"Life is just a big extended improvisation. Embrace the ever-changing, ever-evolving world with the best rule I've ever found. Say, 'Yes and...' " — Jane Lynch

 

 

Life Will Always Be Working Out for Me. . .

I like understanding that things are always evolving, and while there are many things that could be better where I am, it is not really a problem because "where I am" is constantly changing to something better. I like knowing that as I look for the best things around me where I am, those things become more prevalent in my experience.

It is fun to know that things are always working out for me, and as I watch for the evidence of that . . . I see more evidence of that every day.

--- Abraham

 

"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."

~Marianne Williamson

 

 “Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears.”

~Rudyard Kipling

"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."

~ Maria Edgeworth

 

P.S: When the focus is on gratitude for the countless blessings in our lives….there is really no room for doubts and fears.

What if, the gratitude we feel from moment to moment allows us to be on cloud nine or higher at all times ?????????

Thank you for visiting the TREASURE TROVE today.

Namaste,

Bhagya

"When confronted with a situation that appears fragmented or impossible, step back, close your eyes, and envision perfection where you saw brokenness. Go to the inner place where there is no problem, and abide in the consciousness of well-being."
- Alan Cohen

18 Holes in His Mind

Major James Nesmeth had a dream of improving his golf game — and he developed a unique method of achieving his goal. Until he devised this method, he was just your average weekend golfer, shooting in mid-to-low nineties. Then, for seven years, he completely quit the game. Never touched a club. Never set foot on a fairway.

Ironically, it was during this seven-year break from the game that Major Nesmeth came up with his amazingly effective technique for improving his game — a technique we can all learn from. In fact, the first time he set foot on a golf course after his hiatus from the game, he shot an astonishing 74! He had cut 20 strokes off his average without having swung a golf club in seven years! Unbelievable. Not only that, but his physical condition had actually deteriorated during those seven years.

What was Major Nesmeth's secret? Visualization. You see, Major Nesmeth had spent those seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. During those seven years, he was imprisoned in a cage that was approximately four and one-half feet high and five feet long.

During almost the entire time he was imprisoned, he saw no one, talked to no one and experienced no physical activity. During the first few months he did virtually nothing but hope and pray for his release. Then he realized he had to find some way to occupy his mind or he would lose his sanity and probably his life. That's when he learned to visualize.

In his mind, he selected his favourite golf course and started playing golf. Every day, he played a full 18 holes at the imaginary country club of his dreams. He experienced everything to the last detail. He saw himself dressed in his golfing clothes. He smelled the fragrance of the trees and the freshly trimmed grass. He experienced different weather conditions — windy spring days, overcast winter days, and sunny summer mornings. In his imagination, every detail of the tee, the individual blades of grass, the trees, the singing birds, the scampering squirrels and the lay of the course became totally real.

He felt the grip of the club in his hands. He instructed himself as he practiced smoothing out his down-swing and the follow-through on his shot. Then he watched the ball arc down the exact centre of the fairway, bounce a couple of times and roll to the exact spot he had selected, all in his mind.

In the real world, he was in no hurry. He had no place to go. So in his mind he took every step on his way to the ball, just as if he were physically on the course. It took him just as long in imaginary time to play 18 holes as it would have taken in reality. Not a detail was omitted. Not once did he ever miss a shot, never a hook or a slice, never a missed putt.

Seven days a week. Four hours a day. Eighteen holes. Seven years. Twenty strokes off. Shot a 74.

See where your imagination can take you when YOU set goals!

~ Author Unknown

 

“Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print, and begin to build.” ~ Robert Collier

“Imagination rules the world.”

~Napoleon Bonaparte

 

 

“To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act!”
~Alfred A. Montapert

“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.”
~ Carl Sagan

 

"When we enter a state of mindful attention, the present moment, the now, eases open. And when it does, life pours in." — Anne Glusker

 

“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.”~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

 

"Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print, and begin to build."- Robert Collier

 

"There is no fate ,but what we create."- Sarah C

 

 

"Make sure you visualize what you really want, not what someone else wants for you."
- Jerry Gillies

"I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events before they happen."- Charles A. Garfield

 

“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
~ Dr. Seuss

P.S:

Everyone comes into the world equipped with everything one may ever need to live a life of total ease and joy.

We have within us all the tools we need to create and live extraordinary lives.

All we need to do is to use them mindfully and consistently.

Thank you for visiting the TREASURE TROVE today.

Namaste,

Bhagya

The Glasses

“Impossible situations can become possible miracles.”

~ Robert H. Schuller

  The Glasses

Mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to some orphanage in China. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!

The Great Depression was at it's height and Grandpa had six children. He had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair. “It's not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “I've been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him in China, so he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. The missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, the Communists had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co workers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your crates arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, still gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued: “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that.”

The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the missionary surely must have confused their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas. But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

~Author Unknown

 

“Miracles are natural. When they do not occur something has gone wrong.”

 

“Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.”~Saint Augustine

 

“There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.”

~ Victor Hugo

 

“When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.”

~ Helen Keller

 

 

“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.” -Paulo Coelho

 

P.S:

What if,we could choose to go through life……… knowing,being, perceiving and receiving  EVERYTHING as a miracle ?????

What if, our belief in them could start off scores of miracles unfolding in every moment of our lives ????????

Most people want to see miracles first and then believe in them.

Truth is….when you believe in them …you see them…..all the time.

Thank you for visiting the TREASURE TROVE today.

