http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/-t1.htm Positivity, Inspiration, Affirmations, Relaxation, Motivation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:36:51 GMT 10 http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u245/gothink/Sun_Moon_Earth-1.jpg http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/-t1.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/pride-of-mind-t441.htm Solane Star Pride of Mind There is a saying: ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.’ The implication is that when we know a little about something we often think that we know a lot – and often we think we know more than others and therefore somehow have the authority to tell others what they should do or how they should be. A little knowledge can be the basis for pride of mind. As we develop the mind through gaining knowledge we have the impression that somehow we are better, or more ... Zen Garden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:36:51 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/pride-of-mind-t441.htm#3802 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/pride-of-mind-t441.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-yourself-t416.htm Solane Star Love yourself "If you had a friend who talked to you like you sometimes talk to yourself, would you continue to hang around with that person?" -- Rob Bremer Thanks to the power of our inner critics, most of us have a very poor opinion of ourselves. Yet self-contempt merely keeps us miserable and stuck in our mediocrity. If we were to make only one change to transform the quality of our lives, we might try sending a little love our own way. "A critic is ... Zen Garden Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:53:29 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-yourself-t416.htm#3759 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-yourself-t416.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/don-t-avoid-the-void-t440.htm Solane Star Don't avoid the void "When we feel stuck, going nowhere -- even starting to slip backward -- we may actually be backing up to get a running start." -- Dan Millman To change, we must go through a transition zone. It's not easy being in transition. Thoughts, beliefs and habits are all in flux. It can create a sense of groundlessness, of being in a void that can be quite uncomfortable. When wee in the void, our first impulse will be to revert to old habits because ... Zen Garden Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:08:41 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/don-t-avoid-the-void-t440.htm#3800 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/don-t-avoid-the-void-t440.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-yourself-t435.htm Solane Star Love yourself "It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others." -- Sydney J. Harris "We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse ... Zen Garden Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:12:51 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-yourself-t435.htm#3792 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-yourself-t435.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/seek-insights-t434.htm Solane Star Seek insights "The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival." -- Aristotle INSIGHTS happen only when we shift to a higher, more inclusive perspective. As we grow in wisdom and experience, we become less attached to the form of reality and more aware of its spiritual side - its qualities, values and meaning. As we get to know ourselves as souls, we begin to let go of the self-consciousness of the ego. This ... Zen Garden Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:53:47 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/seek-insights-t434.htm#3791 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/seek-insights-t434.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/anger-and-power-t428.htm Solane Star Anger and Power Everyone needs to feel powerful since true power is an essential part of our soul nature and therefore an essential characteristic of who we are. Power is the energy that emanates from our life purpose – the reason we exist. When we feel powerless we feel that our life is purposeless and meaningless. We then often feel weak, victimized or defeated. Anger then typically follows. Sometimes that anger is introverted and we feel sad or depressed, or it is outwardly directed ... Zen Garden Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:29:34 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/anger-and-power-t428.htm#3782 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/anger-and-power-t428.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-your-shadows-t427.htm Solane Star Love your shadows "There is that part of ourselves that feels ugly, deformed, unacceptable. That part, above all, we must learn to cherish, embrace, and call by name." -- Macrina Wiederkehr Each of us has characteristics we define as ‘good’ and those we define as ‘bad.’ The parts of ourselves that we continually reject want to be acknowledged and loved. Until we honour these aspects, they will continue to assert themselves. They will do whatever they can to get ... Zen Garden Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:04:37 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-your-shadows-t427.htm#3781 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/love-your-shadows-t427.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/journey-home-everything-seeks-its-source-t425.htm Solane Star Journey home "Everything seeks its source." -- a universal principle Our spiritual journey unfolds through 2 stages. 1. THE PATH OF PERSONALITY - We arise from the one source of all, to be born as individuals in a world of form. In this physical world, we experience separation and limitation. This is a time of immersion in a world of effects, form, ego, distortion, illusion and pain. 2. THE PATH OF SOUL - When we have experienced enough pain, we find our way ... Zen Garden Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:59:19 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/journey-home-everything-seeks-its-source-t425.htm#3779 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/journey-home-everything-seeks-its-source-t425.