Loving me is loving you.

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They say that music is the universal language.  I'd like to believe that love is the universal unifier.  Love is something that many look for all of their lives, and yet few people are able to really live love because they find it so hard to love themselves.  It seems to me that loving who and what you are should be so simple and yet it seems that so many, many people are unable to do this. Why is that so?

I want to spell out some of the impediments to self love, and maybe dispel some of the myths of self love.  Sadly some people feel that self love is nothing more than conceit.  Loving who and what you are is not conceit; in actuality it is imperative if you are ever going to fully walk in your destiny and be the one thing you were always intended to be.  I've said this so many times in the past but today I will say it again in an attempt to get you to really let it sink in.  If you are unable to love yourself then you will never ever be able to love someone else 100 percent, nor will you be able to receive someone else's love 100 percent.  One of the reasons I'm able to love our dog Lucy so much is because she only knows unconditional love.  When she gives me all of her love it's impossible for me not to love her back.  Unconditional love is just that, unconditional.  Lucy does not love me because of what I do for her, except when she knows a treat is coming, then the tail really starts to wag, but I digress.  She loves unconditionally because that is her nature.  What is your nature when it comes to love?  Sadly many people base their understanding of love on past love, or lack thereof.  How you love is never ever going to be able to be measured by the love you have experienced in life.  Love has to be based on your own love for you.  I'll say it again, you have to love you, I mean really love you, then and only then will you be able to experience real love from someone else.

I love my husband unconditionally.  Certainly there are days when I want to wipe him off the face of the earth, as I am human, but the love I have for him is endless.  Some say we are soul mates, I agree, but even soul mates have to know true self love to give true love, and that all starts with recognizing the real you.  I may be repeating the same thing over and over again, but the key to this whole thing we call love is looking yourself in the mirror each day and telling yourself how much you love you.  At first this simple exercise may seem trivial and ridiculous, but I assure you it will start something that will change your life.  After so many years I can finally say I love me.  I fought feelings of regret in the past.  I rolled around in a pit of despair in regards to how I saw my future.  There was even a time when I wanted to simply fall asleep at night and not wake up the next morning.  I know that during these moments I was not loving who I was, and that is a dangerous place to be.  I love me more now than ever before.  It has taken me years to get to this point, but I will tell you that my life has changed.

Many times I get the question of how do you love yourself?  The first step is to  understand the significance of your being.  You need to accept that your design is perfection because you being here right now is in the perfection of the universe.  You are not here by mistake.  If you can accept the premise of your perfection then you can start accepting that you are love, created out of love and for the purpose of giving and accepting love.  The intention of the Universe brought you here and it is in this intention that you must live.  Living in intention is what love is all about, and this love is what will allow you to love unconditionally and loving unconditionally will teach you to love yourself.

Our worth is not in what we have obtained in life, or what we have accomplished.  Our worth is in fact who and what we are.  Once you understand the significance of your own being, then and only then can you love who you are, and then you can receive love from others.  "Loving me is loving you" is a statement.  It says that when I love me I can love you.  There is no other way to live, if living is what you truly desire.  When you look into that mirror what do you see?  If you see all your past hurts, or failures, you are not seeing the real you.  Past hurts and failures are lessons that should have taught you something.  Look past the past and see who you really are.  If you can begin to love you simply because you are you, then and only then will you experience the love that is there for you.

I love me because I want and desire to love others, and receive love from others.  Love is the center of all that we are, all that we hope to be, and all that we should be focused on.  If you can love yourself unconditionally then you can change the world.  Experiencing true love begins with you.  Knowing true love is knowing that I am love, and knowing that I am love allows me to love you and experience true love to the fullest extent possible.  If you want to experience the warm and fuzzies of love then wrap your arms around yourself and tell yourself how much you love you.  When you can see all of your greatness then you will begin to see the greatness in others.  You were not placed here to be alone, but being alone is what you will experience until such time as you accept your own love for you.  Life is great as long as you understand your own greatness.  It's never too late to turn things around.  Begin to see what is reflected back at you from the mirror and love what you see.  You are one of a kind, and no one can do what you were created to do.  It all begins with love because your beginning was because of love.

It's all up to you.

