The moment you say affirmations, 

you are stepping out of the victim role.

You are no longer helpless.

You are acknowledging your own power.

An accident is more than an accident.

When one occurs, look within to see your own pattern, 

bless the other person with love, 

and then release the entire experience. 

~Louise L. Hay

When you stand in the middle of a problem, or even what you may regard as a crisis, you are also moving into new expansion. And even though the solution to your problem feels out of reach to you, that is never the case. Whenever any question or problem is coming into focus in your life - an equivalent answer or solution is coming into focus as well. 

~Abraham-Hicks

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Most of us have such a strong tendency to judge and criticize that we can't easily break the habit.  However, it's the most important issue to work on immediately.  We'll never be able to really love ourselves until we go beyond the need to make life wrong.

~Louise Hay
~photo by Orvaratli

We are multidimensional beings and our earthly aspects are a very small part of who we are.

Many of us are familiar with the experience of waking up to the fact that our lives are no longer working the way we have set them up. Sometimes this is due to a shift occurring inside ourselves over time, and sometimes it is part of the larger shift that is currently affecting all humanity. Change is happening at such an increased rate that it is difficult to predict what the future holds. As a result, many of the old ways of planning out a life are no longer applicable, and if we cling to them we feel strangely out of tune with reality. If we are in tune with the energies around us, we will begin to question ideas that just a few years ago seemed sensible. 

In the simplest terms, the shift we are undergoing right now has to do with recognizing ourselves as being more than human, remembering that our earthly aspects are a very small part of who we are. In truth, we are multidimensional beings. When we begin to realize this, the life we planned for a limited conception of ourselves no longer fits. We must meet the needs and qualifications not only of our bodies but also of our souls. This realization dawns slowly for some and with the suddenness of a bolt of lightning for others, and we all must find the way that works for us to integrate this new and larger sense of self into our life plan. 

Sometimes a drastic change feels totally right, and overnight we might decide to sell our home and move to another country or quit our job and begin a second career. Other times, we allow the changes to proceed slowly, beginning perhaps with allowing ourselves to dream of a new life or just to ask the deeper questions that encourage us to discover our true purpose in life. Either way, know that this process is a natural sign of the growth we are all going through, and trust it to guide you to the life of your dreams.

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Being able to adapt can help you adjust to life's many uncertainties without becoming overwhelmed by changing conditions. Flexibility allows you to deal with change in a constructive way. Rather than resisting change, you are able to move with it and alter your expectations to coincide with the circumstances of the moment. Little can surprise you when you are adaptable because your first instinct is to look at new variables with an eye toward making them work for you. Your willingness to adapt ensures that you will move with the tides rather than getting stuck trying to cling to the past.   

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As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, 
you cannot be free of it. 
~Eckhart Tolle

Learning to say no can be very difficult at first because the people around you that have been interacting with you have become used to you saying yes. The other person may get angry, and then you have to know that their anger has nothing to do with you. It has to do with them. 

Just remember to say to yourself: 

When I say No to you, I am saying Yes to me. 

~Louise Hay

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When you think positive thoughts, you can manifest positive people and circumstances. Like attracts like, and it is your outlook and attitude that determines who and what you draw into your life. By maintaining a positive mind-set and holding on to that state of mind, you are cultivating a point of view through which you can discover goodness. You'll be able to see the best in each individual and situation. The people you encounter can sense this and will be unconsciously attracted to your happiness and optimism. When you are a source of positive energy, you'll attract people with a similar energy to you and find that every circumstance in your life is its own kind of blessing. 

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When we don't believe that we deserve good, we will knock the supports out from under us. Sometimes we hurt ourselves, or develop physical problems, or have accidents. It's time to start believing that we deserve all the good that life has to offer. 

~Louise L. Hay

Our contribution to the progress of the world 

must consist in setting our own house in order. 

~Ghandi

Thoughts of revenge create an energy of imbalance and is best dealt with by releasing your anger.

There can be times when we get so angry with someone that we find ourselves imagining ways to seek revenge for the hurt they’ve caused us. Remember, however, that the thoughts you’ve just had are energetic creations. In order to keep yourself from having to take part in the rebalancing of energy, it is important to release the person and the thoughts into the care of the universe with forgiveness.

