A weapon, howsoever powerful it may be,
Can always be superseded by a superior one;
But no weapon can, however, be superior to nonviolence and love.
Monthly Archive for April, 2010
Remember that you came here realizing the necessity of struggling only with yourself and thank anyone who helps you engage in this struggle. - George Ivanovich Gurdjieff
It is easier to strike out at other people. Easy to attack with words and emotions. Easy to talk about someone behind their backs. Easy to character-assassinate without looking them in the eye. This type of conflict only protects your ego. Your ego protects you from change. Without change you cannot move on to fully express your talents with the world. The only conflict and struggle is the one with yourself. What is your struggle today? What are you growing out of? A job, a life situation, a bad marriage? Perhaps your bad temper, your wasteful ways. Growth is often made through conflict. Self-growth through self-conflict. If you do find yourself in head-to-head conflict with someone else, find the third way. Find a way different from the conflicting paths.
The back porch is more secure, but the fun is in jumping the fences. - Marjorie Holmes
Take the ram by the horns and take a risk. Try something new. Eat at a new restaurant. Drive a different way to work. Book a holiday somewhere you have never been before. Explore where you live. Do something you have put off for ages. Think bigger. Dream bigger. Act bigger. Have fun.
And yet, there is only One great thing, the only thing:
To live to see in huts and on journeys the great day that dawns,
And the light that fills the world.
- INUIT SONG
Take a break from your day and pause. Take a look around you and find the “one great thing” that connects you to everyone else. Is it in the song of the birds? The sound of the breeze in the bamboo. The sunbeam between the buildings. Take a deep breathe, smile and move on with your day just a little bit more relaxed than before.
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Loneliness is the poverty of the self; solitude is the richness of self. - May Sarton
Transformation comes from facing your fears surrounding change and pushing through them. As they say, life can be lonely at the top. Instead of being lonely, take moments or projects where you are forced to be disciplined to reach a higher level of performance or awareness. No one can meditate for you. No one can control your eating or living habits. Face your fears and your dreams alone. Learn from them and share your learnings with the world.
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