Sunday, November 1, 2009

Today’s entry is actually the end of a lengthier “conversation” on my new page, The Contract Blog, where I am tracking the steps toward the fulfillment of my contract with Spirit for health and wealth on April 1, 2010.  If you have a moment, you may wish to read the full entry, in which I begin in sadness and am led back to an appreciation of the wondrous, transient moments of life.

Or you may simply enjoy the entry below.  And now, I need to go clean the house!

 A Gracious Place of Ease

Today, focus on order, beauty and cleanliness.  Straighten up.  Clean.  Adorn.  Make your home a gracious place of ease, where you can relax and be free.  Come at your life from a place of worry-free joy, a place of comfort and peace, a spot of beauty you have created.

Pull out the treasures of your life and look at them, let them shine.  Take the spirit of each moment of fun, love and joy, communion and wonder, and send it out to inhabit every corner of your home.  Create a place of serenity that is there for you no matter what occurs outside.

Your goal today is to create an emotional center of joy and love, harmony and beauty.  And to do it through your physical efforts, so that at the end of the day, you fall exhausted into a most satisfying sleep, knowing that you have used your hands and your heart most usefully, preparing the soil and guiding the water, so that the white birds flying overhead may drop their seeds of wonder into a most fertile garden, a place where the bubbling water sparkles with light and the warm, dark earth is like an embrace, where every blade of grass sings with joy as it reaches up toward the sun, where every tree hurries from seed to branch in an exuberant expression of being, excited to show its leaves and bear its fruit, where each rose laughs with pleasure at its beauty and sends its perfume out to bless the world.

And you, you are the brightest rose of all, blessed with the ability to create this world from your heart and your hands, pouring out your love of life like water, singing as you bury your hands in the soil of being.  Ah, how blessed you are, how covered in grace!  What joy, what joy to be you, today!

Friday, October 16, 2009

The Sacred Chamber of Love

Let us go now to a sacred place, a place deep and quiet.  Go now within the depths of your heart, to that place where peace reigns, where you are completely alone and completely yourself, that place deep and quiet, so quiet that it almost echoes with its own silence.

Go there now and feel the sweet wonder of your heart of love, the place within you where love flows, where there is nothing but love, that chamber of your heart that is untouched by anything other than love, the place that survives no matter what happens, that stays ever within love.  Let us go there now, to this sacred chamber of the heart.

And here, within this space, relax and feel how peaceful and safe it is.  You are held here within your own love, a space that you created for yourself and that is always here.  All it requires is that you take a deep breath, close your eyes, and let silence lead you.

And now, deeply within this space and place of love, become aware that you are not alone at all.  Become aware that this sacred chamber of love is full of spirit.  Yes they are here at all times, these angels, filling your heart with love and light.  They live in this sacred space and glow for you always here, no matter what is happening outside, no matter what your mind is saying, no matter if you are peaceful or troubled.  They are still here, shining for you, and sharing their love with you. 

And now, from this place, expand outward.  Take this quiet place of love, this deep connection with the angels, and expand it outward from this tiny chamber of your heart until it fills your entire heart, your chest, your torso, your entire body and now expands out for several feet around you, so that you are a zone of love, an expanded state of love and grace, glowing for all to see and feel.

Let your own glow of love and connection touch all those whose lives touch yours.  Let your heart of love overflow into everything you say and do.  Let the peace of your wondrous being of love fully enter into your mind, so that you embrace being this person of sweet flowing love, of glowing light, of wonder and beauty.

This is who you are.  And even if you forget it for a time, this presence of your true being is here deep within your heart, in the sacred chamber of love.

Monday, September 28, 2009

You are Deeply Loved

It is not necessary to know all the answers. It is not even necessary to know all the questions you might ask.  All that is required is that you know that you are not alone, that you are surrounded by the hosts of heaven, by angels and spirits, by love unbounded, by caring and attention.  Know that you are deeply loved.

Go ahead, walk your life.  Walk it as a man or woman walks, solid and centered, true to his or her own truth.  Walk it making choices and decisions, being as brave as you can be, opening doors and saying yes, trying new things, being open to the newness that flows uninvited from the world.  Hold your head high and do your very best to shine out unafraid as you travel the path that is laid out in front of you.

And as you walk, be certain of this one thing:  you are surrounded by love, by help and guidance.  At any moment, you can take a deep breath and ask:  What shall I do now?  How shall I handle this situation?  How shall I face what I fear is behind that door?

