Courage creates a willingness to try new experiences. With courage, we gain the capacity to look within honestly and face fears and character defects. We begin to take responsibility for ourselves and accept accountability for our actions, rather than blaming parents or society.

We desire to live a happy and fulfilling life. If we hold on to anything negative from the past, we carry the offender’s actions into the present, reliving them every time we remember and are unwilling to forgive. This means we are giving the offender free access to inflict pain on us repeatedly. No matter how difficult the experience may have been, we must ask: “Why are we holding on?

When we are aware of ourselves, we shift from the mental doing mode to our intuitive mind “being” mode.  When we are in a state of being, whatever we are doing, we are doing it at this moment, without comparison. This is often referred to as “being in the flow.” Once we are in a “flow,” our actions become effortless and tensionless, because they come from an inner knowing.

 Joy is our birthright, and it is what we look for in our lives. Everyone is looking for that happiness and deeper joy from the time we are born. We may feel a moment of joy in our lives. But that is a temporary moment. Joy is more akin to a profound sense of happiness.  It is not an external feeling of happiness that comes from acquiring an object or situation. It is a state of mind and a feeling of the heart that includes contentment, confidence, and hope. This inner feeling does not leave us when conditions in our lives are not always the best.

When we are aware of ourselves, we shift from the mental doing mode to our intuitive mind “being” mode.  When we are in a state of being, whatever we are doing, we are doing at this moment, without comparison. This is often referred to as “being in the flow.” Once we are in a “flow,” our actions become effortless and tensionless, because they come from an inner knowing.