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/know-yourself-t420.htm Solane Star Know yourself "What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself." -- Abraham H. Maslow STOP AND PAY ATTENTION! Set an intention to be more aware. Become a watcher, of yourself and what around you. Develop the witness, the part of you that can step back from life and impartially observe how you react and think and feel. We learn so much about who we are! "Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment." -- Tao ... Zen Garden Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:06:09 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/know-yourself-t420.htm#3770 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/know-yourself-t420.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/seek-union-over-separation-t415.htm Solane Star Seek union over separation "Beliefs separate. Loving thoughts unite." -- Paul Ferrini Our ego focuses on how we are different from the rest of the world. Our soul lives when we experience how we are the same. Any time you separate yourself from other people or from situations, you know your personality is in control. At such times, shift your perspective to build connection and you will move into soul. As our picture of life becomes larger, more things make ... Zen Garden Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:31:33 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/seek-union-over-separation-t415.htm#3756 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/seek-union-over-separation-t415.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/slow-down-t411.htm Solane Star Slow down "The soul requires duration of time -- rich, thick, deep, velvety time -- and it thrives on rhythm. Soul can’t be hurried or harried .... We may go through many events in the day and experience nothing because the soul has not had the opportunity to feel them from many different points of view." -- Robert Sardello Soul cannot exist when our connections in life remain superficial. An experience of soul requires that we take time to be fully present to the details ... Zen Garden Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:28:00 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/slow-down-t411.htm#3738 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/slow-down-t411.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/some-idea-spawning-for-decorating-my-new-apartment-t389.htm The Virus I'm moving out in the 1st of september. This summer (or rather the end of it) has been a bit of a life-changer for me. It's been pretty much subconscious. It started with my deciding I'd start eating only nutritious and healthy food. That part snuck on me a bit, because I justified it with wanting a set of sixpack abs. Then, I decided that, since my hair was getting longer, I'd take care of that a bit better. All the chems in the shampoo, and all that. I started a thread about it ... Zen Garden Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:54:32 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/some-idea-spawning-for-decorating-my-new-apartment-t389.htm#3563 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/some-idea-spawning-for-decorating-my-new-apartment-t389.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/we-experience-what-we-believe-t385.htm Solane Star We experience what we believe "You are free to believe what you choose and what you do attests to what you believe." -- A Course of Miracles You most likely believe that your experiences have taught you what is real and what is true – at least for you. However, what you may not know is that your beliefs – conscious and unconscious – have determined what you would experience. Experiences do not determine what you believe. What you first of all believe is ... Zen Garden Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:18:22 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/we-experience-what-we-believe-t385.htm#3536 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/we-experience-what-we-believe-t385.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/awareness-through-love-and-fear-t371.htm Solane Star Awareness through love and fear “There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love -- the first fluttering of its silken wings -- the first rising sound and breath of that wind which is so soon to sweep through the soul, to purify or to destroy.” -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Our inner journey takes us through the following stages relative to love and fear: 1. UNCONSCIOUS LOVE: When we are born, we exist as pure love but we are not conscious ... Zen Garden Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:44:25 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/awareness-through-love-and-fear-t371.htm#3387 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/awareness-through-love-and-fear-t371.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/going-for-guilt-free-play-t368.htm Solane Star Going for guilt-free play "There is no pleasure in having nothing to do. The fun is in having lots to do and not doing it." -- Mary Little When you're tempted with a promise of pleasure, does guilt promptly spoil it for you? For many of us, the work ethic still rules supreme. It keeps our life out of balance and our health at risk. There will always be lots of work to do. We can't wait for it to go away to enjoy ourselves. Today, we invite you to become ... Zen Garden Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:08:31 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/going-for-guilt-free-play-t368.htm#3371 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/going-for-guilt-free-play-t368.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/spirit-am-i-t367.htm Solane Star Spirit Am I We are the only ONE who can save the world. As we band together with a common cause, we find the answers. We must always remember that there is a part of us that is far more than our bodies, far more than our personalities, far more than our dis-eases, and more than our past. There is a part of us that is more than our relationships. The very central core of US is pure spirit. Eternal. Always has BE-en and always will BE. We are here to love ours-ELVES. And to love ... Zen Garden Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:29:37 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/spirit-am-i-t367.htm#3329 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/spirit-am-i-t367.