24 Hours of Inspirational Tweets (The ULTIMATE Re-Tweet!)

Lesson learned: feeling good is a matter of mind...er, over matter. (Is that right? Uh, yeah...) 

Anyway... you can feel good at the drop of a hat. It's a simple process, turn on a great piece of music, spend time with your kids & family, have some time for yourself - or if you can't do any of those things because of where you're at, just remember it in your mind's eye and feel the feelings of that moment. You'll be feeling great in no time!

To your success and mine! Here's today's feed:

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The point of life is not to get anywhere - it is to notice that you are, and have always been, already there. 

Acceptance. Happiness. Service. A life of Ahs...

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little. Thomas Merton, in JimRohnQuotes

Lets all make atleast one person happy today - Deepak Chopra

"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." -Andre Gide, quoted by Marci Shimoff

In this quest for safety and predictability, our range of self-expression shrinks and, with it, our choices. - Debbie Ford

There is no separation of anything, from anything. There is only Unity. There is only Oneness. - Neale Donald Walsch

Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends. - Brian Tracy

"The living moment is everything." - D.H. Lawrence, quoted by Marci Shimoff

"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Thomas Merton, in JimRohnQuotes

To be whole is to be fully healed. - Debbie Ford

Listen to your soul. Hear your Self. The guidance you are getting is to follow your heart. - Neale Donald Walsch

You either believe what you think or you question it. There's no other choice. - Byron Katie

There will never be a time when your life is not this moment - Deepak Chopra

"Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee." - Michel de Montaigne, quoted by Marci Shimoff

If we share with caring and love we will create abundance and joy for each other. Then this moment will have been worthwhile. - Deepak Chopra

"Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized." -Leo Buscaglia, quoted by Marci Shimoff

When you can honestly feel someone else's happiness, you know you're getting it. - Victoria Moran

Every great finish was once a simple beginning. Start now. - Robin Sharma

"Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts." - Jean Cocteau, quoted by Marci Shimoff

"God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road." - Isak Dinesen, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Be an open invitation to the miracle of this moment. - Brian Piergrossi

The biggest choice you will ever make is the choice between your truth and the truth of another. - Neale Donald Walsch

Many people live the same year 80 times and call it a life. - Robin Sharma

You give to the world your greatest gift when you're being yourself. - Deepak Chopra

"It is only possible to live happily-ever-after on a day-to-day basis." -Margaret Bonnano, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Hardening of the attitudes is the most deadly disease on the face of this earth. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

Don't worry about "what if's", believe in yourself and move forward. - Ken Blanchard

"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. And knowing that makes you the smartest of all." Socrates, in JimRohnQuotes

We must challenge ourselves to accept all the faces of our humanity. - Debbie Ford

You are here to "be" something, not "do" something. The soul cares only about what you're being. - Neale Donald Walsch

Rather than being who we really are, we become a characterization of the person we think we "should" be. - Debbie Ford

Your feelings never lie. They do not know how to. They tell you exactly what you are being in any moment. - Neale Donald Walsch

All fear is ultimately the fear of mortality in disguise –-the fear of change. - Deepak Chopra

"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." - Socrates, quoted by Marci Shimoff

The greatest single cause of the poor self-image is the absence of unconditional love. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

Intention is the active partner of attention; it is the way we convert our automatic processes into conscious ones. - Deepak Chopra

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful that the risk it took to bloom." -Anais Nin, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. Albert Einstein, in JimRohnQuotes

Thank you, God. Thank you for everything that has ever happened to me, is happening now, and will ever happen. - Neale Donald Walsch

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." -Eric Hoffer, quoted by Dr Joe Vitale

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Albert Einstein, in JimRohnQuotes

Chaos can be a prelude to miraculous change. - Marianne Williamson

Before doing 1 thing more remember what you came here for: to enjoy the miracle of life & say 'today I thrive on being alive'. CHI! - The Barefoot Doctor

No one is in charge of your happiness but you - Paolo Coelho

You must manage yourself before you can lead anyone else. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

If you're not liking what's going on in your life or around you - then when was the last time you went inside to check in? - John Holland

The strength and clarity of your vision will lift you out of the depth of any hardship. - Robin Sharma

