The Ageless Wisdom of John Adams (Stumbled upon by Vincent the Cat)

Vincent's a Real Cool Cat

While seeking a place for morning meditation

Vincent finds a most harmonious and peaceful perch 

atop Sue Fynn's cello music

simply humming with good energy

to tune his purr, and quietly waits.

Quietly Attracting the Best Mind-Set

With the sun, moon and stars in alignment,

good fortune places the book John Adams

adjacent to Vincent's meditation space for contemplation.

He positions his head to more comfortably align with

 John Adams and better absorb his wisdom.

"One only has to stare at a book 

to absorb the contents within", he thinks.

Thus Vincent begins his daily ritual of lying about, 

quietly attracting the best mind-set to help him 

be a better mouse trap and cat on this day--

another in a long line of auspicious days.

A Simple Melody in Harmony with Life Flows Through Us

Vincent purrs and effortlessly stares at the book's spine

before closing his eyes to consider the first bit of 

Adams wisdom to tickle his ears--

a simple melody in harmony with life:

🎜🎝

"To be good, and to do good,

is all we have to do."

John Adams

Vincent thinks it's okay to judge a book by it's cover. 

"Why look deeper when all you need to know is 

observed at first sight." 

Purring, he closes his eyes and contemplates

the perfectly articulated words to live by~

Doooooo Gooooood.

Within You is Everything You Need

Vincent allows the words of John Adams 

to gently flow through and around him:

"Let every sluice of knowledge be opened

and set a flowing."

John Adams

"Let us dare to think."

John Adams

That gets Vincent's tail twitching 

as thoughts of action surge through him.

He purrs thoughtfully as images 

of carefully orchestrated mouse trappings

parade across his mind preparing him 

for purrrrfect hunting success today.

Vincent relaxes in the knowledge he has within him

everything he needs to successfully meet the challenges of the day.

Seek an Open and Enlarged Mind

With his eyes still closed, Vincent quietly breaths in and out, 

while zeroing in on the tail-end of his John Adams meditation leading him 

to face his daily adventures with calm enthusiasm:

"I must judge for myself, but how can I judge--how can any CAT judge-- 

unless his mind has been opened and enlarged by reading."

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. 

Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write."

John Adams

Vincent yawns and stretches as he allows Adams' thoughts 

to course through his veins. He accepts the importance of 

reading the situation and having his mind opened and enlarged 

so he can judge for himself the best way to attack life.

'Seek an opened and enlarged mind' 

seems to fit 'all we have to do is to do good', he purrs.

Be a Good Cat and Useful Citizen

"You will ever remember that all the end of study 

is to make you a good CAT and a useful citizen."

John Adams

As the clock chimes, 

Vincent opens his eyes, and slowly blinks 

as he contemplates Adams' final thoughts 

about the purr-pose of studying life--

'to make you a good cat and a useful citizen'.

Armed with the ageless wisdom of John Adams 

Vincent starts the day calmly and thoughtfully before he pounces.

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Rumi: What You Seek is Seeking You

Yield to Life

Why resist? 

What you seek is seeking you. 

Rumi

Laisser-Aller

Create ease and unrestrained freedom in your life

through yielding to what seeks you.

Stop struggling.

Enjoy the flow.

 

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What Do Your Words Say About You?

Your words, both spoken and unspoken have a powerful influence on creating the world you live in. You might say what you think is what you experience. 

The old children's ditty 'sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,' only got it half right.

Words can hurt you--especially your own.

Your words are the single-most important factor determining how well you'll get through life's challenges. 

So what's up your alley? When you consider your inner alleyways, what road signs do you have to guide your way through life? Is your world a friendly or hostile place? 

If like attracts like, what are you attracting into your world through your inner thoughts today--positive or negative experiences?

Is Your Inner Alleyway a Place of Darkness or Light?

Consider your most frequently repeated phrases and words as you go through the day. What words stand out? If you were to turn them into street signs what options would they show you have for life? 

Which grouping of inner alleyway signs below most closely fits your inner world?

