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We sometimes become so use to seeing the world from

a certain perspective we believe it is the truth, the reality,

what must be. It is often not until a visionary comes along -

who convinces us that our perception may be distorted,

blurred, or simply not real at all - that we see again with fresh

eyes and change our perspective.

 

Change Perspective  

 

Today let us change our perspective

and see our lives from a fresh angle –

opening up a new vision of the old

or regular scenes and events of our day –

let’s sit in a different seat – take a different

route – and partake of a fresh now.

 

Today let us change our perspective

and see something positive and

wonderful in each person, place,

or thing we encounter – observing

the value each adds to our day and

the world.

 

Today let us change our perspective

and love the unlovable, touch the

untouchable, think the unthinkable,

and move away from patterns and

judgments formed in the past –

opening ourselves up to a receptive

and loving view of this “now”.

 

Today let us change our perspective

and see the world and ourselves

as fresh, new, and alive!

 

              AT 9.1.10

 

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The Affirmative Thought below titled No Words offers a

reminder of the key New Thought concept of living and

being focused in the present - where real life exists and is

happening and God resides. Today quiet the voices in your

head and return to the  pre-verbal consciousness of your

infancy and find the pure pleasure of life.

 

          

                   No Words

 

Allow the day to unfold and show

you its magic moments – its aliveness –

its beauty – experience it without

thought like an infant with no

words but with all senses alive.

 

Allow the day to unfold and with

each breath focus on what is

happening in front of you –

around you - without interpretation –

without commentary - lost only

in the pure now – not caught up

joggling the past or planning

for the future – instead move

yourself to the wordless

consciousness of the experience.

 

Allow the day to unfold feeling

every moment – every emotion

for here lives joy, peace, love

and true happiness!

 

AT 3.20.11

 

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With love, George Bryant Cronk

 

 

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BEING

 

Today let us focus on being

rather than becoming –

reflecting on and centering ourselves

in the strength and substance

of the life we now inhabit –

knowing we have already arrived.

 

Today let us encourage

and support this being

by realizing the magnificence

and beauty that being offers –

a spark of creative genius

in physical form – a work of art

to exhibit proudly and triumphantly.

 

Today let us be this being –

not some dream, or wish,

or expectation – not some illusion

based on comparison to others –

just this wonderful, purposeful,

and perfect being – celebrating

this being in the world!

 

AT G. 4.20.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.  

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Often it is said of Olympic Athletes that they

have been preparing for their Olympic moment

all their lives. The same is true of all of us - our 

lives - all the singular days like today we have

previously lived - prepare us for this unique

day - this Olympic moment. If we accept this

then how can we not be prepared to excel

today, to soar today, to succeed today. 

 

Likewise, this day offers us the opportunity 

to prepare and train for tomorrow - so it

deserves our complete, fully awake attention

and focus. If we accept this, each day will

always be what it is: an adventure in living. 

 

Life is truly just a matter of days.

Live it. Savor it. Learn from it. 

 

      THIS OLYMPIC MOMENT

 

Today find a steady workable pace

and stay with it, fast enough to handle

what needs to be done but easy enough

to allow you to enjoy the day,

the experience, the people, the full

wonder of living.

 

Know this singular day will be lived

over again, relived with similar

characters but with changing

circumstances – always new but

always the same – providing you

with an opportunity to grow and

evolve into the you needed to master

the upcoming day.

 

So relax today knowing you have all

you need to meet this day’s challenges,

overcome the obstacles, manage the

often conflicting demands – knowing

you are fully prepared to succeed and

excel at all you do today by the thousands

of days you have already successfully

lived.

 

AT 8.29.12

 

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With love,

George Bryant Cronk

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Expectations may just be the root of all misery in

the world. It, they him, her, me, God, life, my job,

my boss, my co-worker, my wife, my husband, 

my dog, the weather, this day - the list is endless

for most of us - did not, will not, could not, does

not meet my expectations and as a result I am

hurt, sad, disappointed, angry, mad, depressed, 

annoyed,  distressed, devastated, wiped out, 

and/or tormented because of it. 

 

Everyday I set out with a set of expectations

that could not actually be met by Einstein,

Shakespeare, and Buddha combined and at

the end of an amazingly productive day I

often can find reasons why it did not quite 

live up to my expectations.  

 

I know I have my Ego to thank for all of

these unmeetable, unreasonable, and frankly

often oppressive expectations.  I have come

to believe that the word EGO is an acronym

for a universal brain dysfunction known as

the Expectation Generating Obsession - E.G.O.

 

But it is not only our expectations that create

our misery, it is attempting to live up to the

expectations of others that create true havoc

in our lives. We start as children with our

parent's expectations, moved on to our teachers 

and coaches, then progressed to friends and

lovers, on to bosses and coworkers, and let's

not forget to throw in meeting the expectations

of our religion or spiritual orientation. 

 

I say it is time to - "just say no to expectations" - 

ours, others, or the divinely inspired. To assist us

today in making strides towards side-stepping

these unwanted expectations and relieving our

E.G.O. condition,  I offer this  Affirmative 

Thought below to get us started with managing

expectations. 

 

Love you all. 

 

          EXPECTATIONS ASIDE

 

Today let us set our expectations aside –

moving beyond preconceived notions

of what needs to happen, should happen,

and instead be mindful of what does

happen – allowing the day, with all

that is encountered, to fashion its own

plot and purpose.

 

Today let us set our expectations for

ourselves aside and simply live out

the moments granted spontaneously

with our hearts and minds open to

the experience – ready to approach

whatever is unveiled with a positive,

affirming attitude – with yes rather

than no as our first reaction.

 

Today let us set the expectations for

our own lives aside – realizing that

these are often false assumptions and 

restrictions pushing us away from the 

gifts offered by the present moments, 

the coincidences that perform the magic 

all around us – and instead be open to 

the intuition of the unbridled life lived 

completely and without constraints.

