious perceptions and wait for them to pass." -- November 16, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 15, 2010
"Creativity and 'letting go and letting God/dess' are the same stream made up of different letter groupings." -- November 15, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 14, 2010
"This morning when I woke up, it was if my ego had attended night school while I dreamt. All the world looked off-kilter and slightly darker than it usually seems. The good aspects of my life felt tarnished and the undesirable things (stuff I think I need to work on) seemed daunting and life-threatening. I will never finish organizing my home, the money will run out sooner than later, any day now people will discover the "real me," and death's toothless grin will not lead to oneness but to separation. These are the way things seemed to me this morning.
Then I made coffee, read from A Course in Miracles, did yoga, and focused on what is real. All that I truly need is within my immediate grasp -- oxygen, a roof over my head, good food, and the best gaggle of friends in the word. The rat running around in my brain, brought to me by Ego Night School, is a puny little thing whose beady black eyes are filled with fear. He is but a shadow of my brilliant Self, the gnawing doubts that linger from days before I remembered who I a am -- a child of light.
Now looking out the window of my home in Washington, DC, the sterling light of day, the fantastic neighborhood, the promises of what today will bring swaying gently with each breath of breeze -- I look inward at the rat skulking in the corridors of myself and say out loud, `I'm on to you, you know. I am totally on to you.'" -- November 14, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 13, 2010
"Sometimes all you can do for someone to show that you love them and care for them and want the very best for them is to keep your opinions to yourself. Your advanced guru like spiritual powers of knowing mean nothing if their ego shields are switched on. In this case, it is better to let Spirit do all the important work and for you to just be a fellow human." -- November 13, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 12, 2010
"Stepping back into the present moment after spending a week in parallel ones that were all about winning and cajoling and negotiating helped me see one primal Truth. Nothing tastes better than alone time with myself and God/dess. And that was very difficult for me to achieve in the workaday world defined for me by others. I am so grateful to be home again."
-- November 12, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 11, 2010
"When I find myself painted into a corner by my ego because of some earthly desire I think I want or need, I try to realize that the thing I want may not be meant to be ... for me. That there is a better scenario awaiting my participation. And that the thing or event I think I want or need is someone else's lesson or karma. Then I bless the other person and wish them well with that lesson." -- November 11, 2010
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Daily quote: November 10, 2010
"Being at one with the world around me, it can hold the answer to all my questions, concerns, problems, and dilemmas. By listening to the silence -- or watching it -- in meditation or while experiencing a crow sweeping across the sky or a comet racing into oblivion, we can find answers to the deepest matters. All the fluff and distractions fall away and the answers reveal themselves -- maybe in the flowing water of a stream, or a crackling campfire, or simply in that flash knowing while waiting for a traffic light to change. Look and listen. The answers are written on the wind or reveal themselves as a flower opens in the morning. Learn to seek and receive these clues from the world around you. The places and signs will eventually become familiar and you will always know exactly where to go for help." -- November 10, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 9, 2010
"My 'self-improvement' became so much more focused and speedy when I put down all the books and tapes and movies offering improvement. Instead, I started communing with my Higher Self every moment I could. Meditation, yoga, hot baths, and quiet times -- these became the new study period for me. At that point Spirit began handing me bushels of understanding in exchange for a commitment to disengage my ego. True miracles then happened and I found myself improving in ways I could never have imagined possible." -- November 9, 2010
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Daily quote: November 8, 2010
"Taking time each morning -- and periodically throughout the day -- to remember that I am an expression of a loving, supportive, Truth-imbued universe centers me in so many ways. I want for nothing, really, and this constant realization enables me to relax and be a loving, supportive, Truth-imbued presence for others. Truth is truth and nothing can stand it its way."
-- November 8, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 7, 2010
"I used to try to set an intention for my new day. But today I realized that's unnecessary because I am God/dess's intention. If I wasn't today's intention of the Universe, I wouldn't be here. Pure and simple. I just have to ride that energy, knowing that all is exactly as the universe intended. Ripples, dips, bumps, and hills are part of the ride, value-added extras for no additional charge." -- November 7, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 6, 2010
"When I meditate, my mind becomes still, my breath slows down, and my heart rate lessens. And since my heart’s electro-magnetic field is about five thousand times more powerful than the one created by my brain, this meditation and practicing of mindfulness affects the energy field around me and literally affects the world. How cool is that?" -- November 6, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 5, 2010
"The longer I meditate, the more I am able to see and navigate through what I used to call 'bad days.' Now, however, I see all days connected as one (call it my individual lifetime), with various shades of energy, some feeling good and some feeling bad. I maneuver through them, though, mindful that they are just swirling bits of now moving toward tomorrow and yesterday."