And in that moment, an answer will come.  Not an explanation, not a way to set your mind at ease with formulas and processes, not a map for all the steps to take.  But an answer, an answer that says:  Right now, in this moment, do this.  And that is answer enough.

For in this moment, things are as they are.  It does not matter what happened to make them as they are.  Right now, things are as they are.  This is not a statement of despair or resignation.  This is a statement of truth, of wisdom.  Things are as they are. 

And the blessing is that there is always a response to things as they are, even if that response is to sit quietly and wait for the sun to rise another day, for the earth to take another turn, for the moon to pull the tides toward a strong and brilliant new day.

Have faith in yourself and in the help that is there for you.  Trust that in its great mystery, the universe knows all and that this keep knowledge, that contains all that is and is likely to be, is conveyed to you when you ask your simple question.

All the wisdom in the world is contained in a single drop of water as it falls from the heavens.  Hold out your hand and catch it.  Watch it spread and fill your palm, then your heart, then your life.  Gaze into the deep waters of grace and know that the answer is there.

And what is that answer?  You are loved, you are deeply loved.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Grand Adventures Await

There are experiences waiting for you, grand adventures of soul and spirit that only you can have, for they are unique and individual; they are the way only you can have them.

And so, of course, they wait for you outside of what others have told you.  For how can anyone else tell you how to walk your path, when it lies through a jungle no one else has ever entered, crosses a desert filled with oases no one else has discovered, leads to the mountain no one else has yet climbed?

Your path is the one that lies right in front of you, lit by only one or two footsteps that glow gold before you.  You step forward into that glow and then one or two more footsteps appear.  You step into the jungle and see a glowing symbol carved on a tree that seems to say, “This Way.”  And this, then is your path.

It is shrouded in mystery.  It is for you alone.  Another person, standing before that same tree, might see nothing or perhaps an arrow pointing the opposite direction.  For your journey is your own.

And why is this important to know?  Because it requires you to have absolute belief in your own instincts, that little voice that suggests to you that what someone else is saying might not be right for you; that little tug that says that the ceremony someone else is performing would be slightly different if you were to follow your own instincts.  All of this, these tugs, voices, and hunches, are not extraneous.  They are central. They are, in fact, what matters.

For once you free yourself from the directives of others, once you become a student to your own intuitive instruction, things will become clearer.  Once you begin to take from others only what resonates deeply within you and ignore the rest, then your own internal voice will become clearer and clearer.  And then, with this clarity, your own internal voice will become distinct and you will be able to branch out and have amazing soul adventures with complete faith that you are, in fact, doing exactly what you are meant to do.

Listen.  Feel.  Know.  Step.  Dare.  Reach.  Laugh.

Ah, what an adventure this life is.  How fortunate you are, how blessed, how steeped in grace.  Enjoy!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Strength in Harmony

You are much, much stronger than you think you are.  You are strong enough, not only to survive what life has brought you, but to thrive within it.

What you seek is harmony, harmony between what actually is, the new day as she is unfolding, and your actions and desires.  Today, this moment, holds the power.  You hold within you the strength, the presence of mind, the talent and creativity, the heart.  You bring all of this to the unfolding moment that is.

Create a moment so harmonious that it hums with joy.  Create a moment in which you are catching the flow that is, riding it as it tumbles down the mountain and reaches the sea, then riding the waves to a distant shore.

Yearning and regret, fear and anxiety, holding on to what no longer serves, all of these create disharmony.   Set them down on the rocks as you climb into the swiftly moving waters of what truly is.  Allow yourself to be carried and know that you will be strong enough, know that you will be guided and helped.  Just harmonize your vibration to the hum of the universe that you can hear as it moves, as it spins, as it creates, as if flows.

Even this old, old river, ancient as it is, runs with new waters every second of every day.  Dip in a hand and feel the vibration that runs through.  Be sensitive to the current, the temperature, to how it is right now.  Then fill yourself with faith, a deep belief in your own strength, and let go into the flow. 

Ah, what a glorious ride life is!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Welcome to a New Day

The sun rises and a new day begins.  And as the rays reach out across the surface of the earth, feel how you are cleansed.  Feel how each ray of the sun gives you a way to clear away all that was yesterday and move into today.