 

AT 9.5.12

 

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With love,

George Bryant Cronk

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                         THIS DAY

 

Let nothing stand in the way of the full

enjoyment of this day, dive into its

thickness, its vastness – experience the

rich texture of  life animated, breathing,

in full momentum  knowing nothing –

no artifact of the mind – should dampen

one moment of it.    

 

Open your arms and heart knowing you

are at the very center of the beingness,

you within provide the medium for its

demonstration, the inner screen for its

showing, the three-dimensional canvas

for  its depth and its perception.

 

Refuse to allow this day to go unnoticed –

demand it be properly recognized and

appreciated understanding it is your

creation to mold and form - color it

with joy, instill it with happiness, draw

out each morsel of love letting its peace

refresh and enliven your soul.

 

AT 9.12.11

 

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With love,

George Bryant Cronk

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It is Sunday morning and I sleep late, which is 8 AM

for me, while Ann continues to sleep as long as possible.

I like to get up and meditate and write her note, so I

round up the three dogs and go outside. With the

dogs busy outside I go in to make my coffee, gather

the materials I like to read for inspiration before 

meditating, and head back outside to our patio with

the pleasing sounds of the fountain and the birds

chirping to meditate in the crisp autumn air.

 

No sooner do I start to meditate than my neighbor

Nathan starts to mow his grass. Wow, I think, can't

he mow his lawn during the week when he's not

doing anything, instead of annoying me and the

whole neighborhood on Sunday morning. 

 

I decide to go inside, but the lawn mower is just

as annoying inside. So I have an idea, I will listen to

my Creative Mind System by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson

that I have been using to promote creativity while

writing.  Setting myself up in the library, I grab my

iPhone and my earphones and with the dogs fed and  

happy for awhile, I begin listening and meditating.

The annoying lawn mower sound is barely audible. 

 

I find myself quickly in deep meditation and in a few

moments a familiar whispered voice begins repeating -

"Welcome whatever occurs" - I pretend not to notice

for awhile since I would like to get on with the

meditation, but I give in after a few more repetitions

of the same line and respond with a question "do you 

mean during this meditation" and the voice says -

"yes."  I am not sure what this means and respond,

"what does this mean?" I get a little more clarification, 

"Welcome whatever occurs in your life, whether you 

consider it annoying or not." Ok, I think, well I didn't 

respond to the lawn mowing very well but it is early 

Sunday morning.

 

I usually know when the discussion is over, when the

original line is repeated. "Welcome whatever occurs,"

I think fine, as I resist my temptation to grab my

journal and record whatever come next and

continue meditating.

 

I am shocked to find that the Creative Mind System

is an excellent meditation accelerator, as I finding

myself in one of the deepest and most useful

meditative states I have experienced in months.

I finish and vow to listen to The Creative Mind

System often when I meditate, thankful to have

realized it additional value and usefulness. 

 

I am not surprised that as I begin Ann's note a

familiar line comes to me, - "Today practice

welcoming whatever occurs in your life, accepting

it gracefully."  I realize that this is the message for

the day and begin writing what comes to mind

without editing resulting in the note below.

 

Having a chance to now reflect on the notes

meaning, I realize how challenging this bit of

guidance really is, taking us beyond mere

Buddhist acceptance and into a whole new

approach to living and dealing with what we

often perceive to be the blessings and the 

distresses of our lives.

 

I have decided to practice being welcoming,

although I know it will not be easy to learn,

and see what happens.

Wow, what a morning.

 

Love you all.

                    

                        WELCOMING 

Today practice welcoming whatever occurs

in your life, accepting it gracefully, making

a place for it no matter whether you consider

it good, bad, pleasing, or annoying –

welcome it with open arms and accept it

without  judgment or critique.

 

Welcome the distraction today, the misstep,

the petty annoyance as you would greet

the unexpected delight – greet the obstacle,

the confusion, the roadblock as if it is a

welcome guest at the table of your life

without anger, anxiety, or stress.

 

Practice welcoming today as you work

to understand the purpose, the message,

and the meaning of each appearance –

each visitor – each occurrence – realizing

each appears  on time and on cue to expand

your awareness and your consciousness –

aiding you to thrive and excel.

 

AT 9.16.12

 

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With love,

George Bryant Cronk

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                 THIS SPLENDID DAY

 

Wake refreshed and ready to immerse

yourself into this splendid day – opening

up fully to its waiting wonders – accepting

of its splashes of color and vibrant beauty –

in tune with its rhythm and harmony.

 

Wake refreshed knowing the day unfolds

for your pleasure and amusement –

a symphony of perfect life alive from

twinkling sounds of angels in motion

to the gusto of fall winds pushing

scattered leaves towards winter –

a festival of sweet potential.

 

Wake refreshed open to push the limits

of your imagination, your dreaming

to include this perfect time, the creative

moment where hope replaces fear and

living is celebrated and where we move

freely within this heaven on earth.

 

AT 10.16.12

 

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With love,

George Bryant Cronk

 

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EXTRAORDINARY

 

Let us make this ordinary day something

more – extraordinary – a day where we do

more than living it – we are instead fully

alive in it – awake – present – aware of

the day’s unique potential.

 

Let us vow to make our ordinary lives

something more – extraordinary – a

life where the passion, the wonder, the

purpose ignites our every action, motivates

our every movement – resulting in an

inspired life living out a dream so real

we are it in full and complete form.

 

Let us plan a future so big, so appealing,

so magnificent, so extraordinary we can

only sit in awe of its possibility – its perfect

potential – ensuring this life today begins

its unfolding – creating its waiting splendor

with each new breath.

 

AT G. 10.25.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

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SLOW AND THOROUGH

 

Today, let us let being “slow and thorough”

supersede our inclination to “rush and do fast,”

realizing that with a steady thoughtful progress

we enable the best results to form and surface –

to take careful shape and arrive perfect and

complete.