Before we allow ourselves to invest our energy into negative thought or action, we can remind ourselves that everything has a purpose. We can then consider that perhaps the actions of the other person or people may have had nothing to do with us. If we don’t take their actions personally, it may be easier to release them. Remembering that every interaction is an opportunity to make a better choice, we can take a deep breath before responding, allowing us just enough time to connect to center and make the choice to respond from our higher self. We can never know all the circumstances that may have led anyone to do anything. By not passing judgment on anyone, and instead sending hope for their healing, we may create something positive out of a difficult situation. We can then release it, since dwelling on it can cause an energetic drain in our system, causing us to really only hurt ourselves. When we can release our hold on negative events and interactions, we leave it in the hands of a wise universe to work out the best solution for all involved. 

In every moment we have a chance to make choices which will bring light onto the planet. When we bless others with the gift of our positive energy, instead of letting circumstances affect us negatively, we bring a little peace to the world every day.

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He is able who thinks he is able. 

~Buddha

When you can accept what is and go with the flow, your life’s journey becomes far less stressful. It is our reactions to people and circumstances rather than the people or circumstances themselves that cause our irksome feelings. When you can let go of your expectations, you are seldom disappointed. If you give yourself over to the universe’s forward momentum, you can ride the flow of life. Releasing our expectations releases our hold on life so everything can happen to us organically and with the least amount of resistance on our part. Choose to go with the flow of the universe instead of against it today, and you will find that life happens with divine timing and in perfect order. 

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A GREAT LESSON

One summer, midway through Seminary, I was on a weekend vacation in a little town in New England. I decided on Sunday to go hear a visiting preacher in the little town's chapel. I heard the worst sermon I could have ever imagined. I sat in the pew thinking, "He's going against every rule they're teaching us about preaching. What a waste of time!" That's what I thought until the very end of the sermon when I happened to see the person beside me with tears in her eyes whispering, "He said exactly what I needed to hear." It was then that I knew something very important had happened in that service. The woman beside me had come in need. Somehow the words of that poorly crafted sermon had been translated into a message that spoke to her heart. On the other hand, I had come in judgement, and I heard nothing but the faults.

It was a long time before I realized it, but that sermon's effect on the person beside me turned out to be one of the great lessons of my life. Thanks to that preacher and listener-in-need, I now know that the space between a person doing his or her best to deliver a message of good news and the needy listener is holy ground. Recognizing that seems to have allowed me to forgive myself for being the accuser that day. In fact, that New England Sunday experience has fueled my desire to be a better advocate, a better "neighbor," wherever I am.

~ Mr. Rogers / Fred Rogers ~

When we maintain a strong belief that we are destined to be happy and to achieve personal fulfillment, we are more apt to wait patiently for the blessings we know are waiting for us in the future. The jittery feelings that might otherwise negatively affect us at the midpoint between the start of our individual journeys and their completion cannot influence our resolve. We understand that we ultimately have control over the places our destiny will take us, and therefore feel confident that our choices will help us achieve our ambitions. As a result, we are able to answer our own questions regarding where the paths we are currently treading will lead us, and we need not falter under the paralyzing weight of insecurity. 

You will wait patiently for success today because you perceive its inevitability. 

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Some of the things you believe were never true. 

They were someone else's fears that you absorbed along the way. 

Give yourself a chance to examine your thoughts 

and to release those that are negative.

~Louise Hay

~photo by Richard

Life is very simple. 

We create our experiences by our thinking and feeling patterns. 

What we believe about ourselves and our Life becomes true for us.

~Louise Hay

Once a day, sit quietly and place a hand upon your heart. Send it love, and allow yourself to feel the love your heart has for you. It has been beating for you since before you were born. Your heart is love, and the blood in your veins is joy. Your heart is now lovingly pumping joy throughout your body. All is well, and you are safe. 

~Louise Hay

~photo by J. Russell

No matter what the problem is, 

our experiences are just outer effects 

of inner thoughts.

~Louise Hay

When you willingly let go of old resentments, you open yourself up to love. Though the desire to come out on top or win in interpersonal conflicts can be strong, the pleasure of simply being loved can eclipse the satisfaction of needing to be right. The hurt you hold on to can color love. Letting hurt go, however, helps you build loving relationships and frees you from lingering tension or negative expectations. Love unmarred by resentment lends itself to forgiveness, acceptance, and peace. Letting go of old hurt can remove a great weight from you, allowing your relationships to blossom and grow. By forgiving and letting go of past hurt today, your relationships can experience a fresh start, free from unresolved issues. dailyom.com photo by orvaratli