Yesterday may have been filled with opinions and judgments. Perhaps you looked at the way things were and the things people did and decided that this was a mistake, and that would have been better.  You ended your day with the compartments of your mind full, full of things you were grateful for and things you wish had not been.  And your regret compartment might have been full indeed.

But now, today, let the rising sun clear all of that away. Open your mind to the rays of the dawn and allow all of the opinions to clear.  Take a very clear view of how things are, exactly as they are, objectively assessing life as it is in this moment, and clear out the compartments that judge whether this is good or bad and whether your actions from the days before were successful or lacking.

Today, begin again.  Begin again with how things are today.

Let the dawn show you that what appeared to be a mistake yesterday, could today be an opportunity.  Let it show you a new solution to an old problem.  Things shifted and changed overnight.  A person who was difficult yesterday may be open to new ways of seeing today.  And that person could be you.

And so, let us greet the dawn with joy and enthusiasm, as it cleanses the earth and clears our minds.  Let us give thanks for a new day, for the sleep that puts an end to one day and a beginning to the next.  Today, in this moment, we are born anew and the entire world awaits our joy, our laughter, our open flowing hearts of love.

Welcome, says the sun.  Welcome to a new day.

 Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Land Beyond Words

There is a vast and wonderful place called the Land Beyond Words.  You are welcome to enter and to live in this wondrous place.  Let us go there now.

As you approach, you see that there are several angels in a row, each holding a net bag of golden silk.  And you suddenly understand that you must pass by each angel in order to enter the beckoning forest, and that each will ask you to give them something and will then give you something in exchange. 

The first angel smiles warmly and gestures for you to approach.  She has a very large net indeed.

She asks you to hand over your worries about the future, those huge burdens you have been carrying about all the things that might happen.  And so you remove the heavy pack from your back and put it into her net.  But she just continues to look at you, holding out her net.  So you empty out your pockets of every “what if” you are carrying.  But still she smiles and holds out her net.

And now you see that the cloak you are wearing, the heavy one that you put on to protect yourself from the storms of life, has dark strands of fear and worry woven into it.  And so you remove this cloak only to discover another and another.  And you keep putting them into her net, until finally she smiles, closes the net and flies to the heavens.

Now the next angel approaches you with her net held out.  She holds you with her gaze as she asks you hand over your doubts.  You look down at your body and see that even though you have removed the heavy clothing of fear and worry, you still have doubt clinging to you, right next to your skin, itchy garments that keep you awake in the middle of the night as you second-guess your decisions and beliefs, and wonder if you are strong enough to handle what life may bring.  You gladly take these off and put them into her net. You stand in your nakedness as you watch her fly to the light.

And now, you see that the first angel is holding her net to the light, transmuting all of your fears into love.  And a gentle golden rain of love begins to fall down upon you and wash you clean.  Every last bit of fear is washed away from your body as you feel yourself bathed in unending love, the love that is there for you just as you are, ever and always, no matter what you have done or failed to do.

And now the second angel holds her net to the light and begins to sing, and all of the itchy, clinging doubts are transmuted into a beautiful misty cloud of faith.  And the cloud begins to form into a garment, with the fabric woven with the lustrous gold of love, the vivid red of courage and the deep purple strands of unshakable belief and certainty.  Now the garment drifts down and covers you, so that you may walk forward in grace, strength, confidence and beauty.

Now the next angel beckons you.  He is large and muscular and he holds a gigantic net.  He asks you to hand over all of the rules you have in your mind.  He asks for all the rules you learned from your parents, your teachers, your friends, your church, and your work. He asks for everything you have learned from TV and newspapers, as well as all the books you have read.  He asks for what you were taught by science, by the government and by spiritual leaders as well.  Even the most treasured rules that you believe are inviolable, yes, he asks for these.

And you stay with this angel for a very long time, as you begin to see that you are full of rules, and it takes some time to pull them out of your mind and put them into this enormous net.

Your mind grows emptier and quieter as you do this, and all the voices of judgment begin to quiet down as the rules leave.  At first this feels very uncomfortable, for your mind is not used to being without rules:  the rules you have obeyed and broken, the rules you have demanded others adhere to, the rules yet to be tested.  And your mind continues to empty as you dig into the corners and crannies, pulling out rule after rule after rule.

