How to use quotes to create happy experiences, play the quote-casting game, taken from the fully happy workshop, a mindfulness experience/training, using the REIGN acronym, r for relax, e for explore, i for immerse, g for growing connection and n for navigate possibility. and there's more. The remainder of the slides offers a focusing question, and 2 quotes for each of the 9 focal points that represent a happy choice.
2. CHOOSING
HAPPINESS
Allies on the road to Happiness
Our achievements of today are
but the sum total of our thoughts
of yesterday. You are today
where the thoughts of yesterday
have brought you and you will
be tomorrow where the thoughts
of today take you.
~Blaise Pascal
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3. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
There is something about quotes that make it appealing to
most people… I have never met a person who didn't
appreciate a quote, also known as words of wisdom and even
pearls of wisdom. I love calling them words of empowerment
and even POW WOWs.
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4. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
So, what is a great way to leverage this power and take your
experience to the next level? It’s a game I created and I call it
QUOTE-CASTING. Read on to find out how it
works:
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5. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
Start with a focal point - this might be in the form of a
question, a project or a lesson you want to learn. Take the
time to formulate this question. Even if you have a current
project or the like, it is worth the extra effort to create a
question to guide the process and create an experience you
want to have. E.g. Fully Happy
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6. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
The next step is choose a quote. This can be a random
choice or one that is more directive such as looking up a
particular type of quote (google). For example, search
"courage" quotes.
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7. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
Now that you have a question and quote in front of you, you
are ready for the next step: .
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8. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
Now that you have a question and quote in front of you, you
are ready for the next step: .
“Between stimulus and response there is a
space. In that space is our power to
choose our response. In our response lies
our growth and our freedom”
~ Victor Frankl
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9. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
The acronym "REIGN" will guide you through creating and
enhancing your experience.
- relax
- explore
- immerse
- generate connections
- navigate possibilities
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10. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
Dedicate some time; I suggest you take 60 seconds (or more)
with each quote doing the following 5-step experiential
exercise/practice.
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11. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
1. RELAX — Take in a deep breath then release. Relax
your body, noticing the difference. Read the quote.
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EXPERIENCE
2. EXPLORE – Explore your way into the quote, just
allowing yourself to open to connections.
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13. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
3. IMMERSE — Use your imagination to journey
deeper, inquiring into the words. Engage your physical
senses, emotions and intention. Trust your intuition.
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CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
4. GENERATE CONNECTIONS — Make
links between your question, quotation and experience.
Become playful as you allow your focus to generate answers
and insights.
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CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
5. NAVIGATE POSSIBILITIES – Notice
these insights and their possibilities. I have found it useful to
keep an insight journal. Insights are the answers that will
help you most. Keep a non-judgmental stance as you plan
converting these insights into an action step. Any small,
immediate action will make a difference.
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CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
BONUS Material: First and foremost, whatever path you are
on, it always embraces an element of wanting to increase
happiness and feel more fulfilled.
You can make it more of a game by writing quotes on cards
and ―casting‖ these.
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17. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
I have found it helpful to choose a focus, as broad or as
specific as you wish. It may be on the subject of happiness
or a specific choice you can make that helps you practice
happiness e.g. purpose, authenticity, courage, possibility,
connection. These are 5 of the 9 focal points I use in a
workshop called ―Fully Happy‖.
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18. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
Try this process on the following words of wisdom (WOWS)
for size:
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19. CHOOSING
HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
on…
PURPOSE?
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20. PURPOSE
Happiness is an expression of
the soul in considered actions.
~Aristotle
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21. PURPOSE
I am here for a purpose and that
purpose is to grow into a
mountain, not to shrink to a
grain of sand. Henceforth will I
apply ALL my efforts to become
the highest mountain of all and I
will strain my potential until it
cries for mercy.
~Og Mandino
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HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
from…
AUTHENTICITY?
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23. AUTHENTICITY
The enemy of the truth is very
often not the lie - deliberate,
contrived, and dishonest -- but
the myth -- persistent,
persuasive, and unrealistic.
~John F. Kennedy
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24. AUTHENTICITY
Authenticity is the alignment of
head, mouth, heart, and feet -
thinking, saying, feeling and
doing the same thing -
consistently. This builds trust,
and followers love leaders they
can trust.
~Lance Secretan
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25. CHOOSING
HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
in…
POSSIBILITY?
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26. POSSIBILITY
Living is a form of not being
sure, not knowing what next or
how. The moment you know
how, you begin to die a little.
The artist never entirely knows.
We guess. We may be wrong,
but we take leap after leap in
the dark.
~Agnes de Mille
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27. POSSIBILITY
I am neither an optimist nor a
pessimist. I am a dyed-in-the-
wool possibilist! By this, I mean
with an eco-mind, we see that
everything's connected and
change is the only constant.
~Frances Moore Lappé
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28. CHOOSING
HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
from a sense of…
CONNECTION?
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29. CONNECTION
Throughout our lives we long to
love ourselves more deeply and
to feel connected with others.
Instead, we often contract, fear
intimacy, and suffer a
bewildering sense of separation.
We crave love, and yet we are
lonely. Our delusion of being
separate from one another, of
being apart from all that is
around us, gives rise to all of
this pain.
~Sharon Salzberg
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30. CONNECTION
When people go within and
connect with themselves, they
realize they are connected to
the universe and they are
connected to all living things.
~ Armand Dimele
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HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
in…
COURAGE?
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32. COURAGE
If you do not ask yourself what it
is you know, you will go on
listening to others and change
will not come because you will
not hear your own truth.
~Saint Bartholomew
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33. COURAGE
In the middle of difficulty lies
opportunity.
~Albert Einstein
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34. CHOOSING
HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
from…
SELF-AWARENESS?
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35. SELF-AWARENESS
Knowing others is wisdom,
knowing yourself is
Enlightenment.
~Lao-tzu
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36. SELF-AWARENESS
Better to light a candle, than to
curse the darkness
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HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
in…
APPRECIATION?
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38. APPRECIATION
To be alive, to be able to see, to
walk...it's all a miracle. I have
adopted the technique of living
life from miracle to miracle.
~Arthur Rubinstein
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39. APPRECIATION
Live your life each day as you
would climb a mountain. An
occasional glance towards the
summit keeps the goal in mind,
but many beautiful scenes are
to be observed from each new
vantage point.
~Harold B. Melchart
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40. CHOOSING
HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
with…
RESPONSIBILITY?
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41. RESPONSIBILITY
Shallow men believe in luck,
believe in circumstance. Strong
men believe in cause and effect.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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42. RESPONSIBILITY
A hero is someone who
understands the responsibility
that comes with his freedom.
~Bob Dylan
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43. CHOOSING
HAPPINESS
What does it feel like if in this moment
I am choosing happiness by living
making a…
CONTRIBUTION?
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44. CONTRIBUTION
The greatest good you can do
for another is not just to share
your riches, but to reveal to him
his own.
~Benjamin Disraeli
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45. CONTRIBUTION
If you want others to be happy,
practice compassion. If you
want to be happy, practice
compassion.
~The Dalai Lama
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46. HOW TO USE QUOTES TO
CHANGE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
When working in a group, this is the point where we reflect
and share our experiences. We discuss the quotes that have
special significance for us. We also share ideas on how to
refine the process and just unique perspectives on what
works best for each of us.
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47. PURPOSE CONNECTION APPRECIATION
AUTHENTICITY COURAGE RESPONSIBILITY
SELF-
POSSIBILITY AWARENESS CONTRIBUTION
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Sense of intention, what you want to experience, meaning think of what you have done in last hour, is it congruent to your purpose to be happy?There is a reasonA big pictureCalling Including to be happy
True to myself inner truth, code, genuineness, congruence, real, principles, non-negotiables/ not compromise onSelf-determinationSelf-direction, to notice deception, to practice power so that not duped, Greater TruthTrue nature
True to myself inner truth, code, genuineness, congruence, real, principles, non-negotiables/ not compromise onSelf-determinationSelf-direction, to notice deception, to practice power so that not duped, Greater TruthTrue nature
Options open, let go, now, moment, paradox, examine rules, boundariesMiraclesDifferenceGrowthFlowExceptional
Options open, let go, now, moment, paradox, examine rules, boundariesMiraclesDifferenceGrowthFlowExceptional
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Internally referenced stop and connect to your inner joy, follow you bliss as gpsHeart’s desireone
Do the thing and you will have the power courage ot own personal power, when something is out of your control, can still choose to be happy, steps take to manage your experienceCourage to embrace this paradox, courage to detect inauthenticityPersonal power, courage to face truth even when painful… willing to explore this to transform itResourcefulness the turning point, point around which it all turns, now of endless possibility, paradox, risk worth taking, not denial of riskSelf-reliance
Do the thing and you will have the power courage ot own personal power, when something is out of your control, can still choose to be happy, steps take to manage your experienceCourage to embrace this paradox, courage to detect inauthenticityPersonal power, courage to face truth even when painful… willing to explore this to transform itResourcefulness the turning point, point around which it all turns, now of endless possibility, paradox, risk worth taking, not denial of riskSelf-reliance
Observe myselfAware of what and how you are choosing, step out, step in, observerMindfulness, recognize, accept, investigate, non-judgmentalTo what extent do you identify with certain roles, expectations, and the like?
Observe myselfAware of what and how you are choosing, step out, step in, observerMindfulness, recognize, accept, investigate, non-judgmentalTo what extent do you identify with certain roles, expectations, and the like?
Growth, learning, expansion, enhance experience, seek to know better, insight journal, tadah to aha, gratitude journal, compliments, ccchecklist, rampage of appreciation, synchronicities, Self-fulfillmentRegenerationSustainablilityResourcefulness
Growth, learning, expansion, enhance experience, seek to know better, insight journal, tadah to aha, gratitude journal, compliments, ccchecklist, rampage of appreciation, synchronicities, Self-fulfillmentRegenerationSustainablilityResourcefulness
Choices, practices, make amends, take responsibility for my experiences, ConsequencesAccountability to tell truth, know when lies are being toldVictim to Victor, responsible for actions, but healthy attitude to mistakes. You do not bear responsibility for actions of others
Choices, practices, make amends, take responsibility for my experiences, ConsequencesAccountability to tell truth, know when lies are being toldVictim to Victor, responsible for actions, but healthy attitude to mistakes. You do not bear responsibility for actions of others
What I am doing, counts, prosperity consciousness, InfluenceResponsiveness, no expectation of payback, give, be for the sake of happy, without guarantee of recognition
What I am doing, counts, prosperity consciousness, InfluenceResponsiveness, no expectation of payback, give, be for the sake of happy, without guarantee of recognition