“Health ALERT!” Blog #146

Can I clear my head and sit in silence today?

Does my body and my mind crave discipline?

Am I alert to living a holistically healthy life?

The other day I went in for my annual physical and something my Doctor said has stuck

with me. He said, “I see so many people every day who are on a myriad of medicines, over

weight and daily depressed.” He said, “yet….they eat poorly, they do NOT exercise and they

have no plan to change how they live, so I can’t help them with that!” I listened quietly and

agreed with him. Thinking about this more I feel I am of this belief: “it is not how long I live

that matters, but the quality of “how“ I live my life each day that matters! Then peace

of mind will come naturally.”

Somewhere in the world right now, there is a small town with a few thousand people who

have pretty much figured out the secret to living a balanced life. Here, in this town,

hundreds of individuals have already reached the ripe old age of one hundred! They walk

around and live life looking like they are sixty and feeling healthy too! Sickness is rare.

Stress takes a back burner. The sun shines more than it does not and the main staple of

food for these people is rice, beans and corn tortillas. Oh yes…. and exercise daily with lots

of walking. Now working well into a persons nineties is just something that is taken for

granted. Most of the people who are approaching one hundred, look forward to each and

every day. There are no televisions, radios or cell phones. The average home has a few

rooms. The average family has a mother, father, their children, grandparents and great

grandparents, all living together happily under the same roof. People who live in this town

go to bed when the sun sets and rise when the sun comes up. There is a lot of fruit grown

and a lot of fruit eaten. A couple times a month a chicken is butchered to add to the rice

and beans and tortillas. Dinner is eaten late in the day and many stories are told as the

day winds down before the sun sets and the last hammock has stopped rocking. People

in each family care about one another and the wisest words of wisdom are shared by the

elderly and revered by the young. This is a place where all is right with the world. There is

little to worry about and less to fear. Here the people are healthy, happy and content in

their small town of Nicaya, Costa Rica. The people who are already one hundred years old

and beyond are treated with overwhelming kindness. There is little stress here, and most

of all people share a beautiful secret, these people live lives with a strong sense of

purpose. Feeling needed, they want to contribute to the greater good of each of their

families. They also drink a lot of hard water that has high concentrates of calcium and

low rates of heart disease! These people eat light dinners very EARLY IN THE DAY and then

relax.

Elderly not only live with their biological families and extended family but they get frequent

visits from their neighbors who story tell with much laughter throughout the day. They

believe the more a person has possessions in life, the more a person has to worry about

and watch over them. In so my words, a simpler life is an easier, less stressful, healthier life.

Now if I were to decide to incorporate even a few of these great “life lessons” into my own

life, I could and would and should be much healthier.

People who live in Nicuya are a quiet, reserved faith based people. They do not talk about

it but they live it. Believing in a higher power (God), they love their neighbor as themself.

They work hard each day for the meager food they eat and are so thankful for everything

they have. No one takes their health for granted, but seem to automatically understand

that “less is more”. There are so many lessons we can take away from the Costa Rican

culture of the people who live in Nicuya. Scientists and researchers have studied these

amazing people who live on a tiny little peninsula in the Northern region of Costa Rica. Still,

after many years, there are so many mysterious parts to their culture. Yet one thing is

sure, with no radios, no televisions and no cell phones, they keep themselves busy without

boredom day after day and live to be very old and very healthy. There is much

opportunity to find stillness and in the quiet of ones’ heart, one learns about what is really

important in life. Perhaps the takeaway I leave you with today is how easy is it to simplify

our eating and living habits. It’s important to learn about what resides in my heart. These

people have more time for quiet solitude and in doing so, discover untapped potential in

the very core of each of our beings. Jesus Christ has given me a unique character with

opportunity and intelligence to become all that I can try to be regardless of my age. I

pray, asking for direction now. Immediately feeling the hand of God rest quietly upon my

heart. I know HE helps me, shows me and guides me in the highest divine direction. I am

at peace.

Mother Theresa said it best when she stated:

“People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered, forgive them anyway. If you

are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives - be kind anyway. If you find

serenity and happiness, they may be jealous, be happy anyway. The good you do today,

people will forget tomorrow. Do good anyway. “Give the world the best you have, and it

may never be enough. Still, give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see in the final analysis, it’s between you and God, It never was between you and

them anyway.

Is there a health alert I can correct with prayer today?

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“Afraid of….?” Blog #145

What scares me today, can my brain figure it out?

Can I stop being a coward and have compassion for myself?

How do I learn about “being afraid” and change it into courage?

Experts suggest that the human mind thinks any where from 60,000 to 80,000 thoughts in

any one day. So if that is true, how do I STOP sabotaging all my good thoughts and where

do I find myself getting courage to try anything new?

Years ago a famous movie came out called “The Wizard of Oz”. This movie was all about

Dorothy. Dorothy is caught up in a tornado in Kansas and hits her head and falls into a

deep sleep. She is a young girl who was trapped in a “dream state of mind” and loses her

way home to Kansas. In her dream, she learns quickly about good and evil. For she meets

the Good Witch of the East who tells Dorothy she must go to the Emerald City of Oz to find

her way home again. Dorothy meets up with three friends all of whom are lacking

something important in their lives.

She travels with the Scarecrow who needed a brain and wants intelligence! She travels

with the Tin Man who was made of metal and has no heart and so lacks compassion.

Then there was the Cowardly Lion who just wants to be “brave” and needed to get rid of

his fear and find some courage! Yet, the best part of the entire movie was toward the end.

Dorothy and the scarecrow and the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion all go to Emerald city

to find what each of them feels they are missing. When they finally got to Emerald City

they had to over come their fear and face Oz. Dorothy managed to pull back a curtain

(this is a great metaphor for the “curtain of life which is often so deceptive). She pulls back

this huge curtain and finds a little man who “appeared to be’ a frightening, fearful,

dragon-like monster and yet was nothing more then a “made up machine orchestrated

by this little old man! The entire showcase of fear based sensation was all a ruse! Nothing

more to it than a made up machine. How much of our fear is actually like that as well?

This movie was made in 1939 = over 85 years ago and the message is still loud and clear

FACE YOUR FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY. F E A R. FALSE EVENTS APPEARING REAL.

Now what do you think the point of the whole movie is?

“Use your brain and care about yourself to have compassion and inner courage so you

can overcome your fear”…this was the message!

Dorothy was to meet the Good Witch and take on the Bad Witch. That’s enough for me to

know this suggests there are good angels and there is darkness. There is good and bad

and I always know that nothing can harm me IF I do not allow it to. I will always choose

good in my life. At the same time, part of my being afraid can come from over-thinking

situations as well. Going over and over something in my head until I manage to jump to

all kinds of unpleasant outcomes, all kinds of conclusions, all because of being afraid to

see something in a different “light”. So many times what I am afraid of never does turn out

to be what I thought it was going to be! Plus it’s time now to let go of all the things I could

not possibly “fix”, let go of whatever I was afraid of. It’s all okay. Today ls filled with brand

new opportunity to choose “Not to be afraid….”

There is always something challenging each one of us. We must face each and every day

with an inner calm and decision to do this while being “unafraid”. Some people are afraid

to meet new people. Some people are afraid to try something new. Some people are

afraid to travel. The biggest step forward is in MY CONTROL. I can make a “step by step

plan”, and then I can practice “mindfulness”. This is grounding myself with deep breaths,

put myself in the present moment by walking through the entire situation. Maybe I can

find a person to trust and share “what am I afraid of….”. The more I face what I am afraid of

today, the healthier my life becomes with strength, purpose and clarity.

It takes discipline to listen to myself talk about “what I’m afraid of…?” When I am able to

acknowledge this. My life gets more relaxed, easier to deal with each day. Every person at

one time or another imagines the worst about a situation, yet usually somehow those

fears never really materialize. More often than not, things turn out much better than one

would expect.

For setbacks are unavoidable, but “giving up” is unforgivable!

I have said many times in the past - I remember to rely on my internal weapon of

strength. this shows me how to face “me” and be unafraid - So prayerfully, I speak,

“help me now, Jesus”. Immediately, I am lifted into a higher state of mind. Daily now I

continue to pray for courage, clarity and compassion for myself and others too.

“Can I identify what I am afraid of today?”

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“Angel Help?” Blog #144

Will I be able to navigate for myself when the “unexpected” happens?

Is there a lonely part in my heart, that waits for HIS light to come in?

How do I know I have a Guardian Angel that is just for me?

Today is “All Saints Day” (Celebration of all the Saints known and unknown). Isn’t is ironic

how All Saints Day follows Halloween?! Saints and Angels are all over us today. I believe

the most fascinating stories of miraculous encounters have to do with angels. I also

believe every person has a Guardian Angel and they only have to sit quietly for a

moment, reflect, pray and ask, and then most often, the Guardian Angels name will come

to them! My guardian Angel is with me always and when I need help the very most -

miracles occur. First and foremost, we have to admit we are totally surrounded by

miracles we cannot see. So many people do not realize when their Guardian Angel is

trying to get their attention and they come to them in dreams. Dreams can be in-depth

conversations with your angel or visions of past situations and even warnings. For as long

as we existed, it is a known fact that children and animals are likely to see a spirit guide.

Then as we grow older and hardened, we dismiss any idea of something that we cannot

concretely see with our own eyes. It is important to pay attention to your “gut feeling” pay

attention to your “Intuition”. These resources tell a person IF it is right or wrong to go

forward with the next plan of action. On the flip side of that, ever have something happen

that makes the “hair stand on the back of my head and I say to myself; “that’s a bad idea!”

I believe that when I get a stronger relationship going with my Guardian Angel, I can begin

to hear the “voice of reason” so much more clearly. One of the most beautiful parts to a

Guardian Angel is they have access to the Akashic Records. This is a library of vibrational

energy going back to the beginning of time. We are here on earth to learn our lessons

and to help other people. So often we get side tracked. So often we feel isolated. So often

we feel we are all alone with no help out there. This becomes a lonely arena inside my

own heart. Most of the loneliness comes from resisting the help of Jesus Christ. There will

always be a price to be paid for going in our own way. We are then constantly tested.

