4th of JULY


Today we are celebrating our country’s freedom! Freedom means many things, and most importantly it means each person has a right to live, love, laugh and pray
the way he or she chooses. I am grateful I live in this country, rather than in any of the war torn countries around the world. The United States has its faults,
and because I feel free, living here, I have the right to speak up when I see something wrong or actions hurting and/or harming another being. I do not have to
worry about police arresting me because I spoke against any actions our government takes. We are free to speak, use our words and write our opinions.

Freedom comes with choice and choice comes with consequences. Our laws are set up to protect the vulnerable. If we choose to hurt another person physically our
consequence may be jail. If we hurt someone verbally, the consequence may be a loss of friendship or the karma of being hurt by words from another person.

Sometimes, a person’s freedom is falsely interrupted due to hate and prejudice.
We hear of racial profiling. We hear about graffiti on churches, mosques, temples, synagogues. We hear of shootings due to hate and prejudice. T
hese actions must be stopped and those committing atrocities against another human must have his or her freedom revoked!

The Declaration of Independence was originally only meant for white people. In 1776, although we were free from British control, black and brown slaves were
not free from the early white American’s control. On July 5th, 1852, abolitionist Frederick Douglass gave a significant keynote address at an event in Rochester,
New York. In his speech, Douglass also challenged the hypocrisy of Independence Day by asking “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer;
a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.”

From the Perspective of Black Americans

“The Declaration of Independence is probably the most hypocritical document,” said Dr. Rick Warren, President and Founder of the Black Expo
and RW Media Enterprises. “At one point, they’re declaring freedom and, at another point, they’re enslaving people. It’s an interesting dichotomy.
So many Black people in America have always had an interesting view on the Fourth of July. In our culture, it’s become one of those holidays used more
as a family get together. It’s an opportunity for us to come together rather than a celebration of freedom.”

“The Fourth of July is a national holiday to celebrate this country’s freedom from Britain,” said Rory Kaufman, Chair of the Black American Political Association
of California, Sacramento Chapter. “But, Black people were never free or equal. We were still Three-Fifths in the Constitution of the United States. We were not
considered whole.”
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/community/race-and-culture/what-is-the-fourth-of-july-to-black-americans/103-ef8477c0-66e1-44ad-b82f-1a470cc85b87

Although this may not be enough to compensate for the cruelty done to African Americans, the USA has declared Juneteenth a federal holiday because
on June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half later, people across the United States continue
to celebrate the day as Black Americans Independence Day.

From the Original People’s perspective.

“In the 1880s, the U.S. government developed what has come to be called the
Religious Crimes Code—regulations at the heart of the federal Office of Indian Affairs’ Code of Indian Offenses that prohibited American Indian ceremonial life.
Enforced on reservations, the code banned Indian dances and feasts, disrupted religious practices, and destroyed or confiscated sacred objects, under threat of
imprisonment and the withholding of treaty rations.
The Secretary of the Interior issued the regulations in 1884, 1894, and 1904, and Indian superintendents and agents implemented them until the mid-1930s. For
50 years, Indian spiritual ceremonies were held in secret or ceased to exist.”

“In response to this policy of cultural and religious suppression, some tribes saw in the 4th of July and the commemoration of American independence a chance
to continue their own important ceremonies. Indian superintendents and agents justified allowing reservations to conduct ceremonies on the 4th as way for Indians
to learn patriotism to the United States and to celebrate the country’s ideals.”

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2020/07/01/do-american-indians-celebrate-4th-july/

 

 

 

Our United States of America has come along way and has a long way to go before ALL people are free of hate, prejudice and ill will towards black and brown people, immigrants, refugees, Asians, Native Americans, people of different religions, the LGTBQ+ community and any other group that “appears” different. For in reality we are ALL different and unique in our own way. Our spiritual journey is to REALIZE our ONENESS, CELEBRATE our UNIQUENESS and UNDERSTAND our CONNECTEDNESS in and as the WEB of GOD.

