The Art of the Way

October 24, 2019

Thankful Quote

When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup. — Thankful Quote

Being thankful and grateful on a regular basis will make your life so much happier. I just read an interview for Warren Buffet where he said that being grateful for everything in his life has made his life better.

If you think you have it rough just think of some people that have it rougher than you. It will build empathy and make your problems seem that much smaller. If people are grateful for what they have they will also feel rich inside.

“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears” – Tony Robbins

This quote is somewhere in this gallery as well. The abundance mentioned in this quote does not mean that riches will fall down from the sky. It is meant to mean that once you are grateful and realize all that you have you will feel the abundance that is already in your life.

October 24, 2019

Enemies Inside of Us

There's no enemy outside our soul. The real enemies live inside us: Anger, Ego, Greed, and Hate. - e-buddhism.com — Enemies Inside of Us

This falls along the lines of nobody can make you angry without your permission or participation.

Every 100 years or so we are taught to say a different nationality is our enemy even though we may have never met someone from the country that they are from.

Anger, ego, greed, and hate can be controlled and these enemies are defeated. These emotions can come from outside sources if we let them in, but what if people try their hardest to invoke those emotions within us and fail? Are they really the enemy then?

October 23, 2019

The Goal of Meditation

Thoughts. There are many types of meditation out there so it is impossible to say which one is right but instead, pick one that is right for you.

Some people try to clear their heads by allowing no thoughts enter and if they do they quietly dismiss it and go back to clearing their mind. In this emptiness and clearing answers and ideas come to them easier.

Others treat meditation as a brain-storming session and only focus on the end result or outcome and let ideas come to them one at a time while quietly dismissing or categorizing ideas as they come along.

Both of these meditations’ goals are similar to the quote. They both have the goal to control your thoughts instead of letting them control you.

“If you don’t control your thoughts, they will control you.”

October 23, 2019

The Key to Happiness

This key to happiness quote comes from The Art of Ancient Wisdom that has excellent quotes online and I strongly suggest you follow this Facebook page.

If you can accept and understand the situation that you are in instead of thinking it should be another way you will find more peace.

Too many people go through life being unhappy because things don’t go as they wanted or expected it to be. Many people have to learn to let go and let God. She knows what she is doing. Sometimes if you look at the situation not going as you think it should have gone you will discover that there is a hidden purpose to help you. The universe unfolds as it should a lesson is to be learned at every turn and the situation not going the way you planned maybe the universe nudging you to take a closer look at yourself.

October 23, 2019

Be Better Than Yourself

The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. — Be Better Than Yourself

This quote sits well with me. Because if you want to better than someone else then all that does is create dis-ease. I have been known to be a very competitive person when playing a game but have found out that when I change the competitiveness to just bettering myself I wound up much happier. You can achieve your goals much easier when you try to better yourself every day. When you better yourself you will find that other goals that you have will be easier to reach whether it be financial, spiritual, or physical goals.

October 23, 2019

The Root of Suffering

This is a classic Buddhism quote. This also brings up the discussion of ‘Money is the root of all evil’ vs. ‘The Love of Money is the root of all evil’.

Is it possible to love someone or something without being attached to them or it? Yes, of course, but many people cannot see that fine line.

But if you are attached to someone does that mean that you love them less? No, it means that you love them as their own person and helps releases you from becoming needy and dependant upon someone else for your happiness.

There are many arguments over this quote. Many say that it is true and they are right. Many say that it isn’t true and they are right as well.

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019

9 Things to give up if you want to be happy

Here is a favorite list that I like to meditate on. It is a list that will help you live a happier life. If you give up on these nine things you will have a more peaceful life and bring more peace to the people around you.

You can spend a meditation session for one day on each of these on the list.

