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Inspirational Messages Following are the messages for the last several weeks, to give you gentle and loving guidance and encouragement toward your self-transformation. To receive messages by email, sign up above.
I wish you all a wonderful New Year’s Day. Please remember to go to http://www.poweranimalsunleashed.com to get your power animal energy for the coming year!
Love & peace, Carrie Thursday, January 1, 2009
New Year Message Today, you turn a corner. You have been walking down a long hallway, the lights dim and the destination unclear. And now, you turn a corner and walk into the new year. And here, around this corner, suddenly the hallway opens up. As you walk, the walls begin to move out and then to dissolve. The ceiling grows higher and then disappears completely. And the floor under your feet transforms into soft, fertile earth. And now little green shoots of grass begin to sprout in the earth and a wondrous blue sky emerges from the fog. Fluffy white clouds move slowly as a light breeze blows across the rolling green hills before you. As you walk out into this world, you begin to shed the heavy burdens that you have been carrying: your worries, your doubts, your problems, your fears, your old ideas and habits. They have been like weights on your body, on your mind, and now they are falling off, dropping from you as you begin to walk faster and faster. Everything old is dropping from you as you now begin to run across the field, lighter and lighter, faster and faster, your freedom blowing free like the wind. And as you run, the oldness is absorbed easily and naturally by the earth and turned into fertile soil. Every step you take is like an act of creation, and a beautiful flower springs up in each footprint you have just left behind. All that was turns into a blessing as it falls from you and is transformed. And here at the top of this hill, you stand naked before life, free and unburdened. And the rain now begins to fall gently upon you, big drops of love, golden and pure, falling down upon you and washing you clean. You lift your face to the sky and feel the wonder of the endless love of the universe falling down upon you, cleansing you, washing you clean, making you ready for the new life that is lying ahead. And in this moment right now, right here, in this gentle rain, give thanks. Look back at the flowers that have sprung up in your footsteps. See how your presence has caused beauty to spring up, how you have blessed life and it has blessed you. Fill your heart with gratitude for the year past. And here, now, within this moment, feel how clean and clear you are. Feel how all that was has washed from you and turned into a blessing, and all that is, is of beauty and wonder only. Give thanks for this moment, in its perfection, with the raindrops of love falling upon you, washing your mind clean and clear, blessing you in every drop with the beauty and wonder that is life. And now the sun emerges in the midst of the rain and a great rainbow arcs across the land, every color vibrant, a great arc of beauty and wonder, lying across the landscape of the year to come. And as you see this, know that it shines for you, that this rainbow of wonder and opportunity, of beauty and glory, is there for you. And in this coming year, you may stand within its blessings and its beauty. You are deeply worthy of this beauty and bounty. You are meant to walk across these green hills in joy, feeling the blessings of the rainbow above, knowing the love and abundance, feeling the connection and deep oneness of all that is. You deserve a wondrous life, a beautiful life. Pull that feeling deep within. Own it. Know that you are deeply worthy of all the bounty that life holds. And now, out of these feelings of gratitude and worthiness, connection and wonder, something new begins to emerge. You begin to grow and expand. You breathe in power and it fills your body. Your mind and your eyes grow sharp and clear. Your heart opens wide. You are the creator. You are creating your life from your very essence, your every thought and deed. You are the god that strides the earth and creates with a wave of the hand. You have all the power within you to transform the world, to light the light, to sing the song, to dance the dance that causes the earth to tremble in anticipation and wonder. And here on this hilltop you stand, your power immense, standing upon the fertile earth that springs forth with your creation, wearing a red cloak of love that flares out in the winds of opportunity that blow. You raise your arm and hold your sword aloft, a mighty sword that glints in the sunlight. This sword is the doubt killer, the fear destroyer. As you go forth across the land, dipping down into the valleys of doubt and confusion, you can swing out with your sword and the mists will disappear. And when fearful shapes emerge from the mountain caves, you can brandish your sword and watch the fears dissipate before your eyes. And now you see that you are not alone. On one side stands Faith and on the other stands Courage, your constant companions, loyal, brave and true. They stand beside you with magic swords of their own, ready to defend and protect you as you venture forth together. And as they raise their swords, you see even more. You see row after row of angels, arrayed in dazzling light and singing of love and glory. And this then is how you will march into the new year, powerful and strong, cloaked in love, holding aloft a magic sword with the power to dispel fear and doubt, Faith and Courage on either side and flanked by angels of love and light. So announce yourself now to the world, to the year that awaits. Hold your sword aloft and call out with your power. I am ready. I am ready for the grand adventure that is this journey ahead. I march forth, my cloak of love spreading out and sheltering me as the wind of life blows. I face fear and doubt squarely, gathering strength from my companions, Faith and Courage, who are always at my side. I hold my sword high as I venture into the coming year with the songs of the angels ringing in my ears. I am ready to create my life, moment to moment. I am ready to rise up and meet its challenges. I am ready to embrace its joys and wonders. I am full of vital energy. I am full of power. Yes, yes, this is life and I am ready for it. And I am deeply blessed to be here and to have this journey, to walk this land, to live these adventures, to create the year that lies ahead in beauty and wonder, excitement and newness, joy and creativity. I am the warrior against the darkness of doubt and fear. I am the creator out of the love and light. I am ready. I am. You Are the True Spirit of Christmas
Two thousand years ago, a man walked the earth who changed everything he touched. His spirit was such that it transformed those to whom he spoke, those whom he touched with his healing hands. And so, today, take yourself back for a moment to this spirit, all the way back to the hot dusty roads of Galilee.