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Some people seem to leave everything in life up to chance.  Others, have everything planned out to the smallest and simplest details, leaving absolutely nothing to chance.  There's a group of people who try to straddle both, not quite sure what the correct path is for anything.  In actuality your life is your life, and whatever happens in your life is entirely up to you.  Now there will be those who will argue about this until the cows come home, but facts are facts.  We create our own reality by the words we speak, the feelings we hold on to, and the thoughts we have at any given moment.  What I want you to think about today is what kind of life have you created for yourself.

We as humans, at least many of us, try as hard as we can to please those around us.  Now there's all kinds of reasons for this.  Some people simply want to be accepted and will do just about anything to fit into the cool crowd.  Others will do anything to be different, as if being different is being different at all since so many people have the same idea.  No matter where you fall on the scale it's always best to simply be yourself and don't worry what everyone else is doing.  Being true to yourself is really the only option you have if you want to experience life to the fullest.  Being true to yourself is really the only option you have if you want to walk in your destiny and fulfill the purpose for you being here.  Given the option to be the real you or simply be what others want you to be, what option do you think would be a better fit for you?

I spent the better part of my youth always looking for approval from others.  To be honest I did so many things in my life simply because I felt others would see what a great job I did and I would finally get the recognition I thought I deserved.  Yes I was very successful at most things, but truth be told not much of what I did was for me.  As much success as I had during my formative years, I still had an emptiness inside of me, and that void was not going to be filled by the praise and accolades I received from other people.  Granted I see that clearer today, and not so much back then when I was trying to please everyone else.  Here's the best rule of thumb:  be you, just you, and for you.  So many people will feel as though that when you do for yourself that is nothing more than just selfishness.  On the contrary, when you focus on you that is selflessness.  If you never focus on you then you are never going to realize how significant you are to the rest of the universe.  Far too many people see themselves as insignificant, and that is simply setting yourself up for failure.

I want to encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and start focusing on what is going to make you happy.  Start focusing on those things that are going to really bring you fulfillment.  Start seeing yourself as the center and not just someone who walks around the outside of things hoping that someday they will be in the middle of things.  If you are spending all of your time trying to fit in, you are going to be one unhappy camper when things seem to go all whacko on you.  What are the chances that you will always be able to do things in life that are going to make everyone happy?  It's highly unlikely that you are going to be able to do the right thing for everyone else especially when most of those other people haven't a clue as to what they really want in life.  Start focusing on you.  Start doing what makes you happy.  Begin to live the life you were intended to live and stop worrying what others might think or might say about your decisions.  There are millions of opinions out there from other people who have zero idea of who you really are, so why in the world would you ever feel as though you need to listen to those opinions?

How you live your life is totally up to you.  What you do next is totally up to you.  How you see things is totally up to you.  Stop giving in to what others think, and simply do what you know.  When it's all said and done you control you.  You can't blame others for the decisions you make so why not make decisions based on what is best for you and not someone else?  You can help others but stop helping others because you feel you have no other choice.  You always have a choice and I would recommend that you start making choices that are going to benefit you.  There is a time when helping others, being there for others, is appropriate, but if you have not taken the time to fill up your own tank, you will not have what it takes to help someone else.

Figure out those things that make you happy and go after them.  We only have a finite amount of time that we inhabit this body of ours.  If you are wasting time worrying about what others think about you then you are never going to get to the point in life where you are truly happy and content. It really is up to you how you are going to live your life.  Start living by loving who you are.  Start living life by loving where you are.  Be content and show appreciation and gratitude for all the many blessings that are present in your life.  I love being able to write.  I love my husband, and I love our dog Lucy.  Those three things are the center of my life and I would not trade them for all the money in the world.  Find what makes you happy and never let go of those things.  Trust me, life is supposed to be and adventure, and with each new adventure be sure to show gratitude.  If you will show gratitude the Universe will reward you with other opportunities for gratitude.  It then becomes a win, win situation, and who doesn't like to win in life?

It's up to you what happens next.  Speak words of love, light, and happiness.  If you want joy, sow seeds of joy.  If you want contentment, throw out thoughts of contentment.  You create the world around you, start accepting this universal law, and start living the way you were always intended to live.  If you want change, be that change you are looking for.  It's time to enjoy who and what you are.  If you will focus on you, if you will realize that it's all up to you, then you will be living a blessed life and others will be blessed because of you taking a stand.  Get going now and live like there is no tomorrow.

Live the life you were always intended to live!