The Need for Approval. If you are looking for approval outside of yourself you will never be happy. Just think about it one thing that you did will be approved by one person but not the next. “What other people think of you is none of your business.” If you feel what you did aligns with your spiritual self then that should be enough. You will never find the correct approval from outside of yourself. If you try to get approval from other people to make them happy you will never be happy yourself.
The Need to Impress Others. Why do people do this? Most of the time people do this because they do not think too much of themselves and have low self-esteem so they want to take the easy way out and get quick recognition from others to make themselves feel better. The only trouble with this is that recognition does not last long and does not really solve the problem. You would really need to become a person that naturally impresses other people and you will find that when you are you will have no desire to impress others and are whole/complete inside.
The Need to Always be Right. Wayne Dyer has said, “Would you rather be right or at peace?” One time I remember in high school I have gotten into a big argument with someone over the lyrics of a song. I started jotting them down and another student recognized the lyrics and said he liked that song but corrected me on what the lyrics were. But I was 100% positive what I wrote down was right, he was 100% right that his lyrics were right and what started out as a bonding experience turned into a heated argument that left bad feelings on both sides. Was it worth it to be right? I don’t think so.
Dwelling on the Past. This is a bad one for me. Some people can handle it better than others though. Really, it happened in the past. It is done with, nothing can be done anymore about it except learn from it and move on. Read the Time and Money Quote to help you conquer this inner demon.
Resistance to Change. When I read of this one I immediately thought of the book “Who moved my cheese?” by Spencer Johnson. One instance in this book a group of people were discussing their lives and one shared a story of the encyclopedia business his family was in where they were resisting change from paper to CDs and because of that they almost went out of business. Unfortunately, resistance to change is a common human reaction. This book has a duel story of two mice named Hem and Haw that go through the maze with their reactions to blocks along the way. The other part of the book is a group of people discussing the book and how it compares to their own lives. An excellent read to help you get rid of stumbling blocks.
Negative Self-Talk. Why! Why fill yourself with negativity! Garbage in is garbage out. People do this on a constant basis and never feel fulfilled in life! Worse yet there are many people that do this out loud and are looking for self-pity.
Limiting Beliefs. This reminds me of the quote from Michelangelo, “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” If you have limiting beliefs you can never achieve personal greatness. Do not think poorly of yourself but instead think of all the things you would be proud of what you have done, what you are capable of and you will get rid of your limiting self-beliefs. Focus is the key here.
Blaming Others. Blaming others is a classic shift of responsibility. All this will do is keep you from fixing yourself and create anger and negativity with those around you. Especially the one that you blame. If you cannot accept responsibility and look inward you will live an unbalanced life and never take care of the true source of the problem.
Complaining. Yes, you may want to vent to someone and complain to them and hope that you will find someone that is a good listener. In a Barbera De Angelis tape program about relationships the mistake men make when a woman comes to them with a problem is that they try to give suggestions on how to fix their question but all the woman really wants is somebody to listen to. They are not seeking answers. Yes, you may want reassurance and that will help you but sometimes complaining can become more strong than what it should be. Instead of complaining try thinking of what is good about this situation? It will help you focus on the positive and eventually help you solve the problem. Too many times people complain to others without looking within and realizing how minor it really is in the grand scheme of things. This inner-awareness will help you tremendously.

October 23, 2019

Think from the End

Think from the End. I heard Wayne Dyer say these words from “The Forever Wisdom of Wayne Dyer” CD Set.

He described by making a book cover and wrapping it around another book to display that the book he is writing is already in front of him and done. This helped him to write his books. It is a good idea to think from the end. It helps keep the focus on the goals that you want. You will find that you will more likely to reach your goal imagining what life will be like when you achieve it compared to imagining how much work it is going to be to get there or even worse thinking of ways on how you think this can’t be done! I have met several people with that mindset and needless to say the people that have this mindset are not happy with their lives and never achieved what they wanted in life.

Think about it this way. If you ever do a maze puzzle try solving it from the end and going to the start. It is much easier and faster that way. You can even use this method to race someone else doing a maze puzzle and you will beat them every time.

When you are having particular bad days think from the end to help you keep on track.

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

Think Before You

Before you speak think. T: Is it true? H: Is it Helpful? I: Is it Inspiring? N: Is it necessary? K: Is it Kind? — Think Before…

This is a quote that copies off of the Three Gates Buddha Quote. “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?”

I just checked and it looks like I did not have that quote entered into the website yet but know that I have it on here somewhere.

There are some people that if they followed either of these quotes you would hardly hear a peep out of them! Which is good for the rest of us! It is also similar to the quote, “Before you speak, does it improve upon the silence?” That is another quote that I have that has not been entered into this website yet.

Keeping any of these quotes/rules in mind will also help you from accidentally starting an argument, improve efficiency, and generally make the world a better place.

Quick Note: This also reminds me of the Aretha Franklin song think from the Blues Brothers movie.

October 18, 2019

Time and Healing

"Time does not heal everything but acceptance will heal everything." - @BrandMentalist — Time and Healing

Brad Mentalist is really Mo Seetubtim I found out by looking up her twitter page.

I wanted to make sure I give credit to this quote. I like the way she thinks and only found one thing of hers on eBay but I was able to track down here website if you are interested in learning more about her.

Time does not really heal everything, does it? But over time the pain lessens at least. There is plenty of mind over matter books out there that show you, even though it is not socially acceptable, how that ultimately you have the power to get over anything in an instant. Acceptance, on the other hand, comes paired with understanding will heal everything in my opinion. I’m sure that people will disagree with that one because people can understand and accept something and still be in pain but if you are in 100% acceptance the pain will finally go away.