Allow yourself for a moment to feel the true spirit that was so briefly present in physical form, but is fully accessible to you, right now.
This spiritual presence is here for you now if only you ask it to come to you. It is love and compassion. It is forgiveness. It is deeply healing to the heart, mind and spirit. It is an intimate embrace of being, a call to oneness, to a spiritual connection and depth that reaches across time and space and includes all who walk the earth.
Meditate for a moment within this deep stillness. Allow the love to wrap around you and then be within it quietly, the Silent Night of the soul, resting in peace and oneness, compassion, forgiveness and unconditional love.
Release anything that is not love and forgiveness; release it from your heart and mind. All that is not light and love, let it fall away from you.
Let this spirit soothe your worried mind, calm your heart, still the voices of doubt and fear. Let it soothe you and hold you, calm you and embrace you. And then, let it lift you up into the greatness that you are, a shining light, glowing out into the world like a star, a star bright enough to show the way.
You are the way. You. For you have this same spirit within you; you are one with it completely. You have within you, right now, all of the love and caring, the compassion and forgiveness, the deep abiding peace. You are born anew in each moment with these gifts. You are the star that shines. You are the light of the world. You are the endless love and the open arms held out to humanity.
You, right now, in your open heart, joining with the great heartbeat of the universe, you are the true spirit of Christmas.
The Time for Isolation is Past
The truth does not honor your desire for lack of change. That is honored by fear, not truth. The truth, the rightness within you that urges you to step out into the unknown, requires much courage and much faith.
If you follow the opportunities that are beckoning to you now, you will be required to ask for assistance, for advice, for introductions, for financial and emotional support. You will be required to pick up the phone and talk to strangers, to walk into rooms full of people you do not know. All of this requires courage. And all of this is what your truth leads you to.
The time for isolation is past. The time to stand together and create new ways of being and responding is here. And these new times require that you stand with others, that you listen to each other, that you support each other, that you join hands and step out into the unknown.
And this, of course, requires faith. You will need faith in your own truth, in the inner voice that urges you to walk into uncharted territory. And then you will need courage to do what you are urged to do.
And so, do not complain about the state of the economy or what you believe are closing doors. The opposite is true. The doors and windows are blowing open all around you. You have never lived in such a state of open opportunity. But these are not the old opportunities and you do not meet them in the old ways.
Instead, when you walk through the new doors that are opening, you will find yourself standing out in the middle of an open field of possibility, your eyes blinking from the dazzling light. And gradually, as your eyes adjust, you will see others standing in the field with you, also blinking in the light. And then, you will gradually make your way to each other, reach out your hands and join your energies together, sharing your dreams and your talents, the wonder and glory that you are. And gradually, a new dream will form, a new pool of talent will emerge and you will begin to see what can be formed of the raw stuff of possibility.
You are the creator and this is your world, your canvas, your clay. Reach up into the air and grab the atoms and begin to shape them, begin to shape the matter into new forms.
Have courage. Have faith. Do not ask why and do not ask to see the future. Ask only for a deep clarity in this moment. Then do as your heart bids.
