Life’s Lessons Are Learned When You Are A Child.

Lately, I’ve been thinking of the well-known essay by Robert Fulghum, “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten”, and realized that we really did learn (almost) everything we needed to know about life skills when we were just 5 or 6 years old.

Now I know that Fulghum’s essay doesn’t touch on useful subjects like how to change a diaper, bake cookies, change the oil in your car, fix a flat, or anything really useful like that, but it does remind us of the more simplistic aspects of life.

If you’ve never read the essay, here it is below:

*ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

(a guide for Global Leadership)

All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile at school.

These are the things I learned:
- Share everything.
- Play fair.
- Don’t hit people.
- Put things back where you found them.
- Clean up your own mess.
- Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
- Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
- Wash your hands before you eat.
- Flush.
- Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
- Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
- Take a nap every afternoon.
- When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together.
- Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: the roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
- Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup – they all die. So do we.
- And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned – the biggest word of all – LOOK.

Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living.

Take any one of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life or your work or government or your world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world it would be if we all – the whole world – had cookies and milk at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess.

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.

Imagine what life would be like if we all followed these simple lessons. It’s possible we all would be able to better resolve our differences by taking the time to listen to each other over a nice cold glass of milk and a plate of chocolate chip cookies. Perhaps governments would learn to work together to provide renewal resources all over the globe–which not only would help save the environment but create jobs and thereby help to end poverty. Or MAYBE–just maybe–we’d finally realize that even with all our differences, we really all are just human beings who have the same needs and desires: we all eat, drink, breathe, bathe, sleep, live, love, hope, laugh, cry and play…just like everyone else.

Be good to yourself and to others and to the environment as well. You all deserve it.

Namaste,
Heather

PS. I’d love to know your thoughts on this subject, so please feel free to post your comments. I look forward to hearing from you.

*Source: “ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN” by Robert Fulghum. See his web site at http://www.robertfulghum.com/

I Hate You!– How To Let Go Of Animosity Towards Others And Be Happier With Yourself

How often have we come across people in our lives who have, in our minds, done something so terrible to us that we feel the utmost loathing and hatred towards them? Unfortunately, we all can admit to this on more than one occasion.

When we are faced with situations such as these, we basically have two choices, we can either:

a.) Hold a grudge and hate the person who has *offended* you for the rest of your/their lives, or
b.) Learn to acknowledge what the person did to instill such hatred and animosity, get past it by learning to forgive them and move on with your life.

I’m pretty much all for the latter option. The ego has difficulty with it–as it is SO IN LOVE WITH MISERY–but eventually your ego WILL get over it and you will be a much happier (and calmer!) person in the long run.

I, too, have had dealings with people who have “done me wrong” in one way or another, and have felt such seething hatred towards them. Believe me when I say that it’s JUST NOT WORTH IT. I would get so stressed out because of it and just felt absolutely miserable.

After a bit of “soul searching” and reading books like “The Secret” and “A New Earth”, I realized that I was *allowing* these people to have this effect on me, and that I have the power to change my attitude make myself happy. It was pretty amazing how quick it just clicked for me; it was as though a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders and I could finally live the happy life I always wanted.

Over time, the people that bothered me the most ended up becoming friends and acquaintences, which is definitely a better alternative to having enemies.

There are times, however, when I come across people who would typically “set me off”, but I am now able to realize what is going on, understand why the person is behaving in a certain way and how I can deal with the situation a little better.

If you find yourself in a situation where someone has offended you or has done something to tick you off, just take a moment to think about where this feeling of anger is coming from, why you are feeling this way and figure out how to move forward. Meditation can be extremely useful in this respect. More often than not, the offending person is dealing with their own problems and is subconsiously passing their negativity on to you. Kind of like when you have a bad day at the office then come home and yell at your spouse for no reason.

Just remember: WE ARE ALL HUMAN and therefore are prone to human conditions and instant reactions–nobody’s perfect–but at least we all have the ability to be more aware of our reactions and handle them more effectively. In the grand scheme of Life and The Universe, all these difficult situations are really just small things and, in the long run, are not as bad as they seem at the time.

