Letting go of anchors to the past

Yeah, that stack of filing has been over there for what feels like months (and it truly has been months!). It is still there and I look at it day after day.

Likewise, I stumble across a picture of an old friend, a letter from a past lover, or a gift that makes my heart twinge each time I look at it. These things fill my head and heartspace with old hurts and unfulfilled desires. And so it is with every blessing I make through the healing process of love and forgiveness, I remove old ties and empty my playing field for a new beginning. As for the filing? Like my willingness to let go of old wounds, it awaits the day when I finally say ENOUGH and I'm ready to make room for tomorrow.

"All of the great achievers of the past have been visionary figures; they were men and women who projected into the future. They thought of what could be, rather than what already was, and then they moved themselves into action, to bring these things into fruition."

Have you done your filing or cleaned out your closets lately?

Pot, dirt, water, love

An observance of my little ivy plant in the new South window. It yearns to be seen as I brush right by it day after day. It's only after it begins to look wilted that I have the thought to pay attention and actually water it!

As with my cat, Siam. He sits across the room with his tail neatly tucked around his front paws and looks at me as if he's waiting for me to do something. Is it just to be noticed? Or is it he just wants to be loved?

I challenge you to notice something small that may be crying out to get your attention today. It may be a child or it may simply be an old, abandoned car. Or maybe more. Your lover, wife or husband. Have you actually SEEN them today?

Pot, dirt, water, but most of all, LOVE.

I am Knowing

Life looks so different today... My responses to people and situations are much more observant than reactive. Is this the light? Is this the new paradigm? I am learning that the energy I expel from moment to moment has an immediate and sometimes extreme affect on my outward experiences. I can't help but notice the direct results of my thinking as they come back so quickly in outer form. But the thought of immediate manifestation can also be intriguing; exciting me to make more of a conscious creation with my thoughts, feelings and physical responses and how I am continuously creating my life.

So I am observing the liquidness of this moment that seems to be pacifying me to not ‘do’ anything, but to simply be in agreement with a higher flow of energy that is always present. If I just stop and acknowledge my feelings, I get a sense of worthiness for my being here. I feel my God self commanding my breath and drinking in the energy. And it’s okay. It is then that I realize that I have been holding my breath and I realize that I have been afraid to be here now. With every breath, my balance and power returns to me and I remember that I am God/Spirit operating in this physical space and I have a Divine right to be here.

Now I am suddenly seeing things that have always been there. But this time my eyes see the beauty and the gift of each intentional gift/memory that was placed there most often without thought. It is in this moment of pure breath that I feel gratitude and I am knowing that I am truly blessed with the gift of life.

My cat, Siam, leisurely and so elegantly strolls by my computer monitor pausing momentarily to stretch in a yoga pose for my eyes to see. It is with these new eyes that I see and appreciate life and the beauty of an instant. When I allow the light to permeate my being, I am opening to receive the gift of many precious moments. Thank you, God! More please.

Thank you for the reminder that the only life essential is to hold dear my relationship with self and others. You are precious and I cherish my relationship with you! You relentlessly keep me going when I forget to bless myself.

Love,
Dianne Fresquez, President/CEO
For Heaven's Sake - New Age, Inc.
www.forheavensake.com
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A Good Day

I had one of the most powerful experiences this week as I watched a video on gratefulness:

"A Good Day" With Brother David Steindl-Rast (click to play U-Tube video)

Beautiful photos and a wonderful message from a Benedictine Monk. As I watched this 5-minute clip, the words of the monk coupled with the awe-inspiring images instilled a great sense of peace and wonder. It reminded me of what really matters and how I truly want to live my life today..

I asked my friend this morning what she wanted. What did she need? What would truly make her happy? I could feel the the sincerity coming from her glowing face as she placed a huge heartfelt wish out into the universe. She said she just wanted to feel at peace inside. To feel good about everyone and everything around her. Wow, I thought. She is only one person in the entire world who could give herself that..

May you find peace and gratitude in yours.

Dianne

Look, here’s the deal…

I sat down for meditation with a hungry determination this morning. I had come to another one of those bridges in my life. A defining moment and I needed a “coming to Jesus” meeting with God. I called this important meeting before setting forth on other mindless activities that seem to always occupy me and my time. I wanted to have a one on one chat with God. “Look, here’s the deal…” I asked some very direct and pointed questions about what to do next. I had run out of options. I wanted answers and it was reckoning day as far as I was concerned!

Then I sat back and made myself an open listening station for Divine to tell me the Truth behind what I was seeking. I waited to hear bells and harps, have a Divine inspiration or a flash of insight that would knock me over. Instead I received snippets of a to-do list containing only sparks of hope. It was written in incomplete sentences rather than an obvious answer to my prayers. Somehow I couldn’t see that these actions were leading to anything other than half hopes. But I went about my day deciding to trust that my questions and intentions were heard. I began to meet the challenge head on by forging my way through the pieces of answers I received. And after having done the best I could with to-do list that I was given, I suddenly knew that something really special was going to happen. It just had to!

Something very odd came about that afternoon. I had since forgotten about my ‘coming to Jesus” meeting with God. A sudden wave of synchronistic events came about and I was interrupted by a chance meeting with a client who showed me my truth. I walked out of the meeting feeling that all is well and that what I had asked for that morning had been handled. And as the day wore on, I received more and more indicators that my prayers had been answered…two more unexpected phone calls and then two emails out of the blue. All miraculous answers to my prayers!

My realization was that I had put a VERY focused intention out to the Universe this morning and it came bounding back so intensely that I could not deny that I AM the Causation! The effect was profound!

Do this:

• Pray like you mean it ~ Speak your Truth with a clarity of mind so convincing that it cannot not happen!
• Listen and Trust
• Take Action
• Expect answers ~ my answers and things always come through people!