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April 18 - April 21, 2022
If you think that people will help you along your journey, then they will.
As Rumi said, “Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.”
A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. —William G. T. Shedd
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”
You don’t know what you’re made of until you take the plunge.
Confidence is discovered beyond your comfort zones.
Don’t wait to be perfect before you take action.
Creativity is an approach to life, an attitude.”
Always give precedence to the thing that makes you feel joyful, creative, and happy.
My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.
Know that the end of one chapter can be the beginning of you finding your calling.
There is no freedom without discipline, no vision without a form.
Discernment lets you distinguish between what is for you and what is not for you; who is for you and who is not; what to say and when to say it.
Giving is a shortcut to happiness. —Arianna Huffington
Be happy, not because everything is good, but because you see the good in everything.
instead of endlessly searching for happiness externally, what if we were to start seeing ourselves as a bearer of goodness?
Good people do good things, create good, and bring good.
practice this mantra: “I am good, therefore I am happy.”
Negative feelings are a golden opportunity to heal what’s been locked inside of you.
As uncomfortable as our negative feelings can be, they deserve our attention and compassion because they hold keys to our spiritual transformation.
Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence. We need each other and the sooner we learn that the better for us all.
Asking is the gateway to receiving.
When we receive help, we free up our energy to make us more available to give of ourselves and to make a contribution to the world.
No matter who we are, we rely on the help of others. It’s a myth to think that we can do it all alone.
Trust that everything will work out to your advantage.
anything that doesn’t work out wasn’t meant for you.
“My heart is at peace knowing that what is meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.”
If everyone around you is moving forward in their careers, accept it and know you’re on your path.
The people around us are not going to be the way we want them to be. They have their own codes of being, and when we accept them, with their differences, we will be at peace.
You carry all the ingredients to turn your existence into joy. Use them! Use them!
You can’t just choose to feel joy. You need to express those other feelings first. If I numb myself to negative feelings, I’ll numb myself to joy.
Your day becomes easier when you set your intention to be grateful and know that the joy of your spirit will transform your life.
If you wish to be loved, love!
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.
you have to start with the belief that what you desire is possible.
Preparation meets opportunity.
Einstein said, “Imagination is more powerful than knowledge.”
“Remember, there is always a solution and never a need to panic.”
Know that there’s always a solution; amazing things will happen. Everything will fall into place, and that’s what I call grace.
“To say we feel grateful is not to say that everything in our lives is necessarily great. It just means we are aware of our blessings.”
Think of all the people who have lived before you who have contributed to your life.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Don’t wait for special occasions to celebrate.
Do things that remind you of the beauty of life, often.
Let not a day pass without thinking of how precious life is, and how precious the live...
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“This is my precious life. This life was given to me. In this precious life I can choose for myself to live in whatever way I want to live.
This is your precious life. Live it. Sing your song. Give it your deepest gratitude. Celebrate your fullness.
