Monday, 30 September 2013
HOME SWEET HOME
Home is a dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it,a household. As environment offering security and happiness!When we say home it is a place where we could take rest and refresh self . A valued place regarded as a refuge or a place of origin.Your home a place where you refresh yourself or there is constant tension. It should be a Neat and tidy place we seek so avoid not clutters.Everybody should be eager to come in and we women are waiting for them cheerfully. Basically home is a place to rest and rejuvenate self.
Home is a feeling-home is where your loved one are staying and sharing life together! Home is being around people who can drive you absolutely crazy one moment and make you feel like a million dollars the next. It is in knowing that no matter how hard times et,someone is there for you.
Feelings and memories make a place worth living as a home. A place where you feel comfortable and ,have cup of tea whenever you want,move freely,sleep and a cosy feeling altogether dipped in emotional bonding and closeness. So home is a place where you live and you are 100% real you!
May it be a hut or tent in forest but one can turn any place into home with little effort and emotions where warm arms of your husband or wife are waiting to embrace you,sweet smell of your babies and feeling of belongingness is great!
Some people are too nice. Others are too sharp. But then it's never easy to know exactly how to please others. Even those who try really hard will annoy the folk who think they are trying too hard! And some people, anyway, are happy only when they are complaining. But cosmic climate speaks now of a partner or person with whom you have a 'contract of interaction' going through major changes in their attitude and outlook.
Be supportive and sympathetic as far as you can. Ultimately it will all benefit you. People talk about 'the devil you know' and 'the devil you don't know'. The whole trouble with devils, though, is that we don't ever really know them. They are full of surprises. The moment they start acting predictably is the moment we can formulate a strategy to get the better of them. Anyway, you do not have to make such a choice. You can have both devils! You can also have some wonderful friends, old and new - as long as you don't start inadvertently demonising anyone or anything!
Another balancing act. Another reason to think twice. Another pitfall to avoid. Another complication to take into account. Another precarious arrangement to protect. Recent developments have put you on edge. It seems likely that, soon, you may encounter more sources of excitement and/or exasperation. Are you really ready for all this? If you want to avoid this experience, you will have to do your best to stay calm. All will be fine as long as you don't take anything (or anyone) too seriously.
In your heart, where there used to be a real big barrier, there is now just a paper-thin picture of a blockage or an obstacle. It's easily shifted when the time is right. And in your life, the time is right! Where it once seemed impossible to get something you very much felt you needed... it's now feasible. Whether you do really want that, though, is another matter. Be careful. Use your power wisely. Seize your opportunity consciously. Never mind asking, 'What can I have?
Be supportive and sympathetic as far as you can. Ultimately it will all benefit you. People talk about 'the devil you know' and 'the devil you don't know'. The whole trouble with devils, though, is that we don't ever really know them. They are full of surprises. The moment they start acting predictably is the moment we can formulate a strategy to get the better of them. Anyway, you do not have to make such a choice. You can have both devils! You can also have some wonderful friends, old and new - as long as you don't start inadvertently demonising anyone or anything!
Another balancing act. Another reason to think twice. Another pitfall to avoid. Another complication to take into account. Another precarious arrangement to protect. Recent developments have put you on edge. It seems likely that, soon, you may encounter more sources of excitement and/or exasperation. Are you really ready for all this? If you want to avoid this experience, you will have to do your best to stay calm. All will be fine as long as you don't take anything (or anyone) too seriously.
In your heart, where there used to be a real big barrier, there is now just a paper-thin picture of a blockage or an obstacle. It's easily shifted when the time is right. And in your life, the time is right! Where it once seemed impossible to get something you very much felt you needed... it's now feasible. Whether you do really want that, though, is another matter. Be careful. Use your power wisely. Seize your opportunity consciously. Never mind asking, 'What can I have?
There is an old saying, 'If things are going well, steel yourself. Sooner or later, they're going to get worse. If things are going badly, cheer up. They will improve, even if all you do is wait.' A very natural law dictates that sooner or later, everything must change. If you want the fun to last longer and the stress to pass faster you must identify less closely with narrow definitions of success and failure. Stand back to see your situation for what it is, not what you think it is.
