Thoughts Are Things

I Would

2012-01-19T04:38:00.001-04:00

I would eliminate the words blame and fault, and use responsibility.
I would eliminate meanness and say it's ignorance that causes our stupidity.
I would eliminate helplessness and promote empowerment to the best of our ability.
I would eliminate rigidity and welcome healthy flexibility.

Private Confessions

2012-01-09T02:10:00.001-04:00

There are particular times in life when you have so much to say, but it's either not the right time or not the right circumstance. Maybe these are the very reasons why you shouldn't speak, or might they be the excuses for you to hide and play it safe? When you really want to go through with something, the lines may somewhat blur. Vision clearing may require diligent effort.

No matter how it looks on the outside, there is one place where we should be allowed to open the curtains and let the sun shine or the rain splatter freely in our sight. Inside our own private mental chambers, we should be able to place it all on the table, look at it and play with it- make choices, dream dreams, and feel everything this leads to.

Maybe we will not know what to do with all of it right away, but one thing's for certain, self-deception will only drive us further from our truth, and from any chance of getting closer to fulfillment. Only when we get in touch with what it is that pulls us forward, can we decide whether we'll meet with this and let us get there.

Make It Mean It, Make It Worth It

2011-11-04T23:46:00.001-04:00

There is usually a very good reason behind an ocurrence. We might not be able to decipher it at the very moment of the experience, but sooner or later, as we are walking down the path, something clicks and we begin to see beyond appearance. The puzzle pieces fall seamlessly into place without much effort. We no longer notice separate stars but one big dipper. Until that aha moment occurs though, it's all just a bunch of disconnected dots.

Whether or not we understand why something has happened, there is no reason for any experience to be useless. During friendly times or trying hardship, smooth sailing or steep rock climbing, each moment includes, at minimum, an example, a lesson, something we can learn. Those which are hard to grasp and swallow are usually the most important. Let's face it, anyone can conquer a winning title if the road is obstacle free. It is through those apparent falls and failures that our mental muscles are strengthened and we are given the opportunity to make a masterpiece out of the scattered broken pieces.

It has taken geniuses years of attempts to perfect a discipline and make a worthwhile contribution. But if someone like Thomas Edison would have given up because they simply did not understand why they did not get it right the first time, they wouldn't have discovered the key piece of information that allows your computer screen to be lit up right now.

So, what will it be? Will you passively sit and wait until everything makes sense, or will you actively get involved and make sense out of everything?

Invisible Things

2011-11-04T22:24:00.001-04:00

Every action begins with a thought. Whether it is a scientific innovation, the planting of a tree or the creation of a film, the original seed is born inside somebody's mind before it is three-dimensionally manifested. The content of our mental stream determines what we end up doing with our reality. We can see it in our preferences. For instance, those who like sports will seek sports related activities, musicians will create and share music, surfers will follow great waves and so forth. We can see it in our career goals, which lead us from one step to the next in our endeavors. We can see it in our romantic interests and how we carry ourselves depending on how we perceive each other to be and feel about relationships.

We are not always conscious of what goes on with our thoughts. Many times we end up saying things we did not mean to or end up sabotaging our own efforts. This might be the case with those who wish to live in abundance yet resent those which flow in a river of money, instead of choosing to identify with the positive aspects of the affluent, their security and success. On one hand, apparent efforts are made to escalate in the financial ladder, yet on the other hand, the same person sets strong limits by focusing on lack, envy or criticism. Would it not be smarter to learn from those who have reached your desired goal instead? Maybe that time spent thinking goal destroying statements could be better used to network, achieve and appreciate.

Let's use our thoughts to our advantage. Becoming aware of the themes in our heads can help us decide whether that is the direction in which we wish to lead our lives.

Thoughts don't only become things. They are subtle actions, invisible things.

Seek First to Understand

2011-11-04T20:26:00.001-04:00

Today I experienced a conflict between people in a group I frequently see. Within my personal calmness in the midst of the heat, I observed expressed indignation and thought about how much easier this situation would be if both parties would pause, step aside and see how the other is affected. If the ego would have been shushed and selfish positioning would have been exchanged, if only for a minute, with selfless reflection, I would not be writing this. The truth is most of us go into defense mode when we feel we are being attacked or threatened. It is healthy to have such protection mechanisms active and doing their job, as long as a healthy balance is included. When it comes to interpersonal matters, defense which quickly becomes offense often ceases to serve its purpose.

There is a saying in Spanish that says "cada cabeza es un mundo", which literally translated is "every head is a world". It means that every person has their own ideas, opinions and views which are likely to vary from others'; that your thoughts are not necessarily someone else's. Even though we may share similar backgrounds, concepts or preferences, our outlook and approach may come from different angles, hence why a little something called empathy comes in handy in times of disagreements.

Saint Francis of Assisi put it best, "Grant that we may not so much seek to be understood as to understand."

When you choose to build a bridge instead of raising a wall, you have greater chances of warmth and connection. You open the doors for honest communication and produce a sense of shared gratefulness. I am positive that if we were capable of easily relinquishing the fear of getting hurt, the what's-in-it-for-me mentality, the superficial notion of whether or not one would look bad, we would respond from another place entirely.

Seek to understand first, and you will make it much easier to be understood.

Mental Forward Bend

2011-11-04T04:30:00.001-04:00

There are certain moments in life when a firm resolve is exactly what we need. Stability, focus and undeterred purpose become the solid rock that gets us through that especially tough time, keeping us on course. Despite obstacles and distractions, we concentrate our efforts into a single goal, emerging triumphant. Other times, however, such fixation of purpose and rigidity could be the very source of our stagnation, breakage and decay. When we refuse to change, we offer resistance, and the more resistance we offer to a circumstance, the more strength it takes on our part and the greater the force exerted against it.

Most of us are familiar with the fable of the mighty oak and the flexible reed. While the oak resisted the stormy winds, it cracked and fell, while the reed, swaying in a dance of adapting flexibility, gracefully survived. Within its intention to live, the reed found a way to bend instead of breaking. This strategy is precisely what could help us at certain times. We cannot always change external conditions, but we can control how we face them.

Certain challenges require us to grow out of our comfort zone and hopefully evolve. They provide an opportunity to explore the new, discard the old and try other ways of being. You realize that perhaps that which you were dearly clinging to was the very thing that allowed you to soar once you decided to move on. In order to be free you have to let go of whatever holds you back.

This reminds me of a thought from Deepak Chopra's The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success:

"In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty. In the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe."

Bend to move forward.

In Order to Give

2011-10-09T02:58:00.003-04:00

In these times of information overflow, it is easy to getcaught up in the whirlwind of worldwide events. Our planet seems smaller everyday and what happens to fellow human beings in faraway countries affects useven more than it would have years ago, as sharing becomes instantaneous. Thereare people reporting live from catastrophes, triumphs and the mundane throughvarious media in an endless stream of sharing. Efforts to raise awareness orgather help for groups in need have also been accelerated. Friendships areformed or maintained from a distance in a way that was not possible before. Butwhen one looks from here to there, to comment and forward, to inform anddisplay, where do we place ourselves?

Within the occasional chaos, are we remembering the one andonly person who can be there all the time for us? Are we nourishing the bodythat serves as a vehicle for us to move and act? Do we take the time out to relaxand provide emotional maintenance for our mental health? Are we remembering toset and honor our goals or simply even making an effort to smile?

