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Tuesday, March 01, 2011Taking notes (again)
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. ~ Buddha RisibleGirl was blabbing on about her adventures again on 03/01 at 07:50 PM
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Monday, February 28, 2011Taking notes (again)
You simply cannot pay the debts that come along with believing you are unworthy. Unworthiness always puts you in debt to anyone and everyone who shows you the slightest degree of attention or love or energy. Eventually, in this form of bankrupt relationship, your benefactors will demand or expect more than you are able or willing to give. This is the precise moment they will choose to call in the loan. ~Iyanla Vanzant RisibleGirl was blabbing on about her adventures again on 02/28 at 03:30 PM
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Saturday, February 26, 2011Taking notes (again)
Commentary on FORGIVENESS from the book, "One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength and Personal Growth by Iyanla Vanzant Most people believe that when you forgive someone, you are doing something for them. The truth is, when you forgive, you are doing it for yourself. As it relates to forgiveness, you must give up what you do not want in order to make room for what you do want. You must give up pain, anger, resentment, and fear in order to experience goodness, joy, peace, and love. For some reason, we believe that if we forgive someone they might get to the good stuff before we do. Offering another the forgiveness they need strengthens the spiritual nature in you. It is this nature and your consciousness of this nature that reaps you the benefits of life. When you withhold forgiveness or love from anyone, for any reason, it diminishes your awareness of the abundance of good in life. You are stuck in so much old stuff, new stuff has no way of getting to you. In essence, the good that you withhold from others will be withheld from you. Copyright © 1998 by Iyanla Vanzant RisibleGirl was blabbing on about her adventures again on 02/26 at 05:28 PM
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Friday, February 25, 2011Taking notes!
Fair warning, I'm reading a book by Iyanla Vanzant, "Peace From Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through." Ms. Vanzant has been with me in the past when I was ready for a spiritual growth spurt. Her words resonate in me like no other author I've read. I read eBooks, so here's where imma gonna write down the stuff I want to savor. EXCERPT: It is often difficult to identify the exact moment that your life falls apart. In most cases, it is not a one-shot deal. If you ask most people who have had the experience of losing everything they love or believe in, they will probably say it was not one telephone call or one letter, one revelation or realization that caused the collapse of life as they knew it. I now understand that my life fell apart one piece at a time. Piece by piece; one experience, one situation, and one circumstance at a time, until I found myself standing in the midst of a heap of broken promises, splintered relationships, and shattered dreams. It is not a place I ever imagined I would find myself again, after I had gotten through it the first fifty or sixty times. ....WOW RisibleGirl was blabbing on about her adventures again on 02/25 at 11:53 PM
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I’ve noticed a pattern
Y'all know I'm a big believer that we're put here on this planet to learn and perfect ourselves. I'm pretty sure that very few people leave this earth as a perfect human being and I know that even though I work hard to learn how to better myself, I'll never be even close to perfect. Even so, I am willing and able to do the homework. Part of that homework is to quit fighting the lesson. My spirit becomes so closed off when I'm fighting the lesson, and it's extremely uncomfortable for me. You'd think that at the ripe old age of 51, I'd avoid situations that make my spirit uncomfortable, but some lessons are harder than others. With that said, here's what I've noticed. It never seems to fail that once I've given in to the lesson and let go of my stubbornness, I'm provided with tools to help me walk through to the other side of the lesson. It almost feels like a graduation gift, because I've learned that when I've come to this point in a lesson, chances are that I won't be presented with this lesson ever again. It's now time to refine and cement the new skill that I've learned. This week has been such a beautiful week for me and I've been provided with an abundant gift of tools. It's almost like the skies opened and dropped what I've needed into my life. It also feels like I can take a full breath after being under water for a long time. The feeling is amazing. There just aren't enough adjectives to describe what I'm feeling. I realize that I'm being somewhat vague about what the lesson was, and it'll remain that way. Once I've finished the homework (books that have 'magically' appeared at a time I've really needed them, among other things), I'll share what I've learned here. I feel energized and confident that I'm in for a HUGE growing spurt. I can't wait. RisibleGirl was blabbing on about her adventures again on 02/25 at 01:42 PM
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