Everyone Wants It

No doubt about it ... everyone wants love. Every. Single. Human. Being.

Does that mean romantic love? No. It doesn't have to mean that at all. What it does mean is that we, as spiritual beings having a human experience, want to know who we really are. The only way we can do that is to love our "self," including all of our shortcomings, failures, and missed opportunities. We all have them; they're part of the aforementioned human experience.

Once we accept that we have them, we can then go about making choices that serve us better, which is at the core of self-love.

I've learned that if I don't make loving choices for myself, someone else is going to. This applies to relationships, freedom, peace of mind, integrity, money and more. How many times have you made a choice to do something because someone else influenced you, or you did it because you wanted to please that person? Even though it didn't feel right in your gut, you did it anyway. The time to be done with that is now.

Self-love isn't about ego. They're two very different things. It isn't about feeling and acting superior to anyone else. It's simply about listening to your own intuition. It will never steer you in the wrong direction.

A simple question we must ask ourselves is "what do I want to happen in this situation?" Then speak your truth.

Self. Love.

This Is Your Life

I could write about this image all day long, but I'll just let it speak for itself. Whoever created this is a true word wizard. Word wizards know how to evoke emotions and paint pictures with words. Amazing!

Be good to yourself and each other. Namaste'

When We Forgive

Yesterday I was angry; so very angry. Snapping like a mad woman. I didn't even want to be around myself. I was angry that all those souls in Paris were killed and others injured. Their families are grieving their loss. I know what that feels like. Losing someone you love creates such a void. I trust in God that He walks beside me always, including this part of my journey. I am not alone in my grief.

I know at a deep level that I must forgive the perpetrators of this crime. If I don't, I will be part of their darkness and that's not who I really am. That's not who any of us are. I also know that I must turn to God for grace, stability, and comfort. I know that humanity must come together and spread light. For we are beings of light, wearing this overcoat we call our bodies. We are all spiritual beings, having a human experience. Life. Love. Forgive.

Be good to yourself and each other. Namaste'

Fascinating!

Many people on this planet are waking up to the fact that the status quo isn't working for humanity and hasn't for a very long time. This is the year 2015 and there are still countries whose people live in extreme poverty, dying by the hundreds every day due to starvation and lack of clean water. And that's just one horrific example.

I'm not sure what it's going to take to save ourselves and our beautiful planet but we are strong and together we can change the human experience if enough of us wake up. If not us, who? If not now, when?

This movie is fascinating and very educational:

A Change of Worlds

"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Chief Seattle

I've spoken to many of my friends and family about what my Mom experienced before she passed away. And when I tell them what she told me the day before she passed, there have been varied reactions. Some sighed; some cried; some were in stunned silence.

What she told me was that her Mother, my wonderful and loving Grandmother, came to her in a dream. Grandma held out her hand to Mom. Mom took her hand and they walked together. Then Mom woke up. She told me that she was disappointed that she woke up; that she wanted to stay with her Mom.

She described it as a dream, but I'm convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that Grandma came to help her take the journey home; that miraculous instant when our essence leaves our physical body.

We all want assurance that when our time comes to leave this world, someone we love will be there to help guide us home. We want to know that we will be with our loved ones again for the grand reunion our souls long for. We want to know that we will leave our suffering behind; that we will find our soul to be in the presence of God. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. So it just makes sense that, while we're having this human experience, we would like reassurance that we will go back to our "oneness."

I miss my Mom tremendously. I've found myself picking up the phone to call her several times in the past week. I will always talk to her, even though she is gone from this world. I know she hears me because I keep seeing signs of her that present themselves unexpectedly. I like to think of them as "Mom winks." They give me peace and comfort.

While looking for a pair of earrings today, I saw the necklace she gave me with "Mother" engraved on it. It was part of a set that she purchased for us. Hers was engraved with  "Daughter."

She gave me her journal and told me not to read it until she had passed. I keep looking at it but haven't found my way to reading it just yet. The time will come. Just not now.

Take care of yourself and each other.