Tuesday nuggets

What we perceive as a failure may simply be our inner being's way of telling us that we are ready to move to a new level of growth.”
                        ~ Anne Wilson Schaef

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Root yourself in love and let go of fear. When we worry about what another will do, about how my day will go, about how the world will be in 20 years, or... We are living in fear. To find love let go of control and get rooted in the space you are in now. God can be found in the present moment.
                        ~ Sid McNairy

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Agreement # 1: Be impeccable with your word. 
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. 
Avoid using the word to speak against yourself 
or to gossip about others. Use the power of your 
word in the direction of truth and love.
                        ~ don Miguel Ruiz 

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It’s time to re-call the radical truth that fear and scarcity obscure from our view: We are enough, we do enough, and we have enough right now, just as we are. We came to this earth already whole, already intact, already complete and full of life’s bounty.
                        ~ Jennifer Cohen & Marc Lesser

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Impossible is just a small word that is thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in a world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It is a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing! 
                        ~ Muhammad Ali

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A Note from the Universe

Actually, nobody "needs" to be corrected. They know when they're acting up, or will soon find out.

Poor behavior within your proximity, however, is always a tip-off that someone else might correct what they're thinking, saying, and doing. 

Advanced Metaphysics 101, 
    The Universe

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As long as you are feeling discomfort within anything, you're holding yourself in a vibration where all of the things that you have conjured, and all of the things that you have let the Universe know that you want, cannot flow to you.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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You are better at goal setting and goal attainment, than you give yourself credit for. Here is an example of how you set goals and attain them on a regular basis.  Most people have their favorite TV shows, and manage to see them on a regular basis.  So of have the goal of seeing the show, and you rearrange your life in various ways, to make sure you are there to watch the show at the right time, on the right day.  That is a perfect example of setting and attaining a goal.  So the same abilities that were used to set and attain the goal of seeing your favorite TV show, are present in you and ready to be used for any other goal you want to achieve. Give yourself credit for having this ability and start putting it to use in other areas, and you will be amazed at what you will accomplish.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

                        "The power is from within, but we cannot receive it unless we give it."
                                        ~ Charles Haanel (1866-1949)
                                        New Thought Author

When someone is surrounded by a magnetic field of joy, you can feel their joy tough you from across the room. People who are popular and who have magnetic personalities are simply people who feel good most of the time. The field of joy that surrounds them is so magnetic that it draws everybody and everything to them.

The more you give love and feel good, the more magnetic your field becomes and the more it expands, drawing everything and everyone you love to you! Imagine that! 

Monday nuggets...

Waiting for Someday
Why Not Now?
All the joy and passion you can envision can be yours right now, rather than in a future point in time.

The time we are blessed with is limited and tends to be used up all too quickly. How we utilize that time is consequently one of the most important decisions we make. Yet it is far too easy to put off until tomorrow what we are dreaming of today. The hectic pace of modern existence affords us an easy out; we shelve our aspirations so we can cope more effectively with the challenges of the present, ostensibly to have more time and leisure to realize our purpose in the future. Or we tell ourselves that we will chase our dreams someday once we have accomplished other lesser goals. In truth, it is our fear that keeps us from seeking fulfillment in the here and now ~ because we view failure as a possibility, our reasons for delaying our inevitable success seem sound and rational. If we ask ourselves what we are really waiting for, however, we discover that there is no truly compelling reason why we should put off the pursuit of the dreams that sustain us.

When regarded as a question, "Why not now?" drains us of our power to realize our ambitions. We are so concerned with the notion that we are somehow undeserving of happiness that we cannot see that there is much we can do in the present to begin courting it. Yet when we look decisively at our existence and state, "Why not now, indeed!" we are empowered to begin changing our lives this very moment. We procrastinate for many reasons, from a perceived lack of time to a legitimate lack of self-belief, but the truth of the matter is that there is no time like the present and no time but the present. Whatever we aim to accomplish, we will achieve it more quickly and with a greater degree of efficiency when we seize the day and make the most of the resources we have at our disposal presently.

All the joy, passion, and contentment you can envision can be yours right now, rather than in some far-flung point in time. You need only remind yourself that there is nothing standing between you and fulfillment. If you decide that today is the day you will take your destiny into your hands, you will soon discover that you hold the keys of fate.
                        ~ Daily Om

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Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be surprised at how easily this happens. Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so.
                        ~ Marcia Wieder

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Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy.      
                        ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

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‎If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning "good morning" at total strangers.
                        ~ Maya Angelou

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Be Good to You!

Be yourself, truthfully.
Accept yourself, gratefully,
Value yourself, joyfully.
Forgive yourself, completely.
Treat yourself, generously.
Balance yourself, harmoniously.
Bless yourself, abundantly.
Trust yourself, confidently.
Love yourself, wholeheartedly.
Empower yourself, immediately.
Give yourself, enthusiastically.
Express yourself, radiantly.
                        ~ First Aid for the Soul

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A Note from the Universe

It's like you're a fabulously complicated jigsaw puzzle piece with stunning colors, wildly serrated edges, oceans of emotion, mountains of possibilities, worlds of talent, and complex energies, but for as long as you see yourself as just human, you'll never quite know where you fit in.

Just say "No" -
    The Universe

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You will notice that those who speak most of prosperity, have it. Those who speak most of health, have it. Those who speak most of sickness, have it. Those who speak most of poverty, have it. It is Law. It can be no other way... The way you feel is your point of attraction, and so, the Law of Attraction is most understood when you see yourself as a magnet getting more and more of the way you feel. When you feel  lonely, you attract more loneliness. When you feel poor, you attract more poverty. When you feel sick, you attract more sickness. When you feel unhappy, you attract more unhappiness. When you feel  healthy and vital and alive and prosperous—you attract more of all of those things.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Ask for help. Asking for help is not a sign you that you are not good enough, it is a signal that you want to do and be your best.  Don't try to reinvent the wheel, unless you need to learn from it.  Ask for help in any area you need it, be it physical, mental or even spiritual.   We can't do everything as well as someone else, and it is a waste of time and effort to try to do something, that another person can do for you, faster and easier, and use the help you are given to move your life ahead and be the best you can be. But be careful to ask the right people for help.  When we need help, all to often we ask who is ever convenient, rather than who is the person best suited to give us the help we need.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

If you are feeling sad, disappointed, frustrated, or any other negative feeling, then you are looking at the world through that feeling field, and the world will look sad, disappointing or frustrating to you. You cannot see anything good through a field of bad feelings. Not only is your negative field attracting more negativity to itself, but you will never see your way out of any problem until you change the way you feel. Changing the way you feel is easy compared to running around trying to change the circumstances of the outside world. All the physical action in the world cannot change the situation. Change your feelings and the outside circumstances will change! 

