Subconscious Mind...

"Recognizing the influence of my subconscious mind over my power of will, I shall take care to submit to it a clear and definite picture of my major purpose in life and all minor purposes leading to my major purpose, AND I SHALL KEEP THIS PICTURE CONSTANTLY BEFORE MY SUBCONSCIOUS MIND BY REPEATING IT DAILY!!!!"  -Bruce Lee


Apply this to your everyday world.

Let Life And Love Live Through You...

The nature of love is one of the most complex things to comprehend. One of my favorite quotes by Bruce Lee is: "If one loves, one need not have an ideology of love." Instead, love--true love--is a state or condition of being wherein the activities of the self have ceased. And in order to experience this state, an understanding of the workings of the self in all of its many varieties of consciousness is required.

You must think of love as a mutual experience of the body and the mind. When you love you must believe on one level that there is something constant about the body (physical constant) and that this physical constant is inherently and intrinsically enduring and tightly "connected" to what you perceive to be the identity of the person you love or even the object you love.

However, we do change or better said...we are change, as it is our ability to change with the change. Bruce Lee referred to this as "the changeless state." And in order to have success in the people and things you love you must have its experience transcend your physical body, and in order for love to evolve, you must experience the powerful emotional state as well.

In the case, that the emotion of love is not present, a state of not being able to change with change results in a changed state--which will lead to "growing apart." We must allow things in our life to evolve in its natural process, which will bring a truly wonderful experience. We must often remind ourselves not to possess or cling to the physical world.

As I mentioned in the past, the physical world is itself illusory, you're engaging in non-reality-based behavior, and this will set you up for failure. But instead if your experience of love can allow you to "let go" by not clinging to it, you will find that your relationships, goals, everyday activities will not only become more interesting, but will grow into a very strong unity of body, mind, and spirit.

Love can only exist in an environment that is free of ego--where one has forgotten oneself. To Bruce Lee, one did not have or possess "love" but rather lived the emotion in the present to the fullest possible degree and reveled in the experience of it. When love surrounds you, it becomes a tremendous physical, mental, and spiritual experience. "Love is like a friendship caught on fire.In the beginning, a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep burning and unquenchable."-Bruce Lee

You must value happiness and know that happiness in relationships, family, workplace, everyday activities should be derived, not from a whirlwind that involves an extreme emotional state, but from a more balanced relationship/behavior...remember that true Yin/Yang is expressed through temperance and moderation--not by running to extremes. "Nothing can be secured by extremes...only sober moderation lasts, and that persists through all time. Only the mid-part of anything is preserved because the pendulum (of life) must have balance, and the mid-part is the balance," says Lee.

So I leave you with this thought...allow life to live through you and remember that to get the most out of life lies simply in your decision to live your life with the principle of balance and to learn to cooperate with the natural patterns of our world. And most importantly, let your career, relationships, and daily activities be harmonious expressions of who you truly are.

Little, J. The Warrior Within. 1996. Pgs. 64-66.

Create Your Own Striking Thoughts

"THE CHANGE IS FROM INNER TO OUTER...WE START BY DISSOLVING OUR ATTITUDE NOT BY ALTERING OUTER CONDITIONS."

"THE MOMENT IS FREEDOM. TRY TO LIVE FREELY FROM MOMENT TO MOMENT, LETTING THINGS HAPPEN AND ADJUSTING TO THEM."

"THE TRUTH EXISTS HERE AND NOW. HAVE OPENNESS AND FREEDOM...THE FREEDOM TO BE OPEN AND NOT TETHERED BY ANY IDEAS, CONCEPTS, ETC."

"TIME IS WHAT LIFE IS MADE OF!"

All the above quotations were made by none other than BRUCE LEE.

Now Create Your Own Striking Thoughts And Life The Life That Is At Your Fingertips.

Feel The Pain

Are you on your journey of life? The journey of discovering what is within you. The journey of knowing that you CAN DO IT. The journey of being YOU.

Work hard and DO NOT settle for anything less. FEEL THE BURN! FEEL THAT PAIN. It is supposed to hurt, if it doesn't hurt PUSH HARDER. If it hurts, EMBRACE IT. Feel that pain every time you deal with obstacles and challenges...it is not your enemy, it is your best friend. Most people can not handle this pain and will stop...TRULY ONLY THE STRONGEST AND TOUGHEST WILL GO THE DISTANCE AND WILL GET TO THE FINISH LINE. DO NOT follow the weak, set your OWN PATH...BE YOUR LEADER! Know that what you are doing is helping you get closer to your destination.

Be UNBREAKABLE...discover your mental toughness. We all have it and once you know it...NOTHING will stop you, I MEAN NOTHING...will take you out of your game of life. Imagine the strength that pushes you through any obstacle or challenge regardless of how hard the task may be. You have it (we all have it)...feel it, believe in it, practice it, and be the powerful person that you are in MIND AND BODY. You truly have the strength and the willpower to FINISH YOUR FIGHT! Be an explorer and discover everything that is within you and around you. Take steps forward each every day and BE SO EXCITED to experience your journey. IT IS ALL UP TO YOU. YOU HOLD THE KEY!

Do It Today...

"Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it- in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance."-John C. Maxwell

Do the right thing;
Do it today;
Do it with no hope of return or promise of reward;
Do it with a smile and a cheerful attitude;
Do it day after day after day;
Do it, and someday,
There will come a day
That will be a payday
For all the yesterdays
You spent focused on the current day-
That will not only give value to today,
But will make each future day
Outshine each yesterday.
And what more could you ask of a day?

Maxwell, J. Success And One Day At A Time. Pgs. 65, 71.

Make Use Of Whatever Happens...

"There is only one group of people that don't have problems and they're all dead. Problems are a sign of life. So the more problems you have the more alive you are." -Norman Vincent Peale

As the late great minister points out, problems are endemic to the human condition. No one escapes. The trick is to use whatever problem, difficulty, or hardship you are facing as a vehicle for spiritual and emotional growth. It isn't always easy, and it isn't always possible to do in the moment, but there are always hidden blessings in difficult situations, and when we discover them, we REDEEM OUR SUFFERING. We make meaning out of tragedy and grow more loving, compassionate, patient, and kind as a consequence.

The people I admire the most all say that they are grateful for the hard things they faced because of these opportunities for growth: a heart attack that reconnected them to their feelings, cancer that forced them to slow down, financial difficulties that taught them resilience.

Think about the most challenging thing you are facing right now. How is it an opportunity for you to grow your soul?

Ryan, M.J. Instant Health and Happiness. Pg. 306.

Ride The Wild Tiger...

Life is like a wild tiger. You can either lie down and let it...Lay its paw on your head-
OR SIT ON ITS BACK AND RIDE IT.

The Way Of Yin-Yang

A balance and union. All things are in balance. To take on the idea to not resist nor embrace either side, but to accept both in perfect balance. Understand that one can not exist without the other. Peace and Chaos. Pain and Joy. Light and Dark.

Present Tense

Wonderful song by Pearl Jam- Present Tense. Enjoy and Embrace.

Love All Of It

I want focus for a second on our mental attributes. We can't just focus on the physical parts of a person (and that is often what we do), the mental/emotional side are extremely important when shaping and building a strong foundation of the body (completely and truly). You can not only focus on the physical and ignore the mental. Many people will often times attempt to pick one part over the other. THE MIND is a powerful tool and if not trained like the physical part, it can backfire on you, and it will prevent you from succeeding or reaching any goals you may set. For example, say a person wants to lose 10 pounds...physically they are ready for action, but mentally they doubt themselves/deep down they don't think they can do it/they have negative thoughts. The sad thing with this scenario is that more than likely this person will not be able to reach their goals because their mind has taken control of the situation.

When setting goals/dreams you never want to use the word BUT...YOU JUST DO IT! Do not allow anything to come in the way of your vision. You have all the tools necessary to succeed and be successful in your journey. I want to share a piece of information with you that I think is so important and worth talking about. We all have experienced some time or another in our life negative characteristics that can dictate or control our way of thinking about our self and experiences with people that surround our lives. These characteristic are known as NEW FOUND FRIENDS.

Fear, guilt, unworthiness, hurt feelings, anger, and discouragement are really our friends. When you are feeling any of these things in a negative way and these feelings limit you...you must pause for a moment and remember these important points:

1) Fear is the energy to do our best in a new situation.
2) Guilt is the energy for personal change.
3) Unworthiness keeps us on track.
4) Hurt Feelings reminds us how much we care.
5) Anger is the energy for change.
6) Discouragement reveals our courage.

Love it all- the fear/excitement, the guilt/the power of change, the unworthiness/the worthiness, the hurt feelings/the euphoric feelings, the anger/the movement, the discouragement/the encouragement- we must learn from both the good and the bad things in order to fully understand ourselves...it's called LIFE! And it is YOUR LIFE! DISCOVER YOURSELF...YOU WOULD BE AMAZED WHAT LIVES INSIDE OF YOU!!! :)

You Are Meant To Do Something

YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DO SO MUCH. YOU MUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART. THERE WILL BE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WILL TRY AND STOP YOU FROM BEING THE BEST YOU CAN BE ONLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE DESIRE AND THE DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED THAT YOU DO.  YOU MUST NEVER STOP BELIEVING IN YOUR POTENTIAL.  IT IS IN ALL OF US, YOU MUST FIND IT WITHIN YOURSELF AND KEEP STRIVING. I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL ARE  MEANT TO DO SOMETHING AND IT IS ONLY UP TO YOU TO FIND IT!  YOU CAN NOT DEPEND ON ANYBODY BUT YOURSELF.  YOU WILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT WILL SUPPORT YOU AND HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY, BUT IN THE END IT MUST COME FROM YOU AND ONLY YOU.  SO FIND, EMBRACE IT, AND SHOW WHAT YOU ARE MEANT TO BE AND DO IT!  I BELIEVE IN ALL OF YOU!

Believe That Everything Is Possible

"I'm passionately involved in life: I love its change, its color, its movement. To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings-it's all a miracle."
-Arthur Rubinstein

I think that it is so important that you refuse to allow yourself to have low expectations about what you are capable of doing, creating, and knowing. It is important that you understand what really lives inside you. It is like an imaginary candle flame within you that burns so brightly REGARDLESS of what goes before you. And it's this inner flame that represents the idea that you are capable of manifesting miracles in your life.

