Learning to laugh at myself!

Words That Create Worlds "The human condition says that we are dependent, solely, on the words issued out of the mouth of others. During our lives, we take this all in and concrete it into our beliefs, fully living our lives in accordance with them. When we first begin to 'wake up' we are faced with these self-portraits and sculpting a new portrait is not a task for the faint-hearted.  Know this - the words issued from someone else's mouth, speaks  ONLY  of their own self-portrait.  You are being given a window into their own truth, their thoughts, their beliefs and it is the perfect opportunity to say 'thank you' or 'no thank you'!  Let the words of your mouth be the meditations of your heart.   Allow your self-portrait to be one of grace, dignity even in adversity, love in the absence of it and discipline within chaos. Imagine each moment that some grand part of yourself is painting your portrait and what you say, becomes the atmosph...

The Bank in the Sky I am joking of course! How long has it been that I have thought that there is some imaginary vault that each and every person had access to?  In this vault were all the wise teachings that a person could possibly want to hear and all the nuggets of success and clues to great learning’s. I also thought that there was a journey that I had to take to get there and that once I reached that vault, I had found Eldorado or the Kingdom of Heaven! I imagined that the journey would be fraught with danger and that I had to overcome great trials that would test the very fabric of my being. I had pictured that only a few successful ones were ever allowed to enter the great vault and even if I reached its mighty doors, there was no guarantee that I would be allowed to enter.  I did not know what the password was nor did I know what the requirements were for me to meet . . . and I did wonder if I was worthy of its secrets. I worked hard and rose to each occa...