We are in this together. We all share this planet. We share it with humans, animals, vegetation, the air, water,...... and we are given the choice in each moment of whether we wish to be happy and content, or suffer in endless desire. Just as we practice loving-kindness meditation to teach our brain to connect with the positives in our lives, we need to practice the same in our relationships; our spouses, partners, co-workers and friends.
There are all types of vehicles; cars, trucks, buses etc., to get us from one place to another. Our approach to life is a vehicle as well. Our thoughts are the vehicle that navigate us through our relationships. If we don't keep our car tuned up and the gunk cleaned out of the engine we won't get very far. And if it does miraculously keep running it's a gamble on whether we get to our destination safely and without a hassle. In this sense it is important to keep the vehicle of our thoughts 'tuned up' to navigate us safely through our relationships. We can strengthen or destroy our relationships with our thoughts. We Are Our Thoughts, and the health of our relationships is a direct result of those thoughts. If we truly want to live happily we need to tune up our thoughts and clear out the gunk that can build up in our relationships. ~ Joanie Lane Below is an excerpt from Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's book " Ten Secrets For Success and Inner Peace": Think of the people you know who give love in response to negative energy that’s directed their way. There aren’t very many people who respond lovingly in that situation. The ones who do are able to because they have love to give away. They know that it’s impossible to give away what they don’t have, and they’ve gone that extra mile to acquire what it is that they want to both attract and giveaway. If love and joy are what you want to give and receive, then remember that you can’t give away what you don’t have, but you can change your life by changing what’s inside if you’re willing to go that extra mile. Changing What’s Inside: Consider the following concept of your inner reality. Your thoughts create your reality because your thoughts determine how you respond to situations in your daily life. Those responses are the energy you have inside of you to give away. If you feel anger, it’s because you have anger energy in your body. Like everything in our universe, your thoughts are a form of energy. Everything that you feel and experience is the result of what I call attractor energies. This means that you get back what you put out into the world. Thus, what you’ve attracted to you is what you have to give away to others. Low energy attracts low energy. Some of the low energy thoughts are anger, hate, shame, guilt, and fear. Not only do they weaken you, but they attract more of the same! By changing your inner thoughts to the higher frequencies of love, harmony, kindness, peace, and joy, you’ll attract more of the same, and you’ll have those higher energies to give away. These higher and faster frequencies that empower you will automatically nullify and dissipate the lower energies in the same way that the presence of light makes darkness disappear. Loving and Respecting Yourself: By becoming more loving toward yourself, you will attract more of the higher, faster energies and begin to change what’s inside you. In your thoughts, cultivate an inner voice and attitude that’s 100 percent of the time for you. Imagine an aspect of yourself that only supports and loves you. You might schedule a certain time of the day when that’s the only thought that you allow yourself to pay attention to! Gradually this attitude will extend to other people even if you can only do it for a minute or two. You’ll begin to receive this energy back and ultimately be able to send thoughts of love and joy to everyone and everything in your world. Notice when your thoughts drift into the lower energy of ridicule or hate or guilt, and change the thought at that very moment if at all possible. If you’re unable to change the thought, then at least love yourself for what you did do—that is, for noticing. Make a pact to remind yourself often of this secret of not being able to give away anything you don’t have. Then work on your personal program of self-love, self-respect, and self-empowerment, and create a huge inventory of what you wish to give away. If what you give is self-respect and self-love, the universe, via the attractor energy, will return the love and respect you’ve been radiating. It’s really so simple. You can’t give away what you don’t have. ~ Dr. Wayne W. Dyer *Joanie Lane is a Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master/Teacher, Spiritual & Life Coach, and Healing Movement Qigong Leader. She lives in Kelseyville, Ca. at her meditation center "A Positive Light". For more information visit her website at apositivelight.com **These are original writings by Joanie. Any quotes by others that have been included have been identified.
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