How time flies when i am in a hurry

Have you ever noticed that when you are on vacation time goes by rapidly? According to my calculations (and I'm the first to admit I didn't do well in calculus), the average minute during vacation time is less than 20 seconds. This is one reason time goes by so quickly on vacation. The other reason, as everyone knows, is that during a vacation week there are no days beginning with the letter “T.” Now, you know why your vacation went by so quickly this summer. There are always reasons if you are willing to dig hard enough. Now, if this is true, the question plaguing my mind is: where does all that time go? Have you ever noticed that when you are in a hurry to go somewhere it usually takes twice as long to get there? It does not matter what time of day it is, or which day it is for that matter, for when you are running a tad late for some appointment across town, Old Father Time insists that you go through an intricate obstacle course. It is his way of having a little fun. After all, the old boy needs some kind of diversion. For example, if I am leisurely driving across town with plenty of time on my hands, I never hit a red light. Every traffic light is green and there have been times when I have arrived at my destination 10 minutes before I left. On the other hand, if I am in a hurry and running just the slightest late, this is immediately brought to the attention of Father Time. He rubs his hands with glee and begins his work. Immediately, every traffic light in town is on the alert for my arrival. Their instruction from Father Time is quite simple. “When you see Rev. Snyder coming, turn red.” Sometimes all the attention Father Time gives me embarrasses me. Then there is the train on 17th Street. I can travel this street for weeks and never see that train. There have been times when I have wondered if the train has ceased running. Then, I am in a hurry and everything changes. It has yet to fail me. When running late, the train always runs slow and, on my honor, the longest and slowest train is reserved for me. Perhaps the worse time trick Old Father Time plays on me is at the checkout counter. The checkout personnel are especially trained by Father Time. In one week alone, I found 17 days that I lost during my vacation in 1978, just at a checkout counter. Last week my wife and I were in a hurry to some appointment. It really does not matter what the appointment was, we never really got there, thanks to Old Father Time. On the way to this appointment, I said something quite foolish to my wife. (What husband hasn't?) “Honey,” I said as innocently as any husband can, “I need to stop at the grocery store for something.” Right then a huge red light went off to alert Father Time of my intention. That wasn't enough. I also told her, as I jumped out of the car, “This will only take a minute.” With that, I bounded into the store. This put Old Father Time into hysterics. He lives for this kind of situation. When I got in the store, I knew exactly where the item was that I needed. Voila ... somehow, store management had a premonition that I would be coming in this day and that I would be in a hurry. They did the only thing they could do in that situation — completely rearrange the store — all in my honor. Now, not only was I in a hurry but also I could not find the product I was after. If I wasn't a man, I could asked for directions. My wife, tired of waiting in the car, came in and found the item for me. Now all I needed to do was get it through the checkout. Have you ever noticed that no matter what line you get in it is always the slowest? Even if I am the only one in the checkout, I have no better luck. Usually in that situation, I get the trainee on her first day working all alone. Am I getting harder of hearing or are young people, especially young women, speaking a different language? It took me 10 minutes to realize that the young trainee was merely saying, “Hello, how are you?” Of course, I wanted to pay for my purchase with a check. It was then that Old Father Time roared with devilish delight. To use a check at many places requires 16 independent forms of identification and a note from your mother. At the time, I only had 15. By the time my wife and I got to our car, it was too late for our important appointment. Father Time won another one. Time is important and often we are guilty of wasting it. The biggest area where people waste time is regarding their relationship with God. The Apostle Paul warned of this in his letter to the Romans. “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” (Romans 13:11 KJV.)

You are the supreme authority

Two days ago I stewed in my Doctor's lounge for my Annual Executive. I finished just about 6 of his magazines. He was late again. Fresh out of magazines (two read thrice already), I began reading all his plaques, diplomas, trophies and certificates. He owned many - in fact, he ran out of wall real estate for all that parchment. Then it hit me. Folks these days heap a great deal of importance on certificates, accolades and testimonials. They seek validation and the best way to grab it is with parchment. That piece of paper signifies recognition bestowed. Bottomline: people crave external APPROVAL. I mused about that for a second. Isn't it funny that skilled athletes feel mediocre when they haven't won any awards from sports organizations? Or that handsome men feel like croaking frogs when some women reject them. And how talented writers feel unappreciated without a Pulitzer? External Approval - it's one powerful creature. It takes people on rollercoaster highs. There's a flip side. Denied of approval, many plummet to depression. That's certainly not a good thing. Let me ask you: if your friends thought your hairdo reeked, would that matter? I hope not. Who are they to determine how you feel. Who are they to dictate upon your moods? I find it irrational that countless millions depend on the validation of others for their own self-esteem. Each of us is unique. Talented. Authorities upon ourselves. You may not play as well as Michael Jordan, but I bet you can box better than him. Martha Stewart cooks a meaner casserole, but I bet she doesn't play the piano like you do. Feeling low because no one approves of you? Can it. Self-pity serves no one. Here's a great way to feel super: ***Simply bestow approval upon yourself. *** Tell yourself: "SELF, you're one swell guy and you do a LOT of things better than the next guy. I hereby confer upon you a Certificate of Supreme Approval." Remember to walk tall and proud. You are special, after all.