In Oneness, Abgail and Steve

SLIDING DOORS

Dear Friends,

Summer is here! Needless to say we finally have our warm weather in the San Diego/Poway area. Summer is also the time so many people are traveling to see friends, family or on an adventure vacation. Steve and I had a whirlwind trip to Omaha to visit family a week and a half ago. We had a great time! In four days we were on 4 planes, in two states with two families. There was so much laughter and so much fun! Although our trip was great, it could have taken a very different turn of events, unplanned and scattered. Have you seen the movie, “Sliding Doors?

It is a story about “Helen who is fired from her position in a PR company. While returning home, she does not catch the train in the subway. But in another possibility of her life, she catches the train in the subway. The story shows two parallel lives of Helen… The story ponders the idea of the near-misses and what-ifs that occur in our lives and how easily it can change the course, for better or for worse, of our own.”

I believe Steve and I had a sliding door incident while traveling.

A few days before our trip I had this nagging feeling, intuition, that we might have trouble connecting with our plane in Phoenix, going to Omaha. There wasn’t a big window of time to get from one Gate to another. We only had 45 minutes. Needless to say our gates in San Diego kept getting switched and our plane was late in taking off. I thought, “Uh Oh…” What if we don’t make the plane, who knows when the next plane will go to Omaha? What will happen to our luggage? We may not have time to spend the day with our niece and family. Everyone’s plans would definitely change, be unplanned and scattered!

I believe the preferred sliding door scenario of “catching” the connecting flight was based on several things.

1.PRAYER

Before any trip, I always sit down and write out a Prayer Treatment for exactly how I wish the trip would go from the time the Uber arrives to the time we actually get home. I write it, I vision it, then I surrender it to God for the highest good of all

2.Purchasing Seats at the front of the San Diego flight

Steve and I have decided our plane trips will be comfortable so we opted to pay more to sit close to the front of the plane. When our letter and number were called, we were able to secure the very first two seats on the plane.

Best decision ever! We arrived late in Phoenix and once we got off the plane, we had maybe 10 minutes to get to the gate before it took off. I practically ran and kept watching Steve to be sure he could keep up. Since the connecting gate was 1/4 mile away I started to go faster and told Steve I would make then hold the plane!

3.Angel in a Captains uniform came in from nowhere.

God provides help exactly when we need it! On my way a pilot asked if he could help me. I said I am looking for B5 gate. He told me to take a right and all the way down. I started to sprint and heard the speaker say, “B5 gate is closing and all are on board.” Luckily when I got to the gate, the door was still open. I told the lady taking tickets, our San Diego plane was late and we are here. I told her my husband Steve was coming and cannot run due to a stroke. She was kind and we waited still Steve got there. We both went down the ramp and the door closed behind us. Needless to say                  WE MADE THE PLANE! All the “What ifs…” no longer mattered.

Helen in one scenario did not catch her train because a child delayed her by stepping in front of her. Our late flight almost stopped us from our connecting flight. What was the difference here?

FIRST and foremost was PRAYER!!!! I truly believe the Prayer, Vision, and Faith in God made our destiny’s outcome Good, good and very good.

Without the prayer, I do not believe we would have made it. Every step along the way was guidance. I believe God helped us with the decision to purchase better tickets. I believe the front 2 seats were meant for us. I believe the angel pilot helped me know exactly where to go and not waste time looking at Gate signs. ALL was in DIVINE ORDER and TIMING due to Prayer!

On your TRIPS and VACATIONS remember to PRAY and put GOD FIRST and in charge. Visualize what you want to happen, so the energy is out there waiting to manifest for your highest good!

 

Abigail and Steve

 

ALL ARE CHILDREN OF GOD

 

Dear Friends,

It is PRIDE month, celebrating the LGTBQ community, and I was asked to write an article for the Opinion Section of the San Diego Union Tribune.
I included how important it is for us to love, accept and stand up for ALL people, for we are all children of God.
Here is the article.