Finally, your mind is completely empty and still.  The angel takes his enormous net full of rules and flies to the heavens, where he holds it up to the light.  As the rules are transmuted by the light, it is as if a light switches on in your mind and you can see clearly for the first time.  Then your quiet mind feels very full indeed, but it is full of one thought and one thought only:  I am.

Now you come to the next angel, a beautiful little angel with a big smile.  She holds out a tiny little net of gold and asks you to put within it your beliefs about your worth, your value. 

She knows that she can hold out a tiny net, for she knows how things are outside the Land Beyond Words.  Out here, the air is so dense and the pressure is so great that everyone gets compressed, and as hard as we try, our understanding of our true value is always much smaller than who we truly are.

You somehow know that this view of your value, your worth, is contained in a little locket you hold in your heart.  As you pull it out, you are amazed to see how small it is, in spite of all your efforts over the years to make it larger.

You hand the locket to the angel, who puts it in her tiny pouch and then flies up to the light.

As you gaze upward, you see the locket open; within it is a picture of you as a newborn baby.  This picture then begins to expand and expand, growing larger and larger.  As you watch, you see yourself grow from a tiny helpless baby into a huge powerful presence.

Now this expanded presence that is you descends and fills you completely.  But it is much too large to be contained within your body, so it reaches out beyond you, in a great cloud of golden energy.

You feel the expansiveness of it, spreading out,   You see how this energy that is you, has no end and that it combines and connects with all others, all people, plants and animals who live, have lived and will live on this earth, for this energy knows no boundaries of space or time and is completely blended with all.

A vast expansiveness sits within your heart now, where once there was a tiny locket.  And you find that you can now breathe in through your heart, through this expansiveness that is you.

And now, the Land Beyond Words beckons.  And although you had thought you would be walking into a forest, you find that walking is no longer necessary.  There is no linear progression at all, no step that follows step.

And you suddenly realize that you are not within a forest at all; you are the forest.  You are every tree, every bird, every bunny, every leaf, every blade of grass.  You are deeply aware of all parts of the forest at one and the same time, for everything here is you, like your fingers and toes, the hair on your head, the heart that beats within you.

You expand and expand, becoming now the roaring rivers that pour into vast oceans, the mountain peaks that reach up into the sky, and the sky itself.  

Your energy is as vast as this land, for it is this land.  And within you now grows an understanding of the way things truly work, of the way things are, in the land of true being, in the Land Beyond Words.

But it is a knowing, not a conscious thought.  And what you know is everything.  But yet you have no words within your mind.  There are no words to express what you know, now that you know it all.

You look back at the angels who guard the entrance and you understand that the rules you handed over were made of words and those words did not have the ability to express what you now know:  the inexpressible, the place beyond words.

Your understanding is so vast and complete that you are filled with joy, joy in being who you are in this moment and in this place, one in being and serendipity, possibility and wonder.  All of this is you.

You hunt for the words to express it, but the words do not exist.  You try to draw it, but the lines are somehow not full enough.  Everything you try is too small to convey it.  The form cannot be captured.

Finally, you relax into it, into the vast and certain knowledge that this land can be entered only as you have entered it, and that once here, you cannot describe it to anyone else. You understand that your ability to stay here in this forest depends upon staying free of all you handed over to the angels before you entered.

Each fear, doubt, rule, opinion and view that you allow to come into your mind from outside is like a weight that begins to pull you down into a smaller size and place, until finally you are again outside the Land Beyond Words, lost and confused, taking one step after another.  

And so you stand again before the row of angels, shaking your head in cosmic amusement that you actually had it all and forgot it again.  And this time, as you hand over your fears, your doubts, your tiny locket of self worth, and empty your mind of all your rules, you begin to laugh. 

You laugh with joy over what you know is about to come when you enter the Land Beyond Words, the place of wonder, where a miracle is served up every day for breakfast, where every breath is a wonder and delight, where what actually is exceeds any desire you may once have had, where you are so expanded that there is no end and no beginning of who you are, where your mind is so still it contains one thought and one thought only:  I am.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Fluff up Your Feathers

There are days when you are mysteriously lifted by the flow, like catching a breeze, and all you need to do is spread your wings and glide.  There are days when you are climbing up a steep mountain face with hands bleeding, wondering why this is your fate to struggle so.  And there are days when you reach the mountaintop and realize that the effort and courage were worth it after all.

