Perspective:
Do you always look at life from the same point-of-view?
Consider viewing a situation as another might view it.
Look from behind, underneath, from the distant heavens.
View the situation as someone of a different religion,
race, or nationality might view it.
Pretend you are an alien from a distant galaxy -
that should be good for a laugh.
Troubles only appear troubling to those close to them.
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A flower is a weed seen through joyful eyes.
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There is beauty and adventure in the commonplace
for those with eyes to see beyond.
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The beauty does not live out there;
the beauty's in my eyes.
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Try a new perspective on diversity.
Across the country and around the world,
we are all one.
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Do not blame the thistle that you see no beauty.
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Sometimes we need the fog to remind ourselves
that all of life is not black and white.
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Perspective is both a necessary
and a sufficient ground for wisdom.
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Put some distance between yourself
and whatever is concerning you.
Distance in space or time
always creates a new perspective.
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Know that joy blooms where minds and hearts are open.
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Nothing is ever absolutely "wrong."
"Wrong" is in the cultural tradition of the beholder.
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Choose the World You See.
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When you ask the wrong question,
you usually get a nonsense answer.
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Often, the greatest joy is to be found not in new things,
but in old things seen through new eyes.
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It is not my place to doubt the sincere beliefs of others.
My job is to question my own beliefs.
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The Divine is all in the perspective we take on it.
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A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect
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We see Life through the fun-house mirrors of our point-of-view.
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Good for who? Good for what?
There is no absolute "good."
"Good" is simply one person's preference.
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We see what we ASSUME we will see.
If you believe the world is evil, you will see evil.
If you believe the world is good, you will see good.
To change how life looks, change how you see life -
change your expectations of life.
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One cannot have wisdom without perspective,
but once gaining perspective, one attains wisdom.
Wisdom is the ability to view every situation
as each person who is in any way affected
by that situation might view it.
Wisdom benefits from having a knowledge of history,
and therefore a historical perspective,
as well from as having the perspective of imagination -
the realm of the what-might-be
inhabited by futurists and science-fiction writers.
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Know the power of perspective.
Be a passionate observer of life.
See the events, feel the emotions,
and recognize the difference.
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You have a choice about the perspective you take on life.
See tragedy, and the world is tragic -
see beauty, and the world is beautiful.
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Each one of us has our own perspective
on everything we see in life.
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I view the Divine and All of Life
from the perspective of Celebration.
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Stop! Breathe deeply.
Begin bringing peace to the outer world
by regaining your own inner peace.
Choose love, choose gratitude,
choose forgiveness, choose peace.
Begin with your own inner peace.
Then use that inner peace
as a platform from which
to approach the outer world
with perspective, understanding, and patience.
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Life is all in our Perspective.
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Life is all in the perspective we take on it.
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Look closely... See with new eyes...
Don't just pass by what is familiar without a thought.
Pay attention and look closely.
There is beauty - there is discovery -
there in a whole new world hiding
beneath the face of the familiar.
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Beware the Rattlesnake of the Mind
... Don't Let It Poison Your Day.
Beware the Rattlesnake of the Mind
... the Antidote is Perspective.
Beware the Rattlesnake of the Mind
... Your Mind is Only Useful When Tamed.
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Those distractions that turn my attention from
what I thought I was going to do today are not "rat holes";
they are Enchanted Rabbit Holes
with a Magical White Bunny awaiting in each.
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Call a plant beautiful, and it becomes a flower.
Call it ugly, and it becomes a weed.
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Know that a flower is a weed seen through joyful eyes.
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When the heart-mind opens, the nectar of its flower is Joy.
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The way to happiness is what I call Zero-Based Gratitude.
Each day be happy and grateful for what you have,
independent of yesterday and of other people.
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The power of the Wizard lives within me.
I call upon its magic at will - transforming Fear into Love.
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Lord, grant comfort, joy and health
to those I call friend,
to those I call enemy,
and to those I have cursed by my indifference.
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My bold life awaits me. I answer the call.
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Sense the life force -
what the Chinese call "Qi" -
radiating powerfully.
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I am the call.
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From far beyond this life,
I hear the call.
From place beyond all place,
I feel the call.
From time before all time,
I know the call.
From one before all ones,
I am the call.
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I accept everything that ever has been,
with no regrets, no resentments, and no call for vengeance.