“I am the executive director of the Poway Interfaith Team (POINT), which has been a nonprofit since 2006.
POINT has individual and faith organization memberships, from all over the San Diego County. Members are people from many different faiths,
backgrounds and cultures. They are people of color, and people who are in the LGTBQ community. We are an interfaith organization which recognizes
the beauty and importance of a wide variety of people working, playing, and enjoying meals together. Our uniqueness is what benefits POINT and the
community as well as the programs we organize such as our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Services, Interfaith Harmony Breakfasts, Interfaith Awareness Week,
and other events and symposiums co-hosted with different organizations. We all believe our differences and similarities are what make us strong,
compassionate, and effective. We honor each one’s strengths and help each other’s weaknesses.

Many POINT members show up to support faith groups that have been victimized by anti-Semitic actions, such as graffiti and/or harm to people’s lives.
We have formed prayer circles and prayer vigils for our Muslim, Sikh and Jewish brothers and sisters who were victimized in their homes and places of worship.
We have showed up at press conferences and marches for those who need our support. We are appalled by people who display such criminal behaviors.

I speak for myself and for many other people in POINT about how shocked and dismayed we are by the recent outlandish behaviors of people in political power
who are trying to de-evolve us as human beings. Human beings are not just White Anglo Saxon Protestant. Human beings are uniquely diverse in faith, culture,
ethnicity, race, nationality, gender and sexual preference. Those who are trying to stop diversity education, such as the Carlsbad council members and their
3-2 vote on flags at city hall, and the Texas leaders banning education on diversity equity and inclusion, is cruelly sending us back to the days of Nazi Germany.
Our children are suffering and do not feel safe in their skin, at home or at school. The White nationalist philosophy is infiltrating our country at all levels.

This has got to stop! We must open our eyes, and recognize this as an in-home terrorist activity.

As a New Thought minister, I believe in the unity of all life, and that the highest God and the innermost God is one God.
“Each person is an individualization of Spirit/God and that all people are individualizations of the one Spirit. God is Divinity made visible.”
(Quote from Dr. Ernest Holmes) Every man, woman, child regardless of faith, color, culture, ethnicity, transgender or gender identification are all
connected by the essence of God within. There is no other, there is only one (God) expressing in different forms.

I believe in a God of love, compassion, and nonjudgment. I believe God created us to be uniquely different for the purpose of our spiritual growth
to learn how to love and serve God, by loving and serving all people, all faiths, all nationalities, all cultures, all ethnicities, all races,
all genders and all people including the LGBTQ community. Love is love and who we choose to love is our choice on Earth. Let us judge not and condemn not; l
et us love with open hearts and minds. We are here to serve others, love others, find compassion and joy in life. It is time we devote our time to those values
and qualities.

Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert
Executive Director of the Poway Interfaith Team (POINT)”

LAUGH DANCE LOVE

Dear Friends,

We have all heard the famous Bible quote from Ecclesiastes 3:1-10
(King James Version).
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;… (verses 1-4),,,and a time to love,(8)

…a time to laugh
After reading the newspapers and hearing the news on the TV, I think it is time for all of us to be in the BELLY LAUGH Season!
Laughing is the best medicine and we can change our vibrational atmosphere with laughter. We can change someone else’s vibration and/or emotional sadness with our joy and laughter. Laughter is contagious.
It is the BEST Virus around. Let us keep passing it along to others.

 

 

‘Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be.”
-Whitney Houston
“Laughter is a holy thing. It is as sacred as music and silence and solemnity, maybe more sacred. Laughter is like a prayer,
like a bridge over which creatures tiptoe to meet each other.”
Ted Loder (May Science of Mind Magazine)

 

…a time to dance
Let us find time to DANCE with the music!
If you can’t dance enjoy the beat, tap your foot, clap your hands, wheel your chair and SMILE!!!
I loved watching the dance TV shows. It made me happy and my feet were a tapping.
It was amazing the amount of hard work it took to produce a great dance every week.
As hard as it seemed everyone loved dancing and were joyful!