Ever tried to buy popcorn at the cinema? You ask for a small packet and they give you a tub that's almost large enough to do your washing in. What kind of a world is this? People accept overblown propositions and outrageous assumptions as if they were normal and natural. No wonder we have lost our appreciation for the finer things in life. In your life lately, far too much has been made of something that's ultimately small. September brings a much-needed chance to stop pumping up a problem and start playing it down at last.
Life is a constant education. Each day we learn something new we don't always appreciate the lesson. If we can't see an immediate application for the discovery, we tend to feel that it is of no real use to us. What you're going through this month may seem to be of limited value with regard to your current situation, but there will come a day in the not-so-distant future when you will feel immensely grateful for all that you have been shown.
Open your eyes wide as triumphs and trials alike are all blessings. It is almost as if you feel afraid of your own power. You know you can influence the outcome of a situation, but you are not sure whether you should. What if you make things worse instead of better? What if you make a decision you later regret? Whose fault will it be? Like it or not, though, action must be taken. Deep down, you know the right move to make this month. That puts you in a position of great responsibility. You are right to feel wary. Think carefully... and then have confidence in your conclusion.
Ever tried to buy popcorn at the cinema? You ask for a small packet and they give you a tub that's almost large enough to do your washing in. What kind of a world is this? People accept overblown propositions and outrageous assumptions as if they were normal and natural. No wonder we have lost our appreciation for the finer things in life. In your life lately, far too much has been made of something that's ultimately small. September brings a much-needed chance to stop pumping up a problem and start playing it down at last.
Life is a constant education. Each day we learn something new we don't always appreciate the lesson. If we can't see an immediate application for the discovery, we tend to feel that it is of no real use to us. What you're going through this month may seem to be of limited value with regard to your current situation, but there will come a day in the not-so-distant future when you will feel immensely grateful for all that you have been shown.
Open your eyes wide as triumphs and trials alike are all blessings. It is almost as if you feel afraid of your own power. You know you can influence the outcome of a situation, but you are not sure whether you should. What if you make things worse instead of better? What if you make a decision you later regret? Whose fault will it be? Like it or not, though, action must be taken. Deep down, you know the right move to make this month. That puts you in a position of great responsibility. You are right to feel wary. Think carefully... and then have confidence in your conclusion.
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Traffic noise. Noxious odour. Uncomfortable accommodation. If we keep on encountering these things, we get used to them. We even start to miss them if they go away. We feel strangely ill at ease in their absence because we have spent so long cultivating psychological filters. The ability to reduce our awareness level becomes an intricate part of our personality. We use the same inner-resource to block out emotional angst. Something seems to be missing from your life now. Whatever it is, you don't need it.
In the days before text and email, people had phone trees. One person would call someone else with a message. They, in turn, would phone a couple more people. Each of those would phone someone else. All very good in theory - but, of course, the more a statement gets repeated, the more likely it is that it will grow and evolve until it takes on a meaning quite unlike the original phrase. What can go wrong for you in your emotional life now? Nothing, unless you fail to properly hear what someone wants to tell you.
'When love beckons to you, follow him / Though his ways are hard and steep. / And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, / Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.' So said Kahlil Gribran in his great work The Prophet. Love is not always easy. Or sweet. Or simple. That is, of course, no reason to close off to it - but it may explain why those with open hearts sometimes experience pain as well as joy. Memories of recent stress now make you suspect that little joy awaits you now. Not so.
These days, every household device, it seems, has to have a remote control. Then there are cell phones, portable game consoles, mp3 players and the hand-held TVs. Without them, would our lives be meaningless? Once upon a time, no such things existed. Now, we can't move for them and look how much happier we are... er... aren't we? You can't just push a button to get what you want in your emotional life now, and that's just as well because, even if you could, you wouldn't want it. You need to work at what you need.
In the days before text and email, people had phone trees. One person would call someone else with a message. They, in turn, would phone a couple more people. Each of those would phone someone else. All very good in theory - but, of course, the more a statement gets repeated, the more likely it is that it will grow and evolve until it takes on a meaning quite unlike the original phrase. What can go wrong for you in your emotional life now? Nothing, unless you fail to properly hear what someone wants to tell you.