-- November 5, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 4, 2010
"Real love starts when we learn how to appreciate our own qualities and then acknowledge that those qualities -- and others -- exist in everyone we meet. Fear insists that life is really about lack, limitation, and separation -- but this is just an illusion. Learn to appreciate yourself and others and astounding things are sure to happen in your life ... and you will find true love right where you are standing." -- November 4, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 3, 2010
"Probably one of the most challenging spiritual lessons is when the other guy, women, team, person, or candidate wins. Suddenly the concept of "we are all one" takes on a more bitter taste. But divine Oneness includes everyone and everything. Becoming mindful of the ego conflicts this situation creates in us is the key. Observe, witness, and let go. And know that everything actually does happen for a greater purpose that includes all of us and not just a political party and its people." -- November 3, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 2, 2010
"Please vote with you heart and mind today." -- November 2, 2010
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Daily Quote: November 1, 2010
"Every 'bad' event, negative feeling, discombobulated moment, scary passage, or dark night of the soul I experience is an opportunity to turn things around by surrounding them with Light or to hand them over to the God/dess for healing. I choose to learn or to not learn; to be happy or sad; to love the lesson or to fear the next one. Today I choose love." -- November 1, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 31, 2010
"And today, post rally, I rested." -- October 30, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 30, 2010
"I'm grateful to be heading down to the National Mall to attend the Rally to Restore Sanity. Proud to be a fun-loving American today who can laugh at himself, I'm relieved to know that at least half of my fellow citizens have senses of humor. Thank you Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert -- you guys rock!" -- October 30, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 29, 2010
"If ranting words equal ego run wild, does that mean I'm writing the Great American Ego"?
-- October 29, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 28, 2010
"A long time ago, during a Creative Mindflow session (http://www.creative-mindflow.com/final/about.htm), I had the realization that one could theoretically change their DNA ... and perhaps reverse the aging process, too. I made the decision to do that and I think it's finally paying off. Now would somebody tell my crow's feet that!? Laughing out loud!" -- October 28, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 27, 2010
"You don't have to give up EVERYTHING; just start with the things that seem to be killing you. They're all illusions, but the illusions that promise to take you to an early grave merit fast and furious attention. They'll succeed because you believe they will -- so let them go today. The rest are secondarily make-believe and warrant mindful study without the same sense of urgency." -- October 27, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 26, 2010
"Sometimes even during serious, heartfelt, God-inspired, quantum cosmic transcendental, holy, Zen-ish meditation, cornball stuff arises. Today it was: 'We are all won.' Not original, flakey as bat pooh, and marginally comical -- I felt compelled to share. We are all won. There, I said it and somewhere (I'm pretty gosh-darn sure) God/dess is smiling."-- October 26, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 25, 2010
"It's taken me most of my lifetime thus far lived to learn that the most annoying, irritating, shallow, inept, unsavory, disrespectful, overbearing, and ugly people are my greatest teachers; this so because they are pointing out to me my own fears (or truths) of being annoying, irritating, shallow, inept, unsavory disrespectful, overbearing, and ugly. And they don't charge me a dime. How fortunate I am to have such good teachers. I am very grateful!"
-- October 25, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 24, 2010
"The spectacular weather outside, my dear friends who comprise my family, cosmic creativity, this lovely and thriving city with its varied architecture, and unlimited bologna and liverwurst sandwiches with Gulden's mustard -- let me ask you quite simply: How can it possibly get any better than this?" -- October 24, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 23, 2010
"When I'm writing and am 'in the flow', I'm swimming effortlessly with angels. The illusions of time and space melt into a sharply focused beam of brilliance and words spill forth like diamonds. When I'm feeling stuck, it's because I'm trying too hard or swimming against my own natural current. (And, frankly, this is true about pretty much everything I do in life!)"
