http://ctngreen.com/blog Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:36:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...as the message! I'm referring to any news, good or bad, and how it's delivered. The impact of good news can miss its mark, if delivered by a 'buzz killer'...Bad news can be easier to accept if presented compassionately & thoughtfully. It's the experience we are left with...the feeling we ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/11/the-messenger-is-as-important/ I mean, what New Year's Eve is meant to feel like. Late yesterday afternoon, the neighborhood was still, the stores were emptying and the polls were still open. There was a feeling of something about to happen...and the voters made sure that it did! Watching the broadcast live from Chicago & New ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/11/it-felt-like-new-years-eve/ Dalai Lama said it is important to have balance within oneself especially when it comes to our earthly possessions."If an individual has a sufficient spiritual base, he won't let himself be overwhelmed by the lure of technology and by the madness of possession." Very often wealth does not bring us happiness. ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/10/dalai-lama-on-materialism-and-the-modern-world/ Last year the teachings from 'The Secret' unleashed for us the wisdom behind The Law of Attraction. The deal with it is, 'like attracts like'...if your thoughts are focused on what you want, and you are certain that it's being manifested, and you feel that it's already here, and you're ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/10/remember-the-secret/   Premise: Stress = Unhappiness What if we lived within our means? Would that help reduce the dreaded "stress beast" in our lives? I think so, yes! How easy would it be if it didn't matter what size house we lived in, or how much our clothes cost or kind of car we ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/10/downsizing-as-the-new-blackpart-of-the-happiness-evolution/ I don't mean that running away from situations we don't like, that we created, is a good solution to any situation. But we don't don't have to stay in a life that feels bad. We can always find ways to change our situations without destroying the lives of other people. Change ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/09/were-never-stuck/ "It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives." So many people have a wonderful open heart but forget how important it is to share their openness with the world at large. We need to share our joy with the world around us. ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/09/dalai-lama-on-kindness/ In an Abnormal Psychology class I took in college, I learned that 'Normal' was an instrument of measurement used to describe what the majority of people in a society or culture were doing at a particular time. It doesn't mean good, bad, right or wrong...it's just a snapshot of time. Some ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/09/i-dont-want-to-be-normal-if/ "Love is the center of human life." Everyone dreams of true love and without it we would never survive. Why is it so hard to find? It seems as though everyone is so self absorbed they lose sight of themselves and others in the process. True love and compassion is unconditional and ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/09/dalai-lama-on-love/ I'm not talking about the artificial formality from the olden days...I mean, what happened to the person going out the door first, holding it open for you or if you drop something, the person next to you picking it up, or waving 'thanks' if someone purposely lets you cut in ... http://ctngreen.com/blog/2008/09/manners-matter/