THOUGHTS and INSPIRATION
Poetry, Prose, Articles & Insights
We don't define who we are by figuring it out in our heads ~
but by actively expressing our creative desires and inspirations,
and then observing what we have done.
It's not about having a life free of problems and challenges... it's about learning to use our thoughts to change our perceptions about those problems and challenges, so we can feel good while we're gaining the wisdom, growth and benefits of whatever it is they're there to teach us.
You're never alone when you're accompanied by positive thoughts!
Awakened by an Inner Call
That Fear shall never more prevail
The Light conceived within my soul
I turn to God, make Love my all
The joy and pain of Self-travail
Bring life anew, Complete and Whole.
The Past has not made us who we are.
The Past has only made us who we have been.
It is in the Present that we decide who we are and determine who we shall be.
The Past has only made us who we have been.
It is in the Present that we decide who we are and determine who we shall be.
We are Spiritual Beings created in the Image and Likeness of an Infinite Intelligence in which we live and move and have our being.
If we could for one moment fully know, and feel and experience that truth... That like the drop of ocean wate which possesses all the attributes of all the vast ocean, we possess all the attributes of the Divine Creative Energy from which we were created. If we could for one moment fully know that, we would not need to know anything more in order to heal, live in joy, and be free.
At this point in our personal and collective evolution, we might not be able to fully know it, but to the degree that we are able to know it at all, and in knowing it, rest in it as the truth of our being, we can bring forth so much more than all the studying in the world can teach us.
We don't need to understand weather patterns to calm a storm... we don't need to know advanced physiology to heal the body... we don't need to have studied psychology to erase emotional suffering. No matter what the apparent problem, it's all the same thing at its core - a sense of separation from a Source which connects us all with each other and with all that has ever been or ever will be - in this timeless mooment.
To the degree that we can experience that truth, we can bring forth the inherent perfection and balance contained within it, and watch as the world we see changes and shifts into new forms of expression.
If we could for one moment fully know, and feel and experience that truth... That like the drop of ocean wate which possesses all the attributes of all the vast ocean, we possess all the attributes of the Divine Creative Energy from which we were created. If we could for one moment fully know that, we would not need to know anything more in order to heal, live in joy, and be free.
At this point in our personal and collective evolution, we might not be able to fully know it, but to the degree that we are able to know it at all, and in knowing it, rest in it as the truth of our being, we can bring forth so much more than all the studying in the world can teach us.
We don't need to understand weather patterns to calm a storm... we don't need to know advanced physiology to heal the body... we don't need to have studied psychology to erase emotional suffering. No matter what the apparent problem, it's all the same thing at its core - a sense of separation from a Source which connects us all with each other and with all that has ever been or ever will be - in this timeless mooment.
To the degree that we can experience that truth, we can bring forth the inherent perfection and balance contained within it, and watch as the world we see changes and shifts into new forms of expression.
PEACE = Positive Expectations And Calm Emotions
Finding the Peace Within
Sit quietly in a place where you know you will not be disturbed. Close your eyes. (You need not sit any special way, but it is a good idea not to lie down or else you might fall asleep).
Take some deep, satisfying breaths. Visualize the air that you are breathing as abundantly alive with radiant Light, and know that every breath you draw in fills you with radiant, Life-giving healing and wholeness. See and feel each breath as a beautiful blue or gold or white Light (or whatever color you prefer) surrounding you, flowing through you, filling your body, your mind, and your entire being. The streaming, circulating Light washes you clean, heals you, energizes you, gives you whatever you need. Feel the Peace and well-being spread through you and become your only reality as you breathe the Light-filled breath of Life.
Relax. Surrender to the feeling. Remember that where your attention goes, your thoughts will follow. By turning your attention to your desire for Peace, your desire for absolute serenity and wholeness, and using your healing breath as the focus to prevent your thoughts from wandering, your thoughts will work with you to bring you to the place of Peace within. Relax and simply let yourself feel good and at Peace. If thoughts are insistent, go ahead and allow yourself to think them while remaining calm and still.
But after a bit, return to the stillness and silence within you. Focus on the breath of Light once again and on the feelings you are experiencing in the moment. Turn your attention to the Love within you. Feel your heart filling with Love and opening like a flower spreading its petals to the sun. Your heart opens and expands, fed by the Light that you are. You are Light and Love. Know that this is Who you truly are.
Just feel the feelings and see what happens. Perhaps you'll pray for loved ones. Perhaps you'll go into the deepest inner Silence or feel yourself consumed by bliss. Every time is uniquely different. You might lose all awareness of where you are, merging with the Infinite - or you might sit fully aware of where you are, just feeling nice and peaceful. You might sit for five marvelously intense minutes or you might drift in and out for an hour. You might feel like nothing is happening - but it is! Each experience is perfect and each will bring you into the Peace of your inner being and will transform you and your life from the inside out. - Amy Taylor
