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Post by BW on Sept 30, 2010 12:25:07 GMT -5
Having an 'Us vs. Them' mindset is never a good thing. Exclusion of people based on race, color, gender, employment relationship, or even because of house color is never beneficial.What would happen if you went out and consciously attempted to include someone who is different from you (different in any capacity)? If you did this, do you realize that you will expand your horizons? You will be a better person. And it won't even cost you anything!
Grateful for the "WE"
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Post by BW on Oct 1, 2010 10:05:39 GMT -5
"If you don't change direction, we might end up where we're headed."
- Chinese Proverb
Do you remember the song by Diana Ross with the lyrics, "Do you know where you're going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to?"
A lot of times, people are just moving ahead day after day. They are getting through the day, rather than getting from the day. They are caught in a trap.
Are you moving in the direction of your dreams? Are you grateful for knowing where you want to go?
Knowing where you want to go is good. Not knowing where you want to go is also good. However, 'just going' is not good.You need to be aware of what you want. Going blindly ahead is tragic!
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Post by caressa on Oct 1, 2010 22:07:28 GMT -5
Seem to remember a relative saying, "I don't know where I am going, but I am on my way."
Sometimes I find myself not with a clear picture and I have found it to be very true, get a visual of what you want, need and desire before you ask because you might not like what comes back at you.
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Post by BW on Oct 3, 2010 13:29:16 GMT -5
"Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain."
- Henry Ford
Thanks for the quote, Sharon!
As you may know, I was on the road over over a week last week. While I was out, I was recently around someone who just complained, complained, and complained! Thankfully, I did not have to stick around and listen for very long.
It got me thinking... How often do I complain? How long do I complain? And then more importantly, Why do I complain?
An interesting observation is that people do not complain about things that they cannot change. Read that again. People do not complain about things that they cannot change. When was the last time you heard someone complaining about gravity? "Darn! I am so mad at gravity for causing me to drop my plate on the ground!" - nope it just does not happen!
Rather than complain, do something. Do something to change the circumstances, or do something to remedy the situation. No one really likes to be around a complainer.
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Post by caressa on Oct 4, 2010 0:34:21 GMT -5
A good one, a real pet peeve of mine. Someone who does complain but doesn't try to do anything to help her/his self. I may come across as complaining but in truth, just stating my reality as to what is in today. To share it otherwise, would not be my truth. What I do with it is what makes the difference. I don't sleep, so I go online and fill my body, mind and spirit with spiritual things. I do meditation and prayer turning things over to my God and asking for my Inner Knowing so that I can help myself. I suffer from chronic pain and fatigue. It is always there. It is what I do with it that makes the difference in my life.
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Post by BW on Oct 4, 2010 11:50:26 GMT -5
"As I express my gratitude, I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness, the greater my need to express it. What happens here is a spiraling ascent, a process of growth in ever expanding circles around a steady center."
- David Steindl-Rast
Gratitude is just like this! When you feel grateful, you want it to continue. You start examining the people you are with, the things you have, your abilities, and just about everything else! The beauty of this is that it does not matter how much or how little you have! You can be grateful for it. And that will start your spiral.
What can you be grateful for right this moment? Can you get a spiral ascent started?
Spiral outta control today!
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Post by BW on Oct 5, 2010 10:04:36 GMT -5
"Those who are always complaining about their circumstances find that success continually eludes them. As do those who speak ill of others or who make excuses for their failures."
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Post by BW on Oct 6, 2010 9:35:27 GMT -5
"One day at a time - this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone: and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering."
- Ida Scott Taylor
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Post by BW on Oct 7, 2010 10:22:37 GMT -5
"A strong man cannot help a weaker unless that weaker is 'willing' to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition."
- James Allen, As a Man Thinketh
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Post by BW on Oct 8, 2010 8:59:34 GMT -5
"The only person that has to change is You."
- Marvin John Towler
Marvin's quote works well with Jack Canfield's snippet from a couple days ago. Take 100% responsibility for everything and don't try to change anyone or anything else.
The only change that can be made is you. And you are the only person that has to change.
The change may be huge (and you already know what needs to change) or it could be a small tweak. Acknowledge what needs to change and then develop a plan to implement it.
Change is good. It should not be viewed as resistance. Embrace the change. Love the change. Be the change.
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Post by BW on Oct 9, 2010 10:34:10 GMT -5
"Expressing gratitude is highly rated by those to whom we share it with. Maybe instead of paying it forward, we could return it backward - thanking all those in our lives who have helped us become who we are today."
- Janae Bower
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Post by BW on Oct 10, 2010 13:45:09 GMT -5
Then Daniel praised the God of heaven, saying, "Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he alone has all wisdom and power." [ref Daniel 2 : 19-20]
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Post by BW on Oct 11, 2010 10:46:02 GMT -5
"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heal that crushed it."
- Mark Twain
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Post by caressa on Oct 11, 2010 12:35:14 GMT -5
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Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 11, 2010 14:38:52 GMT -5
Fluttering....
I don't usually come into the AA section, but as I've
gone back and read all the posts in this section, I
can see they are "one size fits all" in recovery.
Thank you for posting these tiny bits of wisdom.... Hugs, SG
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Post by BW on Oct 12, 2010 13:57:20 GMT -5
"Gratitude is the miracle cure for every moment of dis-ease. It s the fastest way to dissolve anxiety, to heal disappointment, to replace negativity with positivity. It is the connecting energy to God."
- Neale Donald Walsch
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Post by BW on Oct 13, 2010 15:40:11 GMT -5
"Gratefulness and simple living go hand in hand. When we are grateful, we appreciate life's free gifts: friendship and solitude; movement and rest; Nature's bounty and her spare winter introversion; our own alternating sonata movements of joy, sorrow, and joy's resurgence. Through this appreciation, we find contentment."
- Unknown
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Post by BW on Oct 14, 2010 10:38:13 GMT -5
"The right thing to do is not always the easiest thing to do. There may be some struggles. There may be some difficulties. In the end, you will be happy that you did the right thing. If you are ever unsure of what to do, close your eyes, take a deep breath, be still for just a little while, and the answer will come to you. In the stillness, all answers appear."
- Paul B. Taubman, II
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Post by caressa on Oct 14, 2010 10:44:14 GMT -5
Love this one. As a spiritual advisor said, "When the times is right, you will know. You have your own knowingness. If you don't know, the time is not right."
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Post by BW on Oct 15, 2010 9:42:35 GMT -5
The difference between an obstacle and an opportunity is our attitude towards it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.
- J .Sidlo Baxter
Gratitude is simply where you focus your energy and your outlook. Are you looking for the good? Or, are you focusing on the not-so-good? That which you focus upon, becomes your reality!
Are you looking at the opportunity? Or, are you looking at the difficulty? They are both there!
As Mike Doley states, "Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!"
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.