'When love beckons to you, follow him / Though his ways are hard and steep. / And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, / Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.' So said Kahlil Gribran in his great work The Prophet. Love is not always easy. Or sweet. Or simple. That is, of course, no reason to close off to it - but it may explain why those with open hearts sometimes experience pain as well as joy. Memories of recent stress now make you suspect that little joy awaits you now. Not so.
These days, every household device, it seems, has to have a remote control. Then there are cell phones, portable game consoles, mp3 players and the hand-held TVs. Without them, would our lives be meaningless? Once upon a time, no such things existed. Now, we can't move for them and look how much happier we are... er... aren't we? You can't just push a button to get what you want in your emotional life now, and that's just as well because, even if you could, you wouldn't want it. You need to work at what you need.
You can't be everywhere at once but you can try! You can cover a lot of ground. You can keep your fingers in many pies. Currently, you are starting to feel stretched. Too many commitments or drains on your resources, pulling you in too many directions at once, at the same time. You don't necessarily give anything up, but you have to be clear about what you cannot allow yourself to lose or endanger under any circumstances. Keep your priorities straight and your emotional life will soon begin to get smoother We don't necessarily like the people that we have a lot in common with - and we certainly don't like being told that we have something in common with someone we don't like! Others born under your sign may or may not be doing well now, but your emotional life has the potential to shine, as long as the only standard you uphold, is your own.
Rules. Regulations. Orders. Instructions. Precedents. Protocols. Yawn. Wake me up when you've finished reading this forecast. I'm nodding off through the sheer effort of writing it. I mean, who wants to read words like that? Sadomasochism may be all the fashion these days, but even perverse pain-lovers don't get a thrill from mindless compliance with tedious and pointless restrictions. You are now being told, very clearly, what you can or can't have in your emotional life. Or do. Or expect. Don't listen. You don't have to! You don't suffer fools gladly, but you do suffer them. Indeed, insofar as they can't help being foolish, you can find it in your heart to forgive them. It's not fools who annoy you; it's clever folk who show no compassion. Now they really are unbearable - and to be in their company is to truly suffer. You are keenly conscious of an injustice. Something is unfair and inappropriate. You can't just let it be. To countenance it is to condone it. A stand must be made and a change must be set in motion.
Rules. Regulations. Orders. Instructions. Precedents. Protocols. Yawn. Wake me up when you've finished reading this forecast. I'm nodding off through the sheer effort of writing it. I mean, who wants to read words like that? Sadomasochism may be all the fashion these days, but even perverse pain-lovers don't get a thrill from mindless compliance with tedious and pointless restrictions. You are now being told, very clearly, what you can or can't have in your emotional life. Or do. Or expect. Don't listen. You don't have to! You don't suffer fools gladly, but you do suffer them. Indeed, insofar as they can't help being foolish, you can find it in your heart to forgive them. It's not fools who annoy you; it's clever folk who show no compassion. Now they really are unbearable - and to be in their company is to truly suffer. You are keenly conscious of an injustice. Something is unfair and inappropriate. You can't just let it be. To countenance it is to condone it. A stand must be made and a change must be set in motion.
In conversation, so much information is conveyed by context. To really tell what someone is saying to us, we must listen for tone of voice, not just the choice of words. And if we're merely reading written words, we'd still better have some clue to what the author is likely to want to communicate. There may well be various different ways to interpret a message that's being sent in your direction now. Only one view is hopeful, positive and inspiring. Why would you even want to look for some other meaning?
The art of cooking a stir-fry involves chopping the veg before you turn on the heat. If you try to prep with one hand and shake the pan with the other, you'll end up with a less-than-desirable dish. And that prepping has to happen first. Imagine refusing to slice till you see proof of the flame below the wok! It's only a small act of faith to chop in advance and, really, it is only a similarly small act of faith that the universe now requires of you. Anticipate something good happening soon. Then when it does, you'll be ready!
How much can we tell about how things will be from how they are right now? That partly depends on our understanding of the various processes at work in our world. A forest blooming in the spring gives us little clue to the sight we will see if we return in winter. A sandy beach, exposed and dry, tells us little of how it will seem when the tide comes rolling back in. Your challenge now is to recognise the trends that the long-term future will bring. Be wise enough not to act only on the basis of an immediate impression.