Weekend nuggets!!!

TODAY BELONGS TO GOD; IT IS MY GIFT TO HIM

Today I give and share all that I am. Knowing this day is already taken care of, I give up control and dedicate everything to God. Today belongs to God; it is my gift to Him.

ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY 
Do not make any decision, small or large, without first asking God, your guides or your angels. If the question comes from your heart, and you are open to receive guidance, you will hear the answer.

Affirmation: I am one with peace.
Remember to keep your word today.
                        ~ Bijan Anjomo

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Language of the Soul

The Paradox of Spirit

The self is not small or big but is both at the same time. Our spirit is like a drop in the ocean of spiritual energy.
 
Each of us has a spiritual self that animates our bodies and infuses our thoughts and feelings. Our language is limited to the world we know for descriptions of something that perhaps cannot be fully comprehended by the human mind. Therefore, only metaphors approach the expressions that give us a true sense of our spiritual nature. The paradox lies in opposing concepts, all of which are true at the same time. And in harmonizing the opposites, we begin to know the wonders of the spirit.

The self is not small or big but is both at the same time. Our spirit is like a drop in the ocean of spiritual energy. Although our spirit seems like a small, disconnected part of a larger whole, it is still made of the same things and can become part of the vast ocean once again. Our individual spirit seems to inhabit our bodies like a passenger in a vehicle but at the same time is not bound by our bodies. Spirits can reach across the miles to touch the heart of a loved one or expand to become one with the universe. We may feel small and perhaps insignificantly young when we look up at the stars, but we are made of the same basic elements. Perhaps looking at the stars is merely a reflection of what is going on within each atom and cell of our being. We are a universe within a universe. Our spirits are ever renewing, yet ageless and eternal. So the self is not new or old but both at once.  

So our spiritual self is not small or big, new or old. We may experience life as good and bad, right and wrong, happy and sad, but this is the experience of the material world of dualities, not the truth of our spiritual nature. By going within to touch the eternal and changeless energy at our center, we can go beyond the contrasting metaphors to the experience of oneness. And in that connection we can know big and small, new and old, movement and stillness. By accepting the paradox of spirit, we open ourselves to the fullness of our own being.  
                        ~ Daily Om

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Letting go of the outcome. Truly being in the moment. Not reflecting on the past. Not projecting into the future. That's freedom. Not caring more about what other people think than what you think. That's freedom.
                        ~ Demi Moore

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Seeking implies that something is lost. It implies that it's possible to lose things. It depends upon duality to even exist. The truth of oneness resolves all sense of seeking. We are everything we seek. So there is no need to do or discover anything, only to be.
                        ~ Meredith Murphy

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We live in a fast paced world where there is a pressure to constantly do more, want more, and have more. It is easy to take for granted the people or things we already have in our life. When we lose perspective and focus on lack, it can quickly bring us down. Take a moment at the end of each day to regroup and take inventory of the good in your life. Remember, someone in this world would be glad to trade places with you!
                        ~ Sydney Chhabra

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A Note from the Universe

What do you now fear? 

How will you use this? 

You're welcome,
    The Universe

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Physical man gets into an uncomfortable place when he concludes, "I and those like me have come to the right decisions, and everybody that's living outside of these right decisions is wrong." And then he spends his life pushing against all those "wrong" decisions and cutting himself off from the Life Force that would help him have joy in his, what he concludes to be, right decisions. There is no one right path. There are endless paths, and the differences in the paths are what make them more and more, and more, perfect. The same old path no longer serves.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Ask the right people for help.  When we need help, all to often we ask who ever is convenient, rather than who is the person best suited to give us the help we need.  It is always good to ask for help or advice, when we need it, but asking the wrong person for advice, can create more problems, than it solves.  Make sure you know that the person you ask for advice had had good experiences with what you are asking and really knows the information you are seeking.  So be selective in whom you ask for help.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

When anything good happens to you in your day, give thanks. It doesn't matter how small it is, say thank you. When you get the perfect parking space, hear your favorite song on the radio, approach a light that turns green, or find an empty seat on the bus or train, say thank you. These are all good things that you are receiving from life. The more love you give in your day-to-day life, the greater the magnetic power of love you have in the field around you, and everything you want will fall at your feet.

So how do you fall in love with life? The same way you fall in love with another person - you adore everything about them! You fall in love with another person by seeing only love, hearing only love, speaking only love, and by feeling love with all your heart! And that is exactly how you use the ultimate power of love to fall in love with life. 

Thursday nuggets

I AM BLESSED AS A CHILD OF GOD

As a child of God, I have all the gifts of life available to me at every moment. The gifts of joy, peace, love, prosperity, abundance, power and choice are mine; they are already in my life. As I acknowledge and recognize these gifts, they manifest more frequently and abundantly. My blessings are infinite, and my life is filled with peace and absolutely effortless prosperity. I am blessed as a child of God.

ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY
Bless people - either silently or aloud - all day long. Say,
"God bless you" to everyone, and mean it.