Be brave, dear heart, be brave and clear. The world is yours to form.
Be a Lantern
Today, think of yourself as a lantern whose job it is to share light. Think of yourself as a lantern poised over the pathway, showing others the way. Think of yourself as a lantern hanging over the sign to the inn, showing people where they may come to get sustenance, rest and shelter. Think of yourself as a lantern held so high, that you light an entire field, so that people may begin their work early and stay in the fields until after dark, planting the seeds for a new world.
And where is this lantern to be found, this lantern to light the world? It is within you. It is in your smile, in your reassuring voice, in your laughter, in the light within your eyes, in the love that pours from your heart. It is in your ears as you listen for the truth under the words, then take that truth and lift it up so that it can shine. It is the glow inside you, the glow that contains all of your inner beauty, your talents, your wonder.
You are the lantern that can light up the world. You are the bright spot in the darkness. You are the leader that can step forward and show the way, simply by holding your love and truth high, high enough to keep the darkness of fear and doubt away. You are the light.
And as you do this, as you smile and laugh and encourage, as you hold out your hand and lift up, know that for each gesture of love and light, you pull in the energies of the universe ten-thousand fold. Each smile of yours lightens the hearts of many. Each act of love and kindness is multiplied many times over and spreads out like the rings from a pebble tossed into a lake. And even if all you do is shine by thinking and feeling love and compassion, high energy and light, then this too, lightens the world and helps beyond measure.
Decide today to be on the side of light. Realize that it is your job, your responsibility, as a person of light, to shine as brightly as you possibly can. Be the lantern over the path, over the sign, over the field, held high, showing the way.
Be Happy Now
When life is hectic and the pressure builds, sometimes the best answer is to do less. Simply stop. Cancel the appointments and give yourself space to breathe and be.
And then, in that time, focus on your energy. Focus on lifting your energy out of the everyday and into spirit. Focus on clearing and refreshing yourself, lifting yourself up to a higher level, one in which your talents shine, your intellect sparkles with clarity, your heart is wide open to the flow of love and your intuition is in tune.
When you are in fear, doubt, stress and worry, you cut yourself off from your greatest gifts. Remember always that you have the ability to know the hearts and minds of others, that you can listen deeply to what they want and need, and that with your heart and your intuition, you can express your truth in ways that others will readily understand and accept.
You have it all within you.
Remember that all of the pushing, driving and controlling, all of the desperate activity to create a situation that will make you happy, is unnecessary. Find a quiet place and an hour to yourself. And then, all alone and at peace, be happy now.
Create New Worlds
This is the time to come within and find yourself, in quiet moments alone, in the peace of beingness. Find your light and then shine out, shine out to show the way.
Do not look for others to show the way, nor for your society’s old ways of being and acting to guide you. Allow yourself to be led by your true self inside, by the light that shines, so that you may know the truth, that the world does not consist of your worries, fears and doubts, but rather that it is created anew each moment by your light, your truth, your soul.
Come into this space, the space of this moment. Let it lead you down into yourself, to the light that shines within, the light that is you. Now feed that flame, let it burn more brightly. Let the light that is love, that is you, that is peace and joy, shine brightly within you. Let it expand and expand. Let it be you, completely.
And let that light drive away the phantoms of fear and doubt, so that you might see more clearly what is true.
And now, without their confusing presence, what do you see? What windows are opening, what doors are swinging wide? What newness is beginning to flow toward you, newness that you might breathe in to make you strong? What new idea might you embrace, what new vision might you follow? What new connections are opening, when fear and doubt are gone?
Clear them away. They do not serve. They weaken, and you need to be strong, strong and courageous, to step out onto the path lit by your inner light and create new worlds from pure being.
Claim Your Life
Do not be desperate about your life. Frantically searching for the right thing to do disturbs your inner peace and makes it difficult for the new ideas to come to you.
Spend time in a clearing in the forest. Sit and close your eyes. Go deep within and see and feel and know the deep pool of peace in your center, and then let that energy emanate out, out and out, filling the clearing and reaching out into the forest. Then simply be. Be still. Be in peace.
And after a time, with the turbulence in your mind quieted down, with the space around you open and inviting, life will have a chance to approach you. New ideas, new people, new approaches, will come to you like little animals in the forest. They are not on a timetable; they come when it is very peaceful and they feel safe. You may have to return to the clearing every day before they feel safe enough to approach.