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/changing-consciousness-t366.htm Solane Star Changing consciousness Why should we care about raising our consciousness? When we set an intention to change and grow, we begin a journey in which we move from coping, to learning and finally, to the enjoyment of living. Here are some of the shifts we move through: From dependence on the clock, to charting a direction, to moment-to-moment guidance from intuition. From doing things right, to doing the right things, to being your true self. From lack of self discipline ... Zen Garden Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:11:43 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/changing-consciousness-t366.htm#3321 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/changing-consciousness-t366.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-really-makes-people-happy-t364.htm Solane Star What Really Makes People Happy By Jessica Winter How are you feeling these days? Like hiding your head under the pillows (and your money under the mattress) and saying "wake me when it's over"? We've got something a lot better for you than escape. It was a dreary afternoon not long ago, one of those days when the sunlight is wan and somehow sooty, flattening everything into a halfhearted pencil sketch. Sitting at my desk, I quit staring at my cuticles long enough to open ... Zen Garden Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:48:21 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-really-makes-people-happy-t364.htm#3314 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-really-makes-people-happy-t364.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/growing-ourselves-t362.htm Solane Star Growing ourselves “The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” -- Oliver Wendell Holmes We are all on a life-long journey. It is a search for who we are and why we are here. It is a journey that expands our consciousness. There is an urge within each of us to move forward in life. It is an urge to become more whole, to find more meaning, and eventually to help others. It is human nature to strive for a sense of well-being. ... Zen Garden Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:30:42 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/growing-ourselves-t362.htm#3308 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/growing-ourselves-t362.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/making-life-our-own-t361.htm Solane Star Making life our own “Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.” -- Stephen Vincent Benet What’s needed for a new relationship with time and life? Intention -- Get really clear about what you want. Desire -- How much do you want something new for yourself? Know your motivation. Desire brings the energy for change. Belief and/or willingness to trust you can have what you want. ... Zen Garden Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:06:36 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/making-life-our-own-t361.htm#3302 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/making-life-our-own-t361.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/live-life-fully-t358.htm Solane Star Live life fully “Time is life. It is irreversible and irreplaceable. To waste your time is to waste your life, but to master your time is to master your life and make the most of it.” -- Alan Lakein Refuse to feel USED by life! Make full use of it instead. To do this, we initially need to take control of the time of our lives. Time management is life management, from the inside out. It’s an INSIDE job. You already have everything you need. You have the power to create ... Zen Garden Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:36:09 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/live-life-fully-t358.htm#3281 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/live-life-fully-t358.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/conscious-communication-t352.htm Solane Star Conscious communication “If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.” -- Marshall B. Rosenberg Conscious communication requires us to be truly present to what is occurring. When we are unconscious, we both speak to and react to others out of habit. And in the face of what we perceive as someone’s judgment and criticism, we automatically (and unconsciously) defend, withdraw or attack. To communicate ... Zen Garden Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:10:23 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/conscious-communication-t352.htm#3244 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/conscious-communication-t352.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/being-present-t351.htm Solane Star Being Present Soul is in the present, and only when we are also can we connect with soul. Personality must remember the past and have hope for a future. Soul is in the present where the past and future meet and can be synthesized so that choices for action can be consciously made. Remembrance and expectation can challenge living consciously in the presence of persons, events, things and self. But that is precisely the tension we live in. We need to strive to go beyond personal desires, ... Zen Garden Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:03:34 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/being-present-t351.htm#3243 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/being-present-t351.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/growing-through-awareness-of-money-t346.htm Solane Star Growing through awareness of money "What is [the role of money] in the search for meaning? Is our relationship to it one of the chief factors that keeps us in our prison, or could it also be a tool for breaking out, for awakening to a life filled with intensity of purpose?" -- Jacob Needleman How do you relate to money? Money is a powerful tool for growth. Pay sharp attention to your thoughts, emotions, reactions and actions where money is involved. Don’t judge ... Zen Garden Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:44:45 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/growing-through-awareness-of-money-t346.htm#3189 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/growing-through-awareness-of-money-t346.