Category: Self Development
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What About Dialogue
Featured Image – upsplash.com The other night at our writer’s group in our usual free writing spot we chose to write twenty minutes of dialogue. I love dialogue it’s one of my favorite writing styles so, this is what I wrote: “Guess what I have behind my back?” The strange lady demanded. “Do I know…
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Why Write
Featured Image – Upsplash.com I once asked a colleague how his book sales were going. His response to my question was, ‘Nothing of any significance.’ As the books he had published up to that point were autobiographical, I asked, ‘Do you think the genre is a winner in the marketplace?’ He replied sharply, ‘I don’t…
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Always Say Yes to the Present Moment
Surrender to what is. Say ‘yes’ to life – and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you. Eckhart Tolle– The Power of Now Journal. February 23, 2024 As one who has long worked on the present-moment focus, I have seen how this discipline has brought me to a place of…
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Eliminate Pain and Sorrow
“If you have lived long enough, you will know that things ‘go wrong’ often. It is precisely at these those times that surrender needs to be practiced if you want to eliminate pain and sorrow from your life.” Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now Journal Well – in some small way I can say…
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If a Diamond Could Make a Sound
“I was awakened by the chirping of a bird outside the window. I never had heard such a sound before. My eyes were still closed, I saw the image of a precious diamond. Yes, if a diamond could make a sound, this is what it would be like.” Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now…
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Wake Up – Get out of Your Mind
Whenever you notice that some form of negativity has arisen within in you, look on it, not as failure, but as a helpful signal that is telling you: Wake Up. Get out of your mind. Be present. Featured Image: Brainsite.nl – Upsplash.com Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now Journal[1] December 30, 2023 I think…
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Some Writing for You To Enjoy.
What Goes Around Featured Image: Upsplash.com At some time or other, we have all heard or read the above proverb, ‘What goes around comes around.’ I have no idea of the exact origins of the proverb. But it could have had some link to the ancient scriptures because these allude to the fact that what…
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Ask Yourself What Problem You Have Right Now
Not next year, tomorrow or five minutes from now What is wrong with this moment Featured Image – Sebastian Stam Upsplash.com. Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now Journal December 16, 2023 What problem do I have right now? Without going into any deep thought on answering this question, I’d say it’s my fingers. ‘Fingers?’…
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Some Writing for You To Enjoy.
What is My Purpose in This Life Featured Image: Upsplash.com I wonder if the most asked question by people is: ‘What is my purpose in life?’ My philosophy is this: I came into this world naked and without luggage. After a short stay (comparatively speaking, it is fleeting – even as I live to 120),…
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Some Writing for You To Enjoy.
Urge or Stress? Featured Image by wtax.com on upsplash.com An older man popped in to chat to his doctor about a problem he was experiencing with his water works. “Do you think its urge or stress related?” Doctor asked. The older man raised his eyebrows in question. “Does it happen when you have an urge you…