 

Today let us approach our pending change

by being slow and thorough, considering each

alternative with careful and complete

introspection – airing its potential – trying

it on for size – mulling over its fit and

comfort.

 

Today let us be slow and thorough, as we

approach each action, every task, careful

with our motions – savoring the activity

as we do the finished product, mindful

and aware of the pleasure of simple

thoughtful existence.

 

AT G. 11.14.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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              THIS TOO WILL PASS

Today for better or for worse understand

that this too will pass, here today but

transformed tomorrow, both our joy

and our struggle inhabit our lives for

but a moment – flash upon the screen

of our consciousness then fade into

faint memory.

 

Today this too will pass, let us savor the

gifts, the magic, the wonders as we look

beyond the hurts, the annoyances, the

disturbances towards more appealing

and fruitful possibilities, living both

the high and the low with courage,

conviction, and a sense of balance.           

 

Today let us be grateful for the

impermanence, storing the highlights

for future reflection as we look beyond

the low points as mere nuisances on

their way to a more adequate showing

in our always improving tomorrows.

 

AT 11.29.12

 

Thank you for reading.

With love,

George Bryant Cronk

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TODAY

 

I greet today with clear expectations,

positive it will unfold in my favor

with a twist of this and a dash of that

to season the bland moments, waking

the senses to fresh potential, spicing

up each encounter with new life.

 

I know today I must be an active ingredient

with thought focused and heart set I dive

into this day ready to immerse myself

with optimism and expanded expectation,

realizing I was meant for all I do imagine –

fully ready to catch my good fortune.

 

I will today approach each new blessing

as it arrives, grateful and thankful for

its added dimension to the nourishment

of this marvelous brew, lifting my glass

to all who have contributed to its making –

revived by its essence once more.

 

AT  G. 1.4.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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CHERISH THE DAY

 

Let us cherish today – the adventure

that awaits our living – perhaps

to surprise us, to thrill us, to help us

recognize all we have, to send our

imaginations racing, to have our hearts

soar, to bring us a bit of heaven on earth.

 

Let us cherish today - thankful we are alive

to meet it, fit enough to enjoy it, awake

enough to rejoice in it, ready enough to

embrace it with open arms and a clear

soul to understand its gift – another day

to grow within God’s world.

 

Let us cherish today – grateful for each

moment we are graced to live – healthy,

whole, sturdy, and viable – alive in the

glorious miracle of life surrounding us –

so let us not let it go without our full

and complete attention – intention –

ready to drink every drop of the elixir.

 

AT G. 1.20.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.  

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I wrote the note below for Ann this morning as

she prepares for a new week, after a very

contentious last week, when she had to

stand up for her beliefs and fight for justice.

What happens next is out of her hands, so

the guidance I received for her in the note

this morning takes her back to what appears

to be the baseline approach for living our

lives - we need to soar. 

 

My initial reaction when writing the note

was probably similar to how most of us

might react on a Monday morning;

"come on, soar? How about just make it

through the day, get by, or survive." We

are accustomed to hearing "soar" used to

describe interest rates, inflation, or

unemployment - always with a negative

connotation referring to some indicator

climbing well above its already inflated 

levels. 

 

Cleverly, I think Ann's note this morning 

uses this very same definition but to refer

to rising above the status quo - yes the

status quo, the existing state of affairs -

where some of us may be are marking

off our days with an X as if keeping track

of our time spent incarcerated, or at least 

waiting for our ship to come in. 

 

So I have taken the note's advice and I am

working on how to soar - to  live within my

full potential - enthusiastic  and authentic

today. I am just letting the concept roll

around my consciousness, asking how

might I be soaring at this very moment. 

Although I have not taken flight as of yet,

I am getting much more from the day. 

 

TODAY WE SOAR

 

Today we soar and find our peace

in simple things – spreading our wings

as we remember why it is we do what

we do – confident of our abilities, in sync

with our mission and purpose once more.

 

Today we soar in touch with our creative

center as new ideas and visions of what

could be fill our thoughts with projects

and prospects as we entertain notions

so delightful they seem to joyously

dance in our imaginations.

 

Today we soar alive and well with our

full potential – each cell imbued with

an enthusiasm so singularly directed -

so authentic our souls welcome each

breath with unbridled anticipation-

ready to reflect fully our divine

inspiration as we recreate once more

our heavenly assignment.

 

AT G. 2.11.2013 

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

   

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LOOK BEYOND

 

Look beyond the struggle and challenges

of the day and find something meaningful,

significant, memorable, purposeful to fix

your sights on, to focus your attention,

to motivate you, to enthuse you.

 

Look beyond what isn’t and discover what is

worthwhile – impactful – useful – focusing

on what you can contribute to make it even

better, adding to it to enable you and others

to flourish – to rise up and capture some

splendor.

 

Look beyond what could of, should of, or

might have been and picture what you can

make of it now – here – today and set about

making this vision a reality – setting about

taking what has been given and breathing

life into it – giving it your own magic –

aiding it to thrive.

 

AT 2.12.13

 

Thank you for reading.

With love, G.

George Bryant Cronk

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SIGNS AND SIGNALS

 

When at times life refuses to cooperate

and what should be smooth sailing

turns rough, perhaps it is best to listen

to the signals, take heed of the vibrations,

and give into the moment trusting that

just possibly the way has been blocked

for a reason.

 

When at times only confusion results

at the end of each considered action

or response – perhaps the signs are

clear and a moment of deep reflection

is necessary before proceeding on –

allowing all communication to settle

in and be thoroughly reviewed.

 

When at times there is no viable option,

no sure thing, no safe way forward then

just perhaps it is time to listen to your

best instinct, your inner guidance and

take the most conservative choice,

the one that leaves you to venture

on  unscathed.

 

AT 2.19.13

 

Thank you for reading,

With Love, G.

George Bryant Cronk

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Flexibility often appears to be the optimal

strategy for surviving and succeeding in life.

