Set backs are apart of the journey.
They’re not signs to stop.
They might burn a little but serve a greater purpose which you will discover once you make it to the other end.
Don’t give up on yourself.
– Ash Alves.
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My sense of direction
In life, we often seek a path to follow,
A direction to guide us through the unknown.
What gives us direction, we often ponder,
And seek a purpose to call our own.
For some, it’s the values and priorities we hold,
The things we cherish, the ideals we uphold.
When we know what truly matters in our hearts,
We can make choices that lead us to our part.
Others find direction in setting goals,
Creating a plan, and moving towards their roles.
With each step taken, a purpose unfolds,
And a path to a fulfilling life, we hold.
And still, there are those who seek direction in positivity,
Seeing opportunities in every adversity.
A mindset that keeps them moving forward,
Towards a life of wonder and reward.
In conclusion, what gives us direction in life,
Is a combination…
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Give Attention with the Heart and Light up the World
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To remember:
- Darkness = opposing force to light + love.
- darkness = force of illusion.
- this world of illusion = physical world of “Assiyah.” = False World.
- In place of light = no more illusions
- desires + fears = illusions
- good deeds > light up the world + light up fire in your heart.
- continue serving => light up the world = our purpose in being here.
We know about paying attention, like paying attention to the teacher in the classroom. There’s a difference between ordinary paying attention and offering loving attention.
Feel the difference for yourself.
We offer loving attention with our heart, not our mind.
It is the ability to connect with our heart, not with our mind.
Engage in loving attention and see if you can get a stronger feel for it.
Darkness is the opposing force to light and love. Our sages tell us darkness is the force of illusion. The biggest place to find it is in this physical world of “Assiyah.” In fact they call this the world of illusion, the False World.
But keeping your flame lit dispels illusion.
It’s like in the movie house, when there’s plenty of darkness, you see and engage with the drama on the screen. You think the movie is real.
But when light arrives…
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Beyond this earth life!
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The purpose of this glorious life…
Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling:
Photo & text credit: “Return To Eden” on Facebook
“You *must* lift your eyes far *beyond the* earth and recognise where your path leads after this earthly life, so that at the same time you may become aware of why and for what purpose you are here on earth!”
– The Grail Message “In the Light of Truth” http://grailmessage.com/en/about/
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The purpose of this glorious life…
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: Het doel van dit glorieuze leven…
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The purpose of this glorious life is not simply to endure it ,
but to soar , stumble and flourish as you learn to fall in love
with existence.
We were born to live my dear not to merely exist ..
~ Becca Lee ~
Art by Julie Marriott
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Everything on Earth has a purpose…
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Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling: Alles op aarde heeft een doel…
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Some of us are still catching up to what we are.
Existence in the non-existent and non-existence in the existence
Our existence, the world showing up for us and holding up a mirror
In your own heart or outside of it
There is no human being on earth capable of declaring with certitude who he is.
“Everything on Earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence.”
Morning Dove
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6 Startling Questions I Would Love To Ask You
Victor Uyanwanne with Victors’ Corner wants to serve as a reminder that You are a Victor. On his blog, you will find items on Inspiration, Christian living, lively Poems, Family, blogging matters and any other thing that tickles his fancy and then packaged to enrich your life.
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To remember
For sure every one of us has many questions. Some of them gets answered in our lifetime, others look like we have to fish for them in a dry pond.
Written by Victor Uyanwanne
Have you ever asked yourself some serious questions? Has anyone ever dared to ask you any question that unnerved you? Are you making the best sense of your life now?
Are you satisfied with the status quo you found yourself in? Can the answers you get by asking yourself some unusual questions help improve your lot in life? Has any question ever challenged you to seeking better ways of leading a happier, healthier and even wealthier life?
You will agree with me that asking appropriate questions is good. That is exactly what I felt like doing in this post: ask you a few surprising questions.
