I have loved inspirational quotes since I was little girl. I still have the book I kept them in. Now as things in this world are changing rapidly, we are coming to more and more challenges. We need the words of these spiritual leaders, activists, and world lovers more than ever. People wake up and every day go on their Facebook to read inspiration quotes. It is an amazing phenomenon.
These words are like arrows going right through all of the clouds of our life’s messes, speaking directly into our hearts, telling us: You’ll get through it, you will be OK, you are perfect exactly as you are! They give us permission to be us and the best us we can be. Here’s some great ones.
I cannot say that these are my favorite, because I love the next and the next after that to limit myself. My friend Andrea Zona puts these quotes together for our Facebook page Heal Now and Forever Be In Peace. She’s an inspiration!
We make this mistake all the time. We cannot remind ourselves too much about this! Read more in: Pushing Through Fear
It’s usually not as bad as we think it is going to be. Read more in Allow Yourself to Feel
You never know what is going to happen. It’s not over until it is over! What you see is a slice of the great picture. Read more Seeing the Divinity in Poop
In great effort to protect themselves (ourselves) our ego, causes tons of suffering. It seems ridiculous to make ourselves suffer in the guise of protecting ourselves, but we do it every day. It’s not funny.
Every day.
Are you wondering why we would do this? I do. No, it doesn’t mean we are stupid. We just learned a long time ago that this was the right way to do it. But as it turns out, this is the wrong way.
Here are five telltale signs your ego is causing more problems than it’s protecting:
1. You think some healing modalities are stupid and definitely won’t work for you even though you haven’t tried them. Our ego wants to keep the status quo. It would do anything to prevent you from changing.
2. You think change is a bad thing, or “hard for you.” Change is constantly happening, we do just fine. There no big mystery “unknown” to be scared of. No need to wonder how you will handle it. You have the same abilities you had a moment ago plus more you’ve gained more since. No problem.
3. You close your heart, or avoid a relationship. Ok, this is stupid. You are not stupid, but this is. Always chose connection. It is only in connection we heal. This doesn’t mean be available to people who can hurt you. No. This means be available to people who can love you.
4. You want to be alone when you are depressed. See number 3.
5. You feel really bad and then judge yourself intensely for this “weakness.” It is a double whammy. The ego doesn’t want to feel bad so it makes itself feel worse. Who thought of this? Not a good idea.
Do you have any of these telltale signs?
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Happy Mother’s Day! I am in awe of what mother’s mean: how they multitask, know their children, nurture, solve problems, ease pain with a kiss and a cuddle, and continually give from a bottomless pit of unconditional love.
And I can write a whole post about it, but instead I wanted to turn attention to the real reason for Mother’s Day: to promote peace.
Promoting Peace
Mother’s day began when Mothers gathered together to stop war. In the US, it began during the Civil War with such generous spirits as Ann Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe. Their mission: to stop “Our children killing other mother’s children.”
Mother’s Day Proclamation
by Julia Ward Howe, 1870
The First Mother’s Day proclaimed in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe
was a passionate demand for disarmament and peace.
Arise, then, women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be that of water or tears!
Say firmly: “We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies. Our husbands shall not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy and patience. We women of one country will be too tender of those of another to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.”
From the bosom of the devastated earth, a voice goes up with our own. It says, “Disarm, Disarm!”
The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plow and the anvil at the summons of war, let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest day of counsel. Let them meet first, as women, to bewail & commemorate the dead. Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in peace, each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesars but of God.
In the name of womanhood and of humanity, I earnestly ask that a general congress of women without limit of nationality may be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient and at the earliest period consistent with its objects, to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace.
When Mother Theresa was accepting the Nobel Prize, someone asked her “What can we do to promote world peace?” She answered, “Go home and love your family.” It starts in our home, people. Let’s do this!
Six Ways to Promote Peace Starting Right in Your Home, Community
1. Say “I love you.” People cannot hear this enough. I makes them feel worthy, connected. This has the ability lift them out of sadness and anger that might have had them being mean to someone else.
2. Forgive someone. See them as more than their offense. See yourself as more than what happened. Let go of resentment that just hurts you.
3. Hug someone. Physical affection can be so healing.
4. Break down the competition metaphor. We are constantly worried that we are not good enough and compete to make ourselves feel better. Let your children understand this phenomenon so that they can make different choices. Competition is always lose-lose in the end.
5. Acknowledge people. Notice them, compliment them, or point out something positive. We are quick to complain, then forget to compliment. Change this around.
6. Ask questions. Learn about people who you don’t know: people from different countries, different religions. Understand what starts conflict and voice your ideas to companies and politicians.
My daughter, me, my mom, and my grandma. Mother's Day 2011.
On the lighter side, here is a fun video for all you mom’s out there…
What are you doing this Mother’s Day to promote peace?
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This is an excerp from the eulogy I wrote for my grandfather who died a few years ago. It is his birthday on May 8th. He taught us so much about love. This is a long post which I tried to edit, but it was too difficult to delete much–he meant so much to me. This post is dedicated to him. Continue Reading →
Tratak is an ancient meditation that can help you decrease stress, anxiety, anger, and frustration. It brings clarity of mind, stopping random, hurtful thought processes.
We are all walking around with so much stress and anxiety. There are tons of thoughts running through our mind, pressure to be a certain way, get a certain amount of things done, and measure up to what is cool. It is so hard for us to settle ourselves down enough to enjoy life, let alone be able to sleep, laugh, or play. Meditation seems daunting. That doesn’t work for me, many of us think without really trying. Continue Reading →
My dear Nikky nominated me to receive the sunshine award! I am grateful since it gave me something to write about today! You can read the nice things she says about Heal Now on her blog Nikky’s Strength’s and Weaknesses.
Her blog is real and open hearted and even though she writes of pain, the energy is full of promise and purpose. And packed chock full with love. Thanks for my nomination!
As a social worker, I have always been greatly concerned how the context of our lives affect our spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical bodies. Over the years I have become increasingly aware of the inner context that plays off our life contexts (how we make meaning of what happens to us) and how very much more important that is. Continue Reading →
Thank you for your colors, the “Disney” green of the moss, the deep blue of the sky, the stark white of the clouds. The red and purple in the setting sun.
Thank you for your plants. They sustain us with food, give us medicine to heal our bodies, wood for our shelter, raw material for clothing. They provide our oxygen. They are our greatest teachers and make constant sacrifices for us, always willingly, purposefully. Continue Reading →
Many people ask me how to forgive. And I tell them that forgiveness is a choice. You don’t have to know how to do anything, you just decide that you are going to do it. You let go of judgments and then it just happens on its own with no more effort on your part. Continue Reading →
