Rainforest Healing

 The Road Not Taken 

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
and be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
to where it bent in the undergrowth;
then took the other, just as fair,
and having perhaps the better claim,
because it was grassy and wanted wear;
though as for that the passing there
had worn them really about the same,
and both that morning equally lay
in leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood,
and I…. I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference.

From the Words of Dr. Ben Kim on

How to Have a Happy and Healthy Life:

All behavior is motivated by love or by a need for love.
Whenever someone gave me reason to feel angry, sad, anxious, or fearful, I was able to slow my thoughts and emotions down, remind myself that my antagonist was likely deprived of love, and choose to respond with kindness and understanding.

Put another way, I have found that peace of mind is a natural consequence of choosing to be kind in every circumstance (And sometimes, being kind entails walking away in silence).

Also interesting is that I’ve found that the more good energy I put out there, the deeper my well of good energy seems to become. Consciously choosing to walk with a forgiving and compassionate spirit really seems to fortify the intention to lift others up.

This reminds me of the “what do you get when you squeeze an orange” idea. You get orange juice, of course, because that’s what’s inside an orange.

If we have love and compassion within, love and compassion is what will come out of us when we’re squeezed.

Source: Dr. Ben Kim

Love “You”!    

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere.       

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection!

Buddha

Everyone wants to be liked!     

Are you apprehensive about meeting people or even about the people you work or socialize with?     

Most of the time the people you meet or work with are just as apprehensive about you as you are about them.     

One of the most important things to realize in life is that everyone wants to be “liked”.      

So do not worry.  Just exude “like”, and “like” will be returned to you.

Just keep on “liking” people, and they will “like” you back! 

Confidence comes with time and it is much like a muscle.  You have to keep working it for it to become stronger.