Thoughts

How do you find joy?
How do you find peace?
How do you find health?
How do you find happiness?
How do you find yourself?
How do you find faith?


The ultimate guide to everything……

By loving all those you meet along the way
By accepting and even embracing your flaws and failures
By looking in the mirror and facing yourself honestly
By understanding there is an all perfect, all knowing, all loving being residing within
By always being your authentic self, regardless of the situation
By connecting and listening to your eternally existing spiritual self

Ugh! It's Not Possible.

Go ahead....you can do it!

Plug in to your determined self.

This time of the year is seems everyone has a goal or renewed purpose in life. 

Usually by February that idea has lost it's original appeal. 

What happened to turn off the switch? 

Sometime is was a lack of commitment in the first place. 

Perhaps it was a matter of jumping on the bandwagon; it seemed a good idea at the time. 

Guilt and shame often make us feel like there is no other option; but doing anything for this reason will totally be self defeating and feed the original shame and guilt.

How to stay on track?

Be certain the goal is clearly outlined.

Make sure it is realistic to achieve.

Create honest time lines. 

Keep daily logs of progress.

Avoid people and places designed to sabotage.

Refrain from self defeating ideas in your head.

Share your intent with friends who support your effort.

Renew and nurture your spirit often.

Reality is:

There is nothing you can't achieve! 

Period!

I Couldn't Say It Any Better.

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

One of my favorite books has that title and was written by Jack Kornfield. I highly recommend all his writings as they are full of truths and spiritual guidance.

In it he quotes "the Hindus tell us that the child in the womb sings, "Do not let me forget who I am," but that song after birth becomes, "Oh, I have forgotten already."

It seems quite easy to "forget" our true spiritual nature, become separated from our knowing self. Human life requires much from us and is extremely demanding. Too often we spend our time focusing on the material or our need to be propped up emotionally.

Take time this year to re-connect with self. Listen to spirit when it speaks. Remember....brain and heart are tools for us to use. Only spirit speaks honestly to us.

Create your life with joy and enthusiasm, practice loving intentions and gratitude.

Release negative images and thought which separate you from hearing.

This truly can be the best year of life, if you choose it to be so.

Send love and light to others so they also may find their way...find the calm inside and extend it forward.

Become determined to live 2011 fearlessly and joyfully.

Nurture Your Inner Child - Take Time To Play

We are so eager to play when we are small. It is how we learn and figure out how the world around us works. It teaches us many, many valuable skills as well. It is natural for us to simply play.

During our youth we learn how to make friends and resolve issues. We nurture our creative side with play. We are capable of being anything from a rocket scientist to a frog. We have the ability to imagine the world as we wish it to be.

Unfortunately as we age we become afraid of our creative self; we fear rejection or humiliation. It takes courage to exhibit a fun self to the world, it becomes easier to hide behind the curtain of normalcy. 

We focus so much on the material we disconnect from having actual creative fun. I'm sorry, but golf...isn't what I am talking about. I mean actual, crazy, spiritually connected fun with your creative side let loose.

Have you ever watched some of the children shows with adults having silly fun? Why are we so afraid to relax and enjoy ourselves. How does that "inner child" get so shut down?

I have notice the only elderly people still grateful for being here, never lost their sense of enthusiasm for life. They retain an inner joy for fun without worry of retribution from others. They are entitled to fun in fact.....and delightfully declare, they are in their "second childhood."

So, if you are still connected to your inner, playful child, stay connected. If you somehow lost that part of you, please go find it again. Your body, mind and spirit will all appreciate it and reward you with better health, a calmer energy and a joyful spirit!

Ode To Squirrels!

People think dogs have a wonderful life, and many do. But this morning while I was making coffee, I watched all the squirrels in the yard run and frolic.

Fearful of little they went about collecting nuts and seeds with great enthusiasm.

If they noticed me or the cat at all, they merely stopped for a second as if to say,"hi", then went on about their business.

You could sense their joy with life and their gratitude for the abundance God has provided them.

The seem to get along quite well with each other, and everything around them fairly easily.

We could learn something from them it appears.

You might wish for a dogs life, but I think perhaps I'll become a squirrel!

Gratitude.....Appreciate Your Life...Family....Friends.....Love Unconditionally.....Allow Joy To Manifest.

Accept life with loving gratitude. No matter the challenges we face they are easier to bear if we remember to be thankful for all we have been given.  Keep your energy moving in a positive direction.

When all else fails......simply dance! 
It's "Positively" contagious!

Sing along to get your day started right!

Sometimes getting motivated in the morning is not as easy as we would like. Sometimes we wake up in a less than positive mood. Sometimes yesterday's leftover issues still dance in our heads. Sometime we feel the problems facing us today day rob us of enthusiasm. Sometimes we just want to stay in bed and move on to tomorrow.

When this happens to me, I find a way to energize myself. I look for something to get me moving forward in a positive direction. Music is a wonderful way to lift the spirit. So above I share with you a joyful song to get you going.

Just in case that doesn't work.......check out this video.

It's all in a name!