Let go of the need to control. Let go of the need to control your life, other people’s lives, and the world. Let go of the thought that you can in fact control these things. Let go of the thought that you would even want to control these things. Life is not about “control.” Life […]
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Intentional Choices
The choices you make at this moment may impact your future self. Every moment is usually accompanied by a set of choices that you may consciously make, or a set of choices that you unconsciously “accept.” When we let our choices go unnoticed is when we become complacent and make decisions by “default.” Think about […]
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Resentment is a dangerous emotion. When you hold onto resentment it can manifest itself as negativity throughout your body. The thing about this emotion is that it is usually directed at another person – sending them negative energy. When someone shows resentment towards you, it is usually felt as hatred. The emotion of someone “hating” […]
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The man rode his bicycle slowly up the hill. He was pedaling ever so slowly, but steadily. He shifted into his lowest gear to make the pedaling a little easier, while lessening the progress he made with each cycle. The sweat dripped over his eye brows as he kept his head looking straight in front […]
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“Excuse me, I don’t think that is correct. I think you missed something, the total should be higher.” “I don’t think so. Oh wait, you are right, I missed the sweater.” The cashier then adjusted the total as she rang up the sweater. “Sorry about that. Thanks for telling me. I could lose me job […]
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The flow of energy can easily be controlled with your thoughts. When you think about something, you bring energy to the thing for which you are thinking. When you bring energy to something, you attract that something to you. When you think about financial abundance, or financial lack, you attract those things to you. As […]
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“Pick one.” “The red one, please” replied the young son to his mother. “I like red, too. That’s a good choice.” Ω Life is full of choices. Some choices are easier than others, while some choices are less obvious than others. When we get the opportunity to choose between a set of options, we feel […]
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“I don’t like her.” “Why not?” asked the friend. “Because she isn’t very nice to me.” “What did she do?” “She says mean things to me.” “Like what?” “She said I looked fat.” “She said that?” “Well, something like that, and it hurt.” “Are you sure she meant that she thought you were fat?” “Oh […]
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“Why didn’t I ask a couple of questions” the man pondered. “Why didn’t I keep my cool? I totally overreacted, which just escalated the situation. ” The man sat thinking about an encounter earlier in the day with his teenage daughter. He made a pact with himself that the next time, he would take a […]
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Often times you may find yourself in a relationship with a person who has a low self-esteem. That can sometimes make things difficult for both of you. However, it should be known that low self-esteem and lack of confidence are fairly common traits in nearly everyone, at least at some point in their lives. When […]
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