A Vacation or a Holiday

Time for a real holiday?

By Deb Hensley / February 15, 2013. 
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Articles-on-Christian-Science/2013/0215/Time-for-a-real-holiday 

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A holiday, then, in its purest sense, might be seen as a devoted commitment to taking something beautiful and true from the ordinary; whereas a vacation might be considered an escape from the ordinary.

Look! Did you see the blazing salmon colors dawning over the curve of the hill? Did you sense the quiet perfection in the still air of morning? Did you notice the kind smile of the person sitting next to you on the train? Did you hear the music, the vital beat and pulse of the traffic in the street?

But what about the day-to-day stuff? The mundane, relentlessly difficult tasks from which you believe you need to escape? Why not embrace your bill-paying with a continual awareness of abundance? Change the flat tire with the energy and joy ... Pick up your groceries with a renewed sense of the nurturing, nourishing care of divine Love?

Will Power and Self Discipline

Developing Will Power and Self Discipline

By Remez Sasson

Most people admire and respect strong individuals who have won great success by manifesting will power & self-discipline, people who through sheer will power and self-discipline have improved their lives.

The truth is that anyone can develop high levels of self-discipline and will power.

Self discipline is the ability to reject instant gratification or pleasure in favor of something better or a higher goal.  It manifests as the ability to stick to actions or plans in spite of obstacles, difficulties or unpleasantness.

http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_000006.htm

An effective method for improving these abilities is the performance of actions or activities which you would rather avoid doing, due to laziness, procrastination, weakness, shyness, etc. By doing things that you usually do not like to do, or feel too lazy to do, you overcome your subconscious resistance, and train your mind to obey you. As muscles get stronger by resisting the weight of barbells, so inner strength is attained by overcoming inner resistance.

Here are a few exercises:

1) You are sitting in a bus or train and an old man or woman, or a pregnant lady walks in. Stand up and give up your seat, even if you prefer to stay seated. Act so, not just because it is polite, but because you are doing something that you are reluctant to do. This is an exercise in overcoming the resistance of your body, mind and feelings.

2) There are dishes in the sink that need washing, and you postpone washing them for later. Get up and wash them now. Do not let your laziness overcome you. When you know that in this way you are developing your will power, and if you are convinced of the importance of will power in your life, it will be easier for you to do whatever you have to do.

3) You come home tired from work and sit in front of the T.V., because you feel too lazy and too tired to take a shower first. Do not succumb to the desire to sit in front of the T.V, and go and take a shower.

4) Do you like your coffee with sugar? If you do, then for one whole week drink it without sugar. Do you drink three cups of coffee each day? If you do, then drink only two cups a day for one whole week.

5) Don't read some unimportant gossip in the newspaper, even if you want to.


Don't say that you cannot practice the above exercises, because you certainly can. Motivate yourself by thinking about of their importance, and about the inner power and strength that you will gain.

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Opposites

Without sound I wouldn't know silence.
Without dark I wouldn't know light.
Without rough I wouldn't know soft.

 I think Im allergic to the rough. It seeps too deep.

HEAVEN

What is the good? I imagine most people might define it in different ways What is good? Hmmmmmmm How do I imagine Heaven? It's Summer Camp: Friends Conversations Water sports Pools Checkers, chess, cards, and dominoes Laughing with friends Cooking s'mores over a campfire Archery Ceramics It's Camping with My Family: Hot chocolate at night sitting with my sister and uncle Nights talking and joking with my sister in whispers while we fall asleep Days in the pool Piano Class Cooking together Painting classes Forgiveness Acceptance Love