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It doesn't really matter how old you are at the moment, it's never too late to live the life you were always intended to live.  We all know that life has a way of changing direction, throwing us a curve, or simply not measuring up to what we thought it was going to be like.  I'm here today to let you know that you can have joy and happiness in all that you do, in all that you are, and in all that you imagine.  It might not seem possible in light of what you may have gone through as a younger person, but all of the past was your teaching ground.  Now is the time to take what you have learned and use it to improve the lives of those around you, and that includes yourself.

When we were just wee little tykes there weren't a lot of things that we worried about.  We were pretty much assured that we were going to be fed when we got hungry.  Our constant crying would see to that.  We would get changed when we peed or pooped our diapers.  We would constantly have older folks oohing and awing over us and telling us what cute little things we were.  Somewhere down the line we forgot what it was like to have that child like faith and we began to let the world dictate to us how we would feel at any given moment.  There in lies where we went wrong.  Not only did we stop living like a child, but we stopped believing like a child and we lost our innocence.  I know we've been told all of our lives that we needed to grow up and start acting our age.  Well I guess the rebel in me is about to come out again, because to be blunt I refuse to act my age and I will never, and I mean never grow up.

My Granddaughter Madison turns one today.  Do you think she is worried about what college she is going to attend?  Do you really think she's worried about what she is going to wear to the High School reunion and what people will think about her?  The only thing Madison has on her mind is what kind of fun and new experiences will she discover today, and when will she be free to just run around the house getting into whatever it is that she wants to get into.  This is the mindset each of us should have every day of our lives, and screw what others think, or what others say.  I absolutely despise when someone has the unmitigated gall to tell me they know what I'm thinking.  No you don't!  Unless you have lived my exact life, done everything the same way that I did, there is no way that you know what I'm thinking or feeling.  Yes I know they are saying this to be kind, but being kind and being stupid are two different things, but I digress.

If the weight of the world has got you down, why not shed the weight of the world and simply walk away from it?  I know some will wonder how to do this, and others will say that it's impossible to just walk away, after all they have responsibilities.  Just because you have responsibilities doesn't mean they have to dictate how you live your life and how you see your life.  I'm telling you that we need to start looking at life through the eyes of that young child.  We need the joy of being a child to be back front and center in our lives.  We need to laugh and have fun like a little kid.  Being all serious and stressed out is never going to bring joy into your life, and a life without joy is really not a life is it?

When's the last time you had a really good day?  A really good day could mean different things to different people, but imagine a day where you weren't worried about the bills, the condition of the car, the amount of work you still had complete with little or no time to complete it in.  Think about a day where you were free to do anything.  Think of a day with zero restrictions.  Think of a day that knew nothing but absolute peace, joy, and happiness in it.  What would you do with a day like this?  What would life be like for you if all you experienced on any given day was peace, joy, and happiness?  Sadly there are so many who can't even imagine a day like this.  Well maybe it's time to realize that peace, joy, and happiness is what you were designed for, what you were designed around, and what you were designed to walk in at all times.  We have let our surroundings, our upbringing, and our own expectations of things to dictate what our future looks like.  I can sit here and think about all the things I don't want in my life, but if I'm focusing on the things I don't want, I'm not focusing on all the things I already have, and the things I should be grateful for having in my life.

Whether you believe it or not, we create our own reality.  If you want to have the life of peace, the life of joy, the life that every single person on your street is envious of, maybe you should start by setting the intention that you shall have all of it.  Let me tell you that there is plenty to go around, as the universe has an endless supply of peace, joy, and happiness.  Why someone would want to be void of these things is beyond me, but it really is there for you in a supply that is unending.  When I lay down to fall asleep each night, and when I get up each morning I think about intention, and that I am part of intention.  I am it, and it is me.  I feel it in my body, my mind, my heart.  Certainly there are moments in my day when I am not focused on intention, but I am quickly reminded that I need to get back to intention.  I do not want for anything because I have it all.  When one is focused on what they don't have, they are incapable of being thankful for all the good things that they do have.  Life is not what you have, life is all about who you are.  You are peace, joy, and happiness.  Living a life void of these things is not really a life, is it?  My good friends it's time we start living the life we were always intended to live, and once you make that determination to do just that, life changes in remarkable ways.

