“You
Smile...The World Changes”
"Master Thich
Nhat Hahn says, “When you produce peace and happiness in yourself,
you begin to realize peace for the whole world.
The world will change because of your smile.”
Often we look for grand ways of helping others, but the
simplest of things, like a kind smile, can send great ripples of
goodness out into the world.
The most basic of human needs is to feel love.
It is only love that lifts us out of our experience of
separateness that is the root of all suffering.
If we serve others because we want to seem like a good person
or because we feel guilty, then we are actually serving ourselves.
If we simply smile out of love, we reach out across our
separateness and sense our shared humanity.
Joy is infectious.
When we are joyful, we make others joyful.
If we want to benefit the world, the best place to start is
with a smile.
Thought to contemplate…
Could a simple, loving smile make all the difference to
your situation? Finding
your own happiness and then sharing it with others is the finest gift
we can offer."*
Try t
his
simple process for embracing life with a smile.
Sit comfortably. Close your
eyes and let the natural rhythm of your breath help you to relax.
Take a few moments to let go of obvious places of tightness and
tension.
Allow the curved image of a
smile to appear in your mind. Notice
how gentleness and kindness arise with the idea of a smile.
Now imagine a smile at the corner of both eyes and feel the
sensations that arise there.
Now bring a small but
real smile to your lips and allow the feeling to relax the muscles of
your face. Feel how the
eyes are smiling… the mouth is smiling…
Bring the image of a
smile to your throat. Can
you feel it relaxing, opening?
Let the smile drift down
into your chest. Imagine
the shape and feeling of a smile spreading throughout the area of your
heart. How does it feel?
Allow yourself to rest in
the spacious and kind awareness that the smile brings.
Feel the happiness…. Open
to the joy!
How
easy it is to pass it on…
*Excerpt
from The Zen Koan Cark Pack by Timothy Freke
Quote
Of The Month
"No one needs a smile as much as
a person who fails to give one."
Unkown
Upcoming Special Events/Classes
Advanced Reiki Training (ART) Class -
March 5, 2010
Are you ready to take the next step on your journey?
This class will open you to a higher, stronger frequency of energy and
attune you to the Usui Master Symbol.
Reiki Master Class - March 6 & 7, 2010
Receive the Master attunement & learn how to perform the attunements
for all levels of Reiki: Reiki I, Reiki II, ART and Master
Click Here for Class Details
"Acoustic Music to Feed Your Soul"
With Pam & Donald T. McMahon
Third Annual Concert to Benefit Hawk Creek Wildlife Center (www.hawkcreek.org)
Friday, May 21, 2010 - Click here for
details
Integrative Breath Workshop - Saturday, May 22, 2010
"Going Deeper"
with Pam & Donald T. McMahon
Details to follow next month - Hold the Date!
Reiki Circle
First Wednesday of Every Month - 7:00 p.m. - Mystic Wolf Healing Arts
Everyone Welcome! Details Here