No matter what is going on in the world around you, it is importantto know that the only person you cannot live without is yourself. In order foranyone to contribute any thought or action of value to the rest of life, onemust make sure that the condition to be able to do this exists. It is for thisreason that it is not only a good idea to take good care of yourself, but it isnecessary since we can only give from what we already have. So help yourself,and that way, when you encounter situations of interest through yourinterconnectedness, you know you are strong enough to give.

About Doing

2011-08-31T01:35:00.001-04:00

Sometimes just doing things is the best way to get them done. Sounds logical and needless to say, huh? But many times we complicate ourselves over the dos and don'ts and hows and whens and ifs and shoulds and mights and woulds. So stop. Just stop.

In the midst of the storm, sometimes we just need to pause, to center and refocus. And then we need a jumpstart.

If we want to get somewhere, we need to begin by removing barriers, not erecting extras. There are enough obstacles to work around already. Simplifying is the solution.

Organization and planning are recommended for success, yet setting goals without action is like daydreaming and not doing anything to live the dream in reality.

When you want to do an activity or event that is important to you, starting is a good idea. It will get you closer to getting it done than just thinking or talking about it.

Of course, everything begins with a thought, which is followed up by a word, but we're talking about doing here. So begin, simplify, and do it.

--
Chelle

michers.blogspot.com

Pay Attention

2011-08-22T21:03:00.002-04:00

Life gives you nudges and clues and colors and hues

And signs and sounds where joy's to be found.

Gives you balance and love and peace as a dove

And music and laughter showing where to go after.

Shakes your comfort and earth to bring you to birth

And strengthen your mind to connect once divine.

Whispers of wind speaking into your ear now urgently say, "Pay attention!"

--
Chelle

Crossroads...

2011-06-13T10:04:00.003-04:00

When you have so many things from which to choose

With so much at risk and yet nothing to lose

When numerous words become one small phrase

With rainbows of feelings defining a phase

When waves of the past decide to swell up

With restructured ideals filling your cup

When sunshine is piercing through the darkest cloud

With the sound of your voice clearly over the crowd

When you finally see what's important in time

With choice making leading you over the climb

All this you love

And all you embrace

And you decide to be

Free.

--
Chelle

Discovering You

2011-02-22T11:43:00.000-04:00

You have learned to live a certain way. You have accepted that you are that kind of person. You are accustomed to a script you bought as real... but somewhere inside you, a voice is trying to make itself heard.

Through our experiences, received feedback or drawn conclusions we might have adopted some false beliefs about who and how we are. Some of these might even be marvelous ideas and ways of being and stellar standards, just not necessarily for us. Not everyone was born to fulfill the same mission, and with each passing day there is a strengthened need for you to find yours. You feel that time is running out and you want to make sure you contribute... but to what?

After accepting that you have an urge to discover where these inner nudges are directing you, the question becomes where to connect with this deeper, underlying truth. You know it's in there somewhere, you feel a certainty beyond what your logic comprehends. You even doubt it and wonder if you're just being silly. But even as you dismiss the notion that you are part of something grander, to go on instead with mundane everyday duties, you are secretly uncapable of giving up.

At this stage, you start questioning the worth of continuing to live the way you were taught to. Your focus grativates to a different set of more profound priorities. You develop a newer sense of respect for all beings. You let go of the trivial. You begin to trust life even when you don't understand it all, even if that means your concept of reality will be challenged and your world will be shaken. You feel you must be true to yourself and stop pretending. Your self acceptance gradually extends to every aspect of your existence. You start to graciously bring forth the real you.

And that... is a good thing.

Chelle

michers.blogspot.com

What You Fill Your Mind With Instantaneously Changes Your Life

2010-12-02T09:38:00.003-04:00

Have you ever had a headache which you totally forgot about when something exciting really happened? And after a while, your head did not once complain until you reminded yourself of the fact that it did just some moments ago?

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were feeling bad about yourself, and then you realized your position was really absurd? That when you actually made a pause and looked around, what you encountered was an endless stream of things to be grateful for? And then, at that same moment, everything changed. What was dull became golden, what was opaque now shined and sparkled.

Every single moment we are directing our attention to our selected place of focus and sculpting our reality. Whatever we bring into our awareness manifests in our lives, sooner or later. Point of view shifts not only how we view things, but how they actually play out.

Let's make a conscious effort to have our thoughts, our reality shapers, work as our allies. Let's exercise our right to freedom of thought by being smart about the things we think about, by realizing we are responsible for the lives we create.

May your thoughts contribute to your blessings.

--
Chelle

Appreciating Who You Really Are

2010-09-21T11:38:00.003-04:00

I recently read a post in which someone stated, "I'd rather die than be someone else."

I thought it was genius. Not because of death (although the only thing that shuts down is the body, and we go on living, on and on and on.) But because of LIFE.

What is the purpose of life? Why are we here? To be who you are, and no other. That's why my thought reaction was that to be someone you're not would result in a wasted life.

Come on, you get a whole lifetime to be you, to discover and remember and polish what needs a little push and shine away. Why on Earth would you shove this down the gutter and take on someone else's role? There is already someone else for that role in existence! But only you can fulfill being you.

In the Baghavad Gita there's a part that says it is better to be not so good at doing your duty than excel at doing someone else's. Of couse, in other words, but you get the point. Think about it.

What drives you? What is important in your eyes? What do you think you're here to do? How can you add to life and the world? What are you good at?

Start listening to your truth. And flow with it.

On another note, I am ultra grateful for remembering all of this once again, and for sharing with people who are guided by their need to be who they really are.

Thank you for your inspiration.

I look forward to sharing some more.

Mucho love.

--
Chelle

michers.blogspot.com

¿Cuál es el objetivo del Mantra Yoga Meditación? ¿Para qué una persona medita?

2010-08-07T08:58:00.002-04:00

El propósito principal del Mantra Yoga Meditación (MYM) es lograr un desarrollo espiritual.

La personalidad del Hombre se compone de Cuerpo, Mente y Alma.

Es muy importante aprender a integrar estos tres aspectos de la personalidad: El Alma es la realidad. Cuando el cuerpo físico y la mente se desintoxican, se disciplinan y se purifican, el Alma manifiesta todo su poder en forma consciente, llevando al ser humano a la sabiduría.

Cuando se inicia este proceso, poco a poco se logra más paz, tranquilidad y estabilidad personal. Entonces la concentracion se desarrolla, la fuerza de voluntad aumenta, haciendo al Hombre mas seguro de sí mismo.

Las frustraciones y los complejos, así como el estrés acumulado, se disuelven en forma natural organizándose la vida del individuo.

El magnetismo personal crece, mientras la creatividad se desarrolla produciendo seres estables, maduros y capaces. Se comprende entonces que la felicidad está dentro de uno. Esta es la única forma de llegar a la iluminación o Sabiduría Espiritual. Los Centros Culturales Yoga Devanand tienen como finalidad proveerte de esas herramientas milenarias pero modernas a la vez para que puedas expandir todo ese potencial latente en espera de ser despertado.

Acércate al Centro Cultural Yoga Devanand y comienza tu entrenamiento ya.

-Swami Guru Devanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj

Do Not Hesitate to Show Love

2010-07-22T11:06:00.004-04:00

Every single thing we do, say, or think affects more than we can consciously grasp. Think chain reaction.

Actions make a visible difference which you can observe, words not so much since it's up to another's interpretation and later use of the accepted message, and thoughts, well that's a tricky one. But if you think your thoughts happen only in your head, guess again.

Last night I was told of someone who said, "You couldn't imagine how looking at that bag felt."