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All The World's A Stage

I've been thinking a lot about acting lately, especially since I have the acting bug in my blood. I've always been a performer of some kind, but I never really got fully immersed in it until I ended in three plays consecutively while in community college, gosh! back around '92. I was in Alice In Wonderland (I played the King of Hearts), The Wind In the Willows (Mr. Toad), and Me and My Girl (Frederick). I took a long hiatus of 14 years between those and my next plays, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (Eddie McCuen), The King & I (Lun Tha) and several childrens theater plays in 2006. Then came another 4 year wait until last year, when I did Father of the Bride (George Banks) and Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth (Dan). I am again on a self-imposed sabbatical while am currently in college to get a degree in Sound Technology. But with several of my theater colleagues currently doing plays (see links below) I have again begun to get itchy feet. I miss the theater.

But it got me to thinking, I mentioned that I have been performing all of my life, wherever there was a living room, I'd put on a show. I think, however, it goes deeper than that.

All of us in this life are actors of some kind. During the day, I play the role of "Vacation Planner" for a major theme park. I play The Goofy Guy at work who can make people smile for a minute or two. I also play The Guy Who Listens To You Vent About That Last Phone Call on occasion. To many people, I play The Quiet Guy Who Sits In the Corner of the Cafeteria by Himself. Then I go to school, in my current role of The Older Guy Who Came Back To College With Life Experience.

Some of us, however, think our "roles" in this life are set in stone. The Person Whom Bad Things Happen To. The Girl Who Ends Up With A Loser Boyfriend. The Man Who Has Fear of Commitment, etc etc.

The point is, we are not the characters we play. They are just characters, facets of who we really are. This life that we're all a part of is a big play, and you get to help write it. What lines will you contribute? And always remember, you can always change your role if you want, whenever you want.

Love,

JC

P.S. - If you're in the Orlando area and would like to see some amazing shows, go see the following:

"You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" - final weekend!   http://www.baggypantstheater.com/tickets

"Arsenic and Old Lace" Opening Weekend! http://www.orlandojcc.org/calendar/cultural-events/arsenic_old_lace



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24 Hours of Inspirational Tweets

I had been hoping to post a full year of inspirational tweets without a break or stop, but it seems 'twas not meant to be. But as I think about it, I'm given another chance with every 24 hours. To me, that's the real magic in life: Every day, every hour, every minute, every moment, you get a chance to restart, reinvent, reimagine. It's breathtaking, isn't it?

To your success and mine! Here's today's feed:
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You are an instrument of the Divine, here to help the entire human race evolve into its next greatest expression. - Debbie Ford

Every feeling you've ever had resides in your soul. Your soul is the sum total of all your feelings. - Neale Donald Walsch

Life is like sex: if you want to enjoy, don't rush - Paolo Coelho

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. Bill Cosby, in JimRohnQuotes

Just as the silkworm spins a cocoon & is caught in it, so do humans weave the web of their own concepts & are caught in them--Yoga Vasishtha, quoted by Deepak Chopra

Optimism is going after Moby Dick in a row boat and taking the tartar sauce with you. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

Impeccable integrity is the foundation of a successful life. - Debbie Ford

Teach your children that they are deeply connected to all of Life, they are One with all people, and they are never separate from God. - Neale Donald Walsch

Persistence around your Vision in the face of scary odds seems like such an obvious success play. Yet, so very rare. - Robin Sharma

Let's remember and affirm the passion for wholeness and collaboration that unites us. - Gay Hendricks

Success that does not lead to happiness is not happiness - Deepak Chopra

Action plans are structures that support us in realizing our visions. - Debbie Ford

As you shift and change your own experience, the experience of the whole human race begins to shift and change as well. - Neale Donald Walsch

Sometimes it take enormous strength to log out of one's email program, say 'I am unavailable,' & do what you came to the planet to do. - Victoria Moran

Real love is when you do the things that are best for the person you love. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

Love is the beginning of the journey, its end, and the journey itself. - Deepak Chopra

"The truly important things in life - love, beauty, and one's own uniqueness - are constantly being overlooked." - Pablo Casals, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Other people are mirrors or your own love. In reality there are no others, only the Self in other forms. - Deepak Chopra

