Recipes For Self-Love

Take full responsibility for your life.
Stop blaming others.
See yourself as the cause of what happens to you.


Do things you like to do.
Don't stay in a job you don't like.
Participate in life at the highest level you can.


Stop terrorising yourself with your thoughts.
Be gentle and kind and patient with yourself.


Give yourself the simple pleasures of life abundantly.
Wear clothes you feel good in, get a massage etc.


Watch what you say. Avoid self put-downs.
Stop being critical of yourself and others.


Take care of your body.
Give it exercise and good food.


Be willing to create a life-style that generates and nourishes self-esteem.
Associate with others with high esteem.


Acknowledge yourself frequently.
Keep a diary of your successes and accomplishments.


Avoid comparing yourself with others.
Remember that it's who we are, not what we do, that's important


Give yourself permission to do nothing periodically.
Schedule time by yourself.


Frequently take deep breaths.
Discover the benefit and pleasure of breathing fully.


Eat first class frequently.
Don't look at the right side of the menu.


Stop trying to change others.
Focus your attention on being the way you want others to be.


Look into a mirror regularly
and say "I love you, I really love you".


Stop feeling guilty and saying "I'm sorry".
See mistakes as valuable lessons and avoid judging yourself.


Consciously generate positive thoughts and feelings of self-love
in place of old thoughts of inadequacy.


Be willing to laugh at yourself and at life.
Stop taking yourself so seriously.


Accept compliments from others without embarrassment.
Don't invalidate their positive thoughts and feelings about you.


Be kind to your mind.
Don't hate yourself for having negative thoughts.
Gently change your thoughts.


Keep your awareness and your thoughts focussed in present time
instead of living in the past or future.


Acknowledge others frequently.
Tell them what you like and appreciate in them.


Invest money in yourself.
Go to seminars, workshops and courses that develop your talents.


Make a list of 10 things
you love doing and do them frequently.


Treat yourself as you would treat someone you really loved.
Praise yourself.
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- Author Unknown

Some Great Quotes to Start Your Day

We now know that the true meaning of responsibility is response able or ability to respond. Whatever we may think, say, do, or feel - these are our responses for which we, and no one else, are responsible. This is easy to see but hard to live, for we have been taught to believe and think the opposite. So we don't consciously choose our response, we react instead, and then we blame others for our reaction. No wonder we feel imprisoned by others and our circumstances. The enlightened, on the other hand, have broken the spell, they see the illusion. They take full responsibility for their response abilities and as a consequence, they always hold their own destiny in their own hands. They are free spirits.

~ Bramha Kumaris, Mt. Abu


We come into this world crying while all around us are smiling. May
we so live that we go out of this world smiling while everybody
around us is weeping.
~ Persian proverb


Introversion brings empowerment of the self. Just as a tortoise withdraws from the external environment after its work is done, we too need to find time for ourselves. Amidst the activity of the day, we need to make time to look within and find the beauty that is hidden there. When we do this as a practice it brings a positive experience that empowers the self. We need to give ourselves a little.
~ Unknown


Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The one who works to remove the sorrow of others is the one who is loved by all. When there is the one aim of helping to remove the sorrow of others, there will be nothing negative while dealing with others. There will also be no expectations from others. Working with the natural desire to bring benefit to as many as possible, enables one to continue to contribute to whatever extent possible. When we are able to have this one desire of helping others be more happy, We are able to make a contribution for others' happiness and progress. We then find that others naturally appreciate our selfless contribution and their good wishes help us feel light and experience progress.
~ Bramha Kumaris, Mt. Abu

Change The World

Everyone wants to change the way world is.
Everyone wants to see the world happy.

But no one realises that.,
To make this world a happy place to live.,
You have to change yourself - your heart;
... and not the world.

- Unknown

Acts Of Life

You always experience the consequences of your acts.
If your acts are right, you'll get good consequences;
If not, you'll suffer for it.

Right or Wrong, its in your hand.
But at the end, all acts sum up as your Life.

