Light of the Lamp

When we come across someone who is faced with a difficult situation because of which there is worry, we too usually tend to think about it. Instead of helping the other person to be free from worrying, we too begin to worry. This doesn't help either of us in anyway but only adds to the negativity of the situation.

We need to develop such benevolent feelings for the one who is going through the situation that the power of our positive feelings will spread to them too. It will act like the light of the lamp, which helps to dispel the darkness around. Only when there is positivity in the mind will they be able to think of some solution.

FYI

I have noticed that some friends don't want the positive and just want someone to complain with. I want to be known as the person sharing light, so make a decision what you want your behavior to demonstrate to your friends like that.


Kimmy

Life Affirmations

A life-affirming activity or attitude emphasizes the positive aspects of life.

What are some statements I have found?

What are self-affirmations?

Self-affirmations are: Healing, positive self-scripts you give to yourself to counter your negative self-scripts.

Vehicles by which you can free yourself from the over-dependence on other's opinions, attitudes, or feelings about you and feel good about yourself.

You let go of negative emotional baggage you have been carrying. Only then will you be able to deal with your life in a realistic and positive manner.

The resolution of feelings from the past so that you can face the present with a less obstructed view.

You take a healthy `"selfish'' or self-oriented route in your life so that you can "let go'' of these people who drain your resources and keep you from experiencing full personal health.

Success prophecies that, when visualized, imagined, or believed in, do come true.


Kimmy

Closer than it appears

Having a good life is closer than it appears. Accept and be happy for today, for there is beauty in every view.

Kimmy

Purpose is Contentment

One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this.

From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

Dalai Lama quotes (1989 Nobel Peace Prize, b.1935)




Happy 2009 my friends! My wish for you this year is to find your contentment and happiness. love, Kimmy

Your Loving Influence...

Can Shape The World

Each of us has a divine assignment: to live in and express love. It is a task you are uniquely equipped to perform. Nobody else will ever know the exact mix of people that you do. Nobody else will ever have the opportunities you do to bless their lives.

You have been designated to leave a loving impression on your partner, parents, children, neighbors, co-workers and a whole host of people you have yet to encounter.

Like George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” you cannot begin to imagine how your loving influence can shape the world.


Sharing light with Mary Manin Morrissey

Compassionate Blog Award!

Thank you my angel Maitri, I am blessed beyond words. I am so sorry I didn't post this sooner. I am honored to be a part of this lovely testimony.

Kimmy

Here is a little about this special award. Please visit the link below to participate!


Dear Friends,

I have been doing my 300 drops a day on entrecard and some are very random as I try to drop back on everyone who drops on me but sometimes they are not blogs that fit with my philosophies so I thought, "Why not start my own Mr. Linky List to gather together in one place all of the wonderful blogs that are dedicated to Compassionate Living. This may take many shapes and forms. Maybe you are an "artist with heart." Perhaps you are dedicated to animal welfare, or have a cause that you support that is rooted in compassion and loving-kindness. There are so many possibilities, the spectrum is wide and as many colors of the rainbow.

I am not looking for SEO blogs, or blogs that are nothing but ads, or who have a high ad content and almost no real heartfelt blog posts for the simple joy of connection with others. It is in this spirit that I am creating this list so that I can drop on you and support blogs that I really believe in. In addition to this I am designing a "Compassionate Living Blog Award" and every Sunday I will review the blogs that have signed up so far and on Sundays I will put their widget up as high as possible in the sidebar in a little section called, "Compassionate Living Blog Of The Week." A free week of advertising as a thank you for your kind and gentle efforts in the world.

IN ADDITION TO THIS: I will be creating, this week, a new page on my newly designed nine year old website, Dragonfly Cottage, that will house, forever after (as long as the blogs are live), all of the widgets of all of the winners of the awards.

My heartfelt thanks to one and all. I hope you will join soon, and you must leave a comment after your link goes up. That's the way the Mr. Linky links work! I will be keeping a close eye on the list and any inappropriate links will be removed.

Maitri

Rules of the Road

It's important that you understand several rules of the road as you learn from one's mistakes:

Rule #1: Admit to it right away! Be proactive and seek out everyone who needs to know. Take responsibility. Don't create blame.

Rule #2:Clean it up. Do whatever is necessary to make the situation whole again for those around you. Remember, making a tighter cycle will help you to not make a mess so big that you become bogged down cleaning up after your mistakes.

Rule #3: Learn from the experience. Focus on what worked, while addressing what did not work. Communicate what you have learned to others so they don't make the same mistakes you did. Also, learn from your obstacles, but don't make them so big that they drain power in your ability to move on.

Rule #4: Do not do that one again. Go on with other possibilities. Keep the cycle moving. There is a whole world of new opportunities to examine.

Rule #5: Keep Moving Forward Come back to your goal and continue to move forward. You can't create results if you constantly sit on what has gone wrong. That doesn't mean you don't learn the lesson you need to learn. That's part of the review.

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. -Walt Disney

Light found at www.mouseplanet.com

Kimmy

Hints to Self on Fellowship

While on your eye-opening journey, you cannot imitate the conventional lives of other people. You might have to make some changes, and particularly some sacrifices, if you are to follow a path whose goal is different from the norm.

Find some time for meditation and study, some time when you can fully and truly be yourself. This requires, however short, a daily period of solitude.

Here is the most important piece to understand. You have to be careful of what company you keep so you will not be constantly responding to their auras, either in struggle or in defense.


Kimmy

Friday Thought

Virtues and qualities are revealed through your behavior.

What are you demonstrating to others? Kimmy