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Issue No: 104 - June 14, 2010

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Today's Reflection

CHANGING YOUR LIFE STARTS NOW

MAKING YOUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE

Are there things in your life that you would like to change? Because you are the only one who can actually initiate real change in your life - you've got to do something different for something different to happen. And there's no point hanging around waiting for the 'right moment' - there's no time like the present - here and now is the right moment to start taking different, new and bold action. What you do now echoes throughout the rest of your life - start doing small things differently now and you have already started to change the course of your life...

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Your world, your version of reality, is unique to you. And, depending on your state of mind, it varies between the extremes of heaven and hell – regularly falling somewhere in between. But your world collides with others’ – your state of mind is contagious, your behaviour has a direct effect on others. Reading this morning’s Irish Times I see that “bullying in the home” is on the increase – a report last week indicated that domestic violence in the UK rises 25% during World Cup matches. The point I’m making is that whatever nonsense is going on inside one person’s head doesn’t just affect them – it ultimately affects us all.

You’ve got to make your world a better place – freeing yourself from your own skewed perceptions will give those around you the impetus that they need to better themselves too. If you change your reality, others’ reality will feel the knock-on effect.
So, what have you done to change your world today? How did you start your day – a good start is way more than half the battle! And if you didn’t burst out of life’s starting blocks this morning firing on all cylinders, what have you done about it in the meantime?

Changing your world starts now – there’s no time like the present. So, if you haven’t taken or made five minutes this morning to get your head in the game, take five minutes now. After all, each new moment, each new now, offers you the opportunity of a brand new start.

This Week's Recommended Read - THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS

by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN 0-7126-4787-2

Based on a letter written by Hanh to his monks in Vietnam, during the war, it encourages the reader to focus in the here and now – a book on insights and meditations which enable the reader develop greater calm, awareness and mindfulness – essential reading - Willie Horton

The Publisher says: In this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to acquire the skills of mindfulness. Once we have these skills, we can slow our lives down and discover how to live in the moment. Even simple acts like washing the dishes or drinking a cup of tea may be transformed into acts of meditation. Hanh’s gentle anecdotes and practical exercises will help us to arrive at greater self-understanding and peacefulness, whether we are beginners or advanced students. Irrespective of our particular religious beliefs, we can begin to reap the immense benefits that meditation has been scientifically proven to offer. We can all learn to experience the miracle of mindfulness for ourselves.

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