CLAIMING YOUR INHERITANCE

Pay Attention

Upon further speculation, who do you know that has taken well to something of which was gifted, but was in poor condition upon receipt. Though this may initially sound self-centered, but realistically, how likely is it for any one to be ecstatic over an insignificant endowment, menial, undervalued, something more of a hindrance than it is a contribution to one’s level of influence, affluence or achievement? On the other side of the coin, we hear stories told everyday of one’s appreciation, excitement and elation when they discovered that they were the recipients of something substantial and momentous. It is in the moment we begin to look at our own lives – mind, body and soul – in this same capacity, that we will begin to witness a shift in our own lives and how it occurs to and for us.  As long as we continue to perceive this existence as something to struggle through, bear, or carry out, there will always be a void, a sense of lack and discontent. It is to the degree in which we are willing to pay attention, using time and energy as our means of exchange or barter, that we will experience what occurs in the world around us. If we expect pain or lack, we will experience things painfully disdainfully, doubtfully and fearfully. This hinders progress and evolution. If we expect to experience increase, success and fulfillment, we will experience things lovingly, excitedly, and abundantly. This, of course, promotes the freedom for expansion. Inspiration and Motivation

For a moment, visualize the experience of the life you would have if you chose to perceive and live it as though it was something of great value that you inherited through birthright. Imagine that someone told you at birth that your life was valued at $5,000,000, but only if you shared your gifts, talents, and innate state of being (peace, joy, unconditional love and servitude), while simultaneously striving to reach your highest potential. I guarantee you, your whole outlook would change to one filled with anticipation, exhilaration, value and self worth. Your faith and trust in our ability to succeed would be tremendously heightened and uninhibited.

Instead of seeing our worth, as well as, the opportunity to create a legacy through our inheritance, most of us make the mistake of being disgruntled about our current circumstances and situations; we take to complaining and competing, discounting and distrusting what we envision instead of living in the radiance of our gift. And when others appear to be living the lives we’d prefer, we grow consumed with envy and succumb to the urge to conform as a means of acquiring what we desire. Instead of reflecting or “seeing the silver lining” beyond what IS, we sometimes disprove everything we ever believed or learned. We lose sight of our deep-rooted objectives while stumbling blindly in the darkness beneath our “burdens.” We grow overwhelmed under the weight of disappointment; we misplace the confidence we need to surmount obstacles and challenges. In doing so, we allow sentiments of defeat to discourage us from staying the course of the intended outcome of our journey, despite what our environments and circumstances may suggest. Thus, we block the flow of our own inheritance by living in fear, lack of focus, in-authenticity, or by catering to distractions that do not fall in line with our truest aspirations.
 

 

The reason this occurs for the better part of us has much to do with entertaining our ego and its desires, instead of remaining centered on what is true and selfless. There is a significant difference in how we thrive, triumph and prosper when we see life through a lens concentrated on self or external awareness versus one focused through the spirit or internal awareness. Selfish intentions create the space for expectation and an actual idea of how something should come into fruition. Contrarily, selfless intentions create the space for the limitless unfolding of our uppermost aspirations and desires. With this in mind, consider how the effects disenchantment has on how we perceive ourselves, and our path when all we notice is what is missing. Now contemplate the effects of passionate resilience. It is in the release of our expectation for how inheritance shows up that we free ourselves enough to attract, mentally and energetically, what it is we prefer. We can become more in tune and in alignment with the infinite love, wisdom and intelligence that says, “I AM, through you, by you, and as you…all that is necessary for US to create preferred experiences are available RIGHT NOW…” We become more focused energies that lead us toward the fulfillment of our purpose; become courageous and strong enough to follow our own path, even if alone momentarily.

Her Story, Your Story...True Story

Below is a list of ways we can begin to focus our energies and take on the practice (key word practice) of taking prominent steps toward evolution. To see positive change in your relationships, health, career, lifestyle, you can start by making a:

• Shift in your Energy and Activity

Try your best to remain centered in the heart space that empowers you to generate peace-filled, joy-filled, gracious ripples of energy that are infectious in the lives of others. During challenges, or amidst an overwhelming bout of dis-ease or anxiety or even in the midst of calm, allow yourself to sit still. Be aware of your mental dialogue. Be sure to commune with nature or partake in activities that cultivate balance, harmony and bliss. Laughter and healthy workouts are great ways to decrease stress and increase positive energy.