 

Some years ago I went to a Performing Arts Event in Poway, where the dancers from ‘Dancing With the Stars’TV show were performing.
After the performance I went backstage to see them and actually met two of the dancers, Chelsea Hightower and Dimitri Chaplin. I was the first in line and I asked Dmitry Chaplin if he would dance with me. He said “Yes. of course!”
For a few minutes I was in heaven! It brought me such great joy, I will never forget it!

 

…a time to love
Make someone SMILE today. We never know the crisis, grief or hardship a person may be going through. Be the one to up lift them and bring them joy and LOVE with words of kindness, support and encouragement.

 

OUR Season for laughing, dancing and loving is NOW. Relish it, enjoy it and make it happen!

 

Laugh, Dance, Love,
Abigail and Steve

 

Each Piece of the Puzzle is Necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Friends,

Do you remember the nursery rhyme, “Humpty Dumpty”? It is a sad poem saying Humpty could not be put together again after falling off the wall.
I have a Positively Mother Goose nursery rhyme book by Dianne & Julia Loomans and Karen Kolberg. I plan to read these lovely rhymes to our granddaughter.
Many of the original nursery rhymes were scary and negative. This new book is delightful. Here is the Humpty Dumpty rhyme.

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall:
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Helped to put Humpty together again.”

In the book there is a cute picture of Humpty as a jigsaw puzzle. I thought of myself and all the pieces of my life and how with time and patience
every piece brought me to my understanding and purpose in life. I would not be who I am without the journey of all those jigsaw experiences. For example,
one puzzle piece of my life was a divorce. Although it was an emotional draining time, it was necessary to start me on my journey to discover New Thought.
Once the New Thought piece was in place, it brought be to an AGNT (Association for Global New Thought) conference where I met Steve.
Once the Steve piece was in place, our journey and purpose led us to the Interfaith Movement, and the founding of POINT Poway Interfaith Team.
There are more puzzle pieces to come, and I am excited for them to be in my life. Each part completes the whole. All glued together with love.

Humpty -Symbolizes you and me.
Fall – We all have fallen in faith, health, hope, dreams, crisis’s.
King’s horses and men – God as Love, in and though each of us and others, have brought us the guidance, the purpose, the answers, the hope, the health,
the solutions to all situations in our lives.
Each helped to put the pieces back together again as we recognize our original wholeness in, as and of God.

Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. Each piece, whether we label it good or bad, is necessary for our spiritual growth, understanding and contribution to the whole.
LOVE is the glue necessary for all the pieces to be in place. We can be grateful and value each piece of our life puzzle for each piece is GOD in action,
as we learn and become self realized in our lives.

Everything you have experienced has been necessary to bring you to where you are today!
Which puzzle pieces are in your life?
Can you recognize how each piece was important in your life journey?
What have you learned from each piece to create the Wonderful You?

All of God’s Love brought us together again,
Abigail and Steve

ANCHOR in GOD

How many times have your heard the phrase, “Don’t rock the boat?”
It may have been when you challenged someone’s opinion or authority, or about to make another person mad and heard your mother, friend or colleague say,
“Don’t rock the boat!” We have all been in situations where something was unsettling or wrong. In fact we have a sacred duty to rock the boat if we see an
injustice happening. The waves will just get bigger and bigger if we do not stand up and say our truth and/or our peace.

When turmoil hits, where do we go to ease the waves of fear, devastation, crisis and/or sorrow? We go to GOD. We go to the still quiet voice and
presence within us that is our anchor in life. God within quiets us, brings us to a place of peace and understanding when everything around us is twirling.
God brings forth the words we need to say and the way we need to be in any situation.

Perhaps your life is steady right now. If so, you have the opportunity to be someone else’s anchor in prayer and meditation. We have several friends
who are going through a life and health challenge right now. Our prayers are anchored in God, in the Truth of their being. Each one is a child and a
Divine Spark of God endowed with all the innate and inherent attributes of God.
Each one is already whole, perfect, complete in their God being. We see this for them when they cannot see it for themselves. I understand this principle
because when I was going through a health challenge and terrible pain last year and landed in the hospital, I could not effectively pray for myself. I had to
allow others to anchor in GOD for me. And it worked!

