There are plenty of other people in this world who are as miserable as you are right now.
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If you want to know what your values are, just look at your own life. Your life looks like your values. A lot of us think we have higher or spiritual values, but those values are not necessarily reflected in our so-called personal lives.
Are you happier today than you were yesterday? As yesterday has already been and tomorrow has not come, do not waste any more time not being happy!
Having learned some very valuable lessons about what is important from my cancer experience, I decided to become more powerful than the stress that constantly had its way with me. And I've been working on it in a small yoga studio.
Many of us consider ourselves to be our own worst critics and I used to think so, too. I was always so hard on myself to the point of perfectionism. Then one day I began to see things differently.
We hide the truth for a lot of seemingly reasonable reasons. I've found that most people think they are protecting others by covering up, as if sheltering them from the truth is doing them a favor.
By implication, to be Greek or to manifest one's "Greekness" is a potentiality that exists in all of us. We believe this human capacity is inherent in everyone, even if it appears to be dormant, waiting to be unleashed in some way.
Love does not just fall from the sky, perfect and intact. It has to be made anew, reaffirmed and remembered in every moment.
You may chuckle with moral superiority that you are not the public figure dealing with a humiliating and embarrassing secret. But we all have a secret life -- and that includes you too!
The challenges of speaking clearly about deep mysteries, however, are not arguments against their reality. We must not insist that our imperfect knowledge nets capture all truth.
Do not put off your happiness waiting for something to happen. Find your joy now, for this very moment is the only moment you will ever have.
While traveling through France, I observed the rhythm of the culture, making a conscious decision to merge with it rather than push against it or to try and impose my American rhythm on them.
People who walk for exercise call it "a" walk. People who hate to walk just ... walk. But people like Dori who are passionate about moving their body claim them a walk as their own, as a part of who they are.
Be free! Forget predictability! Forgo the routine! There are no guarantees that what you plan for today will happen, so prepare to be surprised.
To grow in awareness of who we truly are and to make choices that align us with our essential authentic self allows us to nurture our true gifts and offerings like strong healthy carrots.
The simple life is not a new social invention -- its value has long been recognized. What is new is the urgent need to respond to the radically changing material and ecological circumstances in which humanity finds itself in the modern world.
Did you notice what your breakfast tasted like? Do not let your life pass you by because you are too busy to pay it enough attention.
Ultimately, as the guru is our true nature and is hidden within each and every one of us, we simply need to deeply trust ourselves.
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