There is an inherent truth that will never die in this quote:
“…all men are created equal!”
– Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights leader
Just think of the power this simple quote contains…
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I Keep Making Mistakes…
I have made mistakes. You probably wouldn’t believe the mistakes I’ve made. Some of them I am very ashamed of. I’ve also done things that I knew were wrong. Apparently the more mistakes you make, the more you learn. But some mistakes I feel are not in our control and go back to some unresolved, unknown issue.
Lately though, I keep making a same set of mistakes. I have been going up and down and around and in between I’m being told to ‘wake up to yourself, get a girlfriend, stop smoking, work harder, faster, better, stronger…’. It’s such a catch 22. I don’t think I am hurting anyone, but I am.
I am really trying to find the gift of this adversity at the moment, but it has decided to take a holiday while I learn another lesson. Possibly the same one I learned before because I am making a mistake that I know I’ve done before.
I know I am not alone, but it hurts so damn much when your family and the people you love the most are disappointed in you.
Maybe I should just use it as leverage to help someone else, that always makes me feel better.
But that is taking the focus off myself, which is something I really need to do right now.
At least I am still alive, and I have the ability to change…
On Being Chosen
I didn’t choose to have the gift of adversity, it chose me. The things I’ve done and seen have created the perfect conditions for becoming the person I intend to be.
It’s perfect for helping me, us, to enact positive change.
It is, and always was, perfect.
Do Things Happen For A Reason?
“God will never play dice with the world”
-Albert Einstein
Does this mean everything happens because it’s meant to, some part of a grandiose plan?
Put aside your previous beliefs for a moment. It’s what you do with the number shown at the time, is it not?
Wayne Dyer on Inspiration vs. Information. Point to Yourself!
The true meaning of inspiration, in a world of information.
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new and great and wonderful world.
Dormant forces, faculties and talents come alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you dreamed yourself to be.”
Patanjali
I am listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer on an audio called “New Dimensions: You Can Do Anything” available on iTunes. His interpretation of inspiration is particularly enchanting.
We live in a world that has an abundance of information. We can find out nearly anything we would like to know instantly, which has helped many people fake knowledge and experience, and privacy is being compromised. However, we have a deficit of spirit. We don’t have enough people engaging in a labour of love, and helping their fellow man. Originally, the word inspiration comes from the meaning ‘to be in spirit’. Dr. Dyer likened it to seeing Pavarotti in concert. His face in mid note was the definition of love. Pavarotti wasn’t selling the music, he was selling the love and the passion he had for it. The world’s greatest tenor was absolutely engaged in a labour of love.
Read the quote by Patanjali again.
To achieve this, what we have to do is become inspired, that is, move into the world of spirit. Ego has no place in this realm. You are not what you own, or what your job title describes, or even what flattering things people may say about you.
Point to yourself.
No, really, point to yourself.
Where did you point?
Ninety-nine people out of 100 point to their heart, not their head. Take notice.
I would like to leave you on this quote:
“If you knew who walked beside you at all times on this path that you have chosen, you could never experience fear or doubt again.”
A Course In Miracles
Follow your heart.
Stop Stealing Dreams by Seth Godin
Stop Stealing Dreams (click here for full essay) is a 30,000 odd word mammoth by Seth Godin on fixing the way we educate school children. It is very U.S centric and quite long, nonetheless he has some very interesting ideas.
I felt compelled to share this quick excerpt with you:
Whose dream?There’s a generational problem here, a paralyzing one.
Parents were raised to have a dream for their kids—we want our kids to be happy, adjusted, successful. We want them to live meaningful lives, to contribute and to find stability as they avoid pain.
Our dream for our kids, the dream of 1960 and 1970 and even 1980, is for the successful student, the famous college, and the good job. Our dream for our kids is the nice house and the happy family and the steady career. And the ticket for all that is good grades, excellent comportment, and a famous college.
And now that dream is gone. Our dream. But it’s not clear that our dream really matters. There’s a different dream available, one that’s actually closer to who we are as humans, that’s more exciting and significantly more likely to affect the world in a positive way.
When we let our kids dream, encourage them to contribute, and push them to do work that matters, we open doors for them that will lead to places that are difficult for us to imagine. When we turn school into more than just a finishing school for a factory job, we enable a new generation to achieve things that we were ill-prepared for.
Our job is obvious: we need to get out of the way, shine a light, and empower a new generation to teach itself and to go further and faster than any generation ever has. Either our economy gets cleaner, faster, and more fair, or it dies.
If school is worth the effort (and I think it is), then we must put the effort into developing attributes that matter and stop burning our resources in a futile attempt to create or reinforce mass compliance.
Napoleon Hill & Adversity As A ‘Gift’ – The Purpose and Inspiration Of This Project
Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was a revolutionary philosopher in authoring success principles. He interviewed over 500 successful men and women over a 20 year period and documented his findings first in ‘The Law of Success’ (1928), followed by his most notable work ‘Think And Grow Rich’ (1937), and ‘Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude’ (1960) along with other notable works such as the audio ‘The Science Of Personal Achievement’.
The Gift of Adversity comes from a quote by Dr. Hill:
‘Nothing is ever taken from anyone without something of equal or greater benefit to take its place. It is a Law of Infinite Intelligence’
Napoleon Hill had a son, Blair, who was born with no sign of ears, and was told by the delivering doctors that his son would go through life as a deaf mute. Dr. Hill refused to accept his condition as an affliction, and worked on Blair for many hours per day, talking to him, praying and meditating with him. Napoleon kept this up until Blair was around 3, when suddenly Dr. Hill could snap his fingers behind Blair’s head and he would turn around to see where the noise came from.
Later in life, Dr. Hill was contacted by a university whom had heard of the peculiar case of Blair Hill, and asked if Blair could trial a hearing aid. At this stage, Blair had 65% of his hearing, the only known case in the world of an earless person being able to hear. With the hearing aid, he gained the other 35% of his hearing. Blair went on to become a very successful business man, and Napoleon said that because of Blair’s affliction, people would go out of their way to be nice to him, and would hear his sales ‘pitch’, which is exactly what happened.
To Help You Get Through Any Day
An awesome pic posted on twitter by @CCSavage.
‘The Voice’ and Her Battles: R.I.P Whitney Houston
To be honest I was quite ignorant to Whitney Houston’s addiction problems until now. Many of the general public are either still ignorant or are only just starting to accept that addiction and substance abuse are genuine mental illnesses. Of course this knowledge has been widely researched and accepted in the medical establishment for years.
Turns out Houston, bless her soul, battled addiction for years, remaining in an unhealthy relationship for far too long and using marijuana, cocaine, alcohol and prescription drugs to self medicate. It is a sad sad story of a most promising and beautiful career being marred by the illness.
Whitney did take control on some instances with a stint in rehab and another as an outpatient, but unfortunately it seems the disease conquered her more often than not in the later years. Her gift to the world was undeniably her unmistakable voice and daughter Bobbi Kristina, but I hope her true gift to us is a legacy which inspires sufferers to seek help.
Rest in peace Whitney Houston, may your soul shine on.
Being Hurt By Others
It is inevitable that people will hurt us in life. Sometimes unintentionally or intentionally. Remember that it’s not what people do to us that hurts us. It’s how we choose to respond to what they do to us that hurts us. We can be proactive and choose our response. In spite of others, we can choose our life based on our values and purposes. How can you prepare yourself to respond the way you would like, based on your principles and values, rather than reacting to hurtful things? How can you free yourself from the weaknesses of others?
Stephen Covey