BE the Anchor for someone else today at work, at home, with a friend or family member. Be the TRUTH SAYER. When you need an anchor,
allow others to be the anchor and truth sayer for you. Pray and know God as the ONE and only Truth in you, as you because God IS you.

Anchoring in God,
Abigail and Steve

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Dear Friends,
Have you ever felt like the days just seem to go on and on, doing the same thing over and over? The mail comes everyday at the same time,
the garbage pickup is on the same day every week, and you watch the same TV shows or reruns everyday. Perhaps you are in a rut. There are times
I have felt that way, then I just decide to walk a different path in the mornings and/or drive a different route to get to the same destination or park
in a different spot in the parking lot at a favorite store just because… Changing routines is beneficial to your brain and your well being.

Since COVID I thought I would never get on a plane again. I was comfortable just staying at home, doing my Interfaith work here in Poway/San Diego.
Well, my dear friend Fran passed away and I knew in my heart, I had to be at her funeral and support her husband. We were friends for 56 years.
In order to do that I had to get on a plane and fly to Chicago. Nervous and anxious as I was,
I flew anyway with the help and support of Steve. lt was as is if the door OPENED for me and I didn’t have to stay home anymore. I could travel again.

Now we have plans to see beloved relatives in Nebraska and Iowa in June.
And we have definitely decided to go to the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in August. For me, I thought we would Op Out at some point.
With the decision to go to the Parliament, I was asked to participate in the Women’s Conference the day before the Parliament as a women’s circle leader.
Stepping out of my comfort zone to fly again, because of my love for my dear friend, led me to open up for more wonderful opportunities in my life.

The Past
In 2017, Steve and I coordinated a North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) Conference at UCSD, which we had never done before. Steve began the
Interfaith Awareness Week and last year it went Global with 40 participants from all over the world. That was never done before. It seems I am always creating,
helping coordinate, and plan new events and activities for POINT,
our Labyrinth Walks and other organizations here in San Diego.
The Present
I choose to continue opening up for new opportunities, however and wherever that leads, even if it means getting on a plane….!

 

We are not meant to stay stagnant.
If we were, we would still be living in caves. We are meant to break through our own barriers of “I can’t, I shouldn’t or just plain fear of the unknown.
We aren’t meant to be experts. We are meant to follow God’s lead, advise, inner voice and do what we are asked to do.

So today, I will take my morning walk on a different path. I will listen to new sounds of birds and trees rustling. I will enjoy the new sights and scents as
I see and open myself to NEWNESS as I listen to the heart & will of God within.

In Newness and Love,
Abigail and Steve

 

Forever and Ever Amen

 

Dear Friends,

Forever and Ever Amen, is something I like to say after a prayer or blessing. I love the idea of Forever. I AM forever, YOU are forever.
We are God’s forever children Amen. As I sat in my meditation chair the idea of FOREVER enveloped me. It was both my ‘be here now’ moment and my forever time.
I felt everything was right in my world. My life, your life, our life is all happening for our Good and meant to bless us. There is no time in God.
It is always now and forever.

Our forever life has chapters. Do you remember the books or stories that gave the reader an ‘ending choice’ ? I loved those books. Well guess what,
we are in our own forever book with a series of choices and chapters. We are forever choosing the direction in which we want to go. Every ending is
just a new beginning in our forever life. My book is titled Abigail. What is your book called? You too can choose different directions and happenings in
each chapter.

You and God, Angels and Guides, co-created your life here on earth. You all collaborated on what Spiritual learnings and lessons were necessary for your
Spiritual Growth in the chapters of your forever life.

Examples:

A chapter in someone’s life may be to live as a disabled person, in order to
grow spiritually inward and to help others grow by being caretakers.

