Joyous Renegade

01/01/2022

"Write it on your heart
that every day is the best day in the year.
He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day
who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.

Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.

Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit
to be cumbered with your old nonsense.

This new day is too dear,
with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on the yesterdays."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanks for the reminder Diederik!

11/15/2021

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses." ~ Alphonse Karr

11/11/2021

I love this quote!

Enlightenment?

"Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable."
~ Anthony de Mello

Love this. It goes perfectly with my definition of Love: “Joyful acceptance of what Is.” Love and enlightenment are the same, clearly.

Love,

Diederik

Image: This morning's sunrise behind the Arenal Volcano, El Cielo, Choose Again Retreat Centre, Costa Rica

01/18/2021

This is an amazing demo on being centered, grounded in your body and aligned in your true essence before doing anything else.

A few weeks ago I was in Sitges, Spain and met Fares Boustanji from Rebird.eu who teaches corporate teams and CEOs how to become aware of their energy - and ...

12/11/2020

All is well, even when I can't see it.

Cling to nothing, knowing
that your very existence
is unfolding by Grace.

~Mooji

12/06/2020

11/15/2020

I love this update I received from a client from 6 years ago!

Rave Review – Jessica Pelham “Less Stress, More Joy, More Money, Happier Marriage, Freedom from Pain, Living Truer to My Authentic Self – My Heart is Singing…” “I’ve been working with Miriam on challenging perceptions of money and debt, and to increase my daily experience of joy. I sta...

10/24/2020

I love this quote by Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne):
“Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?
'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh after careful thought.
Piglet was comforted by this.”
~ Winnie the Pooh

09/11/2020

“If you think your life is about DOINGNESS, you do not understand what you are about. Your soul doesn't care what you do for a living-and when your life is over, neither will you.

Your soul cares only about what you're BEING while you're doing whatever you're doing. It is a state of BEINGNESS the soul is after, not a state of doingness."

~ Neale Donald Walsh

09/03/2020

“All is well, and everything is unfolding as it should. There are no mistakes. None have ever been made, none are being made, and none will ever be made. Its all perception. It's how you perceive things.” ~ Robert Adams

08/10/2020

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ~ Nietzsche

07/31/2020

"If you're always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you're in?"- Nanette Matthews

07/30/2020

"The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our senses to get sharper." - W. B. Yeats

07/28/2020

Think happy thoughts. it's better for your health.

Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease, finds a new UCL-led study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia.

06/12/2020

"Whatever happens, happens to you by you, through you; you are the creator, enjoyer and destroyer of all you perceive." ~ Nisargadatta

06/11/2020

"Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day."
- Henri Nouwen

04/13/2020

Feeling vulnerable in your body. Here's a process that can help. http://joyousrenegade.com/reclaim-your-health/

Reclaim Your Health Posted on April 7, 2020 by Miriam EversApril 9, 2020 Got a tickle in your throat? A cough? A runny nose? Eeeeeek! Nowadays, otherwise normal symptoms like these, can feel frightening when we think: “OMG This could be the dreaded virus!” Before you know it, it’s not the viru...

03/30/2020

Here are 2 wonderful guided meditations from Jack Kornfield for staying centred with a steady heart. It's a practice of using mindfulness as a refugee. https://youtu.be/5W74o1p8Nmc

A Steady Heart in Time of Coronavirus [Part 1], with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach [2020-03-28] During this season of suffering it is crucial to find pathway...