This person did not have any knowledge of the contents in the bag, just the sensation produced by whatever was in it.

We all have hunches every now and then. You look at someone you've never met and you can sometimes tell whether you would get along or if something doesn't click. You've been to places where you know that walking through a certain area illogically just doesn't feel right and you choose to go another way that unexplainably feels safe. You've been faced with decision making moments when your gut clearly persuades you to elect one or the other choice.

Just as you can sometimes pick up signals from the outside, the same happens with your thoughts. You are constantly sending waves out there that are travelling unseen distances and creating ripples and unknown effects. They can be about fear, doubt, anger, despair... or they can be about compassion, connection, joy, faith, and love.

Whenever you have an opportunity to think something good, to say it, or show it, flow with it. If one little thing you think, say, or do affects the entire universe, then I hope we will all make an effort to pull our best from in here and put it out there.

Whenever you have a chance to love, do not hesitate to show it.

Give Yourself Some Credit

2010-06-16T13:03:00.003-04:00

Every single day we meet challenges in our lives. We are constantly bombarded by situations in which we don't quickly see a way out. Most of us carry around old fears that hold us back. And we've become experts at remembering our failures and pointing out our own flaws. What happens is that a lot of the time we discourage ourselves before we even attempt to hop on the solution train of thought.

You're right, you know. Yes, you have failed. Yes, you have flaws. Yes, you've gotten it wrong before. Yes, you will eventually make a mistake now and again. But, is that the whole truth? Is that the only thing you've done? Have you only failed?

If your answer is yes, think again. Just the fact that you were born is something you've achieved. And you have gotten this far somehow. It would be impossible if you had not gotten many things right. It doesn't matter how hard your life may have been or how simple your accomplishments may seem. You are alive, you are here. You have succeeded in a string of events that have led to this moment. Though sometimes we choose to focus only on a handful of so called meaningful experiences that we think define our life, and who we are. But are we being fair?

Is there only night, or is there also day? Is there only winter, or is there also spring? Is there only despair, or is there also hope? Is there only darkness, or is there also light?

It is important to be modest, but it's also crucial to be honest. Realize that just because things don't turn out exactly the way we would have wanted doesn't make anything a failure. The unexpected is filled with opportunity. And learning the lessons from your mistakes automatically makes you a winner. Openly and shamelessly observe the other side.

Go ahead and admit to yourself some (or many) of the things you have accomplished. It can be anything, from something as simple as brushing your teeth to driving a car to making a bold move and changing your career.

Begin to realize that there are also many things that you have done right, and keep a list on the refrigerator or as your computer desktop background, if necessary. Remind yourself that you are also good at things.

I say, give yourself some credit. And do it a lot!

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Full of That Idea

2010-05-17T17:15:00.001-04:00

"Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced."
-Swami Vivekananda

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Ever Flowing Life

2010-05-11T11:34:00.005-04:00

When something happens to you, catapulting or catastrophic, life doesn't stop.

When you need to withdraw and center and relax, life doesn't stop.

When you need to move and solve and tackle and evolve, life doesn't stop.

When you close your eyes to rest and cells repair and mind's refreshed, life doesn't stop.

When something changes for you, elevating or heart crushing, life doesn't stop.

When you need to cry or laugh or share or want a hug, life doesn't stop.

When you need to end and release and sit down and reflect, life doesn't stop.

When you open your eyes to appreciate and love and realize life's grandeur, life doesn't stop.

In greatness and in difficulty, life is ever flowing.

And I appreciate it!

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com
thoughts are things

The Who

2010-05-04T10:10:00.001-04:00

Who gives me the gifts I receive, the talents I share, and the reason to be?

Who allows this body to breathe, this brain to command, this mind to be free?

Who creates my world and my home, my space and all that's in between?

Who allows and constructs and destroys and renews and glues to release?

Who is in all but in none, immersed and untouched, all visible yet remains unseen?

This Who is my beginning and my journey and my end. And I am His.

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

The Right Thing

2010-04-28T04:10:00.002-04:00

Choosing the right thing to do is not often the most attractive choice. Sometimes it is not what you want, sometimes it is far more difficult than just sitting back, and sometimes you would just prefer to enjoy the ride...

One thing's for sure though: it is always more rewarding.

May we continue making the world a better place by making better choices.

Much love.

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

If Creativity Is In You, Express It

2010-03-08T09:26:00.006-04:00

"Never once in my life did my parents ever say, 'What you're doing is a waste of time.' Never. And I grew up, I had teachers, I had colleagues, I had people that I worked with all through my life who always told me what you're doing is not a waste of time. So that was normal to me that it was OK to do that. I know there are kids out there that don't have that support system so if you're out there and you're listening, listen to me: If you want to be creative, get out there and do it. It's not a waste of time. Do it. OK? Thank you."

Michael Giacchino's Oscars acceptance speech, upon winning the Best Musical Score for Up

Brilliant.

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Get Moving

2010-01-17T13:38:00.003-04:00

Everything begins with a thought. What you think about, you eventually speak about, and what you speak about, you eventually act out.

"Eventually", though, can be shorter or longer depending on your determination, will, and self control.

You see, it is very easy for our bodies to feel lazy or tired or want something that's easy or pleasurable over the work that must be done. It is also easy for our minds to go off into vacation mode and occupy our mental stream with many thoughts other than what we truly wish to accomplish, what must really get done.

Time passes, and the goals we had stay behind- with enough time for us to have accomplished those 10 times and maybe more if we were more focused.

Why is this? For one, what brings us pleasure is usually more attractive than what is right, and this is where many of us fall. We choose what feels good over what actually is good, what is convenient to our personal growth.

What if we started practicing the opposite? Each time we're faced with our options of what to do, we can ask ourselves: which is more attractive because it makes me feel good, and which is more convenient for my development? Make the correct choice.

It takes practice, but look at it this way, simply thinking or saying you want to accomplish something doesn't get it done. You have to convert those intentions into action.

"Well done is better than well said." -Benjamin Franklin

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Every Day Is a Miracle

2010-01-09T22:22:00.001-04:00

No matter how much you think you know, Life will always prove to you how much is left to learn.

Embrace Life with an open mind and heart and soul.

Things and people as you know them can change any second.

Be not afraid, remain in a place of love and embrace each development as it comes along.

Decide to approach life with an attitude of joy, innoncence and wonder.

Every day is a miracle.

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Get In Touch With Your Heart

2010-01-09T13:58:00.001-04:00

Through the years and our experiences we learn a thing or two about what life is, who we are, and how to live.

We are taught that we're supposed to be this way or that way and do this for this circumstance and react that way to the other.

We develop defenses, walls, weapons, remarks, fortresses and war tactics. As the years pass we forget how to laugh and take life with a sense of discovery and innocence. People become enveloped in their problems and never seem to see that there's always a harmonious solution, no matter how many things they have succesfully solved. Even in the realms of the heart there's more information about conquering, attachment, manipulation, criticism and separation than there is about how to really love.

Isn't this upside down? Especially when you consider that isn't one of the things everyone really wants (even if it's way deep down) is simply to love and be loved?

Then why is so much of our human culture constructed around highlighting our differences and categorizing each other and competing against ourselves instead of uniting in the collaboration of us all becoming better people?

Think about it. If we all help one another, we will all be better off.

If you dare to peel your layers and get rid of some of those blocks, you will feel more satisfied with the feelings of connection you will experience, and I assure you, so will others.

Let your heart be touched by love itself so you can reach out and touch the hearts of others.

