Enter into the joy of creating. Do you remember the excitement and joy of a brand new box of crayons? Whether it was the box of 8 or the mongo 64 count with the sharpener in the back of the box, I sure remember the thrill. The thrill came from the infinite promise, the possibilities,…
I will stand on my own making my own choices. I am at choice and I choose joy. I have a confessions to make. It seems that whenever I make a choice to really seek wisdom, guidance, some kind of great revelation the message is always the same. The message is “will you just lighten…
“Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.” ~Buddha It’s hard to dodge that topic of forgiveness. It doesn’t matter what spiritual tradition you follow someone is asking you to be forgiving. If you are searching for healing, mental,…
ACTION! Not action on the movie screen but action in our own lives… Action towards our own personal dreams! Today’s entry from the Joyous Living Journal is Action and it starts off by saying: “Intention, without action, is not enough. Decide, act, move in the world with confidence, knowing you are coming from and toward your…
In today’s excerpt from the Joyous Living Journal we are reminded about the Law of Attraction. Many people have discovered this law from the movie, The Secret. Those of us who attend a Center for Spiritual Living know that this is how the world works. Like a magnet, our attitude, beliefs and words are our…
Can you find the love? I was all excited for our Living in Love project this month. I chose to create Valentines and to add spiritual messages of truth on them. The kind of things that people need to be reminded of. I started to really listen and write them down. “This is gonna be…
Today’s entry from the book “The Joyous Living Journal” is entitled “Self-Love,” and the affirmation reminds me: “I love myself just the way that I am. I know I will continue to grow and learn, but who I am is already precious and beautiful.” I just love the timing for this! Tomorrow, of course, the…
The entry for today from the Joyous Living Journal asks us to come alive and share our gifts with the world, We just need to awaken to the possibilities of our divine self, of being the hands and the voice of spirit on earth, But you don’t have to be Mother Teresa, Gandhi or Jesus…
The beauty we see in nature is the same beauty we must know in ourselves and each other.Photo credit: Darin R. McClure I was really inspired by a story I read about a teacher’s response to the dreadful events at Columbine. This teacher recognized that “all violence begins with disconnection.” She knew that bigger problems…