Geoff Allen's Journal August 2013 part 1

My Journal

[ August 1 & 2, 2013 '

"My little doctor taught me how to believe in my own beautiful lifetime!"

More happy advice!

Keep addin 2 this thread

Blogs that could change your life

Happiness can only come from inside of you and is the result of your love

That section above about reserving love for those who push our buttons or who are 'family' - if we extend our definition of 'family' to include every member of the human family ... or ideally to every living being, animal, human, insect, bird, extraterrestrial etc ... physical and nonphysical beings ...

Comes from love thy neighbour - still dodgy at tripod ... upload 2 sitepalace?

Click here - or just look on hard drive ...

It's dead easy to love those who are charming, agreeable, pleasant & attractive. There's no great merit in that. The real challenge as a human being is to find a way of loving the irritating, the withdrawn, the awkward, the confused, the abrasive, the forlorn ...

Have a happiness plan

Do You Take Up as Much Space as You Deserve?

Why Loving Yourself Is So Critical

Latest doodle

Tranform your life

Today's Positive Visualization

In my mind's eye, I connect to the Divine truth within me. I recognize myself as a channel of God's love and wisdom. I honor the gift of unique ideas and perspectives that God has given to me. In my mind's eye, I see myself confidently and easily expressing my ideas and opinions. I imagine myself sharing with others through the power of love and respect. I imagine myself accepting the opinions of others and having others accept mine. I combine these images with the feelings of joy and let them go, knowing that they will create the good things I am visualizing and thinking.

Mum asked about the book I am re-re-reading ... click

http://heavenletters.org/ask-to-know-god-s-will.html

Acceptance Quotes

Interestin site with a quote of the day?

A matter of perspective

Sent this advice 2 the gang

Loads at that site!

More advice on love

Latest doodle

Forgiving the Unforgivable and Ending Your Own Suffering

It is essential that you cultivate the twin elements of concentration and inquiry in your meditation

Show Your Appreciation

http://heavenletters.org/the-muse.html

Got a little book at the Post Office!

[ August 3 & 4, 2013 '

"I believe that the secret of life is to BEHAVE randomly throughout the day."

Advice on happiness

Huge collection of quotes - also a Dalai page ...

Ways to Be Kind to Yourself - for the latest thread?

There is nothing in your life that cannot be overcome; whatever the situation or problem, there is always a solution

Latest doodle

Lessons to Help You Find Peace When Fighting a Hard Battle

Prayers 4 difficult times

Recommended reading

Been thinkin a LOT about the sites & quotes in this huge collection - click

Listen 2 Neale!

The myth of romantic love - would shock MANY people ... sadly!

For a few laughs - click

More love advice ... oops a dud link ... click

Love your self

Stop being critical of yourself and others

Compliment your own abilities, characteristics, qualities, and efforts

Morning!

Been feeling a little on edge lately - more than a little in fact!

So I practice tonglen -

http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/tonglen1.php

Suffering can make you all bitter & twisted or it can make you more compassionate!

Ways 2 keep goin

Using meditation or therapy to try to shut down parts of our experience is ultimately counterproductive

Quotes about keepin an open mind

http://heavenletters.org/visit-god-anytime.html

[ August 5 & 6, 2013 '

"I feel compassion 4 them because they would not behave like that if they were genuinely happy within themselves."

Had forgotten how many great links I have found!

For example

Bunch of happiness atricles

Comes from this old page!

Quotes about happiness

A real struggle with my dark side - if you want details ... see vicky.txt ... re-surfacing now :)

The Tonglen meditation is helpful but I still get ambushed by negative thoughts at times - I suppose compared with SOME meditators I have bareely scratched the surface.

A couple of videos helped!

Ricard on happiness

Dalai Lama laughing joking

When you don’t love yourself, you are basically telling the Universe that you are unworthy or undeserving of any love or positive outcomes that have the same vibrational match as love.

Leads 2 this VERY helpful site ... I am baaack! I always tend 2 panic & dread being in the dark mood FOREVER! You would THINK I would have learned ... :)

How To Find Happiness

Spirit Can Heal You

"Stay tuned & we will show you what you can do with your life!"

"NAR-NINNY-NAR. NAR-NINNY-NAR. NAR-NINNY-NAR-NINNY-NAR-NINNY-NAR."