The spiritual masters throughout the ages

have suggested that adapting and going with

the flow assures we will survive whatever

ordeal, secular or spiritual, we may encounter.

The note below echoes this bit of  divine wisdom.

 

BENDING AS NEEDED

 

Let us be flexible, adaptable, mutable

today ready to bend as necessary,

conforming with the flow and current

of the day -  refusing to hold onto

expectations or preconceived notions

but rather be what is needed to make

the most of the experience.

 

Let us let go of any thoughts, emotions,

or concerns that do not serve us well

today, that hold us in a negative place,

fixing us in place with fear, or doubt, or

unreasonable expectations, but rather

allow the happenings of the day to

define our mood, our attitude,

 

Let us live singularly in the unfolding

of this day being spontaneous, being

authentic, being here now alive and

fresh,  fully expressing ourselves in

each amazing moment, making the

most of each breath and undertaking,

forever bending as needed.

 

AT G. 3.18.2013

  

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Let today be an adventure in living

as you open yourself up to the potentials

and possibilities to experience each

moment fully without reservation or

restraint, ready and willing to take

a leap into the waiting wonder.

 

Let today be a lasting memory by

refusing to be anything less than fully

present, completely engaged and aware

that within this living is a reason for

being, a larger purpose requiring your

involvement and participation – be open,

enthusiastic, and prepared to meet

this responsibility.

 

Let today be an occasion to thrive and

grow, to move forward understanding

a day more than yesterday, to contribute

more than planned, to assist more than

expected, to love more than even needed –

being the best you that you have to offer.

 

AT 3.22.13

 

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With love, G.

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Let us not lose this moment now –

let us see it, touch it, behold it as

a precious gift, savoring every aspect

as we realize this is our life unfolding

in real time – our very aliveness.

 

Let us vow to capture this moment

refusing to be waylaid by our errant

thoughts, our rampant fears, our

misplaced guilt – as we release these

barriers to authentic living and choose

instead to engage the right here and

now with our hearts, our minds, our

very souls.

 

Let us now, today fully understand

that whatever diminishes us must

be left behind, abandoned, tossed

out leaving only room for our true

fulfillment, our glorious becoming,

our focused living, our magnificence,

our heaven on earth.

 

AT 3.25.13  

 

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With love, G.

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Life exists in the present moment,

muddled for many of us by our mental

preoccupation with our wandering minds –

entrenched in a Psychic Entropy that

leaves us whirling in thoughts of mishap

and misfortune, trapped in a waking

nightmare. The way back, or better stated

as the way back to the present,  is through

our focus on mindfulness, staying connected

and aware of the here and now. This is

where life, love, God, our heaven on earth

resides, waiting for us to seize the present

opportunity.

 

THIS PRESENT OPPORTUNITY

 

Let us accept this moment now with total

heart and soul – fully alive and fresh

with the multitude of possibilities waiting

for each of us to gather our senses

and join in – immersing ourselves in

the  joyous experience of living.

 

Let us embrace this moment now without

reservation or expectation, but instead

learn its dance, sing its tune, allowing it

to overtake our fears or concerns,

so we can frolic in its pure splendor –

drunk with the wine of God’s creation.

 

Let us unfold with this moment now,

letting go and letting God reveal the

authentic divine soul within, pulsing

through every heartbeat – expressed

with every breath – waiting to be

realized in this present opportunity.

 

AT G. 10.3.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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It is - this now - where all life resides,

where our existence is real and tangible,

where we find God and our lives waiting.

Even our often-disturbed thinking finds

it a challenge to overrule its prominence.

As the note below suggests, and so much

of my guidance confirms, let’s consider

giving – this now - our immediate attention.

 

THIS NOW

 

Let us move within the moment,

so ripe and expansive, this now we

rarely attend to, as we live our lives

in earnest in past and future –

reminiscing or regretting, designing or

deciphering – looking left and right,

rather than, in front of our eyes.

 

Yet, it is here and now, presently, where

futures are set, and pasts are rectified,

where within a subtle nuance exists

a clue, possibly the lynchpin, putting

all into perspective.

 

Perhaps, this now requires our immediate

attention, worthy of a fuller assessment,

begging for our presence, carefully 

prepping us for more adequate

solutions or courses of action, even

signaling God’s clear guidance.

 

AT 4.16.2015

 

With Love, G. 

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WHAT LIFE OFFERS WHEN

 

Often, the sheer momentum of change

consumes our focus, like the roller

coaster car, jerking, lurching, as it

climbs spasmodically towards

its precipice – willing or unwilling –

of no real regard – we are in for a ride.

 

Let us not resist, but fearlessly fling

our arms in the air, throw back our

heads, and with bellowing cries enjoy

the pure impact of life lived in real time,

bufferless, a thrilling injection of being.

 

As we do, we will recognize the distinction

between observer and participant –

pumping heart, adrenal clarity,  joyous

abandon, palpable purpose – aware

sincerely of what life offers when we leap

into its waiting possibilities.

 

AT 4.24.2015

 

With Love, G.

 

 

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OUR TENDER STRIVINGS

 

Life is not set in perfect splendor,

instead it requires active participation,

a constant adjusting, maneuvering,

shifting here and there to regain

a needed balance, refocusing when

necessary to ensure a fresh perspective.

 

Yet with this call to action, our true

identity unfolds, our spiritual natures

revealed, our divine partnership

forged – and so equipped, our tenacity

is strengthened, our successfulness

enlarged.

 

Today, let us realize all has been set

in place to ensure our greater good

arrives as needed, our favor finds

us prepared to maximize its use,

our tender strivings reinforced with

renewed purpose and conviction.

as we proceed, complete.

 

AT 6.3.2015 

 

With Love, G.