The thing about excuses is if you recite them enough you'll actually think they're true. - Robin Sharma

Problems are the job Leaders are paid to do. - Robin Sharma

You must choose your path. - Debbie Ford

This is the eternal moment, the time of your new deciding. The world awaits you, and your decision. - Neale Donald Walsch

"Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life." - Seneca, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Our spiritual teachers are often the simplest things, and the simplest moments, right in front of us.. and free of charge. - Brian Piergrossi

Look up and rest your eyes on whomever you see first, then say silently to them in your heart: "The love in me salutes the love in you." - Marianne Williamson

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it. Jonathan Winters, in JimRohnQuotes

"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare." - Dale Carnegie, quoted by Marci Shimoff

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought...with ardor and diligence." - Abigail Adams, quoted by Brian Tracy

Stop and refer to your vision map to make sure that the choices you're making will take you where you want to go. - Debbie Ford

The purpose of life is to know yourself, create yourself, experience yourself as Who You Really Are. - Neale Donald Walsch

Take what you do seriously, but yourself lightly. - Ken Blanchard

"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it." -Bill Cosby, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. George Edward Woodberry, in JimRohnQuotes

Our perspectives on situations color how we see others as well as ourselves. - Debbie Ford

Love is the energy which expands, opens up, sends out, reveals, shares, and heals. - Neale Donald Walsch

Look for serendipities and they show up. - Victoria Moran

"When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup." - Sam Lefkowitz, quoted by Marci Shimoff

Commitment , rather than a trap, is a place to come home to & a way to steer your relationship in a friendly way. - Gay Hendricks

We are everything—that which we consider good and that which we consider bad. - Debbie Ford

The process called life is a process of re-creation. All of life is constantly re-creating itself anew in each moment of now. - Neale Donald Walsch

"To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work." ~Sister Mary Lauretta, quoted by John Assaraf

You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome responsibility. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying. W. Clement Stone, in JimRohnQuotes

Pay attention to the richness of your inner life. Daydream, imagine, and reflect. It's the source of infinite creativity - Deepak Chopra

"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience." -Emily Dickinson, quoted by Marci Shimoff

It is fear that convinces us to wear one of an infinite number of masks to hide, to conceal all of who we really are. - Debbie Ford

You are without needs. There is nothing that you need in order to be perfectly happy. You only think that there is. - Neale Donald Walsch

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. W. Clement Stone, in JimRohnQuotes

The conflict between our higher and lower natures creates the tension necessary to propel our evolution as human beings. - Debbie Ford

No one, and nothing, is limited in God's kingdom. And love knows nothing but freedom. Nor does the soul. Nor does God. - Neale Donald Walsch

Fill your mind with sacred thoughts, or neurotic ones will plague you. - Marianne Williamson

Life in perspective: No one is more; no one is less. We're all just being who we are and doing what we do, playing our roles perfectly. - Dan Millman

See yourself jumping clean over every problem today, already on the other side sorted & loving the ride & that's how it'll be, CHI! - the Barefoot Doctor

You are what you do, and not what you think you should do. - Paolo Coelho



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Life In Balance

One of the major obstacles I have in my personal life is a tendency to look back on life in general with a grand feeling of nostalgia, to a point where I have trouble "fitting in" to my current place in life.

For example: my favorite music styles mostly range between late 40's swing and jump to 50's rockabilly to early 60's Vegas lounge to late 60's surf. My favorite movies tend to lie along this same range.

I am constantly forcing myself not to play "remember when" with people I know on Facebook - and I am very guilty of 'friending' people that I had one small moment in time in common with, trying to expand on that moment.

One of the main "secrets" of the Law of Attraction is very simple: Live in the now. There is only now. You cannot live in the future, and living in the past simply wastes time. (I am, of course, paraphrasing; The idea is sound, though.)

This leads me back to my original issue: I live in the past. I'm a big nostalgic geek. It's one of my most endearing features, but it's also quite annoying, for me as well as others.

My issue is more common than many would believe. The Hopi peoples had a word for it: Koyaanisqatsi. It means, "Life Out Of Balance". This word has been used very often to describe the world in general, and it most certainly can. But in applying it to one's personal life is just as simple - and it can very well set the world at large correctly as well. Make the pieces of the puzzle fit together and the world falls into place.