Author: Kimberly Banks

• Shift in your Responsibility

Be mindful of what you take on throughout your day to day. Make sure that you choose activities, commitments or tasks that are in alignment with your overall mission statement. Increase the level accountability you hold for whatever arises, occurs or unfolds in your life. Choosing to place love, compassion and fulfillment (for self and others, helps you maintain your responsibility to being a positive and making a healthy contribution to this world through your legacy.

• Shift in Your Perception 

No matter what happens, do yourself a favor and strive to always perceive and expect the positive in situations whenever tones, messages, actions are unclear or poorly communicated. Seeing is not always believing. And perception is only reality when we make it so. We can always override your current situation with new perceptions that will help you create realities that are in alignment with your mission. Opt to generate thoughts, beliefs and actions that are borne of your desire to live abundantly and purposefully.

• Shift in the Type of Example you are Being

Simply put, are you pointing at others and judging their abilities, actions and non-actions? Or are you stepping up to the plate to change you wish to see in not only your life, but in the lives of others.

• Shift in Thinking

Start to conceive that nothing is impossible. Do away with any thought that creates a negative response or triggers emotional turmoil. Embrace change without any resistance. As Dr. Wayne Dyer states, “Start to change the way you look at your life, and the result will be that you’ll live in a new world aligned with nature.”
The more we are wiling to make shifts, the more aware we become of the crucial, pivotal points where we recognized what we know to be true is no longer suffice in our lives. When we avoid or neglect doing the work it takes to recreate your story, there is a high probability you will remain static on a cyclical and unchanging existence of which the only thing you could do is complain, compare and compete.

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KAMAU'S STORY

It had been some time since Kamau had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Kamau moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Kamau had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Kiprop died last night. The funeral is Wednesday."

Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

"Kamau, did you hear me?"

"Oh sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Kamau said.

"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.

"I loved that old house he lived in," Kamau said.

"You know, Kamau, after your father died, Mr. Kiprop stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said.

"He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important... Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Kamau said.

As busy as he was, he kept his word. Kamau caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Kiprop's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

The night before he had to return home, Kamau and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time.

Standing in the doorway, Kamau paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time.

The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture... Kamau stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong, Kamau?" his Mom asked.

"The box is gone," he said.

"What box?" Mom asked.

"There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me was 'the thing I value most,'" Kamau said.

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Kamau remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

"Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Kamau said. "I better get some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom."

It had been about two weeks since Mr. Kiprop died. Returning home from work one day Kamau discovered a note in his mailbox. "Signature required on a package. No one at home. Please stop by the main post office within the next three days," the note read.

Early the next day Kamau retrieved the package. The small box was old and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago. The handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his attention.

Its all in the eye

"Mr. Kiprop" it read.

Kamau took the box out to his car and ripped open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Kamau's hands shook as he read the note inside.

"Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Kamau. It's the thing I valued most in my life." A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes, Kamau carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch.

Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover. Inside he found these words engraved:

"Kamau, Thanks for your time! -Kiprop."

"The thing he valued most...was...my time."

Kamau held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and cleared his appointments for the next two days. "Why?" Shiru, his assistant asked.

"I need some time to spend with my son," he said. "Oh, by the way, Shiru... thanks for your time!"

GOD'S COFFEE

Cup of coffee

 
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
 
 
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some
expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
 
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
 
"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
 
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
 
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.
 
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.
 
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."
 
God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee! 
 
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."

For more money
 
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. 

Coffee

SMART GOALS

If you ask most people what is their one major objective in life, they would probably give you a vague answer, such as, "I want to be successful, be happy, make a good living," and that is it. They are all wishes and none of them are clear goals.

What is your favorite Goal attaining system?  I prefer setting goals using the S.M.A.R.T. system. If you don’t have a goal setting system, I recommend this system.  It’s a simple and effective way to set SMARTer goals.  It will help you identify key goals, areas of improvement and also provides a worksheet to review periodically throughout the year.