But even at this moment of triumph, it is important to know that one day the clouds surrounding that mountain will lift and you will see that there are many more mountains left to climb, each higher than the next, stretching out in all directions.  And then a ray of sun will illuminate one of the mountain peaks and you will smile and sigh, then climb down from this mountain and go on to the next.

And so, knowing this, you might as well enjoy the journey.  Knowing this, you might learn to enjoy the feel of your muscles as they stretch, the expansion of your heart as you dig for more courage, the company of the other climbers you team up with from time to time, and the beautiful views you have along the way.

And one of these days, a breeze may come along that calls your name and you suddenly remember you have wings.  You leap off the mountain, catch the breeze and just spread out those glorious wings, ready for the ride of a lifetime, lifted and carried, circling among all the mountains, experiencing things you have never dreamt of, effortlessly riding the flow.

And then that flow, that breath of wind, will begin to drop and you will grab onto a mountain ledge nearby, to find yourself again looking up at a peak looming over you, wondering what happened to the breeze and why you weren’t carried all the way to the top. 

But this is simply the way of it, the way things are in this great adventure of life. 

Ah, do you feel it, that freshening of the air, that little breeze?  Do you feel it beginning to grow stronger and flow your way?  Do you hear it call your name?  Yes, yes, fluff up your feathers, open your wings.  Perch out here on the edge of this cliff and get ready, get ready to leap and take a ride.  Oh, what a rare privilege it is to be alive!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

The Fun of Not Knowing

There are days in which the world seems to shift and days in which you seem to shift in spite of the world.  There are times of great fog and confusion and then days when all of it suddenly becomes clear.

There are days when you feel as if you are reborn, even though you do not know exactly what this rebirth means.  There are days you can suddenly feel the future come barreling toward you, full tilt, even though you are not certain what it holds.

There are days you feel that you can project your dreams out onto the world and days when you know you must simply surrender to what is and what is coming, let it be and hang on for the ride.

And all of this is good and all of this is your life.  Embrace it all in joy.  Embrace it all in gratitude, for being so alive and being so open to what is abounding in the world of grace and energy.

Know that there are many flows and that from time to time you may find yourself riding one.  Ah, and what a ride it is!  You may also slip off and fall into a little pool of confusion, but this will end and you will find your direction again.

Just look upon it all as the fun of mystery and adventure.  Understand that it is this not-knowing that makes life fun.  After all, would you really want to live a life where you knew everything that was about to happen, where you awakened in the morning with a plan laid out from which there could be no variation?  Does that sound like fun?

Instead, awaken and feel the new day dawning within your heart.  Go deep and pull out the joy that lives right underneath the peace and calm of your center.  Laugh with joy that you do not know exactly what will happen, that there may be surprises around every bend.  Allow yourself to set aside your plans and just be, be in the great unknowing, the mystery that is unfolding all around you in every moment, that likes to drop hints but never fully reveals herself until the moment of her opening and blossoming.

This is the joyous, wondrous way of it.  Give thanks!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

The Circle of Magnificence

Today we will ask time to stop for a moment and give us time to breathe.  Today we will step into love and light to be cleansed and empowered.  Today we will allow ourselves to step into our magnificence.

See that there are two circles on the floor, right next to each other, each large enough for you to stand in.  The circle nearest you is gleaming silver with a little silvery cloud overhead, releasing a gentle rain of love.  Step into this circle, like stepping into a shower of love.

Feel the flowing love as it cleanses you of all worry, all regret, all guilt, all tension.  Feel the rain as it washes away all blame, all anger and frustration.  Feel this rain of love as it cleanses you completely of fear, allowing you to live a life of freedom.  Feel it pour and pour, washing away all doubt about your capabilities. 

Rub the love all over your body.  Feel it flowing inside you as well.  Allow it to flush out all of your thoughts, so that your mind is clear and sparkling.  Allow the love to flow in and wash though your heart, healing it and opening it to the endless river of love.  Let it clear your center of old emotions.  Let all of your tension simply wash away.

And now, the rain becomes lighter and lighter as you feel yourself completely cleansed.  And finally, it stops, leaving you in purity and innocence, trust and love, completely rested and relaxed.

Now you see the other circle, glowing golden right in front of you.  A great column of golden light extends up from that circle, reaching all the way to the heavens.  This column of glowing light is the Circle of Magnificence, and it contains the power to activate the very best of yourself.  It lights up your talents, so that you may explore and express them fully.  It fills you with the courage to shine, to express everything that you are.  It helps your unique energies to expand.  And it strengthens your inner sight, so that you might see and know yourself as the wonder you truly are, strong and capable, full of joy and love, shining out with glory for all the world to see.

See it glowing before you, shimmering in the golden light.  And now, take a deep breath and step in.  Step into your greatness, step into your wonder and glory, step into the possibilities of your life and your wondrous self.

Feel the glow of it.  Feel the wonder of it.  Spend time here, just breathing deeply and feeling what it is like to be fully empowered, glowing with all that you are, shining in wonder.

Feel yourself lifting and expanding, your energy reaching out further and further.  Feel your strength.  Feel how you are capable of doing anything you set your mind to.  Feel how all things are possible.

And know that all of this is always within you, is yours, is you.  You are endowed with talent, capability, power and wonder, with everything you need to step into a truly magnificent life.

And so say it now, say it strongly, say it with heart and true belief:  I am, I am, I am!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Dear Friends,

Today, I sent an email out to the subscribers of my PowerAnimalsUnleashed site.  It included a message from a squirrel that I thought was so perfect, that I am going to share it with you in place of our usual Quado message.  (Yes, Quado thinks that’s a good idea, too.)

A Message from Mr. Squirrel

Are there any power animals who wish to send a message to our readership?  Ah, I see you, Mr. Squirrel.  What would you like to say?

Mr. Squirrel speaks:  I have a message to pass on.  Actually, it’s a gift I wish to share.

I know my reputation for squirreling away.  And of course, it’s good and it’s smart to gather the nuts when they are plentiful and set them aside for other times, when they are scarce.  For after all, winter always comes.

But there are two other things I wish to share with you. 

First, is that the gathering of nuts is just part of what I do.  Mostly, I just love to run around and have a lot of fun.  I love to jump from bough to bough.  And a day never ends without my having played a bit, no matter what.

The other thing is this.  When it’s winter and I need to dig up the nuts I’ve buried so that I may eat them, I’m not bothered by this.  I don’t gnash my teeth and complain that I must dip into my store of nuts in order to get by.

After all, that’s exactly why I saved them, so they would be there when I needed them, not so that I could account for them on a ledger sheet and think better of myself for having stockpiled more than I could ever possibly eat.

Why would I do that?  After all, winter is always followed by spring.

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I hope you enjoyed this change of pace, with a little wisdom from the animals.  I’ll be back with Quado next week.

Love & peace,

Carrie

Sunday, June 7, 2009

To Handle the Winds of Change

 When the winds of change blow across the land, dust may blow up before your eyes, making it difficult to find your way.  Old ways may disappear and new ways need to be found.

This is the time to move into faith, into a complete belief that guidance is there for you and that love still flows endlessly.  The shelter from the winds of change is found only within each moment.  It is not found in the old ways and the old plans.  It is certainly not found by clinging to what was and shedding tears over your dashed plans and hopes.  It is found in embracing what is by going completely into this moment and this moment only and seeking guidance here.

Every morning, do this.  Set aside time to be alone for at least 15 minutes, alone and peaceful, undisturbed, with pen and paper nearby.

Breathe down into a quiet place.  If you have fear and doubt clinging to you, invite an angel to come and pour the waters of love over you, washing you clean of all fears over the future and all blame and regrets over the past.  Ask her to wash away your doubts and bring you completely into belief, a deep belief that you are capable of accessing the answers you need, the guidance that will lead you into peace and yes, even joy.  Feel the angel’s love washing you clean. 

Clear your mind of old expectations and intentions, for they contain the energy of what was.  Wash it all away in the angel’s pouring love, so that you may open to new ways of thinking and being that you have never dreamt of.

And now, ask a question that is completely open-ended, that can invite even an answer you have never contemplated.  Ask simply, “How shall I focus my time today?”

And then write down the very first things that come to you in response, whatever pops into your mind.  Write down what you see and feel as well as what you hear. 

If it is unclear or doesn’t make sense at the moment, just write it down and set it aside.  When you come back to it later, it will make more sense.  Do not push and probe.  Just let it be.

If you do understand what you received, then your task is simple:  follow the advice you have been given.  If you cannot focus all of your time in this way, then just do what you can.  But do it.  Follow it.  Every day, without fail, spend at least some portion of your day focused in the direction you are given.

