Does the prospect of changing and growing seem monumental to you? Just too much to tackle? Then consider this approach. Take a simple step of affirming your openness to experience more or something new. Or a different first step might be to let go of judgment by embracing the neutral. Begin to see the people, activities and things around you as neither good nor bad. A journey is made of many small steps. Don’t focus on a far-off destination if you’re not clear how to get there. Build a foundation that is solid for you. Weget to new places one step at a time. "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"What you believe yourself to be, you are."-- Claude M. Bristol



A human being is a part of the whole, called by us 'Universe,' a part in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of this consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restrictiong us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. our talk must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation a foundation for inner security." --Albert Einstein

All of our personal physical, psychological, and social problems arise from a lack of alignment between the body, emotions, mind and the soul. As a result, we are never victims of outside forces.
The soul challenges us to grow with problems, illnesses and /or injuries. These painful events trigger our subconscious blocks. This gives us the opporturnity to see the blocks and release them.
People who consider themselves victims of their circumstances will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives. --Stedman Graham

How can we hear our wise voice of intuition if we are always thinking, talking and distracted by outer events? If we take time daily to experience physical stillness and to direct our attention inside, we can begin to find the peace, love, will and wisdom that exist as our essence. "Only when one is connected to one's own core is one connected to others... And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be refound through solitude." -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"In the sweet territory of silence we touch the mystery. It’s the place of reflection and contemplation, and it’s the place where we can connect with the deep knowing, to the deep wisdom way."-- Angeles Arrien

Zen distinguishes big mind from small mind. Big mind identifies with its process, is impersonal and participates universally. Big mind is unlimited possibilities, deeper understanding, forgiveness, acceptance, insight,connectedness, attention. Small mind is self centred and focuses only on itself. It is compulsive,limited, reactive and mechanical. Small mind feeds on itself -- fear reacts to fear, judgment reacts to judgment, anger sparks more anger. Always seek higher perspectives and you will in time find freedom. "If a pickpocket meets a Holy Man, he will see only his pockets."-- Hari Dass

Time management is all about making decisions. At each step of the way, we want to choose activities that best support what we want to do with our lives. To do this, we need to be clear about our short and long-term goals. Here’s a general question to ask yourself often: "Is this the best use of my time in terms of meeting my goals?" Sometimes, of course, we don't have anychoice. But ask yourself honestly, "Could I take more control if I really wantedt o?" Often, we play the victim because we don't want to make the effort to change our behaviour. "Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"-- Lao-Tzu

How do you define ‘rich’? If you want greater wealth, what does that mean for you? A large annual income? If so, how large? A beautiful home? Health? Security? Happiness? To be in service? Get really specific about what would bring you a rich life. There are no right and wrong answers here. Don’t judge your desires. Just dig deep to discover what it is that you really want. If you want things, explore what qualities of lifethose things represent to you. "No one can tell whether they are richer or poor by turning to their ledger. It is the heart that makes a person rich. One is rich according to what one is, not according to what one has."-- Henry Ward Beecher

How do you work with anger? "Character isn’t inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts,thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains." -- Helen Douglas

How do you feel about anger, in yourself and in others? How do you deal with it? Anger is powerful energy. If we are afraid of this energy, we may attempt to deny or hide it. And when we lack control of the energy of anger, we impose it on other people or things. The ways we react to anger usually reflect how we experienced anger as children and how our own anger when we were young was handled by the adults at the time. In reality, anger, like any emotion, brings us information. It tells us how we feel about what is being experienced. If we receive anger’s message and learn more about ourselves, the energy will pass. "Too often we underestimate how quickly our feelings are going to change because we underestimate our ability to change them." -- David Gilbert

Is relaxation possible only when we’re not working? No. With awareness and practice, we can be relaxed no matter what we are doing. In fact, when we work in a relaxed state, our productivity increases as our effort decreases. For true relaxation, we need to connect with our bodies -- to consciously and intentionally become aware of tension and release it. "Anxiety breaks a man’s backbone." -- Hebrew proverb