In summary, S.M.A.R.T. goals need to be:

S: Specific, Significant, Stretching & Simple

Goals need to be specific. To set a specific goal set a well defined goal. You should be able to clearly identify the goal and answer these questions: Who are the stakeholders? What will you accomplish? Where will you accomplish it? When will you accomplish it? and Why do you want to accomplish this goal? I also like to use the S for $. Will it cost anything or will it save money?

M: Measurable & Manageable

Goals need to be measurable. How will you measure your success? Can you manage the progress towards your objective? Create a support system from trusted friends, colleagues and others in your professional social network to encourage you and help you measure your success.

A: Attainable, Attitude, Appropriate, Achievable, Assignable & Ambitious

Goals need to be attainable. Can you accomplish the list this year? Is the goal achievable? Do you have the resources you need to attain the goal? Develop the right attitude to ensure you achieve your goals. Are you your best advocate? Be ambitious. Don’t settle for average results.

R: Relevant, Results, Results-focused, Results-oriented

Goals need to be relevant and results oriented. Is the goal relevant to your career, business or personal goals? Be honest in the evaluation of yourself.

T: Time-bound, Time framed, Time-Specific, Trackable

Goals need to have a time-frame. Is the goal time-bound? What is the time-frame to complete the goal? Make sure to consider the time it will take you to complete your goal by setting a time-frame and timeline to complete the goal. Be wise and give yourself enough time to complete the goal. Track your deliverables with project management tools.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, read his name in the obituary column. The news papers had reported the death of the wrong person by mistake. His first response was shock. Am I here or there? When he regained his composure, his second thought was to find out what people had said about him. The obituary read, "Dynamite King Dies." And also "He was the merchant of death." This man was the inventor of dynamite and when he read the words "merchant of death," he asked himself a question, "Is this how I am going to be remembered?" He got in touch with his feelings and decided that this was not the way he wanted to be remembered. From that day on, he started working toward peace. His name was Alfred Nobel and he is remembered today by the great Nobel Prize. 

 

Just as Alfred Nobel got in touch with his feelings and redefined his values, we should step back and do the same.

What is your legacy?

How would you like to be remembered?

Will you be spoken well of?

Will you be remembered with love and respect?

Will you be missed?

 

THE THREE RACES OF LIFE

In old times, fable retells the story of the young athletic boy hungry for success, for whom winning was everything and success was measured by such a result.
One day, the boy was preparing himself for a running competition in his small native village, himself and two other young boys to compete. A large crowd had congregated to witness the sporting spectacle and a wise old man, upon hearing of the little boy, had travelled far to bear witness also.

In the race

The race commenced, looking like a level heat at the finishing line, but sure enough the boy dug deep and called on his determination, strength and power .. he took the winning line and was first. The crowd was ecstatic and cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man remained still and calm, expressing no sentiment. The little boy, however. felt proud and important.
A second race was called, and two new young, fit, challengers came forward, to run with the little boy. The race was started and sure enough the little boy came through and finished first once again. The crowd was ecstatic again and cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man remained still and calm, again expressing no sentiment. The little boy, however, felt proud and important.
"Another race, another race!" pleaded the little boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the little boy with two new challengers, an elderly frail lady and a blind man. "What is this?", quizzed the little boy. "This is no race" he exclaimed. "Race!", said the wise man. The race was started and the boy was the only finisher, the other two challengers left standing at the starting line. The little boy was ecstatic, he raised his arms in delight. The crowd, however, was silent showing no sentiment toward the little boy.
"What has happened? Why not do the people join in my success?" he asked the wise old man. "Race again", replied the wise man, "...this time, finish together, all three of you, finish together" continued the wise man. The little boy thought a little, stood in the middle of the blind man and the frail old lady, and then took the two challengers by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked slowly, ever so slowly, to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd were ecstatic and cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man smiled, gently nodding his head. The little boy felt proud and important.
"Old man, I understand not! Who are the crowd cheering for? Which one of us three?", asked the little boy. The wise old man looked into the little boy's eyes, placing his hands on the boy's shoulders, and replied softly .. "Little boy, for this race you have won much more than in any race you have ever ran before, and for this race the crowd cheer not for any winner!"