Get in touch with the fountain of love inside you. You may have forgotten who you really are along the way and hidden all those treasures and talents which are still yearning to be expressed. But we all have an advantage that has been unfairly ignored: we were made to love.

So go on and dare to be who you really want to be and support your human teammates in unleashing their own greatness!

The good news is: It's never too late!!

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Changing The Things I Can

2009-11-12T23:20:00.009-04:00

"Lord grant me the serenity to accept
the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference."

-St. Francis of Asisi

When we stumble upon circumstances that are not up to us to shape, we have to learn to recognize when it is time to let go. Struggling against the way things are will not make things easier, futile resistance only drains your strength and gets you nowhere.

Instead, focus your energy and intention on those things that are at your disposition to influence and affect. Use that opportunity to create a positive alteration.

Chances are we will confuse the two now and then, but sooner or later we will begin to recognize when it feels like we're forcing someone or something and it ends up being really frustrating, contrary to when things flow in harmony with your addition and naturally shift along with you in effortless ease.

With practice and conscious action, we will learn how to distinguish the two and invest on the second.

Not everything is up to me, but I can make the best of what is!

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

How Much Twitter Is Right for You?

2009-11-05T12:22:00.003-04:00

This post was written for TweetValley.com

There are infinite uses one can give to Twitter- from online marketing, to sharing interesting information to filling in moments of boredom or loneliness. There are also varying degrees of Twitter usage- there's the user that will go online for 20 minutes a day and check older tweets as mini emails, there's the person who logs on after every break to update others and themselves on the day's happenings, and there are the hard core users who use software like Tweet Deck or have apps on their mobiles to notify them of every tweet possible, audio alert and scheduled tweets included.

Whether you are new to the vast and still growing Twitterverse or already feel established your tweet space, you might have asked yourself this question just how much Twitter is good for you. Here are a few questions that might help you get your answer.

Continue reading.

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Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Making Space for the New

2009-10-23T12:49:00.010-04:00

This post was written for Intent.com

A lot of us spend time wishing things were different. We want novelty in our lives- in our homes, jobs, relationships, you name it. However we keep clinging on to old things, habits and thought patterns that only re-create what we already know.

If we want our lives to be different from anything in our prior existence, if we truly want to freshen things up, we need to make space for it.

Let's say you want to purchase a brand new dining room table that suits your current taste better. You've already got your dining room with an old table that you wish to replace. Can you put the new one in its designated space with the old one still occupying it?

It's the same thing with the rest of our stuff. If you want to update your wardrobe, you're going to need the space in your closet to store the new clothes in, so at least part of the old must go. If you're in an unhealthy relationship and you'd like to improve your love life, sometimes the answer is letting go of the damaging one (or at least the damaging attitudes), to be able to open the doors to better relating. If there's something you're usually afraid of and you're tired of the way you react to it, you're going to have to investigate and learn new positive approaches that would not work as well if you keep pulling yourself down by continuing to allow and uncontrolled stream of the self-defeating thoughts. You've got to let go of the old to embrace the new.

Continue reading.

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Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

To Maintain Your Purity

2009-10-16T23:32:00.003-04:00

Choose what doesn't hurt you or anyone else, what you think would be worthy of God watching you think, do, or say.

No matter what happens in life, or how dark some times may seem, choose to keep your inner light shining, and the lamp of faith will guide the way.

Even when you see no one there, remember you are never alone.

Falling is allowed, but getting up is mandatory.

Continue walking forward.

Many blessings.

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

You Don't Have To Accept Everything

2009-10-06T19:09:00.004-04:00

Just because you like or love someone or something, doesn't mean you have to give up who you are to be with them or have certain things.

If, in any case, someone or something requires you to be unfaithful to your values, beliefs and integrity, question it.

What can you offer to life if you have given yourself up for something that's not true to you?

If you negotiate your dignity, you might as well kiss happiness goodbye.

You must respect and love yourself, accept what sustains this and dismiss what threatens this, your self worth.

Live and Let Live

2009-09-28T10:14:00.002-04:00

Part of truly appreciating someone is accepting them the way they really are.

When you do this (instead of being fixed on your own mental image of how you would like that person to be) is when you truly start to see their grandeur, to hear their wisdom, to admire their qualities.

Just as things rarely come out exactly the way you plan them, people are almost never the way you define them in your head- sooner or later you will be surprised to see something different, and often better.

When you are constantly comparing your mental list with reality, you will most likely be disappointed. Not because the person is flawed (although no one is perfect, chances are they're tons better than your limited image of them) but because they will not rigidly fit into your closed off made up profile.

Just as intellectuals who have too many books in their head often think they know more about life than God herself, how do you expect to know more about the other person than that very person?

Allow them to show you. Relax. Sit back and enjoy what you see, hear and receive. You will begin to see so much that you were missing. You will begin to love not who you think they should be, but who they really are.

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Happy Autumn!

2009-09-23T18:21:00.004-04:00

No matter how your summer was, we've just begun a new season!

Here is a chance to cool down and look at what we'd like to change with a calm and centered mind.

A chance to have a fresh start!

So I'd like to wish you the best in all of your new beginnings.

May this be a time of blessings, of growth, and reaffirmation of this simple truth: you are a wonderful being.

Now, show it to yourself, and it will naturally be visible to others!

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Freely

2009-09-21T11:05:00.001-04:00

If you want something, you've got to allow Creation the time and space to create it.

If you hoard or cling to a seed without sowing it or watering it or letting it go through it's own development process, then you are literally killing the life of it before it can even be born.

Let's be smart.

You can have your intentions, you can and should take care of your responsibilities, but you also have to set the part that's up to other co-creators free of your hold, and even your gaze.

Let it flow and let it go. You give what you have to offer, and you lean back and allow the receiving to take place whenever and however it should.

Release your attachments and expectations, you might be surprised to find out that it might come in other ways that you could not even imagine.

The universe has its ways, and the life giving force within everyone and everything has the necessary mechanisms to put it all to work.

Be at peace. Give (freely), and you shall receive.

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Unleashing Creativity In All Directions

2009-09-13T22:12:00.005-04:00

Ever had that feeling of being in the zone? I feel that when I am meditating.

I also feel that way when I am singing, like I'm at the right place, at the right time, like the whole universe is doing exactly what it's supposed to do, every revolving planet, every shining star, every single vibrating atom in harmony with my voice...

I'm grateful for having the opportunity to use my instrument to share joy with my friends and anyone else who is open is open to contagium.

Emotions are contagious, you know. And the good ones move through us faster than lightning.

I feel it too when I watch my friends express their own artistic talents.

I also feel that way when I am living my truth, when I flow with the moment and am innocently observing and accepting the amazing ways life has of unfolding.

I don't need to know what's going to happen tomorrow. I still have my goals and my plans, while remaining open to finding something better along the way.

Not knowing exactly how things will play out gives me the perfect opportunity for creating the most awesome reality I could ever imagine- or even better!

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Up, Up, and Upper I Go!

2009-09-09T21:40:00.006-04:00

It is not a surprise that along the path of life you get hit very hard in the head when you fall against the occasional bump on the road.

Sometimes it's a smooth stumble and you're back at your feet in a second, and other times it's simply the most awkward display of imbalance.

Sometimes you can learn the lesson before the opportunity is over, and other times you screw it up in every single way imaginable, and a few others that only you've been able to conjure.

Sometimes, despite your clumsiness you will find you get second chances, and other times it might appear as if you don't - because it won't be in the same place, or the same circumstances, or the same people...