And when they do, first, just feel their presence, then open your eyes and look at them in a very relaxed way, letting yourself connect. Then, after you leave the clearing and are again out in the world, follow through.
Fill yourself with courage and begin to turn the ideas and new approaches into physical reality in your life. Do the research, follow the opportunities, make the phone calls, take the action that was hinted at in your quiet moments in the clearing.
And for everything that you do, every new contact you make, every idea or new approach that you follow up on, you will learn something. And the next day in the clearing, yet more ideas and approaches will come to you. Then take a deep breath of courage and follow through on these as well.
And while you are out taking action, a piece of information from one action may marry up with a new contact you have made from one of your brave phone calls, and yet a new action will present itself.
And thus are you led and guided. And in your next quiet time in the clearing, even more ideas for action will present themselves to you. And then, one day, you will realize that you are surrounded by interesting options; new ideas and new contacts feel very comfortable in your presence and are flowing toward you. And instead of asking desperately what you should do, you simply look out at the crowded clearing, pick the most promising possibility, take a deep breath of courage and then act.
Action is a wonderful antidote to fear. Do something you fear and your fear lessens. Do it again and again, and after a time you may even enjoy it. And even if you never reach that stage, you will at least be very proud of having done the thing that kept you locked in fear.
Stand up and speak, make that phone call, walk up to a stranger and talk, learn a challenging new skill. Every time you take action like this, you not only reduce your fear for the future, but you begin a chain of new ideas and opportunities that will present themselves to you. Each of these actions is like a door opening to a hallway full of doors.
This is your life and it is full of wonder and opportunity. When you are feeling stuck, then consciously alternate these two states, between deep meditative silence in which you quietly invite newness into your life, and then brave action to follow up on what came to you in the quiet clearing.
Look fear in the eye and challenge him; he will always back down. This is your life. Claim it. It belongs to you.
Give Thanks
Give thanks.
Give thanks for each breath you take, for each note of music you hear, for smiles and laughter, and for the joy within you, deep inside, always there, ever present, a deep joy in simply being alive.
Give thanks for being who you are, just as you are in this moment, on this day, right now.
Give thanks for the great blessings of your life, for every moment you have lived and for each event and each person that has enriched the depths of your experience as a human being.
And most of all, give thanks for this moment, right now. Go deeply into it and feel the quickening pulse of life as it pours through your body, filling you with beauty and wonder.
Just as life is, just as you are, give thanks.
The Angels’ Song
Deep inside you, a light shines, the light that was born within you as you entered this life.
This light is the beacon in the darkness, the warmth in the cold, the harbor and the refuge. And this light is yours, always there, underneath the emotions, underneath the fear and doubt, always there, shining brightly.
Take a deep breath, now. And then another and then another. Close your eyes and see within you the light in your center. Watch it expand. Watch it expand and expand until it fills your body completely. And as it expands, feel how it contains love and only love. Feel how that love is stronger than the fear and doubt. Let it expand and fill you completely and then, let it expand even further out, so that you are like a lantern that casts its light far out into the night, glowing and bright, filled with love, filled with light, a bright energetic presence.
And now, see that there is a ring of angels around you. See them shining out in a bright, white light. They sing of love. They sing of light. They sing of the wonder of this life and send you the courage to live it and live it well.
Listen to their song. Listen as they sing of your soul's intention for you, how you yearned for this gift of life and received it, how you were given a spark of life, the same spark that shines in your center now. How you were born and how you have been loved and treasured ever since, how helping hands have been right out before you to encourage you to take those steps toward freedom, how the angels have guarded you and protected you, even as they allowed you to live your own life your own way. And they are there for you now, singing this song, your song, the song of your life, of all the wondrous love that is there for you, now and always, if you will allow it to shine for you, and all the guidance and wisdom that is flowing your way each and every moment of every day.
Listen to this song and choose. Choose certainty and belief over doubt. Choose courageous action over fear. Choose to go deeply into your connection with your soul, with these angels and with God, to find yourself and lift yourself into wisdom and joy.
Choose to shine out with all that you are, in all of your wonder, walking in deep faith like a lantern shining out for yourself and others. Choose to love and embrace this precious life and every blessing that it brings you, every moment.
