Top 6 Soul's Thought of The Day For January 2002
Top 6 Soul's Thought of The Day For January 2002
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SOUL'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Volume Four - Issue #1 -#1/And so back to "normal"...
By Ms. A.J. Mahari (aka soul)
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The holiday season has come and gone yet again. Wow,
are we still here? It is such a stressful time for those of
us without family etc and well very hectic for those with
family and who can find (perhaps) some joy in it all.
Whatever we make out of the holiday season I think it's
safe to say it strays from "normal". It is about anywhere
from 2 months to 2 weeks depending upon your involvement
in it all.
Getting back to normal is very welcomed by me. I've heard
many say they also welcome this return to "normal". I
am reminded each year at this time, what with resolutions
and all, that it is a time to begin again. So, getting back to
normal, for many, in one way or another, involves transition,
change and re-focusing either on what you knew you wanted
from your life and yourself or on what you have recently
identified that you want from your life and yourself.
Of course I use the word "normal" rather flippantly here.
What we actually are returning to are schedules, routines,
jobs, group activities and the like. The stuff that life is
made of.
Normal is as normal does. There is no such thing, really,
though, as normal. So as you get back to what it is that
you do, in your life, or to what you are resolved to change
in your life do so with passion. Believe in your purpose.
Do not fear change. Welcome in change. Be open to
all that is new. A life lived is one in which we challenge
the same old, with the new and different.
Each of us has our own version of where the "normal"
falls between the same old and the new and different.
Another year, another chance, another new beginning, another
experiential challenge in what "normal" may represent in your life.
Journey on....
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Thought of The Day for Thursday, January 3, 2002
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SOUL'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Volume Four - Issue #1 -#4/The window...
By Ms. A.J. Mahari (aka soul)
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There is a window from your world to your inner-most
soul. Every time, in life, that a door closes abruptly
upon us, a dream dies, something just isn't working
out, that window opens just a little wider. Doors close.
Windows open. Often we hurt.
Our eyes are the windows to our soul. We open our
eyes everyday. We are never sure what we will see
or what we may fail to notice but our eyes are open
and our souls are not hidden from others.
When we encounter storms in life that is not the
time to close our eyes to the pain and to what we
need. Those are the times that instead of tightening
down the hatches we need to begin to unwind the
rope that houses our potential and our very personhood.
Do you see clearly out of the windows of your soul?
Do you pay attention to what life circumstance puts
in your view and your path? Do you let others see into
the windows of your soul?
Are you open to learning or are you too afraid, too
ashamed, and perhaps closed in an effort to protect
yourself?
Welcome your window of the world. Cherish your
view. Honour it. Don't be afraid to open the curtains
on this window of self and to let others look in as
you look out.
Many a door will close as you wind your way through the
travels of your life. Many a window of opportunity will also
open each and every time. Be a possibility thinker. Hope.
Continue to believe that what has helped you to cope this
far will help you as you move further through what it means
to be you, in the window of your soul and in the world.
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Thought of The Day for Thursday, January 10, 2002
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SOUL'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Volume Four - Issue #1 -#5/Persistence...
By Ms. A.J. Mahari (aka soul)
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Persistence is its own reward. If you refuse to give up --
no matter what, at some point, you will succeed.
Persistence does pay.
Trying and not having the outcome that you'd hoped for
is often characterized by many as failure.
Deepak Chopra, M.D. says; "What we call failure is just
a mechanism through which we can learn to do things
right." (In his book "Creating Affluence")
Failure is a teacher. Failure is a process. Unlike success,
failure is not a destination. Failure has its purpose like
everything else.
So when we judge ourselves as having failed it is
especially then that persistence pays off. Being
persistent in the face of fear, pain, betrayal,
depression and so forth gives us every opportunity
in the world to succeed in ways that we never
could have imagined we would.
Be open to the many types of success that exists
in our life experience. Be persistent. When the
going gets tough -- get going! Persist! When you
think you can't stand it anymore, stand it longer.
If you ever feel like you are at the end of your
rope, tie a knot and hang on longer. Enduring
persistence is the process through which we
learn.
The power of persistence is the gift of growth.
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Thought of The Day for Friday, January 11, 2002
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SOUL'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Volume Four - Issue #1 -#6/The Pain...
By Ms. A.J. Mahari (aka soul)
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The pain of life. The pain of the past. Present pain.
Waves of pain. Ever-present pain. Pain is the master.
Those in pain are the pupils. Pain is spiritually enhancing.
Pain must be endured. It must be worked through. Pain
must also be respected.
Pain signals that change is needed. Pain signals that
you are ready to learn what it is that will lead you to
peace. The ebb and flow of pain and peace comes and
goes as you mature, and continue to grow throughout
your life.
No one likes pain. No one welcomes it, really either.
But fear not your pain. Your pain is a much more
profound gift then you've likely realized. Embrace
your pain. Face your pain. Feel your pain. Be
patient with yourself as you are in pain. Trust that
the pain will pass when the lesson has been
imparted by the teacher.
There is no pain greater than the continued
dysfunctional efforts made to avoid your actual
pain. Avoidance only serves to multiply your pain.
Face your pain.
Pain is what we need it to be when we least feel
that we are able to cope with it. Pain is not in
control of us unless we abdicate. We are indeed
in control of our pain and the pace at which it
seeks to teach us. Trust that.
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Thought of The Day for Tuesday, January 15, 2002
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SOUL'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Volume Four - Issue #1 -#8/I am a winner...
By Ms. A.J. Mahari (aka soul)
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Think it and it will come to pass. Believe it and you will
draw it to you. Positive begets positive and negative
begets negative.
My glass is half-full whenever I pronounce that it is.
The troubles and struggles of life do not mean that
my glass is half-empty. Realistic expectations of
life include the reality that nothing will ever be
perfect. All things that come; come to pass.
I am a winner. I am a winner, even when I lose.
I am a winner, even when I lose, when I learn
what the lesson is. When I learn the lessons
of loss, I win because I can then go about
meeting my needs and goals in much more
direct and appropriate ways.
What goes around, definitely come around.
Give the best that you have to offer to every
situation, to every person and to yourself
in your life and you will reap the best that
the universe has to offer you, as you're
life continues to unfold as it is no doubt
meant to.
Be positive, it takes less time and energy.
Be open to the lessons of loss...
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Thought of The Day for Tuesday, January 22, 2002
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SOUL'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Volume Four - Issue #1 -#9/Somebody, Somewhere..
By Ms. A.J. Mahari (aka soul)
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I am somebody. I am somebody, somewhere. I may, at
times feel lost. I may not be sure where I am. I may not
be sure where I am going. One thing is for sure:
I am somebody, somewhere.
It matters most that I am somebody in my own
life. It matters most that I value who I am right
now regardless of my struggles.
As I continue to grow and change and get
to know myself in amazingly new ways,
I am somebody, somewhere.
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Thought of The Day for Wednesday, January 23, 2002
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