We have all had our share of experiences were we had to overcome something that was considered impossible or some type of spontaneous healing. It is through these experiences that each of us at one point or time end up going through a complete reversal of personality. It is important to understand that we must have a sense of self. A mind that is open to everything, which means being peaceful, radiating love, practicing forgiveness, being generous, respecting all life, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, visualizing yourself as capable of doing anything that you can conceive of in your MIND and HEART.

We all have this unique gift that lives inside each and every one of us. We possess so much strength and the beauty of miracles is all around us, BUT we must truly believe and know it within ourselves. It is important that you understand that what you think about expands ("As a man thinketh, so is he"). If your thoughts are filled with doubt and your mind is closed, unfortunately you will of necessity act upon those closed-minded doubts. BUT, if you should decide to have a mind that is open to everything, then you will act upon that inner energy, and you'll be the creator as well as the recipient of MIRACLES wherever you are.

In order to grow and have an open mind to EVERYTHING, you must open yourself up to the spiritual ideas of all people, and listen with an open mind to crazy schemes and ideas that at first seem to be outrageous. If someone suggests that natural herbs can lower cholesterol or that levitation is possible, IT IS OKAY TO LISTEN AND BE CURIOUS. Most of us must let go of attachments to what we have been trained to believe. Open your mind to all possibilities, because whether you believe something is possible or impossible, EITHER WAY YOU WILL BE RIGHT. That is what is so SPECIAL! It is your agreement with reality and all that is possible that determines what you'll become. If you are convinced that you will never lose those 10 pounds of weight or you will never become the person you want yourself to be, you will act upon that inner conviction that prevents you from manifesting what you would really like to do.

So have fun with an open mind and believe that anything and everything is possible. Never close yourself off to the possibilities of what this life can offer you or what you can do for this life. Understand that what you do with your life or how you want to perceive it is your choice. But I believe that if you choose to open your mind to everything in life, you will be granted the miracle of opportunities.


Dyer, Wayne. Secrets for Success& Inner Peace. p.11-13.

Look Inward

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it, and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." -Marcus Aurelius

I want to share something I read in this book. It was about this doctor who was working to cure criminally insane patients in a hospital ward using a technique called ho'oponopono. His whole theory was based on, "if we want to change the world, we must first change ourselves." The doctor explained by using this technique, he recognized that the people around him were reflections of something that needed to be healed in himself.  Situations and events involving others may appear as something outside ourselves, but the truth according to his technique is that the world is as we are, and that if we want to heal it we must take complete responsibility for ourselves  and our connection to the world around us.  

I found this absolutely amazing... There was no magic or voodoo performed on these patients.  All he did was review each person's file and then turned inward, into HIS OWN HEART! He kept saying over and over again, "I'm sorry," and "I love you." And most importantly is that his theory was successful.  Some patients who had been shackled were allowed to walk unrestricted and others improved so much that they were taken off their medications.

Sadly but true, we are accustomed to seeing ourselves as separate from the world around us, in which case it is easy to blame others for problems we may encounter, neighbors being too loud, or to a war halfway across the globe.  The exciting message and POSSIBILITY  is that everything that comes into our lives, BOTH GOOD AND BAD, is a REFLECTION, a MIRROR in which to see ourselves.  I think it is important to look at all aspects of ourselves... I have explained in my last few blog entries the importance of internal and external forces that shape our overall body, mind, and soul.  I think it is very important to understand issues and feelings that may arise from situations or people around us.  It is important on how we react, how we feel, how we can change any outcome... YOU HAVE A CHOICE. 

We are surrounded by obstacles and PESSIMISM each and every day... and because of negative problems we tend to limit our expectations, protect ourselves from failure by not trying or reacting, embarrassment, and disappointment.  In our society, people have often given up too fast, stopped following dreams/goals, expected little or nothing... just to PLAY IT SAFE.  But the sad thing about PLAYING IT SAFE, is that many people end up with little or nothing.

On the BRIGHTER SIDE, the idea of OPTIMISM can fill us with elation, strength, and a sense of accomplishment.  You MUST believe in yourself and recognize the wonderful opportunities, possibilities, and joys that life holds for us. You will face obstacles in everything and anything you do, but once you LOOK INWARD within yourself (YOUR HEART)  and UNDERSTAND INWARD within yourself (STRENGTH OF YOUR HEART), you will overcome and start to grow! 

Make your DREAMS COME TRUE... LIFE is like an ECHO-we get from it what we put into it,  and often much more!

NEVER GIVE UP AND FINISH YOUR FIGHT! YOUR FIGHT TO FIND...WHERE YOU ARE? HERE! AND WHAT ARE YOU? YOU ARE THIS MOMENT!

Hawthorne, J. (2007) Be The Change. p260-262.

Ohrbach, B. (1998) You Can. p.6-7

No Matter What

I would like to share these deep and powerful thoughts to you, which were given to me...

