A Way Of Life

by Thought-Life Connection

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

A Way Of Life…

Think about it… What is our greatest asset if it is not our selves? That is a deep thought. It is one that we should all contemplate as making it a truth… How do I make the recognition of the greatest asset in my life being what is inside of me? Not me, but what is inside of me… How do I realize it? By living it… By recognizing, “You know what? No matter where I go, the greatest jewels that I have lie within me.”
Those jewels are a way of life… They are spiritual principles that have guided me, that have been put together by some of the greatest minds in the world, that have been accumulated, and gone further than the people who wrote them, who aren’t even alive any more. Now, can I take these truths and make them even greater? Because isn’t that what they did with their forefathers, and their forefather’s forefathers? Is it not our time to take these truths and make them greater?
The truth being: Live a way of life that is a good life, and don’t assume that you know what that is. You must learn what that is. To learn a way of life, you need a code of conduct, which is something we all should have. It should be something that every person could relay to another person, that being the basic code of conduct that they live by, why they live by it and where they got it. Every human being should have their own code of conduct.

Imagine the world we’d live in if we were truly our greatest asset because of the code of conduct that we’ve adhered to, which has created a life that we never thought was possible but seems to be getting better all the time.

Trusting in that is difficult… Trusting in that process of “I’m okay right where I’m at.” That right now I know for my life that I am happy. Otherwise, we’d all be short-changed. It must be the ability to be happy today while I build a better tomorrow. Better relationships… While I heal myself to recognize what a better relationship is so that is all that fits. Nobody else has to change, see? I’ll change. Because I have a way of life… I recognize that when I change, everyone around me changes. They may not actually change, but the way I look at them changes. For some reason, when you look at somebody differently, they act differently, they talk differently, and they feel differently about you, because you are different. That’s how we approach each situation in life.
Sometimes you need to sit back in life and wonder, “Do I have a code of conduct?” Do you have a way of life that can guide you through thick or thin? Who doesn’t need one? And if you don’t have one, look how successful you’ve been without having a code of conduct, without any order… A code of conduct creates order. It creates discipline. It creates structure. When you lose structure, order and discipline your life becomes so unmanageable and you wonder what it’s all about. Maybe that is why people take their lives, because something is missing. It has always been said that the something that is missing is a message, that everybody can have, that everybody can live by, that is understandable by every single person. The benefits start right now…
That’s what this way of life is about. That is what’s happened… This life has been accrued from the principles of the 12 Steps… It has been said that I have been able to translate these things into modern language. That it was written in a certain era, a certain time, with a different vocabulary back then, a different structure. It’s meaning is not the same. We use different words today. So, in effect, the 12 Steps had to be modernized… But who could do that? It’s got to be done collectively and that’s really how it’s been done. I don’t think I’ve put down anything more than collective information that I’ve gotten from living a way of life. But, I had to take that print of the 12 Steps and break it down and go further. Into the layers and layers and layers of it to find out, “What does it mean? What is it saying?” And that exploration changed it, but then didn’t change it… It just gave it truer meaning. And that is what I’m translating to you. That is what I’ve learned to translate, that message that people say I’m so familiar with… that message that we’re talking about that is a Way Of Life. It’s not that complicated. It has an order form, but it has to be translated. That’s the key. Everybody needs it translated because every human being – think about it – translates it to the best of their ability, not their worst.

If you want a greater life then you have to find greater information and knowledge than what you’ve got. Or you’re not living the best life that you can. Maybe it’s worth reaching out for something that can give you that, and that’s what this message does.

This message and people who carry this message… You recognize them… You can hear them, they speak to you… And that’s what we’re all learning to do. That’s what a way of life should do… It should make it so that you are understandable by everybody. If it’s a good way of life, everybody should understand it. If it’s a good way of life then it shouldn’t be that hard for people to learn. But, it had to be modernized. I’ve just been discovering this… that the modernization is coming through, in a way, through me. Not in an arrogant way, but in a hard working way… I’ve learned to translate this message and turn it into a modern form. There is a way of life for anybody to understand because I’ve relayed it in a way that anyone can understand. Most importantly, it resonates and it is something you can touch right now. This message is organic… So it’s alive… Anybody who touches it becomes the lifeline of it… That’s why it is such an amazing message and therefore, everybody can have it. No one is blocked out. No denomination…

No race, creed, color, social status, economic status – none of it – can block you from this message. Other than your pride and your ego that says, “I don’t need this.” And you don’t even know what it is.

If it is a way of life, I’d be, “Okay, I’ll check that out!” If someone is bold enough to say “It’s a Way of Life,” I’d think that all people would be saying, “Alright, let me check that out!” How many times do you hear that these writings and this message is a Way Of Life that you will listen to or read that will give you a code of conduct that makes you feel good about the world you live in, and anybody and everybody can understand it?
I don’t know… I’d jump at that personally, wouldn’t you?
Much love,
K.C.