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The greatest battle of all is simply... Life.
This is no child's game. This is the big one -
the Super Bowl - the Game of all games.
The rules of Life are unwritten and unknown.
Perhaps, one could say that there are no rules.
The Judge has ultimate power.
She can call the game at any time - for any reason.
The penalties in the Game are completely arbitrary -
in both timing and severity.
Penalty for what, we ask?
The Judge is silent.
How can I win the Game?
"You can never win," comes the answer,
"So just take pleasure in playing the Game."
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Thank you for joining me on this journey we call Life,
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They don't call them DEADlines for nothing - keep breathing.
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Through Qigong, one learns to quiet the mind
and allow communion with the One.
We call the One "Tao," but you may be more comfortable
with a term like "Holy Spirit," or "God,"
as long as you don't start visualizing
an old man on a throne floating in the sky.
The One is everything, and everything is the One.
Each of us is the One, and the One is inside each of us.
Just remember that it's an infinity thing -
the tiniest bit of infinity is still infinite.
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A newborn does not have worry, or stress, or anger,
because they have not yet learned those things.
Consider what life would be like if you could
forget all the past resentments and perceived offenses
that color your thinking and your emotions.
Buddhists call that state "beginner mind" -
an opening to experience life
without the jaundiced filter of past disappointments.
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The magic words for a great relationship are,
"I love you just the way you are."
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Anger? perhaps there is a better way.
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Simple living is the way to happy living.
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Know the power and the peace of saying,
"I love you just the way you are."
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Life is NOT "Supposed to be Fair."
Know that there is no single way that life is "supposed" to be.
Demanding that life meet our expectations
is a sure fire recipe for a miserable existence.
Life is a game with no rules.
Life just happens to us regardless of our best intentions.
Our only path to happiness lies in being open
to receiving whatever life throws at us -
with Gratitude. Have NO Expectations of life.
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Play to win, but be a good loser.
Have a plan for your life,
but accept whatever comes your way
with grace and gratitude.
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Is today a day to gather strength from the storm -
a day to to learn life lessons for the next battle?
Or is today a day to sit by the fire
and watch the storm rage outside?
Either way, the storm is just life.
Give thanks for all of Life.
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Miracles are the natural way of the Universe -
our only job is to move our doubting minds aside
and let the miracles flow.
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Eternity:
I am drawn to the wild edge of the ocean of my being
My curiosity unbound, I test the limits
of the limitless and the boundaries of the timeless.
I walk the path - the way - the way of ways -
to the end which is not an end.
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For a happy marriage,
love and accept your spouse just the way they are.
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The way of success:
Visualize the end result,
Plan, Take action, Persevere,
Re-plan, Take action, Persevere.
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Open your mind, open your heart,
and the way to joy becomes clear.
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Sadness is nothing more than the absence of joy
in the same way that darkness
is nothing more than the absence of light.
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Remember that life is an ADVENTURE, and cheer Whee...
all the way down the slippery razor-blade of life.
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Smell the smells, feel the fear,
and smile at the incoherent way
life runs us in circles
while inscribing the real lessons
in a corner of the margin.
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Nothing is ever going to work out the way you want,
so you may as well choose to want the way life does work out.
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Decide questions without regard for tradition -
one way or the other.
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The way lies in softness and patience,
as the softest water cuts through the hardest rock.
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All life is change.
Release your attachment to the way things have been,
and wend your way joyfully
through life's unfolding majesty.
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I walk the path - the way - the way of ways -
to the end that is not an end.
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Know that miracles are the natural way of the Universe
Your only job is to move your doubting mind out of the way.
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The Eye-of-the-Storm.
Surrounded by the winds and the rain,
yet peaceful in its own unworldly way -
an unnatural ruddy-cloudy misty-bright kind of way.
Whatever comes next, the eye of the storm is
a moment of serenity among the challenge -
a time for repose and contemplation.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The movie character Forrest Gump describing life
as being "like a box of chocolates,"
is such a positive upbeat way of
characterizing the uncertainty of life.
I have no idea what life will give me next,
but whatever it is, it will be sweet.
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Self-honor (self-respect) is in no way selfish.
Before I can give to others,
I must have something to give.
Only by first creating
my own self-esteem and happiness,
do I possess the resources to
contribute anything meaningful to others.
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May the world be kind to you,
and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.
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