You are free to ask your own questions as well. But first please spare a few minutes more and read to the end of this discourse. Then you can release your own repertoire of questions: to me, to yourself and…
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That what we do and those we meet
I truly believe
that everything that we do
and everyone that we meet
is put in our path for a purpose.
There are no accidents;
we’re all teachers
– if we’re willing to pay attention
to the lessons we learn,
trust our positive instincts
and not be afraid to take risks
or wait for some miracle
to come knocking at our door.
Marla Gibbs
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Reden van hen die wij tegen komen op ons pad
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To come to live in the peace of fulfilment of our own Divine Identity
We had a look at Susan Billmaier her views on the turbulence of life, and the transformation of the self.
At her blog SusanWithPearls – Living Life. Learning to do that better. Sharing it here.- she often wonders how we know ourselves and how we do get at what is inside.
Lots of people question their own self and look for way to have a good life. For years they try out several things. Most often they go looking for
The self that… is a deeper self, some say a “higher self”, some say a “Christ self”, or the “Buddha/enlightened self”, in some Native cultures it is called, simply, “beauty”. {Knowing your Self is more than knowing the size of your stomach.}
She writes
Whatever it is– the moral self, the good will– I am not too particular about the label, or the words– it is simply the best that a person can find within themselves and everyone has it…whether they know it or not. {Knowing your Self is more than knowing the size of your stomach.}
She also knows that man has to come to a point where the individual comes to see that it has its own value and its own reason to be, demanding to take personal action and own personal focus on personal awareness.
My own Loving Presence is my Self. I turn my attention inward and become aware of my own Loving Presence. With my focused awareness, my own Loving Presence fills me, grows brighter, and grows warmer. {Claim only the Self that you love. A Journey of Purpose: Day 32}
Being faced with the self one may not loose that self nor the faith in the self. Being confronted with the surroundings one need also to be willing to go into confrontation with it and with the inner thoughts, at the same time willing to perceive the necessary changes to be taken or the changes going on around the self.
as a guiding thought can be notated
Accept your light and your lightness! Feel your Self expand! As you perceive change around you, remain anchored in your Being of Light. Allow yourself to sit peacefully in the still place of nothingness as life moves quickly around you. {Arguing with myself and losing: Journey of Courage 2017 – Day 19}
Too many people do forget that we are here on this earth because we are allowed to be here by the Most High Divine Creator. Many do not want to know about that Omnipotent, Omniscient, Powerful Eternal Divine Source of all life, existence and knowledge, but also of peace and joy Though daily they are confronted with “Existence” that surrounds them.
In ““Self Fulfilled”: Journey of Fulfillment 2.0 – Day 05” Susan Billmaier looks at the guiding thought
In Divine Mind, I am filled full! All are equally filled full. All are equal in Love. I fill my mind with thoughts of fulfillment and remember what I already know. I am determined to fulfill my purpose, to know my Self as Divine Love, and to share the fullness I am.{“Self Fulfilled”: Journey of Fulfillment 2.0 – Day 05}
For her “Guiding Thoughts”
acts like a guided visualization and I see/experience the words. There are days when reading the Guiding Thought seems to open a channel within me and I can feel energy within me moving in a new or different way. {“My Self Has My Back, Now if It Would Scratch…”: Journey of Abundance 2.0 – Day 33}
First page of “On the Difficulty of Knowing One’s Self”, 1744 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
We can only ascertain that lots of people are afraid of looking at them self in the light of a Higher Being that would be Master over them and would be responsible for their being. We can enact that it is difficult for man to accept that there is a Higher Being Mightier than them and giving them all what the can see around them. That High Being wants us to come into a good relationship with our self, with others around us and with Him. He wants us to get filled with that what made Him create us in the first place. Even when the first man rebelled it was His love for man that made He wanted to allow them to take care of themselves and to find solutions for themselves, but providing also The solution to bring an end to their agony, suffering and continues wandering. Also that foreseen solution, the sent one from God, the Messiah, God His own begotten beloved son shared that love of God with mankind and gave his life for all. Like that man of flesh and blood did not want to do his own will, but only did the Will of God, we too should come to a point where we want to do the Will of God and share His love with others. Only that way we can come to fill our mind and heart with love, aligning with the Light of Truth. Steadfast and focused on our own Loving Presence, than we shall be able to live in the peace of fulfilment of our own Divine Identity.