- Unknown

Grab The Opportunity

Opportunities - Small or Big. They come and go.
Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult.
But once we let them pass in hopes of something better,
those opportunities may never again be available.

Always grab the first opportunity.

- Unknown

Change

"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."

Charles Du Bos takes full aim at the infamous "comfort zone", wherein we may not like where we Are, and we might even grumble about it, but we choose to hang on to what we know rather than take a leap forward into uncertainty. Yet it is only in letting go of that we have that we can grab hold of what we might become. Better. Kinder. More successful. Healthier. More self-confident. Whatever transformation we wish to make, we must first leave behind the old before becoming the new.

- Author Unknown

Self-Esteem

What is your value? Surprisingly, many of us place a low value on ourselves, and that devalues everything we do. That is called low self-esteem. And when we value ourselves lowly, others will value us lowly too - reinforcing our own low opinion of ourselves.

Make the decision today to place a high value on yourself. Yes you are worth it. When someone asks for help, make sure they appreciate the high value of your help. Don't be obnoxious, of course. Don't refuse to help. Just make sure they know that your help is valuable.

"Of course I will help you. I am busy today, but for you I will make the time." In so doing, they know you are giving them something of high value...and that you also value them to share such a valuable resource as your time and efforts with them.

- Author Unknown

Learn From Wrong

It is your right to be wrong, but you have no right to wrong someone else.

What does that mean?

When you are wrong, when you make a mistake, you have the wonderful chance to learn and to improve yourself. It is both your right and your responsibility to improve yourself.

It is, however, neither your right nor your responsibility to improve the person sitting next to you. That's her right and her responsibility.

So be wrong as often as you must, and learn from it. But don't wrong others; that's their job.

- Unknown

Steps to Happiness

Everybody Knows:

* You can't be all things to all people.
* You can't do all things at once. You can't do all things equally well.
* You can't do all things better than everyone else.
* Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.

So:

* You have to find out who you are, and be that.
* You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
* You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
* You have to learn not to compete with others, Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.

Then:

* You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
* You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
* You will have learned to live with your limitations.
* You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due. And you'll be a most vital mortal.

Dare To Believe:

* That you are a wonderful, unique person.
* That you are a once-in-all-history event.
* That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.
* That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish. And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.

- Author Unknown

Try, Try & Get Success

I have always seen life for what it really is.
Ever since I was a child growing up, hard times are all I know.

I had to sit back and watch my mother work from sunset to sundown.
I had to sit back and watch my mother work herself to her grave.

Nothing ever came easy for her.
She always had a heart and kept a smile on her face.

Life is like a newborn baby struggling to come out of its mother's womb,
life is a struggle true enough, but after all the struggling you have done,

and after all the hell you have been through, there is success.
Life is nothing but a big struggle, but just keep the faith and focus on your goals.

Don't let life beat you or you will be walking around like zombies.
Keep on pushing, keep on trying, life can be whatever you make it to be.

But life can also be a bowl of cherries with whip cream and apple pie.
I say this again; life is what you make of it.

You can achieve or conquer anything it throws at you,
you can't quit or give up, you have got to keep on working,

look higher some way, some how you are going to make it.


- Unknown

Belt Of Truth

Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm, with the buckle of truth buckled around your waist

Today I had the misfortune to put on a belt that was too tight .Ouch! That is a terrible feeling! I had towear the belt, because it went with the outfit… so suffer through it I did! I let it out to the last notch, and it was tolerable as long as I stood up. If I sat down, however, something happened and it almost took my breath away.

Boy, was that ever uncomfortable. One part of the Armor of God is the belt of truth. Have you ever compromised it?? For instance- you're ready to have a day filled with truth and good news and then -- something happens. Perhaps a friend asks you a question and the truthful answer would hurt her. You may reason…a little slanting of this one answer won't hurt, Lord, will it?

