Five Simple Rules for Happiness I

Seeds XI, 16

Seed: Five Simple Rules for Happiness I

I read the germs for the next five Seeds in a catalogue.

Five Simple Rules for Happiness. The first is . . . Free your heart from hatred.

Hatred is one of the world’s greatest poisons, far more powerful than arsenic or hemlock. The reason is because the other two I mentioned poison the body, but hatred poisons the soul.

Ever thought of your heart being in chains? Consider Old Marley, he who is Dead as a Doornail, rattling and dragging myriad chains from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. He says, “These are the chains I forged in life.”

Hatred forges chains. And what are chains but links to that which one hates? Freeing your heart from hatred releases those chaining bonds setting both you and the other free.

Can you picture an old-fashioned gas tank siphon? Put it into your heart and siphon off any hatred lurking there. What happiness comes from a free heart!

Be joy,

Susan Corso

Dr. Susan Corso

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Unstarted

Seeds XI, 14

Seed: Unstarted

Peter Kingsley is the author of three books and numerous articles on ancient philosophy, including Ancient Philosophy, Mystery and Magic, In the Dark Places of Wisdom, and Reality. He has written extensively on the pre-Socratic philosophers Parmenides and Empedocles and the world they lived in.

“We humans are not so much unfinished as unstarted.”

His quote made me think of all the paths I haven’t taken in my life, and I wondered if any of them needed to be pursued now.

At various times in my young life, I wanted to be a doctor, an ambassador, an actress, a lawyer, a chanteuse. I’m sure there were many more. Of them all, there’s only one I’m not at this point in my life, and that’s a lawyer. I’ve got the rest covered in my life experience.

Truth is, I’ve always thought it would be great fun to go back to school at age 60 to get my J. D.

What do you have hidden in your heart that’s unstarted, dear one? Look into it. Does it need pursuit now?

So start already!

Be joy,

Susan Corso

Dr. Susan Corso

Seeds are remarkable gifts. Sown in consciousness, they bring you to the most important part of your being—your Divine Spark.

Check out the Seeds Archive for past messages of inspiration.

When you have friends you would like added to the Seeds e-mail list,

send their addresses to me at susan@susancorso.com.

For spiritual nourishment, please visit my website www.susancorso.com

and my blogs

Seeds for Sanctuary, God’s Dictionary,

Ode Magazine, and The Huffington Post.

ps & qs

Seeds X, 46

Seed: ps & qs

Ode Magazine recently published their Silence Issue. Much of it was about noise and its less-than-healthful effect on our minds and bodies. A headline in that issue using the words peace and quiet made me think of my maternal grandmother. She used to tell us grandkids to mind our ps and qs. Did yours?

I own a words and phrases dictionary so I looked up that phrase. What is it to mind your ps and qs? No one is totally certain, but the overall consensus is that it means: be very careful, be precise most especially in terms of your penmanship—don’t confuse the loops of a p and a q. That works for me.

But what works more for me is minding my peace and quiet. Things are getting busier for me these days. Lots of clients. Writing. My audiobook is out and there are more to come. I’m doing interviews, writing, monitoring comments on various blogs, writing, even coming into the 21^st century on Facebook. When I get cranky because of too much input, minding my peace and quiet works every time.

Be content,

Susan Corso

Dr. Susan Corso

Seeds are remarkable gifts. Sown in consciousness, they bring you to the most important part of your being—your Divine Spark. Check out the Seeds Archive for past messages of inspiration.

When you have friends you would like added to the Seeds e-mail list, send their addresses to me at SeedsDrCorso@comcast.net

and please visit my websiste www.susancorso.com

and my blogs

Ode Magazine, and The Huffington Post.