Happiness Is Knowing

What a beautiful world it will be when you wake up and know that you know and you know that you know it. If you don’t know what I just said then that glorious day has not arrived for you yet. Today could be that day, when you know that you are one with the universe and with God. You needn’t struggle nor do anything grand. You just are. The day you say, “I am,” and know it, is the day the veil will be lifted from your eyes. You will no longer fear death, for death is just the first step to eternity. You will return from whence you came; the wonders of the universe will be at your beck and call.
How different the world will look to you and you will wonder why you have never seen the beauty of a cockroach before. The sun will shine brighter, the air will smell sweeter, and the water will taste like a mountain spring. All around you stress and anger will still abide, but you will not know it.
Nothing will ever go wrong in your world and you will wonder why you took so long to let go of your Ego. You will wonder why you were so gullible to believe that God might condemn you to eternal damnation. You will not only seek the truth, but you will also spread the truth, for we have lived too long believing in Dark Age philosophies and falsehoods. The truth is in your heart; trust in your inner voice for the line of communication to God is open, never to be closed again.

Today’s Exercise: Open your heart, open your eyes, read the words of Buddha in the front of the book.
Today’s Affirmation: I am as happy as I make up my mind to be.
Points to Ponder: You will not only seek the truth, you will also spread the truth, for we have lived too long believing in Dark Age philosophies and falsehoods.

What You See Is What You Get

Take a long look at this shape.

Is it convex or concave? Some of you will say it’s convex, others it’s concave. The truth is you’re both right. It is both convex and concave depending how you look at it. If you focus to the left of the shape it will appear concave, if you focus to the right it will appear convex. However, it cannot be both at the same time.
When you focus one way the other becomes invisible to you. Think about that, and how it applies in your life and on your job. Does this mean that you are creating your reality from moment to moment by the choices and distinctions you make about the objects around you? I believe it does; I believe you play a very large part in creating the world you will live in by the way you decide to see it. We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.
“Change the way you see things and the things you see will change.”

Today’s Exercise: Let your mind show you the world.
Today’s Affirmation: I attract success and happiness into my life every day.
Points to Ponder: We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.

What is the Meaning of Forever?

When you say forever what do you mean? I say it means right now, this moment. Time according to Einstein is an illusion. Time is right now and that’s all. Too many people live in the past or dream about the future, but they never let right now count for anything. Yesterday is gone forever, tomorrow never comes. How easy is it to get caught up in the world of physical things, a world that is constantly moving away from us? We do the same things today that we did yesterday, yet, somehow we expect today to be different than yesterday.
We know someday our bodies will die, but we act as if it will never happen to us. Only when we have an incurable disease do we plan for death. Death to the majority of the world is the end, but to the enlighten few it is just the beginning. Well, not quite the beginning, because we are infinite, we had no beginning nor will we have an end. We only have now and now is forever. Cheer up, it’s not that deep. This journey has a purpose; that purpose is to pursue happiness and success. It’s not that hard. Happiness is something that you decide ahead of time. All truly happy people are already a success. Simple, right? Think about it.

Today’s Exercise: Look in the mirror, put that smile on your face and keep it there forever.

Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.

Points to Ponder: All truly happy people are already a success.

Follow Your Dreams

There is no such thing a good job or a bad job. There is only work you hate or work you love. If you want easy work, find work you love to do and do it. Too many people are wasting their lives because they do not enjoy their work. The father, who forces his son to go to the same college he went to and become a doctor like him, can’t figure out why his son won’t speak to him. The mother who tries to make her daughter a starlet because she never made it, is stunned when her daughter overdoses on drugs.
You were not born an attorney, a movie star, or a miner, you were born to follow your dream not someone else’s. It takes courage to follow your dreams.
I get a kick out of some of the movies you see about a small town. There is always some teenager or a young person who can’t wait to get out of town because there’s nothing there, yet, these people are totally unprepared to be a success anywhere. It is not the place or the time that determines success, it’s the person. Some of the richest men and women in America come from a small town and quite a few have made their fortune in these towns.
Success starts now where you are and at what you are doing. As you grow opportunities will present themselves. One of my definitions of success is, to be totally prepared to recognize and capitalize on an opportunity when it presents itself.

Today’s Exercise: Start preparing. Look at everything as an opportunity; the best ones come disguised as problems.
Today’s Affirmation: I have a positive mental attitude, therefore I am a success.
Points to Ponder: It takes courage to follow your dreams.

Work

No matter what we set out to do, whether it’s building something, teaching, serving in the military, farming, manufacturing, or any other worthwhile cause, our major aim is to be a benefit physically, mentally, and spiritually to the welfare of society. Any other intent is error, an illusion, and will manifest error back to us sooner or later. Those who would toil, for only his or her personal gain, at the expense of society, can expect society to fight back. The jails are filled with such individuals.
No one can rise to the top of their profession if they detest their job and hate every minute of it. Don’t start looking around for a different job or a different vocation. No matter where you go or how far you go, you still take yourself with you. Success is not where you are. Success is who you are. If you’re a janitor then be the best damn janitor in the world. Success will come looking for you.
In my opinion, there are no bad jobs. Jobs are good or bad depending on what you make of it. In fifty years, I must have had twenty different jobs. Some were the typical; just over broke jobs, but every one of them was a stepping-stone to success. I pride myself that I’ve never been fired from a job. I was what you might call enthusiastically discontented. What I didn’t realize was that I could have risen to the top of any of the companies I worked for if only I believed in myself. Some nights, I think of some of those jobs and say to myself, “Gee, if I only knew then what I know now, I probably never would have left. I just never gave myself a chance to succeed.”
You need to change your attitude and your mental outlook to start thinking positive and creative, instead of thinking negatively and with frustration. If you outgrow your job or you’d love to do something else, then you will be ready to move on from that job.

Today’s Exercise: Look around you. How can you do your job better?
Today’s Affirmation: I am enthusiastic and confident.
Points to Ponder: If you outgrow your job or you’d love to do something else, then you will be ready to move on from that job. No matter where you go or how far you go, you still take yourself with you.