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Daily Affirmations: A Different Life

Sunset on the Salt Pannes ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey
Sunset on the Salt Pannes ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey

It is easy to day dream about a different life. We all do it, thinking of thoughts of “I wish I had this or that,” or “I wish could be like so and so, ” and on and on with a variety of scenarios. But the truth remains, we each have the life we have; it is our life and it is our task to make our life unique and find purpose in it. That starts with acknowledging that in this moment, our lives are as they should be and if we want to change our lives, we each much rise up to do the work ourselves.

Today, I re-mind myself that only I can change my life and sometimes that requires rearranging my thinking. Positive thought breeds positive action. When I find gratitude for the things I have in life, I open the chanels for more good to flow into my life.

Namaste… Pamela

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Food For Thought: Great Events in Life

Beach at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey
Beach at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey

“Great and soulful events–falling in love, opening to the Beyond-Within, the birth of ideas and babies–march to no tick-tock but appear in their own good time, when the heart is prepared and the moment is ripe.” – Sam Keen: Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life

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Reflections on Walking

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Walking is an exercise in contemplation for me, whether I walk alone or with a friend, my mind traverses the path in front of me and delves into the deepest thoughts in my mind. I am reminded of the words of Sam Keen on walking in his seminal book, Hymns to an Unknown God: (more…)

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Food For Thought: Understanding Suffering

J. Krishnamurti on suffering and happiness…

The Truth of what is happiness will come if I know how to listen. I must know how to listen to suffering; if I can listen to suffering I can listen to happiness, because that is what I am. ~ The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti

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Food For Thought: Negative Moods

Spring Branches ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey
Spring Branches ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey

“The more often you listen to your discriminating awareness, the more easily you will be able to change your negative moods yourself, see through them, and even laugh at them for the absurd dramas and ridiculous illusions that they are.” – Sogyal Rinpoche

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Reflections on Happiness

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I am studying Existential Philosophy during Summer semester at UMass Amherst’s UWW. Suffice to say that studying existential philosophy can cause the self to reflect on the themes of the study in a very personal way.

I have struggled throughout my life, yet I still try always to maintain a sense of happiness regardless of my struggles because the very weight of one’s struggling can pull you down into darkness and depression. It is not always easy to maintain a sense of happiness because that weight can be so oppressive that sometimes it takes great deal of strength to throw it off and live life authentically with joy.

J. Krishnamurti says in The Book of Life, “To find the true meaning of happiness, we must explore the river of self-knowledge,” yet he continues, “Self-knowledge is not an end in itself.” There is more than that needed to find true happiness, Krishnamurti contends,  happiness is found where you are now, in this moment of time he explains: (more…)

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