The winner

SATAN STILL PLAYS MUSIC

On Carlos Santana's (winner of 8 Grammy’s in one night like Michael Jackson)property in San Rafael, California, about twenty minutes north of San Francisco, there are two buildings. The house closer to the water is where the family lives: Santana, his wife, Deborah, and their three children. The other house, a little higher up the hill, he calls the church. "Here's where I hang out with Jimi(dead Jimi Hendrix) and Miles(dead Miles Davis) and whoever, and play and meditate," he explains. Santana is a night person, so he'll come up here until two or three in the morning. A card with the word "Metatron" spelled out in intricately painted picture letters lies on the floor next to the fireplace. Metatron is an angel. Santana has been in regular contact with him since 1994. Carlos will sit here facing the wall, the candles lit. He has a yellow legal pad at one side, ready for the communications that will come. "It's kind of like a fax machine," he says.
 

Jimmi Hendrix

We talk of angels and the suchlike. There are few conversations with him that don't lead to a discussion of angels, or of the spiritual radio through which music comes. Santana has been increasingly engaged by angels since the day in 1988 when he picked up a book on the subject at the Milwaukee airport. "It's an enormous peace, the few times I have felt the presence in the room," he says. "I feel lit up. I'm not Carlos anymore, I'm not bound to DNA anymore. It's beyond sex, it's beyond anything that this world could give you a buzz. It makes me feel like Jesus embraced me and I'm bathed in light."

His attitude is: Now, in the wake of the success of his latest album, the 7 million-selling Supernatural, the world is interested in hearing him talk, and he is going to talk about the things he finds important. "What are you going to say?" he scoffs. "'There's no business like show business'?" Not in his case. "I don't care, man, about what anybody thinks about my reality," he says. "My reality is that God speaks to you every day. There's an inner voice, and when you hear it, you get a little tingle in your medulla oblongata at the back of your neck, a little shiver, and at two o'clock in the morning, everything's really quiet and you meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you've been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: Write this down. It is just an inner voice, and you trust it. That voice will never take you to the desert." 

Carlos Santana performing in a previous Concert

Santana credits Metatron with alerting him to the recent changes in his life. In the mid-Nineties, he met some people in a spiritual bookstore near his home, and they invited him to their afternoon meditations in Santa Cruz. The last time he was there, Metatron delivered some important messages. "You will be inside the radio frequency," Metatron told him, "for the purpose of connecting the molecules with the light." Carlos Santana understood. He would make a new album and be on the radio again. And he would connect the molecules with the light: He would connect an audience with some of the spiritual information he now had. Metatron offered a further instruction: "Be patient, gracious and grateful," Santana was told, and he resolved to do just that.
[Excerpt From Rolling Stone Magazine Issue 836 — March 16, 2000]
Metatron (from Greek Meta+Tron meaning Beyond+Matrix.). Metatron is an angel in Judaism, some branches of Christianity and Islamic tradition Witchcraft. However, there are no references to him in the Jewish Tanakh (Old Testament), the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) or any Islamic source.There is no consensus as to his genesis or the role that he plays in the hierarchy of Heaven and Hell. A mysterious figure, Metatron is identified with the term, "lesser YHVH" which is the Lesser Tetragrammaton - in a Talmudic version read by the Karaite scholar Kirkisani. The word 'Metatron' is numerically equivalent to Shaddai according to Hebrew gematria, therefore he is said to have a "Name like his Master". This would appear to be Lucifer when he had said “I will be like the most high” Isaiah 14 v 12-15
Lucifer Metatron already had an exalted throne above the stars of heaven but wanted more. There may be two Metatrons, one spelled with six letters, and one spelled with seven. The former erroneously thought to be the transformed Enoch, while the latter is the Primordial Metatron.
We already know that Lucifer was the Chief musician of heaven so is this all just mere coincidence or not? I suggest we look a little deeper at music itself and what it does to the brain. Every known culture on the earth has music. Music seems to be one of the basic actions of humans. However, early music was not handed down from generation to generation or recorded. Hence, there is no official record of "prehistoric" music. Even so, there is evidence of prehistoric music from the findings of flutes carved from bones.
The influence of music on society can be clearly seen from modern history. Music helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. When he could not figure out the right wording for a certain part, he would play his violin to help him. The music helped him get the words from his brain onto the paper. Albert Einstein is recognized as one of the smartest men who has ever lived. Music was the key that helped Albert Einstein become one of the smartest men who has ever lived. Einstein himself says that the reason he was so smart is because he played the violin. He loved the music of Mozart and Bach the most. A friend of Einstein, G.J. Withrow, said that the way Einstein figured out his problems and equations was by improvising on the violin.
In general, responses to music can be observed. It has been proven that music influences humans both in good and bad ways. These effects are instant and long lasting. Music is thought to link all of the emotional, spiritual, and physical elements of the universe. Music can also be used to change a person's mood, and has been found to cause similar physical responses in many people simultaneously. Music also has the ability to strengthen or weaken emotions from a particular event such as a funeral. We have seen this effect often in Gospel music with both positive and negative results. It is very clear that music does have an effect and is not neutral.
Rhythm is also an important aspect of music to study when looking at responses to music. There are two responses to rhythm. These responses are hard to separate because they are related, and one of these responses cannot exist without the other. These responses are (1) the actual hearing of the rhythm and (2) the physical response to the rhythm. The way in which a person will express that response physically with body movement we generally call dancing. The human body is made up of rhythmic movements, for example, the body contains rhythms in the heartbeat, while walking, during breathing, etc. For example, early missionaries to Africa thought that the nationals had bad rhythm. The missionaries said that when the nationals played on their drums it sounded like they were not beating in time. However, it was later discovered that the nationals were beating out complex polyrhythmic beats such as 2 against 3, 3 against 4, and 2 against 3 and 5, etc. These beats were too advanced for the missionaries to follow. Responses to music are easy to be detected in the human body. For example classical music from the baroque period causes the heart beat and pulse rate to relax to the beat of the music. As the body becomes relaxed and alert, the mind is able to concentrate more easily. Furthermore, baroque music decreases blood pressure and enhances the ability to learn. Music affects the amplitude and frequency of brain waves, which can be measured by an electroencephalogram. Music also affects breathing rate and electrical resistance of the skin. It has been observed to cause the pupils to dilate, increase blood pressure, and increase the heart rate.
Music played at around 60 beats per minute pattern can activate the left and right brain, this simultaneous activity maximizes both learning and retention of information. The information activates the left brain whilst the music activates the right brain. Simply using music while learning does not absolutely guarantee recall but can possibly improve it.