This is where the answers lie, right here in this moment, in your intuition and your spirit. 

Who you are is known.  Your talents and skills are known.  The deepest desires of your heart are known.  And all of this is taken into account, along with information about everything else that is going on around you, in coming up with the simple guidance you receive when you ask your question:  “How shall I focus my time today?”

If the guidance requires great courage of you, be glad.  This is an excellent sign that you are on the right path, that you have heard and understood truly.  For our paths are meant to challenge us, to allow us to show who we are, what we are made of and what truly matters to us.

Allow yourself to be led.  You are deeply loved, right now, exactly as you are.  You are cared for.  You are guided.  Just ask and you will receive all the guidance you require to deal with the world as it is.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

I Am Complete

I am whole and complete.  I am the mountains that reach up into the sky and the streams that run from the snow.  I am the fertile valley watered by the streams and the fishes that swim within.  I am the soil that goes deep into the earth.  I am every living creature that walks the earth.  I am every bird in the sky.  I am the sky itself.

I am the moon and stars and the circling planets.  I am as vast as all that is and as small as the atom.  I am the broad, bright strokes of sunset and the delicate veins on the smallest leaf.

I expand into my completeness with absolute certainty.  I am certainty, faith and conviction.  I am the sum of all that I am, the sum of all that is.  I am whole and complete, a perfect circle of light and love, all held within my heart and yet expanding out into infinity.

I am beauty and wonder, intelligence and wisdom, grace and compassion, love and light.  The wind is my breath and I am the wind.

I am all that has ever been and will be, all contained in what is, right now, right here, in this precious unending moment.

I am whole.  I am complete.  I am.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Step Out of Your Head and Into this Moment

Step out of your head and into this moment.  You will find it in your senses, in the veins of a leaf and the petals of a dew-kissed rose; in the crisp smell of morning and the aroma of baking cookies; in earth under bare feet and water pouring over bare skin; in sweet peaches and tangy oranges; in the song of birds at dawn and the sound of leaves crunching underfoot.

Let your body guide you deeply into this moment.  Say it:  Now, this moment.  Know it, own it:  Now, this moment.  Embrace it fully and be within it; hold it close to your heart. 

And within the deep embrace of this moment, right now, know the truth in your heart:  I am deeply loved and surrounded by help and guidance.

Within the embrace of this moment, right now, know the truth in your center:  I am one with all that is.

Then let the vast ocean of your calm mind fill with the only thought you need in this moment:  I am.   

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Shine with Truth

Today is a day to be yourself, to shine out with all that you are.

There is nothing extreme or demanding required.  Simply take in each moment as it comes, feel it deep within your core, and access your own truth.

To access your truth, you must often go through a layer of conditioned responses, the defenses and reactions you have built up through a lifetime.  And so it often requires a deep breath as you plunge through those responses and down into your truth, as if you are diving into a pool of deep water, but first need to slice through the fog lying across the water.

And now, here, in the deep pool of your own personal truth, all is still.  Drift down until there is no noise at all.  Drift down until it is you and only you, here within the pool of your truth. 

Now, begin to realize that the water that holds your truth is made of love.  Yes, you are held, supported and surrounded by love.  And this love is like water and air both, love that holds you up and air that lets you breathe deeply, for it is like being again within the womb, where you are contained and held, and utterly and completely safe.

And now, here within this deep truth, your truth, surrounded and held by love, you may ask:  what shall I do right now, in this moment?  How shall I respond to what has occurred?

And the answer, your true response, will come to you, in words or pictures of a feeling deep inside.

This response may require courage, for it may ask you to do something very brave and unfamiliar.  It may ask you to look someone directly in the eyes and speak as you have never spoken before, with truth and love combined.

It may ask you to approach a stranger with a request or a gift.  It may ask you to express love of yourself, by learning a new skill or dusting off a natural talent.  It may ask you to become a person lifted out of the mire of emotional reactions and into the deep and high world of truth and love.

And now, you rise up out of the depths and act, using what you have seen and heard in the pool of your truth as your guide, as your shining light.

Do this every day, every moment, and your steps will lead to wondrous places, serendipity and synchronicity will be your natural companions, and you will begin to walk as one new and shining, coming from pure intentions, speaking and acting from a deep personal truth.

Do this, and you cannot help but shine.