 

 

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Before you venture on, I would ask

you to listen to the download that

follows of a song you may be familiar

with, by the new wave band Talking

Heads, titled Once In A Lifetime,

released in 1981 as the first single from

their fourth studio album, Remain In

The Light.  This song received critical

acclaim, and was named one of the

100 most important American musical

works of the 20^th century by National

Public Radio. I am using it because I was

guided to it this morning, as I wrote

this post, which features a previously

unpublished Affirmative Thought from

2013 titled This Life Now.

 

Download 09 Once In a Lifetime

 

Perhaps, just perhaps, we have already

arrived. Acceptance of our current life,

as our intended life, is a major step

towards enlightenment. The blinders

of continual want, as noted below, are

indicators that our egos are still ripe

and thriving, calling the shots, and as

the Talking Heads uniquely express in

their own symbolic style: time passes;

our pursuit of material life continues -

the same as it ever was.

 

THIS LIFE NOW

 

Today, let us realize fully, we are already

in the right and perfect place, we have

arrived at our intended destination -

we are living the life of our dreams:

no need for alteration, refinement,

or adjustment.

 

Let us take the time to comprehend

this fully, as our egos shout, “how

could this be true; where is this,

and what about that,” yet, reflecting

on the amazing progress we have made,

perhaps we overlook the obvious –

the bounty we have been graced

to receive.

 

Let us return from the future and

reenter the present – remove the

blinders of continual want and see

the treasures already surrounding

us in this life now – embrace what

is and be forever grateful.

 

AT G. 1.11.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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As I organize and compile over seven

years of daily Affirmative Thoughts

for eventual book style publication,  

I run across unpublished notes that

still reverberate with meaning for me,

still provide viable instruction, as is

the case with the note below.

 

As the hands and feet and heart of God,

I believe we are the agents of good

or God in the world, we are both the

receivers and generators of this good –

we incubate this good by tending to our

spiritual business – living with love,

compassion, and empathy.

 

Whether we believe Jesus was the son

of God, or the son of man, it matters

not, what really matters is the message

he so clearly conveyed. This Christmas

season, let us listen with fresh ears and

an open heart. Let us be the living and

breathing incubators of good in the

world.

 

UPON THIS FERTILE SOIL

 

Today in simple solitude reflect upon

the gifts you have been given: the life

you lead; those who surround you,

love you, and cherish you – the work

you do; the wonder you create and

share with the world.

 

Today let go of the hoped for future;

the hoped for outcome and return

instead to your ever present life,

not perfect but manageable, not

exactly the stuff of dreams but worthy

of thoughtful consideration, and do

the good you are meant to do now

upon this fertile soil.

 

Today know without concern,

the waiting good is forming as you

clearly think; believingly dream;

consciously feel during this very

magnificent day that lies unraveling

around you: so be here, now, present

and engaged – knowing this is the

incubator for the good to follow.

 

AT 4.4.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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No matter how challenging our present,

we must lift our sights from the physical

world and see through our spiritual eyes.

In order to progress, we must, even in

the face of great difficulty, find a way to

recognize, and to celebrate faithfully,

the foundation of splendor, which is,

quite possibly, when fully considered, 

the true gift of Christmas.

 

FOUNDATION OF SPLENDOR

 

Today let us celebrate what is right,

good, wholesome, and pure in our

lives – the foundation of splendor

supporting our very existence, bearing

the weight of the world when required,

providing a buoyant surface for our joy

and exclamation.

 

Let us celebrate the river of love in our

lives – a current so sincere and strong,

consisting of infinite manifestations

and formations – appearing in simple

gestures, solemn promises, and tender

moments of oneness.

 

So, as we celebrate this time, our time,

let us be fully aware of the gifts we

have been given, the opportunity

to journey through life together as

friends, lovers, parents, brothers, aunts,

siblings, guides, coaches, co-workers –

all kindred spirits alive in the vast

undertaking known as life.

 

AT 12.17.2015

 

With Love, G. 

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Centering our focus on the present, what is

unfolding right now, at this moment in our lives,

is truly what presence of mind entails. With this

presence, we are well on our way to controlling

our consciousness and ensuring we can maximize

our powers of attraction and creation. 

 

PRESENCE OF MIND

 

Let us today maintain the presence

of mind needed to stay focused on

what is positive, robust, and thriving

in our lives as we refuse to be caught

up in contemplating lack, scarcity, or

potential pitfalls.

 

Let our presence of mind refuse to be

waylaid by pointless thoughts of

confusion, doubt, or fear focusing

instead on the wonderful life we

have created and are now living,

its vibrancy, its beauty, and its

purpose.

 

Let us bolster our positive presence

of mind today with our faith in all

that is good appearing in our lives

when expected, knowing the grace of

God prepares the way for us to obtain

the joy, peace, love, and happiness

that is ours for the accepting –

ours forever more!

 

AT G. 6.17.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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SLOW AND THOROUGH

 

Today, let us let being “slow and thorough”

supersede our inclination to “rush and do fast,”

realizing that with a steady thoughtful progress

we enable the best results to form and surface –

to take careful shape and arrive perfect and

complete.

 

Today, let us approach our pending change

by being slow and thorough, considering each

alternative with careful and complete

introspection – airing its potential – trying

it on for size – mulling over its fit and

comfort.

 

Today, let us be slow and thorough, as we

approach each action, every task, careful

with our motions – savoring the activity

as we do the finished product, mindful

and aware of the pleasure of simple

thoughtful existence.

 

AT G. 11.14.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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A PERFECT POSSIBILITY

 

Today be fully open to this perfect moment

now, feel its richness, peer into its vastness,

work to honor its delicate beauty, discover

its potential – knowing you are truly blessed

to be a part of its wholeness – alive and able

to enjoy its offering.

 

Dive into this perfect day without restraint,

without caution, realizing only total and

complete immersion, with every cell and

fiber of your being participating in unison

and harmony, ready to be one with all it

has to offer and afford you.

