Giving

During the holiday season too much emphasis is put on holiday giving and too many people painfully go into debt in order to give material things to each other and their families. It is time to step back and look at things from an old and new perspective. It is time to do our holidays a new way and not allow ourselves to be swayed by ads, peers, commercials and news.

It is time to stop ourselves from being lead like cattle in any direction the people behind the retail sales and media blitz see fit. Giving from the heart is what's most important and the following poem from a historical author reminds us of what is important to our souls. We can fix our holiday traditions to work more in alignment for everyone's highest good. It is not necessary to spend money we don't have or give gifts for the pure material sake of giving, because we feel the pressure to do so. This is not what Christmas is about in the first place.

Ask yourself, How can I give from my heart to my family and teach my family to give from their hearts? There is something very special about giving out of love and from your heart. Let's recapture the true essence of giving and receiving this holiday season. Make the holidays come alive inside of you! 

What new family tradition will you be start this year? 

Khalil Gibran, The Prophet, Poem on Giving

Then said a rich man, speak to us of Giving.

And he answered:

You give but little when you give of your possessions.

It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for 
fear you may need them tomorrow?

And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the over-prudent

dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims 

to the holy city?

And what is fear of need but need itself?

Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is 

unquenchable?

There are those who give little of the much which they have -

and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes

their gifts unwholesome.

And there are those who have little and give it all.

These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their

coffer is never empty.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their

baptism.

And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do 

they seek joy, nor give with mindfullness of virtue;

They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance

into space.

Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind 

their eyes He smiles upon the earth.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, 

through understanding; 

And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is 
joy greater than giving.

And is there naught you would withhold?

All you have shall some day be given.

Warrior of the Light Behaves Like Water

The Warrior of the Light sometimes behaves like water,
flowing around the obstacles he encounters.

Occasionally, resistance might mean destruction, and so
he adapts to the circumstances. He accepts, without complaint
that the stones in his path hinder his way through the
mountains.

Therein lies the strength of water: It cannot be touched
by a hammer or ripped to shreds by a knife. The strongest
sword in the world cannot scar its surface.

The river adapts itself to whatever route proves possible,
but the river never forgets its one objective: the sea. So
fragile at its source, it gradually gathers the strength of
the other rivers it encounters.

And, after a certain point, its power is absolute.

-Paulo Coelho

Remember when things get tough to be like water.

Divine Mystic

Warrior of the Light

Some excerpts from Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho to help challenge our thinking as Lightworkers and Warriors of the Light! It is an amazing book to help us change our vision and focus to where it needs to be! I highly recommend this book for all Lightworkers on this Path.

Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle.

Every Warrior of the Light has, as some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.

Every Warrior of the light has trodden a path that was not his.

Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed that he was not a Warrior of the Light.

Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.

Every Warrior of the Light has said "yes" when he wanted to say "no".

Every Warrior of the Light has hurt someone he loved.

That is why he a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.

The Warrior of the Light always checks to see he carries these 3 things - faith, hope and love. And when these 3 things are there, he does not hesitate to move forward.

The Warrior simply has to accept the challenge, He knows that God never overlooks a single mistake made by those he loves, nor does he allow his favorites to pretend ignorance of the rules of the game.

A Warrior of the Light realizes that his best teachers are the people with whom he shares the battlefield.

The Warrior of the Light meditates.

A Warrior of the Light knows that in the silence of his heart he will hear an order that will guide him.

Becoming Authentic in Relationships

There are many aspects and transits happening in our heavens to help us realize it is now time to become authentic in our relationships. The November Issue of Conscious Inspired Living is available now. There are many wonderful and great articles to help get you inspired in this magazine.

My new article can be read at this link Becoming Authentic in Relationships.

Many blessing to you during the holiday season and  on this Journey of Self Discovery~ Divine Mystic

Celebrating You & Life

During the holiday season much mention is made of celebrating life. Today is the beginning of the rest of your life. What will you do with it? Celebrating the beginning of the rest of your life can be challenging without the right perspective and light. So stop and think about this!

Do you have something to celebrate?

Yes, YOU!

Do you have problems?

Yes, it is life; we will always have problems. Highs and Lows. Ups and Downs. Growth and Learning. All of us make good and bad choices that affect us and everyone around us everyday. It is why we must work hard to make the best possible choices for ourselves and others every moment.

Does this stop you from enjoying your life and keep you from moving forward?