Give thanks and be glad. You are alive and it is good.
Ready? Action!
Welcome to your life, the wondrous adventure, where you direct the film and play the leading role, where you create wonder and magic just by choosing to think it, feel it and be it, where your words and thoughts are like special effects. What a wondrous thing it is to be alive!
And would it be an adventure with no setbacks, no plot twists, no boulders on the snowy mountain for you to go around, no desert to cross before you reach the oasis, no one slamming the door in your face so you can dig deep for the strength to finally knock it down?
This is life, after all, your life, the greatest adventure of all. Scene after scene unfolds with tears and laughter, blood and sweat, until the camera stops rolling.
Be the hero of your life. Play the leading role with courage, tenacity, originality and daring, giving it your all and shining out like the star you are.
Ah, another day of shooting. Ready? Action!
I am Love
Today, open your heart. Feel it within you, opening like a flower unfolding to the sun.
Open your heart wide, to accept the flow of the river, the river of love that never ends, the river that runs ceaselessly through the world, uniting the hearts of all who live.
Open your heart to others, that they may reach in and touch you, that you may feel that your heartbeats are one after all, that their tears and laughter may become a part of who you are, as you share this life experience together.
Open your heart to your life. Let it fill with a great love of this life of yours and everything that is within it. Let your heart fill with gratitude for each breath that you take, for each dawn that graces your life, for each bird that sings outside your window.
And today, open your heart to a vast and deep love for yourself. Here, in your heart, let the light shine, the light of love, and let it spread throughout your entire body. Love yourself, appreciate yourself fully, no matter what your circumstances, no matter what you have done or left undone in the past. In this moment, right now, you are love and light, you are embraced and held within the arms of love and your heart beats gently in the rhythm of the universe.
I am, it beats. I am, I am. I am love.
I am Here and I Shine
Be and express who you truly are. There are several wonderful advantages to letting the world see your shine, your glow.
The first is health. You have inside you a tuning fork that vibrates to your true note. And when you are trying to sing someone else’s note, your body vibration is out of key and can find no ease, no peace or grace. Sing your note, and your body begins to vibrate in beautiful harmony with your true being.
The second is direction. You have a compass inside, a compass that points to your truth. And when you are being truly yourself, you always know exactly what to do and say, for the truth is right there in front of your inner eye, deeply felt in your center, written in your mind and intuition. Everything within you points to that truth. Decisions become clear when you are living in true integrity, for your compass points the way. It is through the second- guessing of yourself, through wondering what others want from you, that you become confused and lose your way.
But perhaps the most important reason to be yourself is this: when you are truly yourself, expressing yourself fully in what you do and are, then the people who are looking for someone exactly like you can find you. You become a magnet, pulling toward you those that resonate with your truest and deepest heart and center.
Go into your center and find your truth, there, underneath emotion, in a deep pool of peace and beingness. Then bring it up through your heart, to add love and compassion and to pick up courage. And then, let it float out into the world, in grace and beauty, your truth fully expressed in words, in song, in a painting or a dance, in your work, in your loving relationships, in your laughter and in your smile.
This is who I am, you sing, you say, you dance. I am here and I shine.
Change Your Story & Change Your Life
Today is an excellent day to change your story, the story you continually tell yourself about why your life is as it is.
I’m bad with numbers, I can’t sell things, I don’t feel comfortable selling myself, I don’t like to call strangers, I can’t get up in front of a group, I don’t like to exercise, I’m not very coordinated, I don’t have any artistic ability, I’m not creative, I can’t stop smoking, I’ve had a weight problem all my life, love doesn’t work out for me, people at work don’t appreciate me, I’m too tired to do that, I don’t have enough time, I don’t have enough money, I’m too ill, I’m too old.
Do you accept any of these as your truth?
They are not the truth. They are old thoughts, left rattling around in your brain. They are the old stories that you have accepted about yourself and now repeat out of habit.
Today is a new day, a day of wonder, a day filled with possibilities. Do not drag your old stories into it, training your mind to continue to think in old ways. Today, refuse to tell the old story. Find a new one to tell.
Remember that what you think and say are conditioning your powerful brain to believe them as truth. Consciously, right now, tell a new story, tell your brain that things have changed; begin to program yourself into a new truth for your body and your mind.