Should really read this FAR more often -

http://www.sitepalace.com/grjallen/way2live.htm

"Sometimes I like 2 believe in the 3-dimensional world of life"

"NUNGER-NIM-NOOM-NOOM-NOOM-NAR."

"ZUGGER-ZUGGER-ZUG. ZUGGER-ZUGGER-ZUG. ZUGGER-ZUGGER-ZUGGER-ZUGGER-ZUGGER-ZUGGER-ZUG."

"People are ALWAYS trying 2 guarantee their OWN lives!"

From the love yourself page ... found this

Also re-re-read cwg - was a part of the angry mood - 2 much suffering - click

Plus search Walsch God angry questions - I can SURE relate 2 that!

Should read Marci page - many people have transformed their lives & become "Happy for no reason" :)

Also need a few laughs! - try this page

www.pethumor.com

God jokes

More laughs!

Natural Depression Treatments to Consider

Assistance from angels & guides - may have been what I received :)

Enlightenment is real, and there are enlightened masters still on the earth

http://heavenletters.org/in-every-atom.html

Joke about prayer :)

More on religion

Being present lets us experience each moment in our lives in a way that cannot be fully lived through memory or fantasy

10-Ways-to-Communicate-With-the-Holy-Spirit

How to Master the Art of Fear for a Life of Possibility

The sure cure 4 worry

Considering others to be just the same as yourself helps you to open up your relationships and give them a new and richer meaning

Words of Encouragement Quotes

Feel good on the inside

http://heavenletters.org/meet-the-sun.html

"Soometimes humans love 2 believe in several important moments!"

Part of recovery ... read on - the links in early Aug 7 are well worth a visit or 2 :)

[ August 7 & 8, 2013 '

"There are times when I think there are MANY reasons 2 believe in the NEXT length of life!"

Quotes about gratitude

Loads of happiness advice!

Another fabulous site - can search it too!

Compassion 4 yourself

Meditation advice - I do TEND 2 forget it when the dark side takes over ...

For my recovery - check out all the wonderful links in this coolection - click

Also search for mindfulness negative thoughts

As well as 1001.htm and page12 on my hard drive!

"MOONG-MOONG-MAR. MOONG-MOONG-MAR. MOONG-MOONG-MOONG-MOONG-MOONG-MOONG-MAR."

"DIGGER-DOGGER-DIG-DOG-DIG-DOG-DOO!"

Osho simple secret of happiness

"Once upon a time, the man suddenly started 2 learn how 2 enjoy his own life!"

"Sometimes I think I might have a psychological plan. Psychological plan!? You ARE a psychological man!"

"No. No. No. That's NOT the way! That's not the WAY!"

"Coming up next, another AMAZING story about human beings living on a planet!"

"Sing -> DUDDER-DUDDER-DUP-DUP-DAR-DAR!"

"BLANG-BLANG-BLANG. BLANG-BLANG-BLANG. BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG."

"One day a man tried 2 believe in ALL the gentle & mysterious moments of life!"

"BLOD-BLOD-BLODDY-BLODDY-BLOD-BLOD-BLOD."

Whole lot MORE mantras :)

Imagine your higher power smiling at you with great love & compassion, accepting you as you are. Understand that he or she does not demand that you 'fix' anything about yourself to deserve his or her love.

Comes from this fabulous little book - I REALLY should read more often - click

Could always search 4 higher power unconditional love

"The second commandment that Jesus referred to was not to love others instead of ourselves, but to love them as ourselves. Before we can love and serve others, we must love ourselves, even in our imperfection. If we don't embrace our own defects, we can't love others with their shortcomings." ~ Jim Warner

Search for Thich anger Shambhala

It really is like bein Jeckyll & Hyde - each seems permanent when it arrives!

"YUDDER-YAR-YUDDER-YAR-YUDDER-YUDDER-YAR-YAR."

"Sometimes I like 2 laugh like a man who is about 2 lose his mind."

"What do I think? I think that MOST people don't even understand their OWN lives!"

Dealing with Dark Days: Help for When You Don’t Feel Your Best

Transform Your Life by Loving Yourself

http://heavenletters.org/honing-your-thoughts.html

What is Enlightenment?

Quotes and images!

Life’s most perplexing questions

Finding Life Through Death: How Loss Teaches Us to Appreciate More

In meditation practice, you might experience a muddy, semiconscious, drifting state, like having a hood over your head

Mind Quotes

Send these quotes 2 Pam!

