People are like vases. Each one is slightly different although there are many that are similar. But the important thing to remember is that if you try to alter the vase you will only damage it. A vase is not component parts like a car. You can easily swap parts in cars but not so…
Tag Archive for choice
things over which we have choice
Spiritual Fitness
Lead with your heart and your head will follow…
by Bradley
Most of us will be remembered for our heart and yet we spend so much of our life trying to be smarter. Now first off I want to apologize to the 1 or 2 people who in fact may be remembered for their smarts not their hearts. For the budding Einsteins I would put it…
Spiritual Fitness, Spiritual Principles
Spiritual Principle 7 – Complaint free
by Bradley
I do not complain about the world. I choose to change it. Some say “we should view the world through rose colored glasses”. Others would say “we need to take time to smell the roses”. I say something different: “substitute a choice every time you have a complaint and you will enjoy life more”. Scientifically it…
Spiritual Fitness, Spiritual Principles
Spiritual Principle 6 – Committed
by Bradley
Here is your field of dreams. It stretches as far as your eyes can see. It is green and lush. It has endless possibilities. It is soft if you stumble. Everything about your life has made it easy to commit to any particular direction you choose but you must take each step. The way we…
Spiritual Fitness, Spiritual Principles
Spiritual Principle 5 – Confident
by Bradley
Our spiritual confidence is what manifests our choices. Each of us is drawn to confident people. We are attracted to success and self-belief. To demonstrate and encourage others is the true measure of our confidence. Life is not a competition. The t-shirts are simply wrong. The fact that capitalism is built on competition and that…
Spiritual Fitness, Spiritual Principles
Spiritual Principle 4 – Choice
by Bradley
Which of these rocks do you choose? Is there a difference? Is there judgement involved or just choice? These are the fundamental questions we must answer in order to create our conscious choice. We are not selecting, we are choosing. There does not have to be an order to our practice of spiritual principles for…
Spiritual Fitness, Spiritual Principles
Spiritual Principle 3 – Centered
by Bradley
Are you in the world, on the world, of the world or perhaps, as this photo suggests, looking at the world from afar? To be centered is to be consciously aware of oneself in the world at large. Centered in self is not to be confused with self-centered. I can be totally centered in myself…
Spiritual Fitness, Spiritual Principles
7 principles for spiritual success…
by Bradley
No matter the shape of your spiritual house there is always life and the opportunity to choose anew. These 7 principles help us to connect our body, mind and spirit. They are; conscious, conjoin, centered, choice, confident, committed and complaint-free. Using seven articles I will talk about each one separately and give you examples and…
Spiritual Fitness
What is this thing called life…
by Bradley
Did you know that every atom in your body was created 13.7 billion years ago. There is no more and no less matter in the universe today than after it was created within the first second of the universe’s creation. But that is not all that fascinates me. Each breath we take chances are there…
A Philosophy, Life Lessons
In with the new…
by Bradley
Happiness is what we discover when we stop telling ourselves all the reasons we are not happy. Right now we have the choice to stop the unhappiness and celebrate, enjoy and express our gratitude for all the happiness we have been given and continue to receive. It is not just a new year, it is…