Say “Exercise makes me feel wonderful” enough times and after a while you it will become truth to you. After a while you will feel compelled to find some exercise you love to do.
What you tell your brain becomes your truth and your reality. You cannot help it. It will propel you toward the action that will begin to make it so. And when that desire for action comes, follow it.
Say to yourself, “I am very good at calling strangers.” Say it enough times and after a while you will feel that you really ought to make that phone call you have been putting off for weeks. And when that desire for action comes, take a deep breath, pick up the phone and make the call. And then, regardless of the outcome of the call, you will begin to realize that you actually survived, and the next call will be easier. And if you keep on making the calls, eventually, it will become just a routine thing you do every day, like brushing your teeth and washing the dishes. It may not be the most fun part of your day, but it will not be an enormous problem, either.
Change your story and change your life. Begin today.
Choices, Toil and Care
Sometimes the rains fall from heaven and gently nourish your fields, even though you do little. And sometimes the sky dries up, the plants begin to wither, and you wonder where the love and bounty have gone.
Look, look over here. See this well going deep into the river of love, the endless river that never goes dry. Pull up a bucket of this love and drink it. Let the love flow through your body, nourishing you, filling you with peace and joy.
Look at your hands. See that they are tools that you can use to clear away the weeds of old ways of thinking and being, the weeds of regret and blame, so that the new shoots can reach the sun. See how strong your hands are, strong enough to remove the chains of fear and doubt that are shackled to your ankles, making your life a burden and keeping you from freely walking your fields in joy.
When the drought comes, it is necessary to roll up your sleeves, lower your bucket, pull up the water and walk your fields, pulling the weeds and pouring on the water. You must toil hard in the field, deciding which plants are the most important to you and spending your time there. For when you water by hand, you see that it is not always possible to nourish everything.
And you must choose, choose to spend your time building an irrigation system or watering the soil with a bucket. Choose how much to allocate to the tree that will bear fruit in the spring and how much to the vegetables that will flourish soon. Choose whether to pour your love on a beautiful flower so that your heart may be filled with beauty as you work. Choose how much time you should spend working in someone else’s field to provide for your household while waiting for your fields to mature.
There are no right or wrong answers, simply choices, toil and care.
But know this: the fields are full of seeds that are awaiting your care. And where you put your attention, is where life will spring up. Where you pour the waters of your love and attention is where the sprouts will push up through the fertile soil of your life and reach the sun.
Where you take the time to plant stakes and tie up the saplings to support them against the winds that blow, this is where you will find the strongest trees in years to come. Where you take the time to prune the roses is where you will have the biggest blooms when the spring inevitably comes.
Remove those chains of fear and doubt and begin to walk. Dip into your well of love and attention and begin to pour. Work on your irrigation system a little every day, even as you walk the fields to save what can be saved. Plant new seeds of deep-rooted trees for the future and nourish these as well, even as you focus most of your efforts on the crop that will sustain you right now.
And while you do this, while you begin to transform your fields, toiling under the burning sun, feel the sweat pouring down your body and be glad. This is what it feels like to be alive, fully alive. This is a part of the path, a part of the vast and wondrous experience of being who you are. This, rising to the challenge, using your wits and your sweat, feeling your muscles strain against the hoe and the plow, then lying in the open field at night, the freshly plowed earth warm under your back, the moon shining in beauty above you, this is life.
Yes, this is life. This is the glory of and wonder of life, to spend the day removing stones from the field so that tomorrow’s crop may flourish, to rise up to the challenges of life with courage and commitment, enjoying the strength of your soul and body as you overcome. Yes, this is life, a great journey through all the seasons, through the droughts of summer and the storms of winter, as well as the fertile, gentle days of spring, when all that you have done begins to bear fruit.
For no matter what happens, the well of love is always full, if you will only lower your bucket down into it and use your strength to pull it up. And the seeds are always there in the soil, if only you will water them with love and attention. And if you have only the strength to bring forth one flower, then bring it forth and let it grace your life. For this single flower is enough to light up your life and see you through until spring comes and the gentle showers from the heavens once more grace your life with bounty and beauty.
And know that when this spring arrives, you will look back on this time of toil, sweat and courage with pride. You will remember how you let your power surge through you, how you filled your heart with courage and your mind with new ideas, how you used your wits and your faith to do what needed to be done, how you dug deep into your well of peace and patience, love and joy, to create bounty, how you poured your sweat and blood into the fertile earth.