Look at the blocks. This is your next step and what you must work through. Allowing the pain of the world to stop you is forcing you to continue to be the victim. Pick yourself up by the boot straps, ask for guidance and direction from within and start those boots marching. You have the power to change your own life.

How do you create a new perspective and reshape how your life looks?

You can’t change the past. You can only change what happens today and from this day forth.  Remember you can’t take the same approach or attitude about everything and have a different result. You can’t keep doing the same thing and expect something new. So ask yourself how do I look at this situation differently? How is it serving my highest good? What steps can I take or what do I need to understand so I can shift my thinking for the better?

Don’t be afraid to step into your own power. Look at what is blocking you from being all you can be and take steps to get help in these areas of your life. Ask for support from your friends and like-minded people. Check your fears at the door and step through the door and don’t look back. They are no longer serving you in your new way of being.

The strong man conquers his fears and continues to do so as they raise their head. No one said living on this planet would be easy. It is a school where we come to learn and it is not our home. Thank heaven we are only visiting so we may benefit from our learning. How far have you come in learning your spiritual lessons?

When we come here we fall into delusion of our true nature and we truly must find who we are again, stay connected to source and stay true to your core self to be happy, survive and thrive.

What Do Praying Mantis & Our Times Have In Common?

While we were out yesterday my daughter saw this Praying Mantis and stopped to show it to her daughter. Of course, we had to take a photo of it and being who I am came home to check what Praying Mantis has to share with us. It's a very interesting totem.

It is a time for us to be still & emotionally clear inside so we may hear & see where we are being lead with our wisdom, visions & dreams. When you go within you draw upon the Universal Power to help you manifest according to your higher self! Every thing starts to fall into place. It gives you single mindedness in your focus of accomplishing what you came here to do for you souls design and needs.

It is always best to remain invisible & not expose your new plans until the right timing, so people don't try to stop or block you before you are ready!

Look at the Master of Camouflage. It matched this yellow pole perfectly. Talk about an eye for color! :)

We need to allow ourselves to change the colors of who we thought we had to be and morph into allowing all expressions of us to flow now! Our souls are rainbows! Follow the openings in your life, you never know where it may lead! It is time for us to be all we can be!

THE TIME IS NOW!

Many blessings to you!

Divine Mystic

Praying Mantis Totem

The Power of Stillness

The Praying Mantis teaches how to still the outer mind and go within ourselves.

Through this, we can draw upon greater power -- physical, emotional, mental or spiritual. That stillness can be simple contemplation or meditation or even dreaming.

Healers often have Praying Mantis totems -- for they use their inner stillness to focus their healing power.

The greatest lesson this totem teaches is patience. Learning to wait for the right moment before striking. * above referenced from here - http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/prayingmantis.html 

"They are masters of adaptability and camouflage. This and the willingness to wait in stillness for what they want are the two primary characteristics of mantids and those with this totem. These folks have "invisibility" medicine. They blend in so well, no one notices them, unless they want to be noticed. By then they have already scooped the situation, news event, or negotiation."



"Mantis medicine is about the creative process of becoming. Personal and direct kinship with everything and everyone is the very process of life itself. Has modern life made you feel overly critical, analytical, isolated and powerless? Can you say that you know yourself, or are truly known by another, your community, or by the creatures and plants where you live? Feeling yourself to be yourself, you could commit to a daily practice of meditation, facilitating knowing and accepting yourself in the stillness of the dreamtime, thereby experiencing oneness with yourself and kinship with all beings. Call upon Mantis to help you live a life of universal kinship. Then, wherever you go on earth, home will always be with you, in you." Cie Simurro, aka Thunderbird Starwoman **http://wisdom-magazine.com/Article.aspx/1659/

Psychological Gremlins & Shadow Issues

This is a photo of the recent Autumn Equinox, Full Harvest Moon creating the largest golden orb full moon of the year; showing it's shadow side in the lens.

 

My Psychological Gremlins & Shadow Issues magazine article is available to read now! Lots of wonderful reading and ways to get inspired in the new October addition of CIL, Conscious Inspired Living Magazine! Feature article on Hank Wesselman, PhD, World of Things Hidden. He is an anthropologist & scientific researcher. 

 

Another great article on Failed Dreams or New Directions by Robin Linke and the list of great articles goes on and on! Stop by and get inspired!

 

 Click here to go to the article - 

Psychological Gremlins & Shadow Issues Article

 

Happy Halloween, Day of the Dead  & Fall to You ALL!