“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
-Marcus Aurelius

What FEEDS your Soul?
I love to get up early in the morning when it is still dark and mystical outside.  Lately I have been at my meditation chair looking out the patio window just as the sun was rising.  It was gorgeous and glorious.  I watched as the clouds went from mystical white pink to increasing glorious hot pink, orange, purple and then simmering back down to pale pink, orange, purple and then white. It was God’s symphony in the morning. The soft beginning, rising to a crescendo and then falling back to a lovely quiet ending.  This FEEDS my soul every morning.
I am always in awe of the wonder of God’s Expression in nature.  The hills reflected the color as they met the new day.  It was so beautiful, so magical, so God being God!
Find the time before you start your day to discover what feeds your soul to carry you through the day in a mind/heart place of gratitude, peace, love, compassion and joy. All you feel reflects who you show up to be everyday.
What feeds your soul?
Love to you all.

  I was reading the daily inspiration by Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard in the Science of Mind magazine and the phrase that stood out for me was, “The Best Possible Version of Ourselves.”  So I asked myself, “What is the best possible version of myself?”  I began a list and when I thought I was done, it was pretty amazing.  My best self is when I am really being ME, the Higher Me, the God me, practicing my Christ Consciousness. All of it is truly ME. What a wonderful question to ask yourself when annoyances, or unexpected challenges come up.  “What is the best possible me in this moment? ” How can I express and relate as my God Self? What words would my Christ Consciousness say?  This concept is familiar because we have heard the phrase, “What would Jesus do, or What would Buddha or Krishna do?”  The difference is, we are not trying to BE like our master avatars, we are deciding to BE the Master/Avatar of our own Self.  That to me is truly transforming. The Holy Zohar, the Book of Avraham says, “For the manifestation of complete fulfillment to take place, we need to evolve into our truest, greatest selves. In our thoughts, our feelings, and our actions; we need to erase negativity and replace darkness with Light….“ When someone does a wrong deed, or says an unkind word to you, stop for a moment, close your eyes and ask yourself, ‘What is the best possible version of myself in this moment?” Bring it forward with thoughts of love, feelings of compassion and acts of kindness. That is your True Self being YOU.

What is Happiness?

I love this quote.
I believe this is true.  The more we make a choice to spread happiness around with a smile, a kind word, a helping hand, a charitable act,  the more returns to us as a happy encounter, a happy phone call, a happy opportunity, a happy day.  Being happy is always a choice. We can make it daily as we step out of bed, in our prayers, meditations and in all the busyness of the day.  So if you want happiness, BE the first one to give it.

Be the JAM today. Create a little happiness for another person and watch  the benefits flow in all directions including yours.
HAPPY SPREADING…….