Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Life...


"Life is not about expecting, hoping and wishing. it is about doing, being and becoming. It is about the choices you have just made, and the ones you are about to make. it is about the things you choose to say. Today. And it is about what you are going to do after you finish reading this."

Mike Dooley

Monday, May 4, 2015

Bring Back the Joy...


"Bring back the Joy in what you do."

Angela Gwinner

A few years ago, I was in Sri Lanka. For an Ayurveda retreat.

One of the last words the Doctor gave me as I was on my way home again, was "Find your Joy..."

And these words have been accompanying me since.

I believe at that moment, I didn't understand the full essence of those words.

But with time, and as those words have every now and then come back like a whisper, I began to understand them in a new light.

How often do we walk through our day, taking care of responsibilities and tasks, but more with an attitude of "I must go to work..." or "I have to call so and so..."

What happens, if we change those words with "Thank God, I can go to work today..." or "I really want to call so and so... It'll be so good to hear their voice..."

What happens if we bring back the joy... and then a good dose of gratitude?

I promise you, it'll change everything.

Maybe "Finding Joy..." isn't always about seeking our passions, but let's do a bit of reversal in things. If we start with what we have and where we are and with what we are doing, and add a bit of joy as the secret ingredient... Even if that first means, tricking the mind into feeling that joy...

That's when you'll stop seeking and whatever you are looking for will suddenly appear. Because most likely, it's already there... Inside you, surrounding you, or just around the corner.

But we are so occuppied with the "I must's..." in our lives, and "Must" can be a heavy burden to carry... that we often forget that simple little word.

Joy.

"Bring back the Joy in what you do."

Just my little thought of the day.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

This Amazing Life...


"For one minute, walk outside. Stand there in silence. 
Look up at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is."

Unknown

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Today...


"Today is the first day of the rest of your life."

Unknown

Today, we can begin again...

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Trust Me...


"But it is also true that the person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing. All we know about the future is that it will be different. But perhaps what we fear is that it will be the same. So we must celebrate the changes, because, as someone once said, everything will be all right in the end. And if it is not all right, then trust me, It is not yet... The End."

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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Surrender...


"You surrender to a lot of things which are not worthy of you. 
I wish you would surrender to your radiance and your integrity. 
And to your beautiful human grace."

Yogi Bhajan

Trust... It is All With Reason...


"I trust that everything happens for a reason.
Even if we are not yet wise enough to see it."

Oprah Winfrey

Friday, April 24, 2015

Thursday, April 23, 2015

A Lasting Love Affair...


"Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love."

Brené Brown 

We so often forget...

But this is the one relationship and friendship we are with forever.

Make it a beautiful love story...

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Monday, April 20, 2015

Effort and Surrender...





"Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. 
I am learning to live between effort and surrender."

Danielle Orner

Sunday, April 19, 2015

To Live in Love...


"Kindness is my only guiding star. 
In its light, I sail a straight route,
I have my motto written on my sail. 
'To live in Love.'"

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Wonder...


"Always be on the lookout for the presence of Wonder."

E. B. White

Friday, April 17, 2015

Your Body...


"Treat your body with Love."

Louise L. Hay

Joy...


"Joy does not simply happen to us.  
We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day."

Henri J.M. Nouwen

Today, I hope you choose Joy...

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Listen To Your Heart...


"You will never be able to escape from your Heart. 
So it is better to listen to what it has to say."

Paulo Coelho