Secrets to Life
Secrets to Life articles by Chris Emmanuel.
Your Peace in Paradise
A peaceful person does more good than a knowledgeable one I meet people who come to San Pedro searching for peace, daily. They are looking for the perfect place, “their slice of paradise”. But is peace in paradise? They’re searching for a place that can’t be found outside them. Peace is within. It is the natural results of how you live your life.
Stop Emotional Eating!
Be careful of the words you say, keep them soft and sweet; You never know from day to day which ones you'll have to eat. - unknown
Faith & Security
Faith is the light that guides you through the darkness. The only real security is faith. There are times in life when you must have enough faith to let go and stop attempting to manipulate your circumstances. Don’t resist what is. Surrender and have faith that there is a reason for what you are experiencing. Your security is you internal state of being. That is your ability to believe in the possibilities.
Build Emotional Strength
“Blessed are the flexible for there will not be bent out of shape.” -Unknown
Change Your Thinking Change your Life
The quality of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. We have all experienced overcoming fear. For example most kids can ride a bike; but when you first started your fear of falling conspired to stop you. Your thoughts of how it’s possible to stay upright on two wheels, peddle your feet, turn the handle bar, and navigate around the street could have been overwhelming at one point. But soon after you started you lost the fear and you were on your way.
The Human Factor
“The greatest mistake is to be afraid of making one.” One of the attributes of being a person is to know that it’s all right to be human. To be the greatest achiever of all time is to be a fine human being. This means at some time or another one must err. Making a mistake is not the end of the world. It’s important to know that all people make mistakes one time or another. Anyone can serve as a model for this. Here is an example from my own life.
Kindness Pays Off
"All your words and actions define the world you want to live in." "Don't do things you wouldn't want to have done to you.” Even though this column is called secrets to life, most of what I write is not a secret. Many of these thoughts are common observations that I share with you so we can experience knowledge that happens in our everyday life. I believe knowledge is everywhere and can be missed because of our attention. One such observation happened a few months ago.
Do Your Best!
After learning and studying, sometimes it’s necessary to forget it all to find a solution.
The First Machine
I hold you proudYou move with me We are finite & infinite Energy, liquid, solid matter You are I, am I you? My ordinary body Physical world glorified Taste & touch Preach your beauty Continually You form me
The Love that Counts
No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. - Emmanuel Love Fire In life of all the things considered Tis love I found to be admired Since time I cannot hold still Wealth and power leaves at will One’s heart I know for sure Can hold a flame till death procure To you my love, I build a fire Passion burns beyond desire - Emmanuel Poem form Christopher Emmanuel’s book, “True Love”
Thriving in Crisis
Prosperity is attitude and behavior non reliant of economic situations- Emmanuel You don’t have to look far to hear about crisis today. It’s all around us and all over the world news - relationships falling apart, people losing jobs, homes, life savings, health decline resulting from a stressful economy. Market crashes have left many investors broke. Crisis in a natural part of life; all you have to do is look at nature.