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Life is a Journey

Life is a Journey
Nancy Tabah Whynott © Lotusbud

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Over the years, I have discovered life is a journey, a pilgrimage, a sacred adventure. Within everyone's inner solitude, there is that bright and warm hearth where the spirit dwells waiting to be roused. There are many paths to enlightenment, their teachings rich and varied offering wisdom and food for thought and everything we need for our journey to awakening lies within us. In the beginning, spirituality appears like the bud on a bloom, opening gradually, tempting us with a glimpse of its splendor and unfathomable depths. It is here we create the blueprint of our collective existence.
Each of us from time to time experience crises from different life changing events and transitions, all unpredictable moments arriving and intruding into our well groomed lives. We didn't ask for this interference and we wonder why it has arrived bringing with it havoc and confusion. BUT no matter what the source, each crisis has a common bond,a threshold, a holy summons inviting us to cross a threshold involving both a leaving behind and a stepping toward.
During these times of roadblocks, dead ends and detours, we often choose to ignore that inner calling. Transformation takes an enormous amount of trust in the voice that urges us to take note. We need to pay attention and ask ourselves, what is it we are being summoned to learn? Has the time arrived to push past our comfort zone and begin the slow process of transformation? Are we ready to accept responsibility for our life choices and embark on this soulful journey? Many of us have learned to be afraid of the feelings inside of ourselves. We tend to bury or ignore them. Perhaps even run from them pretending they don't exist. We cannot deceive ourselves! Until we claim and embrace these "unwanted" pieces of our shadow, they will continue to resurface, haunting us and making their presence known, one way or another.
The invitation to re-kindle our authentic self wears many disguises and often arrives in some of the most unexpected ways and always with a revelation. Life passages can mystify and overwhelm us, causing pain and grief. It is frightening to veer off the well-worn path, better known as our "comfort zone.?" But if we are willing to take the time to acknowledge and reflect on each passage, they can bestow wisdom and knowledge expanding our vision of our authenticity.
Celebrating, mourning or wrestling with a life passage is an extraordinary act. Slow down and be in touch with your feelings. Be kind and loving to yourself. Act from your spirit and heart and don't forget to breathe!

How to celebrate Deepawali

Time is money????

    It is an old quote that “Time is Money” and everyone has heard this sentence. But we are not fully aware from the meaning and the importance of this sentence. Time can make money but from money no one can make time. In this modern world where life is moving so fast, there is a shortage of time. Therefore, it is necessary to know the value of time.

    Nowadays everyone especially children are wasting their time because they are not fully aware from the fact that how much important time is? They are not seeing their dark future, that’s why they are wasting time in playing games and other negative activities. It is not like that the child should be a book bug. He should also play but on time, because excess of everything is harmful.

    It is the duty of parents to remind their children about the importance of time and to remind them of the difficulties of practical life. Nowadays, children are wasting their time sitting in front of computer and playing games, in watching T.V, and in playing sports. They should concentrate on their studies; Extra-Curricular activities are good but should be limited. The children should utilize their time in positive activities, like reading Magazines, reading different books and newspaper.

    The biggest example of not properly utilizing the time is that children are wasting their time as they are spending daily 3 to 4 hours in front of computer but they even don’t know how to repair the computer. Internet is the best and easily available source of knowledge to the new generation, but instead of using it in the right manner they are using it negatively.

    Now this era is very tough and the upcoming era will be the toughest. Only those will survive who are utilizing their time in positive things. Wastage of time won’t give anything, because once time runs away, than it never returns. So it is better to save time and utilize it in bringing some new creations and innovations. Time is more expensive than money therefore its importance should be realized. A human being should be efficient enough to utilize his time in the best possible way.

Just take the example of multinational companies. Their motto is to save time because they know that saving time will be beneficial and helpful for them to make more money. Remember there is no limit of earning money. A person can earn more money than Bill Gates but to do this all you need is proper utilization of time. Time always matters in everything. Never left work on tomorrow, try to complete your work by today, because this saving of time will be obviously beneficial for you.

Keep this thing in mind that there are 24 hours in a day in which we eat, sleep, and relax and by deducting all the time from these activities, we are approximately left with only 15 hours and wasting more time than 15 hours is harmful. Those who do not respect time, time also do not respect them. Wasting of time is very harmful and consequences will be severe if we are not using the time appropriately. Wasting of time is a major cause of unemployment for future.

Students who are wasting their time are indirectly harming their own selves. Student waste their time in negative activities and in playing games which results in failing of their exams. Students should also use their time in a proper way to get their future better and brighter.