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/attachment-t347.htm Solane Star Attachment “The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly.” -- Saint John of the Cross “Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.” -- Thomas Merton ... Zen Garden Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:45:40 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/attachment-t347.htm#3194 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/attachment-t347.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/judgment-creates-t340.htm Solane Star Judgment creates “Judge not by appearances, but judge righteous judgment.” -- Jesus We know the power of thoughts to create. Consider, then, the impact of our judgments. When we judge someone critically, those judgments have the power to affect the one being judged, if they are open to our perceptions. This is the case even when we don’t say what we’re thinking. For example, if I judge someone to be fat, and that individual perceives him or herself to be fat and ... Zen Garden Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:38:45 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/judgment-creates-t340.htm#3157 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/judgment-creates-t340.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/akumon-bridge-of-manifestation-t338.htm Solane Star The Universe is always seeking to bestow greater good and prosperity upon you. All you need do is open your heart and embrace it. - The Akumon Akumon Bridge Of Manifestation Affirmation - I Am A Powerful Manifestor Of that Which I Desire Moving from where you are now to where you desire to be. Attracts specific tools, ideas and information that is best suited for your own individual Soul expression to support the manifesting process. As you begin to shift from one life expression ... Zen Garden Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:03:14 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/akumon-bridge-of-manifestation-t338.htm#3138 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/akumon-bridge-of-manifestation-t338.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/take-time-to-be-still-t337.htm Solane Star Take time to be still "Work is not always required ... there is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected." -- George MacDonald When was the last time you did absolutely nothing? Our world is so addicted to productivity that we feel guilty if we’re not doing something. But taking time daily to be still and inactive opens us to the spacious present. It nurtures and restores balance. Give yourself a regular gift of inactivity. ... Zen Garden Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:51:53 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/take-time-to-be-still-t337.htm#3137 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/take-time-to-be-still-t337.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/warning-warning-warning-t336.htm Solane Star The contents of this story may carry too much " JOY " !! !! It ALL started last fall, shorty after I moved into this Mystical Place in which I LIVE !! !! Back to the front porch, were I had hang a HummingBird Chime on the South side of the porch and a Big Willow Tree Dream Catcher. Well, much to my surpise One evening I come out to find the beak of One of my pewter Hummingbird Chimes BE-ing pulled UP and into a spider's CobWeb that she had build just above that chime. ... Zen Garden Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:10:37 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/warning-warning-warning-t336.htm#3123 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/warning-warning-warning-t336.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-inspires-you-t334.htm Solane Star What inspires you? “It is never about how good your voice is; it is only about feeling the urge to sing, and then having the courage to do it with the voice you are given.” -- Katie in ‘True to Form’ by Elizabeth Berg How often have you allowed fear and your inner critic to stop you from doing something you were inspired to do? Helen Keller said, "Life is either a grand adventure or nothing.” When we allow fear and criticism to stop us in our tracks, we ... Zen Garden Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:44:40 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-inspires-you-t334.htm#3095 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-inspires-you-t334.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/the-key-to-the-future-t332.htm Solane Star The key to the future "The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination." -- John Schaar We’ve been taught to look forward to our future. Somehow, we believe, things will be better then. But the future is not available to be lived – we can only live NOW. So what are we doing to live best right now? What are we doing now that will ... Zen Garden Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:14:09 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/the-key-to-the-future-t332.htm#3071 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/the-key-to-the-future-t332.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/embracing-the-unconscious-t331.htm Solane Star Embracing the Unconscious Much of what passes as self-help does not actually bring about sufficient transformation that would lead to developing soul consciousness. To think positively and use your willpower more strongly, to use affirmations and rituals, or to chant and meditate, will never by themselves bring the awareness needed to serve as a basis for soul connection. Self-help that strengthens the ego only might be creating an antagonism toward the unconscious powers and forces within ... Zen Garden Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:55:16 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/embracing-the-unconscious-t331.htm#3061 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/embracing-the-unconscious-t331.