Fresh Perspective.......

Once again the folks at Higher Awareness nailed it today with their offering for the day:


How can I serve today?

"God has no other hands than ours." -- Dorothee Solle

"One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world." -- Ann Radcliffe

"Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them... he cried, ‘Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?’... God said, ‘I did do something. I made you.’" -- Sufi Teaching

"To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to demand of it -- this is a hard lesson."
-- Bruce Catton

It helps me get beyond myself, to realize I have a purpose, that I need to continue to work toward my potential, that service is necessary to my wholeness.

Higher Awareness

I've made reference to this site before and I'll include a link to their home page. Subscribe and each day one of their perspective pieces pops into your inbox for your perusal and consideration. I find it to be of value to me; a good way to start my days. (and no... this isn't 12 step oriented)

Here is the link:http://www.higherawareness.com/

and with all rights and credit going to Higher Awareness: a sample from today regarding 'Living in Harmony'.

Living in harmony

"Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from the ability to cope with it."
-- Unknown Source

Angeles Arrien says that life will be simple if we follow the four-fold way counselled by indigenous peoples:
1. Show up, being present with all four mental, emotional, physical and spiritual intelligences.
2. Pay attention to what has heart and meaning.
3. Tell the truth without blame or judgment.
4. Be open to outcome, not attached to outcome.

"Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections."
-- Katherine Paterson

Have a great day - Norm.

It Isn't Stealing If....

.....you give proper credit, is it??

Truth be told, with so much going on lately, I've been feeling conflicted, restless, a little discontent, a bit irritable. 'Stuck'. Most of it has to do with the disparity between my expectations and real life, hopes and dreams, wants and needs.

Then, out of the blue drop little reminders of what it is I need to do. This courtesy of higherawareness.com.

How are you sabotaging yourself?

"If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow any more."

-- Shirley Hufstedler

How are you sabotaging your potential for change?

We unconsciously use defence mechanisms to shield us from situations we perceive to be scary or painful. A part of you may want to grow and change, but another part may be resisting because change always moves you into new territory in your thinking and emotions.

If you find you are getting anxious, fearful, angry, frustrated, dismissive or unmotivated, then defence mechanisms are at work. Watch for them and know them to be signs of fear that wants to hold you back. Then courageously move through them.

"I have never been contained except I made the prison."

-- Mary Evans

Many thanks to Higher Awareness for a timely message.

By at least identifying the symptoms and recognizing them as problematic I've solved half the problem. That just leaves the tough part; the work. Examining my motivations, checking my perceptions, weighing my priorities, looking at possible solutions and chiseling away at the source of my fears. It's time to get off the fence and start putting one foot in front of the other. When I'm not moving ahead I feel myself backsliding into dangerous ground. Giddyup & go time.