“It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” – Brother Steindl-Rast.
Browsing Tag: positive thoughts
“Words, words and more words”
“So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.” – John Locke
“Do you need help attracting the body you desire?”
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi
“What kind of New Year will it be for you?”
“The opportunity to change is always a door that is waiting for us to open. The trick is we think its locked behind becoming something different than we already are, when really we are the unchanged waiting to acknowledge our new becoming.” -Tadayoshi Inoue
Your truth is usually only for you
“Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized.”
― Osho, The Buddha Said…: Meeting the Challenge of Life’s Difficulties
“Emotional Surfing”
“When we allow ourselves to feel our pain and suffering, then we give ourselves the opportunity to experience a deepening of appreciation for who we really are.” – Tadayoshi Inoue
Deep listening and conflict resolution
“If all we do is complain about what is wrong with our culture and offer no solutions, then we are a part of the problems we are complaining about.” – Tadayoshi Inoue
“Evolve from within”
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.” ― Confucius
“Above the well” -Asao Inoue, PhD
Today’s meditation is a meditation of gratitude and love for my brother. There hasn’t been a day of my life that I didn’t love and respect my twin brother, Asao Inoue. He has been my life-long companion, friend and brother. My life would not be what it is today without him. I am humbled, thankful […]
Understanding Meaning and Purpose
“As humans, we are meaning creating creatures. I am sure that the meaning of my life has something to do with who I am, and how I actualize this in my experience.” – Tadayoshi Inoue