The first doorway (or chakra) is what I call in the book, the Doorway of Safety. This doorway relates to feeling safe in life and being present in the here and now. It’s only when we are really grounded and safe that we’re able to relax and open up our hearts.
MARCI SHIMOFFLike your weight set-point, which keeps the scale hovering around the same number, your happiness set-point will remain the same unless you make a concerted effort to change it.
More Marci Shimoff Quotes
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Go for the sense of inner joy, of inner peace, of inner vision first and then all the other things from the outside appear.
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What would our lives be like if we could all be happy no matter what?
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And finally, there’s the seventh doorway, the Doorway of Oneness, which corresponds to the crown center, located at the top of the head. This doorway has to do with feeling whole and connected to all of life, connected to spirit.
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Bring happiness to your everyday experiences rather than try to extract happiness from them and however life looks, you’ll be happy.
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It is support that sustains us on the journey we’ve started.
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When we’re feeling fully alive, we’re able to fully feel love. This doorway also relates to feeling our feelings fully. Not suppressing our feelings of anger, sadness or grief but allowing them to be felt. What’s amazing is that when those feelings are felt, they actually dissolve into love.
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Practice experiencing your feelings directly and completely by observing them as they move through your mind and body and then letting them go.
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So if you have over-indulged during the holidays, for example, please don’t beat yourself up, but rather have compassion and forgiveness and perhaps, even try the Ho’oponono technique.
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So, in life we have a one question final exam – and it’s not the kind of exam you can cram for at the very end. One of the main reasons we’re alive is to expand our capacity to love.
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Love is your job description – no matter what you do for a living. If you ever feel unsure of what you’re supposed to do in a situation, here’s a good rule of thumb: always do what leads to greater love.
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Put your attention on happiness by practicing the Happiness Habits each day.
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But I couldn’t. Was nowhere near ready for a committed relationship, and it wouldn’t be fair. I needed time – to become the right man for a woman like you.
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Everything we think and feel is creating our future. If you’re worried or in fear, then you’re bringing more of that into your life throughout the day.
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Gratitude is absolutely the way to bring more into your life.
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I wanted to know if we could live in that state of love, not just every so often, but as an ongoing reality. The answer is YES. There are people who are doing just that, and I wanted to share with the world how they’re consistently living in a state of love.
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