If your life needs a pick-me-up, let me know and I'll give you one.  I love writing, and I love talking about destiny, and why you need to discover yours.  I get to do what I love, and please know that I totally love what I do.  You deserve to have the very same thing in your life.  You were intended to from the beginning of time to know nothing but peace, love, joy, and happiness.  If you are not experiencing all of these, then we need to make some adjustments.  Trust me, when you reach out to the universe for more of these things, they will come in such a fashion that they will overtake you.  Live the life you were intended to live, and share it with others.  Trust me on this, you will never look back and regret a thing.

What have you learned today?

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Every now and again I'm a little slow on the uptake with certain things.  Typically I'm a very visual person, and once I see something I'm pretty good at remembering it for quite some time.  Statistically, as today's blog picture states, most students have to be exposed to a new idea or informational knowledge four times before they are able to really hold on to it for more than just a nanosecond.  That being said, adults are probably no better equipped to learn then the average student.  I'm not saying this to belittle anyone, I'm saying this to emphasize the need to really latch on to those things that are really going to be strong impressions in your life.

In most of my writings I try to hammer certain points over and over again.  Some have accused me of beating a dead horse, but what I attempt to do is provide you with ideas and information that I feel will change your life for the better, and these are the bullet points that I will try to cram into your brain as often as I can.  There are certain truths that everyone needs to hold on to and certain truths that will or should be guiding post for your everyday life.  These truths, I believe, will change you forever if you will simply let them in.  We are such beautiful and powerful creatures yet so many people walk around with little or no knowledge of who or what they really are.  I'm here to tell you that you can have it all if you will simply empty yourself of ego dominance and open yourself up to the real you, the authentic you, the you that has been around since the beginning of time.

So what have you learned today?  We all learn something new each and everyday.  What we learn may never change another person's life, and it may not even change your life, but learn we do.  If one is wise they will be open to new things, expand their knowledge base, and most importantly, don't discount something out of the norm simply because it is out of the norm.  When I first opened myself up to learning about the real me I was skeptical.  I wanted to believe that I was something special, but my only point of reference at the time was believing that I was just a mortal destine to live a normal mortal life.  When I first looked at my creation I didn't see what the big deal was.  I had struggled for years with self-esteem issues.  I didn't see perfection in my design.  I didn't see perfection in my home town, or even in my own home.  When I first accepted that my being here was in the perfection of the Universe I was floored to say the least.  It took me months and months to accept what in actuality I had known my entire life, but was too afraid to show it, share it, or own it.  I so desire each of you to learn the significance of your being.  This is the reason I write about it over and over again. Yes I might sound like a broken record, but until such time as you accept your perfection, you are going to be running around going after something that you will never ever obtain.  If the only thing you ever take away from one of my blog post, or one of my books is the knowledge of who and what you are then I will be so so grateful.  The time has to come when you need to shed your old skin and begin a life that is based on your perfection.

Time is a concept that we as humans have developed. Time is a concept that we have allowed to have far to much influence in our lives.  Forget about time and allow your destiny to come out and introduce itself to you.  My destiny is writing about destiny.  My mission is to teach others about the real beauty of who and what they are.  My charge is to change the world one life at a time.  Have you learned what your destiny is?  Have you discovered your own mission in life?  Have you accepted the charge you were given before you took your first breath?  My dear friends today is a day to learn something that will in fact change your entire life forever.  I know it might seem like I am being overly dramatic, but I can no longer let a day go by that I don't at least try to change one life.  If that life is yours, welcome to the picnic.  If you are still waiting for the earth to shift it's axis before you make a move, well hold on tight then.

What did you learn today?  Sometimes what we learn is not earth shattering.  Sometimes it might be as small as a mite.  Forget about measuring things in man's view of things.  If you can accept the truth of who and what you really are, that I can tell you that is bigger then anything the world have ever seen or will ever see.  Some may scoff at that, but they are the ones who still see themselves as small and inconsequential.  When you accept your greatness, your Deity, your infinite self, that my friends will be the day that the world will change for you in a manner that, well let's say there are not words enough to describe what a great time it will be.   Take some time to quiet your mind and simply think about what infinite means.  Infinite has no beginning and no end.  It has always been and will always be.  You my lovelies are infinite.  There is nothing that can compare to who you really are.  I want you to tell yourself you are infinite.  Say it over, and over, and over, and over again.  Sooner or later you are going to start believing it, and when that happens watch out.  Once you learn about your greatness, that you are in fact God waling the earth, that is the day that will change your life forever.

