It's always best to start at the beginning.

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I know I have been on a rant lately about imagination and thoughts.  It's not that I have nothing else to write about, it's all about setting a foundation, and it is this rock solid foundation that will serve you well in the future.

Everything begins with a thought or idea.  There has never been a thing, as I have said before, that did not begin with a simple thought or idea.  We have hundreds of thousands of thoughts that run through our minds each and every day.  Many times we discount these thoughts and never give them much notice.  Others seem to stick around, and every now and again we will act on them.  Funny thing, when we place action to these thoughts things begin to take shape, things begin to happen, and then things begin to change.  This in and of itself should give you pause to think about your thoughts and ideas, and just what might come from them if you do more than just think about them.

I could have thought about writing my first book until the cows came home, but until I put action to those thoughts and ideas, nothing was going to get the book published.  How many different thoughts have you had in your lifetime that could have been something, but because you stuffed the thought deep and away from any forward momentum, things never seemed to materialize?  I dare say that there are very few people who have never had an original thought. In fact, I would say it would be impossible to think that there has never been a time in your life when you did not have a thought that if brought to completion could and would turn your life around entirely.

If we fail to act upon our thoughts and ideas you are just throwing away any chance of being the person you were intended to be.  Think about it this way, and for many of you who have read stuff by me you will have heard this before.  If there is an idea floating around your mind, there is a reason for that.  God does not put thoughts into our mind simply to pass the time of day.  The Creator of the Universe does not do things that does not ultimately have a purpose, and quite frankly will always give you thoughts and ideas that will lead you to the discovery of your purpose, your true destiny.

Certainly we have thoughts that pass through us that are way out there.  This can be said about everyone, but ultimately you will be given the direction you need to walk out your life's path, you simply need to take what is given and use it.  If one is going to walk in their own destiny, and not one set up or thought of by someone else, then you are going to have to figure out why you are getting certain thoughts and ideas, recognize where they come from, and step out and do something with these thoughts.

Why am I spending so much time talking about thoughts and ideas?  The answer is simple, thoughts and ideas are what will bring you to the place you are supposed to be.  I marvel at people that I talk with who will tell me they have no idea what to do next.  They seem to be in limbo in regards to their desires and wants.  When I push them for reasons they will simply tell me they have no idea what to do next.  This is when I begin to question them about what they are feeling, what they are thinking, and then they begin to realize that they have had the answer all along, but never gave thought to the thoughts that were floating around their mind.  Now don't misunderstand me, not every thought is going to have a direct correlation to your destiny.  Face it, we as humans have some pretty bizarre thoughts from time to time.  The thoughts and ideas I am speaking about will be right in line with your passions, and if handled correctly will get you to your destiny.

When I was in Corporate America I can recall being a part of many Brain Storming Sessions.  The common rule in any session is that there are no dumb ideas and to lay everything out.  Now not every idea that is presented at one of these sessions has merit, but there is merit in hearing every idea.  The purpose is to listen, keep an open mind, and then together as a team decide which option is best, and then proceed to doing what was recommended.  You have inside of you the same Brain Storming capacity as anyone.  You will have idea after idea, and your role is to weed out the weird, and keep only those that will ultimately get you to your goal.  Small ideas can lead to amazing things.  Some ideas are nothing more then building blocks leading you to a bigger or better idea, which will lead you to bigger and better results.  The key is not to discount those thoughts and ideas that keep popping into your mind.  There is a reason you keep thinking about it!!

Look back on some of those crazy ideas you may have had years ago.  You may not have put everything into action, but I can assure you that there are bits and pieces of each idea that have and will continue to play a part in what you are doing right now, or what you are trying to do right now.  Not everything is going to come to you signed, sealed, and delivered.  There will be occasions when you will have to continue to work on things, but this effort that you put out will ultimately show you where you need to go and how you need to do it.

Those little tiny thoughts, ideas, dreams, are and will always be stepping stones to your destiny.  Do not discount them, do not ignore them, and whatever you do, don't fight them.  If you have missed an idea, and that idea is part of your destiny, I can assure you it will pop up again in the future.  Your role right now is to be open to the ideas and thoughts that come to you.  It may take a while for things to jell up, but trust me they will.  Let your imagination fly and see where it will take you.