Namaste,

Bhagya

 

 

 

 

“Every choice you make has an end result.” ~ Zig Ziglar

 

Shake It Off And Step Up

 

A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well.

The farmer heard the mule 'braying' — or — whatever mules do when they fall into wells.

After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving.

Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened...and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.

Initially, the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shovelling and the dirt hit his back...a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back...HE SHOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP! This he did, blow after blow.

“Shake it off and step up...shake it off and step up...shake it off and step up!” he repeated to encourage himself.

No matter how painful the blows, or distressing the situation seemed the old mule fought “panic” and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!

You're right! It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, STEPPED TRIUMPHANTLY OVER THE WALL OF THAT WELL!

What seemed like it would bury him, actually blessed him...all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.

THAT'S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity...THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO BURY US USUALLY HAVE WITHIN THEM THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT AND BLESS US! Remember that FORGIVENESS, FAITH, PRAYER, PRAISE and HOPE...all are excellent ways to “SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP” out of the wells in which we find ourselves!

~Author Unknown

 

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”— Buddha

 

“Be like the bird, who, feeling the branch break beneath him sings, knowing that he has wings.” ~ Victor Hugo

 

“Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.”~Kobe Bryant

“Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”~Zig Ziglar

 

“A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.” Chinese Proverb

 

P.S: What if, we choose to believe that everything that is unfolding in our lives is an opportunity to reveal to us who we truly are and what we are capable of becoming ????

Today’s story is one you must have come across many times before.

What if, it is coming to you  today to remind you yet again…that you are bigger than anything that comes your way……ever ??????

Thank you for visiting the TREASURE TROVE today.

Namaste,
Bhagya

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

To Believe

To believe is to know that every day is a new beginning.

It is to trust that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true.

To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds, To know the wonder of a stardust sky and the wisdom of the man in the moon.

To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart, The innocence of a child's eyes and the beauty of an aging hand, for it is through their teachings we learn to love.

To believe is to find the strength and courage that lies within us. When it is time to pick up the pieces and begin again.

To believe is to know we are not alone, That life is a gift and this is our time to cherish it.

To believe is to know that wonderful surprises are just waiting to happen, And all our hopes and dreams are within reach. If only we believe.

~ Author Unknown

 

“If you believe you can, you might. If you know you can, you will.”~Steve Maraboli

 

“If you let people break your spirit and detour you from your path, then you have not been true to yourself or those you're here to touch, those who believe in you.”
― Allison DuBois

 

“Believe you know all the answers, and you know all the answers. Believe you're a master, and you are.”― Richard Bach

 

“Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

P.S: This is a Japanese symbol for BELIEVE.

Most of us would  prefer to say that we believe in ourselves at all times.

Is it absolutely true at all times?????

We wish we could say that we always believe in magic and miracles. 

Is it absolutely true at all times?????

These beliefs are easier held and strengthened when we take life only one moment at a time.

Wishing you…..

.....at all times.

Thank you for visiting the TREASURE TROVE today.

Namaste,

Bhagya

"It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized."
~Wayne Dyer

 


A belief that the behavior of others must be controlled
—so that your observation of that good behavior will make you feel good—leaves you feeling vulnerable to their behavior.

We would like to help you to understand that neither the good feeling you find when you observe wanted behavior,nor the bad feeling you find when you observe 
unwanted behavior, is actually the reason that you feel good or bad.
 The way you feel is only ever about 
your alignment, or misalignment, 
with the Source within you.
 It is only your relationship with
 the Source within you (with your own Inner Being) that is the reason for the emotions that you feel.

While it is nice to find things in your physical environment that enhance your good-feeling alignment with your Inner Being, your understanding of why you feel good will make it possible for you to feel good regardless of the behavior of others.

Understanding that the way you feel
 is really about your Vibrational relationship with your Inner Being
—with the Source within you, with the expanded version of you who resides inside your Vortex
—gives you complete empowerment and absolute freedom.

--- Abraham

Excerpted from Jerry & Esther's Getting into the Vortex Guided Meditation CD

I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.
~Mahatma Gandhi

I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
Wayne Dyer

"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."
~Barbara de Angelis

 
“How would your life be different if…You stopped worrying about things you can’t control and started focusing on the things you can? Let today be the day…You free yourself from fruitless worry, seize the day and take effective action on things you can change.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free


P.S:The out of control feeling is heavy,unpleasant and most unwelcome.
What if,we were to align ourselves with Source energy and allow the abundance of the Universe into our lives ????
What if,we could choose to live life as free and empowered beings ????  

Thank you for visiting the TREASURE TROVE today.
Namaste,
Bhagya

“Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.”

~ William Arthur Ward

Once when George Washington was riding near Washington city with a group of friends, their horses leaped over a wall. One steed kicked off a number of stones.

"Better replace them" suggested the General.

"Oh, let the farmer do it," replied the friends.

When the riding party was over, Washington turned his horses back the way they had come. Dismounting at the wall, he carefully replaced the stones.

"Oh General," said a companion, "you are too big to do that."

"On the contrary," answered Washington, "I am the right size."

 

 

“Humility makes great men twice honourable”

~Benjamin Franklin

 

“Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.”

~ Saint Augustine

 

P.S:Life becomes so simple when one realises that one is neither too big nor too small for anything.

So instead of getting into the rightness or wrongness of everything,why not just BE all of who we were created to be???

Thank you for visiting TREASURE TROVE today.

Namaste,
Bhagya