BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 30th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF

“The whole point of the journey from ego to spirit is one of acceptance. If you aren’t very confident or have a poor self-image, the first thing you need to do is accept that. The second thing is to gradually go past your shame, past your guilt, and work your way to where you can look at yourself in the mirror and say, “Hey, this person is okay. We’re moving up.”

The weakness of self-image is part of your experience and programming. You are here to transcend it. It forms a pivotal part of your sacred quest. So be brave and don’t be victimized by your inadequacies. They are just your teachers. They will strengthen you as you overcome them, and you will forge a new spiritual vision for yourself.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Infinite Self”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 27th, 2015 by Richard Carlson in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

“Zorba the Greek was said to have described himself as “the whole catastrophe.” The truth is, we’re all the whole catastrophe, only we wish that we weren’t. We deny the parts of ourselves that we deem unacceptable rather than accepting the fact that we’re all less than perfect. One of the reasons it’s important to accept all aspects of yourself is that it allows you to be easier on yourself, more compassionate.

When you act or feel insecure, rather than pretending to be “together,” you can open to the truth and say to yourself, “I’m feeling frightened and that’s okay.” If you’re feeling a little jealous, greedy, or angry, rather than deny or bury your feelings, you can open to them, which helps you move through them quickly and grow beyond them. When you no longer think of your negative feelings as a big deal, or as something to fear, you will no longer be as frightened by them. When you open to the totality of your being you no longer have to pretend that your life is perfect, or even hope that it will be. Instead, you can accept yourself as you are, right now.

Opening to the totality of your being is like saying to yourself, “I may not be perfect, but I’m okay just the way I am.” When negative characteristics arise you can begin to recognize them as part of a bigger picture. Rather than judging and evaluating yourself simply because you’re human, see if you can treat yourself with loving- kindness and great acceptance. You may indeed be ‘the whole catastrophe’, but you can relax about it. So are the rest of us.”

Richard Carlson, PH.D., in “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 26th, 2015 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE

“You can blame others for your failures and setbacks. You can pin your rejection on someone else. You can make excuses for not getting the job done – I’m too busy, I’m too broke, maybe when my kids are older – and you can stay stuck, smack-dab in the middle of the drama. Or, and this is liberating, you can accept what is. You can take a clear-eyed look  at life and at the circumstances showing up, and then you can deal.

When you blame, hide, deny, or excuse the reality by wishing or what-iffing – “I wish I hadn’t married that guy,” or “What if I lose my job?” – you are resisting. At these times, you are stuck in the pain. There is nowhere to go from there.

When you accept what is, then you get to choose the next best action to help you deal with it in that moment. Instead of wishing, you can say, “I am married to this guy and I am unhappy in the relationship.” Then you are free to choose strategies to help you move to a place of greater comfort. Acceptance is not resignation. It is not an endorsement. It is awakening to what is, and that, my friend, will get you moving toward more awesome outcomes.”

Polly Campbell, in “How to Live an Awesome Life”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF

“The greatest teaching you can ever offer is your example. It’s you as you. Strong and solid. When people say, “It’s awful, it’s terrible, everything is falling apart,” you say, “No, it’s not; it’s rather beautiful. From this falling apart there will come a change, and from that there will develop more.”

Stand and teach from energy, by example; serve humanity from inside your silent charisma, your silent power, your knowledge. Teach people and build them up, and then be sure to let them go. Remember, you can’t pick them up, because if you do, their little legs will dangle in the air. Instead, get underneath them and support them, push them up, and figure out who they are and what they need.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Infinite Self”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 by J.M. Harrison in YOU ARE THIS

“Like the stars in the Universe, there are innumerable possibilities of what You can be and do in the world, so why construct a fake version of what THIS is in your mind? Be Your Self. Each Soul has a unique ‘song’ and it is THIS which benefits the Whole. It may be that you are a great Mother or Father who does a fantastic job supporting your family. Perhaps you make chairs, or write for the local newspaper, or maybe You grow and share the most delicious vegetables. Whatever it is, it will be an embodiment of the Soul, and exemplify who You are. You will not need praise and societal acceptance that THIS is something ‘special’ or ‘worthwhile’ for the underlying peace and loving nature of it will reveal its true power. It is simply the Authentic blending of what You do and who You are, and with the power of Love you’ll give it everything You have and more.

