It matters not!!!

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It really doesn't matter what someone has thought about you.  It really doesn't matter what someone has said about you.   It doesn't even matter if what you thought was, isn't at all.  It just really doesn't matter.  What matters is that you know your truth, you walk in your truth, and you grow in your truth.  Today I simply want to inspire you to own your truth, and in that truth walk in your power.  

We as humans tend to wear our emotions on our selves.  If you're having a bad day, try as you might, eventually someone is going to notice. We are such creatures of habit, and anything outside of the norm is going to stick out like a sore thumb.  If you are always jovial, and now you are down in the dumps, someone, somewhere is going to notice.  My question to someone going through a tough time is: why not own it?  I mean if times are tough, do you think that you are fooling anyone by not acknowledging it?  We're all going to go through a rough patch every now and again.  Instead of just sweeping it under the rug, own it.  I don't mean own it in the sense of accepting it without a challenge, but own it by taking steps to get rid of whatever ails you.  

Let me ask you this simple question:  if the sun is behind the clouds and you can't see it, does it mean it's not there?  Of course the sun is out, but what we see is not always the reality of the situation.  Just because you don't always see your truth, or you power, doesn't mean it's no longer yours.  You cannot take something away from you, that is the real you.  No matter what you might be going through does not change who, or what you really are.  So going back to my original thought, no matter what someone says about you, what they think about you, it doesn't change who you really are.  It really matters not.  We have to come to grips with the real us.  The real us is everything you ever wanted, and then some.  The real us is  that truth, and that power that I was speaking of.  There are plenty of people that will speak words of doubt, words of hurt, words of discouragement, but those are words that don't apply to you, even if they have been directed toward you.  When you are able to come to grips with the real you, then nothing any one might say is going to have an affect on you.  I wrote a few weeks ago about allowing words to roll off of you like water off a duck's back.  When someone comes against you with words that are simply contrary to the real you, don't give them any mind at all.  Sure there is that human element of wanting to take you pound of flesh when someone lashes out at you, but let me encourage you from doing that.  There is no need to lower yourself to their standards, and when you attempt to get back at someone, you are simply lowering your standards to theirs.

As infinite creations we have infinite abilities.  Just because you may not have walked completely in your abilities doesn't mean you don't have them.  Just because you may have had a challenging upbringing, doesn't mean you are not supposed to do more.  When you begin to walk in your truth, whereby you begin to operate in your power, then you will see the infinite side of who you really are.  I want to encourage you to begin to see who you really are.  So many people are unable to grasp the concept of being infinite.  You are spirit, and your spirit has always been and will always be.  If you have always been and will always be, doesn't that kind of make you infinite?  You can change your clothes a dozen times a day, but underneath each outfit is still the same you.  You can change your surroundings, the town you live in, the company you work for, but underneath it all is still the same you.  When you can come to a true understanding of the real you, knowing your truth, walking in your power, then it matters not what others say or think.  

I'm about to leap into something completely new for me, and although I know it is the right move, at the right time, I am a little bit apprehensive.  Believe it or not I am just as human as you, and I have to remind myself of my truths and power just like you.  What I know is this:  I am that I am.  I have been equipped with everything I need to fulfill my destiny.  I have huge dreams, and there are times when even I question those dreams and visions.  Anyone that knows me, knows that the things I do, I certainly do not do them for self-promotion.  I don't need accolades, or praise from anyone.  My worth comes from knowing that I'm doing what I was created to do.  I do, because that is who I am.  What I want each of you to do is make the decision to do what you were sent here to do.  You can run around your entire life appearing to always be doing something, when in actuality, you're accomplishing very little because it's just show.  Deep down we all know what we would like to be doing.  Deep down you know your path.  Sure maybe that path is a little scary, but that shouldn't detract you from taking the first step.  

