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Gratitude Reflections

November 29, 2011 by

It seems appropriate to end the year of 2011 with Gratitude.  Of all the 144 Qualities of Love, gratitude is one of my personal favorites.  There have been endless words written about this quality, personal moments of sacred silence in gratitude, outward expressions of thankfulness in every … [Read more...]

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The Question of Receptivity

November 1, 2011 by

How receptive are you? How receptive am I?  A tricky question we don’t ask ourselves often enough. The quality of taking in and receiving is being receptive to all life has to offer us. We often say no to life without even realizing it.  Mother Nature never says no to life, she is life.  We are the … [Read more...]

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Vision is Power

September 28, 2011 by

Vision, creativity and passion carry us to places we did not know we could go.  Believing in oneself and evolving into a state of knowing is a long path to travel, with many bridges to cross. Knowingness is an ever evolving process within ourselves.  How do we learn to believe in ourselves so much, … [Read more...]

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We Are Energy

September 27, 2011 by

We are energy.  Let’s talk about this briefly.  Our thought is energetic and holds within it - power.  We as creators have the power to direct this energy.  Cause and effect would be how things manifest outwardly in our lives, and is a direct result of how we manage that energy.  The cause is our … [Read more...]

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Ask Yourself Some Questions

September 5, 2011 by

"You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big … [Read more...]

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