Spirituality inspirational stories part 68

So Karma-Yoga says, first destroy the tendency to project this tentacle of selfishness, and when you have the power of checking it, hold it in and do not allow the mind to get into the ways of selfishness. Then you may go out into the world and work as much as you can. Mix everywhere, go where you please; you will never be contaminated with evil. There is the lotus leaf in the water; the water cannot touch and adhere to it; so will you be in the world. This is called "Vairagya", dispassion or non - attachment. I believe I have told you that without non - attachment there cannot be any kind of Yoga. Non - attachment is the basis of all the Yogas. The man who gives up living in houses, wearing fine clothes, and eating good food, and goes into the desert, may be a most attached person. His only possession, his own body, may become everything to him; and as he lives he will be simply struggling for the sake of his body. Non - attachment does not mean anything that we may do in relation to our external body, it is all in the mind. The binding link of "I and mine" is in the mind. If we have not this link with the body and with the things of the senses, we are non - attached, wherever and whatever we may be. A man may be on a throne and perfectly non - attached; another man may be in rags and still very much attached. First, we have to attain this state of non - attachment and then to work incessantly. Karma-Yoga gives us the method that will help us in giving up all attachment, though it is indeed very hard. Here are the two ways of giving up all attachment. The one is for those who do not believe in God, or in any outside help. They are left to their own devices; they have simply to work with their own will, with the powers of their mind and discrimination, saying, "I must be non - attached". To get more information visit : spiritual-simplicity

Dowsing for prosperity

I get many e-mails and letters regarding using dowsing for wealth and prosperity. They range from dowsing winning lottery numbers, stock market dowsing to getting a job or a contract. I think we all have a birth-right to be prosperous as long as we do it in a conscious manner without hurting others or the environment and use the wealth for overall growth, not just selfish reasons. When it comes to using dowsing for getting the winning lottery numbers - well, I haven't met or heard of anybody who has been successful at that. (if there are any - they probably keep it to themselves :o) The way I see it - there are so many people involved in the process that it's virtually impossible to get an agreement on a higher level - all of them (or rather their Higher Selves) would have to agree to loose in order for you to win - probability of that is rather very slim, regardless if you want to win just "to get rich" or have a noble idea of creating or supporting some charitable cause. If you prove me wrong – let me know! Dowsing Stock Market - I don't have much personal experience with that, but from what I've seen and tried with others - it's much easier to dowse a long term trend then it is to dowse tomorrow's stock. The best place to apply dowsing for prosperity is on personal level. First - in finding all the blocks - both: conscious and subconscious, that you or the society you grow up in places on you, the next step is to remove those blocks and allow yourself to be prosperous. There are many techniques that you can apply here - check my website to find out more. That's all for now, live healthy and prosper! Chris Gozdzik

Spirituality information journey in the fields of forever part 50

“If you’re referring to their physical qualities, John, that wasn’t the reason. Physical attributes change. A beauty today may not be a beauty tomorrow. There is something much more important than physical characteristics. It’s something of the spiriting from deep within, its expression overshadows everything else. It’s an attraction of the soul, that invisible part of you that has always been and always will be. That’s how it was with Peter, the stock - broker and Carlos, the minstrel. Their spirits radiated light to such an extent that I was drawn to the beauty of their souls.” Marla became quite still for a few moments as we sat there, side by side, looking out to sea. To break the silence, I said,“I see. You bring into your experience, those who are similar to you. Then there is the matter of choices. There was nothing wrong with your wanting to be with them. Then why then did you give it all up?” She leaned toward me and answered in a voice so soft that it was almost a whisper. “It was a situation of . . . let’s see . . . ‘Ships passing in the night.’ Somewhat similar to you and Kimberly. I should have known that it was time to move on. For some of us there is one relationship that lasts an eternity. For others, relationships may last for only a short while. Each makes a choice. Each chooses his or her own destiny. I had to go on. I had work to do and worlds to see.” “I guess it’s like everything else,” I said. “Too focused and too much of a narrow view and you’re in trouble. Not focused at all, with desires running all over the place, you’re still in trouble. The old ‘moderation in all things,’ or the need for balance, right?” “To a certain degree, yes,” she answered. “But there are other factors involved. As we learn the one secret of the universe we begin to find ourselves and, in doing so, we begin to understand, accept and live happier, more fulfilled lives.” “Every once in a while though, don’t you think of Carlos or Peter? Don’t you miss them or wonder how your life would’ve been had you decided to stay with them?” To read the rest of the story visit spiritual-simplicity