If you're acting on an impulse, you can't keep stopping and questioning your own right to experience such an urge. Either you have to force yourself to be dispassionate, to look only with logic at a set of circumstances and act in the way that an impartial, outside observer might consider appropriate or you've got to give credence to your own deepest feelings! Intuition is a powerful, positive force. It deserves much more respect than it usually gets. But it is leading you in the right direction today.n far more from our mistakes than we ever do from our successes. Success feeds a sense of confidence. Confident people believe they have few questions to ask and even fewer reasons to worry. But when things don't go so well for us, we soon stop and wonder what we may have to learn from past experience. It's precisely because something turned out to be stressful lately that you're now in such an excellent position to make a series of wise, productive choices that bring rewards at many levels
The art of cooking a stir-fry involves chopping the veg before you turn on the heat. If you try to prep with one hand and shake the pan with the other, you'll end up with a less-than-desirable dish. And that prepping has to happen first. Imagine refusing to slice till you see proof of the flame below the wok! It's only a small act of faith to chop in advance and, really, it is only a similarly small act of faith that the universe now requires of you. Anticipate something good happening soon. Then when it does, you'll be ready!
How much can we tell about how things will be from how they are right now? That partly depends on our understanding of the various processes at work in our world. A forest blooming in the spring gives us little clue to the sight we will see if we return in winter. A sandy beach, exposed and dry, tells us little of how it will seem when the tide comes rolling back in. Your challenge now is to recognise the trends that the long-term future will bring. Be wise enough not to act only on the basis of an immediate impression.
If you're acting on an impulse, you can't keep stopping and questioning your own right to experience such an urge. Either you have to force yourself to be dispassionate, to look only with logic at a set of circumstances and act in the way that an impartial, outside observer might consider appropriate or you've got to give credence to your own deepest feelings! Intuition is a powerful, positive force. It deserves much more respect than it usually gets. But it is leading you in the right direction today.n far more from our mistakes than we ever do from our successes. Success feeds a sense of confidence. Confident people believe they have few questions to ask and even fewer reasons to worry. But when things don't go so well for us, we soon stop and wonder what we may have to learn from past experience. It's precisely because something turned out to be stressful lately that you're now in such an excellent position to make a series of wise, productive choices that bring rewards at many levels
We learn far more from our mistakes than we ever do from our successes. Success feeds a sense of confidence. Confident people believe they have few questions to ask and even fewer reasons to worry. But when things don't go so well for us, we soon stop and wonder what we may have to learn from past experience. It's precisely because something turned out to be stressful lately that you're now in such an excellent position to make a series of wise, productive choices that bring rewards at many levels.
If you're acting on an impulse, you can't keep stopping and questioning your own right to experience such an urge. Either you have to force yourself to be dispassionate, to look only with logic at a set of circumstances and act in the way that an impartial, outside observer might consider appropriate or you've got to give credence to your own deepest feelings! Intuition is a powerful, positive force. It deserves much more respect than it usually gets. But it is leading you in the right direction today
If you're acting on an impulse, you can't keep stopping and questioning your own right to experience such an urge. Either you have to force yourself to be dispassionate, to look only with logic at a set of circumstances and act in the way that an impartial, outside observer might consider appropriate or you've got to give credence to your own deepest feelings! Intuition is a powerful, positive force. It deserves much more respect than it usually gets. But it is leading you in the right direction today
If you're acting on an impulse, you can't keep stopping and questioning your own right to experience such an urge. Either you have to force yourself to be dispassionate, to look only with logic at a set of circumstances and act in the way that an impartial, outside observer might consider appropriate or you've got to give credence to your own deepest feelings! Intuition is a powerful, positive force. It deserves much more respect than it usually gets. But it is leading you in the right direction today.
Authors and broadcasters are generally considered 'good communicators'. Yet isn't communication supposed to be a two way process? We can see where these people are doing the giving out - and we know who is doing the soaking up. But where's the bit where they respond to feedback? And yes, of course, the very same can be said of this very process between you and I. Even so, my prediction for you is simple today. Let someone know you're willing to listen to them if you want them to share vital information.
Stop! Go back! You must not read another word! What's the matter with you? Can't you heed a warning when you see one? What do you mean, you don't think I am serious? Where's your sense of awe and fear? Aha! There we are. You're not afraid of anything I may have to say but you're not so disrespectful of other authorities are you? Somewhere in your life now, you're edging away from an intimidating situation or person when you ought to be asserting yourself and bravely going right ahead! Fix that!
