The Dog, The Cat and the Rat!

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Tell Me, Are you a Diva?

Blessings to all you lovely women out there

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Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.
Mother Teresa

I Am Powerful

I am powerful!
Whatever I set my mind on having, I will have.
Whatever I decide to be, I will be.
The evidence is all around me.
The power of my will has brought me precisely to where I am right now.

I have made the choices. I have held the thoughts.
I have taken the actions to create my current reality.
And I have the power to change it into whatever I want it to be.

With the choices I make, I am constantly fulfilling the vision I have for my life.
If that does not seem to be the case-
Then I am deceiving myself about what I really want.

Because what I really, truly want, I will get!
What I truly wanted in the past, I already have.
If I want to build a billion dollar business,
I will take the actions necessary to do it.
If I want to sit comfortably wtching TV night after night-
I will take the actions necessary for that.

Don't be diesappointed in my results-
They are just the outward manifestion of my priorities.
I will be sure of what I truly want,
Because I am sure to get it!

-Author Unknown

The Woman of Tao

The woman of Tao
Holds oneness in her heart
And her world is at peace,
Does not try to please
And therefore shines,
Does not seek attention
And therefore excels,
Does not justify herself
And is therefore trusted,
Does not imitate others
And is therefore herself,
Does not compete
And therefore no one in the world
Can surpass her

author unknown

No Valentine? No Problem?

It's here, ladies. Valentine's Day. Two words that can strike fear into the heart of any single woman. Well, pink and red hearts might be dressing every store window at the moment, but that's no reason to hide your head under the covers. In honor of all you single women,, here are top ten tips for making the best of it — valentine or no valentine!

1. Celebrate your independence. I know it's hard to imagine, but someday you will look back with fondness on the days when you were accountable to no one but yourself. Enjoy this time — that you can sleep until whenever you want, with whom you want and eat breakfast at 2PM on the couch in your pajamas!
2. Pamper yourself. Give a little loving attention to your body and mind, instead of waiting for someone else to do it. Take a sensual bath with rose oil, pink candles, and your favorite music in the background. Cook a delicious meal, get a foreign film and treat yourself luxuriously.
3. Take charge. If you've had your eye on someone, or you've been engaging in some indirect flirtation, make the move.
4. Buy flowers for yourself. I'm telling you, it works! Flowers are beautiful and can make you feel happy every time you look and smell them.
5. Go to the bookstore. Or Library. With all that great literature, you have endless subject for conversation. Or, hit the magazine section if that's more your style.
6. Get fluent in body language. Learning how to use your eyes, body and posture helps you with that all-important nonverbal communication with those who catch your eye. Be a master at flirting without saying a word.
7. Babysit a friend's child. It's good karma to allow two others a shot at Valentine's Day bliss. Plus, a night with the kids just might restore a sense of appreciation for the single life!
8. Make a cake from scratch — frosting and all. It's fun to create something from start to finish and then you get not only share it but to eat it! If you choose chocolate, you just may feel the same endorphins that those in love do.
9. Broaden your sense of love. From your family to your friends to your past lovers past, focus on how lucky you are for all of the love in your life.
10. And if all else fails, go out with your single girl friends and have some fun!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Thank You Kimberly!

The Gift of Love

I think most of us gratefully admit that our personal serving of life's goodness is generous. It's amazing how easily our focus is diverted by a challenge and how we tend to overlook our abundance, blessings and generous gifts. We tend to forget that sweetness even in the most trying of times. Miraculous little gems fill our lives like bowls full of shiny crystals crafted with ingredients like warmth, kindness, love, friendship, tenderness, heartfelt moments, and warm memories. It's all the little things and the people we hold most dear that we sometimes take for granted that put the glimmering sparkle on what blesses us with a magical, wonderful life.

The heart has long been considered the center of human emotion, the core from which feelings of spiritual, emotional, and moral nature originate. While these associations have no scientific grounding, the older I get the more I am amazed at how my heart speaks with a clarity and tenderness much more eloquent than the intellect or logic my head articulates. I wonder what miracles might emerge if we all learned to listen to the language of our hearts, if we allowed our hearts to lead us, if we gave to each other with the intensity and capacity the heart allows, if we opened our hearts to love and be loved. When I think about the things and the people who have touched my heart, I want to perpetuate the rosy glow that has warmed me in ways that only another heart can know. What precious gifts we have in each other, the joy that two hearts can share, the power of love, and, so, I celebrate with all my heart, the miracle of what is uniquely human, our ability to fill each other's hearts with the wondrous gift of love.

Speak Your Truth

Speak Your Truth

Listen when others speak theirs, too

When you let go of fear, you will learn to love others

an you will let them love you

Do not be afraid of dying

But do not be afraid to live

Ask yourself wht that means

Open your heart to love, for that is why you are here

And know that you are, and always have been one

with me

and all who live

~ Melody Beattie

Look More Closely...

Love - Disguised!
Look more closely...

It is easy to recognize love between parent and child, husband and wife, family members and amongst friends. It is even easy to see it between a dog and his owner or in a neighborhood where people have depended upon each other for years.
Love thrives in the obvious places but it also thrives in some not so obvious places.

Love stands on its own, it doesn't need to be qualified or justified.
Left on its own, it can move mountains, heal the body temple, reveal the truth that liberates the soul, and creates what appears to be miracles.
Give me one emotion to feel on a permanent basis and I choose love.

Love has its own language and it is spoken in many tongues. And unless you learn to speak that language, you could miss the message and the offering.
Love isn't always spoken or written down in a note. Sometimes love isn't even said aloud; instead it is in a whisper, or a wink or in a deed.