Here's the bottom line: it matters not where you were born.  It matters not when you were born.  It matters not who you know or don't know.  What matters is that you know you have a purpose.  It maters that you accept your destiny, and step out into it.  It matters that you accept your truths, and walk in your power.  I want my success to be a stepping stone to your success.  I want your success to be the stepping stone to other's success.  When you are able to do for others, without an expectation of return, you will be walking, at least partially in your destiny.  We all know people who only do for themselves.  You can smell the selfishness that attaches itself to them.  What I want is to give it all away.  Believe it or not, when you are the giving type, it's impossible to give it all away.  The return to you will make it impossible to ever be without.  Your motivation should never be "what's in in for me", rather what you can do for others, so they can do for others, and they can do for others and so on.  

When you can know your truth, walk in your power, accept your infinite side, then you will finally be able to say "It matters not".  Certainly we all have traveled different roads, but each road is leading in the same direction, one of awareness.  Each road traveled will provide answers to questions.  Each answer will shed light on different situations, while each situation will bring us back around to what really matters.  No matter how you cut it , slice it, divide it up, the bottom line is this:  truth is power, and your truth is your power.  Yes it's not always easy to know your truth, or come to a total understanding of it, especially when you have gone through certain challenges, but it does not change who you are, or what you are.  People can say some pretty evil things at times, mostly because they are hurt, or just pissed off.  Don't allow the words spoken to you, or about you, to define you.  Hold true to what you know to be truth.  When it's all said and done, it really matters not.  
 

Let's have a little fun today.

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So what have you done so far in 2021 to put a smile on your face?  What fun activity have you planned?  What festive moment have you been looking forward to?  What are you going to do to bring a little fun into your life?  To be truthful I look at little things to bring me joy.  Simply sitting here in my office this morning with my coffee, our two dogs, and Alexa playing in the background brings me joy.  I'm looking at my new Podcast Mic that just came from Amazon, and that brings me joy.  I will admit that the thought of having to redesign my webpage is not something that makes me break out in laughter, but it does bring me peace.  What I want you to do today is simply choose to do something that will bring you joy, or as a minimum be open to having just a little bit of fun today.  Laughter works like a medicine.  Sometimes all we need to help bring us out of our dark moments is a simple moment of light.

I've been rereading Dr. Wayne Dyer's book,  and trust me, I've read it so many times the pages on my iPad are even dogged eared.  My attempt at humor this morning.  Anyway, I'm at the part where he is taking about living and operating on this side of infinity.  We know that when we die we will be eternal, infinite beings who will not have an end.  What so many people fail to realize is that infinity is in both directions.  You can't go on forever and not realize that it has been going on forever.  If we are infinite beings then, we are infinite beings now.  Now follow me, and let's get a smile on your face.  If we are infinite now, then we operate in infinite ways.  If we operate in infinite ways, then is there really anything that can stop us from doing what we are destined to do?  If nothing can stop us from doing what we are destined for, then don't you think that what you hold deepest in your heart is surely going to manifest for you?  Why would you have a dream, if that dream were not meant for you?  If all you are thinking about right now is how bad 2020 was, and will 2021 be a repeat, I can assure you, you are not walking on this side of infinity, and I can bet you dimes to donuts that joy is in limited supply in your life at the moment.  I'm not saying this to bring you even further down the narrow road of despair, I'm saying this to you so you can realize just how significant being an infinite being is, and just how powerful you really are.  If you want to experience joy, make it so.  If you want to experience happiness, make it so.  If you simply want to experience rest, well guess what, you can do that to.  All you need to do is realize that your words have power.  Your thoughts and feelings have power.  Your desires have power.  Why in God's name would you have dreams and aspirations if the whole intend were to keep you in a position of always wanting, or always being just a little behind the power curve?  That's not what life is supposed to be like, and that certainly isn't how things are supposed to be for someone who was created out of perfection, and created to create.

You have often heard me say that if you can imagine it, you can have it.  Our imagination is the starting point for everything in our life.  As hard as that might be to believe, I need you to believe it.  Why would you downplay imagination if imagination was the key to everything?  Here's how perfect things are: you have been given the power to create.  If you garner nothing more than an understanding of this one thing today, then my task is complete.  You create with your imagination, your words, your feelings.  You control everything, even if everything you see day to day may seem contrary to that idea.  I cannot stress enough the significance of your imagination, your ideas, your dreams, and your desires.  I can't stress enough that you have been empowered to have it all, especially if having it all is what you desire most.  When I say having it all I'm not talking about monetary, or material things, although that is a possibility.  When I talk about having it all, I'm talking about having what you desire most in life.  When it's all said and done, money, and material is not going to add up to a tinker's hoorah.  Walking in your destiny, that's what's important, and that's why you are here.  When you discover your destiny, that's when the fun begins.  When you discover your destiny, that 's when the world changes.  When you step out into your destiny, you will finally realize the reason you were brought into this existence.  

