“Think about the person you want to become, as you become the person you think about.” – Ralph S. Marston, Jr., The Daily Motivator “Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again.” – Chinese inscription cited by Thoreau in Walden
Category Archives: Readings
Reading from Class: My New Year’s Wish to you All!!
This is a special reading I’ve been sharing at the start of each year for the last few years. I share an abridged version. From the bottom of my heart, here is the full show: Untitled by Sandra Sturtz Hauss: May you find serenity and tranquillity in a world you may not always understand.Continue reading “Reading from Class: My New Year’s Wish to you All!!”
Christmas Wish and Reading from Class:
“I would like to pass on one little bit of advice I give to everyone. Relax. Just relax. Be nice to each other. As you go through your life simply be kind to people. Try to help them rather than hurt them. Try to get along with them rather than fall out with them. WithContinue reading “Christmas Wish and Reading from Class:”
Reading from Class: Humility and Gratitude
“Humility and gratitude go hand in hand. The feeling of gratitude is an interaction between the mind and the body. Both will benefit from it. Awareness increases so that we become grateful for everything we are given. We have to learn, literally learn, to be grateful for what we receive day by day, simply toContinue reading “Reading from Class: Humility and Gratitude”
Fall 2012 Newsletter
Ben tornati Amici! * Welcome back! * Bentornato l’autunno! “If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.” – Sharon Salzberg I really connected to the reading above in this season of home coming, change,Continue reading “Fall 2012 Newsletter”
Reading from Class: Salzberg
“’People’s beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities. Ability is not a fixed property…there is huge variability in it; people who have a sense of self-efficacy bounce back from failures; they approach things in terms of how to handle them rather than worrying about what can go wrong.’ Albert Bandura…..If abilityContinue reading “Reading from Class: Salzberg”
Readings: Struggle
“Your work really begins when you release struggle. To let go of struggle initiates a change of vibration within you. This change puts you in touch with the flow of Life Itself, which is essentially what you are. To cultivate your awareness of this flow is your real work. When you’re in touch with theContinue reading “Readings: Struggle”
Readings: Tarthang on inner nature
Taken from Georg Feuerstein’s Yoga Gems: “When our inner nature is truly free, we find within ourselves a wealth of treasure: love, joy, and peace of mind. We can appreciate the beauty of life, taking each experience as it comes, opening our hearts to it, and fully enjoying it. Realizing these qualities within ourselves isContinue reading “Readings: Tarthang on inner nature”
Reading: Pema Chodron
This week’s reading: “We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be roomContinue reading “Reading: Pema Chodron”
Readings: New Year’s Wish
My New Year’s Wish to you all…(from class) Sandra Sturtz Hauss: May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always knowContinue reading “Readings: New Year’s Wish”