I have a woman that walks my neighborhood religiously and on rainy or snowy days, she stops at the houses of all the people that she knows in the neighborhood, interrupting her walk to bring papers up closer to their doorsteps.
Isn't that Love?
A parent that wants the best for their child will often find themselves having to say "NO", when a yes could make their life so easy. The NO is an investment in their child's welfare and future.
Isn't that Love?
When someone finally decides to stop drinking or smoking or cheating or lying
because they finally see the harm that is being caused to others and to themselves and through a moment of pure Grace, they give way to the high road.
Isn't that Love?
Take a pet owner who has to make the choice to put their cat or dog down because their pet is in too much discomfort. Isn't that decision one that tears your heart open but reveals your devotion?
Isn't that Love?
I've heard a familiar complaint from so many: my father/mother never told me that they loved me. While this might be true, that person was fed, cared for, provided for and educated. The parent or parents worked jobs they might or might not have liked to make that happen.
Isn't that a form of Love?

May I always err on the side of Love.
May I always see the good through the fog of confusion.
May I always forgive too soon.
May I bring Love wherever I go.
May I be Love, now and always.

Love truly makes the world go around. Are you generating love in your life?
Try love, without reason and with complete abandon.
Love yourself more today than yesterday - you deserve it.

sent from Rev. Michelle Wadleigh

Fall in Love This Valentine's Day!

Remember the first time you fell in love? You felt magnificient. You thought you had discovered the moon and the stars. You could listen to those love songs on the radio all day long. This wonderful feeling of connection is something we have been led to believe can be experienced only by those in romantic love. This isn’t entirely true. When we are fully open to the energy that created the universe — when we are in love with our own lives — then we can re-create the chemistry of being in love simply by tuning in to the vitality of the world around us and in us. It’s everywhere — in the beauty of nature, the pursuit of a cause we believe in, the power of our creative powers.

Valentine’s Day makes an excellent time to learn to access that in - love feeling in other ways besides looking to another person for fulfillment. Self-appreciation is the foundation upon which health is built. And the only path that can ever lead to true love with another begins with the path of self-love and self-acceptance.

Here are some ideas for truly embracing yourself this Valentine’s Day:

1. Notice and appreciate all the people in your life who love and approve of you. Open your eyes to the love that surrounds you and accept that you are lovable and deserving.

2. Respect your feelings and honor them. Talk to yourself in the mirror and release any emotional pain you have. Breathe deeply, look into your eyes, and see your essential nature; pure love.

3. Be the party you would love to attend. Learn the art of having fun anywhere, anytime. Don’t wait for others to provide you with joy. Be joyful and the party will form around you.

4. Become as beautiful, sexy, successful, and happy as you can possibly be. The more you tap into the energy of self-love by taking good care of yourself, the better the world becomes for you and everyone around you. All the love you need for a happy Valentine’s Day is already inside you, waiting to be set free!

Choose Love. Be it, Breathe it & Feel it!

Sharing the Love, Keeping it Real...

I just signed on after feeling stressed at work... clicked on to the You Tube .. I am Blessed... and wow... instant relief....much better then Advil... !!!! Sue, thanks for finding expressions of love... and making them available as reminders....Nancy

Tomorrow You Can Choose Again

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Nourishing The Spirit

One of the things that I believe is so necessary to leading a spiritual life is nurturing the spirit. Just like the body gets depleted and needs food to sustain it, the mind and soul start to run low on energy too. There are lots of ways to feed the spirit. This week for my seminary class, I needed to visit a new house of worship to report on the experience for my classroom assignment. So, I went to a Buddhist meditation at the Dharmachakra center in Maplewood (http://www.meditationinessex.org/). It was a wonderful experience. Meditation is such a great tool to calm and steady the mind, give relief to the worries of the day and keep the heart open in a way that is loving, nurturing and compassionate to the self. Within 20 minutes, the edgy train ride home from the city and the tough emotional personal issues that had irritated me earlier that day - were no longer with me. It was like a mental vacuum cleaner had swept away those worries and replaced them with peace. If you find meditating at home hard to do on your own, here are some free online guided meditations that I like to follow http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_201.html.
What ways do you nourish yourself?

May this bring you Love & LIght

Watch this video to bless your day

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Are you an Optimist?

Optimist thinking will change your life forever. Many experts will tell you that when you change the way you look at life, you will change your life – and it is true. If you are waiting around expecting bad things, you will be certain to find the worst of things. You will discover all of your mistakes and imperfections. You will notice all of the problems with your life. And then you will stop trying because you believe that everything is going wrong.
This is where most people fumble on the way to their happiness and the changes that they want to make. By trying so hard to recognize the bad things in their life, they forget about those little things that are working great.
Just for today, try to see your life through the eyes of an optimist – a complete optimist. This might seem silly at first, but what you are doing is bringing another perspective, an objective perspective into your view of the world.
Optimists look at the world as though it only has great things to offer and in that thinking, they see the opportunities for learning and growth, rather than the obstacles in their way. Instead of getting upset about the car that cut them off in traffic, they hope that there was not an emergency that caused the driver to need to go so fast.
Optimism takes time and practice. What you might want to do is start thinking about your life as though it were the life of a best friend that you have. When you sense that something is wrong in your day, try to change your thinking to being more positive. For example, when your friend's husband reveals he is having an affair, you do not tell her that it was because she can be so self-centered and cold at times (though you might tell yourself this) -you tell her that it was not her fault and that there must have been another reason.
When you start treating yourself and your life the way that you would treat a best friend, you start to see possibility in life, rather than problems.
An optimist is simply anyone that strives to look for the best in everything. For just one day, you can try to do the same. Then, you are allowing your life to be as wonderful as you want it to be, and maybe as wonderful as it already is. You simply needed to say, "YES!"
Live life and love life to the fullest. Life is a gift. Live it, Enjoy it, Celebrate it!

To Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness