inevitable

what is the difference between concern & worry? let me illustrate. every time i cross the traffic-jammed streets of new york, i am concerned about what i am doing - but not worried. concern means realizing what the problems are and calmly taking the steps to meet them. worrying means going around in maddening, futile circles.

grant me the serenity

to accept the things i cannot change,

the courage to change the things i can;

and the wisdom to know the difference.

dosha - TO DO LIST #2

- accumulate merit

- keep criticisms to a minimum

- maintain integrity

- let opposition strengthen your resolve

- never expect to loose

- avoid eating between meals

- downsize, so that you can support your lifestyle with work you enjoy

- lie with your legs against a wall to unkink your mind & body

- live a humble life

- THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES

- use what your have rather than buy new things

- own less

- let go of all content and you will be totally content (bernard gunther)

- safeguard your privacy

- give into neither passion nor sadness

- arrange to go on a hot-air balloon ride

- choose comfort over fashion

- change with the seasons

- express glee

- live with in your income

- empty yourself of greed and grasping desire, the root of all suffering

- make peace with the fact that some of the best people in your life are fallible, unreasonable and sometimes downright annoying.

to do list.

• don't laugh when some one makes a mistake.

• do not despise what you cannot have

• burn candles

• rugged individualism

• loosen your tendency to control

• embrace change

• outwardly go with the flow; inwardly keep your true nature

• keep a record of good things that happen

• determine to speak truthfully, with words that inspire self-confidence, joy, and hope

• give yourself opportunities to replenish yourself

• choose how you react

• don't make anyone the butt of your humor

• bring awareness to the task of cleaning up

• be calm in the face of someone else's hysteria

• think for yourself

• he who knows he has enough is rich (lao-tzu)

• direct your future

• show affection

• make a list of things that have been bothering you; change what you can & forget the rest

• leave some things unsaid

• good things come from good habits

• exercise discretion

• the less you need the freer you become

• don't try to win the argument; just listen to it

• do not cause suffering to another

• share

• avoid sarcastic remarks

• brainstorm

• do what is right even when everyone else doesn't

• stop spending money frivolously

• have a love story that is still being written..

• know when you need help

• respond from a place of wisdom
  

• LET GO OF THE DESIRE TO ALWAYS BE RIGHT

• banish negative thoughts about yourself

• tell the truth and expect the truth
  

i must tell you

that i should really like to think there's something wrong with me -
because, if there isn't, then theres something wrong with the world it self
- and thats more frightening. that would be terrible so i'd rather believe
there is something wrong with me, that could be put right.



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