Affirmation: I have the peace of God.
Remember to keep your word today
                        ~ Bijan Anjomo

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The inward journey is about finding your own fullness, something that no one else can take away.
                        ~ Deepak Chopra

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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
                        ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is something inside you that has NEVER been expressed before. There is a unique style, a huge love, a wonderful creativity and something eternal within you! Don't ruin this precious gift by thinking you should be a carbon copy of someone else. Be you and you will have all the protection and happiness you can imagine!                        ~ Jackson Kiddard

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That's what life is..  a series of beautiful, happy, sad, hard, easy, scary, delightful moments all wrapped up in your vibrantly alive body, mind and spirit! Make the most of it by truly soaking it in, moment by moment.
                        ~ Tia Sparkles Singh

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A Note from the Universe

Often, having what you want is a function of letting go of what you have.

If you know what I mean. 

    The Universe

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Here's an expression in the physical environment that you use to entertain each other (it doesn't serve you very well) that says, "I worry that I'll go down to the dock, and that my ship will have already come and gone. I'll miss my boat." And we say, another boat, another boat, another boat. You have no idea how many boats are coming to your dock. It's a steady stream, and it doesn't matter how many of them you've missed. The only thing that matters is, what are you doing right now in your vibration? And you can tell what you're doing right now in your vibration by the way you feel.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Don't give up your day job, while you are working on your dream.  You are on track to discover and have the kind of life you truly want, but you need to make a living while you are on your way to where you want to be. Find a day job that has many of the elements of the dream job you are looking for. Working near or in the field you want to be in will bring new energy into you life and give you new contacts and information, even though the position you have isn't exactly what you want.  Consider ways to make a living doing things as close to where you want to be, and pursue your dream after 5:00 PM., so you can build up the experience and/or other things needed to make the leap to where you truly want to be.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

If you're feeling fantastic, the force of your magnetic field creates a shield that no negativity can penetrate. And so it won't matter what negativity anyone hurls at you, it cannot touch you, and it will bounce right off your feeling field without affecting you at all.

On the other hand, if a person hurls something negative at you and you feel what they say, then you know that your feelings must have dropped, because the negativity broke through your feeling field. There's only only thing to do if this happens, and that is to find an excuse to politely walk away, so you can restore yourself with good feelings. Two negative fields multiply at a rapid rate when they come into contact with each other, and no good can ever come of it. You will know this from your own life experience; two negative fields together are not a pretty sight!
                        
                 "Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear."
                         ~ Lao Tzu (Circa 6th Century BC)
                                   Founder of Taoism 
 

Mid-week catch-up nuggets!

I LET GO AND LET GOD

Today I surrender control, and I allow the part of God that is expressing through me to come into my life to guide me. Today I let peace make all of my decisions; I let love tell me where to go, whom to see, and what to say; I let the part of me that is God shine forth, creating joy in my life. Today I have the trust surrender control. I let go and let God.

ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY 
For one day, give full control to God. Do not take back the control.
Surrender to His care and love, all day long. Notice how you feel.

Affirmation: I shine peace.

Remember to keep your word today.

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All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
                        ~ Henry Ellis

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Breathe. Let go.
And remind yourself that this very moment
is the only one you know you have for sure.
                         ~ Oprah Winfrey.

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‎The path of the co-creator is to be awakened spiritually within, which then turns into your own deeper life purpose, which then makes you want to reach out and touch others in a way that expresses self and really evolves our communities and our world. Certainly, we can't do that unless we activate ourselves first. That's why, for me, emergence is the shift from ego to essence. That is so important.
                        ~ Barbara Marx Hubbard 
 
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Forget safety. 
Live where you fear to live. 
Destroy your reputation. 
Be notorious. 
                        ~ Rumi

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Notes from the Universe 

It's like one big hall of mirrors, isn't it?  Except, of course, that the halls of time and space reflect what you choose to think.  Like right now.  Wow -      The Universe ******************* You've done well for yourself. Real well. Overshot all the forecaster's predictions. Actually, you've thoroughly embarrassed them. Nostradamus is particularly mortified. Tell you what, how about next time we not tell everyone you're just going to "chill out"? You rock,       The Universe ********************* "Happily-ever-after," I'm happy to tell you, begins with "happily"... in more ways than one. So the next time a loved one sets out to find it, maybe have them consider that the trail may turn frosty cold, if it's not set out upon happily. There, that should get you started. I mean, them. Tallyho,       The Universe ****************************************

Cravings are going to occur to you. So here's the rule of thumb about eating, or about investing in the stock market, or about anything else: If the impulse comes from a joyous thought that feels good, follow it. If the impulse comes from an uncomfortable thought that felt bad, don't follow it.

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People say, "The joy is in the journey," but they rarely understand what they are saying. You are in this focused time/space reality with goals and objectives that call you because as you identify a desire it literally summons life through you. Life summoning through you is what it's all about, not the completion of anything.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Focus on long-term satisfaction, not satisfaction right now.  Many times what we want right now, will work against what we want long term and we need to let the long term goal over rule the short term goal.  For instance, our long-term goal might be to lose weight, but we want a candy bar now. If we choose the candy bar, we are working against the long-term goal of losing weight.  Even if we end up choosing the short-term goal, at least we became aware that we have a longer-term goal, we are in conflict with, and over time, we may begin to choose the longer-term goal on a more consistent basis.  So constantly review where you are heading long term and compare that to what you want at this moment.  The choice you make right now can move you closer to your long-term goal, or away from it.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

You can change any negative situation in your life, but you can't change it with bad feelings. You have to react differently to the situation because if you keep reacting negatively, your bad feelings will magnify and multiply the negativity. When you give good feelings, the positivity magnifies, and multiplies. Even if you can't imagine how a particular situation can change into something positive - it can! The force of love always finds a way.

Love Is a Shield

To take the power out of other people's negativity and not be affected by it, remember the magnetic fields of feelings surrounding each person. There's a field of love, joy, happiness, gratitude, excitement, passion, and a field for every good feeling. There's also a field of anger, discouragement, frustration, hate, desire for revenge, fear, and a field for every negative feeling.

A person surrounded by a magnetic field of anger doesn't feel good at all, and so if you come into their presence, they will most likely direct their anger at you. They don't mean to harm you, but they can't see anything good when they're looking at the world through their field of anger. All they can see are things that anger them. And because they can only see anger, they are likely to get angry and hurl anger at the first person they see - often a loved one. Does this situation sound familiar? 

Weekend nuggets!!!

TGIF! have a wonderful weekend! :-) 

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ONLY LOVE EXISTS; FEAR IS AN ILLUSION

Today I know that only love exists, and fear is an illusion. Fear is lack of love, just as darkness is a lack of light. To remove the illusion of fear, I simply bring forth love; I then notice that fear has gone and Truth has returned. Only love exists; fear is an illusion.

ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY
Tell one person that you love him or her. Be in the present, and have the words come from your heart. Notice the reaction; the person you tell will never forget the moment. Express the love until you connect - until you really feel it. Notice your reaction, as well.

Affirmation: Peace is within me.
Remember to keep your word today
                        ~ Bijam Anjomi

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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety and fear or the handle of faith and determination." Make a choice!
                        ~ Henry Ward Beecher

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Life is... Life is Love, enjoy it. Life is Light, shine it. Life is peace, show it. Life is truth, know yours. Life is joy, revel in it. Life is hope, believe in it. Life is harmony, vibrate in it. Life is unity, connect to it. Be the light you wish to see in the world. May you always find the Light within you so you may see the Light around you ! What is unconditional Love? I Love you as you are . As the Sun shines upon my heart, so may my heart shine upon others!
                        ~ The Upanishads

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Energetically, your life is ready to move in a new direction, but you have to allow for this to happen. Have you noticed that you do the same things each day-that you have fallen into a routine? It is time to break free from the daily patterns you have created in your life. It is time to be spontaneous. When you do this, you open your energy to the possibilities of something new and revive your passion for living. The energy of the Universe is ready to flow and by consciously breaking free of the routines and patterns you have created in your life, you allow space for the new and different to manifest.
                        ~ Cheryl Lee Harnish

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P'taah's Morning Song 

From the God/ Goddess of my being I give forth thanks
for the love that I am, for the love in my life and the love that surrounds me, thank you.

Thank you for the miracle of life that I am and thank you for the miracle of life I see reflected all about me.

Thank you for the gift of life that I am. Thank you for this perfect body, my health and well-being, thank you.

Thank you for the abundance that I am and thank you for the abundance I see reflected all about me. Thank you for the riches and the richness of my life and thank you for the river of money which flows to me and through me thank you.

Thank you for the excitement and adventure of the millions of wondrous possibilities and wondrous probabilities, thank you.

Thank you for the wonderment and thank you for the joy.
Thank you for the beauty and harmony.
Thank you for the peace and tranquillity.
Thank you for the laughter and thank you for the play.
And thank you for the privilege of serving and sharing the gift that I am.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
                        ~ Margery - Angel Healing Waters

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A Note from the Universe

With great responsibility, comes great power.

The more you accept of the first - for your happiness, unhappiness, and all else - the more you are given of the latter.
Sounds like a deal,
    The Universe

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Within the seed of your desire is everything necessary for it to blossom to fulfillment. And Law of Attraction  is the engine that does the work. Your work is just to give it a fertile growing place in order to expand. 
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Here are 3 things you can do when you are about to give up on one of your objectives.  First, ask for help. Secondly, break the objective down into smaller parts, and tackle one part at a time.  Lastly, Get some training, or experience in handling the situation, and then come back to it.  So never give up, just step back and try it a different way.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

If a person says or does something, and you find yourself feeling upset, offended, or angry, do your best to change the negative reaction right away. Simply being aware that you've reacted negatively takes the power out of the negative feelings immediately and can even stop them. But if you feel as though the negative feelings have a grip on you, it is best to walk away and spend a couple of minutes looking for the things you love, one after the other until you feel much better. You can use anything you love to make you feel better, like listening to your favorite music, imagining the things you love, or doing something you love. You can also think about the things you love in the person who upset you. This might be challenging, but if you can do it, it is the fastest way to feel better. It's also the fastest way to become the master of your feelings!

                        "A man who is master of himself can end a sorry as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."
                                                Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
                                                Author and Poet 

Wednesday nuggets...

I CHOOSE ONLY PEACE

Today I choose peace over everything else; I choose peace all throughout the day. Every decision I make will be based on this. No matter what my options are, today I choose only peace.

ASSIGNMENT 
Spend the day in silence. Speak only if you must, and only to bring light and peace.

Affirmation: I love my peace.
Remember to keep your word today.
                        ~ Bijam Anjomi

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Love yourself first and everything falls into line.
                        ~ Lucille Ball

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One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything every night before you go to bed.
                        ~ Bernard Baruch

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A Biblical suggestion for egoic transformation. "Let each esteem others better than himself." That is a wild idea for these days and times. But look closely. When I am busy building others up, that doesn't take anything away from me. As I encourage, nurture and edify others, I feel less need to encourage, nurture and edify my ego. My true self can then have more room to come forth.
                        ~ Jay Morgan

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People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
                        ~ Shannon Burress

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A Note from the Universe 

In a way, life itself tracks a person's generosity, much like an airline might track frequent flyer miles. The more you give, the more you earn, the higher you fly, and the further you go.  

Coffee, tea, or a flat screen TV? 
    The Universe 

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Worthiness, in very simple terms, means I have found a way to let the Energy reach me, the Energy that is natural, reach me. Worthiness, or unworthiness, is something that is pronounced upon you by you. You are the only one that can deem yourself worthy or unworthy. You are the only one who can love yourself into a state of allowing, or hate yourself in a state of disallowing. There is not something wrong with you, nor is there something wrong with one who is not loving you. You are all just, in the moment, practicing the art of not allowing, or the art of resisting.
                       
