tammyregis

a quote by an Indian Philosopher by the name of Osho…

“To be authentic means to be true to oneself.
It is a very, very dangerous phenomenon; rare people can do that.
But whenever people do it, they achieve such beauty, such grace, such contentment that you cannot imagine.”

we’re all here learning and only you know what works for you. what other rules are there but your own?
i chose this picture because of what it says to me when i look at it and maybe others may have the same feeling. this girl is obviously shy and maybe self-conscious of her smile. it makes me laugh when i see it because i can relate to her. i used to be very shy. it’s too bad that she’s holding that back from the world. if you’re happy, smile or laugh, it’s contagious. if she weren’t so hard on herself or worried about other people’s judgement of her, she’d just let it out. and we do this same thing all the time in other ways.

it is my belief and experience in life so far, that lasting motivation comes from selflessness. when we find motivations that are only about ourselves, we will eventually lose interest. i used to go back and forth with motivation, then it would fade for a while and on and on. one day, when i was about 26 or so, i was watching Oprah. (yes, i am a fan :))
the show was about brothels in India and the stories were of very young girls who were forced into sexual slavery. some were pregnant, AIDS, sickly and they were forced to lay there for up to 15 men a day! i was so nausiated and furious and i don’t like to be seen crying because i don’t like the attention. so i left the room and went into my bathroom and cried like a baby. the tears just wouldn’t stop, it was the first time i had heard of such an injustice. i grew up very sheltered and as you may know, here in the states, if you want to know what’s really going on, you’d better look for it or you’ll just be in the dark. this is why many non-americans don’t like us, because we’re so naive about the realities of other people’s lives. not entirely our faults, its our media and we’re spoiled here. after i was done crying, i began to explore my feelings and i was wondering how i could be so affected by this story. i was confused really about why i felt angry. the other feelings made sense. then i realized that it’s because it doesn’t have to happen. there are enough people on this planet and good ones too that this shouldn’t happen. i began to examine the things that money was going into, instead of it being put towards such a need. a lot of people feel animosity towards rich people. i say, i have no place to be angry, if i want money to go towards things that move me then i need to make my own and do with it what i want. this sparked my motivation and i’ve maintained it for years now. i have many causes that i feel passionately about so i do what i can. at this time, all i can do is donate my 10% to various causes like Operation Iraqi Children or different animal rescue projects. ultimately i want my own shelter. so, regarding motivation, i think it will only work if it is fueled by something greater than yourself.

“poverty is a state of mind, not an economic issue”. if you can really grasp the meaning of this and relate to it, you can change your thinking.
what’s my state of mind?, my beliefs? my self-talk?
how can i change it?
what are people who don’t live that way doing that i’m not?
what kind of person would i have to be to not live paycheck to paycheck?
these are the right questions to be asking.
please see www.myspace.com/bhppy and watch Oprah with teachers of “The Secret” www.thesecret.tv
Read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and listen to Tony Robbins whenever possible.
“make friends with people who are where you want to be”. what better place to learn how to be who you want to become, than from someone who has what you want.
Wayne Dyer says “We are born with NOTHING and we’ll leave with NOTHING, the purpose of your life is to give it away.” (for the betterment of future generations; to live happily during our short stay on this planet).