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The Delicate Balance of the Unencumbered Life

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“Day Moon Rising” | Anthony Satori

“Simplify. Get rid of all that is unnecessary. Wabi-sabi means treading lightly on the planet and knowing how to appreciate whatever is encountered, no matter how trifling, whenever it is encountered. Wabi-sabi tells us to enjoy the unencumbered life. Obviously, leading the simple wabi-sabi life requires some effort and some will, and also some tough decisions. We still live in a world of things. But wabi-sabi is about the delicate balance between the pleasure we get from things and the pleasure we get from freedom from things.”

– Leonard Koren

Select Your Thoughts

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“Windblown Sand” | Anthony Satori

“We need to learn how to select our thoughts just the same way we select our clothes every day. This is a power that can be cultivated. If you want to control things in your life, work on the mind. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.”

– Elizabeth Gilbert

The Door of the Subconscious

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“The Door of the Subconscious” | Anthony Satori

“All day long, the door of the subconscious remains just ajar; we slip through to the other side, and return again, as easily and secretly as a cat.”

– Walter de la Mare

Simple Life

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“Confucius” | Anthony Satori

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

– Confucius

Stop worrying about things that are outside the bounds of your control. Let them go. Also, stop worrying about things that are within the bounds of your control. Control them. That is, take the best action within your reach, right now, to make them better – and then leave the rest to God.

Work, Faith, and Hope

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“Simple Life” | Anthony Satori

“I believe in a good home, in sane and sound living, in good food, good times, work, faith, and hope. I have always believed in these things.”

– Jack Kerouac

Heaven-Born Things

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“Heaven-Born Things” | Anthony Satori

“What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat.”

– Marcus Aurelius

We are immortal spiritual beings. Never doubt this. Never forget it. We are visiting this physical realm for just a brief moment, temporarily experiencing the wonder and challenge of living in physical bodies made up of water, heat, and stardust. But where we truly live is another realm: the spiritual realm. It is here that we know our true selves: Beings of Pure Consciousness, Light, and Love. It is here that we commune with our collective higher mind, where we have access to endless self-realized power and joy, where we see and love God directly, and where we are seen and loved directly by God, in return.

Make the most of this physical experience while you are here. It is not to be discounted. It is a gift to be cherished. Do your best to live a life of purpose, gratitude, and love. And then, when the time comes, take solace in the knowledge that we will shed these atoms and cells, gratefully returning them to the earth from which they came, and we will fly to our native seat in heaven.

Desire Path

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“Desire Path” | Anthony Satori

Where does the road lead? What awaits us over the horizon? The only way to find out is to forge ahead, with faith and courage. Take a risk, choose a direction, move forward. Strive to be your best self, each day, and then discover where destiny will take you.