Deepak Chopra says bad things don’t happen to us; we bring them to us so we can learn a lesson; it is the way we percieve them that makes them bad ( Read more... )

I meant what I said the other day, but I do wish that something could have become of Angelo and I.

A couple of things have been on my mind, so i wanted to put "pen to paper ( Read more... )

Sometimes I forget about the family that God blessed me with, because of the one that I must endure. I am so gifted. I look at the pictures on my wall and see it. I look around me and I see it. Sometimes they make my life so difficult I forget. They bring out the worst in me. Like this weekend. I had to fight to maintain the equanimity I learned, ( Read more... )

My brother surprised me, but I shouldn't have been. He is the only one that has cultivated character and integrity over the years. But the rest of them have not. They have reamined bullies, abusers, offering their gift of sankara, with no attempt to change, even when confronted with their abuse; which of course, they become thus more abusive in ( Read more... )

I've been struggling with equanimity since I've been home. Today was hard, frusterating. But, also a learning experience, and any opportunity to learn and evolve is good. But still. My brother surprised me today; it affected him and he was the only one who supported me. Sorry that I doubted you, but I am grateful. I know that I got a little less my ( Read more... )

So, I had my interview for an internship with a wildlife rehab centre down South today, and it went really well. Unfortunately, the internship would be for six months. I went into my kitchen to tell my mom about it, and my sister acted in her true nature upon hearing it, as she accosted me over it ( Read more... )

Instead of seeing mistakes as crushing blows, I now see them as opportunities; to learn, evolve. It's nice to learn - to evolve, for the benefit of self and of the world as a whole. The more you evolve, the more you can love, and the more you can love, the more you can help.

Thich Nhat Hanh says that understanding and compassion are the foundations of right action ( Read more... )

That concert the other night was...amazing. Aside from the guy sitch; I mean, that was nothing - it was God that I was there for, and it was God that was there with me. Man, it felt soooooo good! So good to be there with Him, for Him - I'm (just) sorry that I let the guy sitch into the night, but, I am so glad for that night, for God. It really was ( Read more... )