Constant setbacks. Continuous unseen ways to try to get our attention to “turn around

and make the choice for HIM”. We have it all at our fingertips. Yet for some reason the

pride takes over and the inner conflict and refusal for HIS help is put in place.

In order to get in contact with Jesus Christ and my Guardian Angel, I need only sit quietly,

put my hands together and ask for help - now. It is so important that little children are

listened to when they want to tell their stories about heaven that they remember. For, if

they are not guided and helped to incorporate Jesus into their daily life - it becomes too

late. By the time they are five or six years old, they forget.

One of the greatest questions people want to ask their Guardian Angel is this: “How can I

be happy on this earth?” Very quietly the voice of reason speaks internally and says: “You

can be as happy as you want to be”.

A fascinating true story was told about little three year old Johnny: His young mother

states, “I was putting my three year old son to bed, when Johnny asked for a good

bedtime story. For many weeks we had been reading adventure books about colonizers

and soldiers and great warrior leaders. As I started to read another book, Johnny stopped

me and said: “No, tell me a story about Grandpa Robert.” I was really surprised because

this was my grandpa! I had never told him a single thing about this man. I could not

imagine how or where he had ever heard his name and he was only three years old. On

top of all this, my grandpa had died over twelve years before I had even married, so his

name had never come up in our home. I said to my son: “How do you know about

Grandpa Robert?” My son smiled up at me. “Well Momma”, he said reverently, “He was the

one that brought me to you on earth”.

Babies and little children tell beautiful stories about the heaven they came from, when we

are open to hearing them. These beautiful stories about angels are real and waiting for

us to believe them.

Angel help is overflowing with unconditional love for each one of us today.

Every day we can ask for help with absolutely anything and angel will do their best to steer

us in the right direction - always whispering help IF we are open to it. However, remember

the Caveat, We came to earth with our own Free Will. God and all HIS angels will never

interfere or intervene in our life, unless and until I DECIDE TO ASK FOR HIS HELP.

I have many of my own stories that I know are miraculous in nature. I have felt the Holy

Spirit come right through me and knock me over. I have met ordinary people who I

happened to meet “by chance” and now know they were angels walking on earth at that

exact moment to help me in my time of need. There have been amazing sightings and

situations and stories that have happened “out of the blue” when I least expected it, yet,

now looking back, I always had prayed for HIS help first and no matter what, ANGEL HELP

SHOWED UP.

Can I take a moment and ask who “MY Guardian Angel” is now?

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“Key to Life” Blog #143

More heartache happen?

Feeling weak, filled with fear?

Standing on the brink of sudden sadness?

I decide to pray and internally, quietly hear, “don’t just go through it, grow through it!” Put

those shoulders back and hold that head up high. You are not a quitter. You are not

created to just be defeated. You are created to overcome all your difficulties! Now feel it!

Feel the most powerful force in the universe warming up inside of you. For I, Jesus Christ,

AM right here by your side and I AM not leaving you, ever! ANY problems you face, we face

together.

It’s just ME giving you the power of “choice to choose”.

DO YOU GIVE IN or, DO YOU CHOOSE TO GROW?

When I heard those amazing words, I knew I am always protected.

Still, living day to day, I am beginning to see that I do not grow when I complain about

things in my life. However, lately there has been a new growth level to each situation I

encounter. I AM NOW AWARE. I look at my life with out the “poor me glasses on.” Instead, I

feel incased in a “power-filled, insulated armor of spiritual steel protection”.

MY INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS SHOW ME HOW TO GROW POWERFUL INSIDE ME.

I keep remembering over and over - I do not grow in the good times. I only grow in the

difficult times when I am challenged to push myself and understand that I AM SO MUCH

BETTER THAN I REALIZE I AM. I AM SO MUCH STRONGER THAN I FEEL. I AM SO MUCH MORE

COURAGEOUS THAN I BELIEVE.

By staying with HIM in the worst of times, the darkness will not stop me. So mentally it does

not matter if someone is angry, tries to hurt me or darkness surrounds me, I can face my

fear head on with a spiritual spine of steel. I will get through this and there will be a better

tomorrow. I am becoming mentally productive.

NO MORE POOR CHOICES. POOR CHOICES KEEP ME STUCK.

For Jesus knows everything I am going through. There is nothing wasted in my life. All the

good, all the bad, all the sadness, all are needed for my internal growth. This brings me

day by day closer to HIM. This is where I find the KEY TO LIFE.

I call HIM - JESUS shows up.

There may have been times when I want to throw in the towel, but I see now that my

problems I managed to solve, took me up and over the darkness and they will again! Just

going through that bad break, or horrific set back and so much sadness have shown me

an internal integrity I did not know I have. My set backs no longer define who I am, they

have helped me grow strong. I see know that as long as I am alive, there will be days with

problems.

However I have found the KEY TO LIFE…JESUS.

“MY problems have strengthened me. By praying and staying with Jesus in the worst of

times, HE has brought me through all the darkness. HE will never leave me. Only Jesus has

the final say to my life. For HE holds the KEY to my Life.

Can I pray for an understanding heart today?

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“Don’t Give Up!” Blog #142

No person feels more alone in life then when darkness fills every thought.

All around can seem hopeless, empty and worthless… yet this is MY signal!

At the darkest time, comes the greatest growth, IF I open up to it.

Did you know that our world generates about a billion tons of garbage every year? Every

day about three million pounds of solid waste garbage is dumped into Cateura. Many

families exist out of pouring through the garbage to find food to eat. There is a place in

the world called Cateura, Paraguay. In Cateura the children are so poor, they have to play

in garbage dumps to get their entertainment daily. This is a true story about a people

who turned trash into music for everyone to hear about all over the world. These are the

facts about the garbage picker, a music teacher and a group of children who didn’t give

up but desperately wanted to learn, even though they lived in a dark, desperate

Paraguayan slum of poverty, waste and pollution.

These young children had a man who helped them learn beautiful music. Now they were

a testament to the transformational power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.

This true story was made into a documentary, “LANDFILL HARMONICA”.

Truly a remarkable group of young people who found a way to transform garbage into

musical instruments. When their story went viral, their orchestra became a global

sensation overnight. They suddenly were transported into a new phenomena of arenas

and “sold out” concerts all over the world! Favio Chavez, guides the recycled orchestra of

children. These children play instruments made entirely out of garbage!

Fifteen year old Tobias plays a saxophone made from a drainpipe, melted copper, coins,

spoon handle, cans and bottle caps. A young teen girl plays a violin made out of wooden

spoons, bent forks and old cans. Their cello has an oil drum for its body. String pegs are

made from old cooking utensils and even the heel of a worn out woman’s shoe.

As the children became more and more famous around the world, they have become

respected and that is everything, said their conductor. “They now need to get an

education because along with self respect, that is something sacred.”

Isn’t it amazing how something “triumphant can be made out of trash?” One persons

garbage is another persons treasure! How inspiring it is to see trash turned into music

and now played for people around the world. All because someone cared enough to

make a difference.

Today is the day to see my life differently. To see all the sadness, all the pain and all the

set backs as growing opportunities to be all I can be from a higher self perspective. Today

*I AM no longer intimidated by MY past. I am no longer afraid of the future. So that brings

me directly in place for the perfect present moment. Therefore, right now I am going to

play a game with myself for this next week. I am going to tell myself that every single

thing that happens to me is FOR A PURPOSE OF GROWTH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. KNOWING I

ALWAYS GET TO CHOOSE A CARD. WHICH CARD WILL I CHOOSE. “The poor-me” card or the

“grin and bear it” card? Keeping that thought in mind, there is a way to keep out intrusive

thoughts by telling myself “nothing can ever harm me if I don’t allow it to”. So quickly I

surround myself in the Light of Christ. Then I add the powerful affirming statement.

“I will be in the world, but not of the world. I am discipline, discernment and

detachment”

Now There is nothing against me, I hold ONLY to truth. All things happen to me today for

my higher good.

I feel Jesus is here with me at this moment.

HE waits for my words to share my greatest need. No plans of giving up, or giving in, or

staying stuck. I think, “Lord you know what’s in my heart, you know where I struggle and

you know where I need to be pushed. Help Me. I will not give in, I will never give up, never,

ever, ever.”

Can I take this moment and speak honest words I must tell HIM now?

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“Defy Darkness” Blog #141

What sneaks in and depresses me now?

Do I “just settle for whatever” today?

How CAN I find a “higher self” mentality?

From the time I was a little child, I knew the difference between right and wrong. I

definitely had examples given to me. Yet, in the people around me - I see now, how I

continued to make excuses for choices I made. How can I better myself? Years ago I

remember being in junior high school. I lived with my Grandpa and Aunts in a big old

house that felt safe. A couple of blocks away lived an Italian family with three sons and a

daughter. I became really good friends with the daughter. In fact, I envied her because

she dressed so well, had gorgeous black hair and perfect skin. Always thinking she was

favored as the only girl in the family, I was shocked years later to discover the truth. This

girls father would only spend time with his sons. Regardless of what his daughter did, she

was ignored in the family. He also was known to be a tyrant. Shortly after high school I

heard she moved out of the house to work and live on her own. Sadly, she got into the

wrong relationship and became abused by her boyfriend. People say she just wanted to

fix him.  Nothing she did could prove herself worthy to her father. So she poured her heart

into her boyfriend and he started to abuse her. Petrified of what her father might do, she

moved out of state with her boyfriend, only to have the abuse intensify. After a few years

of such a horrific relationship, he cast her aside and she moved back to the only city she

knew bruised and forlorn. Talking to other friends, I discovered this decision cast a black

cloud on her life and she went from one abusive relationship to the next. I remember also

liking a boy who was extremely good looking, athletic and kind. He seemed to be fairly

smart in class when he was called on. In tenth grade he started to notice me and told me

one day he had discovered something that made him feel “on top of the world”. He

walked home from school with me and we talked. He shared how his parents traveled a

lot and then left him alone to figure things out. We talked about why he was choosing to

smoke weed and how nothing in his life gave him such a good feeling as being high. He

had given up football and had different friends now. Later in life friends shared with me

how he died tragically of drugs at a very young age. I remember many of my own

choices growing up and people I brought into my life. Now looking back, I see various

people I chose to get close to had huge problems that did not seem to matter to me. I

also felt drinking, smoking and partying were a big part of life.