The gap between fact and fantasy is not always as clear as we might expect. We can get so excited about the way we wish things were that we twist and distort reality to try to make it match that vision. Or we may cling to a dream so resolutely and intently that we almost force it to come true, against all odds. Sometimes, the inability to distinguish clearly is a disadvantage. And sometimes, it's the most helpful gift the cosmos could ever give us. Now, tell us all again, why can't your dearest dream come true?
Authors and broadcasters are generally considered 'good communicators'. Yet isn't communication supposed to be a two way process? We can see where these people are doing the giving out - and we know who is doing the soaking up. But where's the bit where they respond to feedback? And yes, of course, the very same can be said of this very process between you and I. Even so, my prediction for you is simple today. Let someone know you're willing to listen to them if you want them to share vital information.
Stop! Go back! You must not read another word! What's the matter with you? Can't you heed a warning when you see one? What do you mean, you don't think I am serious? Where's your sense of awe and fear? Aha! There we are. You're not afraid of anything I may have to say but you're not so disrespectful of other authorities are you? Somewhere in your life now, you're edging away from an intimidating situation or person when you ought to be asserting yourself and bravely going right ahead! Fix that!
The gap between fact and fantasy is not always as clear as we might expect. We can get so excited about the way we wish things were that we twist and distort reality to try to make it match that vision. Or we may cling to a dream so resolutely and intently that we almost force it to come true, against all odds. Sometimes, the inability to distinguish clearly is a disadvantage. And sometimes, it's the most helpful gift the cosmos could ever give us. Now, tell us all again, why can't your dearest dream come true?
Remember the first book you ever learned to read? It was an important publication. It had a big impact on your life! Yet did the narrative say all that would ever need to be said about your future? Can you refer back to it now and find new wisdom in those words? Some children's stories are pretty rich but still, there are discoveries that we can only hope to make once we become adults. You must now make room in your heart and mind for a different way of looking at life, even if that involves growing out of a view you once held dear.
What you don't know, you'll have to guess. And if you can't guess? Well, what do you mean you 'can't'? Anyone can guess! So if you're reluctant to guess, it can only be because you don't feel you have enough information on which to base a conclusion. But then, if you did, you wouldn't be guessing! Given what you know (albeit that it isn't much) and what you now suspect (which is probably more correct than you realise) you may have no option but to jump to a conclusion today. And for the time being at least, to trust it!
You can press ahead or stage a retreat. It may, though, be tricky to stay where you are. Delicate balances are always hard to maintain, especially when powerful forces are pushing and pulling us at once. An action that, one moment, is sufficient to command great attention may turn out, the next, to seem like a token gesture. What has changed? Ostensibly, not much. But if profound issues are arising, these should be respected, not feared. Your challenge, today, is to adapt delicately to changing circumstances.
When people don't know how to answer difficult questions, they often provide replies which, they imagine, will satisfy the inquirer. 'What is this form wanting me to say in this box?' they may ask. Or 'As I don't know what the right answer is, I wonder if I can at least work out what the wrong answer will be and avoid giving that.' But dialogue based on fear is hardly likely to be productive. Better, today, to let something remain uncertain and undecided than to force a matter to a premature (and probably incorrect) conclusion.
What you don't know, you'll have to guess. And if you can't guess? Well, what do you mean you 'can't'? Anyone can guess! So if you're reluctant to guess, it can only be because you don't feel you have enough information on which to base a conclusion. But then, if you did, you wouldn't be guessing! Given what you know (albeit that it isn't much) and what you now suspect (which is probably more correct than you realise) you may have no option but to jump to a conclusion today. And for the time being at least, to trust it!
You can press ahead or stage a retreat. It may, though, be tricky to stay where you are. Delicate balances are always hard to maintain, especially when powerful forces are pushing and pulling us at once. An action that, one moment, is sufficient to command great attention may turn out, the next, to seem like a token gesture. What has changed? Ostensibly, not much. But if profound issues are arising, these should be respected, not feared. Your challenge, today, is to adapt delicately to changing circumstances.
