Your presence is a gift. Who you are, the very uniqueness of you is a never-to-be-repeated experience of Life as You. Your Presence is valuable and necessary to creation for you add something that has never been expressed before – YOU. This Presence is not your fears, doubts, projections, woundedness or false beliefs. This Presence is you being comfortable in your own skin, warts and all, while letting the radiant love that you are shine through. It is the authentic Truth of YOU. The world needs your authentic Presence. When you are giving the gift of your Presence, you are living in the power you have to transform your life and change the world

Tu Presencia es un regalo. Quien tu eres, esa parte unica de ti, es una experiencia que jamas en la vida se repetira. Tu Presencia es valiosa y necesaria para la creacion, tu anades algo que jamas habia sido expresado – TU. Esta Presencia no son tus miedos, dudas, proyecciones, heridas o creencias falsas. Esta Presencia, es que tu estes bien contigo mismo y con todo lo que eres; y que a la misma vez dejes que el amor que tu eres brille. Es la Verdad autentica de TI. El mundo necesita tu Presencia autentica. Cuando tu das el regalo de tu Presencia, tu vives con ese poder que tienes para transformar tu vida y para cambiar el mundo.

There are so many different ways we use the word “feelings” in psychology and spirituality that it can be very confusing. Your feelings are as important and as much a part of you as your thoughts and your body. That is to say, you have feelings, but you are not your feelings.

So firstly, deep feelings of grief due to loss, anger due to violation or injustice, and depression due to an inability to express or be authentic are neither negative nor disempowering. They are actually deep responses to something real in the human experience. The only thing necessary with these kinds of feelings is to deeply feel them. Let them wash over us like waves on the shore, without getting caught in the undertow.

Secondly, feelings that are triggered responses to someone or something, are not facts about a situation. They are clues to beliefs, expectations, projections, or perspectives that we have that are from old patterns or experiences in our past. These feelings certainly need to be felt, but not acted upon or given too much space in our consciousness, because they are not based on spiritual truth or even current reality. Feeling them and following them to their source will give us access to what needs to be healed, cleaned up or cleaned out of the programs running us from the subconscious mind.

Finally, our feeling of Truth is both our intuition of Reality and our conviction that this Reality is available to us to experience and participate in. The feeling of rightness, presence, love, and connection are all proof of our alignment with a deeper spiritual reality. Feeling these feelings and following them to their source allows us to have a lived experience, not just an intellectual understanding, of Truth and the Nature of Reality.

So, what should we do with our feelings?  Let’s start by simply feeling them and seeing where that leads us.

God is my Source! There is enough substance in the Universe to supply every need. Today I create an opening in my consciousness and provide ever-expanding channels through which this Universal Substance flows into my life. I accept all the Good the Universe has to offer. I trust in the availability and limitlessness of this supply. I declare it is mine, now.

I know that as this abundance flows to me, it flows through me back out into the world, doing great good and encouraging growth everywhere I go. I am a channel for the unlimited supply to get spread around, through my good stewardship and joyfully tithing. I am so blessed. I am so grateful!

Trees are designed to bend and sway in the winds. Palm trees go so far as to bend over and touch the ground before the force of the hurricane. Despite being strong enough to stand 100 feet in the air, straight and tall, trees are neither rigid nor unyielding. It is their very willingness to be flexible that allows the storms to pass through their branches. Sometimes in an ice storm, the trees are frozen and then they snap like toothpicks. Whole hillsides can be sheared off as if a giant mower was cutting all the trees in half.

This is a powerful metaphor for our owns lives.  When we harden with resistance and become frozen with rigidity our minds and hearts are in danger of losing the resilience to spring back after the storm. Whatever storm is rolling through your life today, remember that you have the strength and flexibility to let it pass on through. Know that you are rooted in the soil of life, firmly planted, and growing toward the light, Nothing and no one can shake or change this Truth.

No matter how thick the clouds or how torrential the rain, on the other side, above and behind what we can see, the sun is still shining – the sun is always shining. And the one thing you can count on with the weather – it’s changing. No matter how long or how bad it may be, it will pass. These facts about reality are powerful ways Life shows us the Truth about Reality. Situations and circumstances come to pass, they do not come to stay. Weathering the storms of life requires patience, perseverance, and a deep trust that the sun re-emerges, a new day dawns, and Life resumes its growth and expression,

Love comes in many forms. Love is something we give to others. It is equally as important to give to ourselves. Sometimes love is fierce and protective. It is equally as strong when it is gentle and kind.  Today be gentle with yourself for your foibles, fears, and doubts.  Be kind to yourself for you are a necessary part of creation.  Nothing and no one has a right to harm you, belittle you, demean you, or assault you – least of all yourself. As you are gentle and kind to yourself on the inside, you will be more that way on the outside As you are more that way on the outside, you will be both a generator of and a magnet for the same. Let your love flow and grow in every direction today.

Today, we celebrate Columbus Day AND Indigenous Peoples Day.

We celebrate the explorer in each of us – those who are willing to go out into the unknown to discover new lands, worlds, ideas, ways of thinking providing our actions and thoughts do no harm to anyone.

Love – positive feelings and hope for the wellbeing of someone. Seeing and believing in who they really are.

Your neighbor – everyone who you are in community with – which includes our whole planet these days as we are globally interdependent for food, resources, and technology.

As – the equal sign in mathematics that shows that two sides of the equation are the same.

Yourself – you, yes you…holding yourself in the same regard as you hold your neighbor.

Simple instructions from every spiritual tradition which create healthy communities and relationships.

Imagine how you want it to be. Set your intention to live your fullest life. Decide to act on your dreams. Believe something new every day. Be the best that you can be. Step over, around, or through every obstacle. Release every burden of unworthiness or limitation. You are here to THRIVE!

The good news is that as you focus on thriving and become a person who thrives, the Universal Power and Presence has already been intending, attracting and supporting you every step of the way. You are here to THRIVE!

Prayer – not to someone out there who needs to be cajoled, instructed or pleased.

Prayer – the act of aligning oneself with the wisdom and truth of the sages, the art of describing spiritual reality in physical form., the science of using Universal Power and Laws to co-create.

Prayer – the possibility of miracles made into a reality that can be experienced.

Prayer – a powerful tool for expanding consciousness and moving into a right relationship with the Nature of reality and the Universal Infinite One.

Prayer – a treatment for your consciousness. We call it Spiritual Mind Treatment so as not to confuse it with other forms of prayer that we may have learned along the way.

Your voice is an instrument of power. You can speak either a blessing or a curse. In the midst of the noise, tell your story with passion and courage. Let your voice be heard, not in accusation or denial, but in strong tones of Truth and Vision. Every word is a possibility and an intention.  Proclaim the healing of consciousness within ourselves and within the psyche of humanity. Speak FOR the healing of body, mind, and soul of every person and in our nation. Cast a powerful vision of the brightest future you can imagine, shining the light in all areas of darkness and including all people. Let your voice be heard, whether communally through song, compellingly with passion or quietly in prayer. Every word and every voice makes a difference.