"In our darkest hours it seems that only the clock is there to mark the time passing.
Through determination we keep pushing forward, because we know there is an end in sight.
Even though there are times when the clock is not our friend, and we can swear when we stare that hand has started going against us.
But truly it is our only marker that someday soon we will return to ourselves once again."
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Daily Om - 12/02/11
Essential Authenticity
Revealing Your True Self
Our true selves exist whether we acknowledge them or not, often buried under fears and learned behavior.
Identity is an elusive concept. We feel we must define ourselves using a relatively small selection of roles and conscious character traits, even if none accurately represents our notion of "self." The confusion surrounding our true natures is further compounded by the fact that society regularly asks us to suppress so much of our emotional, intellectual, and spiritual vibrancy. Yet we are, in truth, beings of light—pure energy inhabiting physical bodies, striving for enlightenment while living earthly lives. Our true selves exist whether we acknowledge them or not, often buried under fears and learned behavior. When we recognize our power, our luminosity, and our divinity, we cannot help but live authentic lives of appreciation, potential, fulfillment, and grace.
At birth and throughout your childhood, your thoughts and feelings were more than likely expressions of your true self. Though you may have learned quickly that to speak and act in a certain fashion would win others' approval, you understood innately that you were no ordinary being. There are many ways you can recapture the authenticity you once articulated so freely. Meditation can liberate you from the bonds of those earthly customs that compel you to downplay your uniqueness. Also, communing with nature can remind you of the special role you were meant to play in this lifetime. In order to realize your purpose, you must embrace your true self by letting your light shine forth, no matter the consequences.
Rediscovering who you are apart from your roles and traits takes time and also courage. If, like many, you have denied your authenticity for a long while, you may find it difficult to separate your true identity from the identity you have created to cope with the world around you. Once you do find this authentic self, however, you will be overcome by a wonderful sense of wholeness as you reconcile your spiritual aspect and your physical aspect, as well as your inner- and outer-world personas. As you gradually adjust to this developing unity, your role as a being of light will reveal itself to you, and you will discover that you have a marvelous destiny to fulfill.
Revealing Your True Self
Our true selves exist whether we acknowledge them or not, often buried under fears and learned behavior.
Identity is an elusive concept. We feel we must define ourselves using a relatively small selection of roles and conscious character traits, even if none accurately represents our notion of "self." The confusion surrounding our true natures is further compounded by the fact that society regularly asks us to suppress so much of our emotional, intellectual, and spiritual vibrancy. Yet we are, in truth, beings of light—pure energy inhabiting physical bodies, striving for enlightenment while living earthly lives. Our true selves exist whether we acknowledge them or not, often buried under fears and learned behavior. When we recognize our power, our luminosity, and our divinity, we cannot help but live authentic lives of appreciation, potential, fulfillment, and grace.
At birth and throughout your childhood, your thoughts and feelings were more than likely expressions of your true self. Though you may have learned quickly that to speak and act in a certain fashion would win others' approval, you understood innately that you were no ordinary being. There are many ways you can recapture the authenticity you once articulated so freely. Meditation can liberate you from the bonds of those earthly customs that compel you to downplay your uniqueness. Also, communing with nature can remind you of the special role you were meant to play in this lifetime. In order to realize your purpose, you must embrace your true self by letting your light shine forth, no matter the consequences.
Rediscovering who you are apart from your roles and traits takes time and also courage. If, like many, you have denied your authenticity for a long while, you may find it difficult to separate your true identity from the identity you have created to cope with the world around you. Once you do find this authentic self, however, you will be overcome by a wonderful sense of wholeness as you reconcile your spiritual aspect and your physical aspect, as well as your inner- and outer-world personas. As you gradually adjust to this developing unity, your role as a being of light will reveal itself to you, and you will discover that you have a marvelous destiny to fulfill.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Quote - Stress
"Anytime you feel yourself stressing try to remember that stress kills. So if someone else is the cause of your stress they are killing you, and if you are the cause; you are killing yourself."
Monday, September 12, 2011
People Can't Change?
Everyday and in every moment I can define who I am.
Each choice I make creates the person I can become.
Have you ever heard that old adage that 'People Can't Change'? How can this be true; if in every moment I decide what it means to be me. Every thought, word, and action I take; manifests who I am.
To change who you are only takes the simplest act. If you do not like that thought, word, or action that you just expressed, or if you feel that it does not represent you. Make a mental note. Tell yourself: "That is not me, or who I want to be; I will not think, say, or do that again!".
Remember everyday is a chance to determine who you are!
Each choice I make creates the person I can become.
Have you ever heard that old adage that 'People Can't Change'? How can this be true; if in every moment I decide what it means to be me. Every thought, word, and action I take; manifests who I am.
To change who you are only takes the simplest act. If you do not like that thought, word, or action that you just expressed, or if you feel that it does not represent you. Make a mental note. Tell yourself: "That is not me, or who I want to be; I will not think, say, or do that again!".
Remember everyday is a chance to determine who you are!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Big Girls Do Cry!
I would rather take the negativity given to me by others, and show the "weakness"; and cry it out than to keep passing it around the world.
The salt from my tears would do the earth so much more good than passing that negativity on.
The salt from my tears would do the earth so much more good than passing that negativity on.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Simply Takes My Breath Away
Click on the link below, and make sure to make the video full screen. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the beautiful show that is nature!
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