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December 29, 2015 Daily Quote

December 29, 2015

“If I fear for your welfare, I can’t see how well you are faring.” Byron Katie

“Our loved ones will continue to press every button we have, until we realize what it is that we don’t want to know about ourselves yet. Their job is not to change; their job is to set you free.” Byron Katie

December 27, 2015 Daily Quote

December 27, 2015

“If there is no world ‘out there’ what are you reacting to? Ask yourself that question every moment of every day when your peace is disturbed.” Ken Wapnick

December 26, 2015 Daily Quote

December 26, 2015

“The awakening is seeing that we are joined. Not half joined. Fully joined. And not with some. With every single thing. Nothing exists apart from me. I am in it. It in me. I am love. It is love. Nothing is outside this. Love is all there is. Everything is love. Nothing exists but love.” Cate Grieves

December 25, 2015 Daily Quote

December 25, 2015

“Stillness is not about focusing on nothingness; it’s about creating a clearing. it’s opening up an emotionally clutter-free space and allowing ourselves to feel and think and dream and question.” Brené Brown

December 24, 2015 Daily Quote

December 24, 2015

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Mindfully practicing authenticity during our most soul-searching struggles is how we invite grace, joy, and gratitude into our lives.” Brené Brown

'I Exist' – A Poem by Carla Mahle

December 23, 2015

I have heard you
And I have heard you say that
I don’t trust you.
But the truth is that
You don’t trust yourself.

You ask where I am
But I am with you.
Just trust that I am not separate from you.
I am part of you
And have always been here.

Just be…
Don’t think so much
And you will realize that
I am with and part of you.
I have just been waiting
For you to believe in me.

When you let go of the things
You hold onto,
You will find me.
For I am not
The past
Or the future.
I exist in the moment.

December 23, 2015 Daily Quote

December 23, 2015

“Suffering occurs when something is taken for what it’s not, rather that for what it is.” Suzanne Segal

December 22, 2015 Daily Quote

December 22, 2015

“Knowing that I am different from the body, I need not neglect the body. It is a vehicle that I use to transact with the world. It is the temple which houses the Pure Self within.” Adi Shankara

I Don’t Know What is Best, by David Hemphill

December 21, 2015

I don’t know what is best for my life. So how could I know what’s best for anyone else’s?

I’ve had this train of thought for a few weeks now. And I’m really happy to have it because it allows me to love my family no matter what. I’m not in charge of anybody, nor am I the advisor or the judge; I am doing the best that I can and I appreciate that the people around me are doing what they can too.

I’m really not here to pass judgement or make calls. In fact, I think I’m a little arrogant. So, with my own flaws on the plate, I don’t feel like criticizing anybody else. I’m pretty happy to just love my family because they support me and love me. They have to figure out their life just like I have to figure out mine.

On a contrasting note, when I am a teacher I assume the position of life role model. All I can say about this irony, this being the role model while not being perfect, is that I do the best I can.

Sometimes I’m not the best teacher, friend, or person (or co-worker, student, or employee), but I am what I am and these are the lemons that life gives me, and so I make lemonade. Perhaps I follow my gut, or my brain, whichever one I find more convincing, because these are the mediums that I have. But whichever medium I use to manage my life, it never works perfectly every time.

I guess what I’m trying to say is this: If you’re somebody who is not doing perfect right now, then I hear you, and I see you, and I’m in the same boat with you.

Love.

David is a 19-year old Sophomore at Oklahoma State University, a student teacher and an Awakening Together Ordained Minister.