Monday, December 30, 2013

To meditate today and 2014


Something very important to meditate at the end of this year and the beginning of a new 2014 "First thought, best thought." Trungpa Rinpoche.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Reality


Anything you are lacking in your life is 

because of your feelings about it.

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Friday, November 22, 2013

William Faulkner


"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."

 William Faulkner



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Friday, November 15, 2013

Expand the horizon of your life


We are our deepest desire. Now is the time to expand the horizon of what is possible in your life.



It is time to explore and be more conscious, wide eye open of what you can manifest. It is never to late to explore for new things such as hobbies, food, career, a new makeover. Try anything from where you can learn and have pleasure. It is time for action, try it now, taste it, see it, enjoy it.


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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Your Consciousness


Everything depends on our consciousness. The decisions we had taken in the past had been the result of our beliefs. We manifest what we believe and think about ourselves.

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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Evening prayers



By Marianne Williamson from her 

book Illuminata A Return To Prayer




Dear God.

Thank you for this day. Thank you for my safety and the safety of my loved ones. As I enter sleep, may these hours give me peace. May they bring healing to my mind and body. While I sleep, dear Lord, please bless the world. Where there is pain, where there are people who have no place to sleep, who suffer and whodie, may Your angels come unto them and minister to their lives.



Dear Lord, Please let the light stream in. Please use my hours of sleep, 

Please prepare me, during these hours of rest, for greater service to You. May the light that surrounds me, tomorrow shine through me. Soften my heart.Thank you, Lord.

Amen.


Dear God, I surrender to you the day now over.

May only the love remain. Take all else into the fire of your transformative power.

Release me, release others, from any effects of my wrong mindedness or wrongdoing.


Dear God, 

Return me to your light. As I now give to You who I am, what I did, who I loved, who I failed to love, please make all things right. 

Take all things. May I continue to grow in Your light and love. 

Tomorrow, may I be better.

Amen.

Marianne Williamson



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Monday, October 28, 2013

Kate Northrup




I don't think that life is about been happy all the time. I think its about feeling the entire spectrum of human emotion so that we've lived out every moment to the fullest extent we possible can”. Kate Northrup (From the book Money a Love History)


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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Prayer for Today




Holy Mother Father God

“Move me this day to the highest expression of me. Guide me to make choices that uplift my spirit, add beauty to the world, and bring out my bright and beautiful contributions. Clear the window of my perceptions so that I may see the loving essence of all things and people today. Amen”.

Sonia Choquette



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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Giving and receiving



When we rejoice in the happiness and success of others, we attract the same into our lives. 



The idea is to be aware that when you give something to someone you do not lose anything, because to whom you are giving is a part of who you are.


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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Love turns into Love


Sow Love without fear of the storms, calamities, or losses that can arrive. When you sow Love you never lose because you have not sown in vain. It's time to start harvesting more Love. It is in your heart and it blossoms everywhere you  sprinkle it.

Indeed our hearts are golden treasures, but a true tragedy would be to conceal your inner gold because you are afraid of someone stealing it or it falling and breaking. There is no love in fear. The great wisdom of the ages always tells us the more we Love the more of it you receive. Love is not a giving or a taking, it is a state of being – a one way street of allowing, accepting and holding a space for all things to be exactly as they are. Fear not that your heart will be broken or stolen. Love becomes love. Give it away with no expectation of return and soon you will be having a love affair with the whole world!”

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Forgiveness



When we forgive we are the beneficiaries because we unlock all the pain that is holding us back.


Each time you forgive a person you are making a deposit of a coin of happiness in your bank of prosperity.



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Monday, September 9, 2013

Love becomes Love


“Indeed our hearts are golden treasures, but a true tragedy would be to conceal your inner gold because you are afraid of someone stealing it or it falling and breaking. There is no love in fear. The great wisdom of the ages always tells us the more we Love the more of it you receive. Love is not a giving or a taking, it is a state of being – a one way street of allowing, accepting and holding a space for all things to be exactly as they are. Fear not that your heart will be broken or stolen. Love becomes love. Give it away with no expectation of return and soon you will be having a love affair with the whole world!”

- Jackson Kiddard


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Friday, August 23, 2013

Love and Compassion


"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”                                      Dalai Lama



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Friday, July 26, 2013

Caroline Myss


“We fear our intuitions because we fear the transformational power within our revelations."
Caroline Myss

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

An inner dream


"Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult. What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us."