When people don't know how to answer difficult questions, they often provide replies which, they imagine, will satisfy the inquirer. 'What is this form wanting me to say in this box?' they may ask. Or 'As I don't know what the right answer is, I wonder if I can at least work out what the wrong answer will be and avoid giving that.' But dialogue based on fear is hardly likely to be productive. Better, today, to let something remain uncertain and undecided than to force a matter to a premature (and probably incorrect) conclusion.
There are more questions than answers and the more I find out, the less I know.' So goes the old reggae hit which regular readers will know I am very fond of quoting. Well, I mean, it is so true. It works at so many levels and is applicable to so many situations. So, okay then, why am I saying it to you today? Because there is a strong implication that someone is now asking too many questions about a situation that is much more straightforward than it seems. What's wrong with the answer you have already got?
Are all the facts being considered? Or are decision being reached on the basis of a few small nuggets of information that hardly represent a full, clear, picture? And even if we think that we have clarity and objectivity, how can we be sure? You are now doing your best to be fair under a set of circumstances that seem confusing - and which trigger emotional reactions by their very associations. The best you can do is question yourself. If the answers to your soul-searching are consistent, what else can you do but trust them?
When we go to the movies, we often see heroes and heroines falling in love. What we are actually watching are actors in character feigning such affection for one another. That's all fair enough. It is the way that show business works. But imagine if an academic said, 'Look at how performers make a pretence at passion. That just proves that no such feelings ever exist between people in real life.' You may now know that one thing is untrue. That is not fair reason to assume that something else is without foundation also.
Many daytime television shows, seem to involve people being subjected to lie-detectors. 'Has my boyfriend been faithful? Let's attach him to the machine and find out.' If only such devices were as reliable as we might imagine. But they can give highly misleading readings. They can't distinguish, for example, between something that someone has thought about doing and something that they have actually done. You now seek a clear answer to a pressing question. But a vague reply may be as good as you are ever going to get.
Are all the facts being considered? Or are decision being reached on the basis of a few small nuggets of information that hardly represent a full, clear, picture? And even if we think that we have clarity and objectivity, how can we be sure? You are now doing your best to be fair under a set of circumstances that seem confusing - and which trigger emotional reactions by their very associations. The best you can do is question yourself. If the answers to your soul-searching are consistent, what else can you do but trust them?
When we go to the movies, we often see heroes and heroines falling in love. What we are actually watching are actors in character feigning such affection for one another. That's all fair enough. It is the way that show business works. But imagine if an academic said, 'Look at how performers make a pretence at passion. That just proves that no such feelings ever exist between people in real life.' You may now know that one thing is untrue. That is not fair reason to assume that something else is without foundation also.
Many daytime television shows, seem to involve people being subjected to lie-detectors. 'Has my boyfriend been faithful? Let's attach him to the machine and find out.' If only such devices were as reliable as we might imagine. But they can give highly misleading readings. They can't distinguish, for example, between something that someone has thought about doing and something that they have actually done. You now seek a clear answer to a pressing question. But a vague reply may be as good as you are ever going to get.
All I probably need to say to set your mind at rest is that now it will be nowhere near so stressful or demanding as the past few seem to have been. But now luck is taking you from a time of turmoil, towards a phase of stability and prosperity. And you will have proof positive that a pressing problem is behind you. After this will come a set of delightful revelations. You will soon see what the past has been in aid of and will begin to feel confident and excited about the future.
Welcome to a very special phase of life. What's special about it is not what it contains; it's in your ability to appreciate it, no matter what it holds. The time you are living through can never be repeated. It offers a genuine, once-in-a-lifetime chance to enjoy whatever is actually happening. Of course, it is not all easy to enjoy. Where would the challenge be if life were always to present us with obvious, golden gifts? Sometimes, we have to apply some insight before we see the hidden magic. But when we do, we always get a great reward.
An acorn is not an oak tree. A ticket is not a ride. A bowl of flour and yeast is not a loaf of bread. Nonetheless, it's an encouraging start. You now have a seed, a promise or a package of hopeful ingredients. You are entitled to take reassurance from this. There is a need to avoid becoming complacent. It is also important, though, not to plant in the wrong place, catch the wrong train, or put your mixture in the oven before it has risen. It is clear that you still need to trust your instincts, but you may also need to bide your time.
