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Okay, so in case you haven’t noticed, my site has changed! I love it! I think it is beautiful. So, I have decided to take this week’s blog and focus on change and the beauty of change; hence the two amazing quotes I am using this week as the inspiration. I am so totally in love with the phrase Mr. Cohen used, “in movement there is life, and in change there is power“. I just want to stand up and cheer when I read that! So often I get stuck in what I think is predictable and certain, like in some way that makes me more safe or more happy! What a ridiculous lie to tell myself! The truth of the matter is that I am only limiting my experience of my life! I want to be as full and rich and… and exciting as possible and if I really want to attain this goal I need to stretch. I need to change. The nessessity for taking risk is so huge; I can’t believe that I am only just recognizing. I think so often I get stuck in the same old same old because it feels “safe” and comfortable, but what a horrible theft from me!

Really, you have one shot at this! Why not make the most of it! I am using tons of “!” because I really want to express my excitment and passion for this concept!!!!!

Life is about living, not sitting, sleeping, coasting, and comforting! It’s about failure, up and down, forward and back… all the above! A great friend of mine was telling me about an amazing man she heard speak, and he was saying that when you go to see a film, the most exciting parts are when the characters are going through the most change. In essence, this is when the characters are going through the most struggle. Why would we ever want to cut out the most exciting parts of our life?

Ahh! How fun!

Ciao for now!

Allison

I love this quote. I am constantly surprised and moved by the words Einstein uses and the way in which he was able to spread such an immense amount of knowledge in one lifetime. I have really been seeing recently how small I make my world. I am surprised by the amount of evaluation that it takes to be a mindful and global thinker.

I feel as though I consume myself with what is directly in front of me without ever taking into consideration how this will then effect the rest of the world and I think that is a very dangerous pattern to fall into. It does feel like we, as a society, have moved into the “optical delusion of our consciousness” and it feels as though we are destroying each other because of it. In our attempt to create and solidify our own comfort we have lost that human quality called compassion.

Sometimes it feels as if somehow the people that are out of my direct contact don’t exist and therefore I shouldn’t think or be concerned about them and how my decisions effect them, directly. I have really been looking at myself lately, looking at the choices I have made for myself thus far and the choices I continue to make by the minute. What I see is a woman who is seeking compassion from the outside world, but is unwilling to give it herself. I expect others to behave in a way that I don’t behave myself. I expect others to have a worldly and mindful point of view, when in reality, that is usually the last thing on my mind when I am doing something. When I really started to see how consistent I am in this behavior and how destructive this behavior is to all of humanity, I did the least compassionate thing I could do– I punished myself, as though somehow that would evoke more compassion from me. Now, I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I am punished for something, I am usually angry. So I was definitely not doing what I wanted to do.

In order for me to see compassion in the world, I must first have it for myself. Likewise, in order for the world to change, for us as humans to start behaving as though we are all connected in this “universe,” we must first connect with ourselves– really start to see ourselves for who we are… The good, the bad, and the ugly. I am so inspired by this concept, and I look forward to my quest towards creating a more loving, friendly, safe and compassionate world for myself and all others to thrive and grow within.

Thanks for the day

Allison

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Hello there, and welcome to my very first blog entry ever on allisonmack.com. This whole computer and Internet technology thing is very new to me, but I am excited to finally be stepping into the 21st century and utilizing all the amazing opportunities that now exist to communicate with so many people and share tons of new thoughts and ideas. To me, that is one of the most beautiful things about the Internet. It really allows us the chance to get to know people from all over the world and truly see the humanity in everyone.

So I have decided that for my blog, I will present a quote a week. The quote will be what inspires me to write. I will basically be sharing what the quote means to me, and I greatly encourage all of you guys to share what it means to you. Something I find so fascinating is the endless amount of perspectives one can get on any given topic or idea. So I will give you my perspective, and I hope that you feel open to giving yours.

OK here it goes…

This was said by one of the greatest peace leaders of all time, an amazing man filled with so much wisdom that he was able to triumph over one of the most powerful countries in the world without ever lifting a gun. It is interesting because this has been a favorite quote of mine for several years now. I have walked around saying it and attempting to live by it without ever really taking the time to sit down and figure out what it means to me. It seems so simple; just act in the way you would want to see others act, but I find that this is one of the most difficult things for me to do. I am always reluctant to take responsibility for the way my actions effect the rest of the world. I am the first person to say, “Oh well, it’s only me in this big world. How is my behavior going to shift anything?”