Someday, you will look down at your callused hands and feel the joy surging through you. Ah, yes, you will say, I knew then what it was to be fully alive. Sprout Forth
Today is a day to speak of great things, to let your heart sing out in your words. Today is a day that says ‘yes’ to all things, ‘yes’ to the future your soul wishes to create through you, ‘yes’ to your heart that wishes to release all the old burdens of regret and blame, and ‘yes’ to your center of truth that wants to rise up through the clouds of old ways of thinking and being and express itself truly.
Today is a day to be yourself, but yet transformed into your true self, the self that lies underneath the complaints, fears and doubt, the self that is in love with life, that sees a sparkling future full of exciting adventures, new friends, new situations, new doors and windows to throw open so that the great winds of change can come pouring through, clearing away the cobwebs and the dust.
Today is a day to talk of a glorious future, to let yourself actually say it in words: “This is my dream. Yes, yes, I know it is big, bigger than I could ever have imagined for myself. But my heart and soul are speaking to me, and this is what they see.”
And today is a day to set aside all doubt and to know, absolutely, that you have within you everything that it is required to fulfill the dreams of your heart and soul. It is all within you. All of the talent. All of the abilities. All of the courage. It is all there.
And so, today, let the dream hang before you, let the vision shine. And then, today, take one small step forward from where you are toward where you wish to be. Take just one small step; do one little tiny thing.
The tree of greatness begins with the dreaming seed and then sends forth a tender shoot, pushing up through the fertile earth, long before it can be seen by others. Today, let the seed fill your mind. And then, with one little action, begin to sprout forth into new life, nurturing that little sprout with the vision you hold in your mind of the fully grown tree.
Morning Prayer
Oh, what a glorious day lies ahead! A day I may fill with my laughter, my smiles of appreciation, my sympathy, attention and caring. A day I may fill with love: a deep love for myself and this life of mine, each precious minute a gift, a treasure, each person a curiosity to be explored, each event an opening door to experience.
What a marvelous day stretches out before me. I feel the joy bubbling up inside and I fill myself with enthusiasm for the choices I will make and the experiences I will have.
And if life brings me challenges today, events and people that try me, I know I will still find peace deep inside, a deep acceptance of life as I await the full understanding of how spirit has spoken to me through my life today. And I know, I know absolutely, that one day joy will be restored to me and my laughter will again ring out, gracing the lives of those around me.
Yes, today is a glorious day. I am alive and drawing one more breath, able to have this experience, this blessed experience that is my life today, just as it is, just as I am.
I am love. I am peace. I am joy. I am one with all that is. I am.
Circles of Time
See yourself standing in the center of a circle. Around you are concentric circles reaching out and out, showing you your life in one year, five years, ten years and more. See how things are likely to be, based on what you think and do right now.
And now, notice above you that there is a shining light, a bright and glowing light that is your higher self, your soul self. Invite that light to shine down upon you and form a bright golden cylinder of personal power around you, glowing with all of your finer qualities, your connection to spirit, your greatness, your inner peace, your talents and skills, your love of nature, art and beauty, your compassionate and loving heart. Feel this cylinder forming around you, containing now not only all that you dream of for yourself, but all of your soul’s wisdom, power and intention, poured down into and around you.
Feel and know that this cylinder of power is yours to create at will, to empower all of your choices, your decisions and your relationships.
And now, turn just a little in the circle. Shift your choices, habits and disciplines, how you spend your time and relate to others, what you think and what you say. Shift them to reflect the wonder and greatness you feel and know inside this cylinder of power.
And now, look out at the concentric circles again. See how they sparkle with the possibility of what you can create, simply by empowering yourself, making choices out of that power, and then letting time do the rest of the work. See your life opening up before you in love and joy, health and wealth. See the dreams of your soul expressed and evolving, glowing out.
See how a little daily change becomes a desire fulfilled in several years: a healthier body, more financial security, a peaceful center, a musical instrument or new language mastered. See how the smallest little turn and shift in the center of now has an enormous impact on the concentric circles of time.
And if your desire is for a loving companion, see how you could begin to overcome your shyness and meet many more people, all while actively choosing to become the person that more fully expresses the vibrant and loving spirit that is within you, shining out with your humor and inner light, attracting toward you what you desire, by simply letting who you truly are shine out in the world.