Sometimes it does take an event of such magnitude in ones one life to want to go in a

different, healthy direction and bring positive change. However, it also can be a simple

choice of “wanting to live healthy, safe and at peace. Through prayer for me, an

awareness comes into place and a new direction is ahead. Simply said, “Help me Jesus,

please”

One of my most profound teachers in higher self awareness showed me an important

truth. He was an amazing older gentleman who was a therapist by profession. He told

me, “Normal people are boring to you, it’s the excitement of the the dysfunctional roller

coaster that keeps you going back to these people.”

In my world at the time, this was “jaw dropping”. I had parents whose only priority were

themselves and seeing to their daily addicting habits. Because of this, they failed as

parents. They did not give their children a healthy, moral, safe upbringing. We owe this to

our children if we are parents. For twenty five years, until I was married and out from

under, I swore to myself that I would never have people in my life like that. But even then,

did I really believe this? NO, my internal attitudes my personality and desires for what I

“Felt” were right choices, had already been formed. Some things have to be unlearned.

When we are so set in our ways that we have blinders on - WE CRASH.

How true is the statement, “You can run, but you can never hide from yourself”?

Whether I moved to the East coast or the West coast, it mattered not. I still always had

choices to make for who I felt needed to be in my closest inner circle of influence.

Three quarters of a century have come and gone and I am still here, trying to figure out

life day by day. If someone asked me “what is the greatest lesson you’ve learned”? I

would say “I seek Jesus daily. HE shows me my Body is the Temple of God, so be kind to

it - be kind and non-judgental to other people, learning my lessons daily”. I have no

need for drugs, smoking or drinking. I try to find ways daily to be the best version of my

higher self. I can hope to be with no regrets when I leave this earth. Every person comes

into someone else’s life for a reason. This may be good, or it may be a test. Yet, it is

always up to me to find my “higher self purpose” now.

IF I am depressed, sad or lonely regardless of my age, I can reach out to someone less

fortunate. How can I do this? By giving of myself. By showing love to another less

fortunate human being.

Today I was in the store getting a pair of shoes for my son. My husband was with me and

started talking to a man waiting patiently next to him. This man had just lost his entire

home, all his belongings and everything he owned in a house fire. Up to that moment I

was caught up in the material world of “what to buy for my son”. My husband reached out

to him and we both felt better. Reaching out to someone who is isolated, alone,

compromised by health issues. Reaching out to a person in a nursing home, ask for those

who are alone - reaching out to foster care child, even with sending a letter. Asking to

pay a visit. This past summer I visited a nursing home where some of the people living

there had never got a single visit or call from any family member. Every person wants to

feel needed.  Each of us want to know someone cares. There is so much we can do IF we

really want to stop thinking just about ourselves. I can defy the darkness around me by

focusing on another human being in desperate need! When I choose to do this, a dark

veil of depression is lifted. Years ago Mother Theresa was approached on a NYC street by

a journalist. He asked her, “How can you keep doing all this when all around is more

misery, killing and disease? Don’t you somehow find it so futile?” Mother Theresa was a

tiny little elderly nun by now. Her kind searching eyes smiled up at the gentleman and

said,

“One person at a time”

When I am kind to myself and others, I feel the hand of God gently holding my hand.

Can I do something for someone in need today?

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“Prepare…How?” Blog #140

One question today: “What AM I prepared for?”

As I look at my life now, I suddenly realize here I am in a world filled with constant change.

Everything around me changing, quickly. Whether its world chaos, health situations or

personal decisions to make. I AM in charge of me all the time. Internally I ask, how can I

prepare for today? Where can I find courage to deal with whatever comes my way now?

More than anything, what does “being strong look like?

To be so strong internally so nothing can disturb my peace of mind. That is the kind of

strength I am talking about. I believe anger has something to do with this. Real, authentic,

internal anger at myself when I let myself down! All the platitudes, all the sayings and

“help quotes” take a back seat to “JUST DOING IT”. To go into my mind, change my mind

and put in place courage must be a “want to.”

CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. CREATE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH INSIDE ME. DECIDE TO PRAY.

So the most important thing I go back to is where does internal strength come from? My

strength comes from Jesus. When I decide to get rid of all the little “lower self me” issues

and excuses and blame for “Why- does- this -happen -to-me- attitude”, THEN strength

begins to creep in. Each and everyone of us have different challenges to deal with

constantly. This is because it is in THE CHALLENGE OF PAIN (should we choose to accept

this challenge), that we GROW STRONG INTERNALLY!

Two cases of using “life situations” to change and two people I knew, I use as examples.

My Grandfather (ON MY MOTHERS SIDE) and my Father. My father lost his own father to

drowning when he was a young boy. My grandpa almost drowned as a young boy and

lost his eye. My father was raised in a family with many children, yet faith was not

important. My grandfather was raised in a family with many children and faith was all

Important. As an adult my father had many talents and found a job where he made lots

of money fast. However, he then chose to gamble and drink it away. This was all before

he met my mother. As I grew up, I watched as my father consumed a case of beer and

two packs of Camel cigarettes daily My mother worked around the clock. My father

seldom worked. While smoking and drinking habits consumed him, my father used the

vices of life to hide behind. In the end, my father developed mass amounts of tumors in

his mouth and throughout his body. He was in agony until the day he died at fifty two

years old. Almost half a century in age before my grandpas’ age at almost one hundred.

My mothers father; my grandpa was a man also raised with problems. Yet, this man

worked at something until he was almost ninety years of age. My grandfather believed

work keeps the mind healthy, alert and active. A kind, encouraging man, he found an

amazing attitude to living life to its fullest. Faith was private but guided him in every

aspect of life. I was fortunate to be in the same house with him. At almost 97, Grandpa

came down to breakfast on his last day, looking fresh and ready to take on the world.

Neatly pressed dark pants, crisp white shirt, a smile shown on his face as he passed my

chair. The aroma of Old Spice cologne hung in the air. My aunts were incredible cooks

and waited on his every need, for he WAS the Patriarch of our family. What an amazing

breakfast of fresh fruit, hot cereal, fried eggs and homemade coffee, all presented on a

white linen tablecloth with homemade cinnamon rolls, hot out of the oven, awaited him.

This was the daily norm. After a stimulating conversation with many of his family present,

my grandfather decided to go upstairs and take a small nap.

A few hours later, leaving the pool and coming in out of the Arizona desert heat, I found

the house in frantic mode. Both my aunts were hysterically crying. I instinctively ran up

the stairs. With the sun shining in on his bed, my grandpa lay quietly on top of his cozy

white chenille bedspread. Hands folded over, bible open on the side of his bed, he had

quietly drifted off to sleep forevermore. I thought to myself what a peaceful way to leave

life. No horrific health problems. No addictions. Almost one hundred and still in good

shape. Here are two examples of men, two lives both of which had constant choice.

Where DOES courage to choose “the right way to live” come from? Not once did my

Grandpa ever tell me to believe in Jesus. Yet, he lived his life showing me and I saw first

hand the right way to live.

Whether I like it or not, someday I will have to face HIM head on. Jesus will say to me,

“What DID you do with your life?” I will have to answer HIM with truth. Without Jesus, I

become a slave to worry, fear and temptation. I choose now to push darkness away. I no

longer hang onto my pride yet admit, I cannot do it alone.

Can I put my hands together and ask for HIS help now?

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“Still Stuck?” Blog #139

Can I get past my own lower self feelings today?

Am I able to accept myself for exactly where I am at?

Where is the energy to help me change to “Higher Self” mode?

Someone once said, “whatever you have to give up to have a healthy, honest, happy

life……DO IT NOW”.   Why? Because time waits for no one!” Every single one of us have

different situations to deal with in our lives.  It’s easy to pick up the phone,  call another

person and share all my problems and worries and concerns, then wait for them to give

me answers.  Most often, another person does not have the answers to my problems!  This

is because it is up to me to dig inside myself and find where I am stuck.  What makes me

stuck?  Is my mind racing too far ahead?  “Slow down, I say” Fear of just doing the right

thing?  Am I maybe stuck because I don’t want to know the outcome?  So play it out.

Going the opposite way won’t help, ignoring my responsibilities just so I don’t have to deal

with things “for today”? Everyone of us have been there, done that. I used to have a

spinster Aunt who sat at the kitchen table for days, weeks and months, then finally years. 

She sat there circling adds in the paper “always going to go get that better job. That is

until she got cancer from drinking and died.  Every person alive has fear in their life of

something!  If there is a positive outcome for disciplining myself to do something now, it’s

to say this, “feel the fear - do it anyway”.  Maybe it’s school.  Maybe it is a job opportunity. 

Maybe it is a relationship.  Maybe it is meeting new people.  There is always going to be

“outside of my comfort zone, something different”!  Here is a consideration. ask myself, can

I discipline myself to? - “FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY’’. DISCIPLINING MYSELF BUILDS

COURAGE. BUILDING COURAGE, BUILDS MY SELF WORTH = FINALLY I FEEL GOOD INSIDE ME.

CAVING INTO MINDLESS COMFORTS IS STALLING.  Life has such beauty In it.  We have only but

to look around.  ALL the answers I need are within me. All around me waits for me to find

my true purpose.

