Thought For The Day - Dancing

What if everything you did felt like dancing? Here's an experiment... In everything you do today, as you move about in your usual activities, hold the vision in your mind and body that you are flowing with the joyful grace of dance.

Thought For The Day - Illusion

Everything you see is coming through the filter of your own expectations. If you anticipate being attacked, then even the most innocent comment is perceived as criticism. If you anticipate problems entering your world, then even the littlest challenge is perceived as crisis. In any situation, ask yourself, "What is real and what is my own illusion?"

Thought For The Day - Calm

To learn how to be calm in the midst of swirling chaos is one of the greatest challenges, and the greatest trick to changing one's world. Instead of being rattled and influenced by the drama around you, imagine yourself like a glass covered pool. No matter how fierce the wind rages above the surface, no matter what other force seeks to blast into your center, you have the ability to remain still and centered. Let the storm go by.

Thought For The Day - Pushing

For a rose to bloom, it only needs water and sunshine. It doesn't need you to pull back the petals. The same is true for people. No one every bloomed by being threatened or criticized.

Thought For The Day - Clarity

One trick I know for gaining clarity, for sorting through the chaos or confusion, is to get the energy moving. Letting it swirl around in your head is about as useful as a dog chasing it's tail. To avoid going in circles, take a walk, write down all your thoughts, talk to a good listener, swing a bat, etc. Do whatever works for you to lay the tangled mess all out in one straight line.

Thought For The Day - Balance

The nature of this planet is polarity. It is a world of opposites. Know that for every "bad" thing you hear about, for every injustice or hurt, somewhere the opposite is happening.

Thought For The Day - The Seed

Like a farmer, preparing the ground and planting a seed, the initial work in any goal are yours to do. But there are also times when there is nothing left to do but trust that underneath the surface, where you cannot see nor influence the process, there is a natural force pushing that seed to turn into the next thing. As long as you are not trampling the ground in your impatience, without any help from you, a new sprout will burst out.

Thought For The Day - Funny Bone

When a person is having a difficult time getting over a disappointment - you or someone close to you - know that there is a healing time that must be passed through. No one can force you to lighten up or be positive. I call this the "broken funny bone" phase. One way to tickle a broken funny bone, to encourage the healing, is with the light feather touch of love.

Thought For The Day - Contribution

To be mindful of the value of your contribution, and whether or not what you are doing (or not doing) is in balance, imagine a pot of stew on the fire. See the pot as empty, something that needs to be filled by many in order for that group to be fed. The stew is only savory and nutritious if there is a mix of ingredients. No one contribution is more important than another, in fact, even the smallest pinch of spice makes all the difference.

Thought For The Day - What's the Buzz?

There are subtle (or not so subtle) vibrations around you, at any given point, which will be received by you. Even if you are not consciously aware, the "buzz" around you becomes part of what your sensory system is trying to evaluate and process. Listening to gossip or someone else's drama, noticing a chirping bird or overhead airplane, or contributing your own noise - all of it plays together in your head. See what happens when you spend a day being highly conscious of the "buzz."