“wasn’t kind, life didn’t work. The hero noticed that whenever he gave something or someone his full attention, love flowed, and then he was happy and others were happy. The hero noticed that love is receptive and patient, and when he was receptive and patient, others loved him and came to his aid. The hero noticed that when he did what he loved doing, he was happy and he became better at it easily. The hero noticed that when he was loving and happy, others were attracted to him and wanted to be around him and be good to him. The hero noticed that when he behaved lovingly, he was happy, and when he didn’t behave lovingly, he wasn’t happy. The hero noticed that when he forgave others, he stopped suffering and was able to move on and love again. The hero also noticed that when he forgave himself, he was able to move on and love himself again. The hero noticed that giving love felt better than receiving it. The hero noticed that he could choose to love anyone or anything, and then love would flow from him. He learned there was a fountain of love available within himself, which never went dry. And so he realized that feeling loving and therefore feeling happy was always in his power.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
“The hero noticed that if he let love, excitement, and joy lead him, he would be happy and find his way to greater love, peace, and happiness. He discovered that love is both the path and the reward of following the path.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
“with our thoughts—any thought—we lose touch with the peace and contentment of the Now.”
― Embracing the Now: Finding Peace and Happiness in What Is
― Embracing the Now: Finding Peace and Happiness in What Is
“But the hero lets the future take care of itself, because he knows the future never actually arrives. In reality, all there ever is, is one moment moving naturally and gracefully into the next, with or without the mind’s ceaseless thoughts.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
“The only thing that exists is the present moment, the Now, but we, as human beings, have a particular relationship with our thoughts that takes us out of the experience of the moment.”
― Embracing the Now: Finding Peace and Happiness in What Is
― Embracing the Now: Finding Peace and Happiness in What Is
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