Does the world owe you a living? Were you born with a silver spoon in your mouth? Well, as a matter of fact, it does and you were. The cosmos will always do as much as it can to protect and look after each inhabitant of this Earth Just by being here on this planet, you inherit the right to feel as if your life is a special gift to be appreciated and enjoyed. That's not, of course, a guarantee of anything. Sometimes, the wrong things happen and we can't prevent them. The right things are happening.
Welcome to a very special phase of life. What's special about it is not what it contains; it's in your ability to appreciate it, no matter what it holds. The time you are living through can never be repeated. It offers a genuine, once-in-a-lifetime chance to enjoy whatever is actually happening. Of course, it is not all easy to enjoy. Where would the challenge be if life were always to present us with obvious, golden gifts? Sometimes, we have to apply some insight before we see the hidden magic. But when we do, we always get a great reward.
An acorn is not an oak tree. A ticket is not a ride. A bowl of flour and yeast is not a loaf of bread. Nonetheless, it's an encouraging start. You now have a seed, a promise or a package of hopeful ingredients. You are entitled to take reassurance from this. There is a need to avoid becoming complacent. It is also important, though, not to plant in the wrong place, catch the wrong train, or put your mixture in the oven before it has risen. It is clear that you still need to trust your instincts, but you may also need to bide your time.
Does the world owe you a living? Were you born with a silver spoon in your mouth? Well, as a matter of fact, it does and you were. The cosmos will always do as much as it can to protect and look after each inhabitant of this Earth Just by being here on this planet, you inherit the right to feel as if your life is a special gift to be appreciated and enjoyed. That's not, of course, a guarantee of anything. Sometimes, the wrong things happen and we can't prevent them. The right things are happening.
Be grateful for your problems. Try to think of them as the stepping stones that can help you cross a difficult river. The more they force you to focus, the more likely it is that your next move will be a safe one because you will recognise what sorely needs to be seen. And if you feel that they are creating confusion, rather than clarity, be even more appreciative of their influence,they will be helping you to become clear enough to see how confusion was previously disguising itself as delusion.
Perhaps a better phrase would be 'look away from'. A part of you doesn't want to look. You are not sure that you are ready for what you are about to encounter or experience. Something crazy and chaotic is already starting to happen and the situation seems to be getting sillier by the hour. That's okay; you wouldn't want life to get boring would you? When the dust settles, all will be surprisingly well.
Sometimes, people make trouble because it keeps life interesting. They stir up tension. They invite drama. They court conflict. Why? For much the same reason that millions go to cinemas. We can't possibly describe these as pleasant ways to while away the time. But they somehow remind us that we are alive. Plus, when we come out, we realise that however bad our reality may be, it could have been worse! That makes us feel good. This week you won't need such false comparisons.
Think back to a situation in which you once felt scared. Remember how someone intimidated you - or took advantage of your innocence? Recall a time when you felt you had no other option than to accept something unsatisfactory. Now imagine the wiser, more experienced you, dealing with the same challenge. You would not stand for a lot of what you put up with then. What are you putting up with at the moment? Why? the 'future you' wants to tell the 'present you' to be stronger and braver.
Perhaps a better phrase would be 'look away from'. A part of you doesn't want to look. You are not sure that you are ready for what you are about to encounter or experience. Something crazy and chaotic is already starting to happen and the situation seems to be getting sillier by the hour. That's okay; you wouldn't want life to get boring would you? When the dust settles, all will be surprisingly well.
Sometimes, people make trouble because it keeps life interesting. They stir up tension. They invite drama. They court conflict. Why? For much the same reason that millions go to cinemas. We can't possibly describe these as pleasant ways to while away the time. But they somehow remind us that we are alive. Plus, when we come out, we realise that however bad our reality may be, it could have been worse! That makes us feel good. This week you won't need such false comparisons.
Think back to a situation in which you once felt scared. Remember how someone intimidated you - or took advantage of your innocence? Recall a time when you felt you had no other option than to accept something unsatisfactory. Now imagine the wiser, more experienced you, dealing with the same challenge. You would not stand for a lot of what you put up with then. What are you putting up with at the moment? Why? the 'future you' wants to tell the 'present you' to be stronger and braver.
Saturday, 28 September 2013
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