To conclude, all these points show that time has its own importance and we should not waste our time in unnecessary things, because it is better to save time before it’s too late to apologize to the life.

Secret Of Life

10 Secrets to Success

Written by Victor Stachura on January 17, 2008

What is it that makes people successful and Isuccessful compared to you or me? Are they smarter or do they work harder? Are they risk takers or have powerful and influential friends?
The financial newspaper Investors Business Daily (IBD) asked these same questions a few years ago and started a multi-year search for the answer. They studied industry leaders, investors and entrepreneurs to understand the traits they all had in common that contributed to their success. Reproduced here is their list of 10 Secrets to Success along with my commentary on each no-so-secret, ‘secret’.
I decided to reproduce the list here and comment on each of the traits in hopes of motivating you and myself in the process. It’s time for me to take my own advice and start on the path to my dreams. I hope to motivate you, by using myself as an example.

I originally came across this list when I was staring at some papers on a refrigerator owned by someone who was very successful – both personally and financially. My family and I had just spent the night as a guest in a great house in the suburbs of Boston. We were living life large as we played pool in the rec room, drank wine from the wine cellar, and enjoyed a dip in the hot tub. The problem was, neither of the couples in the house owned the property or the life we were pretending to have. You see, my friends were house sitting for the original owner and they had invited us to stay for the weekend.
It wasn’t until the morning after our little ‘party’ that I noticed something taped to the refrigerator – something that impacts me each time I read it. It was the IBD 10 Secrets to Success. Once my head cleared, I quickly copied them down and read them over and over again. After our vacation I made copies and posted them in my home office and inside a journal I decided to keep.
The problem was, after a couple of months I forgot about the secrets and they fell by the wayside. And so did my actions towards my goals. At the time the articles 7 Ways to Grow the Action Habit or How To Motivate Yourself – Self Motivation didn’t exist and I lost my motivation. Well, I re-discovered the list and want to share it with you now. I hope you take these not-so-secret, secrets to heart and realize your dreams – whatever they may be.
1. How You Think is Everything.
Always be positive. Think Success, not Failure. Beware of a negative environment.
This trait has to be one of the most important in the entire list. Your belief that you can accomplish your goals has to be unwavering. The moment you say to yourself “I can’t…”, then you won’t. I was always given the advice “never say I can’t” and I’d like to strike those words from the dictionary.
I’ve found that from time-to-time my attitude waivers. A mentor of mine once said “it’s ok to visit pity city, but you can’t stay and there comes a time when you need to leave”. Positive things happen to positive people.
2. Decide upon Your True Dreams and Goals: Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them.
Write down my dreams and goals? Develop a plan to reach them? You mean like a project plan? Yes, that’s exactly what this means. You may have heard the old adage: A New Years resolution that isn’t written down is just a dream, and dreams are not goals.
Goals are those concrete, measurable stepping stones of achievement that track your progress towards your dreams. My goal is to start a second career as a freelance writer – what are your goals?
3. Take Action. Goals are nothing without action.
Be like Nike and “Just do it”. I took action by reaching out and started writing. Every day I try to take some action towards my goals. It may be small, but it’s still an action. Have you taken action towards your goals?
4. Never Stop Learning: Go back to school or read books. Get training & acquire skills.
Becoming a life long learner would benefit us all and is something we should instill in our kids. It’s funny that once you’re out of school you realize how enjoyable learning can be. What have you learned today?
5. Be Persistent and Work Hard: Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Never give up.
I think every story of success I read entails long hard hours of work. There is no getting around this and there is no free lunch. But, if you’re working towards something that you’re passionate about, something you love – then is it really work?
6. Learn to Analyze Details: Get all the facts, all the input. Learn from your mistakes.
I think you have to strike a balance between getting all the facts and making a decision with incomplete data – both are traits of successful people. Spend time gathering details, but don’t catch ‘analysis paralysis’.
7. Focus Your Time And Money: Don’t let other people or things distract you.
Remain laser focused on your goals and surround yourself with positive people that believe in you. Don’t be distracted by the naysayer’s or tasks that are not helping you achieve your goals.
8. Don’t Be Afraid To Innovate: Be different. Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity.
Follow through on that break-out idea you have. Ask yourself “What would I do if I wasn’t afraid?”
9. Deal And Communicate With People Effectively: No person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others.
Successful people develop and nurture a network and they only do that by treating people openly, fairly and many times firmly. There is nothing wrong about being firm – just don’t cross the a-hole line. How do you deal with people?
10. Be Honest And Dependable: Take responsibility, otherwise numbers 1 – 9 won’t matter.
Enough said.

Life Without money