“Has it ever struck you that those who most fear to die are the ones who most fear to live? Life is flexible and free, and you are rigid and frozen. Life carries all things away, and you crave stability and permanence. You fear life and death because you cling. You cannot bear the thought of losing a relative or friend; you dread losing a pet theory or ideology or belief. When you cling to nothing, when you have no fear of losing anything, then you are free to flow like a mountain stream that is always fresh and sparkling and alive.”
— Anthony de Mello
Anita Bergen — We are only able to experience the flow of freedom when we loosen our grasp, letting go of security, allowing the winds of eternity to steer our journey.
“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Anita Bergen — Take care of the “now”; it is the locale where one exerts the strongest influence. The future is still in creation.
“Even the harshest day is kind enough to come to an end…
Find the good that’s all around you; it’s out there, patiently waiting to be discovered.”
— Anita Bergen
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life… Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” — Steve Jobs
Anita Bergen — Life is short, too short to be wasted trying to suppress your true nature—the spiritual being you were born to express. Get into the silence; take some time listening to your heart. It will divinely lead you on to the glorious person you’ve come to create.
“I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.”
— Og Mandino
Anita Bergen — When we change our perspective—choosing instead to begin looking at life through love—the world does not change, but our perceptions and the “reality” of our life surely does.
“You and I will meet again,
When we’re least expecting it,
One day in some far off place,
I will recognize your face,
I won’t say goodbye my friend,
For you and I will meet again.”
— Tom Petty
Anita Bergen — Never part in anger, without loving words to remember. It may be that you will not meet again in life.
“Love is stronger than death even though it can’t stop death from happening. But no matter how hard death tries, it can’t separate people from love. It can’t take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death.”
— Unknown
Anita Bergen — Death is unavoidable, but our memories of love — the joy, laughter and happiness we shared with another are infinite and eternal. They are ours to enjoy forever.
“Employ the power of positive quitting. Most of us view quitting as something negative, but it’s not. Winners never quit, we’re told, when, in reality, winners quit all the time: choosing to stop doing things that aren’t creating the results they desire. When you quit all the things that aren’t working for you, when you quit tolerating all the negative things that hold you back, you’ll create a positive charge in your life as well as create the space in your life for more positive experiences.”
— James Allen
Anita Bergen — There should be no shame in quitting — that is, quitting the things that aren’t bringing you closer to your dreams. We need not endure negative situations for the sake of perseverance. Making a clean break by clearing away negative habits and ideas creates the space for a promising future.
“When you are aware that you are the force that is Life, anything is possible. Miracles happen all the time, because those miracles are performed by the heart. The heart is in direct communion with the human soul, and when the heart speaks, even with the resistance of the head, something inside you changes; your heart opens another heart, and true love is possible.”
— Don Miguel Ruiz
Anita Bergen — Why does the head resist the inclinations of the heart? Denying the longing of the heart is depriving the soul of the miracle of love it was born to create.