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You, on the leading edge of thought, are here enormously, creatively involved. There's something so satisfying about asking and deliberately aligning your Energy and deliberately finding the familiar feeling of that, and then seeing it manifest.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Be a magnet for ideas.  Set aside 5 minutes each day, at the same time, and if possible in the same place, to think about new ideas.  Ideas are the key to success and it only takes one to make you rich.  By setting up a time and place to generate new ideas, it becomes one of your goals and by acting on it, it will happen.  Just a few good ideas will set you apart from your competition and propel you towards your goals.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

So to put it frankly, we need to be mindful of not sticking our nose in other people's business, because their business will get stuck on our nose! Unless you want it in your life, turn away from it without feeling anything. You'll not only be doing yourself a favor, but you'll also be doing the other people a favor who don't realize the negative effect gossip can have on their lives.

If you find yourself gossiping or listening to gossip, stop mid-sentence and say, "But I am so grateful that..." and finish the sentence with something good about the person being gossiped about.

                "If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."
                        ~ Gautama Buddha (563-483BC)
                        Founder of Buddhism 

Tuesday nuggets

I AM OPEN TO RECEIVE MIRACLES

Miracles are a natural part of my life, and my acknowledgement of them makes them real for me. Miracles are the expression of unconditional love. They are always available to me; they are my inheritance from God. Today I am open to receive miracles.

ASSIGNMENT 
Treat yourself special. Know that who you are inside deserves the best. Feel unconditionally loved. Give yourself anything you desire. Today you are a loving and lovable king or queen.

Affirmation: I see everyone peaceful.
Remember to keep your word today.

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Stop feeding whatever's bugging you and it will fly away.
                        ~ Karen Salmansohn 

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You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.
                        ~ Ralph Marston

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Four things never come back:

~The triggered bullet.
~The spoken word.
~The wasted time.
~The neglected opportunity.

So choose wisely before it is too late.
                        ~ Author Unknown

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Where the Soul Is
Finding the Place You Belong
 
There will likely be times in your life when your soul evolves more quickly than your circumstances.
 
There will likely be times in your life when your soul evolves more quickly than your circumstances. Your subconscious mind may be ready to move forward long before you recognize that you are destined to embrace a new way of life. Your soul intuitively understands that changing habitats can be a vital part of the growth process and that there may be one part of you that is eager to move to another home, another state, or another plane of existence. But the ties that bind you to your current mode of being can make moving into this next stage of your life more challenging than it has to be. If you find it difficult to move on, consider that just as people in your life may come and go, your role in others' lives may also be temporary. And many of the conditions that at first seemed favorable served you for a short time. When you are ready to match your situation to your soul, you will find that you feel a new sense of harmony and are increasingly connected to the ebb and flow of the universe.

Moving on can be defined in numerous ways. Your forward momentum may take you from your current locale to a place you instinctively know will be more nurturing, comfortable, and spiritually enriching. Once you arrive, your misgivings will vanish, and you will know that you have found a sanctuary. Similarly, subtle changes in your values, goals, or emotional needs can motivate you to distance yourself from one group of people in order to re-associate yourself with individuals that are better able to support you. For example, this could mean moving away from your birth family in order to find your energetic or spiritual family. The route you need to travel may not always be clear; you may feel inspired to change yet be unsure as to why or how. Clarity may come in the form of a question if you are willing to seriously ask yourself where your soul is trying to take you.

In a way, moving from one point to another when you feel strongly driven to do so is a way of bringing your spiritual and earthly energies together. It is a two-step process that involves not only letting go but also reconnecting. You will know you have found your destination, physical or otherwise, when you feel in your heart that you have been reborn into a life that is just the right shape, size, and composition.
                        ~ Daily Om

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Notes from the Universe

An old soul is not an old soul by virtue of age, but for their patience, self-measure, and happy tears for no apparent reason. 

Hmmmmm,
    The Universe

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You have more harmony points with every person on the planet than you have disharmony points, because there is much more of you that is in harmony with your Core than you realize or that most of you allow. The closer you come to being in harmony with your Source Energy, the more in harmony you are with each other. When you think about other people and what they think of you, do you understand that what they think of you has very little to do with what you are? It has mostly to do with the habits of thought that they have developed. It has more to do with them as thinkers than it does with you as the subject of their thought. If nothing is more important to you than that you feel good, you can form a fantasy about someone who is in your life and they will begin to modify to meet your fantasy, because Law of Attraction is a very powerful thing.

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A belief that the behavior of others must be controlled—so that your observation of that good behavior will make you feel good—leaves you feeling vulnerable to their behavior.

We would like to help you to understand that neither the good feeling you find when you observe wanted behavior, nor the bad feeling you find when you observe unwanted behavior, is actually the reason that you feel good or bad. The way you feel is only ever about your alignment, or misalignment, with the Source within you. It is only your relationship with the Source within you (with your own Inner Being) that is the reason for the emotions that you feel.

While it is nice to find things in your physical environment that enhance your good-feeling alignment with your Inner Being, your understanding of why you feel good will make it possible for you to feel good regardless of the behavior of others.

Understanding that the way you feel is really about your Vibrational relationship with your Inner Being—with the Source within you, with the expanded version of you who resides inside your Vortex—gives you complete empowerment and absolute freedom.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Looking for a role model to follow? Be the person your friends say you are, and avoid being the person your enemies say you are. Follow the positive traits people say you have and build on them. You will find people drawn to you and they will help you succeed.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

Gossip is Sticky Too

Gossip seems harmless on the surface, but it can cause a lot of negative things in people's lives. Gossip is not giving love. Gossip is giving negativity and that's exactly what you receive back. Gossip is not harmful to the person who is being spoken of; gossip harms those gossiping!

When you are talking with a family member or friend, and they tell you about some negative thing that someone said or did, they are gossiping and they are giving negativity. As you listen to them, you are giving out negativity too because you are a feeling being, and you can't hear negative things without your feelings dropping rapidly. When you talk with a work colleague at lunch, and you both talk negatively about someone, you are gossiping and you are giving out negativity. You can't talk about or hear negativity and have good feelings!   

couple more wonderful nuggets for marination...

Clay Balls        

A woman was exploring caves by the Seashore.  In one of the caves she found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls.  It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake.   They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the woman, so she took the bag out of the cave with her.  As she strolled along the beach, she would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as she could.   

She thought little about it, until she dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock .  Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!  