 

Let the perfect possibility of a day well

and fully lived excite you, motivate you

to push forward and ahead with all

your being, investing your energy and

enthusiasm to ensure your contribution

expands the experience, intensifies its

beauty, and nourishes its wonder.

 

AT G.  3.26.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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Life exists in the present moment,

muddled for many of us by our mental

preoccupation with our wandering minds –

entrenched in a Psychic Entropy that

leaves us whirling in thoughts of mishap

and misfortune, trapped in a waking

nightmare. The way back, or better stated

as the way back to the present is through

our focus on mindfulness, staying connected

and aware of the here and now. This is

where life, love, God, our heaven on earth

resides, waiting for us to seize the present

opportunity.

 

THIS PRESENT OPPORTUNITY

 

Let us accept this moment now with total

heart and soul – fully alive and fresh

with the multitude of possibilities waiting

for each of us to gather our senses

and join in – immersing ourselves in

the joyous experience of living.

 

Let us embrace this moment now without

reservation or expectation, but instead

learn its dance, sing its tune, allowing it

to overtake our fears or concerns,

so we can frolic in its pure splendor –

drunk with the wine of God’s creation.

 

Let us unfold with this moment now,

letting go and letting God reveal the

authentic divine soul within, pulsing

through every heartbeat – expressed

with every breath – waiting to be

realized in this present opportunity.

 

AT G. 10.3.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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Life can be found only in the present moment.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here,

and if we do not go back to ourselves

in the present moment, we cannot

be in touch with life.

 

Thich Nhat Hanh

 

“Live in the Now” was a hip phrase in the eighties.

As conveyed in the quote above by Thich Nhat Hanh,

Zen Buddhist Monk and popular author of You Are

Here, who has translated this key Buddhist concept,

which stresses the focus on the breath and clearing

the mind to live in the present moment. This has

been adopted by New Thought and has been

popularized worldwide by Eckhart Tolle in his

books The Power of Now and The New Earth.

The two Affirmative Thoughts offered below

remind us of the essential nature of being

now focused. 

 

EMPTY CANVAS

 

Today is our day – it does not belong

    to the thoughts and worries of tomorrow

or next week – it does not belong

    to the could have been, 

the might have been,

    or the should have been of the past –

it belongs to us now – to cherish –

    to enjoy – to fully live.

 

Today is an empty canvas –

    let us come to it

with clean brushes and fresh paint.

 

Let us enjoy and live

    each moment robustly –

all out, thanking God

    for each breath along the way.

 

Let us live Now!                                  

                                   

 CLEAR OUR MINDS

 

Today let us clear our minds of fears,

    worries, regrets, doubt or possible

outcomes, replacing all with

    this single thought:

           

“I live for today, this moment NOW,

    where my real life exists,

    full of wonder and real potential –

    clearing my mind of useless chatter –

    replacing it with an affirmative focus

    on this NOW."

 

Today let us rejoice in this NOW, 

    with all the joy that exists

at this moment.

 

Today let us clear our minds.

 

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Beneath the passion play of human existence,

exists nature, the natural, God’s world,

the simple order.  It is often easy to confuse

our constant state of human eruption with

what came first. When we settle down, rest,

meditate, dream, space-out, pray - we can

reconnect with and join this order once more,

realizing we too are part of this simple order.

 

This morning, as I prepared for meditation,

I opened my journal to the note below that

I recorded in July of 2013.  As I read it, I felt

a sense of clam, of peace,  and I wanted

to share it with all who might benefit

from a pause in this life's hubbub.

 

A SIMPLE ORDER

 

Tangible life erupts in mysterious ways,

like a fire at the end of a long evening,

a flash here, a spark there, a burst

of blue light ignites only to be snuffed

out by a gentle wind, lost in the embers

of its magnificence.

 

We live in discrete but connected

particles of consciousness, moments

always quietly present, simple, silent

reflections of our inner state of peace.

 

Reflect on the moment that surrounds you –

a slender song of opulent life calmly being –

no rush – no impatience,  just a simple order.

 

No need for doing – just enjoyable reflection –

life turning at its own pace – enjoin

its presence –  its nowness – listen

to its breath, listen to it sing,  it calls you

to its place – its God-given existence –

no harm – no foul – just the simple glow

and the hum of life eternal - being.

 

NOE G. 7.3.2013 8:15 AM 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Much of my spiritual life is spent listening,

and then it is occupied with interpreting

and understanding what is being conveyed.

At times, there appears to be a theme or

concept connecting what I am inspired to

write and record.

 

I received the Meditation Guidance

below titled New Ground.

 

NEW GROUND

 

We attach ourselves to the function of things,

to the sequence of things, to the process

followed, the ritual required, hoping

to find structure, concreteness, an order

where only fluid change exists – eternity,

where only impermanence abides; today

let us release our grasp and allow the fiction

of control to ease, moving toward looser,

more spontaneous paradigms; mindful,

aware, stretching each moment by truly

being in it, engaged and ultimately unscripted,

a free range being, without role, egoless,

forsaking the comfortable for new ground,

virgin, fertile - requiring the shedding

of repetitive being.

 

NOE G. 3.29.2017

 

I rarely ever receive guidance that

is not in some way personal and related

to my life. When I received this guidance,

I was drowning in my own output, still

going strong writing the Finding God On

The Train Story - Notes On Enlightenment –

with well over seven hundred pages, still

seeing no end in sight.

 

I needed to step back and seek new ground.

This new ground, if fully embraced, would

require a radical shift in my consciousness:

most notable; the desire for permanence;

the need for control, the ability to just let go –

and the most difficult, at least for me,

choosing spontaneity over preparation. 

 

Being spontaneous rather than prepared,

almost beyond by graduate business school

and professional conditioning to comprehend,

let alone actually do. My favorite phrase

underscores the challenge of this note

for me, to live -

 

“ultimately unscripted,

                  a free range being.”

 

The second offering below, Free The

Fireflies, is an inspired poem from

a Sunday morning meditation.

