{"author":"Alaric Hutchinson","author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson","total_quotes":132,"quotes":[{"text":"Through transcendence of duality, we foster greater unity in our lives, which brings about inner peace and the sprouting of unconditional LOVE.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["consciousness","duality","growth","inner-peace","inspirational","love","psychology","rise-above","self-esteem","spiritual","unconditional-acceptance","unconditional-love","unity","wisdom","zen"],"id":8885,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"People who suffer the most often inflict the most pain onto others. Compassion can be found through understanding this. When someone is internally suffering, sometimes the only reality they know is that of pain and thus their only knowledge is how to be a victim or an abuser. That’s all they are able to communicate. Holding onto the thorn of resentment does not help them or you, but fostering compassion and forgiveness will.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["acceptance","compassion","consciousness","forgiveness","growth","inner-peace","inspirational","new-age","painful-memories","psychology","response","self-mastery","spiritual","wisdom","zen"],"id":16875,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Find something beautiful to focus on daily and allow Inspiration to have its way with you.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["beauty","consciousness","daily-inspiration","daily-living","growth","inner-peace","inspiration","inspirational","psychology","spiritual","wisdom","words-to-live-by","zen"],"id":18289,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Chaos brings movement to whatever is stagnant in your life. Stagnation leads to apathy, numbness, illness, suffering, etc. Be grateful for the situations in your life that may seem chaotic in the present moment, and realize that, in the greater scheme of things, chaos is Spirit giving you an opportunity… or possibly pushing you to move, grow, and be in the flow.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["acceptance","acceptance-of-others","apathy","chaos","consciousness","democracy","flow","flow-of-life","gratitude","growth","inner-peace","inspirational","movement","new-age","opportunity","political","politics","present-moment","psychology","respect","spirit","spiritual","suffering","tolerance","we-are-all-one","why-things-change","wisdom","zen"],"id":23227,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Positive simply means unifying energies, while negative simply means separating energies. It's not about what's good or bad, right or wrong. It's about embracing what feels good and brings us closer to peace.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["consciousness","energy-healing","feelings-and-emotions","growth","inner-peace","inspirational","law-of-attraction","positive-thinking","psychology","self-love","spirituality","transformation","wisdom","zen"],"id":33442,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life are common themes in the American culture today.Folks sometimes mistake my meaning when I say, “You have the freedom of choice and the ability to create your best life”, because they all too often rush to drop everything that is weighing them down. They quit the job, ditch the unhappy marriage, cut out negative friends and family, get out of Dodge, etc. I do not advocate such hastiness; in fact, I believe that rash decision-making leads to more problems further down the road. Another unsatisfying job manifests; another unhappy relationship results. These people want a new environment, yet the same negative energy always seems to occupy it.\tThis is because transformation is all about the internal shift, not the external. Any blame placed on outside sources for our unhappiness will forever perpetuate that unhappiness. Pointing the finger is giving away your power of choice and the ability to create our best life. We choose: “That person is making me unhappy” vs. “I make myself happy.”\tWhen you are in unhappy times of lack and feelings of separation – great! Sit there and be with it. Find ways to be content with little. Find ways to be happy with your Self. As we reflect on the lives of mystics past and present, it is not the things they possess or the relationships they share that bring them enlightenment – their light is within. The same light can bring us unwavering happiness (joy).\tLove, Peace, Joy – these three things all come from within and have an unwavering flame – life source – that is not dependent on the conditions of the outside world. This knowing is the power and wisdom that the mystics teach us that we are all capable of achieving.\tWhen I say, “You have the freedom of choice and the ability to create your best life”, I am not referring to external conditions; I am referring to the choice you have to look inward and discover the ability to transform the lead of the soul into gold.\tTransformation is an inner journey of the soul. Why? Because, as we mentioned above, wherever we go, ourselves go with us. Thus, quitting the job, dumping relationships, etc. Will not make us happy because we have forgotten the key factor that makes or breaks our happiness: ourselves.\tWhen we find, create, and maintain peace, joy, and love within ourselves, we then gain the ability to embrace the external world with the same emotions, perspective, and vibration. This ability is a form of enlightenment. It is the modern man’s enlightenment that transforms an unsatisfying life into one of fulfillment.