To dare or not to dare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sb2YOg_dkQMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: DARE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sb2YOg_dkQM) An inspirational video of a feeling we all, so often, feel.
Looking for happiness in all the wrong places.
Try an experiment. Pick 10 random people and ask them how happiness looks like to them; what does it mean and take to be happy? Chances are, more than half -if not 3/4 of them- will invariably bring up success, achievement, and material possessions just to name a few. Surely these may bring pleasure, but with the pleasure of acquiring them comes the fear of loss, and with it, pain. If this is so, then what we experience when this happens is a form of conditional happiness…fleeting and ephemeris. The fact that we go through are lives with the belief that THIS is what happiness means is systemic. Think about…
Self-sabotage
This article is for those of you who have been or currently are in a state of perceived struggle, growing discontentment, or transition. We feel pain for many reasons; sometimes, pain is just part of being human and having our hearts open. If we never felt pain, it might be because we have shut down to a full experience of the heart and a deep compassion for others. There is no shame in struggle. There is no shame in asking for help. There is no shame in making “mistakes” and trying again. Fear is probably one of the biggest things that blocks us from entering into the expansive nature of…
Key word: Perspective
One of the keystones to cultivating a perspective that brings greater fulfillment and happiness is the attitude of gratitude. By ACTIVELY seeking things to be grateful for and appreciate, we begin to see things from a higher perspective. We see the sacredness and the perfection of life, as it is. That doesn’t mean we can’t shoot for an upgrade too, but we might as well enjoy where we are in the moment as well. I maintain, it’s not what happens to you in life, it’s what you do with it. Perspective is everything. Once I was walking down a street in India and came a across a leper on the…