 

FREE THE FIREFLIES

 

It is the ramifications of fierce expectations,

formed in off moments with fleeting desires

that limit and spoil our possibilities;

forever taking infinite possibility,

truncating it, squeezing it

into our preconceived containers,

our goal-directed edict, our years

of misguided conditioning –

like fireflies jarred

on a summer night,

these bits of magnificence

lose illumination and darken,

only to fade from existence

and our grasp.

Let us endeavor to shed our forethought,

expecting less of ourselves, others,

life itself -  learning to live, to be again.

 

POEM G. 4.30.2017

 

Again, a plea for more spontaneity,

as well as the elimination of expectation

and forethought, moving toward

the “shedding of repetitive being.”

Offering, for me, a rather radical

approach:

 

“expecting less of ourselves, others,

            and life itself.”

 

What I like most about these two notes,

is that they convey what has been the

spiritual wisdom of the ages for those

seeking enlightenment – expressed in

a more soul catching garb, difficult

for me to ignore or dismiss.    

 

In all of this, I was able to see a fresh

approach for my book with too many

pages: a series of three books instead

of one.

 

WITH LOVE, G

 

 

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 BUT THEN

 I wonder, God,

    how you stand existing

        within my tired frame,

    worn and cracked

from too many taut days -

    ah, but then, I realize,

    this is all my illusion,

not yours.

POEM G. 8.14.2012

 

Sometimes this spiritual quest gets too complex,

and I am the first to forget the basics; that is,

being prepared to connect with God, in the present,

through meditation, prayer, and contemplation.

 

It is within these meditative moments where we

master the skill of mind control, clearing away

the debris of our egos and our noisy lives, to meet

the true consciousness of God, always ready

and waiting in the now.

 

So when I came across this note featured below

from 2014, I decided to publish it, as a gentle

reminder, to all of us, of the basics.

 

THE FIRST STEP

The power to clear the consciousness is available

to everyone, simply by using the techniques and

approaches honed by thousands of years of earnest

effort, one errant thought at a time.

 

It is basic meditation practice, with its focus on

the breath, returning to this breath when thoughts

surface – allowing us to lay the foundation,

training our minds, so our awareness during

practice will determine the flow and focus

of our attention.

 

For some, this may be the first experience with mind

control – allowing thoughts to surface, but upon

review, choosing to withdraw attention, returning

instead to the breath and our meditative focus,

thus laying the groundwork for a breath-focused

mindfulness, available during meditative practice,

or anytime we choose mindfulness as our criterion

for awareness. 

NOE G. 9.19.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Centering our focus on the present, what is

unfolding right now, at this moment in our

life, is truly what presence of mind entails. 

With this presence, we are well on our way

to controlling our consciousness and ensuring

we can maximize our powers of attraction 

and creation. 

 

As the note below conveys, this week accept

only pure unequivocal and unencumbered 

presence of mind.  

 

PRESENCE OF MIND

 

Let us today maintain the presence

of mind needed to stay focused on

what is positive, robust, and thriving

in our lives, as we refuse to be caught

up in contemplating lack, scarcity, or

potential pitfalls.

 

Let our presence of mind refuse to be

waylaid by pointless thoughts of

confusion, doubt, or fear focusing

instead on the wonderful life we

have created and are now living,

its vibrancy, its beauty, and its

purpose.

 

Let us bolster our positive presence

of mind today, with our faith in all

that is good appearing in our lives

when expected, knowing the grace of

God prepares the way for us to obtain

the joy, peace, love, and happiness

that is ours for the accepting –

ours forever more!

 

AT G. 6.17.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.  

 

 

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BEING

Today let us focus on being

rather than becoming –

reflecting on and centering ourselves

in the strength and substance

of the life we now inhabit –

knowing we have already arrived.

 

Today let us encourage

and support this being

by realizing the magnificence

and beauty that being offers –

a spark of creative genius

in physical form – a work of art

to exhibit proudly and triumphantly.

 

Today let us be this being –

not some dream, or wish,

or expectation – not some illusion

based on comparison to others –

just this wonderful, purposeful,

and perfect being – celebrating

this being in the world!

AT G. 4.20.2012

 

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pivot – noun - the central point, or shaft

on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.

 

verb – (pivots, pivoting, pivoted) 

turn on as if on a pivot. (pivot on) depend on.

 

Life pivots on the present moment; for every

moment we exist – every moment we live –

we are presented with, as the note below

conveys, a pivot point. I believe it is exactly

within this moment, this pivot point, where

God exists, where we actually exist, where

all consciousness exists.

 

We each must, on our own, recognize

the opportunity offered by these present

moment based pivot points, learning how

to maximize their utility and as the adroit

basketball player often accomplishes:

stop dribbling, set one foot firmly as

the pivot, and then, swivel to reposition

our future efforts for more effective and

positive living.

  

THIS MOMENT

 

With every moment we are presented

with an opportunity to be more,

to choose our own unique direction,

to interpret our existence, to perceive

our future and manifest its very essence,

to lay the ties and trestles of this momentum,

to alleviate our suffering, to flourish

even with our burdens in tow, to soar

through our real or imagined constraints,

manifesting our magnificence.

 

With every moment comes a point of choice,

to propel forward or shrink into the malaise

of our fears and concerns, to boldly say yes

to life and living, to hold our worthy vision

before us, and with each deliberate chisel

stroke give this vision life and vitality,

thinking it into worthy existence – creating

a more wholesome and flourishing reality.

 

With very moment an opportunity, a choice,

a personal, spiritual refinement, renewal –

a chance to peer within, to grasp our purpose,

our meaning, allowing its significance

to stoke our enthusiasm, summon our joy,

as our purpose aligns with our will – life

synchronized, harmonious, as God’s love

assists our efforts, preparing the way

to our rightful destiny.

