What you get in your life is not a result of what you want, 

it is a result of Who You Are. 

~Marlon Smith

Whatever you fight, you strengthen, 

and what you resist, persists. 

~Eckhart Tolle

Man cannot discover new oceans 
unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

~Andre Gide
~photo by R. McFarlin

Sometimes when we break a habit or addiction we find ourselves missing it like a dear friend.

Whenever we make the effort to free ourselves of an addiction or a habit we no longer need, we are often surprised to find ourselves missing the old pattern as we would a familiar friend. This sounds counterintuitive, because we think we should instinctively gravitate toward that which is good for us. And yet, it makes a lot of sense when you consider that we humans are creatures of habit. This is why we gravitate to people and places—and patterns of behavior--that make us feel comfortable. Therefore, many of the habits we form are not conscious and are based instead on learned behavior from role models who were not always making the healthiest decisions.

Most addictions begin as a way of avoiding feelings that are extremely uncomfortable, so it makes sense that stopping the addiction means, for a time, a fair amount of discomfort. The same, of course, is true of habits that we have developed over time that we are ready to release. Just knowing that this is hard, and having compassion for ourselves as we work through this process, can help us to stay the course when we feel the urge to backtrack. It’s also helpful to remember that in time we will establish new, healthier patterns, and the yearning for the old ones will disappear. Eventually, we will instinctively reach for things that are good for us, and the longing for positive change may form the basis of a new habit. 

The only way to get to this new place is to endure a time of difficulty, which is a challenge we can confidently handle, if we remember that it will lead to the change we seek in our lives. Our bodies, hearts, and minds always need time to adjust to a new way of doing things, but they will adapt, and even become our allies, if we remain true to our vision of a new way.

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Whenever you feel negative emotion, just stop whatever it is you are doing or thinking and say, "What is it that I do want?" And then, because you have turned your attention to what you do want, the negative feeling will be replaced by a positive feeling, and the negative attraction will be replaced by a positive attraction--and you will be right back on track. 

~Abraham-Hicks

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Everyone thinks they're right. So, the question isn't who's right or who's wrong. The question is, who is most in alignment with their Source? And who is the most allowing? And whose life is really going the best, most of the time? 

~Abraham-Hicks

The very person you find it hardest to forgive is the one you need to let go of the most. Forgiveness means letting go. It has nothing to do with condoning behavior, it's just letting the whole thing go. We do not have to know how to forgive. All we need to do is be willing to forgive. The Universe will take care of the hows. 

~Louise Hay

Letting Go of Hurt

You may react more strongly than usual to criticism, challenges, and unexpected changes in your environment today. If you feel that your will is being thwarted, you will likely respond severely and sensitively to words and actions never intended to be offensive. You can find relief by taking a break from your daily routine in order to analyze the cause of your feelings. Consider today that few circumstances in life actually have the power to dictate your emotional state. Rather, you likely have simply been hesitant to take full control over your feelings. This can be the perfect time to practice choosing your mood, whether by positive affirmations or a rational examination of each new palette of emotions. 

When we make the conscious decision to actively choose how we respond to stimuli in our environment, what might once have hurt us is rendered powerless. By letting go of our sensitivity to pain caused by sources outside of ourselves, we deny the world around us the right to cause us anguish. Even unexpected situations cannot infringe upon our peace of mind because we understand that while we cannot control what we encounter, we have within us the power to direct the course of our emotional torrent. We can then apply the emotional energy we would otherwise have spent hurting to constructively address those aspects of our own lives we wish to change. Your sensitivity will vanish today once you realize that you ultimately have the ability to control your own feelings.

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If one of your inner belief systems or thought patterns is, "I am unworthy," then one of your outer effects will probably be procrastination. After all, procrastination is one way to keep us from getting where we say we want to go.

~Louise Hay

... with time everything becomes clear, all questions are answered, what's broken is restored, new trails are blazed, hearts are mended, love returns, and you will look over your shoulder, with a tear in your eye, at life's utter perfection. 

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People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own Soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. 

~Carl Jung

The light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion. 
The tunnel is. 

~Unknown
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I willingly release any blocks to perfect communication to the light, now. I release all fear that would prevent me from lovingly speaking my truth today.

~Doreen Virtue

Peace seems scary; there's no self-induced adrenaline in it. 

Who would you be without your story? 

~Byron Katie

Release the emotional attachment to beliefs from the past so that they don't hurt you in the present. If you live fully in the moment, you cannot be hurt by the past, no matter what it was.

~Louise L. Hay

Anytime you are feeling good, no matter the reason, you are accomplishing the feeling of abundance; and in your absence of resistance, everything that you have asked for is making its way right to you. 

~Abraham-Hicks

There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.

~Celia Thaxter

Seeing number patterns repeating in your life is a signal to take pause and pay attention to it's meaning.

Glancing at the clock may cause us to look again sometimes, especially when we notice that we’ve caught it at the same time over and over again. Maybe we see the same number pattern echoed everywhere we look—whether on license plates or appliances—over a period of hours or even days. When we accept that there are no accidental coincidences, we know there is a message in the numbers for us, and we know to pay attention to the repeating patterns and search for their true meaning.

Numerology has its basis in the ancient world and tells us that each number carries its own vibration and symbolic significance. It can mark the stages of our soul’s evolution as we move from one frequency to the next. Repeating number patterns in our lives may call us to focus on certain aspects of our lives and rise to approach them from the best within us. Once we’ve recognized that there is something we must look more deeply into, we also must trust that we will be guided to the people and places that hold the right answers for us. 

Numbers, as symbols, can carry personal meanings as well. We may have our own lucky number that has served us well throughout our lives and another that reminds us of certain events of significance. If these are the numbers that are appearing, it may be the right time to delve into the past for clues about how to handle a present situation. Many people are seeing 11:11 right now, which can be interpreted as an energetic gateway that has opened for you and is ready to manifest your thoughts into reality. Whatever explanations you receive about the numbers that are appearing everywhere you look, the important thing is to trust your own guidance as to what they are telling you. Each culture attaches different meaning to the numbers, so a Chinese interpretation may be different than an interpretation from Kabalah. It is up to us to use our intuition to see which is the best fit for us. If someone has an explanation that doesn’t feel right, then this is not the answer for you but may be just a clue to keep you moving on the path. By paying attention to the numbers around us, we use them as tools to improve our connection to the universe and our awareness of our choices in life.

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There is no stress in the world, 

only people thinking stressful thoughts. 

~Wayne Dyer

If you find yourself in a negative situation with someone in your life, take a few minutes each day to feel love within your heart for that person, and then send it out into the Universe. Just doing this one thing helps to remove any resentment, anger, or negativity towards that person.

Remember that feeling resentment, anger, or any negative emotion attracts it back to you. Feeling love attracts love back to you. 

What you are feeling for another, you are bringing to you. 

~From The Secret Daily Teachings by Rhonda Byrne

Whatever the present moment contains, 

accept it as if you had chosen it. 

Always work with it, not against it.

~Eckhart Tolle