Excited, the woman started breaking open the remaining clay balls.  Each contained a similar treasure.  She found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls she had left.    

Then it struck her.  She had been on the beach a long time. She had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves.  Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, she could have taken home tens of thousands, but she had just thrown them away!   

It's like that with people.  We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel.  It doesn't look like much from the outside.  It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it.   

We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy.  But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.   

There is a treasure in each and every one of us.  If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.  
  
May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.   
  
Appreciate every single Thing you have, especially your friends, as life is too short and friends are too few!
                                    ~ Author Unknown


Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel :-)  

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Compelled to Create
Embracing Your Muse 

Nearly all creative possibilities are related to the muses that inspire us.
 
Inspiration is an intangible yet inseparable part of the creative process. Nearly all creative possibilities are related to the muses that inspire us. The ancient Greeks believed that all creation, whether artistic or scientific in nature, was motivated by goddesses who served as the literal embodiment of inspiration. These were the Muses ~ the givers of the creative spark. We still rely on muses to drive the creative process, though ours may take a diverse range of forms. People we meet, intriguing ideas, movies, books, nature, and cultural ideals all have the potential to awaken our imaginative minds. When we are touched by our muses, we understand viscerally that we are capable of producing our own unique kind of greatness.  

Many people move through life unaware of the presence of their muse. This lack of awareness can be compounded by the fact that we may have one muse that remains with us throughout our lives, multiple muses that inspire us concurrently, several muses that come and go as necessary, or a single muse that touches us briefly at specific moments. You will know that you have found your muse when you encounter a force that makes you feel courageous enough to broaden the range of your creativity. The presence of this force will erase your self-doubt and motivate you to give your thoughts and feelings form. Should your muse continue to elude you, however, there are steps you can take to increase your chances of falling under its inspired influence. If you surround yourself with people who support you, keep a pen and paper handy, immerse yourself in culture, and brainstorm frequently, you will soon reconnect with your muse. 

Once you have identified your muse, embrace it by giving yourself over to the creative inspiration it provides. No matter what you are moved to create, you will find that neither fear nor criticism can penetrate the wonderful bliss that goes hand in hand with the act of taking an idea and turning it into something the whole world can enjoy. 
                                      ~ Daily Om

Weekend nuggets!!!

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I OPEN MY MIND TO PEACE

Today I open my mind to the realization that there is always another way to view any experience in life. Whenever an experience does not bring me peace, I look at it from a different perspective. By being aware of the possibility that there I another way of looking at the experience, I create the opportunity for a peaceful resolution. Today I open my mind to peace.

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY 13
Find a homeless person and give that person some money. When you do,
notice your judgment. That judgment is about you.

Affirmation: I open my life to peace.
Remember to keep your word today

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I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.
                        ~ Hafiz of Persia

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Where your talents and the needs of the world cross lies your calling.
                        ~ Aristotle 

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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. 
                        ~ Pema Chodron 

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The past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where you apply the lesson. Don't give up in the middle!
                        ~ Brigitte N.S.

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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. 
                        ~ Winston Churchill

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Work on BEing who you want to be first, then you will do what you need to do, and then have what you want to have.
                        ~ Through the eyes of the soul 

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You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
                        ~ Louise Hay

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Life is so much simpler than we allow it to be. We put all these expectations on ourselves and one another that we just don't allow our lives to BE the reflection of the beauty that it IS. If we all stopped trying to get and obtain and just started BEing the LOVE that we are, there would be a lot less conflict in the world and within ourselves. Just for today, stop pushing, pulling, and grasping and just BE. BE open to the beauty that is your life and BE open to how the simplest thing like a gentle breeze is one of the most serene and beautiful moments. Start sharing instead of taking and start BEing instead of trying to DO. Watch how your life will open up in the most miraculous of ways. 
                        ~ SHARIng Sunshine & Love with Shari

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A Note from the Universe

The higher your perspective, the cooler your life. 

Highly, 
    The Universe

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You created yourself from the components of this time/space reality. You did not come from another planet. For most of you it is (slightly) easier to believe that some spaceship came in from another planet and dropped some of you off, and now, you've really got it going good. And the same spaceship also brought…(oh no, that's the Noah's ark story) two of everybody else. And so, now, you've got the same problem with this story that you do with Noah's ark: It must have been a smelly boat…And how did all those species get on it? (and where did they come from?) you see?
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Dr. Rob Gilbert asks us to consider if we are going to let your attitude dictate your circumstances, or if your circumstances will dictate your attitude.  Because things are constantly changing, every moment of your life, you are handed new circumstances to deal with.  Depending on your attitude, this can be a new opportunity to move your life ahead, or it can be another example of you just drifting in whatever way the world moves you.  Two things are required of you if you want to move your life ahead.  First you need to know what you want, what your goals are, etc.  Then, you need to take every new circumstance and use it to springboard yourself toward what you want to achieve.  If you sense you are just being pushed through life without goals or if you are not taking action to pursue your goals, stop everything you are doing, and start working on your dreams.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith 

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Daily Teaching from The Power

Now this is fantastic news, because it means you can stick everything you love and want to you by looking for the things you love in other people, and saying yes to them with all of your heart! The world is your catalogue, and when you understand the power of your love, it is a full-time job noticing everything you love in other people. But it's the easiest and best way to change your whole life. It beats struggle and suffering. All you have to do is notice the things you love in other people, and turn away from the things you don't so you don't give them any feeling. How easy is that?
                        "Taking the first footstep with a good thought, the second with a good word, and the              third with a good deed, I entered paradise.
                                        ~ Book of Arda Viraf (Circa 6th Century)
                                        Zoroastrian Religious Text

Thursday nuggets!

I RELEASE ALL FEAR

Today I let go of my fear of anything, and I trust God to take the fear away. The way that I let go is simply by knowing that fear does not exist. I truly know that fear is simply Ego's deluded perception that it is possible to experience a lack of love in my life. To release this deluded perception, I must know that I am always filled with, and surrounded by, unconditional love. Whenever I experience fear, I can bring forth this unconditional love, and immediately the fear will disappear. Today I release all fear.

