Daily Awareness

Inconveniences are a fact of life

Life has inconveniences. It's a fact. Some are minor while others are not.

We can choose to resist these inconveniences or we can choose to recognize them as blessings.

Imagine you are caught in drive time traffic. You plan to be home at a specific time, but due to the traffic this is not going to happen.

What do you do? You can get upset, yell at some unknown entity about how unfair this is, tighten your hands around the steering wheel to name just a few negative responses. Or you can relax, accept it and actually enjoy the process.

Yearning within the heart

Within the heart

Yearns the spirit of expression

Desiring to have faith in the unknown

Trust in what cannot be seen or touched

Belief in something beyond one's understanding of what the eyes can see

Within each of us is the place of beginnings and the place of endings

All is contained within the vessel of the heart

Yearning to be heard

Yearning to be listened to

The greatest gift that can be given another is the gift of heart; the gift of love

Are you guided by ego or spirit?

Consider this... when you do a kind deed, do you need to get credit for the action or do you take action simply because the task needed to get done?

Your initial reaction may be that you took action on something because it needed to get done. Yet, many people (on a hidden level) can't stand the thought of not being acknowledged for what they do in the name of "service.”

When we need to be acknowledged for every little thing we do, we tend to get less done. Why? Because we use energy to manipulate the situation to our ego's need for recognition rather than simply doing whatever needed to be done because it's the right thing to do.

What I'm referring to here are the little things we encounter day in and day out that require only a bit of our time. Things that are so minute many people don't realize there is great benefit to themselves and others if the task were done. And done with no public recognition.

Living the wisdom of the Tao

No matter how long one has been on their spiritual journey it is likely we will continue to discover deeper levels of understanding, desire and insights with each passing day. At least I would hope so.

A way to assure this is to keep a primary focus on personal, spiritual and emotional development.

Myself, I read works by some of the most well known teachers as well as many who are known to only a minimal number of people. My car is filled with dozens of CDs that give me ample choice as to what I can listen to even for the short drive to my local grocery store or an 8 hour drive to visit a relative or friend. I actually love driving long distances in that I have time to listen, think, vision and dream.

Even a few minutes of listening to words of wisdom and positive focus can make a world of difference in my day.

Success! Is it about saying no or saying yes?

Ask ten people what success means and you're likely to get ten different answers. Sure, there may be some similarities, yet each person must answer for themselves what success means for them. Afterall, they wake up and go to sleep with themselves each and every day. It is themselves they must look at in the mirror and either like what they see or not.

When I say "like what they see" I am not necessarily speaking of the physical attributes; although this can have something to do with it. On a deeper level it is more about the "unseen". It is an energy they possess. Their aura. Does it shine or fade?

Traditionally, when we think of success we think of that which has been accomplished; that which we say yes to. Yet, success can also be those things we are willing to say no to. The temptations that block us from our greatest good.

It can be the ability to recognize behaviors that prevent us from being the best we can be. Not only recognize the behaviors but taking appropriate action on this knowledge. It is simply about knowing when the appropriate time for no and the appropriate time for yes is based on who we are and what we came here to do.

My friend Lorraine Cohen, has written, talked and counciled countless individuals on the power of saying Yes! Yes to who we are. Yes to what we want, need and desire. And yes to our life.

In a recent article she wrote she explains how fear is the main culprit of the ability to say yes to the success we dream of. Determine for yourself if fear is holding you back. Click here to read.