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/a-new-look-at-old-attitudes-t330.htm Solane Star A new look at old attitudes “I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past.” -- Stephen Covey I was eating lunch with a friend who shared that she disliked one of the vegetables on my plate and hadn’t eaten any since childhood. I suggested that sometimes our tastes change and maybe she could give it another try. She did, and to her surprise, she enjoyed it. Her world became a little ... Zen Garden Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:07:21 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/a-new-look-at-old-attitudes-t330.htm#3016 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/a-new-look-at-old-attitudes-t330.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/economics-t304.htm Solane Star Economics Economics, which is a way we share goods and services to fulfill need, is increasingly becoming a major focus for our soul-based spirituality. Without having basic needs taken care of people do not have the means to express fully who they are. Their focus is on survival rather than on creativity and serving others. Poverty diminishes one’s humanity. Traditionally economics has been a way of fulfilling the needs of the community. The word ‘economics’ means ‘taking ... Zen Garden Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:47:38 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/economics-t304.htm#2777 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/economics-t304.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/opportunity-t296.htm Solane Star Opportunity “We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.” -- Margaret Mead “A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” -- Francis Bacon "What is opportunity, and when does it knock? It never knocks. You can wait a whole lifetime, listening, hoping, and you will hear no knocking. None at all. You are opportunity, and you must knock on the door leading to your destiny. You prepare ... Zen Garden Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:50:47 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/opportunity-t296.htm#2714 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/opportunity-t296.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/attend-to-the-gaps-t327.htm Solane Star Attend to the gaps “Practice silence and you will acquire silent knowledge. In this silent knowledge is a computing system that is far more precise and far more accurate and far more powerful than anything that is contained in the boundaries of rational thought.” -- Deepak Chopra When I was being taught Vipashyana meditation, I was guided to experience the stillness that naturally arises in the moments between the in and out breaths. And Eckhart Tolle recommends ... Zen Garden Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:22:22 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/attend-to-the-gaps-t327.htm#2991 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/attend-to-the-gaps-t327.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/wonder-full-t321.htm Solane Star Wonder-full! “...we can't survive without enchantment... the loss of it is killing us.” -- Thomas Moore “There is one thing that all true spirituality has in common, whether that spirituality is derived from faith, from science, from nature or from the arts – a sense of wonder.” -- Andrew Schneider "There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle, The other is as though everything is a miracle. I believe in the latter." ... Zen Garden Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:02:33 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/wonder-full-t321.htm#2946 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/wonder-full-t321.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/time-to-stop-seeking-t316.htm Solane Star Time to stop seeking? “If there are so many seekers, why are there so few finders?” -- Eckhart Tolle Perhaps we’ve misunderstood the whole concept of a spiritual journey. The term ‘seeker’ means we are looking for something we believe we do not have now. It places all hope on the future because as a seeker, we haven’t yet found our salvation. Tolle encourages us to experience the truth of who we are by BE-ing present right now. If we do that, we don’t have ... Zen Garden Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:33:07 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/time-to-stop-seeking-t316.htm#2923 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/time-to-stop-seeking-t316.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/you-have-been-blessed-blessing-download-t306.htm GemLover
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]]> Zen Garden Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:39:35 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/you-have-been-blessed-blessing-download-t306.htm#2801 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/you-have-been-blessed-blessing-download-t306.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/imprisoned-by-your-thoughts-t303.htm Solane Star Imprisoned by your thoughts? “Problems exist only in the human mind.” -- Anthony de Mello For most of us, there’s always a long ‘to do’ list. That’s a fact. And it’s easy to feel victimized. ‘Poor me!’ That’s not a fact – that’s a choice. Experiment with your life to explore how much your mind is your jailer. Simply let go of the ‘oh woe’ kinds of thoughts. Silence your mind. Be right here, right now. Decide what you will do now and do ... Zen Garden Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:20:04 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/imprisoned-by-your-thoughts-t303.htm#2775 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/imprisoned-by-your-thoughts-t303.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/a-new-view-t301.htm Solane Star
A friend shared this moment of awakening. She was moaning, “I never get anything done.” Her companion replied, “Perhaps you never get EVERYTHING done.” Oh… of course!

A shift in perspective can bring both understanding and release.

“Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned -- not to see what is not.”