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY 12
Write five to ten affirmations of joy and prosperity for yourself. Repeat them throughout the day.

Affirmation: I embrace only peace.
Remember to keep your word today.

************************************* Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.                               ~ Jimi Hendrix  ************************************* A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.                                     ~ Mark Twain *************************************

Everything you have in life can be taken from you except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. This is what determines the quality of the life we've lived. Not whether we've been rich or poor, famous or unknown, healthy or suffering...what determines our quality of life is how we relate to these realities, what kind of meaning we assign them, what kind of attitude we cling to about them, what state of mind we allow them to trigger...                                    ~ Victor Frankl

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REALIZE THIS...

No matter what you do or whose you are or what office you hold, you will never obtain unanimous approval for whatever you do, or position you hold.

There will always be someone, waiting or scheming to reject what you say, to do or push against what you say or teach and mandate.

Lack of approval will only distress you, if you allow it to.

Know this one thing to be true...any emotional power anyone has over you is the power you decide to give or have given to that person.

Never let the fear of disapproval of others prevent you from doing the right thing and neither entertain it.

Never or at least try not to, as much as it is humanly possible as Leaders, allow yourself to be pushed against or lose your composure.
                        ~ Vonn Brown

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A Note from the Universe

Of course, these are crazy times to be alive, when virtually anything could happen next, fortunes are made and lost overnight, friends come and go, and lovers glimpse eternity between fear and ecstasy.

That's why zillions upon zillions of souls, more than you will ever know, said, "No wa-y-y-y, José."

And it's why a few brazen billion, said, "Whoooo-Hooooooooooooooo!"

You all have so much in common,
    The Universe

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The reason you want every single thing that you want, is because you think you will feel really good when you get there. But, if you don't feel really good on your way to there, you can't get there. You have to be satisfied with what-is while you're reaching for more.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Do you know what your purpose in life is? The most successful people have a clear idea of what their purpose on this earth is, and they make sure they pursue it.  People that don't know their purpose in life flounder around and miss the enjoyment of doing something they were put here to do.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

The Law of Attraction is a Sticky Business

The law of attraction is a sticky business. When you rejoice in another person's good fortune, their good fortune sticks to you! When you admire or appreciate anything about another person, you're sticking those qualities to yourself. But when you think or discuss negative things about someone else, you're sticking those negative things to you too, and you're putting them into your own life.

The law of attraction is responding to your feelings. Whatever you give, you receive, and so if you stick a label on any person, circumstance, or event in life, you are sticking the label on you, and that's what you will receive. 

Wednesday nuggets...

I GIVE AS I RECEIVE

I know that giving and receiving are the same thing. It is just as joyous to give as it is to receive. It is just as joyous to receive as it is to give. When I give joyously, I am healed by doing my function of making a contribution to another. When I receive joyously, the giver is healed by doing his or her function of making a contribution to me. Today I give as I receive.

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY 11
See at least one person as a child of God. Show this person unconditional love.
You will feel honored to be in his or her presence.

Affirmation: I wish peace for everyone
Remember to keep your word today

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This moment right here and now is a moment that you can use to start living your ideal life. This tiny moment has that great power. So much so, the word moment could be re-named momentum - because it offers the momentum to change your life.

Happy new day everyone! Tap into your moment-um right now to start living the life you want to live RIGHT NOW - thinking positively, aiming yourself to where you want to go, not facing backwards to regrets and resentments from the past! 
                        ~ Karen Salmansohn

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I don't see why we ever think of what others think of what we do – no matter who they are. Isn't it enough just to express yourself?
                        ~ Georgia O'Keeffe

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‎The scientific use of thought consists in forming a clear and distinct mental image of what you want; in holding fast to the purpose to get what you want; and in realizing with grateful faith that you do get what you want.
                        ~ Wallace D. Wattles 

************************************* Moving out of victim consciousness requires taking self-responsibility. Having the ability to respond to whatever arises in our experience means that we not only shift the situation, we shift our consciousness as well.                         ~ Michael Bernard Beckwith ************************************* A Note from the Universe A philosophical journey from here to there... Do you think that if $10,000,000 were to be suddenly deposited into your checking account, that over the following months and years you'd have fewer and fewer challenges? Or do you think, perhaps, that your challenges would simply evolve and change?  Right, evolve and change.  And do you think that with your extra $10 million, you'd gradually be presented with more and more opportunities to be happy? Or do you think, perhaps, that your opportunities would simply evolve and change?  Right, evolve and change.  Now doesn't that answer everything?  Beeb, beeb -      The Universe *************************************

This is always true: What I think and how I feel, and what manifests, is always a vibrational match. But here's the big kicker: What manifests isn't manifesting instantaneously. So, you've got all this buffer of time leeway that makes you sloppy... If you thought a negative thought and a brick would instantly fall on your head every time, you'd clean up your thinking. But you're not here to be punished about your thinking. You're here to use your thinking—and your focus—to create.        
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Decisions are what change your life.  Yes, education is important, as are friends, health and so on.  But decisions are what cause you to change, and change is what brings you what you want. So ask yourself, what decisions can you make right now, that move your life ahead as a result of them and do it right now.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith 

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Daily Teaching from The Power

If you imagine the people in your life as your Personal Emotional Trainers, it will help you with any difficult relationships. It's the tough trainers who make you stronger and determined to choose love no matter what, but they're also giving you a message. They're telling you that you've gotten yourself onto a negative feeling frequency - and you need to feel better to move off it! No one can come into your life and affect you negatively, unless you are already on the same negative feeling frequency. If you're on a feeling frequency of love, it won't matter how tough or negative someone is, they will not and cannot affect you!

Each person is just doing their job, just as you are doing your job of being a Personal Emotional Trainer to others. There are no enemies, there are only some great PETs, and some tough PETs who are making you great. 

