If you realize that you have enough,
you are truly rich.
If you stay in the center
and embrace death with your whole heart,
you will endure forever.– Lao-tse
We are ‘truly rich’, right now. We are here for good because we never do die. Life is a gift to us from the creator. Let’s relish it while growing and assisting others…
Today I AM rich and I AM alive. This is forever. I AM.
Recommendation: Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-zinn
…ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. – JFK
“That the Gullah people performed a march and parade in a circle was no accident: movement in a circle – the Ring Shout – was the most sacred rite brought by the enslaved to North America. In a mixture of African and American custom, the Gullah put to rest the Union soldiers, who in part, lost their lives to ensure the freedom of those who later marched for them. Black people and white marched together, and the site was dedicated as a memorial burial ground. As the children sang “The Star Spangled Banner”, the men and women wept and prayed as they expressed gratitude that the long nightmare of slavery was over.”
Today I AM devoted to God, Country and my brothers everywhere. I do for others before thinking of self…
Recommendation: Do It! Let’s Get Off Our Buts by Peter McWilliams
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. – Harriet Tubman
We are creators because we are dreamers! We’re endowed by an inalienable capability to achieve the dreams we dream. What are we dreaming today? What will we manifest tomorrow?
Today I AM a dreamer! I dream that which is true, beautiful and good. Nothing holds me back, not even myself!!
Recommendation: Marianne Williamson – Everyday Grace
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice; but for those who love, time is not. – Henry Van Dyke
How do we experience Time? How do we relate to it? Are we waiting, fearful, grieving, rejoicing or loving?
Today I AM living in the timeless now because I flow in love, loving others and knowing nothing else…
Recommendation: The Storm Before the Calm by Neale Donald Walsch
No one has ever become poor by giving. – Anne Frank
The Father and the Mother give. God’s very nature is to give. If we were to be our highest self, we would constantly look for ways to give. Let’s give. Give of self, our love and anything needed by another.
Today I AM a giver. I give of self. I become love and serve. I AM.
Recommendation: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. – . Jackson Browne
If we don’t stretch ourselves, who will? How will we grow? We can go out on a limb when we challenge our personal concepts. How do we view us? Confident, liked, loved, capable and nice or the quite the opposite? Where and when do we short-sell us? If we’re willing to look deeper into our self, gaining self-knowledge, understanding why we act or react the way we do, then that awareness, not a self-judgment, leads to direct contact with our inner, confident and capable self. Then we become naturally capable of going out on a limb and taking a risk, growing and grabbing a handful of that desirable fruit!
Today I AM courage personified! I know I can and I will! I AM confident, liked, loved and fully capable!
Recommendation: Life’s Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new. – Ursula K. Le Guin
Maintaining relationships built on love is very hard work. If we want our family to stay together then we must work on that relationship diligently and daily. If we want to maintain faith in God and not suffer from fear and isolation, then we must maintain our prayer relationship with God on a daily basis. All love requires work and we must remember that!
Today I AM willing to work to experience love in my relationships. I refuse to take any relationship for granted. I AM ready and loving!
Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks
