27.11.2014

Walt-Disney-Time
Cover-December 27 of 1954
Handling Rejection
When hit by rejection, know that you are not
alone.
Beethoven's music teacher declared him
"hopeless" at composing, and Walt Disney was
fired for "lacking ideas"!
Don't let the rejection hurt you.
Realize that rejection happens! Accept it,
it may be frustrating but it doesn't have to be
devastating.
Learn from the rejection.
Work out what went wrong, what you could have
done better and how you can improve your
approach.
Honesty
We normally understand honesty to be free
from lying or free from falsehood. So
although we try to be honest at that level
we are not able to sustain that, as we face
challenges from the environment. True
honesty is more connected with our innate
nature, than just being free from lies. When
we are honest we are able to see what we
need to do according the situation. We are
able to bring about a change in such a way
that we never repeat the mistake that we
have committed.
Adopting
A Wiser Perception
Depending on my choice of
perception, I may see life as a battleground,
where I face a constant battle from morning to
night. The constant to and fro between family
and work may tire me emotionally and mentally.
If I let it and see it that way, life can also
itself become the cause or
source of my tensions. It may even seem as
if the path of life is scattered with rocks
blocking my way. Instead of stepping around or
over them, I perceive them as being obstacles.
The thoughts may come easily to my mind - 'If it
was not for so-and-so or such-and-such, I would
be able to...'. I may mention the same to my
loved ones. Instead of bringing me any benefit,
these complaints take me away from the power
that I, the soul, have within of changing
anything. I simply pass on my capacity to
change, to persons or objects over whom or which
I obviously have no control.
If I am fortunate to
have a wiser perception which spirituality can
give me, life can become a great place to learn
and grow. Behind seemingly difficult
situations are my major lessons. Disguised in
routine tasks are the sign boards that point me
back towards truth. Relationships that bring
with them repeated scenes of negativity with the
same person and for the same reasons show me the
weaknesses I have to work on. Indeed, until
I work on the eradication of my weaknesses, I
keep repeating them. Challenges do come, but
they help to bring out the best in me. If I
have the subtle eyes to see and the courage to
go forward... life is a constant experience of
reminders and benefits to progress along the
road to my highest consciousness.
Soul Sustenance
Overcoming Mood Swings
At each moment of the day, we have the
capability to feel something. Our feelings vary
throughout the course of the day. Sometimes they
are joyful and sometimes they are painful. What
we forget to do is to choose our feelings
consciously. Instead, many of us have become
lazy and allowed our feelings to be dictated and
shaped by people and circumstances. In other
words, we have become influenced. Our
swinging, changing moods are the result of the
inner karma of becoming attached to things,
people, ideas and circumstances. If we are
attached to a person and suddenly he/she leaves
us we will feel gloomy and our mood of sadness
will drain our energy just when we need to
remain optimistic and enthusiastic about the
future. Any form of loss will bring about a mood
of sadness. If this sadness lasts for a long
period of time, it will gradually turn into
depression.
When we think we are consider the world
around us to be our source of happiness and joy,
our moods will fluctuate, even with the changing
weather. But when we are spiritually empowered
or strong our happiness and joy come from
inside. We are stable in the face of praise
or insult, loss or gain. We are no longer moody
and stability becomes our basic nature. We are
in control of our life, our feelings. And while
we cannot control the waves of the ocean of life
around us, we can control and choose how we will
respond to outer events and people. When we do
that, we will be able to choose what we feel,
regardless of what may happen in our life. Life
stops being a rollercoaster and becomes more of
a cruise, less a storm and more a gentle breeze.
Message for the day
Feelings
change intentions, thus changing actions too.
Projection: When there are negative
feelings like jealousy or hatred towards another
person, those feelings naturally create
misunderstanding. Even if the other person has a
good feeling while doing something, a negative
intention is attributed and this naturally
changes one's own behavior or response making it
negative too.
Solution: When there is the slightest bit
of negative feeling within me for someone, it
naturally creates further negativity from others
too. I find everything I come across to be
negative, like the one who wears colored glasses
sees everything to be of that particular color.