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Preceding
Transformation is easy, when you step into something that already IS.
In the turbulence of life, listen and wait.
How to Live Beyond the Ordinary
Learning that stuff is just stuff
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Additional reading
- No curtain placed over tomorrow
- There is no true and constant gentleness without humility
- Only the contrite self, sick of its pretensions, can find salvation
- For those who make other choices
- Knowledge of Christ and fear for God
- Looking for answers on the question Is there a God #4
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Further writings of interest
- Body image bullshit
- If I could talk to my younger self
- Scattered Thoughts
- Spring Cleaning for the Mind
- Solitude..
- Desires
- What’s Happening To Me
- “I don’t know what living a balanced life feels like..”
- Dear self
- Your Greatest Privilege
- One-Forty-Five AM Exert- Self Discovery
- My sensory problems: The Big List
- Flush the Ugly and Soar
- Vacay
- On Strength
- Rejection: What Others Think (Our Challenge)
- Color and Character
- Making Sense of the Senses
- Issue With the Self-Image
- It is not what it seems… maybe
- Knowing Me…
- Am I, a Romantic?
- Self Obssession is Getting Out of Hand
- The Paradox of Being in the Present Moment
- Unity: Coherence of the manifold self (1): Introduction
- Unity: Coherence of the manifold self (2): Mental multiplicity
- Unity: Coherence of the manifold self (3): Material causes
- Who Do You Find Your Worth In? Part 2
- A Female Factory Worker & a Writer, the Features of a Woman
- Putting Yourself Down: Don’t
- Intellectual, maybe not
- Work from within: Combatting inflammation with lifestyle changes
- Dreaming in India
- Connection
- The Monkey-Trap
- To Open Up, Once More, Memories of a Plant
- Selfie Woes
- Lets put the self in selfie
- The Well of Knowledge
- Initially, you are unformed
- If I could only…
- Time for Changes
- Thoughts to Myself
- What is love?
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First man’s task still counting today
Today many people do forget their role to play in our society and which position of responsibility they have to take in this universe of living creatures. Too many years human beings have found themselves superior to all other beings and did not have much interest for their well being, neither for the safeguarding of the environment.
Today we are faced with the consequences of human beings their selfish attitude and have to find a solution for the global warming of which we are a victim because of our “own stupidity”.
oil on wood panel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
We may not forget that when this universe was created the Maker of it had a purpose for the created elements. At that time of the beginning the first man and mannin (Adam and Eve) received a task. Though they went into rebellion against their Maker and were expelled from the Garden of Eden, their given task still counts for us. Our job and our identity as human beings is still to make sense of the world around us.
It is interesting to realize that in so many ways we are still striving to create a language to make order of the chaos of our experience of the world. {Naming the Naming Project: A Deep Look at Adam and the Human Project}
For centuries man has been looking for his purpose and for more insight in all the things around him. Several ideas were uttered and many sciences found their light.
It seems Adam’s job is hard-wired into who we are as human beings. We just need to name it that in a very deep way Adam is who we are striving to become. {Naming the Naming Project: A Deep Look at Adam and the Human Project}
writes Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow who wants to make the world a better place.
In arts and science man has always looked at man’s surroundings and the existence of things.
Children have the delight of discovery. As adults, we acquire a more organized way of learning and studying, but also lose the feel of the freshness of things. Because of that, most adults are – almost by definition – slightly dull. Creative ability is only found in those who retain a part of their childhood. The artist and the scientist both have this freshness of view. An apple falls from a tree: the child asks – why does it fall and not fly? –and such questions are the beginning of science. {What is the Purpose of Childhood}
Growing older lots of people do loose the innocence of the child and also loose the interest to ‘look beyond’. those who call themselves Christian should remember the one who they say they are following, rabbi Jeshua, and should also to take on that innocence that man had as an unselfish attitude. He went even so far that he gave up his only life for the betterment of all people. All people can learn a lot from him, who did not want to do his own will but always did the Will of his heavenly Father, the Only One true God, Hashem Jehovah.
