Quotes about being alive

February 22, 2009 by Vauna Beauvais · Leave a Comment

quotes about life nottingham therapy online “I have listened. And I have looked with open eyes. I have poured

my soul into the world, seeking the unknown within the known. And I

sing out loud in amazement.”

~Rabindranath Tagore

Indian Philosopher and Nobel prize winning author

It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

~Chinese proverb

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean

over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will

suddenly know everything there is to be known.”

~Winnie-the-Pooh. (Fictional bear created by A.A.Milne)

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I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes

stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never

more brave than when we do that.

~Linda Ellerbee (1944- ) American Journalist

“The good thing about the past is that it is over.”

~ Richard Bandler, Co-founder of Neuro-Linguistic Programming

“The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty and truth.”
~Albert Einstein, physicist

“Fear less, cherish more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe

more; talk less, listen more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.”

~Old Swedish Proverb

“Gratitude is wealth. Complaint is poverty.”

~Doris Day, American actress

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Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

~Lord Byron (1788-1824) English Poet

“I sing what is in my heart. My only thought now is to sing as I have never sung before.”

~Betty Robbins

“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.”
~Albert Schweitzer, missionary physician

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

~ Dr. Seuss

“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”
- Henry David Thoreau, essayist

Life is short and far too fragile. Whatever you dream of doing, begin. Put a first step or a “down payment” on your schedule and make it happen. Create memories. Have fun. Have an adventure. Take a (reasonable) risk. Be audacious. Laugh out loud. See what happens.
~Philip Humbert

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

~Mahatma Gandhi

You are younger today than you will ever be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.
~Norman Cousins, editor

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning, I say: ‘What is my exciting thing for today?’ Then, I do the day. Don’t ask me about tomorrow.
~Barbara Jordan 1936-1996, Lawyer, Educator and Politician

Do not take life too seriously. No one gets out alive.
~Hubbard, Elbert

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How to be happy

February 18, 2009 by Vauna Beauvais · Leave a Comment

The law of abundance

The law of abundance says that there is everything a-plenty.

Take a moment to ingest that.

There is everything in abundance.

It’s quite a stretch, isn’t it?

There is plenty of happiness available to you. Plenty of love. Plenty of kindness. Plenty of support.

Hmmm.

Do you believe that?

What does not believing that do to you?

How does believing that there is not plenty of happiness for you, or there is not enough love or support out there that you can get?

Does it stop you from trying to get happiness?

Acceptance is one thing.

Apathy is another.

N.B the law of abundance is not the same as ‘The Law of Attraction’ see this review about a book called, ‘The Secret’ that describes the law of attraction

What if…

What if there was no real shortage?
What if you can have virtually all that you really want and need?
What if we live in a generous universe surrounded by blessings and opportunities to acquire all that we truly desire?

What if people become happy because they desire to become happy?

What if people become happy because they believe that they have the ability to become happy?

What if they act in a way that is congruent to those beliefs?

What if they consistently take the necessary actions that turn their beliefs into realities?

What if they get to grips with all the things in life that have made them unhappy.
What if they deal with those things (either current situations, or bad memories).
What if they find a way to move on appropriately, and live happily today?

Be happy today

Moving on is not about denial, or discounting the significance of events, thoughts, feelings, and situations.

It is about processing those things, i.e.

Acknowledging,
Understanding the impact,
Coming to terms with them,
Accepting the past,
Working through guilt, regret, remorse, grief, if necessary,
Moving on to deal with the present.
And then finally making an impact on your own future.

Review your reasons

Why aren’t you happy already?

This is an important decision to ask yourself.

Answering this question can reveal your blocks to happiness, and that’s great! It gives you the material to work with.

Exercise

This exercise in two parts.

Questions
Solutions

While working through this exercise,

Allow yourself to answer the question over and over again, without giving the same answer twice.
Answer the questions very quickly, do not deliberate or agonise over what you are going to say.
Write your answers down, we will review what you have written, later in the exercise.

Why is it the same question? It isn’t! Your mind can hear the question differently every time, and / or generate different answers every time.

By the time that you get over 5 or so answers to the questions below, you start getting beyond excuses and justifications and moving into underlying beliefs that are holding you back from being happy.

Questions:

Why am I not happy already?