“You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.”
Wayne Dyer
If you subscribe to Science of Mind magazine, you’ve probably seen that Wayne Dyer is featured in the January 2013 issue. This got me to reflecting on how much he has given to me over the years. I’d like to share of few of Dyer’s teachings that continue to bless me, as he is a masterful receiver:
- “I never worry about money. I know I can always make more.” I heard him say this one time, and one of my goals is to be able to say this with as much conviction as he does. I’m making progress!
- “Don’t own that.” By “that” Dyer was referring to other people’s issues, problems, gripes, and so forth. As a parent, it is especially easy to own our children’s problems, although the older they get, the less those problems are ours to fix. This phrase might also be useful with spouses, co-workers, or anyone else who may blame us for something unjustifiably.
- On a related note, Dyer once explained that you can’t control your reputation, because that’s determined by others. What we can control is our character. So let’s not own others’ opinions of us either.
- Years ago Dyer pointed out that children can do more than we usually give them credit for. His children did laundry at the age of 8. What can you empower your kids with this busy holiday season?
- “Being against anything weakens you, while being for something empowers you. Be for peace not against war.” The first time I heard him speak on this, he referenced Mother Teresa who said she would never participate in an antiwar rally, but she would attend a pro-peace rally. I wish more people had adopted this approach during this last election!