I am a big proponent of ideas such as Ho'oponopono and using tools such as MindMovies. I recommend both, and I have links on this blog for more info. The point is however to get your life straight, and suddenly the world around you straightens out as well. Some might call that "magic", and that word has been used to describe this phenomenon. It's all part of the Law of Attraction.

So I leave you with this video, mainly because Scrubs is still one of my favorite shows, and secondly the music that underscores both scenes is from the movie "Koyaanisqatsi". Enjoy.



To your success and mine!

Love,
JC

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Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations: If It's Not Working - Change It

I highly recommend following this blog as well if you are following mine.

Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations: If It's Not Working - Change It

24 Hours of Inspirational Tweets (The Ultimate Re-Tweet!)

I got this idea over a year ago: I got tired of retweeting great quotes I found on Twitter - I would have been there all day! I thought to myself, "There has GOT to be an easier way!" Well, now I compile the positive tweets I receive each day for a 24 hour period.

The effect is amazing - a wonderfully eclectic compilation of positive motivation sure to provide everybody a little pick-me-up, or a huge boost if you read all of them daily!

Here's today's feed: To your success and mine!

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You were put on this planet for a purpose. What are you doing about it? Take the first step. - Gail Lynne Goodwin

You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

Do one thing every day to move towards your dream. (Those things will add up quickly!) - Gail Lynne Goodwin

Take 2 minutes now and dare to dream the impossible. Open to possibility. - Gail Lynne Goodwin

The only thing we can't replenish is time. Use your minutes wisely. - Gail Lynne Goodwin

NEVER say "no" to an idea or a dream just because you don't know how to make it happen. - Gail Lynne Goodwin

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time. Arnold H. Glasow, in JimRohnQuotes

Don't ever underestimate how important YOU are to the world. YOU matter. - Gail Lynne Goodwin

The mind only knows its own point of view which it considers the truth--Yoga Vasishtha, quoted by Deepak Chopra

We must ask this question - Why is it that the human race has still not found the key to living together in peace & harmony? - Neale Donald Walsch

As we embrace our shadow, we find out that we are living a divine plan. - Debbie Ford

There is blessing in every adversity. Find it. :) - Gail Lynne Goodwin

The most influential person you will talk to all day is you. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

A life lived by choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived by chance is a life of unconscious reaction. - Neale Donald Walsch

Don't wait for everything to be done before you take on the task of creating a life you love. - Debbie Ford

Wherever you go today, take love with you. Be consciously kind. - Gail Lynne Goodwin

The decision U make today is often not the choice U make tomorrow. Yet here is a secret of all Masters: keep choosing the same thing. - Neale Donald Walsch

Desires are seeds waiting for their season to sprout. From a single seed of desire whole forests grow - Deepak Chopra

There is nothing so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. - William James, in JimRohnQuotes

Happiness comes from accepting the present situation, whether something u wish 2 savor as long as possible or change as quickly as u can. - Victoria Moran

Enlightenment begins with acceptance, without judgment of "what is". This is where freedom will be found. - Neale Donald Walsch

Trust in your own brilliance to guide you. - Debbie Ford

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of becoming a prophet. Isaac Bashevis Singer, in JimRohnQuotes

Life is like cooking: before choosing what you love, try everything - Paolo Coelho

Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill, in JimRohnQuotes

Every time passionate people fail, they are convinced that they are simply one step closer to fulfilling their dream. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

"There are 3 rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately no-one knows what they are." - Somerset Maugham, quoted by Michael Neill

How would our lives alter if we saw our co-workers as divine beings who are here to impart essential wisdom to us? - Debbie Ford

The answer to the mystery of who God is has been right in front of us all the time. God is…everything. - Neale Donald Walsch

Run your own race. Who cares what others are doing? Only question is, "Am I progressing?" - Robin Sharma

Living out of alignment with who you truly are robs you of energy and distract you from reaching your goals. - Debbie Ford

You can either do something to "be happy," or a you can simply decide to "be happy," and what you do will automatically reflect that. - Neale Donald Walsch

Love is more than an emotion. It is a force of nature and therefore must contain truth - Deepak Chopra