 Julia Cameron

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Marianne Williamson

 
"What's difficult in life is to stay centered when somebody does or says something that tempts us to close our hearts because their heart was closed. That is hard. But that is also how we grow. We go through those circumstances in order to evolve into people who can hold to our loving center no matter what the world throws us."
Marianne Williamson
 

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Wayne Dyer



“Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life."
Wayne Dyer

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

William Shakespeare


 "The look is the language of the heart"
 William Shakespeare

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Friday, July 12, 2013

Ernest Holmes: Founder of Religious Science


"I cleanse the window of my mind, that it may become a mirror reflecting inspiration from the most High. I do this, not with strenuous effort, but through quiet contemplation, through gently reaching and affirming an inward recognition. Today I walk in the pathway of inspiration. I know exactly what to do in every situation. There is an inspiration within me which governs every act, every thought, with certainty, with conviction and in peace."

Ernest Holmes

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Albert Einstein


"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." 
Albert Einstein


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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Freedom

Freedom is when you recognize that you live in the prison of fears and decide to stop limiting yourself.


We become free in the moment we let go our attachments to resentments, hatred,  bad habits, vanity, a relationship, a job, a house, a country, a religion or anything exterior that we feel attached to.

Freedom is when we stop trying to control others and our environment. It happens when we recognize it is not possible to keep full control and that it only brings fatigue , toxic and pain to us  and  the people we want to control.



Freedom is when you decided to let go of your fears and are eager to find the rewards that are ahead of them.


Freedom is when not matter what , you decided to sacrifice your comfortable life for the unknown destiny ahead of you.

For you, what is the meaning of freedom?


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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Unconditional Love

What will you accept from the people you love?


Unconditional love is when we decided to suspend judgment and learn to appreciate others not paying attention on their imperfections. It is when we let go and we  agree with their decisions even though it could affect us. 


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What does unconditional love mean  to you?



Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis


"We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them." 
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis


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Monday, July 1, 2013

No more excuses


"Instead of making up excuses for why something is impossible, it's far better to come up with reasons why it could be possible. One reason why is more powerful than all the reasons why not."
Jackson Kiddard

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Anthony D'Angelo


“If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it." 
Anthony D'Angelo


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Friday, June 28, 2013

Get started now


"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what! Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."
Mark Victor Hansen

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Fear


I feared being alone until I learned to like myself.
I feared failure until I realized that I only fail when I don’t try.
I feared success until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people’s opinions until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain until I learned that it’s necessary for growth.
I feared the truth until I saw the ugliness of lies.
I feared life until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death until I realized that it’s not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate until I saw that it was nothing but ignorance.
I feared ridicule until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future until I realized that life just kept getting better.
I feared the past until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light until I learned that the truth would give me strength.
I feared change until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly…
Ernest Hemingway




Wednesday, June 26, 2013

21 Fun things to enjoy in NY (this week)


  1. Take a bicycle ride on the waterfront West or East side (free)
  2. Go to the beach (free)
  3. Grab a bite on the waterfront West or East side restaurants
  4. Take dance class or yoga class
  5. Go for a walk in Central Park or any park near you (free)
  6. Visit the zoo
  7. Have fun on the sprinkles with your kids, nieces or nephews (free)
  8. Meet some friends or family for BBQ
  9. Go to a Stand-up comedy show
  10. Take a swim in the closest swimming pool near you
  11. Visit the aquarium
  12. Do kayaking at Downtown Boathouse (free)


  13. Go to a Broadway show
  14. Seaport outdoor film series (free)
  15. Take a ferry to visit Staten Island, Randall island park (free) or any desired island.
  16. Bryant Park free Film Festival every Monday 5:00 pm /Lawn (free)
  17. Visit a museum
  18. Take a walk on the Botanical Garden
  19. This Friday go to Seaport for Unknown Mortal Orchestra with Bass Drum of Death (Free)

20. Sunday OUTDOOR DANCING AT PIER I (free), along with an outdoor party with DJ Ray Colon
Salsa Lesson 6pm
Bachata Lesson 7pm
and dancing till 9:30pm

At 70th Street & Hudson River (entrance on ramp on 68th St & Riverside Blvd)

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