Every New Years Eve, my husband and I open the sealed envelopes containing our determinations for that year. We look at what we have achieved and what has improved and then we write new ones for the coming year. We discussed how pleased we were that we had a taken the big step forward that we had a been striving for, for the last four or five years. So feel very optimistic about the future. Life isn't easy and you can work so hard and not have a lot to show for it and then suddenly progress bursts through. But it can be very frustrating when all your efforts don't seem to be having any effect and I suppose that is where you have to 'trust in life' and what ever belief or faith that enables you to do that will make it an easier and less painful process.
I have had the following points for over a year now. I have no idea where they came from so if anyone knows their source, please let me know. Here they are:
Physical well being is inseparable from emotional well being. Happy
people are healthy people. The wisdom traditions of the world tell us
that happiness does not depend on what you have, but on who you are. As
we begin the New Year, it may be worthwhile to reflect on what really
creates happiness in us. The following ten keys may give us some
insight.
1. Listen to your body's wisdom, which expresses itself through signals
of comfort and discomfort. When choosing a certain behavior, ask your
body, How do you feel about this? If your body sends a signal of
physical or emotional distress, watch out. If your body sends a signal
of comfort and eagerness, proceed.
2. Live in the present, for it is the only moment you have. Keep your
attention on what is here and now; look for the fullness in every
moment. Accept what comes to you totally and completely so that you can
appreciate it, learn from it, and then let it go. The present is as it
should be. It reflects infinite laws of Nature that have brought you
this exact thought, this exact physical response. This moment is as it
is because the universe is as it is. Don't struggle against the
infinite scheme of things; instead, be at one with it.
3. Take time to be silent, to meditate, to quiet the internal dialogue.
In moments of silence, realize that you are recontacting your source of
pure awareness. Pay attention to your inner life so that you can be
guided by intuition rather than externally imposed interpretations of
what is or isn't good for you.
4. Relinquish your need for external approval. You alone are the judge
of your worth, and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself,
no matter what anyone else thinks. There is great freedom in this
realization.
5. When you find yourself reacting with anger or opposition to any
person or circumstance, realize that you are only struggling with
yourself. Putting up resistance is the response of defenses created by
old hurts. When you relinquish this anger, you will be healing yourself
and cooperating with the flow of the universe.
6. Know that the world 'out there' reflects your reality 'in here.' The
people you react to most strongly, whether with love or hate, are
projections of your inner world. What you most hate is what you most
deny in yourself. What you most love is what you most wish for in
yourself. Use the mirror of relationships to guide your evolution. The
goal is total self-knowledge. When you achieve that, what you most want
will automatically be there, and what you most dislike will disappear.
7. Shed the burden of judgment and you will feel much lighter. Judgment
imposes right and wrong on situations that just are. Everything can be
understood and forgiven, but when you judge, you cut off understanding
and shut down the process of learning to love. In judging others, you
reflect your lack of self-acceptance. Remember that every person you
forgive adds to your self-love.
8. Don't contaminate your body with toxins, either through food, drink,
or toxic emotions. Your body is more than a life-support system. It is
the vehicle that will carry you on the journey of your evolution. The
health of every cell directly contributes to your state of well being,
because every cell is a point of awareness within the field of
awareness that is you.
9. Replace fear-motivated behavior with love-motivated behavior. Fear
is the product of memory, which dwells in the past. Remembering what hurt
us before, we direct our energies toward making certain that an old
hurt will not repeat itself. But trying to impose the past on the present
will never wipe out the threat of being hurt. That happens only when
you find the security of your own being, which is love. Motivated by the
truth inside you, you can face any threat because your inner strength
is invulnerable to fear.
10. Understand that the physical world is just a mirror of a deeper
intelligence. Intelligence is the invisible organizer of all matter and
energy, and since a portion of this intelligence resides in you, you
share in the organizing power of the cosmos. Because you are
inseparably linked to everything, you cannot afford to foul the planet's
air and water. But at a deeper level, you cannot afford to live with a toxic
mind, because every thought makes an impression on the whole field of
intelligence. Living in balance and purity is the highest good for you
and the Earth.
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