http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/index.xml ExpectGood Inspirations en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:15:18 EDT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:15:18 EDT exceptgood@aol.com http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P269 “Loving What Is.” Byron Katie Dear Hearts, How often do we fight against the facts of our life? We want the facts of our life to be different or we want the people in our lives to be different. We then go about engaging a battle of manipulation in our heads trying to figure how to change something or someone. And we waste an enormous amount of our precious life energy. When we are up against a situation that we know is not going to change or a person that refuses to change, we... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P70 "You are the producer and director of your own life's movie" Don Miguel Ruiz Dear Hearts, What a concept that we are responsible for what takes place in our lives this and every day! We truly do create the set for our life. We, ourselves, collect everything and everybody needed to fulfill the script that we've mentally written for ourselves in order for our script to come to life. We even get to direct our own life's movie! It's so much easier to blame everyone... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P192 “You can either be an advocate or an accuser.” Holly Lebowitz Rossi Dear Hearts, Each day life presents us with a choice of two roads. One road is called the road of the advocate; the other...the road of the accuser. The road of the accuser is well worn and easy to follow. If we choose to travel the road of the accuser we might find ourselves judging another by their outside’s without ever bothering to get to know who they are on the inside. We might spend part of our day in... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P161 Dear Hearts, In the City of Bangkok, their greatest tourist attraction is the Temple of the Golden Buddha. Within the temple resides a 5 ton solid golden statue of Buddha. Several hundred years ago, during a war time, this statue was hidden beneath a thick coating of plaster to keep it from being stolen or harmed. Years passed and the truth of what lie beneath the plaster was forgotten. In the 1960s, as the Buddha was being moved, the plaster coating began to crack -- and underneath... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P212 “Forget about your life situation for a while and pay attention to your life.” Eckhart Tolle Dear Hearts, How often do we focus entirely on the situation of our lives? In fact sometimes we get so lost in the situation, that we forget that we have a life outside the situation. Let’s remember that life situations are temporary – they come and go. They don’t define us…they aren’t who we are, even though at times it may feel like it. And one thing is for certain, in this... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P190 “When I asked him who is your neighbor”, he said, “whomever you happen to be with at the moment.” An interview with Mister Rogers by Holly Lebowitz Rossi Dear Hearts, The statement, “Love your neighbor” is woven throughout all great spiritual teachings. Many people have asked, “Who exactly is my neighbor”? Fred Rogers of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, gave us the perfect answer. Our neighbor is whomever we happen to be with at the moment. It sounds so simple, love whoever is with us... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P154 “Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” Standing Bear Dear Hearts, One of the ways to know God is through beauty, for beauty is a quality of God. Let’s take time to reconnect with that beauty this weekend by spending time in nature. That might look like a walk or spending time in our garden or simply standing outside and taking in the breathtaking beauty of this Universe. Nature is here for us not only to enjoy, it is here for our renewal. Perhaps instead of thinking we... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P111 "I think I can, I think I can." From the Little Red Engine Dear Hearts, We all know the childhood story of "The Little Red Engine" that always ran on time. Then one day, the little red engine was running late because it was confronted with a steep hill, and didn't know how it was going to climb up that hill. As the little red engine slowly started up the hill, it continually said to itself, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can" until it... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P265 “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.” The Gospel According to St. Matthew Dear Hearts, In the last year, we have witnessed some great loss in various geographical areas of our world. What is the lesson for all of us? Perhaps the greatest lesson is that of becoming more compassionate and merciful. Compassion & mercy call for the opening of our hearts and minds. When we open wide our hearts, we begin to see when tragedy hits, it’s not happening to “them”,... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P213 “They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego-cage of "I", "me", and "mine" to be united with the Lord.” ~ Bhagavad-Gita Spiritual Book of Hinduism Dear Hearts, Wouldn’t it be interesting if we were to wear a meter throughout our day that registered each time we said, “I” “me” and “mine”? At the end of our day we might be shocked at the results! When our words revolve around “I” “me” and “mine”, it’s... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P290 “Your daily life is your temple and your religion.” -Kahlil Gibran Dear Hearts, Oftentimes we view religion and the lives we lead as two totally separate entities. Perhaps there are some of us who think religion is about going to church on Sunday and then living the rest of the week anyway we choose. However, what good does religion do any us if we don’t integrate it with our daily living? If we never stepped into a Church again, yet our daily lives were filled with love,... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P191 "I promise to hold you, but not hold onto you." Mallika Chopra Dear Hearts, Haven’t we all at sometime confused the term “holding”…with “holding onto”? During our lifetime, we've all held someone in our arms or perhaps promised to hold them in our prayers or we’ve promised to hold another in our hearts. Perhaps we've held another’s hands in time of trouble or need. Some of us have taken marriage vows where we’ve promised “to have and to hold”. We've all had the... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P249 “It is not that I belong to the past, but the past that belongs to me.” ~ Mary Antin Dear Hearts, There is a great difference in living our lives when the past belongs to us as opposed to living our lives in such a way that the past owns us. When we belong to the past, it’s as though we’re in the grip of something that continually pulls us backward. It’s as though we’re on a merry-go-round, continually going in circles…never progressing forward. However, when the past belongs... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P241 “… if you have someone in your life today, and you don't like the way they're treating you, I want to encourage you to take a look at how you're treating them.” Victoria Osteen Dear Hearts, Aren’t there times, when we wish people would treat us better, perhaps with more love, kindness, patience and respect? Perhaps today, we might give thought to how we treat others. Are we acting and responding in a loving, kind, patient and respectful way? It’s a reciprocal universe and what we... http://www.expectgood.com/dearhearts/wsdl.php?id=P176 “Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” 23rd Psalm Dear Hearts, As we look back over our lives, we may feel that we have not always lived in such a way that goodness and kindness have been the qualities that have followed us. The good news is that as of today, we can start to live our lives in such a way that by our thoughts, words and deeds we can leave a trail of goodness and kindness, which in...