Whatever you do from Soulness will be recognisable.  Action from the Soul will be unique and contain Authentic qualities. You will not be copying another, or carrying out a specific role to ‘look good’ or to make money. You will be doing it because it’s true to You. It will be done from Love, and THIS is how You experience and express THIS love. It has universal reason and purpose, for it is the earthly expression of all You are.”

J.M. Harrison, in “YOU are THIS”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 23rd, 2015 by by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE

“When you pass people on the street, mentally reach out and touch them in the heart and silently project the thought “love,” or project admiration for them even though you don’t know them. Back them, believe in them; project goodness, hope, and positivity. If you see that they are upset, project the word-thought “serenity” or “calm.” If you see that they are angry, project “peace.” Don’t judge them; know they have some inner issue unresolved, probably from a long time ago. Love them even if they appear a bit ugly. Make it a rule never to pass a person in the street without projecting some kind of silent goodwill.”

Stuart Wilde, in “The Little Money Bible”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 20th, 2015 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM

“You cannot send problems out of your life by attacking them or understanding them in more depth. Instead, you correct the error in your thinking that produces the problem in the first place. Once you bring a correction to the problem it no longer has any substance or validity, and it disappears completely from your life.

The solution, stated generally here, is to bring a spiritual essence to the ‘problem’ of disease, disharmony, or discord. Then the error of illusion will vanish. Problems represent a deficit of spirit in some sense. The error is that these problems, which we are experiencing in our minds, in reality do not exist.

Correcting these errors is tantamount to dissolving our fears. And when you turn and look directly at your fears, what you face dissolves in the light of consciousness. It is in this context that we have within us the ability to eliminate those illusions that we call problems. We correct these errors with the creation of a new spiritual delivery system. This is the key to understanding the healing of the body as well as our relationships.”

Wayne W. Dyer, in “There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 19th, 2015 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE

“Stop trying to control the Universe, your spouse, your computer, what people say on social media, how they drive and everything else. We can crush our expression of purpose if we create too many rules around it. If we try to plan, predict, or micro-manage every move or decision, we are stifled. So stop doing this.

Control is constrictive. Limiting. When we get stuck in the frustration that comes with unmet expectations or we begin sabotaging our awesomeness, it keeps us further from the expression of our purpose and makes us feel like eating an entire plate of brownies.

It is our responsibility to do things each day that allow us to embody the full expression of who we are. No matter how external conditions appear, we can still live on purpose. Get comfortable with that idea, and you’ll see plenty of ways to do it. Then you don’t have to worry a bit about how things will happen – you need only be open to all that does happen.”

Polly Campbell, in “How to Live an Awesome Life”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER

“What may appear a problem to one person may be a challenge to another and to yet another, it may offer a great opportunity. What some may experience as a curse, others consider a miracle. One of us might respond lovingly to a particular person while another turns away in disgust. Each of us responds differently in every situation. In this way, we forge the unique paths that we each travel to the same destination.

Like a basketball player constantly practicing one kind of shot until he can consistently make the basket, we keep giving ourselves the opportunities to refine our responses to the same situation, same kind of person or the same type of energy. Did you ever notice that you keep running into the same type of person in your relationships or into the same kind of work situations until you learn to manage them correctly? Once you learn your lesson and are no longer in resistance, that type of person or situation seems to magically fade out of your life except in passing.”

Michael J. Tamura, in “You Are the Answer”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE

“As often as not, your intuition comes from subliminal information you’ve picked up about a situation as you’ve gone along. Subliminal, as you probably know, means “below the normal threshold of conscious awareness.” Day by day we pick up so much more information than we are consciously aware of. That subliminal information is stored in the subconscious. So if you have an intuitive feeling about a project, say, you may have gotten that from the people involved. They might have silently told you about their attitude – so that subliminal information is stacked within you from the business meeting you attended.

Later, your subconscious sorts out that hidden information, and in a quiet moment it pops into your mind as a hunch or a strange thought that doesn’t seem to connect to your current stream of thinking. You seem to know things that, logically, your intellect shouldn’t know. So intuition is accessing and retrieving information that is buried deep within. The way to enhance it is to constantly ask your subconscious to tell you what it knows that your intellect does doesn’t.”

