Post Written By Eugene Morgan When things are going well in our lives, we ought to appreciate every moment because it won’t last. But when there are some difficulties in our life, then we can be reminded that the unpleasant experience is only temporary. It is not lasting. Everything has a beginning middle and an […]
Month: July 2013
Someone’s Smile
Post Written by Eugene Morgan Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ☺ – Mother Teresa We all have experienced someone’s smile; we experience a positive feeling throughout our body. Someone’s smile can break up a feeling of being stuck in one’s […]
Revisiting Our Motives
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes, we do things so automatically that we forget about our intentions for doing them in the first place or reasoning behind them. It is good to revisit our motivations or reasoning behind our behaviors. If we think the motives of our behaviors are reasonable, then we can continue do them […]
With A Little Encouragement
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Getting a little encouragement from others goes a long way when we’re in the state of self-doubt. Self-doubt has nothing to do with our abilities. Self-doubt is the belief that we don’t have the ability to do what we want to do. When we’re in the state of self-doubt, we’re […]
A Participant Or A Sideliner
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We don’t have to live our lives on the sideline when we’re in charge of making our own decisions. Sideline is a time for vicariously watching and learning from others. After a time watching participants, we then begin to model them. But later we begin to claim our own sound, […]
Unfilled Vacancy
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.” ~ Eckhart Tolle All of us have a void in our lives that we wish to fill. However, we will never be able to fill it. […]
Growth and Flexibility
Post Written By Eugene Morgan For us to grow, we must be flexible. For us to be flexible, we must widen our world. There will come a time when we will need to bend a little for us to move forward. Being flexible doesn’t mean that we are doormats. It is quite the contrary, being […]
Use Your Own Skills
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If we’re not using our already existing skills, then we’re doomed to failure. If we’re very skilled at one thing, why can’t we transfer that skill into other areas of life that’s lacking? Our skill is our talent. Our talent is meant to be use because we’re good at it. […]
Two Mistakes
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting.” ~ Buddha Starting a project is one of the most difficult decision to make because we don’t know what we’re getting ourselves into. But we will never know what […]
Curiosity and Opportunity
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Curiosity is an opportunity for learning. Curiosity helps us to expand our scope of reality. Curiosity is about finding an answer to a question. Curiosity stimulates the pleasure center of our brain. We look up into the sky to wonder about this life. We want to know more about things […]
Making Distinctions
Post Written By Eugene Morgan By our nature we’re always making distinctions. We live by our distinctions. We break up our day into morning, noon, afternoon and evening. We make distinctions between our left hand and our right hand. We break our town into north, south, east and west. We also link things together. We […]
Respect Yourself, First
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We first have to respect ourselves before we can demand respect from others. If we disrespect ourselves, it would be difficult for us to respect others. If we disrespect others, it would be difficult for others to respect us. Respect is about doing to others what we would like others […]
Watching The Clock
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If we found ourselves focused on how much time we have left and not yet started on a goal or a task, then we’re procrastinating. Procrastination is like a thief in the night. It steals time right beneath our noses. Instead on focusing on how much time we have left, […]
The Trail We Leave Behind
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” ― Gautama Buddha No matter how much help and advice we get, we ultimately have to save ourselves. We still have to decide alone what we have to do next in […]
Happiness Is The Path
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.” ― Gautama Buddha It is our attitude about life determines how we deal with life. We can be happy if we choose to be. Happiness is a state of mind. It is difficult to be in a state of happiness […]
Learning Is An Opportunity
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If we’re not familiar with a subject, then we have an opportunity to learn something about it. No one knows everything. Sure, there will always be someone smarter. But, that shouldn’t stop us from learning a thing or two about the subject. Because we’re done with school doesn’t mean we […]
It’s Okay To Think About Self
http://www.changeforhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/5238574678_75a3ca1b14.jpg Post Written By Eugene Morgan We need to do a bit of thinking for ourselves. We have a storehouse of experiences and understandings that our unconscious mind can sort out for us. Nobody else can do our thinking for us. It is our job to do that for ourselves. Our experiences and understanding are […]
Do Today What Matters Most
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ― Gautama Buddha Today is really all we have; so we might as well use it. We can use our time today to do what’s important to us. We get up hopefully rested to take on the […]
The Freedom In Action Breeds Happiness
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama XIV We have control over what make us happy only if we act. We can’t wait on happiness to anoint us. We have to do something because happiness is an experience. Happiness is also a […]
We Can Make A Difference
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” ― Dalai Lama XIV This quote from Dalai Lama refers to making a difference to change or to have an effect on the world. This can also be applied to making a difference in […]