It can all change with just a single one.

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Our world seems to be turmoil.  Almost every where you look there is another crisis brewing, or one that simply won't go away.  You can hardly turn on the news or read a paper where there are not descriptions of the horror going on all around us.   At the rate we're going the entire planet will be victim to what is going on, and what can we do about it?

We look at what transpired thirteen years ago today and to many that is when life as we know it changed.  Many people no longer felt the safety that once was ever present in our country.  The care free days of things happening every where else but here on our own shores had changed forever.  Will we ever be able to live free again?  Free from the fear of terrorist actions against us, free from the worry that something could happen at any time, in any place, and in any number of ways?  Sadly there are many people who feel as though our best days are behind us and from this point forward we are simply surviving what may come in the future.  I however hold a different view of things, and today I will share with you my thoughts and maybe you just might feel a little better about things, and in this feeling know that things will be better.

No matter what movement has ever taken place in this country, or in the world for that matter, it all began with a single person.  Someone, somewhere, had a thought, and idea.  It may have been a simple thought or idea, but from this imaginative beginning, something came about.  This thought took on form when someone put action behind it.  It may have been something that could change the world, or something as simple as making life a little easier for a single, solitary individual.  The reason behind these thoughts, these imaginations matters not.  What matters is that someone thought something, believed something, and now just had to begin the gestation process to bring it to fruition.  I hold the belief that this world can change, but it will only change when each individual understands who and what they are.  I know I talk about this all the time, but the ability of one person to change the face of this planet has been proven out time and time again.  Who began the push for women in this country to have the right to vote?  Who began the civil rights movement that finally help remove the scourge of slavery and bigotry in this country?  These two events began with a single idea, from a single individual.  Certainly there were many more who picked up the banner as the movement progressed, but it still began with just one.

If we are to change the direction this planet is headed, then maybe there is that single, solitary person out there right now, who believes that things can change.  I was involved with politics for many years.  I will tell you that the problems we are seeing right now are in direct proportion to what we see on the local level.  If we can fix the politics in our towns and cities, then maybe things will change at the state level.  If things change at the state level then maybe things will change at the federal level.  Well if we look at the world, then could not the same thing be said?  If I can change the way I look at things, then maybe the person next to me can change as well, and so on and so on.  You see the movements begin with one person.  The question I have for you today is, will you be the first one to make the change?  A single person can move an entire mountain.  Sure it may be moved one bucket at a time, but it will move.  You can be that first bucket load of change that the world needs.  Will you take on this challenge?

We are not just simple humans who must move about with every whim or whimper that comes from others.  We can take a stand, and we can create change.  Our power lies in our own knowledge of who we are.  Our power lies in our knowledge of why we are here.  Our power lies in us because that is how the creator planned it.  If you continue to see yourself as just a simple, go with the flow, type of person then you have not yet realized the significance of your being here right now.  If you do understand the reason for being here, then you have the ability to begin to change the world.  You may only help one other person change, but that person might help two, and those two may help ten.  Before you know it, there are millions and millions of people who understand the divinity within them and then talk about changing a planet.

On this anniversary of 9/11 maybe we should take a moment to recognize that change must come to this planet, or we are doomed to repeat the tragedy that happened 13 years ago.  We can change the face of this planet.  Understanding who you are will help others understand who they are.  When one can see who they are then all the differences we have with others seem to fly away.  Focus on the good and I will tell you the bad will go away.  Look at it this way:  if nothing changes this planet will continue to experience the tragedies of 9/11.  If things do change, then we can simply put a small caveat in the history books, "It never happened again."  Think about it, and be the change the world needs.

The Power of One

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How much can one person get done in a day?  How much should a single person get done in a day?  How often do you get everything done in a day that you set out to get done?

Often the comments I hear is that there is not enough time in the day to get everything done that one desires or hopes to accomplish.  This often leads to frustration, worry, and a certain degree or level of anger.  So here is my question for the day:  how much is too much, and is too much something you have been trying to do for far too long?

