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Triangles of Inner Happiness and Outer Distraction – Chris Cade

by Chris Cade 24 hours in the day. Doesn't seem like much does it? Doctors recommend 8 hours of sleep. So we're down to 16 hours a day. Most mortals spend at least 3 hours a day buying, preparing and eating food. 13 hours left. And if you work 9-5... that leaves 5 hours. Five hours isn't bad. Sadly, there are probably many people in the world who'd cut off a finger for ONE hour a day of free time. They'd give their whole hand for five hours. In five hours, you can easily improve the three corners of the Triangle of Inner Happiness... Develop your body Optimize your mind Progress spiritually ...and still have two hours left over for sanding the corners on Triangle of Outer Distraction... TV shows and novels Facebook and Twitter Conversation and socializing Thing is... most people spend all five hours being distracted. Life is way too short for too many distractions... Am I saying you should cancel your internet connection? Should grab some pork and beans move out to cabin in Northern Alaska? No. Nothing wrong with technology. Nothing wrong with people. It's really a matter of what are you doing with people. Are…

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August 23, 2011
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A Reason, A Season or A Lifetime – Chris Cade

email from Chris Cade Below is a slightly modified passage which has always resonated with me because it illustrates the significance of understanding and accepting that people come into our lives for different purposes and for differing amounts of time. When we become still and tune into our intuition, we gain insight into the nature of those reasons and how we might embrace these peoples' presence in our life more fully. "A Reason, A Season, Or A Lifetime" -- Author Unknown People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.…

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August 6, 2011
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Chris Cade – Happiness is where the Heart is

From Chris Cade

What would your life be like if you said and believed, “Today is a good day” independent of what actually happened to you? The answer to that question is what it means to be truly happy. However, if you want to discover the answer then you have to ask another question that goes deeper:

“What does my heart truly want?”

It is in the wanting that you discover how to feel truly lasting happiness. Society, and your life’s conditioning, have falsely led you to believe that the wantings of your heart must be fulfilled in order for you to be filled with happiness.

But nothing could be further from the truth…

How often have you heard about millionaires who are unhappy, even though they have “everything” anybody could ever want? The reason: Money can never buy what it represents. You hope that by having the money you will be happier, when in reality, most people would gladly give up all the money in the world just to be happy. (more…)

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June 28, 2011
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Chris Cade – Gag Your Inner Critic

By Chris Cade

Remember this scene from the movie “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”?

Han Solo (Harrison Ford) is about to fly into an asteroid field to evade capture by Darth Vadar and company.

“The possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field,” warns the fretting android, C3P0, “is approximately 3,720 to 1.”

“Never tell me the odds,” replies Han Solo.

After surviving the asteroid field Han Solo points his little spaceship in the direction of Darth Vadar’s really, really big spaceship.

“The odds of successfully surviving an attack on an Imperial Star Destroyer are approximately…” ventures C3P0 until Princess Lea tells him to shut up.

Finally, CP30 pleads: “I really don’t see how that is going to help! Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances!” At which point Lea shuts the robot off.

We are all born with a C3P0 of an Inner Critic babbling away in our head — constantly telling us how the odds are against us and we should just give up.
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May 31, 2011