The law of attraction is working in your life right now

Whether you realize it or not, the Law of Attraction is already working actively in your life right at this moment. The events, opportunities and experiences you are experiencing today were set into motion by the thoughts and actions you‘ve taken previously. The secret to the Law of Attraction is really about realizing that this law is already active in your life and deciding that you want to deliberately attract things into your life consciously rather than leaving it to the vagaries of your subconscious. This is going to take some effort on your part and if you are trapped in a negative spiral, it is probably going to take a great deal of work to change the patterns of your thinking. You’ll need to monitor your emotions in particular, because it is your emotional state that gives you the clues to the kinds of things your thoughts are attracting to you. With practice, this monitoring will become more routine and you’ll be able to let the negative thoughts go lightly while you move your focus onto the positive. One of the main differences between the writers of the early 20th century and those who write about the Law of Attraction today is the emphasis on just how much work you need to put into consciously working with it. Many of the new breed of writers suggest that it is easy and that merely thinking about what you want for 20 minutes a day and putting together a vision board or two will get you on the road to prosperity and abundance. The early New Thought writers such as Wallace Wattles, on the other hand, suggest that you need to do a lot of work and must deliberately take charge of what you are attracting into your life throughout your every waking moment. In the words of Wallace Wattles, echoing a common phrase in Christian mysticism, you need to "pray without ceasing". In my opinion, this the correct course to take. Put a lot of work into the Law of Attraction and reap the large rewards. Or put a little work into it and watch the rewards trickle into your life. It's your decision. Reap what you sow.

Dealing with trauma anger

I used to visit a support forum online for people recovering from various types of trauma. It felt like a wonderful place, and I know it does a lot of good for people. But after I was there for a while I started to wonder, "why don't I see anyone getting well here?" Out of all the people there, you would see lots of people having "insights," but the insights didn't seem to translate into anything but small improvements in their actual lives. The more time you spent there, the more you saw people repeating the same patterns. Once in a while people would suddenly quit coming and I'd wonder, "what happened to them?" I really wanted people to get well and to feel better myself so I kept thinking what to do next, what was the next step? ...and then suddenly one day it occurred to me: You can't become happy and healthy without doing the things happy and healthy people do. And happy, healthy, people didn't spend hours every day reliving the most tragic and painful moments of their lives! Instead they were out playing with their kids, taking a class, going to the movies, working, whatever. They were going on with life. It taught me that there is a subtle, but very important distinction between "healing" and "healed." We need sometimes to reflect and discuss, but we should never lose sight of our goal. The goal is not the healing process, but rather to feel good again. Focusing on healing is akin to someone pointing to the moon but you stare at the end of their finger. Too often leads you into your pain and limitations and not to where you wish to be. Since then I often think of my personal growth as one big matching game. If, for example, my dream life includes being very healthy and feeling youthful, well then today I might try to match. A healthy person has healthy eating and exercise habits. Or, say I wish to be confident. Today I might try to speak better of myself and hesitate less. Self-help is like a middle step that sometimes we need and use, sometimes we don't need but we worry ourselves into thinking we do, or sometimes we discuss the self help but fail to apply it. Anger is not a very enjoyable emotion and it can cause many problems. We often feel helpless in our anger, but there are some simple techniques we can learn to help us reduce or eliminate our anger and direct it in more healthy ways. Anger often is born out of a build up of stress, so the first thing you can do is learn relaxation techniques that you can use when you are feeling stressed. One technique is simply taking a break and breathing deeply and letting go of the tension held in your body. It is our exaggerated and dramatic way of thinking that makes our anger escalate, so it is important to start breaking the habit of this distorted way of thinking. When we are angry, we might be imagining that people are deliberately trying to hurt us or that we are powerless or that things beyond our control matters more than it actually does. Control issues especially come up with anger. We need to learn that we can’t control others but also that we don’t need to control others to be happy and safe. We only need to be able to direct our own thoughts and behavior, and more consciously choose to take positive things from situations and life. Blame is another issue that comes up frequently with anger. Blame is very dis-empowering, and it is sometimes sneaks its way into our psyche in disguise. Make a conscious decision to let go of blame just as you would let go of holding onto something that burns you. Expression is the last key to managing your anger. Trying to suppress anger you feel only makes it fester until it boils over or causes damage to you. Anger often can be unraveled by using the techniques just mentioned, but when it can’t, it is important to express it in ways that do not harm you or others. Sometimes it is enough to communicate to someone, "I am angry because I feel like..." At other times it is not helpful or possible to talk to the person with whom you are feeling anger. General anger can also be expressed in painting (even if you are not an artist), in poetry or music, in a journal, or some other safe manner. Just be careful that when you are expressing your anger, you are letting go of it and not increasing your anger. Managing anger should always make you feel more empowered.