THIS IS TO BE A  PLACE WHERE YOU CAN EXPLORE, FIND MEANING AND ORDER, AND PERHAPS TAKE AWAY SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU LIFE A LITTLE BETTER.
THAT IS MY WISH FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE WHO VISITS HERE.

WELCOME TO THE LABYRINTH

PERSONAL BILL OF RIGHTS

LIFE SHOULD HAVE CHOICES BEYOUND MERE SURVIVAL

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE  RIGHT TO SAY NO TO ANYTHING WHEN YOU FEEL YOU ARE NOT READY OR IT IS UNSAFE

YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT GUILTY

LIFE SHOULD NOT BE MOTIVATED BY FEAR

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO ALL OF YOUR FEELINGS

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES

THERE IS NO NEED TO SMILE WHEN YOU CRY

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU FEEL PUT DOWN OR HUMILIATED

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO CHANGE AND GROW

IT IS OK TO BE RELAXED ,PLAYFULL, AND FRIVOLOUS

YOU CAN BE HEALTHIER THAN THOSE AROUND YOU

YOU CAN BE ANGRY AT SOMEONE YOU LOVE

IT IS IMPORTANT TO SET LIMITS AND BE SELFISH

YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, NO MATTER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES YOU ARE IN

SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE

A TENDENCY TO THINK AND ACT SPONTANEOUSLY, RATHER THAN FROM FEARS BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCES


AN UNMISTAKEABLE ABILITY TO ENJOY EACH MOMENT

A LOSS OF INTEREST IN JUDGING SELF

A LOSS OF INTEREST IN JUDGING OTHERS

A LOSS OF INTEREST IN CONFLICT

A LOSS OF INTEREST IN INTERPRETING THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS

A LOSS OF ABILITY TO WORRY

FREQUENT, OVERWHELMING EPISODES OF APPRICIATION

CONTENTED FEELING OF CONNECTEDNESS WITH OTHERS AND NATURE

FREQUENT ATTACKS OF SMILING THRU THE EYES OF THE HEART

INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LOVE EXTENDED BY OTHERS AS WELL AS AN UNCONTROLLABLE URGE TO EXTEND IT.

AN INCREASING TENDENCY TO LET THINGS HAPPEN RATHER THAN TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN

THESE WONDERFULL IDEAS ARE FROM   NEW WOMAN-SEPT 1989

DESIDERATA

GO PLACIDLY AMID THE NOISE AND THE HASTE AND REMEBER WHAT PEACE
MAY BE IN SILENCE.  AS FAR AS POSSABLE WITHOUT SURRENDER, BE ON GOOD TERMS WITH ALL PERSONS.  SPEAK YOUR TRUTH QUIETLY AND CLEARLY; AND LISTEN TO OTHERS, EVEN THE DULL AND IGNORANT; THEY TOO HAVE THEIR STORY.


AVOID LOUD AND AGGRESSIVE PERSONS;
THEY ARE VEXATIONS TO THE SPIRIT. IF YOU
COMPARE YOURSELF WITH OTHERS, YOU MAY BECOME VEIN OR BITTER; FOR THERE WILL BE GREATER AND LESSER PERSONS THAN YOURSELF.

ENJOY YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AS WELL AS YOUR PLANS. KEEP INTERESTED IN YOUR OWN CAREER, HOWEVER HUMBLE; IS IS A REAL POSSESION IN THE CHANGING FORTUNES OF TIME. EXERCISE CAUTION IN YOUR BUSINESS AFFAIRS; FOR THE WORLD IS FULL OF TRICKERY. BUT LET NOT THIS BLIND YOU TO WHAT VIRTUE THERE IS; MANY PERSONS STRIVE FOR HIGH IDEALS; AND EVERYWHERE LIFE IS FULL OF HEROISM

BE YOURSELF.  ESPECIALLY, DO NOT FEIN AFFECTION. NEITHER BE CYNICAL ABOUT LOVE; FOR IN THE RACE OF ARIDITY AND DISENCHANTMENT IT IS AS PERENNIAL AS THE GRASS

TAKE KINDLY THE COUNSEL OF THE YEARS,
GRACEFULLY SURRENDER THE WINGS OF YOUTH. NUTURE STRENGHT OF SPIRIT TO SHIELD YOU IN SUDDEN MISFORTUNE. BUT DO NOT DISTRESS YOURSELF WITH DARK IMAGININGS. MANY FEARS ARE BORN OF FATIGUE AND LONELINESS.

BEYOND A WHOLESOME DICIPLINE, BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELF. YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE, NO LESS THAN THE TREES AND THE STARS; YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HERE. AND WHETHER OT NOT IT IS CLEAR TO YOU, NO DOUBT THE UNIVERSE IS UNFOLDING AS IT SHOULD.