If you really want to have some fun today, think about your dreams.  Imagine the unimaginable, and know that nothing is impossible.  Let's undertake a small experiment.  Just for a moment I want you to think about something you would love to be doing.  It doesn't mater how crazy it might seem, it doesn't matter how impossible it might be, I simply want you to imagine it.  I want you to imagine you being right in the middle of doing something totally out of this world.  When you think about it, does it put a smile on your face?  When you think of doing something you have always desired to do, does it bring you joy simply by putting yourself in the middle of that mind picture?  So the question I need to ask right now is where did these thoughts come from?   Who is the originator of those ideas, and why have they landed squarely in your imagination?  You may not want to admit the answer, but we all know the answer, and we all know where they came from.  It's time that we accept what is truly ours, and walk in those things that we have been given.  You have an imagination, to use anytime you desire.  You have an imagination because that is the place that dreams come from, that ideas emerge from, where creation begins.  You have an imagination to bring joy to your life, and to the lives of others around you.  If all you can think about is that 2021 is going to suck like 2020, then you have begun to pave the path of 2021 already.  Don't do that!!!!!  I want you to imagine roads that are paved with gold.  I want you to dreams about trips, and events.  I want you to see what is ahead of you.  If you want joy, if you want happiness, if you simply want to smile a bit more, then begin by delving into your imagination, and let that imagination run wild.  I can imagine some pretty crazy things in my life.  Things that are far fetched, things that are totally off the scale, but things that play right into my destiny.  I can't wait to speak to my first crowd of 100,000 or more people.  I can't wait for my books to sell a million copies.  I don't seek any of this for fame or glory.  I seek it because it's just fun.  I love speaking to a crowd.  I love writing, and I love talking about my writing.  These are the things that bring me joy.  I love doing radio, and Podcast.  These are the things I dream about, that I imagine, and that I fully expect to come to fruition.  This is what I need you to begin doing today, and the sooner you begin, the sooner that smile is going to appear on your face.  When you're smiling, you will not be worried about tomorrow.  When you're smiling, you won't be thinking about all the bad around you.  When you're smiling you simply are living the life that was meant to be.  Let' have a little fun today, and that fun will start when you can imagine it.  

Let your imagination run wild for a moment, and see where this crazy journey takes you.  If you can imagine something, you will eventually experience everything.  Think about it....

Conversation with God.

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I got up this morning and had a conversation with God.  I laid down last night and had a conversation with God.  I go through my day, and I have many conversations with God.  I know him, and God knows me, sadly he knows me better than I know myself, but what's new.  Today I want to encourage you to reach out and simply have a conversation with the Creator of the Universe.  Most everyone prays.  It may not be in the traditional way of kneeling down at your bed at night and saying "Now I lay me down to sleep..."  Prayer or communicating with your creator is nothing more than sharing a moment with an open mind.  So many people are seeking answers to questions, and the sad part is that the answers are right in front of them if they would simply open their ears or eyes. God is communicating with us daily, minute by minute. God speaks to us every hour of every day.  Our problem is that we miss the signs, we fail to hear God's voice.  We don't listen because we have not become familiar with the voice.  My dogs know my voice, and for the most part they listen.  They know when I call them, and for the most part they do what I tell them to do.  

What I'd like to do today is set-up for you a no fail way of communicating with God.  Before we go much further I want to squash the theory that somehow you can separate yourself from your creator.  Separating yourself from God is an impossibility.  Can you separate yourself from your birth mother and father?  Now you may not have a relationship with them, or they may have departed this physical plane, but the fact of the matter is that they will always be your parents.  You can do nothing to alter this fact.  Well, you can't alter the fact that God created you.  There are many ways to recognize God, or should I say there are many different beliefs when it comes to God.  Some say he, some say she, some call God various names, but the bottom line is that God created it all.  Everything in this ever expanding universe was created by God, and that includes you.  You can never, and I do mean never, separate yourself from that which created you.  You may feel at times that God has left you adrift in a raging ocean, or all alone in a troubling situation, but that's simply incorrect.  There are plenty of times that we receive answers to prayer, but the problems really begin when we fight with the answer we get.  It's as though we know better, and we will continue to stress until we get the answer we want, and not accept the answer that we need. 

One of the main reasons people fail to communicate effectively with God is because our communications with God are reactionary and not proactive.  We talk to God when we get into a bind.  We cry out to God when we are sick, or someone around us is not doing well.  We beg for assistance when all other avenues have seemingly dried up.   I'm not trying to beat anyone up, we've all done this, and it's a pretty sure bet that we will do it again in the future.  That being said, why not just talk with God, even when you don't need anything?  We communicate with others every day of our life, not because we need anything from them, but because we want to communicate with them.  Is God so distant that we can't talk to him/her in like manner?  Let me ask you this, and I'm forever amazed at some people's reaction when you tell them you talk to God, and God talks back: does God indeed talk to you?  Somehow we have missed the most important fact there is:  we are amazing creations, and as such, we can do some pretty amazing things, and one of those things is communicate directly with our creator.  We have been conditioned to believe that we are somehow not worthy of talking directly to God, that we need a third party to do it for us.  We have been conditioned to believe that only a few select people are entitled to speak with God, and that God will only communicate with them, and they will pass on whatever message they get to us.  This is poppycock!  God will talk with you, much like I am talking to you right now.  

A conversation with God is not rocket science.  A conversation with God is not beyond our capabilities.  A conversation with God is in truth a right that each of us have by virtue of being one of God's creations.  When you can grasp this simple, yet seemingly difficult to believe truth, then and only then will you be able to simply talk with God, and know that you will always get the answers you seek.  When you ask your husband or wife a questions, don't you expect an answer?  Now you might not always like the answer you get, but you have come to expect an answer.  Well it's the same with God.  If you ask the question, you will get an answer.  Why have we put so much distance between us and our creator?  Why have we made it so difficult to have a simple conversation with God, and expect that God will communicate back to us?  The answer is that we have forgotten our significance.  We have never fully accepted the greatness of who and what we are. 

I've said this before, but I want to say it again.  We often don't ask the question, because we can't believe we will get an answer.  We have not because we ask not, and we ask not because we simply don't believe.  If you desire to talk with God, then talk to God.  If you want an answer then just ask the question.  If you stop someone on the street and ask for directions, don't you fully expect to get an answer?   Talking to God and asking for something is no different than asking for directions from a stranger.  I know I might be beating a dead horse, but I need you to understand that talking with God is no different than talking with anyone else.  Believing that God answers your petitions is not placing yourself up on a pedestal, it is expecting what is rightfully yours.  Don't be afraid to talk with your creator.  Don't neglect what is really one of your greatest entitlements, a free and open dialogue with the one and true God.  It's your decision to make.  Will you converse with God?  I hope so.  

 

It's a time to celebrate, no matter what is going on around you.

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How'd you like to be in the middle of a Ticker Tape Parade in your honor?  Maybe a party to honor all your heroic deeds over the past oh let's say twenty years?  What about a simple party, with friends and family, just to enjoy the time together, to laugh, love, and appreciate each other?  No matter what level we look at, I believe it's time to celebrate.  It's time to remember what we have been through, what we have done, and most of all, that we are still here, living every day to our absolute fullest.  

This week's blog is all about taking a step back, and just enjoy the fact that you are alive, you are present in this moment, and that you have some incredible things that are about to happen to you.  This week's blog is all about you, and for you. This week's blog is an invitation to enjoy life a little bit more, rest easy knowing that things are coming together, and most of all, knowing that you are a total wonder. 