Stuart Wilde, in “The Sixth Sense”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 16th, 2015 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3

“Do you really think that if you force another to keep a promise that you will have escaped injury? I tell you this: More damage has been done to others by persons leading lives of quiet desperation (that is, doing what they felt they “had” to do) than ever was done by persons freely doing what they wanted to do.

When you give a person freedom, you remove danger, you don’t increase it. Yes, letting someone “off the hook” on a promise or commitment made to you may look like it will hurt you in the short run, but it will never damage you in the long run, because when you give the other person their freedom, you give yourself freedom as well. And so now you are free of the agonies and the sorrows, the attacks on your dignity and your self-worth that inevitably follow when you force another person to keep a promise to you that he or she does not want to keep.

The longer damage will far outweigh the shorter – as nearly everyone who has tried to hold another person to their word has discovered.”

Neale Donald Walsch, in “Conversations with God Book 3”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 13th, 2015 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

“To say no to people – that’s wonderful; that’s part of waking up. Part of waking up is that you live your life as you see fit. And understand: That is NOT selfish. The selfish thing is to demand that someone else live their life as YOU see fit. That’s selfish. It is not selfish to live your life as you see fit. The selfishness lies in demanding that someone else live their life to suite your tastes, or your pride, or your profit, or your pleasure. That is truly selfish.”

Fr. Anthony DeMello, S.J., in “Awareness”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 12th, 2015 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE

“When we settle down a bit and get quiet enough to hear ourselves think, we will also hear those inner voices gossiping about us. You know, the inner dialogue that says things like,”Can you believe what she’s wearing?” or “I’ve got to get the clothes in the dryer and remember to pick up the dry cleaning.” You will also hear a whole bunch of baloney like “You can’t do that,” “That’s never going to work,” and “Who do you think you are?”

Studies show that positive self-talk – encouraging phrases like “I think I can,” “You can do it,” and “You go girl” – and those inner organizational reminders like “Pick up the milk” or “Take the fish out of the freezer” are a helpful and healthy way to support our experience.

Positive self-talk helps improve performance even more than visualization and other success-building strategies do, says researcher Randall Masciana. But those negative, critical demeaning voices? Well, that stuff is just downright defeating. So next time you her that inner chatter – and you know you will – listen up. Then revise, rework, or delete anything that keeps you from attracting awesomeness in your life.”

Polly Campbell, in “How to Live an Awesome Life”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in SILENT POWER

“When people go through the motion of walking, what they are doing, in effect, is going through a controlled fall. They lean forward with their upper bodies and throw out a leg, just in time. That’s why even a small crack in the pavement can tip them over. Psychologically and emotionally, life is the same as walking for most people.

They constantly lean into life, yearning, dreaming, pining. They are often dissatisfied with what they are and with what they have. Instead, they seek someone or something to lift them up. They want to be declared special – they want life easy, delivered on a plate. In the process of leaning, they trash their emotional balance and drift from one gratification to another. They exist at the edge of their balance and their ability to control. One adverse condition – a casual remark, a small setback – and their energy collapses. Psychologically and emotionally, they fall on their noses.

The initial point in consolidating your silent power is to discipline yourself to stop leaning. When you are the most desperate to lean in on people, that’s when you should exercise control. The game is called: “Stand Straight in Life.” Not many have heard of it.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Silent Power”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE

“When I walked to Chicago in 1996, my companions and I stopped at a small cemetery near Brookside, Wisconsin. Wandering through the rows of headstones – some dating back 150 years, some only weeks old – was a very humbling experience. As I noticed the ages on many of them from the last century, I realized that so often they had passed away in their teenage years. Some had made it into their 40s, yet still before it should have been there time. Any time that you have left – that they did not – is gravy as far as I’m concerned. Once your name is etched in stone, there are no second chances to make that phone call, no more opportunities to say you’re sorry, no more days to hold a hand or buy an ice cream or watch the sunrise. Your time is gone. How much time do you have left to really live?”

John St. Augustine, in “Living an Uncommon Life”

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