Love, life, the pursuit of happiness. The shredding of my soul blossoms a new beginning. Utter loneliness swarms me, entraps me. The lost intimacy of a companion. Stepping back from a great friend. I search daily for strength to pull me out of the deep, damp hole. I sit and hear darkness. I see silence encamped around me. My heart drops, and each pounding beat weakens. My thoughts are moving through my head like an undying twister. Confusion is the misty rain, sprinkling down on my body. The journey begins...

Deep within lies the one person that can free my imprisoned emotions. But how will I ever redeem the truth that makes me who I am without hurting who I am? Why me? Why have I been chosen to live the mysterious way that I do? Punishment is my forsaken reward in which I thrive off of. Someone has to be me, so why not me. A gentle love waiting to spring out to the surface. Barriers and walls built daily to protect my fears. Barriers that make me who I am. Someone special took pieces of that wall down with every heart-filled word. With every gesture of love and care. The walls were still there but became transparent. But still exists because of my fear...a society that grows with blinders on to the world. A society that looks without compassion to see only what it wants to see instead of looking within. 

A bird can walk in peace, but fly with fear. The right way is not always the best way. We are all born a certain way. We are given gifts which we sometimes don't like, but learn to appreciate. I have sat and pondered time and time again in my lonely hours. I have concluded that self-respect and self-love are a dominating structure in well being. Letting the barriers down allows me to breathe. Communication is by far the most important thing. Openness and honesty relieves me of my burdens. I believe that when you find happiness and joy, you should never let it go. You should never let that one thing or that person who brings it to you go. No matter how things turn out, the HEART, the MIND nor the SOUL ever let go of that joy. That moment, experience, and understanding will NEVER be forgotten and forever it has changed me to BE WHO I AM TODAY.

YOU Are The Key To Your DESTINY

How Well Do You Know Yourself? And I mean really know yourself...AWARE of who you are, where you are, and where you want to go. Often times, we tend to live unconsciously, unaware of what drives us, overlooking the opportunities that surround us, and the effect of our behavior and attitude on others. So understand if you are unaware of what is really going on within you and around you...this is probably the cause of extreme strain/stress within you and in your life...derailed by powerful emotions and unknown drives.

There are some things I want you to consider...that will help you create a strong foundation, so you can naturally flow rather than struggle. AWARENESS/BEING AWARE is were it all begins. If you really pay attention to everything around you, you will see that opportunities increase your AWARENESS are present in every moment of your life, and they keep coming around...and coming around....not giving up on you...just waiting for you to realize them.

Once you really become AWARE of how you believe, think, and act...you will move into ACCEPTING the place where you are NOW. And this means accepting yourself with all your STRENGTHS and LIMITATIONS. It is here that you use the present as a place of new beginnings rather than a place of self-recrimination.

What a feeling it is to CONSCIOUSLY mold your life, EXPRESSING YOURSELF with authenticity and power in the way you work, play, interact, love, and connect with others.

As you seek forms of SELF-EXPRESSION that fit you and feel right, you will find what truly gives you PASSION. It is this PASSION that generates excitement...your commitment grows to yourself, to others, and to the greater whole...and things will begin to fall into place for you in your life.

YOU WILL FLOW AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU WILL BE IN TUNE WITH YOUR DEEPEST SELF! KNOW AND ACCEPT YOURSELF WITH LOVE. :)

Shine Your Light

The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The beauty of life is to give. The joy of life is to love. Be all the things that you CAN BE. Find YOUR LIGHT  and let it SHINE BRIGHT for everyone to see.

Always Believe

ONE OF THE GREATEST WEAKNESSES A PERSON CAN HAVE IS....NOT BELIEVING! You must ALWAYS believe that you can do anything that you set your mind to. Each person has the capacity to follow a dream or to recognize that within each of us is a place of refuge. BELIEVE that you can succeed in school, BELIEVE that you can find a good job, BELIEVE that you can overcome a break-up, BELIEVE that you can BE THE BEST! And remember a person who cannot believe in themselves cannot believe in anything else. 

BECOME

Challenges should not be seen as obstacles but rather as opportunities for acquiring new experiences in life. NEW BEGINNINGS, REDEFINING, RECREATING...ALWAYS MOVING...ALWAYS CHANGING.

We must have challenges and difficulties in our life, so we can get the full truth of our strength and purpose. Through conflict we grow stronger. Through obstacles we learn about overcoming. Through heart break we learn that our hearts can love again. Through adversity we BECOME.

Be Flexible With Difficulty

The power of water..making its way through cracks...adjusting to the crack...finding its way around it or through it. Think of yourself moving like water. Water can give you the insight you're searching for and remind you that you have the strength and power deep within your soul/spirit...to accomplish anything you set your mind to...to be anything you want to be...to overcome anything that may stand in your way or prevent you from moving forward.

Formless and shapeless like water...the substance that has so many answers for you. I have always been so fascinated with the power of water and everything it stands for...I want to share a couple of interesting points with you.

Water is known as the blood of the earth...flowing through its veins. It is something that has complete faculties. Accumulated in Heaven and Earth...stored up in the various things of the world. Comes forth in metal and stone...and concentrated in living creatures. This wondrous element is said to be something very spiritual. While many believe that what will transform the world lies in water.