-- Maria Mitchell]]> Zen Garden Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:02:22 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/a-new-view-t301.htm#2753 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/a-new-view-t301.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/getting-down-to-essentials-t311.htm Solane Star Getting down to essentials "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -- Lin Yutang Do you feel a desire to simplify your life? If you say ‘yes,’ then set an intention to reduce the demands, stimuli, interruptions and busyness in your life. We each have the power to do this – we simply have to begin to say ‘no’ to those activities ... Zen Garden Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:25:40 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/getting-down-to-essentials-t311.htm#2841 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/getting-down-to-essentials-t311.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/about-mirroring-t299.htm Solane Star About Mirroring What Are Our Mirror Reflections Trying to Teach Us? By Phylameana lila Desy, About.com Mirror Image People whose personalities and actions tend to push our buttons the most are generally our greatest teachers. These individuals serve as our mirrors and teach us what needs to be revealed about ourselves. Seeing what we don't like in others helps us look deeper inside ourselves for similar traits and challenges that need healing, balancing, or changing. When ... Zen Garden Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:47:04 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/about-mirroring-t299.htm#2732 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/about-mirroring-t299.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/struggling-with-a-decision-t280.htm Solane Star Struggling with a decision? "You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind." -- Dale Carnegie My anxiety level spiked the other day as I wrestled with whether to choose option A or option B. I was so afraid of making the wrong choice! And then I remembered, with deep gratitude, Susan Jeffers’ sage advice: There are no wrong decisions! Whatever we might choose in life ... Zen Garden Thu, 28 May 2009 09:55:08 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/struggling-with-a-decision-t280.htm#2565 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/struggling-with-a-decision-t280.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/wabi-sabi-t274.htm Solane Star Wabi-Sabi . Beauty in simplicity – that’s what wabi-sabi is. In Japanese, wabi means humble and sabi suggests the presence of beauty in the natural progression of time. In short, wabi-sabi can be seen as an aesthetic appreciation of all things, no matter how humble or simple. Or it can be seen as connecting with the essence or soul of all things, especially in their lack of adornment. Soulful wabi-sabi is about appreciating the form that naturally occurs such as in the weathering ... Zen Garden Mon, 25 May 2009 03:01:31 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/wabi-sabi-t274.htm#2511 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/wabi-sabi-t274.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/are-you-in-integrity-t273.htm Solane Star Are you in integrity? “In order to live a rich life, everything about who you are must be one, in alignment, and in pure harmony.” -- Suze Orman For clear and honest expression, our thoughts, speech and actions must all be congruent. We will not stand in our power if we are inadvertently sending mixed messages—if we say one thing and do another. I found it helpful to consciously identify the values that matter most to me. With these values in mind, it’s easier ... Zen Garden Sun, 24 May 2009 12:12:02 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/are-you-in-integrity-t273.htm#2506 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/are-you-in-integrity-t273.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/commitments-to-serve-t276.htm Solane Star Commitments to serve “Our deepest need is for the joy that comes with …knowing we are of genuine use to others.” -- Eknath Easwaran Holding an intention to be in service shapes our overall attitude towards life in many ways. For example, it brings a greater sensitivity and awareness of others, a commitment to harmlessness, a willingness to put others’ needs before our own and a desire to be in harmony with all. An attitude of service also involves a willingness ... Zen Garden Tue, 26 May 2009 11:28:38 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/commitments-to-serve-t276.htm#2518 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/commitments-to-serve-t276.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/buddha-t265.htm Solane Star Buddha “The eyes of compassion see the many beings… the ocean of happiness and timeless life is boundless.” ~Author Unknown I have been sitting for some time now – always it arises and sets – sitting and not sitting – slowly opening the Minds eye to reveal the soul’s dream that is composed of just now, just this – I am Buffalo born and bred, a writer and poet whose journey to different places not far… Rolling off the clouds, the sky night merge day, moon and sun, ... Zen Garden Wed, 20 May 2009 11:56:17 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/buddha-t265.htm#2446 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/buddha-t265.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/transformation-t259.htm Solane Star Transformation "The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -- William Faulkner Longing for a miracle that will transform your life? Miracles happen, and if we don’t want that magic to disappear on us, we need to learn from each epiphany -- to integrate it, apply it, and build on it so we can permanently shift to a new level of being. The real key to fulfillment lies in ONGOING transformation: building our awareness of daily opportunities ... Zen Garden Mon, 18 May 2009 03:14:33 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/transformation-t259.htm#2407 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/transformation-t259.htm http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-are-you-feeling-t263.htm Solane Star What are you feeling? "We know too much and feel too little. At least, we feel too little of those creative emotions from which a good life springs." -- Bertrand Russell Many of the qualities that bring fulfilment in life are feelings, like love, joy, freedom and gratitude. In our overly rational world, we tend to think about how we feel, which, of course, is not feeling at all -- it’s thinking. Honour your feelings and be willing to experience them. ... Zen Garden Wed, 20 May 2009 02:41:52 GMT http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-are-you-feeling-t263.htm#2440 http://lightwarriors.heavenforum.com/zen-garden-f23/what-are-you-feeling-t263.htm