So what have you learned today?  It is my hope that you have started to accept certain truths, and it's those truths that will finally set you free and place your feet upon a path toward your destiny.  I know who I am, do you know who you are?  You are so beautiful, so perfect, so unique.  It is time that you accept all that you are.  It is time to learn about the real you, the authentic you, the infinite you.  This is what you can learn today, and once learned, you can teach others.  Together we will change the world one person at a time.

The Big Adventure

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Oh how life can be an adventure, if you let it that is.  Some people run from adventure because let's face it, adventure is sometimes anything but a sure thing.  What lays ahead is sometimes a mystery, and many don't like mystery in the least.  What I want you to do today is embrace adventure.  Wrap you arms around all those things you have been setting on the back burner because you either didn't have the time, or you didn't want to chance anything.  In reality life can be pretty boring without adventure added to it.  I for one love change, love adventure, and I cherish opportunity to try new things, and see different locations.

When my husband and I moved to Texas from Maine, we knew it was going to be an adventure.  Sure there were times when we didn't know what was going to be around the next corner, but I at least had an inner knowing that this was the right move at the right time.  What many of you need to do is simply give up the notion that you have to have all the answers before you take a single step. If you hold on to this believe you are never going to move an inch, and trust me, you have to move if adventure is ever going to be a part of your life. How may people do you know who are constantly bemoaning how life is?  How many people do you know who walk around every single day just wishing things were different for them?  How many people do you know who you simply don't want to be around because they try to take you down to their level of misery?  I can almost guarantee you that these people are the ones who run away from adventure in their life.  This my friends is no way to live.

If you are ever going to really live, and I mean really live, you are going to have to incorporate adventure into your life.  Let me say that again, you simply have to embrace adventure and see it for what it is, the best part of being alive.  Why people run from adventure is anyone's guess, but I can assure you that a life without adventure is no real life at all.  Why do I say this?  I've been in places where I was stagnant and didn't care if I lived or died.  I've been wrapped around the wagon wheel and had no idea how to unwind myself.  I've seen what life can be like when you grab adventure by the horns and take the ride of your life.  People say that the only sure things in life are death and taxes.  I'd like to add one more to the list:  a life without adventure is simple existence at best.  Let me ask you, who really wants to just exist?  There are so many things to experience in life and if you are wise you are going to try to experience everything you can.  If you are in a rut isn't this the perfect time to begin something new.  I get how "new" can be frightening, but that fright comes from a place that just wasn't meant for you.

Believe it or not you don't have to jump in with both feet when it comes to adventure.  You initiation into adventure might be as small a thing as taking a different route to work one day.  I get how people are creatures of habit, but those habits tend to freeze you in a place that never wants to let you go.  Let's be real, do you really want to be in the same place twenty years from now?  Hey, if you're content where you are, who am I to suggest you change things up.  That being said I've met very few people in this life who couldn't use a change or two in their life, and that includes me, myself, and I.  How many people do you know who could use some joy and happiness in their life?  I will bet you dimes to donuts that these people run from change, and even the thought of adventure sends them into a tizzy.  It's time to embrace all that life has to offer, and adventure is a huge offering to anyone who is willing to accept it.

So here's the big close, the push, the sell:  get out there and try something new.  It can be small, or for those who love a challenge, let it be big.  No matter where you fall on the scale go out and do something out of the norm.  I promise you one thing: if you're willing to take a chance then chance will favor you with good results.  Remember that everything we go through has been put in front of us to teach us lessons.  I for one love to learn new things, and I love experiencing new things.  I stay mentally young by trying new things, and you can maintain that youthful outlook if you are willing to try new things.  Adventure is for everyone, and everyone should be looking for opportunities to experience new adventures.

Let me leave you with this one last thought.  If adventure is something you avoid then you are going to miss out on so many great things in life.  If adventure is something you avoid then you are going get pretty bored after a while, and boredom will shorten almost any life.  If adventure is something  you run from, life is going to run away from you, and you're going to be left wondering what happened to your life.  It's time to go out there and really experience life to it's fullest and part of that living is going on an adventure.  Once you dip your toe in the waters of adventure I assure you that it will only be a matter of time until you throw yourself completely into it.  Come on in boys and girls, the water is fine!