A Dark Alleyway

👎Self-fulfilling Prophecy Circle 
😡Dark Place Circle
👎Doomed Drive
😡Anger Alley
👎Glum Pass
😡Railroaded Way
👎Pissed Off Pass
😡Dead End Cul-de-Sac 
👎Blind Alley
😡Screwed Street
👎Loser Lane
😡Let Me Down Drive
👎Rejected Road
😡Rage Road
👎Poor Man's Pass
😡No Use Highway
👎No Hope Terrace
😡Jumping Thru Hoops Cul-de-Sac
👎Left Behind Blvd

A Bright Alleyway

💓Serenity Lane
💙Peaceful Place
💚Harmony Lane
💓Tranquility Terrace
💛Sunshine Lane
💜Good Fortune Road
💓Destiny Place
💙The Merry Mall
💚Good Nature Way
💛The High Road
💜Good Outlook Vista
💓Sunnyside Up Way
💙Starlight Terrace
💛Sun Way
💓Lucky Star Way

What do your words say about your view of the world around you? Is it a friendly or hostile place to live?

Take a Detour Around Negative Thoughts to Positive Ones

If you live in a dark internal world but want to create a brighter one--or if you usually live in a brightly lit world but have recently hit a dark patch--begin your journey back to a brighter outlook by first consciously noting and accepting the words you currently live by before you strive to improve them.

Once you acknowledge the negative talk leading your thoughts, consciously embrace an attitude of compassion and forgiveness towards yourself--then graciously let the negative self talk go. 

Accept there isn't anything wrong with you because you harbor negative thoughts. We all do. The issue is when you want to create a more positive environment for your life it starts with changing the words you use to frame your life experience.

What We Dwell on we Create

What we think about all day is what leads us; What we dwell on we create. 

If you want to create a positive path for your life, tune in to what you want in your life and spend more time thinking about how to create it through actively engaging in activities that move you down your desired path. 

Choose your words carefully knowing what you think about you attract into your life. 

As If!

You are the one who makes decisions for your life and the faceless 'they' can only influence your decisions if you let them. You are the driver of how you deal with the world. You decide whether to deal with the world as if it is hostile or as if it is friendly.

'As If' thinking is a very powerful tool that can work for or against you. Since you're in charge of your thoughts you are the only one who can turn your negative 'As If' thinking into positive 'As If' thinking.

Practice Experiencing the World 'As If' it is Friendly and Full of Light

When you catch yourself fighting that invisible enemy out to get you on your way to a brighter future--pause--and practice acting as if the world is a bright and friendly place. Find your way to Good Outlook Vista.

Start by playing 'what if'--what if everyone in my world was out to help me achieve my greatest desires?

What if today was the day sunlight filled my day? 

What would your world look like? 

What options and opportunities would open up for you? 

For example:

'If everyone in my world is out to help me achieve my greatest desires' then:

💓Everyone who posts a job I want is writing the position with me in mind.

💙Interviewers want me to stand out as a candidate. They're secretly rooting for me.

💚When I'm laid off or unhappy in my current position, the universe is lighting the way for me to create a better situation. I am now free to invite creativity and more challenging work into my life.

💛Wherever I go I meet people who are looking to be my friend, my partner, my client, or employer.

Seek Help from a Trustworthy Person 

If you have difficulty transitioning from experiencing the world as hostile to friendly, seek the assistance of a person in your life you and others know to be trustworthy and ethical.  Sometimes it helps to practice seeing the world through another set of eyes--ones you can easily trust and safely learn from.

This is Your Year to Shine

This is your year to shine! If last year failed to provide you with a positive and energizing environment in which to contribute your gifts and build loving relationships, find ways to get a fresh start. 

There is no time like the present to go out there and give generously of your gifts.

What are you waiting for? That friendly world with people who mean you good is waiting for your contributions and gifts.

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Weather Report: Outlook Bright and Sunny

Weather or not you've been going through tough times, trust you're about to turn the corner to better days ahead. When rainy, cloudy days show up, put on your heavy weather gear, look past the overcast days, and keep slogging your way to brighter days.  

Here Comes the Sun

And Somewhere over the Rainbow is right around the corner.

