Everything is Working Together for Good.

A Prayer for One is a Prayer for All.

Enjoy this audio prayer. A gift for you today.

Get on the B.I.K.E.

Today I will get on my BIKE!

I will be…

Be aware of the

Infinite possibilities in God as

Kindness moves through me

Eternally!

Feb 25, 2020

The Gift of Receiving

Do not be afraid, O little flock; for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom. Luke 12:32, Holy Bible, From the Ancient Eastern Text, George M. Lamsa’s Translation from the Aramaic of the Peshitta

Sometimes it is easy for me to label myself as generous.  I’ve even been described as such.  I love acknowledging generosity within myself and when I witness it in expression.  I’ve exclaimed, with great enthusiasm, “He/She is one of the most generous people I know!”  

The other day while shopping in a grocery store, the server who was ringing up my order shared with me that one of my items was ringing up at a lower price and that she wasn’t going to adjust it because the item was tagged incorrectly.  I thanked her and without prompting, she shared how earlier that day a customer had paid for an entire grocery purchase for another individual who was just shy of enough funds to pay for their order.  She noticed that the person receiving the “gift” was trying to refuse the offer, wanting to just “put a few things back.”  The recipient was ultimately grateful and accepted the gift from the other shopper.

As we finished checking out, I was reminded that sometimes I carry this same resistance to receiving.  I mean if I allow it, even the simplest compliment bestowed upon me can be met with an underlying fear and feeling that I don’t deserve it.  Can you relate? There have been many times when someone has given me something – a gift, a compliment, even money – and while I am grateful, I sometimes find myself all over the place rather than simply being present with the gift and receiving it.  

Having a consistent spiritual practice of prayer and meditation reminds me that I am deserving of all gifts.  All gifts are from God and I am deserving of them.

It is great to be a giver and it is great to be a receiver!

Affirmation:  I am deserving of all God’s gifts which show up in many forms.  With an open heart, I welcome them in.   

What I Want, Really

Keep fresh before me the moments of my high resolve - Howard Thurman

What I want, really is to live life filled with moments of high resolve.  I want to realize and acknowledge demonstrations of kindness, love, and peace.  What I want, really is to remember that regardless of appearances and circumstances demonstrations of kindness, love, and peace create ripple effects of the same, touching the lives of us all.  What I want, really is for all beings with whom I come in contact to leave happier because I know from that space a ripple effect has been created.

While driving one day I witnessed a young man gently crossing the street while cradling his toddler.  I pulled up to the bus stop where the toddler was now resting on the bench as dad stood just off to the side blocking the morning sun from his child’s eyes.  As I approached I shared with the gentleman how the simple act of cradling his son filled my heart with love and compassion.  I freely shared that I was honored to witness such a gentle demonstration of kindness, love, and peace.  He thanked me and as he extended his hand, he looked me square in my eyes and said, "You just made my day."  I replied, "No sir.  You just made my day."  

Just as I witnessed that toddler lovingly cradled in the arms of his father, I know, in consciousness, that each of us are cradled in this same love regardless of appearances or circumstances.

What is so wonderful about what I want, really, is that anyone can want it.  Anyone can be it, and anyone can do it.  What I want, really, is to remember my moments of high resolve.  To remember that acts of kindness, love, and peace, cultivated in consciousness, can match physical activities.   

Affirmation: My conscious activity of demonstrating and acknowledging acts of kindness, love, and peace, cause a ripple effect touching the lives of us all.