Category Archives: Approval from Others

PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 by Edwin Harkness Spina in MYSTIC SECRETS REVEALED

Posted on May 1, 2023 by jmaz479

“You need not blindly accept whatever fate or expectation your parents, siblings, teachers, political leaders, media commentators, friends or co-workers have dictated for you. You not only have the right, but the responsibility, to decide, for yourself, what you think. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 3rd, 2023 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY

Posted on April 2, 2023 by jmaz479

“Without true Self-identity we’ll find that living for the fun of it is nothing more than an impossible dream. And the nose goes back to the grindstone, the heavy backpack of responsibilities is shouldered once again, and the trudge through … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on September 21, 2022 by jmaz479

“I’m going to write a book someday and the title will be, “I’m an Ass, You”re an Ass.” That’s the most liberating, wonderful thing in the world, when you openly admit you’re an ass. It’s wonderful. When people tell me, … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 15th, 2022 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on August 14, 2022 by jmaz479

“The great Socrates said, “The unaware life is not worth living.” That’s a self-evident truth. Most people don’t live aware lives. They live mechanical lives, mechanical thoughts – generally somebody else’s – mechanical emotions, mechanical actions, mechanical reactions. Do you … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 7th, 2022 by Henri J. M. Nouwen in THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON

Posted on July 6, 2022 by jmaz479

“A little criticism makes me angry, and a little rejection makes me depressed. A little praise raises my spirits, and a little success excites me. It takes very little to raise me up or thrust me down. Often I am … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 by Jerry and Ester Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX

Posted on June 27, 2022 by jmaz479

“When others are pleased by your behavior, it often feels very good to you. It is always nice to see others when they are feeling good, and it feels good to know that you had something to do with their … Continue reading →

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT

Posted on May 2, 2022 by jmaz479

“In the film Out of Africa, pioneer Karen Blixen confesses, “My biggest fear was that I would come to the end of my life and realize I had lived someone else’s dream.”…Many people have all kinds of ideas about how … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 by Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT

Posted on April 25, 2022 by jmaz479

“Can you see all the judgments that you have about yourself? Every judgment is just an opinion – it’s just a point of view – and that point of view wasn’t there when you were born. Everything you think about … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 8th, 2022 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON

Posted on April 7, 2022 by jmaz479

“Get pressure ideas out of your system, and then you can find, like a ball on a roulette wheel, where you are going to land. The roulette ball doesn’t say, “Well, people will think better of me over here than … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on February 21, 2022 by jmaz479

“Being the president of a corporation has absolutely nothing to do with being awake, or being happy, or being a success in life. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Having a lot of money has nothing to do with being a success in … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 13th, 2021 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH

Posted on December 12, 2021 by jmaz479

“Sometimes a challenging experience or an adventure that stretches you brings you a benefit that is not obvious at the moment, but bears fruit over time. One of my clients lost his job as an entertainer and sought a new … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 24th, 2020 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE

Posted on December 23, 2020 by jmaz479

“More often than not, we limit our creative potential because we feel we have to win other people’s approval. We feel the need to justify ourselves, to fit in. We feel the need to be accepted. Yes, you might have … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 2010 by Nan Akasha in ALREADY RICH

Posted on October 27, 2020 by jmaz479

“You are free, whether you believe it or not. Whether you feel it or not. Even when you are in a situation you perceive limits you, you always have the freedom within to choose how you feel. You have the … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE

Posted on October 20, 2020 by jmaz479

“There is a story of how the Buddha once gave a talk to hundreds of monks, only to have them disagree and walk out on him. Did the Buddha then try to spin his message to get high approval ratings … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D in KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM

Posted on January 6, 2020 by jmaz479

“The life in us is diminished by judgment far more frequently than by disease. Our own self-judgment or the judgment of other people can stifle our life force, its spontaneity and natural expression. Unfortunately, judgment is commonplace. It is as … Continue reading →

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