So...I know what you are thinking...what does this have to do with me and my life? Well, everything. The answer is in WATER. :)

I want to share a small story that will hopefully enlighten you. A seventeen-year old boy decides to go sailing on his boat to think and to be alone. He was having some difficulty finding the ways to overcome life's challenges... difficulty in learning to understand, difficulty in utilizing the force/energy of any challenge to his own advantage. He had to learn to forget himself and just follow the challenge's movement. To let his mind do the countermovement without deliberation...to just RELAX. For example, in order to learn how to effectively sail, you must LEARN TO USE, NOT OPPOSE, the forces of wind and water.

So as he sat in his boat he got so upset and so frustrated with himself that he punched at the water with all of his might...and it was at this moment his AWAKENING BEGAN. "I struck it just now, but it did not suffer hurt. Again I stabbed at it with all my might, yet it was not wounded. I then tried to grasp a handful of it, but it was impossible. This water, the softest substance in the world, could fit itself into any container. Although it seemed weak, it could penetrate the hardest substances in the world. I wanted to be like the nature of water," the boy stated. In order to UNDERSTAND YOURSELF,  you must first ACCEPT YOURSELF by going with and not against your nature. 

Water is so malleable that it is impossible to grasp a handful of it, and when struck it is impossible to hurt. It was at once both pure Yin...One of the softest, most yielding substances in the world. And pure Yang...it could also penetrate the hardest forms of matter. It can be calm like the still surface of a pond, or turbulent and violent, like Niagara Falls.

The nature of water is to ADAPT itself instantly to any obstacle in its path, by moving at its OWN PACE, and BEGIN a natural process of surmounting it. Does this sound familiar to you? Be like water...if you can learn to flow with adversity, you will eventually overcome it!! And it is only through our flowing with life that we are able to ADAPT and GROW.

Remember, life is MOVEMENT...and if you cease to flow with it, it will pass you by. Like Bruce Lee once said, "Running water never grows stale. So you've got to just "keep on flowing."

Little, J. The Warrior Within. 1996. 43-48.

Be Driven And Determined

Break Your Knees

A powerful song that has so much meaning. We have all experienced and suffered with love and pain, at some point in our life. But one must grow from their experiences. One must grow from their love, in order to understand their process and purpose. 

Keep Your Eyes Ahead. Know You Are Never Alone. Lift Your Head Up High, Never Lose Hope, And Let Your Story Be Told.  FOREVER ARRIVES...

Flow Freely

The Nine attributes that help create your FLOW.

1. Commitment-take a stand for your deepest values, and do everything it takes to live by them.

2. Honesty-a solid commitment to identity and breaking through layers of misconceptions, self-deceptions, emotional scars, internal conflicts, buried dreams and fears.Be honest with yourself, no matter how uncomfortable that may sometimes be.

3. Courage-overcoming our fears by stepping outside our personal comfort zone and following our intuition.

4. Passion- for life, knowledge, for a cause, for a relationship, for truth. Caring deeply about something beyond ourselves. Engaging with it at intense levels.Letting go of self protective caution to involve ourselves wholeheartedly with what we love.

5.Immediacy- living fully in the present. Settle all your attention to each interaction. Fully engaged in in whatever we are doing. State of awareness.

6. Openness- being ready and willing and available to a wide range of possibility.Embrace whatever develops and know that everything we experience has value.

7. Receptivity- ready to take your part in the unfolding of events. Listen to your inner voice, observe all that happens around you...this will lead you to move in harmony with each moment.

8. Positivity- seek out the value in every situation, at every turn, emphasize it, and work actively with it. Through each experience, learn that in the positive side lies the potential for movement.

9. Trust- In yourself, in God, in a larger plan...the bottom line is just plain trust. Trust enables us to proceed with absolute certainty into the unknown.

The Nature Of Love

The nature of love is one of the most complex things to comprehend. One of my favorite quotes by Bruce Lee is: "If one loves, one need not have an ideology of love."

Instead, love--true love--is a state or condition of being wherein the activities of the self have ceased. And in order to experience this state, an understanding of the workings of the self in all of its many varieties of consciousness is required.

You must think of love as a mutual experience of the body and the mind. When you love you must believe on one level that there is something constant about the body (physical constant) and that this physical constant is inherently and intrinsically enduring and tightly "connected" to what you perceive to be the identity of the person you love or even the object you love.

However, we do change or better said...we are change, as it is our ability to change with the change. Bruce Lee referred to this as "the changeless state." And in order to have success in the people and things you love you must have its experience transcend your physical body, and in order for love to evolve, you must experience the powerful emotional state as well.

In the case, that the emotion of love is not present, a state of not being able to change with change results in a changed state--which will lead to "growing apart." We must allow things in our life to evolve in its natural process, which will bring a truly wonderful experience. We must often remind ourselves not to possess or cling to the physical world.

The physical world is itself illusory, you're engaging in non-reality-based behavior, and this will set you up for failure. But instead if your experience of love can allow you to "let go" by not clinging to it, you will find that your relationships, goals, everyday activities will not only become more interesting, but will grow into a very strong unity of body, mind, and spirit.