-- October 23, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 22, 2010
"Writing is a direct link from me to the heart of the creative universe -- which is probably why it's been so daunting for me these past few years. Learning to let go of the stories weighing me down while at the same time continuing to be a writer and permitting myself to tell stories ... it's been a conundrum that I'm slowly getting a handle on." -- October 22, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 21, 2010
"Your life is miraculous." -- October 21, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 20, 2010
"My life is miraculous." -- October 20, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 19, 2010
"Just proclaim yourself an elder to the world; act with integrity; espouse harmony and be harmonious; laugh a lot; love what you see when you look in the mirror; give up fear -- especially the fear of failing and of dying; rebuke illness; embrace change; turn away from hate and know that only love exists; stop being angry; turn away from illusions -- which is most everything you ever learned from the day you were born until this moment; and know in the deepest part of your heart that ALL IS WELL. -- on being a gay elder, October 19, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 18, 2010
"The newest member of my houseplant family is a Venus Fly Trap. I got it because I was tired of being the only non-vegetarian in my home. It gives me some deep, quirky spiritual satisfaction knowing that there is at least one vegetable being that eats meat -- and that somehow balances things out and makes the cockles of my heart feel all giggly and warm." -- October 18, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 17, 2010
"Today, while pruning down one of my favorite houseplants, I felt that familiar sadness that comes with the realization that sometimes we have to let go of the seeming good to encourage new growth and provide increased energy. This is what makes it so difficult to let go of clutter in my own home and life; even when I know that to do so will improve my day-to-day existence."
-- October 17, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 17, 2010
"We have two choices: love or fear. Love allows us to open up and experience joy; fear causes us to shut down and contract. Love brings us community; fear leaves us feeling alone. But there is a trick here -- a trick of the ego. For only love is real; fear is false and though it seems to be powerful and strong, it is really as thin as tissue paper. In actuality -- there is only One. God/dess, you, and I. Embrace your divinity and choose love." -- October 16, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 16, 2010
"Love is the all-inclusive answer." -- October 15, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 15, 2010
"I have to say, the more I get to know my ego, the move I am enamored with it. It's cute, cuddly, cunning, baffling, sparkly-eyed, melodious, has sweet breath, and can tango like the best of them. My ego seems primo. The only problem is that everything my ego tries to sell me is a pack of lies. Falsehoods. Houses of cards. Deceit is its middle name; fear it's greatest weapon. Only love can conquer the ego. Embrace it, love it, and speak soothingly to it. Let it think you believe its lies; then walk away knowing the Truth. Your ego, as adorable as it may seem, is not your friend." -- October 14, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 14, 2010
"[Everyone who cares about our children should post this on their walls.]
I am gay and I, too, was bullied by people in elementary school and junior high school. The self-loathing I felt was too intense for words and it was only my anger and hate of those people that brought me through to where I was able to learn to love myself.
And some very loving friends in high school, straight mostly, who taught me about self-worth and about loving myself for who I am. And that is what I try to teach people today. It's all good and things do get better.
If you're a young gay person reading this and you're hurting, find someone, anyone -- a teacher, a therapist, a friend, a family member, a spiritual mentor, a Facebook buddy, or your friends at The Trevor Project (http://www.thetrevorproject.org/) -- to share your pain, your hurt, and your story.
Do NOT do anything hurtful to yourself. Please …. for me and for all of us who care …. DO NOT do anything hurtful to yourself
You are a creative, brilliant person waiting to burst out and become an amazing being. And one day, same as me and many others like me, you will be able to help people just like yourself. Do not, do not, do not cave in. You be the winner; let them be the losers. We need you.
