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Self-Acceptance in the Social Media Age

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By Dr. Perry, PhD


“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” ~Marilyn Monroe

We are living in a world where we are able to form a virtual reality presence on a number of different platforms. Currently, we have YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and numerous other social media and dating apps available to us. Many of us use these apps recreationally for a healthy amount of time. Current research shows that 88% of 18 to 29-year-olds indicate that they use some form of social media, specifically, 78% among ages 30 to 49, 64% among those ages 50 to 64 and 37% among Americans 65 and older. It is estimated there will be 2.67 billion social network users by 2018. For those able to maintain a healthy and responsible relationship with their online presence this is a wonderful way to stay connected to others. It opens a…

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Confronting our Fears

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Wise is the one
who surrenders his
judgements
to confront his fears.

© 2015 Dennis Ference

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LET’S BE HAPPY

Happy Friday Angels!!!  I hope this message finds you ALL well and enjoying your day thus far.  Are we ready for the weekend?  I know I am and in doing so, I am preparing to be happier than I have been with a little help from my Mindfulness Masterclass at IOA.  Let’s see if the below will work for us ALL should we need it:

  1. Recognize the things that make you unhappy or stressed
  2. Take steps to remove, solve, or change the things that make you unhappy or stressed
  3. Focus your attention on your actions and not on your thoughts when you are not deliberately thinking, so that you allow yourself to relax and be happy
  4. Recognize what you have and be grateful for it
  5. Find and break patterns that cause unhappiness or stress
  6. When you find yourself thinking negative thoughts about yourself, guide your attention elsewhere.
  7. Make time and room for being happy

Let’s try this Exercise together:

Exercise: Stop, take a moment, and decide why you are grateful to have things throughout the day. These things can be anything, but try to aim for at least 8 over the course of a single day. You can use this sentence to express your gratitude:

“I am happy that I have (this) because: ”

For example, “I am happy that I have my job because it provides me with the money I need to live”, “I am happy that I have my phone because it allows me to call my mother and text my best friend”.

You can also apply this to things that might seem bad.

“I am happy that it is raining because it helps plants to grow”

“I am happy I lost my job because it will allow me to change my focus and to find a job that I love “.

Part of gratitude is seeing positives, looking for ways to improve, and deciding why or how something can improve your life. When you figure out why you want something in your life it is very easy to be grateful for it.

My Angels,  this is a process and one that I know we are ALL willing to work on whenever we need it.

ALWAYS with Light & Love!

HAPPY

Shifting to Mindful Living

BEING MINDFUL

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“We must shift our allegiances from fear to curiosity, from attachment to letting go, from control to trust, and from entitlement to humility.”

~ Angeles Arrien

Imagine if we all did this, how the world would be different …

Lets commit to shifting our allegiances by checking in with ourselves today and every day:

From being fearful to getting curious

From being attached to letting go

From controlling to trusting

From feeling entitled to being grateful and humble.

This is mindful living.

Namaste

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MINDFULNESS and STRESS

A little something I came across in my class at IOA on Mindfulness to think about… I know I will be considering the following as well:

If you’re stressed about something, stop, consider it, and ask yourself the following questions:

  1. How does it affect me?
  2. Can I fix it? If so, can I do it now?
  3. Will worrying about it solve anything?
  4. Will it affect me tomorrow? The week after? How about 10 minutes from now?
  5. Is my behavior or mental attitude adding to the problem?
  6. Is someone with me adding to the problem?
  7. If it is aproblem with another person, is there some way I could compromise to solve the problem?
  8. Is the problem my fault? If not, who’s fault is it? Does that matter?

These questions will very quickly show you that many of the things we get angry or upset about, like being cut off while driving, don’t actually impact us outside of the moment they happen, yet we allow them to affect our lives for long after they step out of it.

The simple question “Why does it matter” might not redefine your life, but it can redefine how you approach problems, and how long you remain upset about them.

Release   RELEASE… And Let It Go…Just Breathe

Hmmm…. Interesting Food For Thought Angels!

 

 

“How To Elevate Your Vibration” – Taryn Crimi @ Angelic Guides

. . . . and Stephen Hawking gave up the ghost!

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“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.
Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about
what makes the universe exist. Be curious.
And however difficult life may seem,
there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don’t just give up.”

~ Stephen Hawking

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Classical Romance

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A chance encounter

Sunlight around slim columns

Chasing coy shadows

In response to Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge “Slim and Chance”

I took this photo in the autumn morning light in Pisa. I know that it is one of “those things” that everyone goes to see, but, up close it is the most extraordinarily beautiful piece of architecture.

We stayed for a while as the light changed and the shadows moved across the surface and changed it from a misty dream into a stark, classical marvel.

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #192 Slim&Chance

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Happy Pi Day!

STEPHEN HAWKING …. “💫✨💫 Fly High, Sir …. The Universe Awaits You 💫✨💫 …. “!!

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~~March 14, 2018~~ 

Stephen William Hawking, CH CBE FRS FRSA, (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018), was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.

His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation.

Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

~Wikipedia~

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The physicist, who died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at age 76, wasn’t expected to see his 25th birthday, after being diagnosed with the incurable neurodegenerative condition ALS at age 21.

Though Hawking beat the odds for more than five decades, the scientist told the Guardian in 2011 that death was never far from his mind.

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LACKLAND AFB

Graduation from Basic Military Training (BMT) is a huge accomplishment and is a moment that everyone attending will remember for the rest of their life. Graduation will give you an overwhelming sense of pride seeing your loved standing tall in uniform and becoming one of America’s newest Airman. With over 50 years of military experience,…

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A Spiritual Thing

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For all who would make
their life a work of art:
open yourself to inspiration;
share in creation;
release to the universe;
weave love into all.
When these become
your practice,
know that it is
a deeply spiritual
thing you do.

© 2015 Dennis Ference

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Consider Your Breath

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Consider your breath,
the taking in
the pouring out.
Consider that it is
not yours alone
but is shared
with all life
and has been
and will be
for all time.
Then consider
with reverence
the Spirit’s breath
breathing creation
and honor anew
your living bond
with All.

© 2015 Dennis Ference

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Judas Iscariot via Ann Dahlberg, Per Staffan March 14, 2018

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I am Judas Iscariot and I come today to give you much credit for working with the light so willingly and lovingly, and letting it embrace you. It is not always easy to let one self be confronted by the light as much old stuff can surface for instance things that generate sorrow, anger and fear.

It is courageous and you are brave, as this is exactly what you have done and continue to do. You cleanse the body from all tensions that you have caused it by suppressing that which you have not wanted to show. Now it comes to the surface and you stand naked with your own truth. You encounter it and let go of it and we say bravo and clap our hands on this side of the veil.

We are with you and we help you if it becomes too difficult. You are now surrounded…

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