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["best-life","career","choices","consciousness","creating-your-own-reality","creation","creativity","dissatisfaction","energy","enlightenment","freedom","fulfillment","growth","happiness","inner-peace","inspirational","internal-self","journey","joy","love","moving-forward","moving-on","psychology","reality","satisfaction","self-love","soul","spiritual","transformation","unhappiness","wisdom","zen"],"id":36342,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Accept the past as the past and realize that each new day you are a new person who doesn’t need to carry old baggage into the new day with you. It’s amazing how many people ruin the beauty of today with the sorrows of yesterday. Yesterday doesn’t exist anymore! For example, if ever I feel foolish or guilty about something I’ve done, I learn from it and attempt to do better the next time. Shame or guilt serves no one. Such feelings actually keep us down, often lowering the vibrations of those around us, as well. Living in the present moment is the recurring baptism of the soul, forever purifying every new day with a new you.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["baptism","consciousness","growth","inner-peace","inspirational","new-age","new-day","new-thought","past","present-moment","psychology","sorrow","spiritual","wisdom","zen"],"id":37609,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Be honest. This applies to every area of your life. Sketchiness is not an attractive trait. No more trying to cover up your baggage, sweeping things under the rug, withholding truth, blatant lying, or even telling seemingly ‘harmless’ white lies or half-truths – release the need to lie completely! Start NOW.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["consciousness","growth","honest","honesty","inner-peace","inspirational","open-heart","open-mind","openness","psychology","relationships","spiritual","truth","truth-telling","wisdom","withholding","zen"],"id":37886,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Isn’t it funny how we make rational excuses for being out of alignment?\tWe say, “Well, this ____ and that ____ happened, so it makes perfect sense for me to be feeling like this ____ and wanting to do this ____.”\tYet, to this day, I have never met a happy person who adheres to those excuses. In fact, each time I – or anyone else – decide to give in to “rational excuses” that justify feeling bad – it’s interesting that only further suffering is the result.\tThere is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Sure, we can go there and make choices that dim our lights… and that is fine; there certainly is purpose for it and the contrast gives us lessons to learn… yet if we’re aware of what we are doing and we’re ready to let go of the suffering – then why go there at all? It’s like beating a dead horse. Been there, done that… so why do we keep repeating it?\tPain is going to happen; it’s inevitable in this human experience, yet it is often so brief. When we make those excuses, what happens is: we pick up that pain and begin to carry it with us into the next day… and the next day… into next week… maybe next month… and some of us even carry it for years or to our graves!\tForgive, let it go! It is NOT worth it! It is NEVER worth it. There is never a good enough reason for us to pick up that pain and carry it with us. There is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Unforgiveness hurts you; it hurts others, so why even go there? Why even promote pain? Why say painful things to yourself or others? Why think pain? Just let it go!\tWhenever I look back on painful things or feel pain today, I know it is my EGO that drives me to “go there.” The EGO likes to have the last word, it likes to feel superior, it likes to make others feel less than in hopes that it will make itself (me) feel better about my insecurities. Maybe if I hurt them enough, they will feel the pain I felt over what they did to me. It’s only fair! It’s never my fault; it’s always someone else’s. There is a twisted sense of pleasure I get from feeling this way, and my EGO eats it right up. YET! With awareness that continues to grow and expand each day, I choose to not feed my pain (EGO) or even go there. I still feel it at times, of course, so I simply acknowledge it and then release it.\tI HAVE power and choice over my speech and actions. I do not need to ever “go there” again. It’s my choice; it’s your choice. So it’s about damn time we start realizing this. We are not victims of our impulses or emotions; we have the power to control them, and so it’s time to stop acting like we don’t. It’s time to relinquish the excuses.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["consciousness","ego","emotions-and-attitude","forgive-yourself","forgiveness","growth","happiness","impulse","impulse-control","inner-peace","inspirational","intention","introspection","letting-go","moving-forward","moving-on","pain","power","psychology","releasing-the-past","self-control","self-development","self-discipline","self-improvement","spiritual","wisdom","zen"],"id":39719,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"Every emotion in the human spectrum is actually a teacher that is here to show us the degree in which we are either resisting life or flowing with life.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["consciousness","emotions","emotions-and-attitude","growth","inner-peace","inspirational","learning","life-and-living","life-lessons","love","psychology","resistance-to-change","self-improvement","spiritual","teachings","wisdom","zen"],"id":40186,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":132,"pages":14,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}