God Whispers In The Silence Between The Words.

Life can be a trip at times and sometimes I don't want to buy a ticket to ride I just want to be still and quiet. I watched a film by Deepak Chopra a few days ago and he said, "God whispers in the silence between the words."
The film...The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success is one I have seen before and every time I watch it I get something else out of it. I highly recommend it. In fact purchase it if you can because it is something you will want to watch over and over.
It is imperative that we learn to be still and quiet the mind because it is in the silence where God resides and is constant.

God dropped insight into my life

For quite a few months now I have been around someone who is very controlling and downright rude in giving her opinions. It has irritated me to no end. When people are around she rudely interrupts everyone with something about her or interjects her opinion before they have finished speaking. It is hard to have a conversation with her because she is always interrupting. It has made me angry and uncommunicative and I have tried many things to change this. As a spiritual teacher I have looked inward and wasn't coming up with many answers. I tried speaking my truth to her in kind ways and it didn't work. I have spewed anger at her and it didn't work. Nothing was working at all.

She questioned everything I did from how long I boiled eggs or parked my car to what I should do and how I should handle my life and choices in general.
Around and around we would go endlessly and there seemed to be no end in sight. I found myself actually avoiding her so I would not have to deal with her know-it-all unsolicited opinions.
Finally this past week I realized that she was bringing up in me some old stuff from the past and it was through this filter of reality that I was responding to her bossy controlling ways. It was like having my deceased mother around me every day. With my mother nothing I did was right and no matter what it was she always said that her way was better.
Then in a flash of insight I knew my ego was reacting and taking me down the garden path and I did not need to do anything at all in response to whatever this woman was saying to me. She only made me feel angry and irritated because I was allowing it to happen.
I do not have to react at all. What a revelation!
I took care of my mother in her final years and it was the hardest thing I have ever done mostly because of this bossy, know-it-all controlling nature. If her attitude had been softer and more respectful it would have helped me to deal with her but unfortunately that never happened. She put down and denigrated me at every turn.
Now these old issues have popped up in another person and I can see that I never fully dealt with it. Here it is again.
Mastery and spirit is telling me to ignore and not respond at all to any of this. It is all about her and not about me. In truth I can see this is the way she is with everyone not just me so I am not being singled out.
I wish there was a way to get her to see this as I know some people deliberately avoid her because of this but this is her path and not mine. Maybe she does not want to see it. I am not sure. For me I am taking a new spiritual direction. This woman is a friend but it is hard to be her friend at times. I can not change her but I can change myself and that is what I am doing. I wish to be at peace and not have these daily irritations to deal with. It is my life, my choices and no one elses.
She may read this but I say to her that this is nothing new and she knows who she is. For what it is worth I am putting it out there one more time that this stop so I can take our friendship to a different level...one of peace, respect and joy. For today I am telling the universe and God I want peace on my life and I will participate in the cause.
Many times in my spiritual development classes, I teach that you cannot change another person only yourself. I am also reminded of the saying that if what you are looking at is not changing then change the way you look at it.

The Energy is Changing!

Every day of August has held some change, some happening and it has been a bit disconcerting to say the least.

Spirit has told me that September will be a bit different. Here it is the last day of August and I already feel more energetic and peaceful. The shift from what was to what is coming feels so much better. 

The house has had only one showing in August but I feel that is changing also. The market is not good right now to sell but I am confident that it will sell. I had a moment of angst when I saw the online virtual tour. The house looked so beautiful. I had to remind myself why I was selling and keep the big picture in mind.

August held a few frustrations for me but nothing major and it also held some blessings. I started getting more requests for readings and I was happy as this brings in more abundance and it helps the person getting the information about their life. 

I am staying connected with God in a deliberate way working toward never forgetting that all the assistance and guidance I need comes from God.

I watched a film yesterday called, The Power of Prayer. I do know prayer works but it should never be delivered in a beseeching manner. When we do that we are adding doubt to the prayer. After all, the verse goes, "Ask and you will receive."

If you have been going through changes and challenges, take a backward glance through August 2010 and you will see where you and everyone around you has gone through a lot of ups and downs this month. It will shift toward something beautiful this month so hang in there.

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Real Estate

Real Estate
This is a virtual tour of my home that is for sale in Granite Quarry, NC...
Take a look for yourself. It is time for me to move on and let someone else enjoy this big house...raise some kids and let their dog play in the back yard...gather the grapes and pears in the summer and make friends. Just click on the words Real Estate and it will take you there...the virtual tour link is on the left hand side of the listing.
I am being led to sell as I have to lighten my load.

A New Day Dawns to Create!

It is so quiet outside except for the birds.
The birds sing when the sky is starting its gray glow towards sunshine. I am easing into my day with my second cup of coffee.
I am feeling pretty good as I view all the efforts put forth yesterday. It is the kind of feeling of satisfaction a gardener gets when they have just put in their garden and the next day they walk out and survey the finished product. Each day a little more growth will be displayed. All the plants will respond from the gardener's care and energy. The gardener just knows the fruits of his or her labors will bear bounty.
Now, I will leap-frog into manifestation and how we get in our own way when trying to work this universal law.

The first order of the day is to meditate. So many seekers on the spiritual path do not take this seriously. If you aren’t meditating then you will have issues with just about everything. When the mind is quiet and you have become still, you will experience so much love and peace and you will know God in an entirely different way. This quiet still place is where you can experience heaven on earth now. This is what I call the GOD ZONE. This is where the communication with the creator is a whole new ball game. If you skip this then your manifesting prowess will be weak. If you want to master manifestation then don’t skip this. I repeat…don’t skip meditating! It is helpful for beginners to do guided meditations with a facilitator so buy some cd’s of guided meditations.

The second thing to do is get clear about what you want to bring about, real clear. The universe does not respond to cloudy requests. Vocalize it with positive affirmations. There should be absolutely no negativity in these affirmations. Do not use words such as … Need or Want. The word need is showing doubt and neediness and the word want is showing a state of want or lack. State these affirmations as though what you desire has already taken place. Get comfortable with this. If it feels silly to you that is all the more reason to keep doing it. You will be moving toward a feeling of worthiness.

Write it down. Describe what it is and how it looks and feels. Cut out photos or illustrations that affirm it. Create a manifesting journal and paste all the cutouts on a visualization board. I have a cut out of a million dollar bill on my bulletin board. I see it every day.

Visualize, Visualize, Visualize. Close your eyes and picture yourself as already having what it is that you are working at bringing about. For anyone who doesn’t regularly meditate this may be more difficult but keep at it and it will get stronger. It feels wonderful to do this and brings about all the possibilities. Put as much detail into this exercise as you can. If you are seeing yourself speaking on a stage somewhere, then what are you wearing? See the audience packed. Picture yourself at ease and powerful. Also what are you speaking about?

Mastery, The Rose

Look to the rose when it is just a bud
not yet opened to show the world all its beauty
not yet perfuming the world with its scent.
Yet inside it is all perfectly formed waiting until its birth time.

Hidden in the tight ball of dainty color
comes a glory bursting forth.
Such aromas emerge and cascade softly into the universe.

It hears an ancient calling to be what it is.
It does not expect applause or even a kiss.
It asks nothing except for a chance to dance
the universal waltz of life.

It knows what it is here to do
and never tries to be
an apple
or a tree.

It says nothing except, I Am.
It does not mourn the past or worry about the future.
It does not fear death.
or desire to be another rose.
It is that it is!

Think upon this as you master your life.

I send you love and something to think about as you view this.

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