 

NOE G. 8.23.2017 8:53 AM

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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Much of my spiritual life is spent listening,

and then it is occupied with interpreting

and understanding what is being conveyed.

At times, there appears to be a theme or

concept connecting what I am inspired to

write and record.

 

In late March of 2017, I received the Meditation

Guidance below titled New Ground.

 

NEW GROUND

 

We attach ourselves to the function of things,

to the sequence of things, to the process

followed, the ritual required, hoping

to find structure, concreteness, an order

where only fluid change exists – eternity,

where only impermanence abides; today

let us release our grasp and allow the fiction

of control to ease, moving toward looser,

more spontaneous paradigms; mindful,

aware, stretching each moment by truly

being in it, engaged and ultimately unscripted,

a free range being, without role, egoless,

forsaking the comfortable for new ground,

virgin, fertile - requiring the shedding

of repetitive being.

 

NOE G. 3.29.2017

 

I rarely ever receive guidance that

is not in some way personal and related

to my life. When I received this guidance,

I was drowning in my own output, still

going strong writing my book Finding

God On The Train - Notes On Enlightenment –

with well over seven hundred pages, still

seeing no end in sight.

 

I needed to step back and seek new ground.

This new ground, if fully embraced, would

require a radical shift in my consciousness:

most notable; the desire for permanence;

the need for control, the ability to just let go –

and the most difficult, at least for me,

choosing spontaneity over preparation. 

 

Being spontaneous rather than prepared,

almost beyond by graduate business school

and professional conditioning to comprehend,

let alone actually do. My favorite phrase

underscores the challenge of this note

for me, to live -

 

“ultimately unscripted,

                  a free range being.”

 

The second offering below, Free The

Fireflies, is an inspired poem from

an April 2017 meditation.

 

FREE THE FIREFLIES

 

It is the ramifications of fierce expectations,

formed in off moments with fleeting desires

that limit and spoil our possibilities;

forever taking infinite possibility,

truncating it, squeezing it

into our preconceived containers,

our goal-directed edict, our years

of misguided conditioning –

like fireflies jarred

on a summer night,

these bits of magnificence

lose illumination and darken,

only to fade from existence

and our grasp.

Let us endeavor to shed our forethought,

expecting less of ourselves, others,

life itself -  learning to live, to be again.

 

POEM G. 4.30.2017

 

Again, a plea for more spontaneity,

as well as the elimination of expectation

and forethought, moving toward

the “shedding of repetitive being.”

Offering, for me, a rather radical

approach:

 

“expecting less of ourselves, others,

            and life itself.”

 

What I like most about these two notes,

is that they convey what has been the

spiritual wisdom of the ages for those

seeking enlightenment – expressed in

a more soul catching garb, difficult

for me to ignore or dismiss.    

 

In all of this, I was able to see a fresh

approach for my book with too many

pages: a series of three books instead

of one. More about this on the blog

and upcoming posts. 

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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Beneath the passion play of human existence,

exists nature, the natural, God’s world,

the simple order.  It is often easy to confuse

our constant state of human eruption with

what came first. When we settle down, rest,

meditate, dream, space-out, pray -  we can

reconnect with and join this order once more,

realizing we too are part of this simple order.

 

This morning, as I prepared for meditation,

I opened my journal to the note below that

I recorded a few years back.  As I read it,

I felt a sense of calm, of peace,  and I wanted

to share it with all who might benefit

from a pause in the holiday season hubbub.

 

A SIMPLE ORDER 

Tangible life erupts in mysterious ways,

like a fire at the end of a long evening,

a flash here, a spark there, a burst

of blue light ignites only to be snuffed

out by a gentle wind, lost in the embers

of its magnificence.

 

We live in discrete but connected

particles of consciousness, moments

always quietly present, simple, silent

reflections of our inner state of peace.

 

Reflect on the moment that surrounds you –

a slender song of opulent life calmly being –

no rush – no impatience,  just a simple order.

 

No need for doing – just enjoyable reflection –

life turning on its own pace – enjoin

its presence –  its nowness – listen

to its breath, listen to it sing,  it calls you

to its place – its God-given existence –

no harm – no foul – just the simple glow

and the hum of life eternal - being. 

NOE G. 7.3.2013 8:15 AM 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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pivot – noun - the central point, or shaft

on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.

 

verb – (pivots, pivoting, pivoted) turn on

as if on a pivot; (pivot on) depend on.

 

Life pivots on the present moment; for every

moment we exist – every moment we live –

we are presented with, as the note below

conveys, a pivot point. I believe it is exactly

within this moment, this pivot point, where

God exists, where we actually exist, where

all consciousness exists.

 

We each must, on our own, recognize

the opportunity offered by these present

moment based pivot points, learning how

to maximize their utility and as the adroit

basketball player often accomplishes:

stop dribbling, set one foot firmly as

the pivot, and then, swivel to reposition

our future efforts for more effective and

positive living.

 

THIS MOMENT

With every moment we are presented with

an opportunity to be more, to choose our

own unique direction, to interpret our

existence, to perceive our future and manifest

its very essence, to lay the ties and trestles

of this momentum, to alleviate our suffering,

to flourish even with our burdens in tow,

to soar through our real or imagined

constraints, manifesting our magnificence.

 

With every moment comes a point of choice,

to propel forward or shrink into the malaise

of our fears and concerns, to boldly say yes

to life and living, to hold our worthy vision

before us, and with each deliberate chisel

stroke give this vision life and vitality,

thinking it into worthy existence – creating

a more wholesome and flourishing reality.

 

With every moment an opportunity, a choice,

a personal, spiritual refinement, renewal –

a chance to peer within, to grasp our purpose,

our meaning, allowing its significance

to stoke, our enthusiasm, summon our joy,

as our purpose aligns with our will – life

synchronized, harmonious, as God’s love

assists our efforts, preparing the way

to our rightful destiny.

NOE G. 8.23.2017 8:53 AM

 

WITH LOVE, G.