Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones. - Bertrand Russell
Speaks well for religions. In the absence of something that actually makes sense, people will "believe" some far out stuff. Think of all the crazy cults for example..
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I believe that line was from The Secret. I was reading The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent: Living the Art of Allowing by Esther and Jerry Hicks (Teachings of Abraham) last night and I thought this would be a good inspiration for today.
"Whenever you think about anything, its vibrational content becomes an active part [...]

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature."
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I had printed this Abraham-Hicks daily quote out in January and I just found it buried in my piles of papers on my desk so I thought that might be sign from the universe This sort of goes with yesterday’s post about Eckhart Tolle’s principle of living in the now.
"Look for things that [...]

So I had an idea of posting a challenge for the day. A theme, if you will. For today try to focus on being "in the now". Here is a Wikipedia definition of this fundamental Eckhart Tolle principle:

Accept the present moment. It is resistance to the present moment that creates most of the difficulties in [...]

I found this Abraham quote today on the Powerful Intentions forum and my gut told me it was a good one for today

The Universe does not know if the vibration you are offering is because of what you are imagining, or because of what you are observing. In either case, it is responding. [...]

"Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes." - Buddha
I always knew those years of running cross country and long distance track would be useful.

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
~ Wayne Dyer
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The pain that you create now is always some form of nonacceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of thought, the resistance is some form of judgment. On the emotional level, it is some form of negativity. The intensity of the pain depends on the degree of resistance to the [...]