Background music in itself is not a part of the learning process, but it does enter into memory along with the information learned. Recall is better when the same music used for learning is used during recall. Also, tempo appears to be a key of music's effect on memory.
It is not just mere coincidence that many preachers enjoy a period in the sermon when music is used to enhance the delivery of the word and repetition is used. However, scientists tell us that the human mind shuts down after three or four repetitions of a rhythm, or a melody, or a harmonic progression. Furthermore, excessive repetition causes people to release control of their thoughts. Rhythmic repetition is used by people who are trying to push certain ethics in their music.
An Australian physician and psychiatrist, Dr. John Diamond, found a direct link between muscle strength/weakness and music. He discovered that all of the muscles in the entire body go weak when subjected to the "stopped anapestic beat" of music from hard rock musicians, including Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Queen, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Bachman - Turner Overdrive, and The Band. Dr. Diamond found another effect of the stopped anapestic beat. He called it a "switching" of the brain. Dr. Diamond said this switching occurs when the actual symmetry between both of the cerebral hemispheres is destroyed causing alarm in the body along with lessened work performance, learning and behavior problems in children, and a "general malaise in adults." In addition to harmful, irregular beats in rock music, shrill frequencies prove to also be harmful to the body. Bob Larson, a Christian minister and former rock musician, remembers that in the 70's teens would bring raw eggs to a rock concert and put them on the front of the stage. The eggs would be hard boiled by the music before the end of the concert and could be eaten. The human body vibrates at a rate of 7.8 to 8 cycles per second when it is most natural and relaxed. The alpha brain waves, which correspond to a state of relaxation, are also in the 8 cycles per second range. The earth itself vibrates at the same vibrational frequency of 8 cycles per second. The stopped anapestic beat is based on a short  long pause pattern. This rhythm is the basis of most rock, pop and dance songs of today. This beat is the opposite of the body’s natural rhythm and throws everything “out of sync”. Sound can be used to tune into the frequencies given off by the internal organs of the body to diagnose sickness such as cancer before physical symptoms appear or to be used in the healing process. There is so much more that I could say here but I will simply that we must take great care and notice of music in its every form and not deny the power there is in it. Those of us who choose to use music a part of our ministry must use it wisely understanding all the implications therein.

