Pilar Stella's Blog – May 2009 Archive (10)

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. ~ Aung San Suu Kyi



Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was recently arrested for violating the terms of her house arrest because an uninvited swimmer, who pleaded exhaustion, was allowed to stay at her house before swimming back. Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her nonviolent leadership towards… Continue

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.~ Mahatma Gandhi



I love this quote! It reminds of when I was a young girl and I went to see the movie about Gandhi with my school class. The movie was over 3 hours and I remember crying for so much of the movie. It hit me so deeply in my soul. I too wanted to make that kind of difference in the world. Such humility, such beauty, such peace. Gandhi inspired me and still does today.



I am inspired by many people -… Continue

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ~ Winston Churchill



I was invited to an event yesterday to hear about the economic forecast - nationally, in California and locally in Southern California. It made me think of Oscar the Grouch and Kermit the Frog... Much of it was gloom and doom and the reaction in the room was mostly pessimistic. The information was interesting. The economics of consumption, housing,… Continue

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. ~Norman Vincent Peale



I woke up this morning thinking about believing and believing in ourselves. We all have to believe in ourselves first and foremost. I remember seeing Archbishop Desmond Tutu talk recently about the fact that sometimes we have a purpose that others can't see and even our families and the people closest to us… Continue

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ~ Dr. Seuss



I am currently in a Kundalini Yoga teacher training and this weekend we had another training that was truly a powerful experience for me in my exploration of self. We did a meditation to break our mask. The meditation was to help break the imagery that we have worn on ourselves that take us away from our reality.



That is, so many of us wear a mask to protect us and… Continue

What you resist persists. ~ Carl Jung



This quote has kept coming to me over the past few days, so I thought it was worth writing about. Particularly because I was also recently reminded: If you hit resistance to something rather than avoid it or get annoyed by it, face it, kiss it and it will be gone.



Now literally you can't kiss some of the difficult situations in your life, but there is so much truth to this idea - embrace it, face it, deal with it and then you… Continue

JOY IS PRAYER----JOY IS STRENGTH-----JOY IS LOVE--- JOY IS A NET OF LOVE BY WHICH YOU CAN CATCH SOULS. SHE GIVES MOST WHO GIVES WITH JOY! ~ Mother Teresa



As I sat down thinking about what to write, it hit me - JOY! What if I write about JOY - pure, true, unadulterated JOY! When I think of spring I think of JOY.



Now that I live in Southern California, it is not just the weather that makes me jump for joy this time of year, because honestly it is pretty darn nice here… Continue

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. ~ Unknown



I woke up this morning thinking about friendship and how it has gotten me through - the best and worst of times. My friends have been my family my whole life - providing me support when I needed it and laughs to keep me going.



Friendship is an amazing thing. I spoke with my oldest and dearest friend the other day - we were literally born in… Continue

To heal from the inside out is the key. ~Wynonna Judd



I have spent the past few days not feeling well. When I woke up this morning the feeling persisted. It got me thinking about healing and what it means to get sick. According to Louise Hay, every physical illness we manifest is linked to a mental or emotional condition in which we are limiting ourselves or holding ourselves back. I think there is a lot of truth to her philosophy.



Our healing starts from within.… Continue

If we let go of what our plans are, we allow what is. ~ Pilar Stella



This quote came to me this morning when I woke up. So many of us plan our lives away. I know I have always been a planner - until recently (and I still do it, but less and less). That is, I am beginning to truly allow what is and honor what the universe presents to me more and more every day. It is quite an amazing, and different, way for me to live.



Yet, I am finding more of the magic and mystery… Continue