All is Well

Stop! Take three deep breaths. Inhale the presence of the Creator through your nose. Hold it, exhale through slightly pursed lips, and release any negativity from within. Drop your shoulders to release the muscle tension accumulated throughout the day. Close your eyes and know that everything is all right. Sense an inner peace within.

See yourself interacting with an individual or a group of people who surround your existence in this life. Maybe it is a child, an animal, or someone at work — just anyone or any situation that has pushed you to the limit. You love them, yet your buttons have been pushed by their behavior.

Life gives us pushes and shoves — often not in the nicest way. Our bodies tense, and our breathing changes into shallow respirations. Take a moment to breathe and find the quiet place within. Stress is like a very cold day: we hold the body more stiffly, and the chills become worse. Relax and feel warm. What are you observing? Why is the behavior of others demanding your attention? What are they seeking from you?

There is a choice to respond with compassion, being aware not to provide incentive for more inappropriate behavior or attention seeking. The behavior will stop when one turns heel and walks away, not allowing an interaction and providing the audience they seek. Turning away eliminates secondary gain. Secondary gain is the personal reward for attention. Children will learn to quiet themselves. As parents, we provide safe environments to allow children to resolve their issues. Pushing buttons for attention will stop when they do not receive it. The way we respond is always our choice.

This is the everyday stuff that life is made of. What about encounters with people who approach with negative or evil intents? They make it known that our presence has no meaning for them. They have no consciousness of right versus wrong and no inner feelings of guilt or remorse.

The observation of behavior holds no judgment. Our responses hold no judgment. We are aware that those people will always be on earth. They appear empty, ignorant, arrogant, or hollow. Their auras are brown, gray, black, or absent. We are not responsible for them. It is their journey — and their journey alone. Silently bless them, be pleasant, and move away quickly without future contact. Become aware of the list of sociopathic symptoms, and keep vigil for them because they will enter our lives. They present with charismatic personalities cloaked with negative intentions. Develop awareness of disruptive, manipulative, and dangerous personalities. These negative indications will provide information about when to walk away. This is a protective measure for personal safety and family safety.

Patience is a gift to us. Life is also full of people who lift our spirits. It is serene to encounter these people with positive souls. Their light radiates joy and compassion. Experiencing the joyfulness, kindness, and compassion people emit makes living life worthwhile. We are entering into the Law of Grace, responding in kindness, and leaving behind the Law of Karma, which says what goes round comes round from our negative behavior. We progress into living life in kindness with the Second Coming. We will encounter more and more people with the Christ consciousness awakened within them.

Join the celebration of a new beginning of interaction grounded in unending love. Aspire to enjoy the freedom of being and giving joy in each moment. Life becomes fun with giggles. It is simple to start the day by rolling on the floor to initiate laughter each morning, and we may find our giggles turn into healthy roars of laughter. This moment (and every moment) is ours for creating the world around us.

Mirror

There are mirror reflections of our souls,
Of our attitude,
Of our kindness,
Of our patience,
Of our compassion,
Of our integrity,
Of our joy or sadness,
Of our creativity.
It matters not what we impart;
It matters what others see in us.
When looking into our being,
They are the mirrors of our reflections.

Rambling

Is there a beginning and an end? A front and a back? What is between the sandwich? What is in between? There is a middle to everything. It is not yesterday or tomorrow — and it is not what holds things together. It is the moment of life when we consciously navigate our thoughts, awareness, observations, and perceptions. Yes, it is the concentrated and in-between thoughts. It is also those darned rambling thoughts — those incessant thoughts that interject themselves without permission. Who gave that song permission to loop through my mind all day?

We seek to have quietness between the rambling thoughts. We ponder if it is truly possible to be in sincere solitude without these thoughts. The ego tells us it is not possible because it wants control. I remind the ego it is to be in service to humans. Two plus two is four. Yet it hangs on like sticky gum on the bottom of a shoe. Again and again, I remind the ego it has its time and place in my universe called life.

Can I make those thoughts that are not pertinent in my life restrain themselves? Yes — but only if I constantly remind myself they are not important and release them. The enjoyment of daydreaming, meditation, and drifting off to sleep are a few of those moments. Daydreaming is pleasant — to disassociate into the pleasant and calming visual beauty in life, to lose oneself in the eyes of a baby, to become one in the beauty that surrounds us and is in us. The connection to God in meditation is blissful. His words encompass all. His love is always present, lulling us slowly into slumber, making us feel safe, and letting us know everything is all right.

Music that is rambling its notes or lyrics through our minds over and over or grating our nerves with a mechanical sound is irritating. There is the opportunity to choose music that provides serenity. The sound of God is found in music that is 440 Hz. We feel this in Beethoven's "Pastorale Symphony," composed in 1807; "Amazing Grace" (original composer...