Thank you for being you!" -- October 14, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 13, 2010
"Some days the most I can say is something like, 'I'm taking care of myself today.' Then I go out into the spectacular day and enjoy life. Eat out with a friend, go to a movie -- specifically Catfish, walk home and breathe in the incredibly wonderful air. Some days that's enough; more than enough, really." -- October 13, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 12, 2010
"My body is a tool of the ego. It aches, pains, hurts, itches, sneezes, pumps up, becomes decrepit, and does any number of things to draw attention away from my natural immortal state. Like everything else, 'tis best to merely observe the foxy ego and not become engaged by its stories or its tricks. Your mind is real and sacred. Savor and honor that fact." -- October 12, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 11, 2010
"Being gay is an intrinsic part of my spirituality. The beauty of many of my friends, straight and gay, is that we consider ourselves "two-spirits" or "two-spirited"; which means we accept that we have both masculine and feminine energies that make us complete humans. Hail to the new two-spirited genders and HAPPY COMING OUT DAY!!" -- October 11, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 10, 2010
"As I look around the room (my life), I note that every book, file folder, glass of wine, photograph, food morsel, and dust speck has a story connected to it. These stories seem to give everything substance and value, but often they just weigh me down. In truth, the stories are mere obstacles to my seeing these objects as the illusions they really are. Without the stories, the objects disappear and my life becomes a serene, holy experience again." -- October 10, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 9, 2010
"Some days I just have to step back and watch the murky, dark, spooky stuff float by -- being mindful that it is there but not engaging it or empowering it by attaching drama or 'stories' to it. Then when that gets tedious, I hand it over to the universe and say 'take this, please, and let me move on with my innate gratitude and joy.'" -- October 9, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 8, 2010
"Just for today, manifest love." -- October 8, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 7, 2010
"Being true to myself is probably one of the most difficult challenges I encounter every day. Partly because I'm still in the process of shedding all the bullshit beliefs and expectations foisted on me by my parents, teachers, ministers, bankers, and dietitians (to name a few). Who am I? Mostly none of the stuff they led me to believe I was. Amen to that." -- October 7, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 6, 2010
--- Opps, skipped a day. ---
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Daily Quote: October 5, 2010
"Say a problem or issue or energetic snag arises involving somebody else. Well, if forgiveness is the key and if, in fact, we're all one, then who is there to forgive? The answer, of course, is ourselves. For harboring ill-feelings against a brother or sister harms one and harms all. Forgive and move on with your joy of living. Alternately, forgive the other and thereby forgive yourself. Then move on with your joy of living and envision the other doing the same. It's nice to know we have choices ... and that when done so with integrity, honesty, and well-meaning, everybody wins." -- October 5, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 4, 2010
--- Opps, skipped a day. ---
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Daily Quote: October 3, 2010
"Can someone please explain to me how you can go away on a relaxing retreat in the Shenandoah Mountains and return feeling like you need a vacation? Oh well; at least all is well!"
-- October 3, 2010
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Daily Quote: October 1, 2010
(Heading to the Shenandoah Mountains
and may be off-line until October 3, 2010.)
"This morning I thought that I had somehow veered into an old dimension (call it an old way of thinking or being) but that it was okay; since I was merely stepping through dimensions, taking a sip here and a sip there, testing the old versus new, seeing what tastes good and what is bitter, what works and what doesn't. I seem to be continually stepping from one dimension to another -- and another and another. And rather than think too much about it -- I've learned to just observe my journey without judgment and without attachment. A slow process of learning, indeed." -- October 1, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 30, 2010
"Once I figured out how to permit the universe to flow unobstructedly, without my fighting it and splish splashing around against its flow, things got markedly better. Then when I advanced to the point where I understood that, in fact, it was the universe permitting me to splish splash and fight it if I so desired, things got even better. The day I realized that me and the universe were one, I became enlightened." -- September 30, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 29, 2010
"I used to be grateful for the things that I had and that my friends and enemies didn't have. It made me feel more enriched knowing that their lack was my gain. It seemed to be the way the world worked -- somebody had to lose something in order for others to have something. Now I know that everybody is entitled to a rich, full, complete, happy, and healthy existence; and that sharing what I have and what I know about life is instrumental to the smooth operation of this universe I have all created. Showing others how to do the same thing in the universe they have created is tricky business; but it's really, really fun!" -- September 29, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 28, 2010
"Beneath form, there's a need to forgive. If you see, feel, hear, taste, or smell something odious, chances are you need to forgive it and let it go. Otherwise it would not be in your life. In your life, it is your teacher; out of your life -- your freedom. Meditate and learn to let go of that which is form; beneath the form you will find amazing peace." -- September 28, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 27, 2010
"Listening to the sound of falling rain really does remind me of the voice of God/dess. So clear, so melodious, so powerful, so gentle. That is how s/he spoke to me; how s/he speaks to me today. I am so grateful for the Light and understanding." -- September 27, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 26, 2010
"Some days you just have to take a break from it all and tell everyone that your quote for the day is 'cool beans.'" -- September 26, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 25, 2010
