“Many times, without knowing, when resisting reality or change, we resist the very thing working in our highest direction. Because of our judgments or preconceived ideas on what is best for us, or what works for us, we unknowingly push all else aside. Everything that doesn’t seem to fit into our “What’s best for me” mold is rejected and pushed aside. We leave no room for anything new, fresh or different. We leave no room for even that which we already have to expand or grow. We stunt our growth by choosing to hold on to our old beliefs and ways of what we think is best for us and best for others.

We must let go of these beliefs behind our thinking in order to allow change. We continually grow, and awaken to life, as we continually let go of our old points of view, making room for new ones, from old ways of doing things to new ones. The let go is to set aside the hard-headedness, fears, convictions, and pride, releasing blame and the struggle to control, thus making room for a new and a more satisfying way of experiencing life. Letting go is to stop resisting all, to become flexible, open-minded, and teachable.”

Russell Kyle, in “Awakened Living: A Practical Guide to the Spiritual Life”

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“Working for money makes money our boss, working for love makes love our boss. Thinking that you are working to make money is not correct. Money is supposed to be working for us so we can use it in our service to God and others. Only the federal government is in the business of printing money, and only moneychangers (the bankers) are in the business of using money as a product. Saying that we are going to work to make money is not the best way to think about our work. We are children of God engaged in the family business, which is working for the welfare of others – helping others to be happy, healthy, and prosperous. There is nothing right or wrong with having money; money is neither good nor bad, it just is. Money does not create or solve problems; we do.”

Terry Cole-Whittaker, in “Live Your Bliss”

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“When we practice anything, we tend to seek proof of our progress. “Are we there yet? How far have we come?” In order to do so, we may seek out others we respect and compare our experiences with theirs. Unless we keep our perspective and surrender our judgments, however, we can invalidate ourselves constantly because we haven’t yet “seen the light,” “felt the overwhelming bliss of existence,” or “cured ourselves of an illness.”

Do not get trapped in measuring your spiritual attainment or progress by certain dramatic experiences. Instead know that the true measure of your evolvement is in how much you are able to recognize the essence, the truth of Divinity in everything, everyone, and in EVERY experience.”

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

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“Start to design your life so that you don’t require things from others. Try to need only those things you can get yourself. And don’t suck on people emotionally or intellectually. When you lean psychologically or emotionally on people or toward them, its a sure sign of insecurity. It makes others feel uncomfortable. They resent the weight you are laying on them, and they will react by denying you. They don’t like your self-indulgence, and your insecurity reminds them of their own vulnerability; it rattles them.

Thus, an important step in “silent power” is DON’T LEAN. It’s obvious, but most don’t know it. When you are frantic for people, your needs have an air of desperation – they weaken you and push things away from you.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Silent Power”

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Compiler’s Note: Email subscribers, if you’ve received an extra message a couple of times recently, please excuse the duplication. On two occasions, the mail delivery company only delivered to a handful of subscribers using their automated process, and it required me to manually re-send to the entire list later. Hopefully this won’t happen again. Thanks for your understanding.

“Pleasure is the physical manifestation of joy. Our body teaches you pleasure through your five senses. When you indulge in any spontaneous behavior or physical sensation that unlocks the joy stored within you, you create space in your consciousness for pleasure.

Your body can be one of the greatest sources of pleasure when you open your five senses fully and experience the physical wonder of being alive. Pleasure can come in the form of sight, like when you see a magnificent sunset, or taste, like when you eat a favorite food. It can come as a glorious musical sound or the soft touch of a lover. The only secret to learning the lesson of pleasure is to make time and space for it in your life.

How much pleasure will you allow yourself?”

Chérie Carter-Scott in, “If Life Is A Game, These Are The Rules”

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