I will admit that I love it when I can look back at the end of the day and realize that I have accomplished everything that was on my to-do list for the day.  I also know that I have found myself frustrated beyond believe when I have let the day slip by me and haven't done a thing that I set out to do.  Once again we have let our own idea of time, wasted time to be exact, to define the day, and that does nothing but bring about more frustration.  I understand that there are deadlines that have to be met from time to time.  I understand the restrictions that some jobs place on people and what these restrictions can mean to getting things done in a timely and effective manner.  I also understand that we tend to let these things ruin our day, and if our day is ruined, what does that mean to those around you who have to occupy the same space you are in?

The power of one is the power you have to accomplish all those things you have been destined to accomplish in this life.  The power of one is the most amazing thing in the universe and once you understand it, there will be very little that will stand in the way of you accomplishing some pretty phenomenal things.   The power of one is available to you, to your friends and loved ones, family, associates, to everyone.  This power has been around longer then you might realize and yet too few understand the power of one, let alone adopt it as a part of who they are.

What is the power of one?  Where does it come from?  Who is it for?  These are great questions and once you understand where it comes from, what it can do for you, and why you need to hold on to it, things will change for you, forever.

The power of one is an understanding of how powerful you are as an individual.  It is understanding that there is a power within you that is as powerful as anything and everything.  Some may think I am speaking in riddles, but when you finish this today, you will see that they are anything but riddles.  This power that I am talking about is the knowing that you are not here by mistake.  Your being alive right now is in the proper order of the universe, and there is no one else on this planet, in this entire universe that can accomplish what you were designed to accomplish.  If you can understand the potency of your being, the depth of your uniqueness, then you will begin to understand the power of one.

I have been on the other side of this power, and I will tell you it is no place you want to be, or if lucky ever have to visit.  Not knowing the real you is what keeps people from understanding and accepting the power of one.  If you cannot see yourself as an incredible being, you will never fully understand the power of one.  We have been conditioned throughout life to think less of ourselves as a way to mitigate any type of self-absorption.  After all who are we to think more highly of ourselves?Thinking to high of one's self is on par with conceit and self-importance.  This is what the world teaches, but who is this teaching coming from?  It comes from others who want to hold you back, hold you down, in the hopes that you never come to a complete understanding of the divine in you.  If you were to understand the greatness of who you really are, it would only show others what they are not.  These are the people who would do almost anything to keep you tied up and never knowing the true you.

You are one with the rest of the universe, and the universe is one with you.  As inter-connected beings there is nothing we are not, and there is not anything we cannot become.  We are only limited to the degree that we limit our imagination.  Imagination is what creates, and with each creation comes a better understanding and recognition of the power of one.  The power of one is never what others think about you, it is all about what you know about you.  This single point is what will catapult you to greatness, and this greatness is what you were born with.  The power of one is knowing that no matter what your background, your lineage, you are in fact the one.  There will never be another you, and there will never be a better time then right now.  The power of one begins with you and ends with you.  The power of one is simply you.  Your ability is unlimited, your understanding is unlimited, and your divinity is pure and holy.  It is time to forget about what isn't and focus on what is.  It is time to see you for you and not what others see you as or what others depict you as.  You will never measure up to man's expectations, but man will never ever be able to reach the points you will reach when you recognize the power of one.

You are it, it is you, and from here on out, this is what you will be.  You are the power of one.  We each have this ability and when we all accept this, watch the world change in front of you.

In a word.

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Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's not.  It comes in the morning, in the afternoon, and sometimes at night.  There are times when we expect it, and other times when it creeps up on us with little or no warning.  In a word: change.

Many people fight change with every once of fiber they have in their body.  There are those who embrace change, and at times live for it.  Where ever you fall on the spectrum, change is something that is inevitable in life, and the sooner you can accept this, the sooner you will be able to accept the change that is going to come your way.

Why am I talking about change today?  Could it be that I have had my share of it over the last few years?  Could it be that I expect it to come again?  Could it be that I just want you to know that change is something that can bring you the things you need in life that will enable you to be the person you were always intended to be?