But in all cases, there's always after, and what you choose to do with it.

The other day I said to myself, I have two directions to move to from here, I can go up or I can go down.

I must say, miracles never cease to exist, wonders are ever present, and the whole universe is constantly hugging me, even when I slip a little, it just hugs me right back.

Keep your eyes open and enjoy every moment, and I'm sure you'll be glad you are watching.

There's always the little things here and there... Sunrise, smiles, dates, friends, music, new ideas, fun things to do. And there's always the big things like love and joy and progress and meditation and yoga... and above all, God.

So, whenever I hit a bump, what do you think I choose?

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

The Possibilites Are Endless

2009-08-30T11:27:00.001-04:00

I have the potential to be any way I choose to be right now. This potential is infinite.

Most likely, I will automatically choose from what I already know, but then I wonder...

If what I have already chosen before has produced certain results, and, in some cases those aren't exactly the things I wanted to create for myself in the first place, then would it be wise to select the same way of being, if it will materialize what I've already seen?

I might not be entirely comfortable with a drastic change all of a sudden, but I can surely explore new possibilities, bit by bit, I don't have to wait any longer, I can certainly begin, in my mind. And that is where creation starts, the first step toward realization.

"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." Max De Pree

--
Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

The Secret to Being Attractive

2009-08-07T12:58:00.002-04:00

"Romance... begins when you can show your soul to another person.

"The secret to being attractive, if one consults the past record of human experience, is remarkably simple. It is summarized in an aphorism from the Latin poet Ovid, who said, "To love, be lovable."

"A lovable person is someone who is natural, easy with himself or herself, radiating the simple, unaffected humanity that makes anyone truly attractive. [...]

"The shift in perception happens not by changing who you are but by seeing who you are and then shining it forth. If you were able to exhibit the full grandeur of your being, your whole life would be a romance, one long love story dedicated to ecstasy and joy. [...]

"Nothing is more beautiful than naturalness. It alone contains the mystery and allure that spark romance. [...]

"To be authentic, you have to be everything that you are, omitting nothing. Within everyone there is light and shadow, good and evil, love and hate. The play of these opposites is what constantly moves life forward. [...]

"Being desirable means being comfortable with your own ambiguity.

"The ultimate ambiguity that each of us expresses is not that we can be both good and bad, loving and unloving, but that we are spirit and flesh at the same time. Nothing could be more ambiguous than this, or more alluring."

-Excerpt from "The Path to Love" by Deepak Chopra

Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Things to Keep In Mind These Days

2009-07-22T11:51:00.000-04:00

- Live the present fully

- Be more humble (watch the ego)

- Accept things as they happen and move on

- Respect myself and others even more

- Love is the greatest religion (God is Love)

- Speak the truth everyday more

- Practice periods of silence

- Focus on the positive, there's always a solution

- Be ready to handle the unexpected

- No matter what happens, go with the flow

- Release attachments, be open to the new

- Treat myself superbly so I can do this with others

- Give more and be more selfless

- Thank God every single moment

- Even one can of milk can make a difference

- Stay calm inside, regardless of the outside

- Ask "How can I help?" instead of "What's in it for me?"

- Continue learning

Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

Obstacles Are Opportunities...

2009-07-16T10:19:00.003-04:00

... to get things done.

They tell you exactly what you need to put your efforts in to get closer to achieving your goals and constructing the life you wish to create for yourself.

They are not the real obstacles. Only your excuses are.

So, start tackling and moving forward.

Chelle
michers.blogspot.com

The Good In Everyone

2009-07-13T18:02:00.001-04:00

No matter who you are or what you have done, there's always a positive aspect to you, some good you have done, some smile you have shared, some love you have felt.

Sometimes, when we are offended, we are too quick to focus only on the other's faults in such a way that it becomes a wall that does not permit you to see beyond and connect with and appreciate all the good stuff inside.

Well, let me ask you something, ARE YOU PERFECT? Would you like it if someone you care about only saw your flaws and lost all ability to appreciate and love and admire you? I'm sure we all want to be forgiven and make up for our mistakes and be given the chance to make things right again most of the time.

So, let's try to remember this when we are going to evaluate someone else. One thing is to be realistic and learn the lessons to prevent specific mistakes from being unnecessarily repeated, and another thing is to close all doors, create a storm and only see the night when the sun is shining in your beautiful face.

What You Think, You Become

2009-06-17T09:15:00.001-04:00

Watch your thoughts, they become words.

Watch your words, they become actions.

Watch your actions, they become habits.

Watch your habits, they become character.

Watch your character, as it becomes your destiny.

(Yoga Philosophy)

What's Your Focus?

2009-05-19T10:54:00.002-04:00

Life is full of choices. It's full of experiences, people, places, feelings, thoughts and interpretations.

In truth, everything exists- the good, the bad, the in between; the white, the black, and the gray.

That means that even though I might be aware of it all, I can choose what I want more of in my own life.

What do I want to be predominant? What do I want to increase?

I am aware of the colorless darker side out there, however I am also increasingly aware of the inseparable shiny part in every one of us.

I choose to focus on God.

NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON, FORWARD IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO.

2009-05-06T12:37:00.002-04:00

Singleness of purpose
Self-full loving glow
Pain of growth expected
Taking some things slow
Never looking backward
Filtering what to keep
Stepping firmly forward
Awake from blinding sleep
Lots of things together
Endless forms to choose
All to make it better
Some to win must lose!

Happy Earth Day!

2009-04-22T10:09:00.001-04:00

What will YOU do for your planet today?

Gratitude Now

2009-04-18T17:00:00.001-04:00

If we're ungrateful for what we already have, how do we think we'll be happy when we have more?

The state of being unhappy and focusing on what you lack creates a poverty mindset, and an unsatisfacotry reality.

One must align with living, feeling, and appreciating the present in order to produce a better condition today, which will bring a better tomorrow by default.

When I thank life for what I experience now, I am more open to giving and receiving much more than when I only identify with what's missing.

Feel and live fully. Exrpress your gratitude now.

What an Excellent Answer

2009-04-01T12:36:00.002-04:00

I asked someone who does many things, "What don't you do?"

This person answered, "Harm."

Let Go

2009-03-29T23:10:00.002-04:00

Sometimes it's a positive decision to put some things in pause which aren't prerequisites for others in development.

If you want a solid table, then you must make sure all legs are strong and stable before going all the way to the top.

Let go of those things you don't need right now so you can focus on those that you do.

I AM

2009-03-27T22:57:00.002-04:00

I am an amazing being
A divinely irresistible woman
A branch of God's security roots
My joy is my prosperity
My giving selfless and blissful
I am full and smiley and free
Trusting the universe's wisdom of unknown
I am One with God
Courageous, loving, sure.

Tell It to the Blog

2009-03-19T12:21:00.003-04:00

Sometimes we've got so many things going on in our lives which may produce a large array of reactions and emotions. Sometimes exciting things happen and you want to scream your joy out to the world, but no one's there to listen! Other times it may be something so frustrating that you'd like to find that someone within millions that could explain everything to you in a way that you are left in total calm and understanding. But most of the time, you will not find the perfect person to say the perfect thing, because our points of view our so unique and internal that no other person can know exactly how you think and feel, or what you want or need to hear.