In another chapter a person may choose to be a dancer to grow strong physically and to bring joy to others by dancing.

Another person may choose to be in service as a nurse, teacher, and/or spiritual leader.

In another chapter, a person may choose to learn discipline by being in the military or raised in a fundamental home.

Another person in his or her forever life may need to learn compassion by choosing a life of selflessness through service or faith.

One who has been very rich in one life may need to have a chapter living in a third world country.

There are no accidents, all is meant to bless us. The life we live is one we choose. We are all FOREVER children of God and are meant to uplift
serve, love and grow spiritually in all areas of our lives.

Whatever chapter you are in, in your Forever Life, YOU are God’s Beloved Child, born from the Divine, guided by unending Love , Forever and Ever Amen!

Happy Mother’s Day

 

May 9, 2023
Dear Friends,
I want to wish all mothers a very HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY coming up.
It is a time for joy, reflection, gratitude, appreciation, forgiveness and most of all love. Let us celebrate all spiritual mothers who have lovingly cared
for another: birth, adoptive, foster, in-law, grandmothers, aunts, and sisters. Let us show gratitude for the men who have been mothers to their children, dads,
grandpas, uncles, brothers, foster, in-law, adoptive and anyone else who has loved and cared for a child of all ages. Let us celebrate all ‘moms’ of fur kids,
winged kids and water kids.

Life stories with our mothers, can be wonderful, and it can be painful. If you have been hurt in any way, it does not diminish your BEAUTY, WORTH, VALUE and
PURPOSE in the eyes of God. You are a blessing to this earth dimension. You are Divinity, God’s spark of goodness and love. Always remember you are unique,
special and are here for a reason, a Divine purpose.
This is the day to consciously forgive and send love and blessings to your mother and/or those who cared for you.

Many of us had mothers who were wonderful, and/or mothers with illnesses, mothers with painful challenges of her own so the idealistic life may not have been
realized. No matter what, we can bring back blessed memories and share the good and funny stories around the table.

I would like to share some beautiful stories from the ‘Reader’s Digest’. I hope you will enjoy them, and then give your mother a call and tell her how glad you
are to be her child. If your mother has passed, you can still tell her in silent thoughts and prayers.

Kindness
I was rushed to the emergency room with complications from my high-risk pregnancy. After weeks of mandated bed rest in the hospital, I found myself suffering
from an unfamiliar sadness. One day, my nurse brought a surprise to my room—a newborn named James. James’ mom (who also experienced a high-risk pregnancy) sent her precious, healthy son for me to hold, along with an encouraging message: “This is the reason you are here in the hospital.” Three decades later, my heart is
still full of gratitude for Baby James and his mom. And, I am thankful for my own healthy son, Hunter. —Submitted by Lisa Stevens, The Woodlands, Texas.

Be Switzerland
On the first day of first grade, I stood by the front door with butterflies in my stomach. I voiced my biggest concern to my mother: “How will I make friends?”
Crouching in front of me, she handed me advice I carry with me to this day: “Be Switzerland.” Be friends with everyone. Treat everyone equally and fairly. For all
of my 20 years, I have lived by these words. Soon I will graduate and become a part of the real world. And on that first day, nervously facing new responsibilities,
I know I will whisper two words to myself: “Be Switzerland.” —Submitted by Abigail Wortman, West Long Branch, New Jersey.

Chosen
“I was chosen to be your mama,” I tell my four-year-old daughter as my younger boys pull at my clothes. She looks at me tearfully and asks, “Why couldn’t I grow
in your tummy like my brothers?” “Well,” I tell her, choking back my own tears, “The doctor said I couldn’t grow a baby in my tummy, so your daddy and I decided to
adopt a baby. That baby was you.” I hold my breath and wait for a more difficult question. “Can I have some ice cream?” she asks. “Yes!” I say, thankful for her
innocence. —Submitted by Katina Brown, West Monroe, Louisiana

Dress Shopping
We went looking for a wedding dress on Sunday. Laughing, we made for the door of a bridal shop. This would surely be the first of many stores before we found the
perfect gown. Having witnessed other brides and their mothers, we vowed to be happy in these moments. Unexpectedly, my mind went back to the day we brought her
home some 27 years ago. I said a silent thank-you to the young mother who, by letting her go, allowed her to be mine at this precious time. Two hours later, there
she stood, in the dress of her dreams. My beautiful girl. –Marybob Straub, Smyrna, Georgia.