Your power is immense. The love and light within you are complete. Choose, right now, to step into your cylinder of power every day and feel and know what you are truly capable of. Choose to make those tiny shifts that let time become your friend. Choose to shine out with all you are so that others may recognize you as the person they have been seeking. Choose to live within the vibrant power of your being, now and in those years that stretch out before you, circle after circle.
Energize Yourself
When you think and talk about how tired you are, how exhausted and overwhelmed you feel, you are making it even more true.
Today, when you hit that low-energy point, instead of declaring it, stop and energize yourself instead.
Say to yourself, “I am full of energy. I am clear and focused. I am a powerhouse of energy.”
Take a drink of water. Take a short walk, even if it is up and down the halls. Step outside and stand under a tree; feel the oxygen from the tree pouring down upon you.
Take a deep breath in and see the breath circulating in your body, beautiful flows of color and life, swirling around, revitalizing you deep within.
Say to yourself, “I am full of energy. I am creating energy even as I breathe.”
Breathe in power. Breathe in freshness, newness.
Move your body. Lift your arms up toward the ceiling as you declare, “I am full of energy. I am awake and alive.”
And now, let the joy from your center bubble up and fill you. Let it flow up and up until you cannot help but smile
Stretch your body as you declare to the world: “I am awake and alive and it feels good!”
You are a Fountain of Joy
Today, let the joy flow up from your center, from your heart. Let joy begin building within each cell of your body. Feel it all over you, all within you. Know yourself as a great fountain of joy.
Let the joy bubble up from the pool of peace and truth that lies within you. Go down deep into the peace, until you are completely peace, all peace, and you will find there is also joy, joy bubbling up and into you, invigorating the peace with the deep joy of just being alive.
Let this joy bubble up through your heart to pick up all the love that flows there. And then, let it bubble up into your throat, so that you feel you cannot help but speak joy all day long. And then up into your mind, so that your mind clears and the only thoughts that come are of joy. And now, up and up and up through the crown of your head, a great gushing of joy.
Yes, yes, you are a fountain of joy, bubbling up from the deep center of your being, a fountain of joy and love and delight. This is who you are.
Announce it to the world. Announce it over and over. Let it ring and resonate in your mind. Speak it and be it. Shine out with it.
Be a fountain overflowing, pushing so high that you splash on everyone you encounter. Joy and love and light pouring out from you, brightening each person who touches your life today.
Yes, this is who and what you are at any moment you simply allow yourself to be. This is you, a fountain of joy.
You Have All the Power
Within the vision is the dream. Within the dream is the choice. Within the choice is the action. Within the action is the transformation.
Think it, see it, speak it. Make it real in your heart.
Then do it, be it, live it. Make it real in the world.
You have all the power you need to transform yourself. And by transforming yourself, you begin to transform the world around you. And by creating for yourself and those you love the life you wish to create, you are adding the energy of creation to all around you.
By reaching your heart of peace and then manifesting it into a peaceful life, your peace reaches out to others. By showing your love in every word and deed, your love energizes others toward love.
You are the world and it is created in your every thought, in your every heartbeat, in each reach and beat of your heart.
You have all the power.
The Only Thing That is Real
Your heart and center are vast intuitive instruments, feeling and sensing what is and what is likely to be, flowing under the surface of what only appears to be. Those intuitive feelings you have in the depths of your heart and center tell you what is true.
Dip down under the disappointments and heartbreak, dip down under the desires and attachments, dip down under all of this into your clear center and your beating heart, into the parts of you that are one with the flow. This is where the truth lies. This is where the energy of the universe flows, in and out and through, making you one with all that is now and all that is heading your way.
You are a creation of energy. You are the energy of love made manifest. You ride on the flow of energy. And the truth is known, absolutely, within you, for it is a part of the flow.
Your body is a great tuning fork to the rhythm and energy of the universe, the true energy, the loving energy, and its health and vitality depend upon you acting in concert with the truth that it knows.
Quiet your mind and do not listen to the voices of fear and doubt. Clear your heart and center of regrets, desires, attachments and all of the emotions that are attached to things past.
Come deep, deep within. Come down deep into the truth that beats in your heart and lies in the pool of peace in your center. Come deep and live here, be here. For this is the only thing that is real.
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