Father/Mother God: I surrender the pictures I have long held of the way I think things should happen. I surrender the outcomes I have attached to my goals and plans. I surrender the problems and challenges I have been holding onto by reliving and retelling them over and over. I surrender my stubbornness and rigidity. I surrender…
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ~ Buddha ~ Unlike most everything in life that is shared, happiness can be given to an infinite number of people, and your happiness will not have been diminished…
A Crystal, in the form of a crystal pendant, is believed to heal holistically and stimulate healing on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Crystal healing is largely based on the principles of energy healing and metaphysics. Everything is made of energy. Our bodies are made of energy and filled with energy. Energy is…
Choose Wisdom! We all need wisdom in order to make the best choices for our life. We need to know the difference between instinct, which animals use to survive, and using choice, which we can use wisely to live a healthy, productive life. When we make foolish choices, it often leads to worsening circumstances. One…
Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs. ~ St. Francis DeSales “Introduction to the Devout Life” “You are my friend……… When you are scared, I will comfort your…
Peace and Love brings us to thoughts of happy times. The 1960’s was a time full of the belief that peace, love and happiness was the way to go. Fashion was freedom. Women had the long, straight hair or the bouffant hairdo, and all contained flowers. Men were happy with their beards, mustaches and long…
Your business is to live with a whole heart, act in harmony with your values, and find peace through your own integrity. ~ Alan Cohen (Wisdom of the Heart) ~ Webster describes integrity as “soundness of moral character.” Integrity has to do with being morally sound. A person with integrity knows what is important to God…
People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things. You don’t necessarily even have to be afraid of punishment after death; purgatory, hell, and heaven are things that a lot of people can’t accept, but still a religion, it doesn’t matter which, keeps a person…
We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present. ~ Marianne Williamson ~ Love flourishes when we give it to other people, but love always starts with ‘me.’ We are the only ones responsible for our life, choices and…
Smudging is a process of cleansing and purifying the mind, body and soul by burning herbs and essential oils. Native Americans started the smudging ritual by burning sacred plants in a bowl or on a stick to clear space of negative energies and restore balance. They have been doing this for ages. These simple smudging rituals…
Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth; Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep. ~ John Milton (Paradise Lost) ~ I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in. ~George Washington Carver ~ Climb the mountains and…
Flower Fairies are very shy creatures. They live in the bottom of gardens and in the middle of grassy meadows. Whenever a seed sprouts, a Flower Fairy baby is born. Each Flower Fairy lives and sleeps in their chosen flower, plant or tree, and grows as their home grows. These beautiful fairies are in charge of…
Many believe it is essential to balance the body’s energy through the healing properties of crystals. Ancient civilizations have utilized their power to release mental, physical and spiritual blockages as a way to facilitate the free flowing energy of crystals throughout the body. The human body and quartz crystals are both made up of the…
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the most of everything that comes along the way. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. The…
If you’re looking for an impressive and inexpensive way to add warming light to the rooms of your home, try candles. You can make candle holders and candle lanterns with many items you have at or around your home. Look for objects that are interesting, and use a variety of shapes and sizes to create…
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. ~ Dalai Lama ~ If you want to make a difference, first decide what is important to you. People with a sense of purpose are driven, focused, committed, and lit up from the inside — unable to be deterred or…
So many conditions of happiness are available – more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don’t have to run into the future in order to get more. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~ While you’re figuring out your purpose in life, don’t forget to sing. Many studies suggest that singing—with others, in…
Incense is known to purify the air and has an extraordinary soothing effect on the mind. This is one of the most important reasons for using incense in meditation. The aromatic effect of incense offers tranquility to the senses. Earlier civilizations used incense as a herbal medicine to treating health disorders. Used in aromatherapy, incense…
Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. ~Mother Teresa ~ A study in the Journal of Family Psychology showed that one of the strongest effects of love in our lives is joy and that joy was created by healthy, positive family and friend relationships, rather than level of…
May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong. May you stay forever young. May your hands always be busy, May your feet always be swift. May you have…
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. ~ Kahlil Gibran ~ Confucius once said that there were three ways to learn wisdom: “First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest;…
A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more. ~ Rosabeth Moss Kanter ~ “The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our…
The seasons flow from summer to autumn to winter to spring. The tides ebb and flow. The cycles of the moon wax and wane. The cells in our body are constantly changing and re-creating themselves. The circumstances we meet each day are different from the ones that existed the days before. Look closely at life…
I wish that I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. ~ Bernard Berenson How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. ~ Annie Dillard, The Writing Life How we spend our days depends on whatever we…