Live Stoner Chat Yoda's Inspiration

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Hi AFN'ers! Not sure if a thread like this has been started or not already. If so, than please let me know. Otherwise, here is my idea. I get daily emails from different inspirational sources daily... (Mostly Kabbalah quotes, but truly they do apply to all) some days when I read these, its as if the universe is sending me what I need at that time in my life... I would love to share these with all and would encourage others to also share similar things... Maybe a thread just to remind us all... The universe has it all in "check"
Here is today's:

More In Common

Wednesday May 8, 2013

In time of conflict or judgment, it’s important to remember that we all have way more in common than we have differences.

Everyone hurts.

Everyone wants love.

Everyone has good days and bad.

99.9% of our DNA is the same. Let’s not let a little 0.01% get in the way of having tolerance and respect for each other.
-yehuda berg

Love!
Yodabuds

 

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Defining Success

Saturday May 11, 2013

Success is not about whether we win or lose. It’s not about coming in first place, it’s not about how much money we make, or even what we achieve.

Success isn’t even dependent on an outcome.

Success happens when we have given, and continue to give everything we have got.

 

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The Real Spiritual Work

Monday May 13, 2013

When we first come to study spirituality, it is usually with the intention to help ourselves. We wish to become better people living better lives. We want to have less negative thoughts, less judgment, and fewer toxic relationships.

But at some point, a true student realizes that kabbalah is not about self-help. It’s about helping others. Improving our own lives is only the result of when we are a greater channel to improve the lives of others.

The real spiritual work is to care for the spiritual elevation of the entire world.

 

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Prerequisite For Having It All

Thursday May 16, 2013

There is a prerequisite for reaching our many goals, and making all of our dreams come true: We can accept nothing less.

Sometimes, we fill our emptiness with things that are not what we really want. Maybe we accept the career that’s easier and safer for us instead of taking the risk and putting in the hard work to create the business we really want for ourselves, or we fill our loneliness with people who aren’t really good for us.

In order to have it all, we have to stop settling for less.

 

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If We Don't Change

Monday May 20, 2013

There is good news, and there is bad news.

The bad news is, if we don’t change, things will not only stay the same, but they’ll likely get worse.

The good news is, we can always change.

The universe sends us stronger and stronger wake up calls until we realize the necessity of personal transformation.

It’s in our best interest to change proactively rather than to wait until disaster strikes.

 

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The Pursuit of Happiness

Thursday May 23, 2013

The pursuit of happiness is a tricky thing.

We pursue happiness by chasing after money, approval, sex, drugs, food… you name it! Yet, the more we indulge in these things, the emptier we tend to feel after the initial high has worn off.

Happiness doesn’t happen by constantly pursuing it.

Happiness is a result. It is the product of creating a life full of meaning and purpose for ourselves.

 

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Who We Are Meant To Become

Friday May 24, 2013

The person who we are meant to become is virtually unrecognizable to the person who we are today.

This suggests several deep spiritual truths, a few among them being: That we are from reaching our ultimate potential; that we can never dream too big; and most importantly that we have no idea how much we are actually capable of.

 

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Our Negativity

Monday May 27, 2013

When we talk about working on “our” negativity, calling it “ours” isn’t altogether true.

In reality, the only eternal truth is that of our soul, which is already perfect as it is.

Removing our negativity is just chipping away at those hard coverings that keep us from seeing the truth of our inner perfection.

 

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Imagine

Wednesday May 29, 2013

Take a moment to imagine a world with more people who show genuine interest and care for others, but ask for nothing in return.

In your mind’s eye, see a planet where people are jumping at every opportunity to help their neighbor, even when it means delaying their own gratification.

Picture a place where everyone puts the needs of others before their own.

That world begins with me and you.

 

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In Our Minds

Friday May 31, 2013

Things often seem more daunting and difficult in our minds than they actually are.

In our minds, we make mountains out of molehills; we create big dramas out of tiny conflicts, and we see the work we need to do as insurmountable.

The good news is that you can always change your mind.