But I've got some good news! You've got yourself! And your blog... :)

Blogs are a healthy way of expressing things that if left inside could turn into pressure. Both, good and bad things need to flow- but both should always have a positive objective. It is self defeating to write about something good with a conclusion that takes all the fun out of it, just as there isn't any help in writing about something bad and making it seem worse as you write. You can turn events into opportunities to learn, grow, and look for ways to be happier every single time.

The sky is never darker than just before sunrise. There is always a silver lining.

--
Namaskar,
Chelle

michers.blogspot.com

Free Flow

2009-02-24T09:16:00.001-04:00

I don't need you and you don't need me. We might be great for each other right now, but we cannot cling to the point that we become a breathing obstacle. Each must allow the other ample space to be, to flow, to depart and maybe return. If we eliminate each other's capacity to express then we will be left with nothing. Silly. We must be knitting the comfort for creative expression, for breathtaking dance, enveloping singing and spiritual freedom.

Expansion and contraction are natural ways of life.

What Is The Root of It All?

2009-02-23T10:09:00.002-04:00

Why do I attract the things I do? What situations do I create for myself and put myself in? If I look closely, they all resemble who I am inside, my greatest wishes, my deepest fears, and I create a mix of the two.

I must clarify one part and work on the other, so that what I put out there becomes everyday truer to what I have in here.

Why Is Organization So Important?

2009-02-12T11:16:00.003-04:00

Because getting organized will help you:

be more successful
be more productive at work
be more creative
be more efficient
save time & money
increase your self-esteem
do things well & calmly
have more free time
feel better
live in a clean atmosphere
live longer
increase enjoyment
relax & eliminate stress

Start gathering information on tips & ways to get organized!

Self Realiance

2009-01-20T10:02:00.002-04:00

One must practice keeping promises made by one to oneself in order to create the certainty that one can rely on oneself.

There are only 2 days in which I really can't do anything...

2009-01-15T10:00:00.001-04:00

yesterday and tomorrow.

Reach Higher, Not Lower

2009-01-10T11:15:00.001-04:00

"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."

-Ralph Marston

Equanimous Happiness

2008-11-25T12:24:00.001-04:00

In the Baghavad Gita it says that one should practice equanimity. This is the art of staying cool whether one wins or loses, hurts or laughs, is happy or sad.

Over time we learn that happiness based on externals is as constant as sand running through our fingers.

We must plant the seeds of true joy in a deeper, more stable place that we're always in, on a person that we're always with, somewhere only we can put it or take it out of...

Within ourselves.

A Vision Without Action Is An Illusion

2008-10-27T09:17:00.005-04:00

Dreaming up goals is important, but they won't materialize unless you do something about it.

"The first part of success is "Get-to-it-iveness"; the second part of success is "Stick-to-it-iveness."Orison Swett Marden

Navaratri

2008-10-09T13:00:00.010-04:00

Navaratri is celebrated mainly in India to appreciate the feminine aspect of God, or the feminine force. It is divided into 3 sets of 3 days.

What is the focus during each set of days?

First 3 days: Removing obstacles, defects, vices, etc. and strengthening physical health.

Second 3 days: Peace and prosperity and strengthening mental health.

Third 3 days: Wisdom, light, and strengthening spiritual health.

On the Tenth Day

As the culmination of Navaratri, there is joy and celebration because the Light has triumphed over darkness.

This year it started on September 30 and there were people celebrating in other parts of the world as well. Today is the 10th day. :)

Happy Ending!!! New beginnings!!! Blessings to all!!!

Things on Thoughts

2008-09-29T10:45:00.001-04:00

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world." -Buddha

Read "Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment"

A Place for Everything and Everything In Its Place

2008-09-02T09:50:00.001-04:00

Putting things away is part of finishing what you started.

--
♥ MiChelle ♥

Creating or Re-creating?

2008-08-29T12:46:00.002-04:00

Are you re-creating the same relationships, financial situation, gains, losses, fears, security, opportunities or obstacles in your life?
Or are you opening up, daring to grow, change, expand your horizons, try new & better ways of thinking and making up a whole new better life for yourself?

Really Given Love

2008-08-18T09:30:00.001-04:00

You will never regret the true love you have given. If you do, it wasn't really true, or you haven't really given it.

Positive Thoughts Strengthen

2008-08-11T18:00:00.005-04:00

Negative thoughts weaken
Positive thoughts strengthen
Negative thoughts destroy
Positive thoughts create
Negative thoughts kill
Positive thoughts renew
Negative thoughts contaminate
Positive thoughts purify
Negative thoughts incarcerate
Positive thoughts liberate

Hmm... I wonder, what kind of thoughts should I choose?

Preferences

2008-07-22T11:03:00.001-04:00

Light. Truth. Simplicity. Joy. Harmony. Peace. Love. Support. Organization. Self-control. Discipline. Respect. Serenity. Spirituality. Strength. Prosperity. Courage. Wisdom. GOD. Understanding. Reverence. Divinity. Detachment. Equanimity. Smiling.

Adding what one wants to see.

And So He Said

2008-07-15T15:47:00.002-04:00

"It would be a mere presumption on my part to try to elucidate even a fraction of the marvelous contents of the Sacred Scriptures of the Vedas. If one could transform into paper all the trees and plants of the universe and turn into ink all the waters of the oceans, it would still not be sufficient to write in respect of the Eternal glories, marvels and grandeur of the All Mighty Creator and his Creation. Just as a deep mine of the purest gold cannot be found at the surface level, its rich veins will only reward those who have the patience to carry the lamp of faith for many years, even during times of darkness. If one should maintain firmly that flame of access to the Absolute Truth, until somehow or somewhere, by the Grace of a Great Master or Guru, our inner flame will guide us forward and upward into the presence of the Creator himself, and we find that which is revealed to some and not to others."
-Swami Guru Devanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj

COLOSENSES 3:23-24

2008-06-16T12:08:00.002-04:00

Y TODO LO QUE HAGAS

HAZLO DE CORAZON

COMO PARA EL SEÑOR

Y NO PARA LOS HOMBRES;

SABIENDO QUE DEL SEÑOR

RECIBIRAS LA RECOMPENSA

DE LA HERENCIA,

PORQUE A CRISTO EL SEÑOR SIRVES.

Les Misérables

2008-06-06T10:38:00.002-04:00

As some of you know, I will be participating in one of the world's most famous musicals:

Les Misérables (http://lesmiserablesrd.com/)

It will be at 8:30pm, at the Teatro Nacional on:

Friday, June 13
Saturday, June 14

Friday, June 20
Saturday, June 21

Tickets are on sale at the Boleteria of the Teatro Nacional (687-3191)

$1,800 platea
$1,400 balcon

You are all invited!!! Hope to see you there!!!

--
♥ MiChelle ♥

Dr. Martin Henry Fischer

2008-06-02T16:43:00.001-04:00

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via Quotes of the Day on 4/8/08

"Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the window, except that the birds might eat them."

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When You Don't Like Something But You Gotta Do It Anyway

2008-05-19T10:32:00.002-04:00

Offering resistance will only make it worse. If I already know I have to do it anyway, I might as well make it pleasant for myself, and find a way to enjoy life regardless of that which I must go through whether I want to or not.

I can do something I don't like while whining and cursing and making it a horrible experience, or I can do something I don't like while connecting with that part of me that has a million reasons to be happy and grateful to life and know that I'm consciously making it better for myself and that this, like anything else, will pass. (And that God is bigger than everything.)

I hum the Jeopardy tune in my head and I wonder, which will it be?

Los Dientes del Sultán, de "Las Mil y Una Noches"

2008-05-12T16:06:00.005-04:00

En un país muy lejano, al oriente del gran desierto vivía un viejo Sultán, dueño de una inmensa fortuna.

