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“Life is actually really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
~Confucius
A simple phrase that can change everything. Are you wondering what it might be?
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Note: This post is part of the Life-Changing Facts series. Check out the other posts on fear, attachment, habits, and healing the inner critic.
“The moment you move out of the way, you make room for the miracle to take place.” ~Dr. Barbara King
The number one desire for most people on this planet is to be happy. And I don’t mean the ... Read entire article
Note: Does fear hold you back? Please join me for my first-ever conference call on “Moving Through Fear with Grace.” You will hear exactly what you need to know to be released from the trap of fear. I look forward to speaking with you!
“Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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“To see things in the seed, that is genius.” ~Lao Tzu We can’t help but plant seeds. Every moment is bursting with potential, and everything we do makes a statement about what is important to us. Our lives go in one direction, or another. We choose suffering, or happiness. We are relaxed or stressed, awake or asleep.
A friend of mine has a strong tendency toward negative thinking. It’s remarkable, really, ... Read entire article
Note: Please welcome guest writer Logan Marshall of Wild Movement.
Imagine walking a rocky trail barefoot. Imagine yourself high-stepping stones, hopping branches, and avoiding the roots that snake menacingly beneath your feet. Each step is carefully calculated, each motion instinctively self preserving. Your eyes are focused. Alert. Your entire awareness is fixed on this moment, on the texture of the ground, on your body as it moves through space…
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“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.”
~Hafiz of Persia
Are you moving too fast to enjoy life? Are you caught up in problems and struggles? Are you pressing forward on automatic, burning the candle at both ends?
This post is all about slowing down – and I’m writing it for myself as much as for ... Read entire article
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
~Epictetus
Recently, I set off on the trip to France that I had been dreaming about for five years. As luck would have it, my plane left Los Angeles two hours late, and by the time we arrived in New York, after circling for another hour, I had missed my ... Read entire article
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
~Thornton Wilder
In the last post, we talked about befriending fear. The comments were so heartfelt and the emails I received so amazing as people testified to the transformation that is possible when you make fear your friend.
See for yourself in these moving words from Tameka:
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“We can either watch life from the sidelines, or actively participate…Either we let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy prevent us from realizing our potential, or embrace the fact that when we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.”
Christopher Reeve
I had an epiphany the other day. For months, I have been planning a trip – traveling alone for three weeks in France. Two days ... Read entire article
Hi, I’m Gail Brenner, Ph.D., psychologist and blogger. Here you will find inspiration to help you reclaim your natural life. Discover that inner peace is absolutely possible, happiness and fulfillment your birthright. Come on in. Be inspired. Awaken to A Flourishing Life!