There are people who have their lives all planned out.  I mean every minute of every day is scripted a certain way, and woe to the person who tries to change things up for them.  So many people resist change because of one thing and one thing only:  it upsets the plans they have made.  You see, when we become so inflexible with the stuff we do everyday, leaving no room for variation, we loose sight of some very important things, and opportunities.

Change is good.  Say that with me "Change is good".  You may not always believe it.  You certainly don't feel it, especially when you're in the midst of change, but I assure you that change is good.  The best change is when you know it's coming, you feel it coming, and you look forward to it coming.  I think most people only fight change because it hits them out of the blue with no explanation. If one is able to see the reason for change then one is far more likely to embrace it.  I haven't always liked change to be perfectly honest, but what I have come to understand is that change in my life is ordained by my creator, and because it comes from God I am far more receptive to it.

I know people who fight change every step of the way.  They fight it and fight it, and the only reason they do this is because they can't understand the importance of it in their life.  Once you understand that change is a great barometer for other things in your life, then I would think that that change would be far less of a bother and could quite possibly be something you look forward to.  Now this might not be the case for everyone, but it should be.

I have changed so much over the last five or six years.  Just as every cell in my body has changed over the last few years, so has my understanding of certain things.  My change came when I was finally able to realize who and what I was.  My change came when I was finally able to accept the divinity that resided in me.  My change came when I finally accepted my destiny and began to walk in it.  I am so thankful that I am not the same person that I was a few years ago.  I will say that some of the change has been painful, not always pleasant, but certainly needed, and I can say much appreciated.  It may not have been something I appreciated while going through it, but now very much so.

What are some of the things you refuse to change in your life?  If there are things that you refuse to change, then my question is why?  What is it that is making it difficult to accept change or to even make room for it in your life?  Is it fear of the unknown?  Is it not having control of everything in your life?  You know that giving up control is something that many people struggle with, but I will tell you, that until you are able to relinquish control, you will be put in situation after situation that will force you to give up control.  I think it best that you learn this lesson early, especially if you want to spare yourself from a world of hurt.

There is a major change happening today, and it is a change in enlightenment.  This change may force you to rethink certain things in your life.  This change may cause you to have to change up certain plans that you had written in stone.  This change may actually help you become the person you were always intended to be.  I can't tell you what form this change, this enlightenment will take with you, but I can assure you that it is coming.  I encourage you to accept it, grab on to it, and embrace it.  Trust me, your life, and the lives of those around you will be much happier if you can embrace this change.  Enlightenment is something that everyone can benefit from, and it is something that is going to spread like wildfire.  I just hope you are able to grasp these changes, make them a part of your life, and then help others with the changes they will be experiencing.

In a word: change.  Change is good, it is here, and it is here for you.  Embrace it, share it, and most importably believe in it.  It is a good time for change, and times will become great when you are able to accept it and live it.

Freedom from your past is freedom for your future.

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You will never move into tomorrow if you continue to hold on to the past.  You need to learn from the past, but you don't need to hold on to it.  People have made a fine art out of holding on to things of the past, and quite often they are things that do not necessarily serve them well.  It's a hard lesson to learn, but learn it you must or forever be held back.

I was in a time of meditation yesterday, and I was shocked when I discovered that I had been holding on to some things, that haven't served me well, and they may very well be the things that have kept me in a place of want for way too many years.  I won't go into what some of those things were, but what astonished me was when they happened and even more astonishing was that I still had not been able to cut away from them.  As Albert Einstein says we should learn from the past, but by golly that does not mean hold on to it and never let go.  If you ever want to move into the future you will have to relinquish the ties that bind you to your past.

I am a firm believer that we have used words, albeit unknowingly at times, that have kept us in a state of want, a state of lack, a state of confusion, and in a state of, well the list goes on and on.  The point is that we declare certain things in our lives that would be better left unsaid.  I hear almost daily people bemoaning their current situation and they are doing nothing more then propagating the species, the current situation I mean, even more by speaking negativity and unbelief in almost every avenue of their lives.  Until such time as you are able to watch what comes out of your mouths, you will be victim to your own words.