THEREFORE
BE AT PEACE WITH GOD, WHATEVER YOU CONCEIVE HIM TO BE. AND WHATEVER YOUR LABORS AND ASPIRATIONS, IN THE NOISY CONFUSION OF LIFE, KEEP PEACE WITH YOUR SOUL.

WITH ALL ITS SHAM, DRUDGERY, AND BROKEN DREAMS, IT IS STILL A BEAUTIFUL WORLD.
BE CHEERFULL. STRIVE TO BE HAPPY


MAX EHRMANN  1927

I HAVE LEARNED

I HAVE LEARNED...........THAT YOU CANT MAKE SOMEONE LOVE YOU.ALL YOU CAN DO IS BE  SOMEONE WHO CAN BE LOVED.THE REST IS UP TO THEM

I HAVE LEARNED.........THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH I CARE SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T CARE BACK

I HAVE LEARNED.............THAT IT TAKE YEARS TO BUILD UP TRUST, AND ONLY SECONDS TO DESTROY IT

I HAVE LEARNED...........IT IS NOT WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE BUT WHO YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE THAT COUNTS

I HAVE LEARNED...........THAT YOU CAN GET BY ON CHARM FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER THAT YOU BETTER KNOW SOMETHING

I HAVE LEARNED.........YOU SHOULDN'T COMPARE YOURSELF TO THE BEST OTHERS CAN DO

I HAVE LEARNED............ YOU CAN DO SOMETHING IN AN INSTANT THAT WILL GIVE YOU HEARTACHE  FOR LIFE

I HAVE LEARNED..........THAT IT IS TAKING ME A LONG TIME TO BECOME THE PERSON I WANT TO BE

I HAVE LEARNED...........THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LEAVE LOVED ONES WITH LOVING WORDS IT MAY BE THE LAST TIME YOU SEE THEM

I HAVE LEARNED..........THAT YOU CAN KEEP GOING LONG AFTER YOU CAN'T

I HAVE LEARNED...........THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WE DO NO MATTER HOW WE FEEL

I HAVE LEARNED................THAT WE ARE MASTERS OF WHAT WE KEEP TO OURSELVES AND SLAVES TO WHAT WE SAY

I HAVE LEARNED............EITHER YOU CONTROLL YOUR ATTITUDE OR IT CONTROLLS YOU

I HAVE LEARNED..............THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW HOT AND STEAMY A  RELATIONSHIP IS AT FIRST, THE PASSION FADES AND THERE HAD BETTER BE SOMETHING ELSE TO TAKE IT'S PLACE

I HAVE LEARNED..........THAT HEROS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE DONE REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES

I HAVE LEARNED..............THAT MONEY IS A LOUSY WAY OF KEEPING SCORE

I HAVE LEARNED..............THAT MY BEST FRIND AND I CAN DO ANYTHING OR NOTHING AND HAVE THE BEST TIME

I HAVE LEARNED.........THAT THE PEOPLE YOU EXPECT TO KICK YOU WHEN YOU ARE DOWN ARE THE ONES TO HELP YOU BACK UP

I HAVE LEARNED........SOMETIMES WHEN I AM ANGRY I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY , BUT THAT DOES NOT GIVE ME THE RIGHT TO BE CRUEL

I HAVE LEARNED.........THAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW EVEN OVER THE LONGEST DISTANCE, THE SAME GOES FOR TRUE LOVE

I HAVE LEARNED..........THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DOES NOT LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY DON'T LOVE YOU WITH ALL THEY HAVE

I HAVE LEARNED.........THAT MATURITY HAS MORE TO DO WITH WHAT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE HAD AND WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM THEM AND LESS TO DO WITH  HOW MANY BIRTHDAYS YOU HAVE CELEBRATED

I HAVE LEARNED........THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER TELL A CHILD THAT THEIR DREAMS ARE UNLIKELY OR OUTLANDISH,  FEW THINGS ARE MORE HUMILIATING, AND WHAT A TRAGEDY IT WOULD BE IF THEY BELIEVE IT.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT YOUR FAMILY WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU, AND THOUGH IT MAY SEEM, BUT PEOPLE YOU AREN'T RELATED TO CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU AND LOVE YOU AND TEACH YOU TO TRUST PEOPLE AGAIN, FAMILIES AREN'T NECESSARILY BIOLOGICAL

I HAVE LEARNED.........NO MATTER HOW GOOD A FRIEND IS,  YHEY ARE GOING TO HURT YOU EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE AND YOU MUST FORGIVE THEM FOR THAT

I HAVE LEARNED..........THAT  SOMETIMES IT IS NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH TO BE FORGIVEN BY OTHERS, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE YOURSELF

I HAVE LERANED.......THAT NO MATTER HOW BAD YOUR HEART IS BROKEN THE WORLD DOES NOT STOP FOR YOUR GRIEF

I HAVE LEARNED.........THAT YOUR BACKGROUND AND CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE INFLUENCED WHO YOUR ARE BUT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHO WE BECOME

I HAVE LEARNED.......THAT JUST BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE ARGUE IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY DON'T LOVE EACH OTHER, AND JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T SRGUE DOESN'T MEAN THEY DO

I AHVE LEARNED........THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE FRIENDS IF WE UNDERSTAND THE FRIENDS CHANGE

I HAVE LEARNED...........THAT YOU SHOULD'T BE SO EAGER TO FIND A  SECRET, IT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER

I HAVE LEARNED..........TWO PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT THE EXACT SAME THING AND SEE SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT

I HAVE LEARNED..........THAT NO MATTER HOW YOU TRY TO PROTECT THEM YOUR CHILDREN WILL EVENTUALLY GET HURT AND YOU WILL BE HURT IN THE PROCESS

I HAVE LEARNED.........THAT YOUR LIFE CAN BE CHANGED IN A MATTER OF HOURS BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU

I HAVE LEARNED.......... THAT EVEN WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE NO MORE TO GIVE, WHEN A FRIEND CRIES OUT TO YOU, YOU WILL FIND THE STRENGHT TO HELP

I HAVE LEARNED......... THAT CREDENTIALS ON THE WALL DO NOT MAKE A DECENT HUMAN BEING

I HAVE LEARNED............. THAT PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT MOST IN LIFE ARE TAKEN FROM YOU TOO SOON

I HAVE LEARNED..........THAT IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE WHEN TO DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN BEING NICE AND NOT HURTING
PEOPLES FEELINGS AND STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE

I HAVE LEARNED...............I AM LEARNING

PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCES OF ASSISI

LORD, MAKE ME AN INSTRUMENT OFYOUR PEACE.
WHER THERE IS HATRED, LET ME SOW LOVE
WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON
WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH
WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE
WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, LIGHT
AND WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY
OH DIVINE MASTER, GRANNT THAY I MAY NOT SO MUCH SEEK TO BE CONSOLED, AS TO CONSOLE: TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS TO UNDERSTAND:TO BE LOVED AS TO LOVE: FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECIEVE IT IS IN PARDONING THAT WE ARE PARDONED AND IT IS IN DYING THAT WE ARE BORN INTO ETERNAL LIFE

I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY WAY THROUGH A BOOK CALLED
" THE PATH"
BY  LAURIE BETH JONES
IT IS A FANTASTIC BOOK THAT REALLY MAKES YOU LOOK AT WHERE YOU CAME FROM, WHERE YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU ARE GOING IN THE BOOK YOU CREATE  A MISSION STATEMENT FOR YOUR LIFE I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MINE WITH YOU:

MY MISSION IS TO CREATE EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND A PERSONS RIGHT TO DIGNITY, RESPECT AND COMPASSION TO, FOR AND WITH SPIRITUALITY

"THE LONGER I LIVE, THE MORE I REALIZE THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE ON LIFE.ATTITUDE, TO ME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FACTS. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PAST, THAN EDUCATION, THAN MONEY, THAN CIRCUMSTANCES, THAN FAILURES, THAN SUCCESS, THAN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OR SAY OR DO. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT  THAN APPEARANCE, GIFTEDNESS, OR SKILL. IT WILL MAKE OR BREAK A COMPANY..... A CHURCH.....A HOME. THE REMARKABLE THING IS WE ALL HAVE A CHOICE EVERYDAY REGARDING THE ATTITUDE WE WILL EMBRACE FOR THAT DAY.  WE CANNOT CHANGE OUR PAST..... WE CANNOT  CHANGE THE FACT THA PEOPLE WILL ACT A CERTAIN WAY. WE CANNOT CHANGE THE INEVITABLE. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS PLAY ON THE ONE STRING WE HAVE, AND THAT IS OUR ATTITUDE.... I AM CONVINCED THAT LIFE IS 10% WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND 90% HOW I REACT TO IT. AND SO IT IS WITH YOU ........WE ARE IN CHARGE OF OUR ATTITUDES."

BUDDHA'S FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

SUFFERING IS UNIVERSAL AMD INEVITABLE
THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF SUFFERING IS DESIRE
ENDING SUFFERING IS TO CUT ATTACHMENT AND CUTTING ATTACHMENT IS POSSABLE THROUGH THE EIGHTFOLD PATH


THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
1. RIGHT VIEW
2. RIGHT THOUGHT
3. RIGHT SPEECH
4. RIGHT ACTION
5.RIGHT LIVELIHOOD
6. RIGHT EFFORT
7. RIGHT MINDFULNESS
8. RIGHT CONCENTRATION

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