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marylouwho 
1:38pm, August 23, 2009
"Have you ever noticed how most people seem to focus on (if not obsess about)
that one painful area, instead of what is going well? The point is, give
yourself credit for whichever area of your life works and be thankful that
it flows as it should. It is a law of the Universe that whatever we give our
attention to, grows. Therefore, focus on, and give thanks for, the good. In
the areas that aren't working, you are simply housing, and perhaps nursing,
negative core beliefs." ~Victoria Loveland-Coen
"Most people want the weekend to get here, but some people want the weekend to be over. Empty spaces can be unbearable until we discover the power of silence. We are deeply afraid of the silence, the void, the emptiness. That is because a materialistic prejudice thinks that what cannot be touched does not exist. The void is not material; it is a FORCE.
The void is where God is. Empty places, empty moments are not really empty; they're pregnant. God is the potential fullness gushing out from every empty space, the ever-present possibility of a magic moment or miraculous thought. Off the blank page jumps a cosmic summons to write your own names. Out of that silence came the opening chords of Beethoven's Fifth.
We try to consume the external, to give us a feeling of internal satisfaction. And yet we cannot satisfy that yearning, because nothing outside of us is the stuff for which we hunger. The more we grab, the less centered we are. And so we disintegrate; we do not grow. We take on the characteristics of neurotic, needy people, for that is who we decide to be when we look to the world for what the word cannot give us.
It is imperative, therefore, that we give time each day, each week, to silence, to the internal search, to honoring God before the world. WE must embrace the void instead of resisting it. That is the way of the mystic. It is the only way we can heal." ~Marianne Williamson
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Can you imagine what your life would be like if you simply dropped your complaints? It's a radical proposal, since most of us have been trained to question, analyze, and criticize everything we see. But then we end up questioning, analyzing, and criticizing ourselves. Then we miss out on joy, the only true measure of success.~ Alan Cohen
marylouwho
Victoria's quote is fabulous....The only thing is...sometimes things haunt us beyond on our control and although we do our best to act like nothing is transpiring within eventually the surpression surfaces. I am still trying to learn how to put closure on it. They say when you can let go then serenity will find you....Im still waiting.... =(
LadyBugBlue09
What is not love is fear. Anger is one of fear's most potent faces. And it does exactly what fear wants it to do. It keeps us from receiving love at exactly the moment when we need it most. ~Marianne Williamson
marylouwho
Sometimes we can be so tough on ourselves and one another. This may be the time to put that soul hammer down and give everyone some room to breathe, grow and be! ~ Greg Barrette
marylouwho
In separateness lies the world's great misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength. ~Buddha
marylouwho
And remind yourself each of day of your life, 'This day will never come again.' You will never see the same sunrise or sunset. You will never sit at the same table twice with the same people in exactly the same way. You will never look upon the faces of people you love in exactly the same way tomorrow, for you might not even be here tomorrow. You will never walk down the same street in the precisely the same way. Such tiny realizations are also the most profound soul awakenings. You have resources yet to be unleashed. Make bold, outrageous choices. Live as though you have the power to change the world - because you do. ~Carolyn Myss
marylouwho
A seeker asked God, "How is it that a loving Creator allows people to be disabled, lonely, and poor? Why don't you do anything for them?" And God replied, "I did. I created you." ~Mary Manin Morrissey
marylouwho
f you were fully appreciative of just one-tenth of your blessings, it would cause you to spring to life with such exuberance that nothing would stop you. Consider for a moment what it truly means to be you, here, now. Think about the abundance of powerful, positive options that are available to you this very moment. Then stand up tall, step forward and live. Live this day for everything its worth and immerse yourself in the joy of being fully alive.~Ralph Marston
marylouwho
"Usually we figure out what we think would make us happy, and then try to make those things happen. But happiness isn't circumstance-dependent. There are people who have every reason in the world to be happy who aren't. There are people with genuine problems who are. The key to happiness is the decision to be happy." ~Marianne WIlliamson
marylouwho
"It is sometimes not easy to find happiness in ourselves, but it is not possible to find it elsewhere." ~Agnes Repplier
marylouwho
All the above statements/quotes are very good. Like the 2 above me.
Th e(m)power is within me to be.......
Lots of Love to you :-)
soulman1
Back at ya man!
marylouwho
I gain so much each time I step into your journal..Thank you for sharing.. You are a fountain that I come to drink from and renew myself...
Mamalyn
Sweetie..you are so fantastic. I wish my energy was a kind and loving as yours always is.......
Actually the stuff above is a downsized version of inspiration someone else sent me......I posted it because I needed to see it and store it into my being.
marylouwho
nice that your journals get comments, nobody ever comments on the SNIPS posts, to me or in the group
GeocacherNY
or my journals or my photos or my posts
GeocacherNY