Strive each day to be an open channel for divine love and light to flow into an awakening world.

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Creation exists as energy, and all things are united within and because of this energy. The energy of creation is infinite and contains infinite peace, strength, and wisdom. The power of this energy is seen as light, and its quality is unconditional love. Love and light are within all things, and all things exist within love and light. It is our ability to express love and light that dictates the quality of our thoughts, words, and deeds. Our ability to express love and light also affects the thoughts, words, and deeds of those around us. The presence of fear, typified by negative thoughts and feelings, is a sure sign that we are closed off to the peaceful flow of love and light into our lives. Our fear only serves to reinforce the fears of others and results in unnecessary negative situations, which could be avoided if we remained centred in love and light.

In choosing this reflection, you are being reminded to begin each day with a peaceful, loving attitude to all things. Negative situations are never resolved with negative reactions. Learn to stay focussed within your own centre of love and light, and use it as the foundation for dealing with the day's events. This takes practice, persistence, and patience to maintain. Make the effort in the knowledge that as you live each day this way, you are allowing others to learn through your peace and love, thereby bringing peace and love into their lives. The effort will bring its own rewards and prove itself through your own ability to be calm, peaceful, accepting, and loving. This is perhaps the perfect time for you to experience the power of love and light through meditation, contemplation, and inspirational reading.

Maintain a sense of humour. It washes away hurt like a newly rising sun dissolves the icy frost of a cold, dark night.

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See the lighter side of life. It is too easy to be drawn into the seriousness of things and get stuck there. We too often find ourselves in a prison where the bars are constant streams of fear, confusion, anxiety, and worry. Once in this prison, we start to worry about things that do not matter or that mean very little. By maintaining, possibly even developing, a sense of humour, we keep things in better perspective and learn to laugh at situations — or at the very least see the lighter side of life. Humour acts as a pressure relief valve; it allows the mind to take a break and the body to function with less stress, because all the right hormones and chemicals are being released to maintain a healthy, calm balance.

In choosing this reflection, you are being reminded to look for and enjoy the lighter moments as they arise because you are running the risk of becoming stuck. You may not see the humour around you because of a situation or attitude that is consuming your thoughts or your time. Look at things differently. Serious situations do not always need to be looked at so seriously. Loosen up a bit. Use humour to explore the way you are looking at life. Learn to laugh, and you learn to live with less rigidity and more freedom to act without fear.

Make love the foundation of everything. It is the only emotion that allows complete freedom from fear.

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Love is the most powerful force we have. Only when we are truly, selflessly loving are we free from fear and insecurity. It is fear that creates disharmony in our lives. When we are unafraid, we are able to face any situation calmly, peacefully, and with a clear mind. The energy of love needs to be fostered in order to build peace and contentment within ourselves. When shared selflessly with others, life is changed in an instant.

In choosing this reflection, you are being reminded of the power of love and the need to nurture it. It is possible you may be feeling unloved yourself at the moment or have situations around you that require love. Your ability to love is your ability to dissolve these situations. At the very least, dissolve your negative reactions to what others or you yourself are saying or doing. Remember, real love is unconditional.

Smile — it is a gift to others and a reward in itself.

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A smile is a golden gift for anyone who encounters one. A smile can evoke feelings of love, being loved, emotional comfort and safety, closeness, reassurance, or simply a sense of freedom and happiness. A smile sets us free. It frees us from negative feelings and attitudes, even if it is only for the brief time it takes to smile or to appreciate the smile of someone else. It makes our load that little bit lighter and instils an inner warmth that reminds us that really, everything is (or can be) okay and that love still exists. In a world filled with worried, anxious people, it is the humble smile that eases so much of the burden we think we are carrying. It tends to keep us in perspective.

In choosing this reflection, you are being reminded not to get caught up in the seriousness of life. You are being reminded to smile, to appreciate the value of a smile, and to remember that you have one — so start using it. It is as simple as greeting people with a smile instead of a frown and furrowed brows. You may be surprised how positively a smile can affect how you are feeling; it will always make others feel better about themselves, their lives, and the world.

Let your mind soar to the heavens. Anything is possible there.

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Sometimes we get caught up in the mundaneness of life or find ourselves overwhelmed by situations that are negative. These are the times when it is difficult to see where we are heading, what we could be doing, and even why we should bother at all about anything. These are the moments to take time to let go and dream again. The imagination is the doorway to possibilities. The only reason we become stuck is because our imagination becomes closed off and negative.

In choosing this reflection, you are being reminded not to get bogged down. If you don't know what you want out of a situation, let go and spend time exploring the possibilities with your imagination. Start to use your imagination in a positive way. Be creative, be adventurous, and explore it. Enter the heavens of infinite possibility and reignite the flicker of hope and encouragement that you have lost sight of. It could be a matter of using the imagination to expand some creative aspect that is looking for expression. Let it out with your imagination as the key. Be wary of using the imagination to avoid life — use it as an aid to developing positive results in life.

The end result does not matter. It is how I get there that I am judged.

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Judgement comes at many levels. The judgement of others is subjective and only matters insofar as the example we set for others to follow. Our own personal judgement of ourselves and our thoughts, words, and deeds matters in that it shapes how we feel about ourselves. This, of course, has a huge impact on our state of mind and how harmonious we are within ourselves. Divine judgement follows the rule of 'reaping what you sow'. Whatever our place of judgement, there is one common theme: Judgement is based on who we are, not what we have. It is based on how we strive to achieve our goals and grow as people rather than whether or not goals are achieved. Gaining profit...