BEING PAINTED

so often in my life,
I want to be the artist.
I want to be the one who
buys the canvas,
the paints,
and does the painting.
I want to be in control
of the canvas, the paints
and the painting.

What if I let go of the need
to be in control of it all.
What if I allowed myself to
just be the canvas and
allowed the Ultimate to
paint me using the
paints of the Divine.

What must I do to just
show up and be the canvas?
What do I have to do to
open myself up to the
brushstrokes of the Divine?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Are you experimenting

SONG OF THE WEEK

I remember the first time I heard James Arthur sing. He has come a long way and this song reminds me how we all need someone or some source in our life that we can hold on for ever and know will hold on to us and never let go. I am blessed to have my wife who never lets go and to have a relationship with the Ultimate who never lets go of me https://youtu.be/0yW7w8F2TVA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Are you making a life?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What gift are you giving others

LOVE HEALS

Sadly, I am so often reminded
we live in a world where we are
taught to see divisions.
This is what fear and hatred do
they divide
They build walls and construct barriers
which divide us from one another
and keep the systems in place;
systems which divide and conquer.

Love heals.
Love teaches us to see
the whole
Love unifies.
Love builds bridges which
enable us to meet,
talk,
discuss,
and understand.
Love enables us to transform the world
one person,
one relationship,
one community
at a time

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Who are you living for

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

The future is where we are heading

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Are you embracing or resisting life?

CREATIVE LISTENING

There is something about listening
really listening,
which opens our creative energy
and allows us to express ourselves
in ways which are surprising,
refreshing,
and unique.

Listening is more than just hearing.
It is about really listening to each other.
It is about paying attention in a way that
is quiet and fascinated.
It is about being drawn in and
attracted to what is being said.
It is about being in the moment
and listening with a sense of
holiness

When we listen in this way,
we open ourselves up and
allow the creative forces within
to emerge,
to flow,
to present new thoughts,
and wisdom from the Ultimate
It is about holy listening which allows
for creative expression
through all the mediums
gifts, and
talents
with which we have been blessed.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What are you doing for others?

SONG OF THE WEEK

This week's song of the week, by Katy Perry, is an anthem about our shared challenges and what its like to feel as though you’re not worthy. We are all worthy! When doors close it is to help us find the door that is just for us.  https://youtu.be/QGJuMBdaqIw

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Are these constant in your life

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What are you doing to help others

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Keep it simple sweetie

HOSPITALITY

There is a peace which surpasses understanding
when we open our hearts to strangers.
We want to draw a line between us and them.
We would rather turn away or disconnect,
then build a bridge.
We are focused on walls which separate,
then bridges that connect.

Hospitality is about building bridges.
It is about living in a way which opens us up
which challenges us to act out of love.
It is about taking the risk
and finding joy in the unknown.
It is about finding positive energy
where we sought not to look.

Hospitality
is about love,
light,
positive energy,
joy,
courage, and
love.
Hospitality is
intentional
and radical.
It is about seeing
the Divine
in the stranger
and the strange.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Slow down and experience life

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Want to make a difference in the world? Be nice.

STRANGERS?

Just because I do not know you
or I am not familiar with you,
does that make you a stranger?

What does it mean to know someone
to be familiar with them?
When I am around strangers
am I thinking they are strange?

Or am I thinking you are like me.
You too are blessed.
We were both created by the Ultimate
in love, as love and to generate love.

I may not know your name.
I may never have spoken to you
or had anything to do with you,
but I may know that you are blessed
and therefore you are not a stranger

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Your attitude determines the direction of your life

SONG OF THE WEEK

I love this song because it captures the frustration over why we have suffering in the world and brings us a sense of peace in that we are all joined together in our hopes for peace.

https://youtu.be/vWwgrjjIMXA

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What do you believe about your life?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

How are you responding to your life?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Change the way you think and you will change the direction of your life.

UNREWARDED MOTIVATION

Different things motivate
different people.
Some of us want things
tangible rewards
and some of us want time
with those we love and
deeper relationships.
But what motivates us
when we will never see
the reward
or not be told of how
we rewarded others.

We know how to act when
we know what to expect,
what we will receive,
how we will be recognized, or
how we will be rewarded.
However, what motivates us
when we release those expectations.
When we act knowing we may not be
recognized or rewarded.

Unrewarded motivations are about us
being present in the experience
of what we are doing,
of what we are creating, and
of what we are experiencing
in the process.
We may never know the rewards of
our actions
but we can find peace and joy
in knowing that the fruits
of our work
are touching others.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Are you experiencing your life?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Have you taken responsibility for your attitude

BEING IMPECCABLE

Be impeccable with your words.
That agreement also tells me to
guard my thoughts,
and ideas, but
it does not tell me
to guard my face.
I have worked to control
what comes out of my mouth,
but not the gestures
that my face makes and
actions speak
louder than words.

Being impeccable,
now means I have to
guard the looks on my face
and the gestures
I may intentionally make
and the ways I express
my disdain and
irreverence for others.

Being impeccable means
I have to remember
to be impeccable
with my
thoughts,
words,
actions,
gestures,
and facial expressions,
while remembering
all are a creation
of the Ultimate
and worthy of being
treated impeccably.