Or, a situation may arise when telling the truth puts you in an awkward position. What do you do?Perhaps your child asks you a question about the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus or the tooth fairy. How can you answer these questions without compromising your promise to God about not lying? Each time you fudge a little or slant the exactness, your belt of truth gets a little tighter. You feel uneasy in your spirit, and know you have not spoken accurately. Telling one white lie and then another builds a foundation for lies to roll off your tongue more easily each time. It is not a good habit to succumb to.

I do not have the answer about how you should speak to your friends in truth, or discuss delicate issues with your children. I do know, however, that God calls us to speak the truth, and we are to do so each and every day. That is why He told us about this "belt of truth" that we should wear every day- it is part of His armor to combat Satan. I know I need this piece of Holy armor, and pray I will never stretch or bend the truth in such a manner that it cuts of my breath, the way my belt did on my outfit today.

Consider this....if you put on the belt of truth each day, would it be very long before you felt a "real pinching" from the words you have spoken? Half-truths fall off our tongue way too easily- at least for me. We must be on guard about this subject. Don't you agree?

- By Marion Smith

A Good Stretch

My strength is made perfect in weakness. — 2 Corinthians 12:9

Physical therapy is a painful necessity after knee-replacement surgery. Part of my routine involved my therapist pulling my knee back into a bent position and holding it taut. "Good stretch?" Mason would ask encouragingly. "No," I winced, "not that good!"

I soon learned, however, how important it is to stretch one's muscles and joints — sometimes causing discomfort — to gain full range of motion.

That wasn't the first time I've been "stretched" outside my comfort zone. God has sometimes urged me to share my faith with someone I didn't know very well, or to give an offering that was far beyond what I usually give or to confront someone about a situation.

Abraham's life illustrates the importance of faith when God asks us to move beyond our comfort zone. "By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called . . . He went out, not knowing where he was going" (Heb. 11:8).

While we stretch our spiritual muscles, we may feel discomfort. But God assures us, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor. 12:9). Our adequacy — our sufficiency — is found in Him (3:5).

When you boldly step out in faith and obedience to God, you may be surprised at how a "good stretch" can strengthen your spiritual life!
~ Cindy Hess Kasper

To stretch our faith, to take the risk,

God says we will succeed

If we but ask Him for the strength
And grace that we will need.
~ D. De Haan

- Author Unknown

Special Motivational Quotes

Courage is not the absense of fear,
But rather the judgement that
Something else is more important than fear.
~ Unknown


The only way of finding the limits of the possible
is by going beyond them into the impossible.
~ Arthur C. Clarke


Everything that is really great and inspiring is
created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
~ Albert Einstein


The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder,
is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
~ Unknown


There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as if everything is.
~ Albert Einstein

Beautiful Love Quotes

Love is not a matter of what happens in life.
It's a matter of what's happening in your heart.
~ by Ken Keyes


Love means to commit oneself without guarantee,
to give oneself completely in the hope that
our love will produce love in the loved person.
Love is an act of faith,
and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
~ by Erich Fromm


Life is the flower of which love is the honey.
~ by Jean Baptiste Alphonse Karr


Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love
you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
~ by Leo Buscaglia


Love is a fruit in season at all times,
and within the reach of every hand.
~ by Mother Theresa


Love is the master key that
opens the gates of happiness.
~ by Oliver Wendell Holmes


May no gift be too small to give, nor too simple to receive,
which is wrapped in thoughtfulness and tied with love.
~ by L.O. Baird

Meaning of TEAM

T olerance of one another's weaknesses.
E ncouragement of each other's efforts.
A cknowledgement that every person has something to offer.
M indfulness of how each person depends on the others for success.

- Author Unknown

Special Inspiring Quotes

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want
to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want
to read and all the friends I want to see.
~ John Burrough


The man who is always killing time is really killing his own
chances in life; while the man who is destined for success
is the man who makes time live by making it useful.
~ Arthur Brisbane


Two men look out through the same bars:
One sees the mud, and one the stars.
~ Fredrick Langbridge (1849-1923),


Never expect things to happen.
Struggle and make them happen.
Never expect yourself to be given a good value,
Create a value of your own.
~ Unknown


"You may be disappointed if you fail,
but you are doomed if you don't try."
~ Unknown

Some Assorted Quotes

* The best way to predict the future is to create it.

* Opposites attract in the short-run and turn into a disaster in the long-run.

* People who judge others are insecure about themselves.

* The less you possess, the freer you are.

* We admire people for their strength but we love them for their vulnerability.

* The greatest cowardice is conformity.

* Forbidden & negative things attract people more than positive things.

* The ill-intentioned truth is worse than the lie.

* Be patient in a moment of anger. You will be free from many days of sorrow.

* Your body has a language of its own that sometimes contradicts your spoken words.

* Intelligence doesn't get you anywhere, determination does.

* Some people want to control the world; others just want to be free in it.

* Don't ever feel responsible for what your ancestors did in the past.

* Lovers from other cultures can never really understand each other.

* Unconditional love transcends space and time...fulfills your life instead of depriving it of freedom.

* Arrogance is insecurity in disguise.

* Having kids is not a blessing, having good parents is.

* A man on a date wonders if he'll get lucky. The woman already knows.

* People, who laugh together, stay together.
* The fear of losing money keeps most people from getting rich.

~ Unknown

Best Motivational Quotes on Strength

Strength does not come from winning.
Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships
and decide not to surrender,
that is strength."

~ Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Don´t shy away from challenges ... facing them is the only way you can improve.
Look inside for your strength, then share that strength with others.
Always maintain your sense of humor, share it with others when things get too intense.
Make the play first, then decide if it was impossible.
Admit your mistakes. It shows character and inner strength.
Remember, loyalty is a two-way street.

~ Unknown

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The method to finish a weakness is to be detached from it. When there is some weakness working within that has to be overcome, it is very essential for one to get detached from it, that means not to identify with the weakness. If there is an identification with the weakness, it is further strengthened and there is the inability to get rid of it. Since it is there in the consciousness, it is visible in the words and actions too. When we are free from the identification with the weakness, we are able to bring about a change very quickly. We find it very easy to stabilise ourselves in the awareness of our strength and allow that strength to be revealed in all our words and actions. There is no heaviness of the weakness nor is there the feeling of having to give up something, but transformation takes place very easily.

~ Bramha Kumaris, Mt, Abu

Unique Quotes on Faith

Faith in one's progress brings contentment. Even when the situation is not according to what is expected, there is contentment for the one who has faith in his own progress. Such a person will not just sit back waiting for things to change nor will he just curse his fate. Instead he'll do his best and use all his resources in bettering the situation. The understanding that all life's situations are a training for him, automatically keeping him content in all situations. There is naturally an experience of constant progress and a feeling of having gained something from all situations.

- Bramha Kumaris, Mt. Abu

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Faith has the power to change even hopeless situations into hopeful ones. There is so much power in having faith that even in the most hopeless situations we can keep ourselves peaceful and happy. When we are able to maintain this stage we find that things change for the better too. Faith works to change the situation. Let us think of one situation that we are not happy with. Let us then accept the situation as it is without expecting it to change. This acceptance will give the faith that things are happening for the best. With this faith even the most hopeless situation will turn positive.

- Bramha Kumaris, Mt. Abu

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Sweetness is the ability to see the good in all things. Deep within each and every situation is something good. It only takes a little patience to look within and find it. When we are able to understand the secret behind what is happening, it automatically brings sweetness in our lives. Thus we will be able to spread this to others too. Whatever happens throughout the day, we should be able to see the good in it. Even if we are not able to discover something good at that moment, we should maintain the faith that whatever happens is for the best.

- Bramha Kumaris, Mt. Abu

7 Wonders of Friendship

To Walk together
To Laugh together
To Share Secrets
To Love
To Care
To Support
To Have Fun


- Unknown