Have you ever noticed how people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve a purpose and to teach you a life lesson. They might also be there to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. They could be…
It is written in the Bible that God uses Angels to minister to believers in many ways. He sometimes utilizes Angels in answering our prayers and involves them into giving us guidance. They sometimes give us encouragement in times of danger and are often involved in guarding us against dangers. When we are looking for…
If you were all alone in the universe, with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life, it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover…
Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. ~ Howard Zinn ~ When we perform acts of kindness, we influence others to be kind too, and this produces an endless amount of effects. It then becomes a sequence of kind acts that provides love throughout the world. “The lotus is the…
I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in important things, diversity; in all things, generosity. ~ George Herbert Walker Bush ~ We all try to be the best we can be. Spiritual people who are generous of spirit are genuinely happy for others good fortune irrespective…
We spend the majority of our lives making decisions, both big and small. Decision making is linked to our emotions. Be calm when you have a decision to make. Take a few deep breaths before you start analyzing the problem. Most of our choices should be meaningful and contribute to an end goal. One of…
Sometimes people think that calling on God means inviting a force into our lives that will make everything rosy. The truth is, it means inviting everything into our lives that will force us to grow – and growth can be messy. The purpose of life is to grow into our perfection. ~ Marianne Williamson ~…
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love, you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ~ Leo Buscaglia ~ Being open to love is a spiritual thing. And to be spiritually open, you must first choose to. Love can only bloom if you’re open to love in…
Lost Love is still love. It takes a different form, that’s all. You can’t see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken, another heightens memory. Memory becomes your partner. You nurture it. You hold it, you dance with it. ~…
Being familiar with yourself is a form of knowledge, and it, too, doesn’t require understanding. You may get to know the images that crowd your dreams and see how they change from one period to the next, but all the while you may not have a clue as to what they mean. I took it…
The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of our greatest storm without. The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear. ~~ Daniel Defoe ~…
I’ve learned: That Life is tough, but that I am tougher! Accept things as they are. Knowing that you can’t change anything other than your attitude and actions gives you power. Choose how you react to any given situation. Make sure that the attitude you have is a positive one. If you hear negative thoughts…
I’ve Learned: That I can’t choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it. Every day of our lives, we are presented with difficult situations and events that will cause us to react. We might take it calmly or we may react much more strongly than we would like. How we…
I’ve Learned: That Money can’t buy Class. Class is Respect. People with class are generous, compassionate and responsible. They show their true self to the world with honor and integrity. They know it is important to treat others the way you would want to be treated. Giving others advance notice before cancelling an invitation, checking…
Life, like a good book, often comes full circle. ~ Richard Paul Evans (Michael Keddington’s Journal, The Carousel) ~ When you’re young, you can’t take care of yourself, you depend on others. This also happens in old age, you depend on others for your care. It also means that events and relationships are cyclical,…
Different crystals contain different powers and are said to be used in healing to enhance and amplify the healing energies needed for good personal energy. Crystals and stones can be used on their own, in conjunction with Reiki healing or other types of therapy. These crystals a found throughout the world and range from different…
Sweet Spirit: We gather as a people who yearn for wholeness. We long for deep connection and yet we get hung up on our apparent differences. We need a new way of seeing ourselves and each other. Show us the truth in ways we can understand. And so it is. Amen. ~ Our spirit,…
There are no prescriptive solutions, no grand designs for grand problems. Life’s solutions lie in the minute particulars involving more and more individual people daring to create their own life and art, daring to listen to the voice within their deepest, original nature, and deeper still, the voice within the earth. ~ Stephen Nachmanovitch …
Coping with the stress in our daily lives is something necessary for good mental and physical health. Medication along with peaceful imagery done correctly can be two successful ways of making this happen. Practice deep breathing, visualizing what you want to happen, practice mindfulness and try muscle relaxation exercises as important steps to relaxation. Take…
The Universe is sending you the right everything. You won’t realize this until you fully show up in the situation the way it is. In other words, whatever the circumstance, if you assume that the circumstance is perfect, then you live fully within that circumstance. How can I be the best I can be within the circumstance that is…
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me…
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ What this possibly means is that actions speak louder than words. This usually happens when someone says they will do something one way, when actually what they do is much different than what they said they would…
Moonstones have a highly spiritual nature, they pull vibrations from the Mother Earth while connecting to the energy of the moon, to work serendipitous events into your life. Its energy balances the masculine-feminine vibrations within your body and will nurture your spirit. The Quartz Crystal is the most popular of the Moonstones. These beautiful crystals…
A Full Moon is considered to be the strongest of the moon’s phases, the one that has the most influence on us. Scientists claim that the moon has no effect on us. Many of us who have studied and observed the full moon, believe very differently. Many believe that the energy of the moon can…