Point Of View

It can be upsetting to discover that our own point of view is only one of many options.
(After Thomas Moore in Soul Matters, p. 36)
3 November 2015

Making Room

If we try to add in something new while still holding on to our old prejudices, attitudes, and illusions, there just isn't room for the new without affecting the old. Something has to give. The new idea, must be accepted in its entirety, not just tacked or sewn onto the old point of view.
(Harry & Emily Griffith, This Love We Share, 13 September)


Mr. Dickie's Flickr Slideshow
Created with flickr slideshow. 4 January 2014

Point Of View

We determine the quality of our life.
The kind of day we have is determined by our point of view.
(Perry Tilleraas, The Color Of Light, 17 November)
11 December 2013

Point Of View

I should keep away from things that are upsetting emotionally. (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 15 April)

It is ... difficult to accept that we have made some costly mistakes, poor decisions, and bad choices. (Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today! 29 March)

Indeed, this need of individuals to be right is so great that they are willing to sacrifice themselves, their relationships, and even love for it. (Renee Howe in Touchstones, 28 April)

I will relinquish the need to defend my point of view.
I will feel no need to convince or persuade others to accept my point of view.
I will remain open to all points of view and not be rigidly attached to any one of them.
(Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, p.64)
14 May 2012

Letting Go

Don't use bad language.  Say only what is good and helpful to those you are talking to, and what will give them a blessing. (Ephesians 4:29 (TLB) in Daily Guideposts - 2010, 19 February)

[Being] ... in a state of self-referral ... means not to look at yourself through the eyes of the world, or allow yourself to be influenced by the opinions and criticism of others. A helpful way to maintain that state of self-referral is to keep your desires to yourself; do not share them with anyone else unless they share the exact same desires that you have and are closely bonded to you. (Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success, p. 77-8)

Let me not expect easy solutions to my problems.  Make me realize that many of my difficulties were created by me, by my own reactions to the happenings in my daily life. I ask only to be guided to a better way. (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 6 January)

Release all grievances you are holding against others. (Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!, 19 February)

If you just relinquish the need to defend your point of view, you will in that relinquishment, gain access to enormous amounts of energy that have been previously wasted. (Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success, p. 60)

Mr. Dickie
7 March 2012