El Sultán era un hombre muy temperamental además de supersticioso. Una noche soñó que había perdido todos los dientes. Inmediatamente después de despertar, mandó llamar a uno de los sabios de su corte para pedirle urgentemente que interpretase su sueño.

- ¡Qué desgracia mi Señor! - exclamó el Sabio
- Cada diente caído representa la pérdida de un pariente
de Vuestra Majestad.
- ¡Qué insolencia! - gritó el Sultán enfurecido - ¿Cómo te atreves a decirme semejante cosa? ¡Fuera de aquí! Llamó a su guardia y ordenó que le dieran cien latigazos, por ser un pájaro de mal agüero.

Más tarde, ordenó que le trajesen a otro Sabio y le contó lo que había soñado.
Este, después de escuchar al Sultán con atención, le dijo:

- ¡Excelso Señor! Gran felicidad os ha sido reservada. El sueño significa que vuestra merced tendrá una larga vida y sobrevivirá a todos sus parientes.

Se iluminó el semblante del Sultán con una gran sonrisa y ordenó que le dieran cien monedas de oro. Cuando éste salía del Palacio, uno de los consejeros reales le dijo admirado:

- ¡No es posible! La interpretación que habéis hecho de los sueños del Sultán es la misma que la del primer Sabio. No entiendo por qué al primero le castigó con cien azotes, mientras que a vos os premia con cien monedas de oro.

- Recuerda bien amigo mío --respondió el segundo Sabio -- que todo depende de la forma en que se dicen las cosas... La verdad puede compararse con una piedra preciosa. Si la lanzamos contra el rostro de alguien, puede herir, pero si la enchapamos en un delicado embalaje y la ofrecemos con ternura, ciertamente será aceptada con agrado...

- No olvides mi querido amigo --continuó el sabio -- que puedes comunicar una misma verdad de dos formas: la pesimista que sólo recalcará el lado negativo de esa verdad; o la optimista, que sabrá encontrarle siempre el lado positivo a la misma verdad.

El Maestro Devanand

2008-05-08T11:16:00.004-04:00

Swami Guru Devanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj es un maestro espiritual de origen hindú, perteneciente a la orden ascética de Shankara. Estudió en Los Himalayas por largos años con el célebre maestro Mauna Swami (quien vive a más de 5,000 metros de altura) y con el Shankaracharya de Jyotir Math: Swami Shantanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj.

El Maestro Devanand predica la Filosofía de la Vida y el Mantra Yoga Meditación, que según explica es la clave para el contacto con el mundo interior. Muchos santos han practicado beneficiosamente dicha técnica por más de cincuenta siglos.

La más alta autoridad de la Filosofía Yoga en el mundo, Patanjali jali, expresó: "Yoga chittas vritti nirodaha." - Yoga es la suspensión de la transformación del principio pensante. - Por tal razón, recomendamos la práctica regular de la técnica Mantra Yoga Meditació (MYM).

El Maestro Devanand fundó la Sociedad Internacional de Realización Divina (SIRD) cuyo objetivo es contribuir a la paz mundial mediante la técnica Mantra Yoga Meditación, pues habrá paz en el mundo cuando se establezca la paz en el corazón de cada ser humano.

La práctica de la meditación es de índole filosófica. Yoga no es una religión.

Clases de Yoga, Relajación y Meditación

2008-05-01T10:10:00.007-04:00

Pulse aqui para más informacion!

I Met a Celebrity Today

2008-04-30T14:05:00.001-04:00

Funny man. Simply himself.

Everyone Has Their Reason to Be

2008-04-21T10:22:00.002-04:00

Sometimes we don't know what motivates a person to act the way they do, but this is for sure: there's always a reason behind it. Instead of quickly jumping to judge and categorize another by the few things you can see on the outside of someone, remember that sometimes other people don't understand us when we know we have really good reasons to be the way we are. Sometimes people don't mean to be rude, they might be going through a difficult time in their lives. Sometimes people don't mean to be defensive, but it is important for them to uphold themselves strongly at a time when they feel attacked. There are infinite motives and infinite expressions. It is good to give the other the chance to explain, and yourself the chance to see beyond the little things you might perceive.

Selfishness hurts the selfish one first... and then others.

2008-04-20T17:30:00.002-04:00

Even when that's not what one intends to do. For something to pour out of yourself, it must go through you.

La Paja Vs. La Viga

2008-04-15T17:04:00.001-04:00

Que facil es para nosotros apuntar y resaltar lo de otros... pero como dice el Maestro Devanand, si en vez de estar criticando a otros, nos enfocaramos en nuestras propias fallas, estariamos taaaan ocupados que no tuvieramos tiempo para otra cosa.

El Maestro Jesus tambien lo dijo- que no estemos mirando la paja que pudiera estar en el ojo ajeno, sino que nos enfoquemos en la viga que nubla nuestra propia vista.

No es que nos hundamos pensando que somos peores que otros, con miles de fallas, es que las unicas fallas que podemos y debemos corregir son las nuestras, cada quien las suyas. Hagamos, pues, nuestra parte. Tomemos responsabilidad de lo que SI podemos cambiar.

Everything Happens for a Reason

2008-04-09T11:21:00.001-04:00

Inspiring.

http://boloji.com/spirituality/023.htm

Allow Yourself to Discover

2008-03-24T09:12:00.001-04:00

Avoiding facing your inner issues seems easier at the moment, but it makes it harder in the long run since you just postpone and accumulate more of what you will eventually have to deal with anyway.

Sometimes at the moment it's hard to accept some feelings and thoughts, but as soon as you decide to be brave enough to do it, you are true with yourself and can see exactly what you're dealing with, which gives you the perfect opportunity to work with it and find a better way to manage that.

You can only solve what you allow yourself to discover that is there. The more you get off your shoulders, the lighter the load. :)

Thank you for your kindness...

2008-03-13T11:29:00.001-04:00

Because I can learn from you and it helps everyone else!

"To touch someone with kindness is to change someone forever. Heavy, huh? But that's not the half of it. Because for everyone you touch you also reach everyone they will ever know. And everyone they will ever know. And so, for the rest of all time, your kindness will be felt in waves that will spread long after you move on." -Mike Dooley

Your Feelings Don't Have to Depend On What Happens to You

2008-02-26T12:36:00.006-04:00

What Happens to You Is Based on the Way YOU Decide to Feel.

If you choose to feel good most of the time and connect with the laughing part of you, you'll be up to any challenge, confident and radiant. You will focus more on the positive things that happen to you, and you will feel life is good in general, with a few possibly uncomfortable moments- but those can always be solved.

If you choose to feel ungood most of the time and connect with the crying part of you, you'll feel discouraged before any obstacle. You will focus more on the negative things that happen to you, and you will feel life is bad in general, with a few possibly joyous moments, which don't last very long.

We attract what we put our attention on.

Give What You Would Like to Receive

2008-02-18T12:58:00.005-04:00

How often have we heard this? How often have the wise reminded us that the path to true joy and unlimited abundance is closer to this than to being selfish? Yet, how often do we actually accept it as a possibility, and APPLY IT?

Nah, we mostly go back to our "What I'm Getting" checklist, and highlight what we're NOT getting.

Wouldn't it be nice to try a better way?

Si Algo Es DIFICIL

2008-02-06T10:34:00.000-04:00

Démosle gracias a Dios porque es entéramente POSIBLE!

