Every situation is an opportunity to grow

“Every situation is an opportunity to grow; everything that happens is giving you the opportunity to become stronger, wiser, and more loving. Everything that happens to you is for your higher good. Allowing your higher good means knowing deep inside that you are safe and loved and that your Higher Self is always working for you.”
—     Orin

Your thoughts can change your life

“Imagine that 40,000 to 50,000 thoughts go through your mind every day. If you can turn even 2,000 of them into thoughts of light, love, abundance, and joy, you will rapidly change what you experience. Within a month your experience of your life will be very different. It does not take that many high and loving thoughts to change your experience, for high and loving thoughts are many times more powerful than thoughts of a lower nature.”
—     Orin

Positive Words

“If you notice yourself feeling anxious or depressed, use positive words to raise your energy. You do not have to make them into statements. Say words to yourself such as LOVE, CLARITY, WILL, INTENT. Say I AM STRONG, GIVING, CARING, COMMITTED, ABUNDANT, RADIANT, LIGHT, ENTHUSIASTIC, PEACEFUL, TRANQUIL, SERENE. Think of all the beautiful, inspiring words you know.”
—     Orin

आदित्यस्य नमस्कारान, ये कुर्वंन्ति दिने दिने । आयु प्रज्ञ बलं वीर्यम, तेज़स तेषां च ज़ायते ॥

Surya Namaskar provides all of the key health benefits of yoga in a very succinct package. The obvious advantage of Surya Namaskar is the workout it provides for the muscles, but it also benefits joints, ligaments and the skeletal system by improving posture, flexibility and balance.

In addition to these physical benefits, Surya Namaskar practice stimulates and conditions virtually every system in the body. It is good for the heart and stimulates the cardiovascular system. It oxygenates the blood and helps strengthen the heart. Surya Namaskar is good for the digestive system and the nervous system. It stimulates the lymphatic system and supports respiratory system health, as well.

Practicing Surya Namaskar also benefits the Endocrine system and enables the various endocrinal glands to function properly. These include the thyroid, parathyroid and pituitary glands as well as the adrenal gland, testes and ovaries.

Like most forms of exercise, Surya Namaskar provides mental benefits to regular practitioners. You will feel wonderful after performing the Sun Salutation. It is relaxing and rejuvenating, and tension, stress and anxiety melt away as you perform Surya Namaskar.

Sourcehttp://www.hsscanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=57

Awareness in the present moment

“By nourishing awareness in the present moment, you can avoid causing suffering to yourself and those around you. The way you look at others, your smile, and your small acts of caring can create happiness.”

—	Thich Nhat Hanh

Replace Negative Thoughts and Feelings with Positive Ones

Grief and resentment, I replace with understanding and agreement.
Revolt, I replace with music that comes from my violin.
Pain I replace with oblivion.
Revenge, I replace with victory.
I will be able to love above all discontentment.
To give even when I am stripped of everything.
To work happily even when I find myself in the midst of all obstacles.
To dry tears even when I am still crying.
To believe even when I am discredited.

She opens her eyes, puts her hands on my head and says with an authority that comes from above:
- Thy will be done. Thy will be done.

A part of forgiveness prayer from the Aleph by Paulo Coelho.

Be Mindful: Live in the present

Most of the time we are either pondering over what went wrong in the past, or wondering what will happen in the future. Live now, in moments. Because this is NOW when you can redeem your past actions and change your future as you wish it to be.

We have not been living in the present, since we have started thinking. This is a habit, as we have seen elders doing so, and we followed them. We can now start living in the present and create our life by being mindful.

What is being mindful?

When I am mindful, I am giving active, open attention on this moment, on the present. By doing so, I can observe my thoughts and feelings from a distance. I understand how my feelings are changing and what are the outer-world triggers that are causing these changes. I observe my mind, my inner thoughts and feelings without judging them as good or bad.

By being mindful, I am living in the moment and awakening to experience. Start practicing this, you will experience the power of being HERE and NOW.

Ask Questions to Yourself

Ask yourself...have you stopped dreaming? Or have you suppressed your dreams for a long time now? Are you feeling suffocated? Do you want to break free from your routine life? Everything is fine, then what is bothering you?

Never stop asking question to yourself. This is important. For unless you ask, you will not get answers.

Unhappy? Let happiness find you...

You are not happy. So what! Start loving and happiness will find you.

If you feel depressed and angry always, change the way you think and see and then analyze, for the sake of you. As life cannot be so harsh only to you. For everybody, there are positive and negative incidents happening all the time. And always we have options to choose from. As we make our decisions, no matter how small or big they are, we create our life. We do it RIGHT NOW, with each moment we are changing and deciding for ourselves.

Do not blame your destiny, time, anyone else. Do not blame yourself even. Just change the way you have been thinking and deciding things for you. How you can change things for better? By adding love and gratitude in everything you have and wish to have. Start this today and see miracles happening. The more you feel love and less you ego and anger, the more you see miracle happening all around you.