For everything you do, you increase, exponentially, opportunities for life's magic to blow your mind. - Mike Dooley

The translation of "I'll try" is "I'm not committed." - Robin Sharma

If you were dying and had time left to talk to only one person, who would it be and what would you say? - Gay Hendricks

The magnitude of our success is always in direct proportion to our willingness to fail. - Gail Lynne Goodwin

The more divine light and love you let in, the more deeply you will feel your connection with the divine force. - Debbie Ford

Remaining the same, or seeking to, moves against the laws of life. This is foolish, because in this struggle, life will always win. - Neale Donald Walsch


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I Believe I'll Have Another

Here's a question for you: Has your faith ever been tested?

Here's another one: Have your beliefs ever been tested?

There's a difference in the two, isn't there? I like to think so. After all, 'faith can move mountains'. So what does belief do? Why don't people say, 'beliefs can move mountains'? R. Kelly sings, "I Believe I Can Fly". Why isn't it, "I Have Faith I Can Fly"?

Isn't believing in something the same as having faith in something?

All the different Faiths in the world all have different beliefs. But the faith is the same isn't it? It's faith in something that's bigger than each of us. But it's the beliefs on exactly what that is that's different.

My beliefs are always tested, sometimes by myself, other times by other people. My belief that humanity is essentially good is always being tested. My belief in various religions have at one point or another been tested. My belief in love, either personal or spiritual, has been tested.

By my faith is not. I have faith in the good of mankind. I have faith that there's something bigger than I can see out there. I have faith that love does exist and can heal all wounds.

I have often heard the phrase, as I'm sure you have as well, of having a "child-like faith" in things. But ask yourself this: As a child did you 'believe' in Santa Claus, or did you have faith in Santa Claus?

I think beliefs stem from faith. I don't know where faith comes from. I'm not sure I want to find out.

But maybe that's the real secret. Maybe you have to believe in faith. I think I'll give that a try.

To your success and mine!

Love,

JC

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24 Hours of Inspirational Tweets

A triumphant return to the 24 Hours of Inspirational Tweets! I lost focus for a few days, but it's all chronicled here in the blog. (That's in case anyone is actually reading this...) My hope is that these quotes inspire and motivate you today and everyday, and that everyday we can re-connect as one peoples once again.

To your success and mine! Here's Today's Feed

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You will never stop the process of growing and getting. You cannot grow too big, you cannot grow too fast, you cannot grow too much. - Neale Donald Walsch

Don't sacrifice your soul's dreams in exchange for comfort or instant gratification. - Debbie Ford

The teacher you need is the person you're living with. - Byron Katie

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love. --Tom Robbins, quoted by Gay Hendricks

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill, in JimRohnQuotes

Every tragedy of the human experience can be attributed to one human decision - the decision to withdraw from each other. - Neale Donald Walsch

Having the best year of your life requires you to develop those parts of yourself that are yearning to be expressed. - Debbie Ford

"It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." Picasso, quoted by Robin Sharma

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice. Bill Cosby, in JimRohnQuotes

The 1 truth that humanity has found the most difficult to accept is the 1 truth that would free humanity. God and We Are One. - Neale Donald Walsch

Everything in this life can be used to transform us, to bring us closer to our spiritual essence & our dreams. - Debbie Ford

We cannot have peace on Earth until we learn to speak with 1 voice, the voice of reason, compassion, love. The voice of divinity within us. - Neale Donald Walsch

Past & future are in the mind only . I am now - Deepak Chopra

When we are aligned with our highest selves, we are able to be straight and tell the truth about who we are and what we want. - Debbie Ford

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. Josh Billings, in JimRohnQuotes

Freedom is the basic concept of life everywhere, because freedom is the basic nature God. To restrict freedom works against life itself. - Neale Donald Walsch

Within each of us lies a solid gold treasure. - Debbie Ford

Be not the reaction but the observer of the reaction - Deepak Chopra

Don't think about the pain, feel the pain - Deepak Chopra

The secret of life is not to have everything you want, but to want everything you have. - Neale Donald Walsch

The ego in and of itself is not a dark force. - Debbie Ford

Wherever you are and whatever you're going through, it's the perfect opportunity to be your better self. THAT is your miracle. - Marianne Williamson