Life really is too short–so let’s make the best of it and work towards being nicer to each other.

I would love to know your thoughts. Please leave a comment below. If you like what you’ve read, feel free to share the link on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.

Namaste,
Heather Taskovics

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Is It Just Coincidence?

I was watching an episode of “Martha Speaks” (a show on PBS about a dog who can talk because she ate too much vegetable soup) with my daughter today.  Martha believed that because she walked under a ladder she was cursed and that whoever she was near would be cursed as well. Her belief that she was cursed was so strong that she ACTUALLY saw bad things happen not only to her, but to everyone else around her!

In the end, Martha learned that whenever she feels like everything is going wrong, she should focus more on positive things: like spending time with friends and enjoying herself or thinking good thoughts.  Once she had a more positive outlook, everything started to get better for her and she was no longer cursed.

How often have we all felt “cursed” at times in our lives? You’re running late for work and end up in bad traffic. You lose your job then the car breaks down. It just seems that whenever you feel you are at your worst, life throws you another blow.

That is because when your energy is low and negative, you attract more negative energy.  Adding to that energy is the STRONG BELIEF that bad things will always happen to you. 

All I have to say to this is:  Get over yourself and STOP IT RIGHT NOW!

YOU ARE IN CONTROL of your attitudes and feelings.  YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE.  If you are experiencing a negative situation, it’s perfectly okay to feel bad about it.  The key thing is to get past it and move on–don’t dwell on it and wallow in your own self-pity.  Just take a moment to acknowledge what has happened and then do something positive to overcome it.  Once you have a STRONG BELIEF that EVERYTHING WILL BE OK, you will be able to overcome anything that comes your way!

REMEMBER:  Something good ALWAYS comes from something bad.

Here’s another thing to remember:  GOOD THINGS WILL COME TO YOU BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT.  And that’s a fact.

Once you truly believe this, you can more and more easily deal with unfortunate situations.  At the same time, the more open you are to positive energy, the more that good things and great opportunities will come your way!  YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY…ALWAYS!

I’m so grateful to be able to share this with you. Please feel free to post comments and let me know what you think.  I’d love to hear from you.

I love you all.

I would love to know your thoughts. Please leave a comment below. If you like what you’ve read, feel free to share the link on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.

Namaste,
Heather

Why Do We Do This and How Do We Get There?

Why do we spend each day going about our business and wishing things could be better?  We spend so much energy WISHING for a new house in the country, a new car, winning the lottery, being a millionaire, and yet we fail to take the neccessary action to make our wishes real.  The following are just a few simple, yet effective action steps that will help you reach your desired goals.

One of the first steps in seeing a wish or DESIRE come to fruition is by visualizing it in great detail.  Make this a daily habit.  Either first thing in the morning or last thing before you go to sleep, just spend a few minutes sitting comfortably with your eyes closed and IMAGINE what it is that you desire.  Walk through the rooms of your dream house, take a drive in your dream car or sit on the beach of your dream vacation.  Be sure to visualize every detail imaginable–YOU are the MASTER of your dreams!

Another action that can be used in tandem with visualzation is writing down your goals and dreams and either leaving it beside where you do your visualizing or keep it with you as something you can refer to at any time.  Prior to visualizing or going to sleep, take the time to read what you’ve written.  That way your subconscious can get the ball rolling on taking the necessary action that is needed to move forward towards your goal.

You will find that once you’ve started writing down what it is that you want and visualizing it, opportunities will occur that will help you take the PHYSICAL ACTION needed to reach your goal.  It is really quite remarkable when it happens.  Listen to your instincts and go with the flow when these opportunities arise.

The Universe is an amazing force of energy.  Use it and BE GRATEFUL for all that it provides.

I love you all. 

I would love to know your thoughts. Please leave a comment below. If you like what you’ve read, feel free to share the link on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.

Namaste.
Heather Taskovics

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