Lead us 2 a page of quotes about love

Laughter about the whole ridiculousness of your misery

Gorgeous images & quotes!

Great bunch of compassion quotes

Uplifting Quotes for Healing

Latest doodle

Why It’s Not Selfish to Ask Someone You Love for Help

http://heavenletters.org/the-seed-from-which-everything-grows.html

Personal growth

[ August 9 & 10, 2013 '

"Sometimes I like 2 believe in the minimum arrangements of life!"

Sent this lovely page 2 Denise!

It would be nice if you could read a few magic words, understand it, and instantly have happiness in your life.

From that huge list of sites

Great interview with Neale!

Sculpting your thoughts into a poem can take you on a journey where your conscious mind is momentarily cast adrift

Latest doodle

Happiness interview

Inner Peace Quotes

http://heavenletters.org/the-name-that-god-would-give-to-you.html-0

Thread about difficult people!

Got this for three bucks! Along with one 4 Deb :)

Of course, the REAL miracle is tranforming negative thoughts & emotions into positive ones!

Sent this quote 2 the gang!

Learn 2 love others

The Bible has a bit 2 say about love

Beautiful Things About Love

Each of us is born with a specific genius that was bestowed upon us so we can do our part to make this world a better place

Being happy is for most of us one of the key aims in life

Sent these quotes 2 the gang

Latest doodle

Devotionals When Your Life is Falling Apart

http://heavenletters.org/in-the-pursuit-of-love.html

[ August 11 & 12, 2013 '

A few quotes

Quotes about life - quite a seelection!

Happiness quotes - plus some lovely images!

Take control of your own happiness

The Peace of Tranquility - This is deep quiet in mind and body - from Wild Mind

It would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad

Found in this HUGE collection - I COULD have been more compassionate lookin back on it :)

Love can be messy, confusing, and imperfect, just like us and life itself

How Gratitude Can Change Your Life

Leads us here!

Devotionals When Your Life is Falling Apart

Finding Strength in Scripture

http://heavenletters.org/an-exquisite-expression-of-god.html

[ August 13 & 14, 2013 '

"What do I think? I think that everyone should enjoy themselves by estimating their OWN blood!"

"NUNNER-NUNNER-NAR. NUNNER-NUNNER-NAR. NUNNER-NUNNER-NUNNER-NUNNER-NUNNER-NUNNER-NAR."

"Life is the ONLY modern replica of man"

"MUNGER-NINGER-MUNG. MUNGER-NINGER-MUNG. MUNGER-NINGER-MUNGER-NINGER-MUNGER-NINGER-MUNG."

"NOOMER-NOOMER-NOOM. NOOMER-NOOMER-NOOM. NOOMER-NOOMER-NOOMER-NOOMER-NOOMER-NOOMER-NOOM."

"Sometimes humans love 2 enjoy their OWN membership of life!"

For most of my adult life I was an angry, cynical atheist. If you had told me that I would get right into meditation and reading books like "Conversations with God" and treating everyone with compassion, I would have absolutely LAUGHED in your face! So, I have learned to expect the unexpected!

North has lost 9 games this season by under 17 points!

A few quotes - may send 2 the gang?

Encouraging quotes

Uplifting Quotes For Difficult Times

Can't get enuf quotes ... let us be grateful!

It also as a random feature!

How 2 be more compassionate

Sent this 2 the gang

Keep adding 2 this thread - click!

Inspirational quote

Having Trouble Meditating?

Ways to Live a Compassionate Life

Often we reincarnate on earth with our soul family and often our most intense relationships are with our soul family

Are You Stressed, Rushed, and Aggravated?

Latest doodle

Gratitude Quotes

A few quotes in this thread!

When we begin to recognize that there is something of Spirit within us, a day comes when we can begin to recognize this very Spirit is in everyone and everything.

... comes from this page - click

Huge collection af articles

Forgive yourself 4 not bein perfect :)

Jokes 4 the gang

Don’t Wait for a Major Wake Up Call to Start Loving Your Life

Latest doodle

Seeing God in challenging times

Quotes from Eckhart

The most compassionate insight of my tradition and its noblest contribution to the spiritual wisdom of humanity

http://heavenletters.org/you-are-your-own-storyteller.html