The right side of history.

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There have been many, many situations in the past where each of us could have been on either the right or wrong side of history.  Today I want you to think about yourself and determine if you are heading for the right side of your own history.  We all have choices to make in life.  Sometimes we've made the right choice and sometimes, well let's say we didn't settle on the right side of things.  Now there's no use crying over spilled milk.  There will be times when we just choose unwisely, but that is not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination.

Life lessons, good or bad, are the things that have helped to mold and shape us.  We go through certain things so that we might become what we were always intended to be.  There are times when we need to learn lessons, but our failure to learn something simply means we will have yet another opportunity to go through something until we pick up on what it is we are supposed to learn.  Is it your intention to end up on the right side of things, or will you continue to go through the grindstone of life, always wondering just what the hell is going on?  Ending up on the right side of things is always going to be your own choice.  Certainly there will be input from others and varying thoughts from those who believe they know best, but ultimately it is always going to be your decision to make.  You will decide what side of things you are going to end up on.

I guess one might be asking just what is the right side of things?  The right side is going to be different for every individual.  What is right for one might or might not be right for you.  Copy cat learning is not the answer.  Just because something worked for someone else doesn't mean it's going to work for you.  Just because you did something yesterday doesn't mean you will be able to do it again today.  Times change, conditions differ, and outcomes are any ones guess.  If you are going to end up where you need to be, doing what you were intended to do, you are going to have to start listening to your own heart and follow the guidance from deep within your being.  What might appear to be the right side of things on the surface, might be anything but the right side when you start listening to your spirit.  You will finally reach a point in your life when going with the flow just isn't going to work for you any longer.  Now I'm not saying that you can never seek out assistance from others.  It is my hope that there will always be people around who are willing to lend a hand when needed.  What I'm talking about is always reaching out for help even before you try to figure things out for yourself.  There is an old saying that many hands make light work, but when you are dealing with decision making, too many opinions simply muddy up the waters.

Making decisions can sometimes be overwhelming.  Coming face to face with challenges is not something everyone is comfortable with.  Landing on the right side of a situation is a crap shot some might say.  I hold the belief that staying on the right side of things is a choice, and you are the only one who can decide.  Think of it this way: if you are facing a life or death decision, do you really want to put the outcome into the hands of someone you hardly know?  If you are facing a critical situation would you rather control the outcome, or give up your rights and let someone else dictate what the outcome will be?  Given the choice I think I might want to lead the charge, especially if my own life is involved in any way.  That being said, doesn't it then make sense that you should be the one directing things in your life and not giving it over to others who might not have your best interest at heart?

Here's the bottom line:  you decide what side of things you are going to end up on.  You have the right to take advice from others, but you also have the ability to separate the wheat from the chaff.  Each of us has the ability to hear directly from our Creator.  You can call him/her God, Spirit, Source, it matters not.  That which created you enabled you to communicate directly, and those who choose to do so will find themselves on the right side.  Those who don't, will find themselves wandering about never quite knowing what to do next, where to go, or even why they are where they are.  I've spent so many years wandering in the wilderness.  I've felt alone, defeated, and oh so weary of life.  When I finally opened up my understanding of who and what I was, things changed.   When I finally started listening to my heart things changed.  When I finally gave up on allowing others to control me, things changed.  If you are looking for change then maybe this is a good time to tune into the greatest communications systems ever known.  Why go through an operator when you have a direct line?  Getting yourself to the right side of things is nothing more then getting yourself to listen to what your spirit is telling you.  Your spirit was 100% developed and functioning even before you took your first breath.  Sadly many have drifted away from even recognizing their spirit, and the only outcome that is possible when this happens is being on the wrong side of things.  If you desire change, then start to listen to what Spirit is saying to you.  If you desire success, then start to listen to what God is saying to you.  If you desire to become what you were always intended to become, then start listening to your source.  I promise you that things will change direction, and the direction you point to will be the direction you were always intended to go.

Life may be fleeting, and we may only occupy this human body for a finite amount of time, but trust me when I tell you that your spirit is infinite and eternal.  Why would you want something this valuable to simply sit on the sideline and observe things.  I for one want all I can get, and in order to have that I need to listen and decide what is the right side to end up on.  I encourage you to familiarize yourself with your true self, your true essence, and once you do, lets just say that this journey of discovery will be something to shout about.  Life can be brutal if you let it, but it can be grand beyond your wildest dreams if you will simply discover the significance of your being and listen to what you're being directed to do.