Forecast Your Future: Blue Skies and a Sunny Disposition

Whatever challenges you're facing, picture yourself turning the corner with sunny days ahead. Imagine the best and soon you'll be experiencing the best. 

If you need a moment to regroup after being hit with yet another obstacle to moving forward, do something to refresh yourself, and then refresh your vision for blue skies and a sunny disposition, and continue to actively move toward your blue skies life.

 💓Create a bright vision for your future and nothing but blue skies do you see.

💓Keep your eyes firmly focused on the sun coming out and look for 'somewhere over the rainbow' on rainy days.

💓With your eyes clearly focused on good things coming your way...soon the sun will be shining so bright and everything in life will be going so right.

Good Fortune Forecast

In every life a little rain must fall. By resetting and refreshing your sights on rainy days you remind yourself you have what it takes to create the life you want, and you make it easier to actively keep playing the game of life.

Don't let a rainy or cloudy period get you down. Accept rain and clouds as a natural part of life and deal with them by looking beyond them. 

Find a way to make today a good day. Never lose sight of good things coming your way.

Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, save it for a rainy day. 

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Feeling Low? Five Positive Thoughts to Pick You Up

"A man is what he thinks about all day." Ralph Waldo Emerson

If your thinking has you in the doldrums, think about something else.

Mindfully choose positive thoughts to ponder.

Consciously and deliberately turn your attention 

to positive thoughts that make you feel vibrantly alive.

"Cultivate a vibrantly alive peace." Eckhart Tolle

Bogged down by the unkindness and evil doing in the world? 

Be the change you want to see in others. 

Begin with your own thoughts and actions. 

Consciously and deliberately focus on cultivating a vibrantly alive peace within you.

Begin each day by imagining what it feels like to be vibrantly alive inside. 

Sit with that thought a while. A sense of peace naturally follows.

We're all better able to meet the challenges of the world 

when we're calm, energized and centered.

"First say to yourself what you would be, then do what you have to do." Epictetus

If you're feeling low because you're not where you want to be in life, 

turn that gloomy thought pulling you down into a positive vision of 'who you would be'.

Consciously and deliberately ponder 'what would make me feel vibrantly alive?',

and then do what you have to do to step into that vibrantly alive life. 

If you're not sure what you want, guess--and then actively test your guess by 

acting 'as if' it's what you want and take a step in that direction. You'll discover the truth 

of what makes you feel vibrantly alive by stepping into life and testing the waters.

A journey of a thousand miles towards living the life you desire begins with a single step. Vow to take a step each day that makes you feel energized and hopeful.

"Energy and persistence conquer all things." Ben Franklin

Sure, life can be hard. But when you engage in life with energy and persistence 

you feel vibrantly alive as you conquer those seemingly daunting hurdles 

on your way to a fulfilling life. 

On a day you're feeling low, consciously and deliberately rest and refresh your energy. 

Put your worries down and do something that engages your attention positively.

When refreshed, get back out there with renewed energy and persistence 

to conquer the things that make you feel vibrantly alive.

"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears." Nelson Mandela

To feel vibrantly alive, let your life be lead by hope, not fear.

Consciously and deliberately determine what gives you hope 

and keep moving towards it. 

When you find yourself in a moment of fear, take active steps to undo the paralysis 

that sets in. Take a step--any step--to get yourself unfrozen. 

When you experience yourself actively overcoming the inertia created by fear, 

you'll gain a sense of strength, hope and determination 

putting you back on a positive and vibrant track.

"Fall down 7 times, get up 8 times." Japanese Proverb

To be vibrantly alive, align how you desire to live and how you're living in the moment. Choose to act consciously and deliberately to maintain your strength, hope and persistence. And when you're feeling low, no matter what--

if you fall down 7 times, get up 8 times.

A Fun Fact

Many of you ask where the images come from for the art. This photo of bark, moss and such was taken by Lee Bryant. It is the background for the first five images in this post. Each of the images is a 'tile' from the original art that is enlarged and messed with some more. 

Go ahead have some fun...see if you can find the art images of people and beings in the photo.

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