Lama Love (& wisdom)

More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have a religious framework or not. When we nurture this most basic human resource – when we set about cultivating those basic inner values which we all appreciate in others, then we start to live spiritually.  -Dalai Lama

Should you want more from the Dalai Lama, click here

This pic was taken at a Thai temple in Tampa, FL, that I recently got the chance to visit – beautiful temple & grounds, not to mention delicious Thai food at their Sunday market!  : 9  Recommended for anyone in the area.

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Excel (and not the Microsoft kind)

I’ve realized something just now: I breathe to excel, not to compete.  After all, if you simply excel in your endeavors, it is only the others who will be competing.. not you.

I now understand why it is that I never really had a huge competitive nature: because the only one I care to compete with is my own self.  I have no need to compete with others, because how can I judge myself to be better or worse than someone else?  Well, I choose not to judge on that level.. I am only human, and it is by choice that I do not hold myself above or below anyone, but simply want to do the best.. for my own sake.

When I ran track (back in high school), I never attempted to “compete” with other runners, but rather to beat my own time.  I never really enjoyed the competitive side of it, but since that was a part of being on the team, I did it. It did feel nice to have beaten a few when in the home stretch, as they thought they could overtake me, but it was myself I wanted to prove to that I could push harder, go further, faster.  That is the healthy part of the competition; it helps you realize that you really CAN go farther, do more, faster, and be stronger .

: )  Realizing this and thinking back on that, it makes me smile.  It also gives me confidence to know I can.

Life:

it just keeps going.  What a trip.. more than simply transparent, sharing it’s boundaries seemlessly and endlessly; illustrated perfectly by the single-boundary Möbius strip.

Show me the Money

We will sometimes have a job we don’t particularly like.  We will sometimes have employers who aren’t particularly caring about us as an individual (but perhaps have their own selfish motives for why they hired us in the first place?).  We will more than likely usually be paid less than what we are worth – as if that could be put in monetary standards anyway.

In order to truly get paid what you think you are worth, you’ve got to a) have the courage to make the realization that you ARE worth more, and equally as important b) create the change that will take you where you want to go.

I’ve had potential employers listen to me as I (proudly!) listed my qualifications for a specific position, all while being completely disrespectful of me not only as a person, but a potential employee (allowing current employees to come in to ask questions, conducting business as if a normal work day was not to interrupt the short interview process, one simply bc they thought I was good “eye candy” – absolutely unprofessional, but I didn’t know much better at the time).

Never be a prisoner to your current position; take a job if you absolutely must, but never allow someone to pay you just enough so you (think you) cannot follow your true worth and what is truly important (and necessary) to you as an individual.  NEVER allow someone that power over you: you are the only one who can give that power to someone….  but do not allow yourself to be governed by it.

This is certain: you can best enjoy your work if you enjoy the person you are doing it for.. but the end goal is to never work another day in your life, once you find what it is you love to do.

Go for it.

“Be self-reliant and your success is assured.”
(Assuming you are striving for success on any level)
~ Author Unknown

Fell, in SF

Taken by a friend :*)

Tesla

Everyday, you have it all.

Minden nap, mikor reggel kinyitod a szemed és sorba veszed, mi mindened van neked, akkor megérted az életed ajándékait.
Ha megkérdezed önmagadtól ennek tudatban, hogy igazából itt és most mire van szükséged, rájössz, hogy semmire, mert mindened megvan.
Minden a tiéd, mert minden te magad vagy.
Csak fel kell ismerned, minden lehetőség benned rejlik. Minden élet neked adatott: hát élj vele!
Lásd meg magadban szíved erejét, szereteted nagyságát, fényed teljességét!

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Everyday, every morning, when you open your eyes and realize everything that you do have, then you really realize the gift that life truly is.
If you ask yourself really what it is that you are lacking, you will realize that you need nothing, because you actually already have it all.
You have everything; everything is within you: it is you.
You simply have to make the realization that it is all within you.  All of life is given to you: live [with] it!
See within yourself the strength of your own heart, the enormity of your love, the completeness of your own light!

“Yes u can do it”

Why I love my Accounting teacher:

Soulmate

Soul-mates are people who bring out the best in you.  They are not perfect, but are always perfect for you.
-Unknown

Photo courtesy of my mom : )

Peace…

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