Oh, The Sweetest Thing

2008-02-05T10:21:00.001-04:00

"The world is more malleable than you think,

and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape."
-Bono

It's a beautiful day! :D

Come What May

2008-01-23T14:31:00.000-04:00

One never knows how fortunate one is, since we are not capable of seeing the big picture, as big as it really is... But it's OK. That doesn't mean I cannot appreciate the little things I'm capable of noticing, and be grateful for them.

There will always be good and bad, uncomfort and difficulty will make their display now and then, but so will light and love and the divine. God is the beginning and end of everything.

On the Fourteenth

2008-01-15T11:39:00.001-04:00

On the fourteenth

I thought about it

On the fourteenth

I decided about it

On the fourteenth

I said what I felt about it

On the fourteenth

I did something differently about it

Yesterday

I set myself free

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Puedes estar en silencio contigo mismo?

2007-12-20T14:34:00.000-04:00

Sin TV, sin musica, sin libros, sin ningun estimulo exterior. Sin escapar. Solo contigo, y nada mas. Viendo lo que hay ahi dentro...

Miedo a que? A que fracase?

2007-12-17T14:13:00.000-04:00

Ya has tenido exito y fracaso en el pasado. Sabes como son los dos. Vas a seguir teniendo exito en algunas cosas y fallando en otras, es normal. Pero tu decides si es una o la otra, porque a pesar de ganar puedes echarlo a perder, y a pesar de perder, puedes ganar aprendizaje, valor, experiencia que te sirva para hacerlo bien la proxima vez y triunfar. El exito y el fracaso no son nada nuevos, lo que puede ser novedoso es la manera en que los enfrentas.

Upset?

2007-12-17T13:13:00.000-04:00

"When you feel frustrated or upset by a person or situation, remember that you are not reacting to the person or the situation, but to your feelings about the person or situation. These are your feelings, and your feelings are not someone else's fault. When you recognize and understand this completely, you are ready to take responsibility for how you feel and change it. And if you can accept things as they are, you are ready to take responsibility for your situation and for all the events you see as problems. (...) All problems contain the seeds of opportunity, and this awareness allows you to take the moment and transform it to a better situation or thing."

-from The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra, M.D.

The Problem Is Not That We Have Problems

2007-11-26T09:51:00.000-04:00

We will, and that's that. The problem comes when we want to think we don't.

The idea is not to erradicate them- imperfect as we are, it is only natural that we will create imperfection now and then. The point is that each time we learn how to deal with them better.

Anyway, how can you tell if a sailor is good if he only sails on calm seas?

Lo que pasó ya no existe. Por qué haz de recrearlo?

2007-11-20T09:56:00.000-04:00

Es posible que algunos de nosotros nos limitemos de vivir plenamente el presente por obstáculos que vienen del pasado. Hay dolores y dificultades que aún quizás sigamos cargando, y que cada vez que nos veamos ante la oportunidad de superar cierta situación, ponemos a correr el avalanche de viejos modos de pensar y de sentir que nos terminan frustrando el intento de triunfar esta vez ante otro chance que bondadosa y pacientemente nos brinda la vida.

O sea, ya esas cosas pasaron. No se tiene que repetir lo mismo. Nosotros podemos, esta y cualquier próxima vez, hacerlo bien.

Gracias a mi instructora de yoga por hablarnos de ese tema ayer, pues es algo que siempre viene bien recordar de vez en cuando. I share it in my own words.

Comport Yourselves!

2007-11-19T09:11:00.000-04:00

Nah, don't worry. :P

I'll comport myself, and you do what you wish.

I have to remember to be open to all possibilities, but to choose the best one of them all, the healthiest one for me at a specific time/place.

I Want to Aggrandize My Love for You

2007-11-16T11:00:00.000-04:00

Because You are the point of life.

Because You are the only one who's always there

(apart from me.) Because You are Everything

and in everyone, and loving You is unsurpassable

when it comes to truly loving.

Emphasis On "Let It Flow"

2007-11-13T09:00:00.000-04:00

It is not moderation when you are repressing. Although it is highly recommended to exercise self-control, it should not be to the point that it mutilates your ability to feel, to live, to let go. Feelings should be healthily expressed as they occur, even if it is only privately within the feeler.

As my high school Philosophy teacher always said, "Let it flow and let it go."

Still On the Horse

2007-11-12T16:48:00.000-04:00

Old fears don't need to be present fears.

THEY CAN REMAIN OLD AND DONE WITH.

The Real Nature of Competition Pt. 2

2007-10-24T09:30:00.000-04:00

In Yoga we hear about this a lot...

"Our business in life is not to get ahead of others but to get ahead of ourselves - to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by our today; to do the little parts of our work with more force than ever before." -Stewart Johnson

That is the only true competition, the one we can really win. As for other ppl, there will always be those who are "better" or "worse", but I don't have to be the judge of that. The idea is to become, every single day, better than myself left over from yesterday. That is the only mark I can truly know (from its origin) and that is the only standard I can truly surpass. What belongs to others is not for me to decide, but I can modify and improve what belongs to me.

De Una Sra. Amiga del Yoga

2007-10-16T09:13:00.001-04:00

Un anciano indio describió una vez sus conflictos interiores:

- "Dentro de mi existen dos cachorros. Uno de ellos es cruel y malo, y el otro es bueno y dócil. Los dos están siempre luchando..."

Entonces le preguntaron cúal de ellos era el que acabaría ganando. El sabio indio guardó silencio un instante y después de haber pensado unos segundos respondió:

- "Aquel a quien yo alimente".

The Simple Things

2007-10-11T08:54:00.000-04:00

What are big things made of? It's the little things. What is one day made of? It's the minutes and seconds, the moments... What is huge success made of? It's the getting done of the small tasks that get you there.

Sometimes we carry too much weight on our shoulders, complicating the view, thinking we need to do it all now, to work as if it's too big to achieve, as if there's not enough time to do everything we'd like to make "it" happen... but let's remember the quote about the journey instead of the destination. It's the instances, the small stuff, the simple things and living fully in the present, that's what we need to savor in order to really live. The rest will come as a result.

Dontcha Think?

2007-10-09T09:35:00.000-04:00

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."

-Stephen Covey

Por Donde Comienza la Cosa

2007-09-28T09:32:00.000-04:00

"Cámbiate TU
y el mundo alrededor de ti
comenzará a cambiar."
-Gerald Epstein

Y todo vuelve hacia la raíz de nuestra salud o enfermedad, de nuestra felicidad o tristeza, de nuestro éxito o fracaso, de nuestra evolución o estancamiento, de nuestro amor o desamor... hacia quien escoge lo uno o lo otro... hacia el lugar donde todo comienza y termina... hacia:

U_N_O__M_I_S_M_O_!

Feliz Dia Internacional de la Paz :)

2007-09-21T12:37:00.000-04:00

Si queremos paz en el mundo, primero debemos crearla en nuestros corazones, pues la sociedad, de quienes esta compuesta? De nosotros mismos, los humanos, las personas. Y para que cambie la sociedad, tenemos que cambiar las personas que la formamos. Entonces, puedo, con todo el derecho, contribuir con mi parte, y evaluar mi vida y los diferentes aspectos que puedo modificar para seguir aumentando esto dentro de mi... la paz... y quien sabe... :)

The Real Nature of Competition

2007-09-20T12:07:00.000-04:00

You do not have to be better than me, him, or her.

You only have to be better than you.

As Katharine Hepburn put it,

"You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself."