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This morning, Trey read his daily spiritual uplift to us, about spirit and truth. Each morning, we Skype with Trey and he gives us a blessing in sharing.
Today we pondered how we get so involved in our human issues, challenges, and experiences, that we may temporarily forget our spirits and their Divine connection to God.
Funny thing is, as Steve Maraboli has said, one of the most spiritual things you can do is to embrace your humanness. Connect with everyone you meet.
Give them love. Say, “You are great!”, “I love you,” “I am proud of you”, and give hugs and smiles, and support.
Give healing words and touches. Share compassion. Remember your oneness with each other soul. Give peace.
Even in your hardest times, keep going. “Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” — Roy Bennett
And you will be fuller, more at peace, more in love.
Happy Heart’s Day! Happy Valentine’s Day.
Love,
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A few years ago my mother-in-law, Polly, died. As we stood at her casket on a beautiful day at Lexington Cemetery, our son Trey, with tearful eyes ready to spill over, murmured, “Granny is gone. She has left her earth suit with us.”
The understanding and wisdom of his statement gives us understanding and reminder, of the precious time our souls spend in these earth suits, the human bodies in which we are cloaked for our time on earth.
Here I share a few of Trey’s and his sweet Granny’s lessons for us.
Lesson 1. Our lives in our earth suits are for limited time. How precious are our days – Spend each wisely in enjoyment, growth and happiness.
“Life is not just the passing of time, but rather a collection of experiences, their frequency, and their intensity.” ~ Jim Rohn
Lesson 2. Our lives in our earth suits are a gift of the Divine, an opportunity to love and bond with other souls in their earth suits.
“Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of other men —above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received and am still receiving.” ~ Albert Einstein
Lesson 3. Our lives in our earth suits are a lesson in faith.
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim, you don’t grab hold of the water because if you do, you will sink and drown. Instead you relax and float.” ~ Alan Watts
Enjoy your day in your earth suit today, in love and in faith.
Love,
The understanding and wisdom of his statement gives us understanding and reminder, of the precious time our souls spend in these earth suits, the human bodies in which we are cloaked for our time on earth.
Here I share a few of Trey’s and his sweet Granny’s lessons for us.
Lesson 1. Our lives in our earth suits are for limited time. How precious are our days – Spend each wisely in enjoyment, growth and happiness.
“Life is not just the passing of time, but rather a collection of experiences, their frequency, and their intensity.” ~ Jim Rohn
Lesson 2. Our lives in our earth suits are a gift of the Divine, an opportunity to love and bond with other souls in their earth suits.
“Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of other men —above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received and am still receiving.” ~ Albert Einstein
Lesson 3. Our lives in our earth suits are a lesson in faith.
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim, you don’t grab hold of the water because if you do, you will sink and drown. Instead you relax and float.” ~ Alan Watts
Enjoy your day in your earth suit today, in love and in faith.
Love,
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A GREAT book on how to live a life full of JOY is Dr Chris Baker's powerful little guide, REAL.
“I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart…” ~ George Willis Cooke
Screens. Your and your family’s mobile phones, pads, computers, TVs and computer games, are stealing your joy.
That’s complicated, because of your need to communicate with your phone, and to answer emails and work at the computer. Even your children may be required to work at the computer in and out of school.
However, we know now that screens are addictive, creating notable changes in brain chemistry, particularly the release of dopamine. Dopamine is nicknamed the “pleasure neurotransmitter,” and neurologists know it is due to dopamine that screen use is addictive.
Besides being addictive, screen games, shows, videos, have fast-paced scene changes every few seconds, and contribute to ADD and other brain disorders.
In fact, IUD is the medical name of the mental health disorder, Internet Use Disorder, classified in the DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic Manual).
IUD messes people up. It has the hallmarks of all addictions - inability to focus on tasks that require concentration, restlessness, moodiness, lack of joy. These screens steal our joy.
“We live our life through screens and images in this way, and we don't know what is real or fake anymore. And it doesn't matter to us”
~ Alison Jackson
This week, consider turning off your TV and not using your other screens any more than absolutely necessary.
And focus on joy. “Joy is not in things - it is in us.” ~ Richard Wagner
Enjoy the faces and voices of your favorite, most beloved people. Grab the moments and turn them over and over in your heart. Savor life's preciousness.
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
~ Henri J.M. Nouwen
After all, “For to miss the joy is to miss all. “
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Love,
Screens. Your and your family’s mobile phones, pads, computers, TVs and computer games, are stealing your joy.
That’s complicated, because of your need to communicate with your phone, and to answer emails and work at the computer. Even your children may be required to work at the computer in and out of school.
However, we know now that screens are addictive, creating notable changes in brain chemistry, particularly the release of dopamine. Dopamine is nicknamed the “pleasure neurotransmitter,” and neurologists know it is due to dopamine that screen use is addictive.
Besides being addictive, screen games, shows, videos, have fast-paced scene changes every few seconds, and contribute to ADD and other brain disorders.
In fact, IUD is the medical name of the mental health disorder, Internet Use Disorder, classified in the DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic Manual).
IUD messes people up. It has the hallmarks of all addictions - inability to focus on tasks that require concentration, restlessness, moodiness, lack of joy. These screens steal our joy.
“We live our life through screens and images in this way, and we don't know what is real or fake anymore. And it doesn't matter to us”
~ Alison Jackson
This week, consider turning off your TV and not using your other screens any more than absolutely necessary.
And focus on joy. “Joy is not in things - it is in us.” ~ Richard Wagner
Enjoy the faces and voices of your favorite, most beloved people. Grab the moments and turn them over and over in your heart. Savor life's preciousness.
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
~ Henri J.M. Nouwen
After all, “For to miss the joy is to miss all. “
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Love,
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"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase in the United States' Declaration of Independence.
The phrase gives three examples of the "unalienable rights" the Declaration says have been given to all human beings by their Creator.
The Declaration proclaims that a government should protect these rights, which include “the pursuit of happiness.”
Based on new discoveries in the Science of Happiness and Positive Psychology, there has been much written about pursuing happiness.
Based on new discoveries in the Science of Happiness and Positive Psychology, there has been much written about pursuing happiness.
How do you pursue happiness? A lot has been said about practicing gratitude for the great things we already have in our lives, and that
creates a powerful foundation for happiness.
However, there is another key to happiness - love and compassion. Loving and feeling compassionate for others’ needs, and wanting to
show them they are loved is a way to super-charge your happiness.
To practice gratitude and love together, boosts the power of both and happiness follows quickly!
“Because of the way that your brain operates, the pursuit of gratitude and compassion will make you happier than the pursuit of happiness.”
~ Dr. Arnit Sood, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
This week, try the quickest way to greater happiness - practice gratitude and love in your life. Connect with people. Make eye contact and smile. Hug as many people as you can. Love them dearly.
And see your gratitude expand in amazing ways, and then your ability to love will concomitantly be super-sized as a result!
Amazing! Want a happy life? Gratitude and love.
Happiness to you!!
Love,
The phrase gives three examples of the "unalienable rights" the Declaration says have been given to all human beings by their Creator.
The Declaration proclaims that a government should protect these rights, which include “the pursuit of happiness.”
Based on new discoveries in the Science of Happiness and Positive Psychology, there has been much written about pursuing happiness.
Based on new discoveries in the Science of Happiness and Positive Psychology, there has been much written about pursuing happiness.
How do you pursue happiness? A lot has been said about practicing gratitude for the great things we already have in our lives, and that
creates a powerful foundation for happiness.
However, there is another key to happiness - love and compassion. Loving and feeling compassionate for others’ needs, and wanting to
show them they are loved is a way to super-charge your happiness.
To practice gratitude and love together, boosts the power of both and happiness follows quickly!
“Because of the way that your brain operates, the pursuit of gratitude and compassion will make you happier than the pursuit of happiness.”
~ Dr. Arnit Sood, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
This week, try the quickest way to greater happiness - practice gratitude and love in your life. Connect with people. Make eye contact and smile. Hug as many people as you can. Love them dearly.
And see your gratitude expand in amazing ways, and then your ability to love will concomitantly be super-sized as a result!
Amazing! Want a happy life? Gratitude and love.
Happiness to you!!
Love,
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Genevieve Davis' book, "Becoming Magic" is a great guide to creating a miraculous life.
So many times we wait — for something to happen before we decide to be happy, to live life with gusto. Yet, we only have today.
Strategy 1: Live today — no more waiting!
Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
~ Dale Carnegie
Strategy 2: Dwell in — be in — gratitude.
Focus on what you have and feel the wonder of it all. Anastasia Turchetta calls this being in your GRATE-space. Live there.
Strategy 3: Choose well!
“Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.”
~ Marianne Williamson
Strategy 4: Stay focused on your big bold goals!
“You can get to where you want to be from wherever you are — but you must stop spending so much time noticing and talking about what you do not like about where you are.”
~ Esther Hicks
...and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. Love yourself, love each other, love when its hardest.
Go for it - turn the corner - to JOY!
I send love,
Strategy 1: Live today — no more waiting!
Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
~ Dale Carnegie
Strategy 2: Dwell in — be in — gratitude.
Focus on what you have and feel the wonder of it all. Anastasia Turchetta calls this being in your GRATE-space. Live there.
Strategy 3: Choose well!
“Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.”
~ Marianne Williamson
Strategy 4: Stay focused on your big bold goals!
“You can get to where you want to be from wherever you are — but you must stop spending so much time noticing and talking about what you do not like about where you are.”
~ Esther Hicks
...and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. Love yourself, love each other, love when its hardest.
Go for it - turn the corner - to JOY!
I send love,
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Keep reminding yourself of what your "big bold goals" are.
What do you want out of life?
Do you dream of great and heroic things?
This is the second of a two-part series beginning December 8, 2016.
So, you have a big, bold goal in mind - or maybe several! Now that you know you want it, how do you get going?
Before you sleep, picture yourself living your goal. Think about how it feels; see it as your reality. This is charging after them. Your life design is working!
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward."
~ Amelia Earhart
As our son Trey says many times, “Never give up.”
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~ Thomas A. Edison
Today going to the dental office, or to teach orthodontics, or cooking dinner, or sitting on the couch talking to my husband Claude, is glorious. Most moments. When I realize I am not enjoying a moment, as soon as I can realize it, I begin focusing my attention on gratitude and on my goals.
The goals keep changing. We meet goals, and some goals change form or meaning. Some goals are merely stepping stones to more important and wonderful parts of life, and as such are part of the journey, yet not met in the form we imagined. Yet all very important.
Every night Claude and I say together, “I know, within me now, is the Divine ability to manifest or attract everything I need or desire. All I desire is on its way. It will arrive on time, and in even greater amounts than I have imagined.”
And every morning we say, “Thank you, thank you, thank you for the miracles and magnificent outcomes of today.” Then we review what they were that day.
"Today is life--the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto." ~ Dale Carnegie
So, you have a big, bold goal in mind - or maybe several! Now that you know you want it, how do you get going?
- Place your attention on your goal. Write it down. Carry the paper in your pocket. Look at it whenever you put your hand into your pocket. Some have said you can put a small shell or rock or item in your pocket and feel it. ANYTHING that helps you keep your attention on the goal is great.
- Begin moving toward the goal. For me, though I didn’t know it at the time, wanting to be in medicine, I moved toward my goal by working in the hospital environment. Fortunately helping with bedpans did not dissuade me from my goal 😜- rather, the environment propelled me.
Before you sleep, picture yourself living your goal. Think about how it feels; see it as your reality. This is charging after them. Your life design is working!
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward."
~ Amelia Earhart
As our son Trey says many times, “Never give up.”
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~ Thomas A. Edison
Today going to the dental office, or to teach orthodontics, or cooking dinner, or sitting on the couch talking to my husband Claude, is glorious. Most moments. When I realize I am not enjoying a moment, as soon as I can realize it, I begin focusing my attention on gratitude and on my goals.
The goals keep changing. We meet goals, and some goals change form or meaning. Some goals are merely stepping stones to more important and wonderful parts of life, and as such are part of the journey, yet not met in the form we imagined. Yet all very important.
Every night Claude and I say together, “I know, within me now, is the Divine ability to manifest or attract everything I need or desire. All I desire is on its way. It will arrive on time, and in even greater amounts than I have imagined.”
And every morning we say, “Thank you, thank you, thank you for the miracles and magnificent outcomes of today.” Then we review what they were that day.
"Today is life--the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto." ~ Dale Carnegie
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This week - strategies to get to a 2017 filled with miracles and magnificent outcomes!
Q: What keeps us from enjoying each magnificent year filled with 365 magnificent days?
A: Our humanness. Our beliefs. Our hurting hearts. Amazingly, deep down, we all have insecurities and feelings that we are not good enough.
We assume - we make up - what others think of us. Then we decide those things are true and come to believe it about ourselves. Everybody secretly harbors the fear of being not smart enough, not pretty enough, not lovable enough, not successful enough…
So, to get to those magnificent and miraculous days? Become aware of what you are buying into, what you are accepting daily. Look at what you’ve already been programmed with and begin to question it, disassemble it and let it go.
Wake up and free yourself from the negative programming of the world.
This week, become as aware as you can of your negative fears and beliefs. Just the awareness alone begins to move you toward joy and prosperity, because your focus changes.
AND, also become aware of the good in your life.
“Clearly, one of the major obstacles to our experience of gratitude is the habit we have of sleepwalking through life. The truth is that we are never lacking for blessings in our lives, but we are often lacking in awareness and recognition of them.” ~ Rev. Diane Berke, Ph.D.
To a 2017 awareness - and a new gratitude!
Q: What keeps us from enjoying each magnificent year filled with 365 magnificent days?
A: Our humanness. Our beliefs. Our hurting hearts. Amazingly, deep down, we all have insecurities and feelings that we are not good enough.
We assume - we make up - what others think of us. Then we decide those things are true and come to believe it about ourselves. Everybody secretly harbors the fear of being not smart enough, not pretty enough, not lovable enough, not successful enough…
So, to get to those magnificent and miraculous days? Become aware of what you are buying into, what you are accepting daily. Look at what you’ve already been programmed with and begin to question it, disassemble it and let it go.
Wake up and free yourself from the negative programming of the world.
This week, become as aware as you can of your negative fears and beliefs. Just the awareness alone begins to move you toward joy and prosperity, because your focus changes.
AND, also become aware of the good in your life.
“Clearly, one of the major obstacles to our experience of gratitude is the habit we have of sleepwalking through life. The truth is that we are never lacking for blessings in our lives, but we are often lacking in awareness and recognition of them.” ~ Rev. Diane Berke, Ph.D.
To a 2017 awareness - and a new gratitude!
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Those who we spend much time with often determine which paths we take in life. Our environment "programs" the way we think.
(Pro-biotic = benefitting life) Ok, it stunned me one day, to understand what “programming” we get from our culture, our family, particularly our parents, and the people around us.
I guess the reason it was so astonishing was that my ego-self thought I had decided who I would be. We do that, you know. It’s just how the ego works.
On the one hand, we feel so sure that we are the one making our own decisions. It feels so good to be in charge of ourself. On the other hand, it’s downright scary, because we’re so unsure that we’re making the right decisions, that we are really capable, and that we are as significant as we want to feel.
And then to find out that our upbringing by the folks that love us the most and our culture have actually shaped our thinking, our reactions, our interests, our lives. Many of the decisions and thoughts we believe to be ours emanated from others.
Here we thought we just happened to agree with certain people. Or disagree with other people. As I said, astonishing!
Our “programming” spans the continuum from great to not-so-great, and everything in between.
Wayne Dyer used the phrase, “mind virus” to describe these memes. What on earth is a meme?
Meme is an element of a culture, or system of behavior passed from one individual to another (by parents, peers, media) by imitation or other non-genetic means (from the Greek word mimeme, to imitate).
So what Wayne Dyer called "mind viruses" are beliefs, memes, that we got from others and that we pass on to others.
