Do you listen to its melody?
Do you hear its sound?
Do you feel its spirit?
Do you understand?

It’s everywhere.
It’s in everyone.
You don’t need to look.
For it’s always by your side.

This four letter word,
is so simple yet compound.
It can shape humanity.
Yet, it can also destroy lives.

It’s in every song we chant.
It’s in every poem we compose.
It’s in every prose we write.
It’s what we always think of.

We can see it in a child’s eye.
We can see it in our mom and dad.
We can see it in a friend.
We can see it in God.

Are you one of us? 
Do you feel it now?
For it’s what makes us all.
It’s what makes us unite.

What is life,
if it’s not made?
What’s our purpose, 
if it’s not there?

Listen clearly,
if you can’t hear.
Contemplate,
for you to see.

Open your eyes, 
And apprehend.
Let it enter your heart.
And believe in its power.

Love everyone.
Love everything.
Love God.

Love Yourself…and remain faithful.

There are two types of anger: one is parent anger, the other, critical anger. Parent anger arises from a sense of nurturing. We tell someone that they shouldn’t have done something because we don’t want them to experience the consequences of those actions. Critical anger, on the other hand, does not come from a place of nurturing, but rather from a place of judgment.

There are also two ways we react when others are angry with us. One is withdrawal but when we withdraw, we disrupt the circuit of energy.  Our other response to anger is spontaneous retaliation.  Here we answer immediately, which means we are sure to have a quarrel with the person.

There is only one way to respond to anger, and that is to learn how to be proactive, taking the situation to another level.  It means that when another person is angry, we don’t take on their anger.  We pause for a second and say, “I might be right or I might be wrong.  Let’s see how we can talk this through.  In this way, we are walking away, both physically and emotionally, from the other person’s reactivity.  

When we think reactively with our Ego, arguments occur.  But if we are proactive, there can be no argument because our Ego is not involved. Don’t let your ego get in the way.  Show compassion.

Doubt creeps up in the moment we lose our focus on our original intention. You could be so happy, you’re with your soulmate, life is wonderful. Hugs & kisses. All that good stuff. He/she does something you don’t like and you forget. You forget how this person helps you through the darkness. You forget how this person loves you even when you don’t love yourself. You forget. And then doubt creeps in. One moment you have every reason to be happy, the next you find all the reasons not to be.

It’s all about doubt. Why? Because you forget why you were with that person in the first place.

Remember. Remind yourself what you receive from your significant relationships. Connect to the seed of goodness and cast out the doubt.

The choice is whether or not you are willing to be there with love, unconditionally.

Are you?

The last place you’d find most people is where they are.  Most of us spend our lives thinking about what’s next, who we’re going to meet, who we’re going to be in a couple of years, whether we will be rich or famous.  You know, life is what happens while we’re busy making other plans.

But life doesn’t happen in the future- or in the past. It happens right here, right now. That’s why it important to start each day wherever you are.

Today, shake yourself free of any expectation.  Encourage yourself to be fully in the moment-to enjoy your transformations and to seek out new obstacles.  Sink your teeth into the endless dessert that life is serving up every moment of the day.

Today is the most important day of the year.  To be more correct, today is the LAST day of the year.  It’s a perfect opportunity to tie up any loose ends, offer any over apologies, and meditate on what you want in the coming year.  We have a final few hours to wipe the slate clean before the curtain closes on this year’s show, and the curtain rises on the year to come.

Are you the same as you were a year ago? What is preventing you from moving forward and from discovering new parts of yourself? Where are you still The Effect-and not the Cause-of your life? We keep having the same issues: doubting our power; fearing what people think of us; holding on to pain from the past.

There comes a point in everyone’s life when they must realize, “I cant outrun it, only overcome it.” That point is today, and EVERYDAY.

Windows of opportunity are open all around us. But for how long?There’s opportunity everywhere. When we have consciousness of expecting it to happen, it will happen. We’ll find the right people, we’ll move in the right circles, and we’ll bump into the right solutions. It all starts w/ opening your mind.Prioritize your life. See how much time you devote to what really counts: helping others, sacrificing EGO, & growing your connection to the Light.

Stop pushing things off until tomorrow. There’s no time like the present. You can delay, but time will not.

Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder…

-Henry David Thoreau

This is a good lesson.  When you really want to feel content, busy yourself with helping others, and in that way, your life will be enriched far deeper than you can ever guess.

We’ve all got layers upon layers of issues.  Addiction, lack of trust, ego, rage, unruly fears.  But these layers are merely effects of an emptiness felt deep inside. Our job is to locate this core of darkness, especially in the days leading up to the New Year.

We are so involved in the material world that our emptiness feels like it needs a physical fix.  We feel alone, so we seek out company. We need attention, so we hurt others. We get angry, so we lash out.

But why do we need this attention? Is it because we feel worthless?

Why are we alone? Is it because we don’t trust anyone?

Why are we angry? Is it because we are afraid of getting hurt?

It’s up to each of us to drill down into the black hole we filled up this year.  Spend some time today thinking about this. And know that however big the pain, there is an equal amount of joy and liberation waiting for you just behind it.

As long as a woman receives, she remains disconnected from the Light because her nature is in opposition to the Light.  

Receiving takes place when you experience pleasure as a result of an influence outside of you or in other words, when an external entity-a significant other or a situation- is the cause of your happiness. In this case, you are merely an effect, a passive receiver.

As long as a woman looks to some external- a man, her career, a material posession, or any kind of external relationship- to make her happy, this is considered to be receiving and will cause a disconnection from the Light.

Looking for approval from others, because you are feeling empty inside is a such a fruitless strategy.  The very act of looking outside yourself disconnects you from the Light, which only makes you feel emptier.  You get caught up in a vicious cycle.  

Don’t just be an effect. Stop looking for other’s to validate you.  Be the cause. Look in a new direction: Within.  Validate yourself.