Flee Emptiness

Life is such a gift of our soul’s journey. We are born into a beautiful world full of unexplained mysteries, unexplored regions and uncut paths to travel. It is too precious to waste unhappy, unhealthy and unfulfilled. Take this moment and review your life. If you are not happy, seek that which makes you happy. If you are not healthy, find a new method or treatment. If you are not fulfilled, knock on the spirit’s door and it will open. Nothing happens without you first making the decision to change it.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“Blaze a new and fruitful trail. You may be surprised who you meet along the way.” tc

America's Favorite Past Time

What do American’s do more than anything else? Is it watching football, baseball or NASCAR? Is it BBQ’ing in the summer? Is it hanging out with friends and family on the weekend? The answer is NO to all of those.

What American’s love to do more than anything else is Complain! Have you noticed that, too? In the past, I have certainly been as guilty as everyone else. I thought that complaining did something. Well, it did. It made people around me upset. It sent negative energy into the universe and it made me sound awful. Then, one day, I woke-up to what I was really doing and how I sounded. Things changed.

Complaining does nothing because no action is taken. Complaining sounds terrible and it is a waste of time. So, why do so many people complain every single day? Why has complaining become acceptable? Complaining is the result of unmet expectation! (And I have blogged about that already) We complain because we Expect things to be a certain way. We are egotistical in our thinking that whatever we want, we should get. When we don’t get want we want, We, Americans, take offense and complain.

It is easy to react to the negative energy of complaining and copy it but I ask everyone today to do their best to try and stop. Take the higher ground and if you can’t be positive, don’t say anything at all.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“With a stiff back, strong footing and an open heart, you must hold your convictions steady against the strong winds of negative influence.” tc

Shades of Life

Think about this for a moment. Is a tree always a tree? Is it only considered valuable in it's original shape?  Is a tree limited to the commonly known use given by mankind? What happens when a tree takes on another form? Does a cut tree yield more or less substance than a whole tree and what is it's alternative worth? When you step over a fallen tree in the woods, is the importance of that tree's life over?
All trees begin as a seed of potential.  Depending upon the nurturing it receives, a tree will either grow into a full and healthy form or be stunted in it's development.
The shades of a person's life is similar to that of a tree. We are born pure and perfect. We are a seed of unlimited potential. How we are nurtured helps to mold the type of person that we will become. As we move through the rings of our life, we all have something special to offer in a variety of hues at every stage of our maturity. Allow the sun to shine through the branches of your life and derive moments of enjoyment in the shade as much as you would the shimmering light.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Recognize your significance in the different hues of your life, without letting the shadows overtake your contibution." tc