Clichs drive me up a wall.

Nemorino

I hear the guidance of love and proceed
from the truth that keeps me whole.
Alan Cohen:)

We cannot prove the statement which is arrived at by substituting for the variable in the statement form "We cannot prove the statement which is arrived at by substituting for the variable in the statement form Y the name of the statement form in question" the name of the statement form in question.

J. Findlay's verbal rendition of Godel's First Mathematical Theorem

In-Your-Face Productions

If you do not change direction, you may end up where
you are headed.

Oriental proverb

Thats loud! I remarked to the massage therapist as a tight muscle on my back popped audibly while she worked it.

Yes, she answered, resistance is loud.

When we fight the flow of life, the universe lets us know in a big way. Drama, emergencies, hefty surprises, health or relationship crises, changes beyond our control, and physical and emotional pain all serve to get our attention. When we are asleep to what is happening in or around us, In-Your-Face Productions will arrange a wake-up call to get us out of a rut and back on track. Usually, such attention-getters are not gentle or pleasant, and they bring a fair amount of discomfort. The good news is that a temporary period of pain or inconvenience is a small price to pay compared to a lifetime of unconscious self-defeating behavior.

We can minimize or avoid the angst of In-Your-Face Productions in two ways. First, we can develop our intuition so that we become aware of our lessons in their early stages rather than waiting until they mount to a huge crisis. If you pay attention to the little red brakes warning light on your car dashboard, you can avoid full-out brake failure. Spirit usually whispers to us before a potential crash. Through prayer and meditation, you can sensitize yourself to hear important messages before they are played out in the physical world.

The second way to lighten the brunt of wake-up calls is to bless them when they happen. Rather than fight life or adopt a victim position, look for the gift in the experience. Imagine that the universe is conspiring not to hurt you, but to free you. An attitude of appreciation, rather than resentment, will soften and transform otherwise difficult lessons.

We do not have to live by emergency; as we become more attuned to the voice of love, we can glide, not stumble, through life.



Help me hear Your voice at the subtlest level
and act on my inner wisdom.



I hear the guidance of love and proceed
from the truth that keeps me whole.

A deep Breath of Life , Alan Cohen

Does Alan Cohen have a day job? Just asking...

I love this part Oki, very helpful: "Imagine that the universe is conspiring not to hurt you, but to free you. An attitude of appreciation, rather than resentment, will soften and transform otherwise difficult lessons. We do not have to live by emergency; as we become more attuned to the voice of love, we can glide, not stumble, through life."..... AND I don't think Mr. Cohen has a day job, BUT I sure am glad he doesn't. I need help w/different ways of thinking about things...otherwise, I f it up. So....and ALSO....this one is for you my friend NEMO... "Wherever you go, there you are!" Have a great day! (-:

Here''s a proven formula for success in this highly competitive field:

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lol, thanks for the laugh

LOL nemo...............i always thought that was why GPS was given to the public.

it is a conspiracy i tell ya.


i always followed the theory of putting one foot in front of the other. and who knows..........a christmas special may be made out of your life ;)

Lew,

OK,I guess I'd better 'fess up here. The truth is that in early sobriety I became quite an inspiration junkie. But eventually I had to admit that my pursuit of the perfect spiritual "high" was just as selfish as my one-time piggish consumption of alcohol. The consequences were more subtle, of course, but like the proverbial Chinese meal, an hour later I was always hungry again.

I think this is because it had never occurred to me that the root cause of my sense of alienation or apartness from God (or Curtis, as you prefer)) wasn't the result of a deficiency in my theological belief system nor in my method of prayer, nor where or under whose guidance I was trying to do it.

So it was quite an eye-opener as I worked the 8th and 9th steps to discover that it was in fact grounded in my utter inability to form partnership relations with other people.

As long as I perceived myself and others in some sort of a vertical or hierarchical pecking order, the inspirational experience that I sought in spiritual self-help books and such was not only like shot of shallow and too-sweet sentimentalism, but always it was soon lost in the humdrum of daily life-- where, of course, iit had been hiding in plain sight all along.