"I'm only as old as I feel. Except when I first wake up in the morning. Then - even as I'm thanking the stars for another day - my body suggests to me that I'm every day my age. Then my ego jumps up and down in glee and harps on about aches and pains -- suggesting that's proof that I'm a human codger. Suddenly sense prevails: I remember I am an immortal being and that the ego and body are illusions. My real day begins anew!" -- September 25, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 24, 2010
"It's all one. The ups, the downs, the permutations of reality, the realms, the dimensions, the confabulations, the hope, the love, and even the fears. Ego insists that separation is the only sensible thing to believe -- that pain and suffering are the norm. But we can learn to know better, and once we do, there's no turning back. And by then we are surrounded by angels and by friends." -- September 24, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 23, 2010
"Forgiveness is the cure for my belief in separation; separation from God/dess, from others, and from my core Self. It is an acknowledgment that the bonehead over there, the thorn in my side or so-called enemy, is so close to being me with all my own foibles, inadequacies, indecencies, and intricacies, that we might as well be the same person. And forgiving that person, allowing her or him to be childlike enough to make mistakes and still be lovable, allows my sense of separation to slowly dissipate and vanish like mist."-- September 23, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 22, 2010
"Manifestation is not so much rocket-science as it is wrapping your mind around and squeezing all the doubts out of your stubborn, overly cautious little ego. And make no mistake about it; your ego IS little ... only it's all puffed up to make itself feel way bigger than it really is. Move past and beyond your ego and create the life that you want!" -- September 22, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 21, 2010
"I used to hate it when other people followed me around or imitated the things I did/do. 'Get a life,' I'd think to myself. Now I see that they have a life, that it's their own, and that they find mine working good enough that they want to try it on for size. So today when I see someone copying me, I say to myself, 'You go on! I must be on to something!. And I bless them for blessing me." -- September 21, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 20, 2010
"`Playing' for me has been learning how to effortlessly let go of just about everything I've ever been taught about life; knowing in my heart that, as well-meaning as it all was, it was holding me back - trapped in an illusion of powerlessness. Now that I have begun to learn the game of letting that all go, I am happier than I have ever been in my entire life." -- September 20, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 19, 2010
"The Light I feel within, without, and moving through me ... this Light is my direct connection to the world from whence I came, the place I am slowly learning to remember. Each moment I do remember this place it is as if I go back home just for that moment. And then, with a start, know that home is where my heart is ... and that I am already there. My searching really is done."
-- September 19, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 18, 2010
"Okay, so today I'm asking YOU ... is your life half full or half empty? And what do you need, if anything, to do about that?" -- September 18, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 17, 2010
"Every second of every minute of every hour, I am choosing between love and fear. It is that simple. Am I coming from a place of love or a place of fear? If my body hurts or my life sucks or I am feeling guilty or worried, then I am in fear. If I am light and smiling and know that all is and will always be well, then I am coming from a place of love. And ultimately, there is no choice because all there really is ... is love. Fear in all its guises (pain, suffering, loss, and death) is an illusion. There actually is only one Force in the world, and that Force is love. When we experience or choose anything outside of love, we have allowed our egos to throw that in our paths to distract us. And why do we do that? Well, that's the million dollar question, isn't it?"
-- September 17, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 16, 2010
"For so long I denied my own worth because I felt it was arrogant to think highly of myself. Now I see that true arrogance is denying our best qualities ...for these are the very qualities we share with God/dess/Force. To deny my own holiness is to deny the God/dess/Force in me. And THAT'S arrogant for sure." -- September 16, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 15, 2010
"Remember. Everything we talked about, I told you tomorrow." -- September 15, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 14, 2010
"Only one thing is reasonably certain about my October this year; I'll be l happy, alive, and communing with God/dess and friends in ceremony. Whether in DC, on a cruise ship heading toward Mexico with my pal Samuel Vera, or elsewhere -- the details are unimportant ... for all will always be well and precisely as it should be." -- September 14, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 13, 2010
"Giving is the exact same as receiving and, therefore, is its own reward. I gladly give because I know that I benefit in equal measure to the person to whom I offer the gift. And since I and the person are one, I do not really 'lose' anything in the transaction. Any appearances of losing in these exchanges are a trick of my ego and should be discarded like yesterday's trash."
-- September 13, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 12, 2010
"Gratitude starts each morning with my first breath, the realization that the aroma of coffee fills there air, and that my life has become so effortlessly nice that mere words can but hint at it's wonder." -- September 12, 2010
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Daily Quote: September 11, 2010
"I'm one of those individuals who believes that there is really only one Force in the universe; the one many call "God". Anything outside of this Force is illusion, created by the ego, and causes us to feel separate from God and therefore from ourselves. Focusing on that oneness, which I believe is LOVE -- and denying it, which results in FEAR is an ego-induced challenge. This challenge leads us to believe in duality; a total illusion and, ultimately, a waste of our life!"
-- September 11, 2010
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