There is also the occasion when we have bound ourselves to beliefs that once again do not serve us well.  If you were the product of parents who always seemed to struggle financially, there is a good chance that you might continue the cycle.  It was all you knew, so it becomes your reality.  What is missing is a knowing that you were never intended to walk in lack, but to date you have not figured this out so the thoughts and conditioning of the past simply follow you along.  It is time to break the cycle and have what is your birthright.

I want to talk about vows for a minute.  When we speak of vows the first thing that comes into the minds of most people are the vows we speak at a wedding ceremony.  You promise to be together for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, until death do you part.  You are saying without reservation that this is what you will do.  Some people hold on to those vows, some do not.  However, we have made vows our entire life, and many times people are not even aware that they have done it.  I believe that vows should be taken seriously and one should never speak them unless their intent is to follow through.  Now I know things change in life, but vows should be taken seriously.  That being said, there are times when we have said stuff that will trap us in places we really would rather not be.  It seems like every time I have said "I will never" in my life, what ever it is that I have vowed never to do, always seems to be the thing I do or that finds me.  "I'll never be fat" well missed out on that one at one point in my life.  "I'll never be poor", once again poor found me.  "I'd never be like that person", yea that found me too.  You see, when you fixate on things, whether it be the state of your finances, your weight, or whatever, you tend to focus on the negative side of things, and the law of attraction then is forced to give you more of what you are focused on.  So if it's lack, you get to live through more lack.  If it's a weight issue, then you will be tempted every step along the way in ways that will make it difficult to ever shed those unwanted pounds.

Now I know that this may seem like a lot of mumbo jumbo to people, but we have to watch every word that escapes our mouths, or even tries to get out.  We often talk about the past things in our lives, but simply by talking about them they extend their life, and then it also extends the impact it has on our lives.  I know it's fun at times to play the victim card, but in actuality all that does is keep you bound to whatever it was that made you a victim in the first place.  You can learn from what happened, but you don't have to continue to relive it forever.

It is time to cut the cord of past vows that are not serving you.  It is time to cut the cord to past beliefs that no longer serve you.  It is time to cut the cord to your past which has done nothing but keep you trapped in misery, and in this misery you see no end to the downside of most things.  I encourage you to take a moment and simply make the statement, whether out loud or simply in your mind, that you break the words of the past.  Speak that you toss out all that has not served you well.  Focus on what awaits you and not on what has already taken place.  Yes we can learn from the past, but don't trap yourself in it.  There is nothing worse then living in that perpetual cycle of the past.  Trust me, the longer you live in it, the longer it will continue to be right in front of you, and then it's just like yesterday.  How nice would it be to wipe the slate clean and simply live the life that you always wanted?  You can do this, and I am standing there with you.  Remember the past is a great teacher, but the future is what should keep you always moving forward and moving forward with a smile on you face, joy in your heart, and peace as a way of life.

Bridging the Gap.

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The gap between what we want, and where we are is sometimes so wide, we often feel as though what's the use.  This gap has been described as that frustration, that not knowing why things are going so wrong so fast.  The gap often seems so far, so high or deep, that no matter what you try, think, or say, there really isn't any reason to continue to pursue those things that you truly desire.

Well that gap, in all reality, is nothing more then your inability to understand why you desire the things that seem to stand on the other side of the gap.  Once you begin to understand the reason you desire something, the reason it keeps coming back to you, the sooner you will pull this great divide together and have what you desire.

There's an old saying that the gap between having and doing the things you desire is really only about six inches, and this is about the distance between your ears.  Your mind is what determines whether you have what you want.  I have said this a thousand times before, but once again it bears repeating: you have not, because you believe not.  Your heart can tell you all day long why you can have your hearts desire, but that pesky mind is what keeps you from obtaining the things that truly mean the most to you.

So once again, what is it that you want?  Please don't insult my intelligence by saying nothing, because quite frankly there is something that everyone wants.  Be honest with yourself and admit that there are things you would like to have, love to try, but something is keeping you from it. Comments from others often stop people in their tracks.  The naysayers who will never be able to support you in your dreams and ambitions, those who want nothing more then for you to fail, because they can feel better about their own failures.  There are people who simply are unable to grasp the concept that they can have what they desire and since they have not reached that point where they can have what they want, they are hell bent on helping others stay in this place of frustration.