Here is a fact of life, “NOT LEARNING, MAKES ME STUPID”. So I try hard to learn more about

myself and my life every day.  IF I am stuck I must look at my daily habits Now, what are

they?  I know some of us have health issues, however, there is always a way around this

too, even if it is isometrics, finding better food to eat, painting, writing and of course prayer

and meditation.  Exceptionally long periods of time on the phone, gaming and watching

tv, these habits are only important to a person who JUST wants to be entertained, no

internal growth.  No goals.  I need to look inside myself and say, “That which looks like

something will break me, can actually make me stronger!  Simply put, apply myself to

the task at hand;   What is being asked of me today?  Is it my job?  Am I doing the best I

can and still not coming away content?  Maybe it is the wrong job, so look in a different

direction.  Is it a class I am having trouble with, there is outside help waiting for me. Is it a

relationship - Every relationship takes lots of work - however, basic premise is be kind,

honest and truthful always. Pray for discernment. It’s up to each of us to find people who

bring us up to our highest endeavors. In turn, we must help ourself find our “true place”.

Isn’t it fascinating how one good remark from a friend can empower and stay with us for

such a long time?  There is no reason to be or feel stuck.  I must not ever allow myself to

“stay stuck”. First, I ask Jesus: “help me”. I shared this little message awhile back,  I share

it again now,

“Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at your feet -  Be easy

with me, and I will destroy you……. Who Am I ?      I AM HABIT”.

Whether it is school, a relationship or a job or inner talent……Life takes discipline, work and

perseverance.  Life happens even while I sit worrying about it.  So I might as well give it my

best effort.  I have only the greatest gain by trying to succeed. Look at so many things out

there that take endurance, time and effort. A college degree takes four full years, but

opportunity for great wages.  Learning photography, writing a song, how to paint,  how to

draw, calligraphy.   Constantly continuing to reinvent myself, regardless of age!  In order to

get unstuck, I need to create a new plan today.  No one else will create it for me. For this

involves a paradigm shift. Do I help myself daily or hinder myself daily?

Two people stand in front of my mirror.  MY LOWER SELF AND MY HIGHER SELF

Here is a way to find out which person AM I today? My lower self worries, my lower self

casts blame on other situations and people for me being stuck.  My lower self says:  “well,

I’m just not good at that”. Lower self lies. My higher self says; “I will pray first for help.  I want

to try something new today’ ‘I will make a new healthy friend’ My higher self is kind to

myself and others. This is a measure of my soul..  I can create a daily routine mornings,

afternoons and evenings. A  good nights sleep is healing, Then I plan  (8 hours) That

leaves sixteen hours to create at my own will, a healthy routine for self.  There is a good

kind of pressure.  This Good Pressure asks me:

Will I BE All that I can be?   I AM only stuck as long as I am NOT honest with myself.   If I

refuse to live my life from a healthy point of view, so often, along comes that “curve ball”. 

Something happens to pull the rug out from under me. It can be my job, my health, a

relationship.

When living life with a healthy perspective, I insulate myself in Jesus’ Christ Light of

complete Love.  I am no longer stuck, but safe. I feel HIS Holy Spirit inspiring me to keep

going forward regardless of obstacles in my path.

Can I pray to Jesus today, “Help me get unstuck”.

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“Health Vibes?“ Blog #138

So where do I start inner healing for myself?

Is there a basic Vibration that wakes me up?

Why is “courage” critical to my thinking now?

I accept I am always able to start over today and change my mind. IT’S THE OLD

THOUGHTS, THE RACING THOUGHTS, ThOUGHTS ARE ALWAYS THERE THAT TRY TO SABOTAGE

MY HOLISTIC BELIEF SYSTEM. Today I understand the inner power of my awareness and my

capability to “close that worn out door” to all those “what might have been’s” and “If

only’s”. Regardless of age, it is my responsibility to own up to what is expected of me daily.

What is expected of me? TO LIVE TODAY WITH A TRUTH-FILLED HEART.

Internally I need an Understanding Heart as well. What is that? Internal vibrations of love,

forgiveness and understanding vibrate inside my being. Many moments of my past have

focused on what others have done, how they acted and how I felt about this! These are

wrong issues to focus my thinking on period! My energy field must vibrate positivity,

goodness, laughter. Love, peace and kindness. I must have forgiveness for myself for

where I have felt guilt. Maybe a letter is in order today to someone, somewhere? Will this

bring peace if it is sent? ONLY I would know.

I can lay out my day with a morning plan. Mornings, I wake up and pray first. As I get out

of bed MY deep breathing kicks in. REMEMBERING TEN DEEP BREATHS WHENEVER I can find

time for these deep breaths. They are cleansing, healing and bringing in “Healthy Vibes”.

Then, throughout my day I must EAT SOME FRUiT and DRINK MORE WATER.

I stated “COURAGE IS CRITICAL”. Why do I say this? It takes courage to change!

It takes courage to say this Affirmation: Vibrating these words throughout my being…..

“I AM present in this moment now.

I AM peacefully filled internally with the love of Jesus Christ.

I AM healed by the Holy Spiirit that is moving within me now

The presence of HIS light calms me throughout my day.” FEEL THIS VIBRATION NOW.

It’s pretty hard to be anxious after reciting those words over again. It takes a lot of

courage to try to be different today. I can’t just mouth the words, I have to bring these

ideas into my person, and feel the vibration of these different, powerful points of truth! I

believe every one of us is given different situations to live through. Yet, It is in HOW I handle

EACH SITUATION, and HOW I absorb THE SITUATION, then deal with THE AFTERMATH that can

bring healing into my life. ALL THE WHILE NEW ENERGY IS MOVING WITHIN ME AND

THROUGHOUT ME. WHAT KIND OF ENERGY DO I BRING IN NOW?

If someone were to ask me “Have you had an easy life?” I would say, “I have had a most

challenging life. Knowing, through my perils, grief and sadness, is where I have learned my

greatest lessons in truth, forgiveness and love. IF I ask, God always shows the way. It is

only when I refuse to pray, or listen to HIS direction, or turn my back on HIS goodness, that I

get stuck IN ANGER, FEAR, REGRET.

I leave you today with this fascinating piece of news:

‘THE OLDEST LIVING PERSON IN THE U.S. JUST TURNED 115. “Speak your mind,” says Elizabeth

Francis, who is a resident of Houston, Texas. Once she turned 115, she became the 4th

longest living person in the world! Doctors say she has done everything right. She eats

her vegetables, she eats healthy food, she never smoked and does not drink. She gets lots

of sleep and the way she manages stress? Laughter. She says exactly what the thinks

and doesn’t hold back”. Her family is important to her. She laughs a lot and watches old

television shows that make her laugh. Her advice to others: “Speak your mind - don’t

hold your tongue but try to love everybody and try to do the best things you can”.

Francis’ daughter, Dorthy, is 95 years old and lives with her mother. They are happy,

healthy and filled with peace.

I too, want to live life to its fullest. From this day on I refuse to walk in fear of the unknown

or what might have been, or hold on to past problems. Rather I choose to find ways to

help others forgiving, and help myself create a Christ -centered path.

One day at a time, I bring in positive energy, healthy vibrations and love.

I end my Blog today on this note. We are all energy fields. My body is composed of

energy-producing particles and they are constantly in motion. So knowing this, I see I

must put healthy words, music and ideas into my body every day going forward. I start

today thinking, eating and feeling healthy. I give back to someone in need. I forgive every

part of my past. I have a clean slate in front of me now. Every person alive owes it to him

or herself to think positive, live with forgiveness, and try to have an understanding heart. “If

you know the Art of Deep Breathing you have the strength, wisdom and courage of ten

tigers”. - Old Chinese adage.

“To keep the body in good health is our duty, or we shall not be able to keep our mind

strong and clear”. Buddha

“Can I accept that my Body IS the Temple of God?”

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“How to Heal?” Blog #137

What can make the darkness disappear, right now from my life today?

With such huge hurt inside of me, how can I possibly “turn the page on a new day?

When will I stop making excuses for myself and find a “healthy point of view?”

Twenty three years ago this year, was September 11, 2001. Almost everyone can recall

where they were and what happened, almost in slow motion. The saddest part to all of

this, was the part where over three thousand innocent people lost their lives in a senseless,

horrific, demonic tragedy. Early morning saw this day with not a cloud in the sky. It was a

beautiful, sunny September morning in New York City, when terrorists decided to hijack

airplanes and send them into the World Trade Center Buildings. Watching it unfold on the

television was beyond painful. Being there was living out the nightmare without escape

for so many unsuspecting souls.

Dennis Cauchon from USA Today writes this:

New York - “George Sleigh was a British-born naval architect, on the phone in his 91st floor

office when he heard the roar of jet engines. Looking out the window, he had time to think

just three things: the wheels are up, the underbelly is white and “man, that guy is low”. An

American Airlines Boeing 767 was hurtling toward him at 500 mph, loaded with 92 people

and 15,000 gallons of fuel. The jet exploded in the 93rd through the 98th floors of the World

Trade Center’s north tower with force equal to 480,000 pounds of TNT. It was 8:46 AM on

September 11th, 2001. The walls, the ceiling and bookshelves crumbled. George Sleigh; 63

year old Manager of Technical Consistency at the American Bureau of Shipping, crawled

out from the rubble. He looked up at exposed steel beams and the concrete underside of

the 92nd floor. He didn’t know it at the time, but that concrete floor was the bottom of a

tomb for more than 1300 people! No one survived on all the floors above him. But on the

floors below him, an amazing story unfolded, nearly everyone lived! The line between life

and death that morning was as straight as a steel beam. Everyone on the 92nd floor died.

Everyone on the 91st floor lived.”

No one person should ever take this day for granted. We know not how it unfolds….

Now, twenty three years later, there is no trace of jets crashing or buildings burning or dark

destruction. Now stands a “huge Memorial Building“ soaring upwards to the sky. People

go to the spot where it happened to remember, reflect and reminisce about their loved

ones. Somehow with Gods Grace, they have managed to move on in life. However, it has

been noted of those who remember and look back and were able to speak with their

loved ones on the phone, just before they perished……everyone prayed. Everyone spoke of

love. Everyone cherished the moment they were able to speak to their loved one before

they were gone from this earth forever.

How to heal from a painful moment, a painful memory, a painful situation?

JUST LET GO. LET IT GO. LET GOD HAVE IT NOW.

When I look at the “way I live”…. I have to ask myself, “HOW DO I LIVE?”

In the Big Picture, In God’s big picture…. what is really important to ME now?

There are so many opportunities I have to Change the Picture. What do I mean by this? IF

I keep hanging on to certain ways, attitudes, and beliefs from the past, how can I possibly

TURN THE PAGE and open a new chapter on my life today. I must INSTILL FORGIVENESS

NOW! Forgiveness for myself first and for those I have hurt as well. God will only help me

when I ASK FOR HELP and agree to HELP MYSELF “LET GO”.

What do I have to let go of? OLD BELIEF SYSTEMS! All my old ways of thinking have not

been working for me. (Keep doing the same things and the same things keep

happening). I agree with my Highest Self to abandon them now and bring in the new. I

am ready to TURN THE PAGE on a NEW DAY and invite the CHRIST LIGHT into my life.

Knowing this is not complicated thinking, I SEE it’s simple. However, I must do two things

first:

1. Now I let go of “Lower Self” EGO.

2. I stop believing MY WAY IS THE ONLY WAY.

Instantly, in comes the light of Jesus Christ.

The minute I get out of “my own way”, I make room for HIS truth. My life changes in a

breath. This is all it takes. Millions of other people attest to this. So can I.

Can I turn my back on old thoughts, and bring in the Christ light now?

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“Recipe for Me?” Blog #136

Why do I need a “specific” recipe just for myself?

What should I do with myself to BE more balanced and healthy?

Are there parts of me that I refuse to correct and keep slipping up on?

Here’s a basic premise I start my day with AFTER prayer. I believe the Serenity Prayer is

critical to keeping me In the world BUT not of the world,

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to

change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

When I pray in the morning, I ask for Discipline, Discernment and Detachment. This helps

me become aware of bringing more balance into my life immediately. Why is this so

important to me? Because life has drama! Life is busy! Life is people! IF I get caught up in

other peoples life as a “caretaker” and NOT a caregiver, I am headed into uncharted

waters that can engulf me! I have said many times, I believe we are, each and every one

of us, in charge of our own destiny. So when there are issues, and problems and situations

for ME to handle - it is up to ME to do this. Not up to me to take on someone else’s

problems, or judge them or criticize them. IF my body is not in balance, the WHOLE of ME is

out of shape. I must HELP myself to eat something healthy in the morning after I drink my

bottle of water. A piece of fruit, a slice of whole oat toast with honey, and a cup of tea with

a small bowl of Raisin Bran. Then I am able to take vitamins: Vit. C, Vit. B complex,

Calcium/magnesium, Vit. E. Everything I put in my being, my thoughts, my food, my drinks,

all affect how I feel and my whole body health.

Most recently I went to see an excellent movie “Reagan”. This was a true story about

amazing movie star turned statesman, turned politician then Governor and finally

becoming the 40th President of the United States of America. Ronald Reagan was

President from 1981 -1989. He did much for our country and for the world. He is best

remembered specifically for being in West Berlin and calling on the Soviet Union to

dismantle the Berlin Wall that separated West Berlin from East Germany. Ronald Reagan

was speaking forcefully when he said, “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!” He was a

wonderful President yet he retired early because he had developed Alzheimers Disease.

He struggled with this disease for ten years and then he quietly died.

I started doing a little checking on my own and found out that while Reagan was

Governor, he wanted to stop smoking so he started eating Jelly Beans. He began eating

lots of Jellybeans every day, all day long. In fact the company that makes Jelly Beans sent

huge amounts to the Governors Mansion and then to the White House for all the years

Ronald Reagan was there. They wound up sending over three tons of Jelly Beans to the

President at the White House. The Jelly Bean company even personalized Presidential Jars

to be given away to important people that came to visit the President. This went on year

after year after year. I looked up in Google, “High sugar intake contributes to Alzheimers

Disease, Dementia and so many others….”

Anyone out there may say “that just is silly”. However, I believe the old adage, “We are what

we eat”. I want to also add this about processed food, (these are all the foods that go up

and down the aisles of the store that EXCLUDE the PRODUCE AISLE)….this is from

Harvard.edu. “Processed foods have been linked to an increased of chronic inflammation,

heart disease, diabetes, inflammatory bowl disease, obesity and Cancer. “ AND THIS:

“Every 10% increase in consuming of ultra-processed foods was associated with a 12%

higher risk for Cancer in general….” Harvard.edu.

This is real. This is concerning. This is why its important I take my health seriously. So I go

about my day trying to remember two bottles of water early in the day and two bottles of

water later in the day. If I must have something sweet, only after I have eaten a healthy

meal first. For over thirty years now I have avoided meat and I seem to be not missing it at

all! I do eat fish occasionally, lots of salads, beans, brown rice, vegetables, and fruit. NO

peanuts ever! Almonds are excellent. Free range eggs once in a while. And my choice of

liquid on cereal? Oat milk or almond milk is best. Organic butter .once In a while on taost

with honey. Also lots of Epsom Salt baths for end of day relaxing. This may sound

repetitious and even redundant but it works for me! Also in the morning on my cereal, a

great time to add two heap. tsp. of Flax Meal. I get up each morning and I feel really good.

This is so important to state during a time when things around us are looking very bleak.

So I remember I can only work on a “recipe for me” and try to focus on today only. I do not

look too far into the future that I cannot control, fix or determine.

I thank the Dear Lord for all I am given today, and I leave it there.

Can I find a healthy recipe for me today and stay with it?

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“Empower Myself” Blog #135

Do I get down, am I sad a lot with my hope running out?

Searching inside myself, am I feeling no answers left?

How can I empower myself, when I just want to sleep away the day?

Every single one of us have been so sad, so lonely and so lost, there seem to be no way

out. Yet, I finally decided once I was there, this is an ILLUSION! Fear is behind it all and fear

is simply this: FALSE EVENTS APPEARING REAL. There is nothing at the bottom of my most

empty thought! So Now I pick myself UP AND START OVER AGAIN.

IT MATTERS NOT MY AGE,WHAT MATTERS IS MY WILL TO CONVINCE MYSELF TO GO ON…

Years ago during World War Two, Winston Churchill gave one of his most famous

speeches. He spoke of never giving up and he delivered this at Harrow School on October

29, 1941. This was a time when England was most threatened by Hitler. England was being

bombed again and again. People were losing hope. Winston Churchills speech is most

remembered for these lines that start, “never give in, never give in, never, never, never -

in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor

and good sense”.

Churchill gave this powerful speech to inspire people and remind people a nation and ITS

PEOPLE MUST FIGHT ON IN THE FACE OF OVERWHELMING DEFEAT! This is what I believe about

my OWN life regardless of what has ever happened to me to try to bring me down. IT

MATTERS NOT what happened to me yesterday , I HAVE TODAY. I will not just survive, I WILL

THRIVE. I have made myself a promise to get angry with “complacency, depression and

dread”. I can go forward because I have a BRAND NEW DAY IN FRONT OF ME. I AM LEARNING

TO LOVE MYSELF FOR WHO I AM, PERIOD. This awareness is brilliant because ONLY LOVE can

empower self.

There is something IMMEDIATE that happens to a person when one gets in touch with their

“INNER CORE CONVICTION, CONFIDENCE AND CLARITY”. BRAVERY SHOWS UP.

CONFIDENCE KICKS IN. INNER GUIDANCE SUDDENLY SHOWS A PERSON “LOVE IS THE

ANSWER”. Finding love inside me is powerful. The love I feel for myself FOR “KEEPING ON,

KEEPING ON”. My inner respect is building day by day. I am strong in the face of ALL

DARKNESS. I love Jesus Christ, my life has purpose. I do not fear being alone, for I am

never alone! I do not fear failing because Jesus shows me a new way daily! Regardless of

where I am at, my mind is guided by the LIGHT OF CHRIST I refuse to live in fear, remorse,

and darkness! In my life I look at all my DISAPPOINTMENT AS THE FUEL NEEDED TO DESTROY

SELF-WORTH. I am finally seeing the art of FORGIVENESS is so freeing! The more I forgive

others and especially myself, the more I find LOVE for myself and others. Forgiving myself

now, I see my life gets better. This then is the “Turning Point” to EMPOWERING MYSELF WITH

LOVE.

I believe one of the main reasons Jesus came to earth and became ONE of us was to

experience OUR life with HIS love, forgiveness and mercy for mankind. This fact alone

inspires me to want to become more humble. (Give those around me who I am so

judgmental of “a break”, stop judging!!) I am also going easier on “judging myself”. My

heart is opening faster and bringing in the LOVE I so desperately need for myself and

others. The more I learn to love myself, the more I empower myself!

Thus, it is my own HUMILITY I now feel. I can see this only DOOR where Jesus reaches my

heart, and comes through. As I ask for HIS help today, the Christ Energy pours down upon

me. Only HE gives me “an understanding heart” (I pray for this daily). Then little by little

more Christ energy to empower me and filling me up daily.

So It’s here - I stop for a moment to say a few words about “each of us”. I know life can be

so bleak it has appeared impossible to see the light. You might being reading this and say:

“You have no idea what I am going through….” I say, “No I do not”. I can only speak for

myself. I could sit here all day long and give examples of my terror and nightmarish

situations and dark paths I have traveled down, only because I insisted on doing it ALONE!.

Yet, this is where I MUST share a tremendous truth, EACH OF US IS GIVEN OUR OWN SET OF

CIRCUMSTANCES TO DEAL WITH AND LEARN FROM. FOR IT IS THROUGH OUR TRIALS AND

TRIBULATIONS GROWTH MIRACULOUSLY HAPPENS INTERNALLY. Each of us is GIVEN ‘FREE WILL’

SO WE ALWAYS HAVE CHOICE. IF WE DO NOT CHOOSE TO CALL ON OUR INNER WISDOM OF

CHRIST ENERGY, LIFE GETS TOUGHER. I FIRMLY BELIEVE EACH OF US IS HERE TO DO THE WORK

WE CAME HERE TO DO. YES, I AM EXPECTED TO ENJOY LIFE, YET IT IS ONLY THROUGH MY PAIN

WHERE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MOST GROWTH. I AM NOT HERE TO TRY TO TELL MYSELF OVER

AND OVER, “I will figure it out somehow ALONE”. Once again, I AM ASKED to embrace the

energy of Jesus Christ who waits inside each of us! I know through my pain came the

promise of HIS love, light and truth. I accept this, I do. I want to keep learning as.I know I still

have a lot of work to do.

Ernest Hemingway said it best when he wrote the lines for the following:;

“WISDOM”

Before you Act - Listen

Before you React - Think

Before you spend - Earn

Before you criticize - Wait

Before you Pray - Forgive

Before you Quit …. Try, Try, and Try again and again

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Can I decide today to Empower myself with Love?

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“Healthy Habits?” Blog #134

What are healthy habits I put in place for myself today?

Pretending to listen internally, can I find my “Higher Self”? or….

Do I give in to temptations around me, with little control over my life today?

I‘VE COME TO REALIZE MY HABITS DEFINE WHO I AM EACH AND EVERY DAY.

It’s important to look at my life thru “crystal clear eyes of truth”. I envision myself as a

human bank. What is deposited internally every single day? At a bank, there are deposits

and withdrawals. I must withdraw from darkness and bring in only light. How I feel about

myself each day matters. What I put into my mind and my body matters. What thoughts I

think about myself matters most. Inside me I must deposit constant “reinforcement

values”. I keep my distance from others who are NOT GOOD FOR MY HIGHEST HEALTH. I

MUST WORK ON ME. I WILL LIVE IN THE LIGHT OF TRUTH. I WALK WITH POSITIVE, POWERFUL,

DISCIPLINED PEOPLE.

I go to my “Inner Bank” and count the good habits that help me daily. I wake up each

morning and there are healthy habits to start for myself. My first healthy habit before I

leave my bed, is prayer. I want to be protected all day long! I thank God for all I have

been given. I ask for protection for all my family and I ask Jesus to show me the way

today. Help me to do “HIS will and not my will”.

I awake and drink a large bottle of water and then I LEAVE MY HOUSE. I GO OUTSIDE. I GET

FRESH AIR EARLY IN THE MORNING AND EVERY EVENING. LIFE LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM THE

OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. I then walk as far as I can for fifteen minutes and then fifteen minutes

back home. Some may say, “that’s not much”. However, one half hour morning and

another half hour in the evening makes a full hour of walking! To do it every day fills a

goal. THIS IS A HEALTHY HABIT I BRING AND KEEP IN MY LIFE.

While I walk, I say my “Alphabet Affirmations”. Starting with the letter A, I only put in positive

ideas into my “Human Bank Account”. I start with, “I am aligned with love. I am activating

the Holy Spirit with in me, I am affectionate, I am amazing, ……I then I goon to the letter “B”

and after each letter I put ten affirmations with it. I keep this up all the while walking until I

get to the end of the alphabet. Coincidentally, this takes about thirty minutes! (Obviously

there are a few letter that do NOT have ten.) Then I come into my home and get some

nourishment. I eat a medium bowl of Raisin Bran w/ 2 tbsps. of Flax and some granola

and top it off with Almond Milk. I take a nice hot shower and stretch. NOW I am ready to

start my day. This entire process is vital to balancing out my day. Important Habits that I

am not willing to remove. I am very capable of adjusting my schedule to bring in more

“Healthy Habits”. I DO NOT SIT ON THE PHOHE AND GOSSIP with other people. If there are

friends to connect with in a positive way this is important as well. However, negative

conversations will bring a person down, so always I watch out for this and keep these

things at bay.

WE ARE IN THE WORLD TO SUPPORT, HEAL AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

In the book by Sean Covey, “7 Habits”, there is a wonderful piece entitled, “Who Am I ?”

I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push

you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the

things you do, you might just as well turn over to me and I will be able to do them quickly

and correctly. I am easily managed, you must merely be FIRM WITH ME. Show me exactly

how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do it automatically. I am the

servant of all great individuals, and alas, of all failures as well. Those who are great, I have

made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I

work with the precision of a machine plus the intelligence of a human. You may run me

for a profit or run me for ruin, it makes no difference to me. Take me, train me, be firm with

me, and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will Destroy you!

WHO AM I ? I AM HABIT.

Isn’t that fascinating to see how the human mind can develop habits within a person that

can make them successful or bring them to ruin? Everything within me ONLY I CONTROL. I

can justify, rationalize, debate with myself all day long - but inside me, I know the truth,

Whether or not I am giving life my best!

Do I give my life the BEST I HAVE TO GIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY

Age has nothing to do with it. Attitude is waiting… waiting for ME to find the way today! It’s

time now to start my life with the awareness that nothing can shake my resolve to do my

best, think my best and be my best. No temptations of darkness can seap into my

thinking now. I am protected! I wear the armor of Jesus Christ sealing me in HIS profound,

divine, pure white light of heavenly protection. I will always remember and rely and recall

this truth, “Yes, I have Free Will, yet I turn my life over to Jesus Christ and let HIS will be done

in my life today with Healthy Habits. SO NOTHING CAN HARM ME IF I DONOT ALLOW IT TO. I

stand by truth. I am honest and I have healthy habits all day long.

Can I start my day with only Healthy Habits?

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“Prayed Up?” Blog #133

Do I want to understand myself?

Where does my own strength come from?

How can I feel total peace inside of me?

First, I look up, way up…..as far as I can see into this beautiful, bountiful, deep blue universe.

I take in deep breaths. I begin to relax. I can believe, all is as it should be. Creative,

constant change is out there yet peace-filled moments reside within me. This is where I

need to incorporate the belief “I am in the world, but not OF the world”.

Change is hard.

Courage is daunting.

Committing with courage to change my lower self habits can be overwhelming. However,

I must start now. It is time. I want to begin now. Inside my core I know this is so difficult.

My life is filled with rationalizing. Yet, it is all up to me. My hundreds and thousands of

experiences that have formed me in the school of life I attend, force me to come to this

sobering fact:

I have been given critical awareness to learn how to discern, discipline and detach.

I cannot fix, or manage or change another human being. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ME.

I CAN ONLY WORK ON MYSELF TODAY. NO MORE WASTING TIME. I WILL DO IT NOW.

I NOW LISTEN TO THESE HUMBLING WORDS OF TRUTH,

“I WANT TO BE THE CHANGE I WANT TO SEE IN OTHERS”, and so I decide.

At the end of my day, what DOES bring me peace? PRAYER.

I believe when I pray, I pray for my highest good and the highest good of others.

However, there is no instant gratification that my prayers are answered NOW, according to

my time table. So frustrations creep in. The irony in all of this is this, WHILE I WAIT TO HAVE

MY PRAYERS ANSWERERD, TIME MOVES ON WAITING FOR NO ONE. THIS IS A MOST FRUSTRATING

PROCESS. So, frustrations build, anxiety abounds, nerves fray.

WHY AREN’T MY PRAYERS ANSWERED NOW? However, maybe IF I can change in my intent,

therein lies the key”. The first rule of thumb is HOW do I pray? I now start with these words:

“NOT my Will, but THY will be done in my life today Lord”

So with this prayer in place, No unrealistic expectations hanging around. When I pray now,

I agree to accept myself as a “Child of God”. for this is where I begin to see and accept “My

body IS the Temple of God”. I can feel I am now filled with the “Holy Spirit” of God and this

perfect premise brings every part of my inner energy into total balance with my Lord. I am

ready now, I can say any and all the prayers I want. For I see how easy it is to now have a

conversation with Jesus through out my day. It is in knowing this, that I have a total feeling

of peace come over me. No unnecessary expectations. No time tables that I demand

him to fill. Just an inner understanding that in my prayer, I have given it ALL to HIM to take

over. I feel peaceful and complete and full. I am now “All prayed up”.

Throughout prayer, can I let go and let God into my life right now?

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“Courage?” Blog #132

What is one thing that gives me “confidence”?

It is courage to do the right thing.

Where am I lacking internal nourishment?

When I insist on “going it alone”.

How can I encourage myself to do the right thing today? I can pray, “help me Jesus”.

In the book “Angels All Around” Lynn Valentine shares this, “In the Blink of An Eye”.

Arline Cahill stated the her son was very sick, his fever had hit 104. She was beginning

to grow afraid for her son. She watched him carefully, prayed and comforted him with

cool rags on his forehead. She just wanted the fever to break. As she sat there, she

got the idea to light his Baptismal Candle. Going downstairs to get the candle, Arline then

bowed her head and thanked God for sending healing to her son. Before going back

upstairs, she stopped and got a glass of juice. As Arline started back up the stairs, and got

closer to her sons room, she began to feel something in the air. It was as if the

atmosphere was charged with electrical energy. “The hairs on my arms and even on the

back on my neck, began to stand on end”, she said. Not knowing what this was, she

hurried to her sons room and opened the door. There she saw a glowing being hovering

over his bed. It seemed to be made completely of light and reminded her of an angel. It

did not make a sound but it did seem to notice her. Then in a blink of an eye, it was gone.

The next morning Arlines’ son was fine. He did not have any recollection of what had

happened the night before. Yet, Arline has never forgotten. Since then she has come to

believe that the visitation of a Guiardian Angel was sent in reply to her prayer.

Do I have courage to believe this story is true? I believe this is a true story. When I give

kind words to another soul in need, I am sending “Medicine”, Spiritual words of strength

and healing. This takes courage on my part, especially if I don’t want to do it. Can I

believe that my kind words of encouragement can be radically healing to another? It is

amazing how these words can impact another soul in a positive way for years to come.

We do not know how much another person is weighted down with depression, anxiety and

sadness. Wilted and ready to give in, my words just may be the healing energy to work on

a person in a powerful way.

I still remember years ago when my therapist shared with me the most important way to

rid myself of depression, ”go out and help another person.” he said. “You will immediately

stop thinking of your own sadness when you genuinely want to help another person with

theirs.” I know I can summon the courage to do my best today.

What is another kind of courage I need to have? I must learn to be honest and truth-filled

and be a caregiver not a caretaker. There may be a person in my family that needs to

hear the truth spoken with honest clarity. It is up to me to do this. If this involves “Tough

Love” then so be it. When I enable, cover up and allow deceit to fester, I only bring more

darkness into the room. Sometimes situations need to get messier before they can get

better. We are all teachers to one another. It is our Light and not our darkness that shows

other people the way to healing. Therefore, It takes courage to step up to the plate and

daily “Do the right thing”. I Pray for discipline, discernment and detachment. Then Jesus

will come with angelic help and light the way. Courage is the only choice In the face of

adversity, darkness and despair. My inner courage gives me inner strength to do the right

thing today. If I feel anxious in any way after I make a decision, this is NOT the right choice.

I have to go back, pray again for wisdom and when I feel a peace come over me, that is

the RIGHT DECISION.

Courage wants me to wear the face of prayerful patience, amidst my problems. Knowing

we live in a problematic world, it is my determined strength as a confident, courageous

Christian, to go out daily and stand for truth, goodness and love. So many people

rationalize it is so much easier not to believe in Jesus Christ, not to raise children as

Christians and not to go to church anymore. It is rather ironic that still the holidays of

Easter and Christmas make the most money from the people who celebrate these two

holidays materialistically to their own choosing. However, the beautiful energy that

surrounds these holidays bring hope for a turn-around in society today. I will continue to

try to change this, one person at a time. I will always try hard to find courage to see the

light around me and in others. I believe in Jesus Christ, for HE is my Lord. It also takes a lot

of courage to laugh at myself and not take myself so seriously. Therefore, I believe Jesus

is smiling at me today walking with me now and preparing me for tomorrow. I must have

BRAVE courage to believe.

I AM IN CHARGE OF MY OWN LIFE. I HAVE COURAGE TO BE BRAVE, AND DO THE RIGHT THING

Can I find brave courage I need by asking Jesus for help today?

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“Respect Myself?” Blog #131

When I look in the mirror, WHAT is the image I have of Myself?

WHO exactly do I allow into my “inner circle” of trust and friendship?

IF I have hurt myself mentally, HOW do I know I have truly changed?

It is important each and every day to go to the mirror and look at myself and say, “How

have I changed for the better today?” Have a made a true confession, down to the

details, (without blaming others) what causes my anger to surface towards another

human being? Am I empathetic or cold to what they have done to me? It takes a lot of

courage to make a personal confession of where and how and what keeps me stuck

regarding another person. I can only respect and love and accept myself when I am at

peace with all others. Granted, life can be extremely unfair, yet, it is up to ME to follow the

four “R’s”: Responsible - Remorseful - Repairing - Rejecting

Responsible - for myself to pick and choose wisely, those that come into my life.

Remorseful - apologetic if my past behavior is judgmental & agree to make amends.

Repairing - constantly working on myself and my relationship with Jesus.

Rejecting - any all negative behavior, angry attitudes and daily dark drama from others.

It takes courage to do ALL of the above and sometimes it is better to be alone without

certain people in our lives than to have the hurt, and judgement and sadness. If a person

feels “emotionally beat down” this is not a healthy relationship to have. It is important to

remember that IF I care about having good friendships, MY own life must start with being

HONEST with myself. I cannot and should not and will not LIE.

This basic premise allows other people to WANT TO RESPECT ME.

IF I have people in my life that are NOT motivating me to always do the best I can,

Then I need to discard these people and move on to higher ground with Jesus’s help.

There is an old saying that goes like this,

“Do healthy things you love and you will love the healthy things you DO.”

How to have self Respect? I will treat other people as I want to be treated. I will have a

healthy, honest, moral belief system and stand up for myself and act with Integrity . Every

time I think and believe and act with honest intent, my life improves. It’s interesting to see

that the people who most lack self respect come across as weak, needy and self

deprecating. However, above all IF I DO not respect myself, others are most likely NOT to

respect me. How can I tell I have SELF RESPECT? I AM ALWAYS REACHING TOWARD MY

HIGHEST GOALS. DAILY I TRY TO INSPIRE MYSELF TO DO MY BEST, TO BE MY BEST AND GO AFTER

THE BEST. HOW DO I START Good Self Respect? I wake up in the morning and MAKE MY BED.

I EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST. I LISTEN TO INSPIRING, HIGH ENERGY PODCAST OR PROGRAMS. I

SURROUND MYSELF WITH GOOD, HEALTHY, SPIRITUALLY AWAKE PEOPLE.

One of the most beautiful books I have ever read was by Marianne Williamson and her

poem inside the book: “Our Deepest Fear”

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our LIGHT and not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves; Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you NOT to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking

so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are meant to shine as children do.

We were born to make manifest the lord of God that is within us.

It’s not just in some of us, it is in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,

We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we’re liberated from our own fear,

Our presence atomically liberates others.

Can I ask Jesus to help me respect myself today?

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“Never Quit!” Blog #130

If I pray now, will my life get easier today?

As days go by, why can’t I figure things out and have peace?

Will these thoughts in my head give me courage to discipline myself?

I know when I woke up this morning, I had a completely different plan for what I was going

to accomplish. Each of us goes down the “highway of life” not expecting to have so many

detours, so many curve balls, so much distraction. Sadly, it can be that simple little

comment made by someone close to me, and I chose to take it the wrong way. It can be

the silly set of circumstances that blocked my navigating on to a more positive course. I

kept thinking about what someone had said to me and I suddenly got depressed.

When I allow myself to get distracted, I find all kinds of excuses for not doing the “right

thing for myself today”. More than anything, it is easy to find all kinds of reasons for “self

doubt”. My mind has been there a thousand times. I have found all kinds of temporary

“fixes” so to speak. I can ;pick up the phone and call anyone that knows “the complaining

side of me” and find an ally. These copouts are the way I decide to “figure things out?”

Seriously! My life will never get better than this IF this is all that I am going after.

Do I always want this “lower self” thinking to sabotage my every day duties? Because if I

do, it is tried and true. I will stay here stuck like this all day long. It has been tried so many

times that I am an old hand at excuses now. Instead of cleaning my house, it’s easier to

live in a mess. Instead of organizing my life, I survive in clutter. Yet, today….HE is waiting for

me to say: JESUS HELP ME. Somewhere deep inside of me - I know I want better. I want

this spiritual support. I want this help now.

Somewhere inside my mind I know I can do more. Somewhere in my heart, I understand I

can become a better person for myself if I just start the discipline now. ”Help me Jesus”

I can sit here and write about all The things in life, I take for granted. Yet, there are those

people who chose not to give up.

Here are three examples of basic necessities we have today. The light bulb. The

telephone. The safety pin. These three basic necessities were invented by human beings.

Human beings that refused to quit. Thomas Edison became famous for inventing the light

buib. He also was twelve years old when he developed scarlet fever and became deaf!

This never stopped him for not only inventing the light bulb, but the phonograph, the

electric railroad and main parts of motion-picture equipment! He never stopped trying.

He wasn’t even a teenager yet and was losing his hearing…that never stopped him and he

never quit! Lets look at 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Right in

the middle of his inventions, Bell lost not one, but TWO sons of his died from tuberculosis!

They died right in the middle of his inventing process. Bell was very close to his family yet,

he never stopped trying and he never quit!

There is another man that we credit for a small little invention that is timeless. He was just

a mechanic when he found himself in debt to a friend for $15.00 In 1849, $15.00 was a lot of

money! Walter Hunt is credited with inventing the “safety pin” after he was worrying about

that debt he owed and kept twisting a piece of metal, it became the safety pin and he is

regarded as the inventor of it!

Another man that decided to “keep on trying” is a man named Jack Milton. He finally got

his college Degree as a World War 11 veteran at 100 years old.

There is a woman named “Grandma Moses”. She is most famous for starting to paint

pictures at the age of 78. She lived to be 101 years old and painted 1600 paintings!

I could go on and on and prove beyond the shadow of a doubt how important “Mind over

Matter” is. Never give up. Never give in. Never Quit believing in Jesus. Success very often

comes to people that do not give up. Even when faced with the most insurmountable

challenge, if we look, we can always find someone worse off.

“Don’t Quit”. by Edgar A. Guest

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

when the funds are low and your debts are high,

and you want to smile but you have to sigh,

when your cares are pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don’t you quit!

Life is odd with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learn many a failure turns about,

when you might have won IF you’d stuck it out,

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow,

You might succeed with another blow.

Often the struggler has given up,

when he might have captured the victors cup,

And he learned too late, when the night went down,

how close he was to the Golden Crown.

Success is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint of clouds of doubt,

and you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit.

It’s when it seem the worst that you mustn’t quit!

________________

Can I feel Jesus hold my hand today and promise myself I will not quit?

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“Questioning?” Blog #129

Why do I question how to live in my Higher Self?

Where am I suppose to go when things cave in on me?

What is the most important point I must realize to start my day?

Life is hard out there - no debating it. Yet, I CAN’T KEEP DOING THE SAME THINGS OVER AND

OVER. Every single one of us have different poison darts to “mess up our thinking” and

keep us stuck in a rut to complete and WASTE AWAY OUR DAY. Days become weeks and

weeks become months. Suddenly habits are formed and the days are getting darker.

When I can’t find my way out of depression, I just keep going deeper. I find all the ways

people have hurt me, I focus on how “nothing is my fault”. I think about “poor me over and

over again”. So often, I say to myself, “this situation I am in is impossible today”.

Jesus says to me, “I dare you to let me into your life right now!”

When everything is wiped out from my life the way I see it, when people turn on me and I

am not expecting it, when the unexpected happens and I don’t know what to do. I have

found there is no other way, except to say: “Help me now Jesus”. No matter how I feel

each day, where my head is at, I make myself get up, freshen up with a shower and clean

clothes. This start helps overcome a desperate desire to stay in bed and do nothing.

There is a reason for the statement, “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”. Prayerful requests

IF they are for my highest good, and the highest good of those around me - never go

unheard. It is just in the timing that throws us off - I must let go of thinking “instant

gratification”. I must accept Gods timing for how, and why and when things happen to

me. When I believe I am right here in the right place at the right moment - I will make the

most of my situation now.

My thoughts make up who I am. My actions dictate where I go. I decide to live in truth.

There are times when all of us resort to rationalizing why things have happened. I may

say:, “it was because of you, I decided to do what I did”. That is LOWER SELF THINKING.

When I decide to SEE negative things have happened to me are because of MY Choices

alone, I’m on the “light path”.

Here is a simple solution to finding Higher Self awareness. I let go of my anger first. I let go

of my judgements on any and all others who have hurt me in any way. I let go of the

feeling “poor Me” and I put all of these thoughts in a bubble and I visualize blowing them

away. I immediately say the Lords Prayer. This clears my energy. Then I repeat those

three simple words of truth, “Help Me Jesus”.

This is HOW I bring in Higher Self thinking. When I am out of the shower and getting ready

for a day I can barely muster, I begin by saying Positive Affirmations. These affirmations

start my brain shifting into a Higher Gear! The most important point I want to make, LIFE IS

TRULY IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT JESUS. IF I want to start over, balance my life and believe I

can do this - I say to myself “HELP ME JESUS”.

WHEN I IMPLANT POSITIVITY INTO EVERY CELL OF MY BEING, I HAVE INNER POWER.

Why in the world were characters developed on televsion like Superman, Wonder Woman

and the Incredible Hulk? They show us strengths that are super-human and they perform

physical feats that seem impossible for the average human. There is a phenomenon that

no one can explain and it is called “hysterical strength”. This is a person who has the

power to exert force and lift weights beyond what is physical possible for an ordinary

human being. There are true life stories about parents who have lifted a vehicle to rescue

their children in life and death situations. There are thousands of situations where

miraculous events have occurred just because people believed it was possible and Jesus

was there to help them!

Did you know that in 2006 in Tucson, Arizona, a man named Tom Boyle watched as a

Chevrolet Camaro hit an eighteen year old boy named Kyle Holtrust. He was pinned

under the car but was still alive. Tom Boyle was able to lift the Camaro up and off of the

teenager, while the driver of the car pulled him to safety. Can I believe this kind of

impossible now?

Life is not impossible when we believe in HIM and the possibility of all we can do with our

Higher Self awareness intact. I am ready to “blow away the bubble of discontent” and

take on a brand new day with positivity, love for self and Jesus Christ in my heart.

IF my day is filled with questioning, can I find my way to call on Jesus?

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“Be Brave” Blog #128

Can I be brave, have courage and tell the truth now?

What does “low self image” have to do with me?

How do I say “No” to disguised darkness?

When I fill my life with courage, it changes everything. Do I have a low self image in my

day to day decisions? Seriously, sometimes the doubting questions and the things I feel I

have to face are like giving me a “Daily Mission Impossible”. It’s time to stop wasting time

with selfishness, dishonesty and lack of total truth in my life. I’m needed at the helm of my

ship - NOW. The Captain on my ship of life is waiting for me, IF I am willing to choose

wisely. There is no need to board the “Ship of Fools” and sail endlessly through life without

a rudder.

For no matter what I face, I remember HE will never love me less for what I do.

My teenage son came home from camp this summer sharing this, “the camp minister

taught me about a Jesus I never knew. He showed me there is room for me in HIS heart.

So I’m trying to figure out how to keep HIM helping me today”. For that one day, I felt he

really got the message. We have all heard these expressions, “Life is not for sissies”. “You

win some and you lose some”. “Here today, gone tomorrow”. Most of us have trouble

focusing on the positives throughout the day! There is always something to set us back, to

turn us downward or make us want to give up!

There is a great book that both of my youngest children read and it became a favorite.

“Hatchet”, written by Gary Paulsen…very thought provoking. This book is about a

thirteen year old boy named Brian Robeson. He is a product of divorced parents. His

mother lives in NYC and his father lives in the Canadian wilderness. Brian is on a small

plane to visit his father for summer vacation. Suddenly the pilot has a heart attack and

the plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. Brian actually uses a hatchet his mother

had given him, to survive. This book has an amazing message about the power of inner

belief in oneself. Brian has many run-ins with danger. He is attacked by a porcupine, he

makes countless attempts to find help and fails one time after another. When a plane

finally flies overhead and doesn’t see him, Brian attempts to take his own life. He is cut off

from the world for fifty four days yet eventually gets fed up with his fear. He summons

enough courage to dive under the water where the plane has settled, and after almost

drowning, he finally recovers the emergency transmitter from the submerged plane.

The most important part of the book is the way in which Brian gets his courage. He pays

attention to his feelings and remembers positive things from his past. Brian remembers

what an old English teacher insisted on telling him about the “importance of positivity

and determination in order to keep going each day.” By being determined to be positive

each day, one immediately gets the strength to dig deeper inside and “push on”.

Courage must come to tackle the problems of today and things that are in the way,

constantly trying to sabotage and bring failure. By doing this, by being determined to BE

POSITIVE, one quickly defies darkness and pushes it completely away! There is great

power in Positive Thinking. With all the things that happend to Brian, he becomes

changed. He is totally transformed because he has gotten in touch with his feelings and

develops the ability to keep himself thinking positive even in the face of failure! By Brian

finding the emergency transmitter, he was able to send out a signal and a pilot was able

to come and finally rescue him after those long and endless fifty four days lost in the

Canadian wilderness.

I can try now to do what Brian did. I can pay attention to my feelings all day today. I can

tell myself at least three things in my life that I am grateful for. Any minute that I get down,

I remember these beautiful blessings. My gratitude helps fuel a positive attitude inside of

me, it helps me become braver than I ever thought possible. I also start using the

“Alphabet Affirmations”. I start with the letter “A” then I think of ten positive things about

myself that begin with the letter A. I say to myself, “I am awesome, I am amazing, I am

aligned with love, I am accepting of Gods will, I am affirmative, I am affectionate, I am

angelic, I am astounding, I am astute, I am attitude of truth.” Then I go on to the letter “B”

and so on and so forth.

Bravery can be mastered by positive thinking, truth attitudes and the greatest belief of all;

The belief in Jesus Christ who IS my stronghold. I pray every morning, “Thank you Lord

for insulating me in the armor of your highest spiritual steel protection from the tip of

my head to the tip of my toes, I am now protected”.

The definition for bravery is “the quality of mental or moral strength of showing courage or

fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, pain or uncertainty”. How many of us face

uncertainty each and every day? By just knowing that HE is showing up for me. By just

believing that HE is truth, light and the way. By just believing that when I close my eyes,

Jesus has my back. I reset my thoughts in peace.

Can I believe in HIM preparing me to feel brave?

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“Love Myself?” Blog #127

Where am I planted?

Do I respect myself?

Who really helps me grow?

I believe my mind, my body and my soul are all connected! I also believe at a soul level

we ask for certain people and situations to learn lessons from in our life today. For life is all

about learning lessons day after day from others too. So where have I planted myself in

this life to truly flourish? It is important I try to grow in every way internally day after day.

Do I care what goes into my mind daily? Am I stuck in mud, internally sinking deeper into

my old thoughts, anxieties and worry? If something negative happens to me, do I reach

for pills drugs, or a bottle for comfort?

If someone tells me to “bloom where I am planted”, I immediately envision a new garden.

Without care, sunlight and water, this garden will shrivel up and die. It needs water, good

soil and sunshine. I must plant good thoughts into my mind. I must eat healthy food for

nourishment. “Sunny, prayerful attitudes about life” give me added growth. I can’t just

throw myself out there to the wolves of chance and peril and think I can survive in a

healthy way. It won’t happen . Life is like that.

Heres an interesting fact. Somewhere in the world right now is the “worlds largest natural

flower garden”. This garden features over fifty million flowers and two hundred and fifty

million plants. Every season at the onset of winter, the gates reopen to one hundred and

fifty million flowers blooming. The sweet smelling flowers are in every color one could

imagine. This garden, this unbelievable miracle garden, has achieved three Guinness

World Records and declared to be the largest vertical garden ever! There is a fifty nine

foot flower structure of Mickey Mouse. How is it supported? This is the biggest flower

structure in the world. It weighs almost thirty five tons. Thus making it the tallest sculpture

in the world. One other thing, this miracle garden has another record with the longest

flower wall in the world.

Why have I decided to suddenly bring all this amazing information up right now? I have

chosen to share this remarkable story about the Miracle Garden of Dubai because of the

way in which the garden gets its water! According to the officials of the Dubai Miracle

Garden, the Dubai Municipality retreats the grey water of the city and sends it directly

to the garden! How brilliant. The flowers are maintained by the re-use of treated waste

water through a drip irrigation method.

So what am I saying about me and you? If only I can agree to be replanted, I will then be

nourished by HIS Holy Spirit and renewed with HIS “irrigation drip method”! Then in spiritual

truth I am renourished with the Holy Spirit and HIS internal water to wash away, and

cleanse, my anger issues, my sadness and all fear. Right this moment have it all washed

away clean and clear and what an amazing feeling of personal clarity. How to do this? I

need to say these few words now.

Four simple words, “Jesus help me now.”

Instantly, I feel forgiveness for myself. I forgive all of my past actions, right to this

minute, bringing in only SELF LOVE. I begin to “bloom where I am planted”. Now I

become a watering hole for Jesus Christ, whose garden I am firmly planted in. I must trust

this, for it works! There is nothing else to it. There is no magic potion. There is no “figuring

it out”. There is only accepting HIS word. Accepting HIS love. Feeling HIS energy pour

down into me from the tip of my head to the tip of my toes. I can feel the fresh feeling of

new buds of wisdom, internally bloom. For I now begin to grow strong where I am planted

and prayerfully protected. If the grey waters of the city of Dubai can bring life and color

and beauty to this magnificent Miracle Garden of Dubai, Jesus Christ can bring life, love

and light into my life. Here is where I choose to be planted, grow and bloom brightly, day

after day.

Can I invite HIM in to help me replant Self Love into my life?

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