No one has to be reminded what the past few years have been like.  Some have been challenged, some have been hurt, others have been lost.  There have been quite a few days where it was hard to find anything to smile about.  Feelings ran rampant with doubt, fear, trepidation, and for some just a feeling of asking "why?"  But now is the time to find peace, to celebrate the victories that have come, and yes there are victories, even if you have to be reminded about them.  It is time to celebrate, for celebration means an acceptance.  When we accept things we own it, when we own it we can't deny them.  Why is owning something so important?  When we can acknowledge something, when we can accept and own something, then it becomes real to us.  When things become real, they have substance.  When things have substance, then they are more easily believed.  When things are believed, then they are lived!

Even with all the things are going on around the world right now, in this country, I find myself more peaceful than I have ever been.  I find myself resting more in things than I have ever done.  I find myself just enjoying life more.  Why? Well the answer to that question is pretty simple, the alternative sucks.  Given the option to be at peace, or be in turmoil, what makes you smile?  If you had to choose lack or prosperity, what would you choose?  If you could only be sick or healthy, what say you?  In reality we really only have one choice to make.  In reality we have a fifty/fifty chance of picking right, or picking wrong.  In reality, we do make our own reality.  Remember, we were created to create.  Living to react all the time, is not living.  Living to create, now that is where the excitement comes in.  Living to be the real you, that's when the fun begins.  Living to bless others, well that's the icing on the cake.

Here's what I'd like you to do today: take a series of deep breaths, let them in and out, and say "I am blessed."  Sit back today with a nice hot cup of tea and simply realize that you have nothing to worry about.  What is about to take place, has to take place.  We are in the perfect time, and perfection is what is about to take place.  So many people have been holding on to feelings of doom and gloom.  Too many people have felt panic, stress, and a sense of dread.  It's time to get set free from all of these, and instead walk in peace.  You are the only one that can make the decision to find peace, and peace is no further away than your acceptance of that peace.  I've purposely have not watched a lot of news lately, as most of the news is nothing more than fodder for those who know no better.  As I write this morning I am every bit aware of my surroundings .  I am aware that I control my feelings, my emotions.  As I write this morning I am so happy that I am the creator, and that I have control of everything.  It is time to celebrate, and it does not matter what is going on around you.  It is time to laugh, to smile, to enjoy.  Yes there are going to be times when we are going to have to be reminded to smile, to laugh, but that is what I am attempting to do for you this morning.  I want you to find peace.  I want you to find that very special place where you know that you are right where you need to be.  

Not all celebrations are huge events, although, there's nothing wrong with big events.  Often our celebrations might only involve ourselves.  We might celebrate little victories, victories that only we know about.  No matter the size of the victory, a victory, is a victory.  If your victory is simply getting through a day where you don't want to run someone over with your car, then celebrate that victory.  If your victory is that you finally overcame something, then shout that from the mountain tops.  Your celebrations are what ever you decide to make them, the point is to have them in the first place.  

If you can celebrate the little victories, then I promise you the big one will come.  If you can allow peace to flood over you, then you will also be equipping yourself to handle anything that might be thrown at you.  We have to learn to celebrate things daily.  Always remember that like brings like.  If we can celebrate little things, we open the door for bigger and better to come in.  If you can't find it in yourself to celebrate the little victories, you might now have to worry about finding other things to celebrate, as they probably will not manifest in your life.  I don't say that to scare you, I say that to warn you.  Naysayers will continue to be without.  Doubters will continue to doubt, and fear mongers will continue to spew out fear to others around them.  It is time to walk away from fear, it's time to let go of doubt, and it's really time to celebrate our existence.  Please try to remember that you are here right now because there are things that you need to do, for others around you.  There are people who are dependent on you doing what you were born to do.  You may never know their names, or know what they look like, but they are there, and they need you.  We might not have all the answers right now, we might not know what is around the corner, but we do know that we are here for a reason.  

So it's time to celebrate.  Even if there are people around you who have no idea why there should be celebration of any kind, you celebrate.  You set the tone, you decide the future.  If we can be positive, if we can be light to others, that light and positivity will grow.  Let you light shine for others to see.  Let your light be a healing force for others.  Let you light be the catalyst that starts a celebration revolution.  It only takes one person to begin a movement.  If many will begin to celebrate, then many more will follow, and let's face it, the world could use some celebration right about now.  Think about it.....