Let me ask you another question, and this question often frustrates people because they often do not have an answer.  Do you really feel as though you are deserving of having those things that you desire?  It's an honest question, but it's a question that many are unable to answer.  If you do not feel worthy of having all the goodness in life, then it is doubtful you will ever obtain it.  People have a tendency of believing that they must suffer certain things in life, simply because that is life.  Well let me say this, that is nothing more than a huge pile of crap.  You deserve all the finest things in life, and you deserve them everyday.  If you are not walking in this then the first thing to do is realize that you aren't and then begin to change the way you think.  So many people have been living without joy and happiness in their lives, and since they have been without it, they often get to the point, where not having it is normal.  If you constantly are living in an environment of lack, then that begins to be your norm.  You live with lack, you learn to survive on lack, and therefore you know nothing but lack.  It's time to strip away the lies that man has said is the norm, and walk in those things that were intended for you since the beginning of time.

The space between your ears is what needs mending, and once you fix that, the rest is as simple as 1-2-3.  I see people everyday who dearly want things but for whatever reason are unwilling or unable to go after them.  They have allowed fear to stop any movement forward.  This fear has been nurtured for so long, that they do not recognize it as fear.  Some will call it caution, some will call it playing it safe, but when you get right down to it, it's still fear.  Fear that you might fail, fear that you might look stupid, fear that others will be critical or judgmental.  Hey, I've been there, on both sides.  I have feared things, and I have also judged.  I'm not proud to admit that, but I am human.  What I have learned to do is not worry what others think, but rather move forward in those things that I know to be true.

So what is your heart telling you to do, that your mind is saying just the opposite?  What are those things that you know would bring you happiness and joy in your life, but for whatever reason your mind says to just play it safe and don't muddy the water?  This is the gap, the difference between your heart and your mind.  Sooner or later you are going to have to pick one, and it is my desire that you follow your heart, as it is impossible to have anything but truth come from the heart.

I know how horrible it feels to want something so bad and never really believing that you will have it.  I have spent hours, days, weeks, and months wanting, but until such time as I could believe,  what I desired was nothing more than a passing whim.  I urge you to step back, figure out what you really want, and do whatever it takes to get into your mind why what you want is what you should have.  The mind can be a huge benefit to you if you can get it to understand that nothing is impossible if what you desire is what comes from your heart.  Certainly this may take some retraining on your part to put away thoughts of the past, but the sooner you are able to move forward and forget about all the things of the past, the sooner you will be able to have those things that are in your heart.

The Gap is something that can be pulled together, and what used to seem like an impossible span, becomes a tiny crack in the sidewalk that you are more than able to walk over.  I urge you to begin to realize that you are divine, and through this divinity you can have all that your heart desires.  It all begins with understanding who and what you are.  I know who you are, you just need to come to the same realization.  Trust me, once you understand, there will never be a gap that will ever be too big to bring back together.

A new realization: it will change the way you look at yourself.

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I think everyone can agree that there are times in our lives when we would like to see things changed up a bit.  Often people get mired down in the day to day routines that many find themselves in.  Many people get up in the  morning never expecting anything to change from what took place the day before.  It's as if we are on that treadmill where we are going a zillion miles per hour but the landscape never changes.  What we deal with or contend with never changes, and subsequently what we think, what we feel, and how we relate to others doesn't change either.

Well today is a new day and I want you to start thinking about something completely different.  This may be the first time you have ever given any thought to what I am about to say, but if you have read any of my other works then you have certainly heard about this before. Just how do you see yourself?  What goes through your mind when you see yourself in the mirror?  Are you thinking that today will be like yesterday, or is there something in the air that will change everything up today and allow you to begin to live like you have never lived before?

We set the stage for what we experience in life.  We set the mood, the tone, we even have some say in what will happen in the future.  If you are not able to see this, then this is your lucky day, because after today you will know that you have the ability to manifest those things in your life that you have long waited for, but until now didn't really believe they were for you.

