Reflections....

My Thought for this Day......I love the gentleness of an early morning. The quietness of the dark closes softly around me. My thoughts seem to calm and draw deep. I reflect on the past, present and future. The air is clear and serene. The house wraps security around me and mine. I communicate honestly with myself. I am comfortable in my bones. I send thoughts and prayers. I release anxiety. I receive answers. This is truly my time. Maybe this is not your way. Maybe the late night suits you better. I don't think the when matters. I don't think the why matters. But I believe with all my soul that the doing matters.

Sacred.......

My Question of the Day? What is sacred to you? Do you truly understand the word? There are several definitions, but we'll go with 'Reverently Dedicated". So, again, what is sacred to you? I think the answer to this question speaks volumes about a person. It is their symphony, their book of life, their mountaintop. It sets the parameters of their actions, words, goals. It in fact, is the true inner core of their being. Imagine that which is sacred to you is the Hub of your Wheel of Life and everything you do, speak, think, are the spokes. Your wheel turns daily guided by your Sacredness, your Reverent Dedication. And do you even realize this? Have you ever stopped to truly soak in, immerse yourself in that which is sacred to you? It doesn't come easily. It takes inner revelation. It draws on the spirit. It defines you in a way like no other. So, I hope you take the time to soul search, to throw out the trash, that which is evil and destructive, and dwell peacefully, calmly and with dignity and grace in your Spirit of Sacredness.

Waiting...............

My Thought for this Day. It is said that patience is a virtue. To me patience implies waiting. We all wait. We wait for happy times. We wait for decisions. We wait for explanations, answers or possibly questions. We happily wait for expected milestones and achievements. We also at times wait for a sorrow we know is inevitable. I am waiting as are you. But I try each day to not live totally under the umbrella of waiting. Instead, I strive to enjoy each moment....to laugh, to cry, to embrace, to live. I hope this is the 'my' virtue part of patience.....not missing today by looking ahead to whatever awaits.

Changing Hearts.......

My Thought for this Day......I wonder what you let change your heart? Do you allow gossip to weave its thorny vine around it? Do you look only at the superficial appearance of people and turn and walk away with a hardened heart? Do you stereotype your fellow man by race and ethnicity, thus missing out on a wealth of histories and cultures? Are you missing the melting pot of the human race? Does your heart cry out "Not like me, so not good"? Think long and hard about just exactly what you might be missing. You are a tiny speck in a huge eternal world. Can't you see that if you put blinders on your heart, you are overlooking the absolutely enormous gift of life in all its millions of facets? What a shame. Embrace yourself with a coat of many fabrics. Each thread is special. Each stitch God given

Seasons of Time..............

Seasons of Time…We all have seasons. How comforting to know that we are truly aligned with Nature. As I see it, we are born into Springtime. Newly green, soft, supple young things that are easily molded. We then move into Summer where we are baked by the heat of the sun. We are much like fresh dough that is placed into the Ovens of Life. We begin to form our very special selves. Then comes the Autumn of our Lives. We walk among our leaves that begin to fall from our mortal selves. We live within this time knowing that we have set our paths and changed them, reset them, then walked the curves, and hills and dips and highways of Just Being. Winter is last; it is a time for pulling into ourselves. We begin the process of memories and reflections and not dreading the starkness, but instead embracing the comfort of our inner selves.

Begin.....

My question of this day....when you wake up each day, where do you go emotionally? Do you head to that corner and turn your back on the world? Do you mentally cross your arms and tap your foot impatient with what lies ahead of you? Do you pull that box over your head and refuse to see what surrounds you? Do you miss your reality both good and bad? We each have a routine that sets the tone of our days, a lightness or a darkness. I encourage you to sit, even for just a moment and live in the silence of your being. Ground yourself in the breath of life. Even 60 seconds of awareness, positivity, and gratitude opens a vista of possibilities, a relish for this very day, a thankfulness that we are us!

Toolbox

We all have a personal toolbox, full of things that we use to live our lives. This is a gift. No matter the need, you have received a coping mechanism. Here is the beauty and the beast. You either realize the value of your tools , or you live your days searching endlessly for answers. I hope your tools of patience, thankfulness, forgiveness and joy are sharpened and glossy with use. And your tools of anger, greed, jealousy and selfishness are rusty from idleness. Open your toolbox daily. Use it with wisdom and faith. It is an amazing gift.