Tuesday nuggets

I AM OPEN TO RECEIVE ALL OF GOD'S GIFTS

Today - all day - I literally walk around with my hands open to receive. I am not surprised when I realize that I am receiving without having to do anything. When someone offers to contribute something to me, I accept graciously. Knowing that each gift is a gift from God, I experience profound thankfulness and gratitude within myself; God hears my thankfulness and gratitude, and responds with more gifts from many sources. Today I remember to keep saying to myself "I am open and receiving all of God's gifts."

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY 10
Walk around all day with your hands open to receive. Imagine your
spiritual self walking around with hands open to receive.

Affirmation: I see world peace.
Remember to keep your word today.

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Judgments are based on a belief of separateness, which stems from fear. When you are busy judging something as bad or wrong, you are in reality judging a part of yourself as bad or wrong. When you believe us as all one, there is no separateness - no need for judgment. 

“Love is the absence of judgment.” Dalai Lama XIV

                        ~ Thru the Eyes of the Soul

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Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
                        ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

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‎When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter five years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go.
                        ~ Catherine Pulsifer

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A Note from the Universe

Did you know that it's perfectly OK, even highly ideal, to claim all is well amongst doubt and confusion? To be happy in spite of challenges? To laugh at problems? Dance without a partner? Sing without a rhyme? Talk to inanimate objects? 

Oddly, most don't. 

You so rock, 
    The Universe

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My Thoughts Join a Powerful Swirling Vortex of Attraction... In the same way that the Law of Attraction is responding to the thoughts, words, and actions that you are offering here in your physical reality, the Law of Attraction is always responding powerfully to your Vibrational Reality. When the Law of Attraction, the Universal manager of all Vibrations, responds to the clarity of Vibration offered by your expanding Inner Being, the result is a powerful swirling Vortex of attraction.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Develop an attitude of gratitude as Motivational Speaker Glen Hopkins suggests.  Take some time to review the way your life is working for you, rather than focusing on the problems you have.  Once you have found some good in your life, make an effort to share part of it with someone else.  If you give something to someone else for no other reason than to help them, or make them feel good, you walk away much happier than you were before.  Right now, make list of 5 things you are fortunate to have in your life, and then find a way to pass on some of the rewards you have reaped from these things, on to someone else.  Then you are on your way to even more happiness.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith 

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Daily Teaching from The Power

Personal Emotional Trainers can use all kinds of situations and tactics to challenge you, but the thing to remember is that every challenge is presented so you will choose love and turn away from negativity and blame. Some trainers may challenge you to judge them or others, but don't fall for that trap. Judgment is a negative and it's not giving love, so if you can't love the good in someone or something, simply turn away.

Some trainers may test you by provoking you to feel revenge, anger, or hatred. Turn away by looking for the things you love in life. Some trainers may even hit you with guilt, feelings of unworthiness, or fear. Don't fall for any of them, because negativity of any kind is not love.

                        "Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
                        Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
                        Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it."
                                        ~ Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
                                        Baptist Minister and Civil Rights Leader 

Monday nuggets...

I DESERVE PROSPERITY

Today I know that because of who I am - a child of God - I deserve all of God's gifts. They are my inheritance. When I open my mind and heart, I see myself as a very wonderful person who deserves everything that is good. And when I say, "I deserve prosperity," meaning it with my whole heart, I allow prosperity to come forth, to complete and fulfill me. I deserve prosperity.

ASSIGNMENT
Be dedicated to laugh. The more you laugh, the more prosperity comes to you.
Laugh all day long. If people are with you, make them laugh, too.

Affirmation: My planet Earth deserves peace.

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BE the LIGHT you wish to see in others for it begins with YOU! 
                        ~ Shelly Wilson

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Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
                        ~ Denis Waitley

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If I could define Enlightenment briefly, I would say it is the quiet acceptance of what is.
                        ~ Wayne Dyer

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Scott Peck, in one of 'The Road Less Traveled' books said that disengaging from your thinking mind and being able to watch your thoughts is the first step toward true psycho-spiritual growth. Until a person can do that, he/she is their ego and the ego is him or her. Objectively watching thoughts gets you going - and growing; it's as simple as that.
                        ~ Jay Morgan

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You are goodness and mercy and compassion and understanding. You are peace and joy and light. You are forgiveness and patience, strength and courage, a helper in time of need, a comforter in time of sorrow, a healer in time of injury, a teacher in times of confusion. You are the deepest wisdom and the highest truth; the greatest peace and the grandest love. You are these things. And in moments of your life you have known yourself to be these things. Choose now to know yourself as these things always.
                        ~ Neale Donald Walsch 

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A Note from the Universe

Baby souls see what's wrong.

Young souls see what's right.

And old souls, know better. 

I know you, 
    The Universe

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The things that we would be asking ourselves is, "What proportion of my day am I in vibrational harmony with my desires, which means, how much of my day am I happy, glad, eager, fulfilled, satisfied, complimentary? And what percentage of my day am I ornery, irritated, frustrated, or blaming?" And you don't have to do 100%, you don't have to do 90%, you don't have to do 80%. If you could even get around 55% feeling better, than not feeling so good — you'd have significant movement in what begins to happen in your experience.
                        ~ 'The Teachings of Abraham' by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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Always leave some money on the table.  Always leave the people you have been dealing with a good feeling about dealing with you, so that they will want to deal with you again. Look at getting a sale, or completing a project as the beginning of a relationship, rather than a one-time affair.  In that way, you become an ally, someone to bring in on future projects, etc.  Make people feel good about dealing with you and they will come back to you and your life will move ahead faster.
                        ~ Edward W. Smith

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Daily Teaching from The Power

"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
                ~ Aristotle (384-322 BC)
                Greek Philosopher and Scientist

PETs

One way to take the sting out of confrontational or difficult relationships is to imagine people as your own "Personal Emotional Trainers"! The force of love presents you with a whole array of Personal Emotional Trainers, disguised as everyday people, but they are all training you to choose love!

Some people may be soft Personal Emotional Trainers because they don't push you very hard and they're so easy to love. Some people may be tough Personal Emotional Trainers because they push you to your limits, as some personal physical trainers do, but they are the ones who are making you stronger to choose love no matter what.