Love Him
Upon attempting to prepare my 7-year-old daughter for a new baby in a few months, she repeatedly stated, “No boys in our house!”
After several months the BIG day arrived. My daughter came into the hospital room and I told her the baby was a boy and asked her, “What are we gonna do?”
She placed both her hands on her hips and without missing a beat said, “Well I guess we’ll have to love the little thing!” —Submitted by Karen Dugger, West Plains,
Missouri.

For more stories
20 Short, Sweet Stories About Moms | Reader’s Digest (rd.com)

Thoughts of LIGHT and LOVE

 

Dear Friends,
There are people who just make us smile, and we LIGHT up when they are around us. Steve and I have had many LIGHTS come into our lives and we are grateful.
Just the other day we went to one of our favorite restaurants hoping to see a favorite server with the intent to say one last goodbye, and gift her one of
Steve’s books. She had told us previously she was leaving by May 1st because she would be in training to be a flight attendant. We were so happy for her and
yet knew we would miss her. She was a LIGHT in that restaurant, always meeting customers with a smile and a kind word. When we got to the restaurant one of the
servers said she was not working that evening and had probably already left for her new job. Needless to say, we were disappointed. However we asked our server
to please leave the book with the owner (who we know) hoping he can get the book to her. At some point during our dinner, our favorite server made an appearance
and came directly to our table. We all hugged and talked about her next life journey. We even exchanged phone numbers to keep in touch. I believe this
synchronistic event of her showing up and us wanting to see her was not a coincidence.

How would she know we wanted to see her that evening?
In Pam Grout’s book E2 she says, “Bell’s Theorem states, There are no isolated systems; every particle in the universe is in instantaneous communication with every
other particle.” “Edward Lorenz introduced The Butterfly Effect, where an insignificant event can set off momentous consequences.” In other words our thoughts and
intentions go out into the Law of Mind, the Universe, and is acted upon immediately. I believe our thoughts of wanting to see this server was “picked up” by her
consciousness and she decided to go into the restaurant that night.

We must know as individuals how important our thoughts, intentions and words are. Whether we are thinking them or saying them
out loud, our words are being picked up by everyone, not just the people our words are directed to. And, because there is the Law of Circulation in the Universe,
our words, thoughts and intentions come back to us! We are all Interconnected!
Pam Grout says, “Your thought about other people change you, because we are all in this together, as ONE HUMANITY. Every time we judge or think anything less than
kind and charitable thoughts, we inflict self pain. You can change your relationship with anyone by simply sending them good thoughts.”

Back to LIGHT. This server was a LIGHT who always had a good word to say. Now it is time to reflect on YOUR LIGHT.
When you step into a room, a store, a restaurant, or at home, have a conscious thought to be a LIGHT. Be God doing God’s work with words of gratitude
and blessings. Be the one to encourage, listen, smile, support, without judgement or opinion.

Be the LIGHT in your life by:
L Loving yourself and Listening to your God Self.
Loving and Listening, encouraging and supporting others.

I Illuminating and Inspiring others to be and do their best and follow their Intuition.

G Knowing GOD is Guiding your friends, family and all people to their
perfect, right and true place in life.

H Helping to support and show your Happiness for their next adventure.

T Taking Time to Tell others how much you appreciate and love them.

Remember WORDS & THOUGHTS are THINGS and always acted upon in the Universe. The LIGHT you SEND OUT will return to you and bless you.

Sending you Thoughts of LIGHT and LOVE,
Abigail and Steve