Written by: Bishop John Chambers.

THE ART OF CHANGE

Change Vs. Attitude: The way sees and perceives thing matters a lot in the decisions you makes for your life. Every time you finds it difficult to change things in your life. Change you attitude then it will change you perception, then it will change your action then it will definitely change your lifestyle.

LITTLE THINGS MAKES A WORLD TURNAROUND: The little things we normally does no matter what stage or situation we are makes the changes we always sees in the world today.

FIVE GREAT LIFE ENCOURAGEMENTS

Have you ever reached to a situation everything seems to be against or above you, you get to a point to have more reasons to give up than keep holding up on life; Here are some of encouragement thoughts which will lift your inner spirit and inspire your life;

Encouragement No. 1

The purpose of life is not crystal clear, especially when the path is sometimes paved with fear. Keep the faith, and trust God’s guidance. Pray for strength and courage to help cope with the struggles. Know my prayers are with you everyday while you work through these storms of life.

Encouragement No. 2

When the sun disappears behind the clouds, remember that I am here to walk with you through the storms of life.  I'll hold your hand and hide with you when the lightening strikes.  Come in from the rain, and I'll dry your clothes and offer you a warm place to find comfort.  Remember that sooner or later, the clouds dissipate, and the sun is seen once again.  I'll be here with you even then because I believe in you.

Encouragement No. 3

Life throws us curve balls, and the umpire doesn't get to call "foul" because life gets to call the shots.  Even when times sneak up on us and hit us in the back of the head, we can find strength and rest in knowing that we are loved by our family and friends.  You are loved, and I know you will make it through this difficult time.

Encouragement No. 4
If you forget that you are strong, unique, gifted, funny, blessed, and so entirely loved by everyone who knows you, just give me a call and I'll remind you.  Hang in there.

Encouragement No. 5

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord at my side. As we were walking along, scenes from different times in my life flashed across the sky. In most scenes I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. But there were scenes of troubled times when there were only one set of footprints. So I said to the Lord, "Why weren't you there when I needed you the most?" The Lord replied, "My child, when you saw only one set of footprints, this was when I carried you."

Never give up you keep holding and all shall be better. Your past never makes your life bitter but encourages you to be more  stable to stick to your success than loosing it. Nothing comes your way beyond your ability and everything happens for a reason. You are more than what "they" thinks you are.

 

BECOMING THE BEST OF YOURSELF

Whether it be through setting goals and meeting them; or living a carefree in pursuit of all things that bring happiness and a sense of fulfillment; or taking risks in our attempt to shoot for the stars; or even attempting to follow the path of least resistance to ensure that our lives remain as simple and conflict free as possible, the key to creating the life we desire can be found in nurturing cultivating our environments. Not just that, but we must begin to learn how to do so in a way that speaks to, looks like or falls in alignment with the self we envision stepping into at some point in our future – near or far.

For the sake of illustration, imagine that foundation on which it your life rooted is a garden. Now, in order to bring to fruition the results you aspire to attain, you must first allow yourself the opportunity to take inventory of where you are. Meaning, every now and then, we have to be accountable for the terrain or surroundings we’ve somehow managed to propagate throughout our journeys.

It isn’t just about being mindful of the seeds that we sow, but also about being aware of the elements with which we use to fertilize our gardens. This is useful in being able to decipher whether or not our plot will wind up being a utopian paradise that bears blossoms that will inspire others or a dark and dreary burial site for our dreams and desires.

Here is where we can reflect over our lives and start to explore whether or not we have been the tenders of our own gardens. In the discovery that we have not been responsible for tilling and maintaining our landscapes, there lies an opportunity for improvement. You see, we – and no one else – should at the very least be responsible for choosing the space where whatever we plant can flourish and reach its full potential.

Taking into consideration the Law of Causality (cause and effect), in order to reap great results for our lives, we have to be keenly aware of these three essential aspects of our journey to self-actualization: Cause = our mind, which actually gives birth to our ideas, perceptions and visions; all of which impacts our thoughts, actions and beliefs; Conditions = our internal and external environments, the space in which we are able to cultivate whatever it is we aspire to create, achieve or attain; Effects = our results, which harvest consequent to the merging of our causes and conditions.