One step at a time, one day at a time.

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They say that the journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step.  Well my journey of some 1900 miles began with the first step, and now my journey is one day at a time.  Living in the moment is really the only option that a wise person should choose.  You can't change a thing about yesterday and most people are fairly unaware of what is going to confront them tomorrow.  Living in the moment then really is your only true option.

When my husband and I decided to make our move from Maine to Texas there were some moments of concern. but deep down within the inner depths of my being I knew it was the right move, and I knew it was the right time.  Truth be told the Universe did have to prompt me fairly hard at first, but once the decision was made, things were pretty simple.  Now change for many people is something they fear, it's something they dread, and it's something that they try to run from at almost any cost.  Let me assure you that change hardly ever has killed anyone.  As a matter of fact, change is what keeps us young.  What ever you do, don't allow your concern over change stop you from being where you need to be, and doing what you need to be doing.  Even when faced with huge changes, things still only go one step at a time, and one day at a time, don't forget that.

One of the things that I had to keep in mind was that I was making this move in conjunction with the rest of the Universe.  Many tend to see them selves as small and inconsequential, but that is thinking that is never going to get you to your destiny, nor is it going to bring any joy to your life.  When you are walking together with the rest of the Universal Conscientiousness, you have unlimited power and ability.  Sadly most people have never given any thought to who and what they are, nor do they understand the significance of being a part of the Universal One Mind.  Believe it or not, the Universe  is the sum total of all its parts.  If you are looking for perfection, then look no further then the Universe.  If you are looking for assistance, look no further then the Universe.  If you are simply feeling alone and isolated, then look to the Universe.  Many might be wondering why I bring this all up today?  Maybe I needed a refresher on who and what I am.  Maybe I just want you to see the significance of who you are.  Maybe I just wanted to shift the focus onto what is best, and not look at those things we no longer see as useful to us.  What ever reason, there is power in the Universe and that unlimited power is already yours.  All you need to do is reach out for it and use it for its intended purpose.

I've learned many lessons over my lifetime.  It would be hard to pin point what is the most significant lesson I've learned, but one that has to be at least the top two or three on my list is learning that I was not destined to just be. I don't have to fit into any particular pattern.  I don't have to follow every direction or rule.  I don't have to accept a life of drudgery and unhappiness.  We have all been conditioned to believe certain things, and every so often we finally realize that those things we have been told we must adhere to, well they simply don't apply to us any longer.  The future is yours to design if you will forget about the past and focus on who you are.  Now I can't always say that I have always known the real me.  There are days that I still have to remind myself of who and what I am.  I will tell you that had I not known the real me, the authentic me, there wasn't a chance in hell that I would have picked up my whole household and moved 1900 miles.  I know that the next phase of my journey starts here in Texas, and I simply took the leap and pulled the trigger.  I think there are many people out there who simply need to take a leap of faith and do what their heart is telling them to do.

No matter where your journey may take you, and no matter what obstacles or barriers you may encounter along the way, you will be so much happier doing what you were created to do.  I love writing and I love talking to others about destiny, self-discovery, growth and the like.  I am so blessed that I am able to do what I do, but you are no different, and as I have said so many times before, the Universe and God are no respecter of people, so what happens to one, will happen to all others.  If you are still waiting for the door to open, maybe you are looking at the wrong door, and maybe you need to figure out what you're really supposed to be doing with your life.  I don't say that to be cruel, I say that because I want you to experience the joy of doing what you truly love doing, and not be shackled to a job or position that is only there to pay the bills.

As tough and as tiring as these last few months have been, as we settle into our new home I am so thankful for having made the decision to move, and I am so thankful that I followed my heart and not my head.  Sometimes you just have to stop thinking about things, and really start feeling things.  I knew it was going to feel great being here in Texas.  I knew it was going to feel great doing more with my writing and speaking.  This is what drew me to move, and this is what excites me even more today.  If you lack that excitement, maybe moving to Texas isn't the answer, but maybe doing something different is.  There is no reason to feel stuck, and if you do, it's time to cut loose and just take a leap.  Your journey will begin with the first step and it will be one day at a time, but I assure you that it will be a journey that you will never forget, and it will be a journey that you will never ever want to end.