Your Process

I want to touch on "OUR PROCESS." Our process in ourselves and everything that surround us in our life, how they go hand in hand...together becoming ONE UNIT. Embracing everything around us (good & bad), understanding the choices we make...being okay with making mistakes along the way, and allowing things to evolve...allowing things to change.

Understand that everything around us has a relationship. Each has its place and each functions independently. But understand that WE AS PEOPLE make the process of life possible. Many think that the world is here for us...we are alive and here on this earth to live and to experience. And as true as it is, you must understand that it is here as much as we allow it to be.

Work hard...do the everyday activities that will shape you and improve your process.

Find Your Way

Has there ever been a day when you failed to achieve the level of expectation that you had set for yourself? EVERYONE has come across a day like this including one of the most inspiring people, Bruce Lee. Lee always set his standards high. He believed that each day brought with it the opportunity to improve ourselves physically and mentally, we could choose either to seize the moment to take a step closer to maximizing our potential and progress, or to decline the opportunity and thereby stagnate or regress.

NEVER underestimate your potential and NEVER put limits on what you can do. According to Lee, "there are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. And if it kills you, it kills you. A person must constantly exceed his level. Low aim is the worst crime a person has." Bruce Lee had a tremendous work ethic and one of the things that makes him such an inspiration to me is that he was "above all else concerned with function." The amazing physique he had developed was according to him a by-product, or effect, of the primary concern. Lee developed a very lethal package- lightning-fast reflexes, supreme flexibility, awesome power, and feline grace and muscularity.

Power, according to Lee, was demonstrated by an individual's possibility to use the strength developed quickly and efficiently for real-world purposes. Lee believed it is important to learn as much about your mind and body as possible. For him, he wanted to know what he was truly capable of , rather than settling for what he already knew he could accomplish. 

And for you, I believe somewhere down deep you have the ability to take the steps into improving and doing what your capable of. Never underestimate what your true capabilities are. Motivate yourself in pursuing whatever goals you strive for in life. Believe in yourself and your dreams.

According to Linda Lee (Bruce Lee's wife), the greatest talents that Bruce brought to realizing his dreams were intelligence and curiosity (a powerful combination), dedication and perseverance (stick-to-itiveness even when facing intervening obstacles), and focus (enjoying the journey as much as the dest ination). So it is now up to you...FOR YOU.

Always improving, never arriving at the peak, but always undergoing the process...the process of finding your way. "Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do." -Bruce Lee

Little, John. Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing The Human Body. 1998. Pg. 8-20.

The Answer In Your Heart

Your HEART is an emblem of truth, conscience, and moral courage. Always remember the ANSWER is within. Don't ever stop seeking.

Turn On The Light In A Dark Room...

If it wasn't for darkness, we wouldn't appreciate lightness..We would take it for granted. Light shines on us giving us hope on things that don't make sense...on things that are difficult to overcome. Treat darkness as a gift that is bringing you closer to the light.

Be Strong

Adversity weakens the weak and strengthens the strong. Be Strong...Stay Strong.
Enjoy this song from the Goo Goo Dolls- Iris.

Natural Happiness

Are you flowing in your life? Then again, what is flow? I am sure people interpret it differently and depending on experiences and situations they may view flow differently...

Flow is the "natural, effortless unfolding of our lives in a way that moves us toward wholeness and harmony. Flow has a tremendous power to transform our lives for the better.

Flow is considered "natural" because we do nothing to cause it to exist. IT JUST IS! And what is interesting is when you are aware that it is there and you trust in it...that it emerges in all its strength and power.

Flow is also "effortless." When we learn to flow, its currents move us easily, smoothly and gently through our life.Stress becomes JOY, struggle becomes PEACE, and uncertainty becomes HAPPINESS.

Last but not least, flow is "unfolding" because it brings us into life as "IT IS MEANT TO BE LIVED," -YOUR POTENTIAL. You will find yourself having an "AHA" moment/feeling of familiarity, rightness, when you're "in the flow." 

Flow has tremendous power to transform YOU and YOUR LIFE. But remember, you must not force or push...you must be aware and allow yourself to flow. Examine who you are and what you want. Stop living by other people's expectations and begin living by your own. Open yourself to new possibilities and ways of thinking. Listen to your intuition and follow what is said.

It is then that "YOUR FLOW" will become your reality. Imagine a time when your life seemed rich and shimmering with possibility. Feeling so connected to something greater and vaster than you can imagine. That negative, pettiness, and worries of life seemed non-existent...instead something deep inside you was touched.

This is what FLOW is all about..it becomes your way of life. Feeling excited and full of wonder, but at the same time calm and at peace. Feeling creative, productive, safe, comfortable, and complete. And each moment that you experience seems perfect in and of itself.

Allow yourself to flow and experience life in a totally different way. Fill your days with meaning, purpose, and ease. YOU ARE WORTH IT! 

Life Again...

Listen To Your Body.

Listen To Your Feelings.

Trust Yourself.

Accept Yourself.

Love Yourself.

Enjoy Life AGAIN.

Don't Cry Out

Hope in your heart and courage to move forward.

All Around Me...

There are so many amazing things that surround you. You just need to stop and pay attention...Embrace all of the little things that don't seem important now, but will eventually all come together to make up the big picture for YOU.

*Remember: Nothing can be achieved to those who give up. Make your own history and achieve away. Accept yourself. I want to share this wonderful and touching song by Flyleaf: All Around Me. Hope you enjoy.

Build Your Bridge

Never Stop Building Your Bridge...Transform All The Energy You Possess With All The New Energy You Discover Into A Light That Shines Around You, Within You, And Above You.

So I Thought...

Never lose hope. Believe in not. Never stop seeing. Never stop believing.
Stay positively charged, and make a promise to yourself to practice maintaining a positive attitude each and every day...NO MATTER WHAT.
Beautiful song...So I Thought by Flyleaf. Enjoy and Embrace.

Go To The Center Of Your Circle

When we are in conflict with someone or something, we must understand how to go to our center/core in order to understand the full meaning of ourselves and the conflict that presents itself. The tension between you and that conflict (your storm) is like the circumference of a circle. In order to learn about yourself and your purpose, be present to this conflict and move toward your CENTER...where the peace of yourself lives.

You must embrace your conflict with love, support, acceptance, and prayer. These four corners mold you and will help bring you to your center. In order to capture the four corners, you must accept your challenges and face them in order to OVERCOME them. You must free yourself from this grip that this tension has on you and your life. You need to consider your conflict as an experience that presents itself to help you grow from...relate to it and change your way of thinking with love, support, acceptance, and prayer. Allow your conflict to help you discover what is truly happening inside of you. Hope, Believe, and Faith!

Your Life Is Waiting To Unfold

Truly get to know yourself and your life becomes a journey instead of an obstacle. You have the power to change your life. Life is nothing less than a creative force, an act of becoming rather than a static state of being. Learn to go with the flow, trust yourself, and have faith in life...so you can understand your purpose and your center.

Overcoming Difficult Situations

We live and we learn. I believe we often times have to experience everything in life (good and bad) to fully understand the true meaning of what life is all about and our purpose. It is through painful experiences that we grow and strengthen from the inside out. It is being able to overcome difficult situations and getting closer to finding the peace that exists inside of you that is truly the blessing in disguise.

Your Life Is Not Against You

You must be present to life. You must show up. You must be present to win. Know who you are in any given moment. At any conflict, confusion, or disorder that appears before us-You must channel light, love, and healing. To be a warrior of light and love through each and every experience in your life. To walk through life with love, harmony, and beauty.

To be able to center yourself and have peace with every situation you come across (good and bad). To embrace difficult situations without becoming defensive or reactive. It is the concept of one unit...a mind and body dynamic. Your body must be relaxed in stressful situations with your mind having the capability of shifting attention and awareness in order not to create resistance. Try seeing beyond the situation rather than what is right in front of you. Into the interior of an issue...from your center, you see, say, and do something entirely different from what you see, say, and do when relating to the situation right in front of you.

Everything that is for you and against you has its roots within you. If you resist what seems to resist you, you strengthen that resistance that keeps you constrained to your past and makes your future predictable. It is understandable that we tend to armor ourselves when life looks and feels scary. It is human nature to react to a negative situation in a defensive way in order to feel safe and to be okay. We tend to justify our defensiveness by finding ourselves victims of circumstances. We are driven to avoid what makes us feel unsafe. Ask yourself what kinds of situations put you on the defensive? How much energy do you spend protecting or defending yourself?

Now look at the concept of wholeness-purpose, principle, and nonresistance. The true essence of your nature and spiritual identity. Wholeness being the foundation of your being. It is essential for you to see the relationship between thoughts of fear or lack of thoughts, which will manifest themselves as experiences as if someone is against you and your life is not right. We must take responsibility for our fear-based actions and the hurt they have caused us. Unfortunately, you can't experience inner peace when you are worried that everything in your world isn't right. The world we live in is a place of opposites and competing tensions, BUT THESE FORCES ARE NOT A POWER OVER US, UNLESS WE ALLOW THEM TO BE. Conflicts, challenges, and interpersonal difficulties are dynamic energies within which we can react and move appropriately remembering that these forces are not against us unless we allow them to be.

Think of a storm system-displacement, movement, and friction. The forces all around the system build in intensity with temperature, wind velocity, jet stream, humidity, etc combining to form a distinct rotation of influence...Your hurricane is officially born. Now think of competing needs, wants, and values combined with misperception, defensiveness, and the need to be right...an energetic field of influence of interpersonal conflict is created. What is in the center of the hurricane- the eye of the storm. A single point in space where the forces of the storm are in perfect equilibrium. At the center/eye of the storm there is peace, calm, clarity and stillness. That center for you is wholeness and spiritual essence. It is at this center point you can experience the storm without resisting it. It is at YOUR CENTER that you experience peace, stillness, and calmness. If there is conflict in your life, look at things differently, know that your wholeness is at the center of it. By knowing and understanding this you can stop resisting it and instead shift your attention and awareness...and experience the conflict from the center. We have a choice in how we look at our life experiences and conflicts. How you choose to relate to your experiences is what your experiences become. The quality of your life arises from within you. We are all human beings who have dealt with conflict at some point in our life and with that conflict comes reaction. We allow our thoughts and feelings to create mental and emotional states that influence how we  relate and respond to what is happening in our life. Looking deeper, our emotional responses arise from what we make the situation mean. There is an invisible realm that exists and we fail to see this realm due to our way of thinking and our assumptions toward the conflict.

