Food for thought: BE DIFFERENT

Soul_jyot · #1 (**permalink**) 15-Jul-2008, 21:07 PM

Be different

To make a difference, you often must be different. It takes courage and confidence to go against the grain of negativity that surrounds you, and such courage can bring great rewards.

Where others see only doom and gloom, look for the bright glimmer of opportunity. For it is most certainly there.

When everyone is looking for someone to blame for what has already happened, turn your focus toward the future. Exploring the current possibilities will create infinitely more value than arguing over past failures.

When you encounter rudeness and irritation, generously offer your own polite and confident patience. When you bump up against the arrogance of another person, melt it away with your own sincere, self-assured humility.

Just because everyone is heading in a negative direction doesn't mean you must go that way too. On the contrary, it's a valuable opportunity for you to set a positive example.

In times of great difficulty and stress, choose to be a beacon of encouragement, understanding and positive purpose. Be different, and you can truly make a valuable positive difference.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/spiritual-articles/22296-food-for-thought-be-different.html

-- Ralph Marston

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Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=22296
Practice: - STRONG FAITH + WILL POWER (DETERMINATION) + PATIENCE in difficult times !
- choose an experienced & trusted "guide / mentor" to assist you during hard times !

Harbhajan

SadeePuri · #2 (**permalink**) 15-Jul-2008, 21:29 PM

Beautiful

Canuck Singh · #3 (**permalink**) 20-Jul-2008, 20:14 PM

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To make a difference, you often must be different. It takes courage and confidence to go against the grain of negativity that surrounds you, and such courage can bring great rewards.

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Where others see only doom and gloom, look for the bright glimmer of opportunity. For it is most certainly there.

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When everyone is looking for someone to blame for what has already happened, turn your focus toward the future. Exploring the current possibilities will create infinitely more value than arguing over past failures.

Regard the future, the past, the present as immeasurable. All that we truly have is now. The Future is Now in time that will come, and the past is Now in time that has passed. Now is all there is and ever will be, and once we live in the Now we live Consciously.

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When you encounter rudeness and irritation, generously offer your own polite and confident patience. When you bump up against the arrogance of another person, melt it away with your own sincere, self-assured humility.

In such cases, practice being present. By being present there is nothing we bring to the stage, but we become a medium for outer energies to diffuse or to pass and slip away. Be present, nothing more, and then listening to your own Inner Presence, you will be able to create a positive action, not a reaction for that implies opposite polarity. You are here, and your are Now.

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Just because everyone is heading in a negative direction doesn't mean you must go that way too. On the contrary, it's a valuable opportunity for you to set a positive example.

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In times of great difficulty and stress, choose to be a beacon of encouragement, understanding and positive purpose. Be different, and you can truly make a valuable positive difference.

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