There was a time not long ago that I was a manifesting fool.  I mean everything I could think about or say was coming to me quicker than poop through a goose.  Problem was I was thinking and saying all the wrong things.  I was always talking about the lack in my life, the lousy work conditions, the emptiness in my heart due to not having that special person in my life.  Oh you can bet I was living this because I was the one who was making sure that it kept coming and coming in my life.  It wasn't until I figured out that I was the cause of most of my problems that things began to change.  It wasn't until I realized that I had the key to my future, but until such time as I used the key I was still going to be trapped in this prison cell that I had created myself.

When I look in the mirror now I see a divine creation.  I see a person who has been touched by God because I was placed here by God.  I see a person who knows nothing of lack, sickness, or fear.  Now don't get me wrong, I have to work on these things daily, because one can fall back into bad habits quickly.  What I have learned over the last few years has changed my life in ways that I cannot explain, nor are they words enough to tell you how meaningful life has become.  Here's what I learned:  words and thoughts, my words and thoughts, are what will be front and center in my life.  Whether I want to believe it or not, matters not, truth is truth.  You don't have to believe in the Laws of Gravity, they just exist.  You can't change the law of gravity, you simply have to abide by it.  The same can be said about the Laws of Attraction.  Just because you may not believe in it doesn't make it a bunch of phooey.   You will manifest those things you speak about, think about, and feel.  Note to self: think on good things, speak good things, feel good things.  I know this might seem simplistic, but in reality it is.  We as humans like to complicate things, but the things that are spiritual are quite simplistic in nature.

I know people who have fallen to the depths of despair and when you try to help them out, they give you all the reasons why they will never get out of the place they are in.  It's as though they like where they're at.  This is probably true because it has become their truth, when in reality it is not truth but a mere illusion.  Here is the truth: you don't have to live this way.  You can walk in peace, joy, and happiness.  You set the stage for what is going to happen in your life.  You have the same creative power in you as that which placed you here in the first place.  Do you not have your parent's DNA in your body?  You cannot separate yourself from your parents, no matter how hard you may try.  Well the same can be said about your creator.  You cannot separate yourself from that which created you.  Since there is a part of the creator in you, then you have the same characteristics as your creator.  We have allowed people, those who supposedly have all the knowledge about God to tell us what God is like, and what they have depicted as God is nothing even close to what God is like.  Christ himself said that we are gods, that we should expect to do greater works then he did.  OK so who has done this?  Who has walked on water, turned water into wine, raised the dead?  We haven't because we have been conditioned by man to think that these things are only reserved for a few select people, those who have studied and shown themselves approved by those who think more highly of themselves then they should.

So when you look in the mirror do you see a divine being, or a mere mortal?  Do you see the creative power you have, or do you see someone who will always be lacking in life?  When you look in the mirror do you see someone who is deserving of all manner of good things, or someone who will have to go through life always wanting, always needing, or always being a day late and a dollar short?  How you see yourself is going to dictate how you live.  How you live is going to dictate how you feel.  How you feel is going to dictate how tomorrow turns out as well.  Maybe it's time to stop the cycle and begin to see yourself the way you were intended to see yourself and say to hell with what others think, say, or even do.

Until such time as you can see yourself the way the Creator of the Universe sees you, you will never reach the point where you will have those things you were intended to have.  It has taken me years to rid myself of the condition that well meaning people pushed down my throat.  I thought that lack was something that everyone had to go through to teach them humility.  I thought sickness was something that people had to go through to teach them dependence.  No these are things that man has said we have to go through when in reality it is nothing but bunk, and the sooner you realize this the sooner you can move forward and walk in the life you were always intended to walk in.

It is time to look in the mirror and see what I see, see what God sees.  You are divine and you are one of a kind.  There is no need for sickness, no need for lack, and no need to feel like you are not deserving of all good things in life.  These are lies from man, and not from the truth that brought you into existence years ago.  Think about this and we can talk about it.  Life will change when you change the way you see yourself in the mirror, I promise you that.