Now you have a starting point to begin anew, to design your life. You do get to choose what you will think. You get to create your life through your choices, every moment, to stay positive, even when surrounded by negativity.
You can choose to be grateful when you feel as if you have nothing for which to be grateful. You can look at your beliefs and change your outlook, your understanding of the world, and your world will begin to change.
And guess what? Your beliefs truly are contagious. As your energy sends your positive happy beliefs out to others, the other folks can ‘catch’ ‘em.
“No person, no place, and no thing has any power over us, for 'we' are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.” ~ Louise L. Hay
I guess the reason it was so astonishing was that my ego-self thought I had decided who I would be. We do that, you know. It’s just how the ego works.
On the one hand, we feel so sure that we are the one making our own decisions. It feels so good to be in charge of ourself. On the other hand, it’s downright scary, because we’re so unsure that we’re making the right decisions, that we are really capable, and that we are as significant as we want to feel.
And then to find out that our upbringing by the folks that love us the most and our culture have actually shaped our thinking, our reactions, our interests, our lives. Many of the decisions and thoughts we believe to be ours emanated from others.
Here we thought we just happened to agree with certain people. Or disagree with other people. As I said, astonishing!
Our “programming” spans the continuum from great to not-so-great, and everything in between.
Wayne Dyer used the phrase, “mind virus” to describe these memes. What on earth is a meme?
Meme is an element of a culture, or system of behavior passed from one individual to another (by parents, peers, media) by imitation or other non-genetic means (from the Greek word mimeme, to imitate).
So what Wayne Dyer called "mind viruses" are beliefs, memes, that we got from others and that we pass on to others.
Now you have a starting point to begin anew, to design your life. You do get to choose what you will think. You get to create your life through your choices, every moment, to stay positive, even when surrounded by negativity.
You can choose to be grateful when you feel as if you have nothing for which to be grateful. You can look at your beliefs and change your outlook, your understanding of the world, and your world will begin to change.
And guess what? Your beliefs truly are contagious. As your energy sends your positive happy beliefs out to others, the other folks can ‘catch’ ‘em.
“No person, no place, and no thing has any power over us, for 'we' are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.” ~ Louise L. Hay
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It’s very neat, how we generally feel optimistic at the beginning of a new year. We tend to feel more hopeful, more capable, more sure.
On this New Year’s beginning days, you can enjoy this optimism and feelings of possibility.
No matter how crazy last year may have seemed, you can bask in being here to enjoy this new year. You are here for important reasons!
KNOW you are in a beautiful, wonderful world that needs you. Replace any doubts with gratitude. (Remember, this is your optimistic time!)
Remember to choose good thoughts. Picture exactly what you want to achieve and be. Then, take actions that move you toward those goals. You can achieve whatever you desire. Believe it and see yourself having achieved it.
“Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about. Those who think that the world is a dark place are blind to the light that might illuminate their lives. Those who see the light of the world view the dark spots as merely potential light.”
~ Wayne Dyer
You are special. You are incredible, loved, and eternal. “Perhaps the most exciting realization in the world, is finally understanding that living the life of your dreams is entirely up to YOU…”
This is also about the scariest realization! —- UNTIL you realize it includes ‘me’. “
~ The Universe (Mike Dooley)
And when you encounter someone who is challenging to you? Remember, ”Everyone is acting from his own level of consciousness. This is all we can ask of ourselves or anyone else. However hurtful someone is, he is doing the best he can, given the limits of his consciousness.
~ Deepak Chopra
And yet, “Everything is already perfect and complete.”
~ David Hawkins
In time we will understand. And in the meantime, be the incredible person you are, for the world to become more like you, and remember how much you are needed!
Love,
On this New Year’s beginning days, you can enjoy this optimism and feelings of possibility.
No matter how crazy last year may have seemed, you can bask in being here to enjoy this new year. You are here for important reasons!
KNOW you are in a beautiful, wonderful world that needs you. Replace any doubts with gratitude. (Remember, this is your optimistic time!)
Remember to choose good thoughts. Picture exactly what you want to achieve and be. Then, take actions that move you toward those goals. You can achieve whatever you desire. Believe it and see yourself having achieved it.
“Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about. Those who think that the world is a dark place are blind to the light that might illuminate their lives. Those who see the light of the world view the dark spots as merely potential light.”
~ Wayne Dyer
You are special. You are incredible, loved, and eternal. “Perhaps the most exciting realization in the world, is finally understanding that living the life of your dreams is entirely up to YOU…”
This is also about the scariest realization! —- UNTIL you realize it includes ‘me’. “
~ The Universe (Mike Dooley)
And when you encounter someone who is challenging to you? Remember, ”Everyone is acting from his own level of consciousness. This is all we can ask of ourselves or anyone else. However hurtful someone is, he is doing the best he can, given the limits of his consciousness.
~ Deepak Chopra
And yet, “Everything is already perfect and complete.”
~ David Hawkins
In time we will understand. And in the meantime, be the incredible person you are, for the world to become more like you, and remember how much you are needed!
Love,
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The autumn weather has morphed to wintry weather. Cooler to cold temperatures have come in on breezes and even gusty winds. The skies are grayer more often, filled with the moisture of the winter. Snow has greeted many of you with gusto!
And the Christmas season is with us.
"Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale
In the last several weeks, time being the illusion that it is, “suddenly” the holidays have come upon us. Christmas shopping, celebrations in our schedules, merriment and Christmas music have further lifted our spirits, and reminded us of this wonderful time of the year.
Though we may feel as if we are moving faster to “get it all done”, we also slow down, breathe a little slower and take it all in. We connect to the goodness of our divinity, and our oneness with each other.
The parties and shopping and wrapping have ushered in Christmas. This year Hanukkah and Christmas share the same day. Candles are lit and hearts are full.
Christmastime creates precious holiday time for us, wrapped around the end of the year and closed with New Year’s Day.
This week, you can keep your awareness focused on your goodness, your oneness. YOU are critical and necessary - yes, necessary - to so many others.
“Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?” ~ Clarence the Angel to George Bailey in 'It’s a Wonderful Life'
Know your divine love makes a huge difference. This week (and always) look for opportunities to give of your wonderful self, to others…
“Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” ~ Calvin Coolidge
As Charles Dickens said, Honor Christmas in your heart and work to keep it all the year.
Happy New Year, Beloved.
And the Christmas season is with us.
"Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale
In the last several weeks, time being the illusion that it is, “suddenly” the holidays have come upon us. Christmas shopping, celebrations in our schedules, merriment and Christmas music have further lifted our spirits, and reminded us of this wonderful time of the year.
Though we may feel as if we are moving faster to “get it all done”, we also slow down, breathe a little slower and take it all in. We connect to the goodness of our divinity, and our oneness with each other.
The parties and shopping and wrapping have ushered in Christmas. This year Hanukkah and Christmas share the same day. Candles are lit and hearts are full.
Christmastime creates precious holiday time for us, wrapped around the end of the year and closed with New Year’s Day.
This week, you can keep your awareness focused on your goodness, your oneness. YOU are critical and necessary - yes, necessary - to so many others.
“Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?” ~ Clarence the Angel to George Bailey in 'It’s a Wonderful Life'
Know your divine love makes a huge difference. This week (and always) look for opportunities to give of your wonderful self, to others…
- a bright smile;
- a genuine connection and compliment to the store clerks who are weary;
- an extra word for the harried and overwhelmed mother with her children out of school and in tow;
- drive a little slower and precisely, and ponder your gratitude for your life;
- a thank you to the worker who is cleaning or stocking, as you are out and about;
- hugs;
- say “I love you,” to your family and friends - lots of times this week;
- stay the extra moment at the check-out and wishing a Happy New Year to the check-out clerk, and to the people behind you in line;
- let the other driver merge ahead of you and smiling at him/her;
- say thank you lots and lots;
- Lasso the moon. Throw that lasso around the moon and pull it down!
“Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” ~ Calvin Coolidge
As Charles Dickens said, Honor Christmas in your heart and work to keep it all the year.
Happy New Year, Beloved.