Most of us should get red cheeks and be ashamed that they often do not manage to take on such an attitude as their master teacher. But every day we should work on it and go for it. Not one moment should be lost by not trying. As long as we do our best, it is not bad.
Lots of people do place themselves in the centre of the universe. Part of growing up and becoming older is that we should become wiser and be able to set ourselves more at the site and be forgiving for bad things that happened in the past. We can always look back at one of the best examples in the Holy Scriptures, though having had to face several bad years he opened his heart for his brothers and welcomed them again.
Yosef has matured. Looking into the pit Yosef sees how far he has come in his life. He no longer sees himself at the center of the universe. Yosef responds:Have no fear! Am I a substitute for God? Besides, although you intended me harm, God intended it for good, so as to bring about the present result–the survival of many people. (50:19-20) {What, Too Soon?}
Every day in our life we have to learn and to grow further. Some may think that learning is difficult or that
Learning should be hard, but not to hard and definitely not out of reach. {Getting Past the “How” of Torah: For the Love of Learning}
Being made in the image of God, we all inherited from the Source of Life, the inability to think and to use our brains and limbs to act and to create in the right way. There are people living in regions were it is also very easy to get a good education. Others live in regions where not such ideal conditions exist and where not many are helping others to get the right and good education.
In a certain way god provided enough material to get the right ideas and to make the best out of life. It is all there for everybody everywhere in the world. But many do not see it or want to be blind for it.
We can read about the reception of the Torah.
For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say: ‘Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?’ Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say: ‘Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?’ (Deuteronomy 30:11–13)
For rabbi Avi Katz Orlow learning should not to hard and definitely not out of reach.
Here we see learning Torah depicted as some elaborate scavenger hunt. What zeal would we bring to trying to learn Torah if it was in fact hidden in the heaven or on the other side of the ocean? {Getting Past the “How” of Torah: For the Love of Learning}In our community there are many efforts to make Torah more accessible, but still people feel alienated. What are we missing? Perhaps we have made Torah too accessible? We have lost our zeal. Would we try harder if it was in heaven or across the sea? But I do not think that is all of it.We fail because we have not done a good job expressing the “why”? Yes I am Hassid of Simon Sinek. And if you have not seen this TED talk please stop everything and watch it now. {Getting Past the “How” of Torah: For the Love of Learning}
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Simon Sinek discusses the principal behind every successful person and business. A simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?”
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Why is learning valuable? I have my thoughts on this, but for now I just want to put the question out there. In Sinek’s words,
People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And if you talk about what you believe, you will attract those who believe what you believe.
As we prepare for the High Holidays it is interesting to think about your own “why”. And once we figure out our “why” it will not matter if learning Torah is in heaven or across the sea, that is just a “how”. {Getting Past the “How” of Torah: For the Love of Learning}
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Preceding article: A little ray of sunshine.
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Additional reading:
- Necessary to be known all over the earth
- Christian values, traditions, real or false stories, pure and upright belief
- Being Religious and Spiritual 4 Philosophical, religious and spiritual people
- An unbridgeable gap
- Without God no purpose, no goal, no hope
- Shared inheritance plus integral and integrating vision
- Not many coming out with their community name
- To find ways of Godly understanding
- We are ourselves responsible
- A Living Faith #10: Our manner of Life #2
- What part of the Body am I?
- If we, in our prosperity, neglect religious instruction and authority
- With the gift of Jesus comes an awesome responsibility
- Training for the kingdom
- From pain to purpose
- My 2 Words
- Teach children the Bible
- Beautiful feet of those who announce the good news
- The Greatest of These is Love
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