Life happens through us. By seeing the invisible, you are able to see the relationship between one's viewing point and the factors that create a person's life experience. Some say our viewing point is like a rear view mirror...Objects are closer then they appear, concealing how things really are. We have become use to this way of thinking-a distorted way of looking at things. It is this invisible realm of consciousness that is the energy of principles we must learn to see and recognize as influencing our life experiences. These principles intervene in our attention and awareness, which in turn will determine our viewing point. It is important to fulfill your wholeness/center by shifting your attention to new and healthier viewing points. Live from your wholeness...Learn to see-to see how you are looking at your life. Free yourself with interacting with your conditioned mind, and begin looking deeper and beyond the things that are invisible. Your wholeness is your spiritual legacy-it is not what you have but what has you that enables you to embrace life completely. "THOSE WHO CAN SEE THE INVISIBLE CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE."

Light Up

Light up and don't fear the things you must overcome. You are never alone. Stand your ground and speak your truth. Never give up and always have HOPE in good and bad. With heart and faith you will FIND YOUR PEACE.

BELIEVE

I believe that we are MAGIC, that all things are POSSIBLE, that life is PRECIOUS, that peace is REASONABLE, that laughter is SPECIAL, that blessings are DIVINE, that LOVE IS GRAND. NEVER STOP BELIEVING!

Find Your Sense Of Truth

Maintain balance in order to feel the benefits of serenity and all the possibilities it brings to YOU. Never stop hoping, continue to move forward, always embrace and believe in the miracles that surround YOU each and everyday. There is no starting or stopping...JUST DOING. Do more than touch: FEEL! FEEL YOUR SENSE OF TRUTH.

My Love

A song that reaches deep within...so much meaning...powerful words. Able to release and finally find peace. That is what I hope for YOU always. Try to love faithfully. Be strong and stay strong.

Enjoy This Beautiful Song By Sia- My Love

City and Colour - O' Sister

Find Your Peace

Always remember that you are unique. The moment you discover and choose to change your way of thinking is the day your life will change completely. Everyone has choices. Choices to overcome, withdrawal, sink, SUCCEED in very difficult circumstances. We all come across issues in our everyday lives. It is what it is...but you have a choice on how you deal with these issues. Everyone needs to find their own balance in life, some of us lose it, but gain it back over time. Our peace and tranquility is determined by how we deal with challenging issues. Keep moving forward and understand that things present themselves to you in life for a reason. To help you overcome, to help you become stronger, to help you find your purpose. Never lose hope and try to see the good in a difficult situation.

UNCONQUERABLE..

Whatever adversity he faces...his soul will remain unconquered. The body and mind may be broken, but the spirit within is not. Even when faced with a place of wrath and tears...he is not afraid. He is the MASTER OF HIS FATE...THE CAPTAIN OF HIS SOUL. Never lose hope and be strong through your conflicts. I want to share this Wonderful poem by William Ernest Henley, INVICTUS-1875, with you...

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever god may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeoning of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll.

I am the MASTER OF MY FATE:

I am the CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL.

Value Growth

One thing we must realize and understand is that in order to be happy, you must value growth. You must see life as a giant experiment in learning, and no matter what befalls you, you must ask yourself what kind of growth is being called for.

When we value emotional and spiritual growth, life's ups and downs have meaning; instead of bemoaning our fate, we can use every opportunity to become more of who we are meant to be. For you, that might mean becoming more assertive; for me, trusting more. But for both of us, whatever hardship we're facing can become an occasion for growth.

Where are you being called on to stretch beyond your current limits? Can you see the challenge as a chance for growth?

Live In the Now

Life is a MYSTERY. We are all here for special reasons. We each have a purpose in life. You must hold yourself and your life at the highest value.  You must constantly relate to every experience and situation in your life...because each is a lesson to be learned. We live by moving and changing...gain incredible strength as time passes on. We live to express which leads to creating ourselves through each moment, experience, and relationship. Life must be understood from moment to moment. Enjoy your life because life is too short. You must live in the NOW! Live each moment as if it was your last MOMENT!

The Way Of The Sword

Learn to flow in the natural way without hesitating or pausing. Learn new things all the time. Go through the motions as ONE BODY. Never hesitate. Never pause. Behind every motion is the music of the soul made visible.

The Strongest Bond

The MIND is a state. 

The HEART is the capital of the mind.

The MIND and HEART TOGETHER make up the STRONGEST bond.

The STRENGTH creates endless POSSIBILITIES.

The POSSIBILITIES fulfills your FAITH.

The FAITH allows you to TRUST...YOUR MIND AND YOUR HEART.

Magnify Your Full Presence

As your walls tumble down, they crack into a smile; and the true essence of your SELF shines through. Be simple: love, play, dance, draw, color, and sing. Anchor a new frequency and explore what truly gives you JOY. Magnify YOUR FULL PRESENCE.

A Brothers Bond