SENDING LOVE

Today I sat in meditation sending love to friends and family. Suddenly the faces of their friends and family appeared before me, each coming into awareness and floating away. I was encircled by people seeking love and healing. Sending love to all enveloped me in love as well.  I hope you felt it-it’s there for the taking.  Just be open and accept. Then pay it forward.

Life is the school, LOVE is the lesson

Life is the school, LOVE is the lesson. I am not sure of the author of this lovely quote but I have made it my email signature block.  I added a bit so it reads "Life is the school, LOVE is the lesson. We are all students, we are all teachers". 

Keep this in mind as you go through this upcoming week.  You may be surprised at what you learn.  Every experience and person you encounter is somehow related to this lesson. If the encounter is easy, you are both in a state of love-a love mindset- with open hearts. If the encounter is difficult, perhaps one of you is showing the other a “shadow side” or character defect that blocks unconditional love. 

If you have an encounter that makes you angry or feel unloving ask- what is the lesson in this for me?   What is this person here to teach me? What are they mirroring in me that needs change? Say this short prayer of “Bless them, change me”. (Another non-original, but beautiful thought I picked up along the way).

May your hearts be open to give and receive love.

Count your blessings

Today is the day that many people express their gratitude. Why not carry this attitude of gratitude into tomorrow, and the next, and the next?  Making gratitude a part of your daily reflection can change your whole outlook on life.  You will tend to appreciate  what you have, what is right in your life and focus less on what is "missing" and what is "wrong".  Some of my friends make a daily list of 5-10 things they are grateful for. Others make a list A-Z and try to fill in a blessing for each letter.  You will be surprised at the results. I invite you to give it a try. Start today and bring it into tomorrow. Let me know how it works out.

I am pleased to announce that Reverend Cathleen Brauen of Life's Mysteries Spiritual Group and I will be collaborating on a series of spiritual workshops.

Our first workshop will be about setting and manifesting intentions for the New Year. It will be held on January 29th, 2012 in the Rochester area. I will be posting more details soon.If you would like to be on the email list, please contact me via my website.