Visualize the most amazing life imaginable to you. Hold the vision ten seconds and then place it in God's hands. Now consider it done. - Marianne Williamson

"It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good." - Sophocles, quoted by Dr Joe Vitale

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. Richard Bach, in JimRohnQuotes

Until you decide what something means, it has no meaning at all. You determine what something means. - Neale Donald Walsch

Today is the day to clean out the arrogance, stubbornness, and fear that prevent you from living in the blessed state of humility. - Debbie Ford

Do not dwell in the past; do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha, in JimRohnQuotes

Live with no regrets and love with no excuses - Paolo Coelho

Anything you place on the altar is then altered. - Marianne Williamson

Hope is the fruit of faith. Zig Ziglar, quoted by Tom Ziglar

Too often, we think others know better. Stand in your power. - Debbie Ford

There is no such thing which is not God. There is only God, manifesting in Its many aspects. - Neale Donald Walsch

Whatever you make "God" out to be, e.g. big, little, great, small, omnipotent, everywhere, nowhere, etc., etc., YOU ARE THAT! You are God. - Carl Bozeman

Love is feeling , knowing & being with the One Life at the root of all lives - Deepak Chopra

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson, in JimRohnQuotes

The reason why so few see the genius in others is that so few have seen the genius within themselves. - Robin Sharma

The most precious asset of an elite performing entrepreneur isn't time. It's energy. Manage yours well. - Robin Sharma

Life in the physical realm is glorious & its purpose is 2 bring U happiness thru the awareness of Who You Really Are. - Neale Donald Walsch

We must forgive ourselves for all of our personal agendas & our righteous positions that have led us to believe we are separate from others. - Debbie Ford

There is only love & it is now - Deepak Chopra

What you are looking for is the One who is looking - Deepak Chopra

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Coffee Mug Sessions

I like to believe that the spiritual journey I'm on right now started in very recently. And by very recently I mean in the last 5 years or so. True, most of my recent learning on the subject of the Law of Attraction is all within the past couple of years - starting with The Secret, as it did with a lot of people. But to be perfectly honest, and thinking about it rationally, this journey began for me over 20 years ago when I met a young man named Glen Motil.

Glen and I ended up working at a movie theater back around 1991. Honestly I can't remember exactly, but it was right around that time. We felt an immediate kinship as we help open a new movie theater in Oceanside, California. Glen had recently been discharged from the Marine Corps; I had taken the labor route out of high school, opting to go straight to work instead of going to college - a move that although I meet with some regret, that choice and the myriad others that came with it led me here.

Glen had enrolled himself at the local community college, and was soaking up learning like a thirsty sponge. ("Thirsty Sponge" would be an awesome name for a rock band.) I don't know what it was about going to college that kept me away, but it was not my path - at least not directly. For although I wasn't going to school, I was learning vicariously through Glen. He and I would sit for hours discussing poetry, creative writing, art, philosophy, music, theater; things that still resonate highly with me. It all started in that little one bedroom apartment.

During these times, we would brew a big pot of coffee, and as we discussed the latest writer he had discovered in his creative writing course, we became energized through the natural buzz of coffee, and the pure discovery of learning. My favorite discussions were when we discussed philosophy and religion in general. Over time I grew to realize that all religious teachings and all the positive messages in the world that were given to us by various teachers, all seemed to stem from a central point of view: Love is all there is, and the thing we call God, Allah, the Universe or the Great Spirit is all energy. Or, as Glen so eloquently put it during one of these Coffee Mug Sessions, "I believe God exists where you and I connect."

If that is true, that God exists where two people connect, then God is truly everywhere, and everywhere all at once. If we can agree on that, then it stands to reason that God exists in you and me. We call upon the God-part of us when we need help, assistance and nurturing. If God does exist within you and me, then each of us is God, and that phrase in the Bible makes more sense, "I am". We create our own life, our own path, our own destiny, because we can follow our own truth. When we finally acknowledge the God-part of us - not only acknowledge, but honor - we begin to see that we are not alone in this world. We only seem to be a small piece of the puzzle that is the Universe, but appearances can be deceiving. We are One. More importantly, I am One.

Hmmm.... we're out of Don Francisco...

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