At first glance, ease of movement meant to me that I was grateful for a healthy spine and how easily my brain tells my body to move. But on further reflection, I saw that just as important to me is my ability to easily shift from one thought to another, the ability to change in a moment.

I can choose to resist change all my life and experience struggle and pain by choosing not to move. I can choose to partially change, pretending to do and be, but with my heart still tied to my old beliefs. Or I can choose to really throw my heart in with no other option but success.

The option to give my whole heart is the only true freedom and ease of movement.

Our bodies are meant to move in all directions. Every part of our body is necessary, there is nothing superfluous. If there is a part of our body that isn’t moving easily, it serves to be open to how we can create more range of motion in that area. Short of a real physical injury that prevents it, there is always a way to stretch and improve.

There are techniques that can be used even in childbirth that allows the body to relax through pain and discomfort when we trust the process and that our bodies were made to do amazing things.

Yoga is a great way to assign a different definition to what we typically call pain, unwind the body, let go, practice mind-body-spirit connection to invite more ease of movement and trust in what our bodies are capable of.

There is a definite relation between having a flexible mind and a flexible body. Begin with one and the other tends to follow.

New Ideas to Consider

• I create big waves with my easy movement
• I breathe and move freely
• I gracefully release old patterns and easily build new ones that serve
• I am finished with this path and choosing a new path
• There is more to discover and I easily move to my new path of discovery

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I recently had a CT Scan of my heart. Routine every couple of years since I had a heart attack about 6 years ago. My doctor called last week and said there was some weakness in the heart wall.

I immediately asked where it was and what part of the heart it affected. The reason I wanted to know was so that I could visualize that area of my heart being whole and perfect, like the other areas of my heart.

My energy and beliefs was positive and confident, unlike 6 years ago when I lay in a hospital emergency room feeling like I had no control and could do nothing to affect my heart’s healing. I certainly was sending up prayers then, and had hope, but I put all my trust in God and just felt like I had to wait and see if He decided my heart was supposed to heal.

Now, I have learned so much about the law of attraction and the power of the mind to do miraculous things. Working hand in hand with God, we are told in the scriptures that anything is possible. And I am certainly a part of that equation in putting positive focus on what I want.

I am grateful for the brain-body connection. I am grateful we can tell our bodies what to do and I am also grateful for what our bodies tell us we are doing and how we can do them better.

Hunger and thirst is a great example of how our bodies talk to our brains. We know from this feeling that it’s time to eat or drink. We can also get clues from our senses like seeing a cliff in front of us, hearing a car coming, feeling hot or cold, etc may be telling us to do something to help us stay comfortable and safe.

But what if we are making a conscious choice to be hungry and thirsty – fasting or dieting for instance. The brain can certainly logically tell our bodies that we can wait a little longer. But I love the idea that was introduced on the call today that we can invite our spirits to be part of the decision. In fact, letting our spirits lead us actually gives way to the most accurate form of alignment.

Our spirits are eternal in nature and a different, finer matter that doesn’t need food or water. If our spirits are leading, perhaps those trivial bodily needs could, not be controlled, but simply become unnecessary.

I was reminded of a documentary called “Gateway to Hope – Overcoming Heroin Addiction” (see link below)

https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Hope-Overcoming-Josh-Menning/dp/B07M9WPC3W

In this documentary, several who were interviewed stated that they awoke feeling a need for something to help them not be sick. Essentially their brain was telling them they needed heroin to survive. An addiction is like a hunger or thirst telling the brain there is a life/death need.

Allowing our spirit to lead, would enable us to make decisions based, not on fear of death, but on the choice to live, and live well!

New Ideas to Consider

• I am honest with myself
• I love me
• I invite

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Private time to me is quiet time. I give myself quiet time every morning in my Daily GPS (Gratitude, Prayer and Scripture). This is the time when my heart is most open. There is no noise or demands on my time. I give myself to divine tutoring.

I realized that because I am open to inspiration during this time, that I am really not alone. I am inviting God to be with me.

If we don’t proactively choose to give ourselves private time, sometimes God has to resort to waking us up in the middle of the night when our minds are at rest. I always keep a pen and paper by my bed in case this happens. I am super grateful anytime God chooses to share some insights with me.
I mentioned this song on our call today. This video and interpretation by the band Disturbed, gives such meaning to the words of the song “Silence”. I visit my old friend Darkness when I close my eyes every morning in my Daily GPS and listen to the inspired messages it has for me. As you watch to the end of the video, consider that many received inspiration in the form of music or a message and even write down what they receive but never share it. The power of going to silence is receiving an inspired message and acting on it! If not acted on, the silence becomes a form of separation that takes us away from our source of truth and toward regret and resentment of the success of others. The beauty of this interpretation of the classic song is that those who are not afraid to follow through with inspired creation, can empower those who fear the judgement of man.

With regard to the judgement of man, I loved what one of our live call participants shared about Elisha the Prophet who asked that his servant (who feared man) have his eyes opened to see what Elisha saw.

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. -2 Kings 6:16

I submit that this is still true today. There are angels and past generations and possibly even future generations who are supporting us in our righteous endeavors. There is no need to fear taking bold action on those inspired messages while we are in our private time with God.

Private time can be carved out anywhere that is away from the hustle and bustle of every day life. Even putting our phone in another room can be conducive to private time.

Choosing private time is not really even about filling our cup. It is about being in alignment with what feels right to us. Most of us believe that sitting quietly is not productive and that we should always be busy. I invite you to consider that these may be beliefs that simply are not true.

Choosing based on what feels right in the moment leads to integrity and self-love. And private time is the perfect quiet moment where we can hear what our hearts are telling us is right.

New Ideas to Consider

• I am in integrity
• I am open and honest in my private time
• My private time is necessary and productive
• I choose bas

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If you are, right now, going through a transition–a move, a daughter getting married, having a baby, any new phase of life, the energy around you might feel a little chaotic and unsettled.

When energy is unsettled it is still in creation. I actually love this stage because the energy has not become solid yet. No final decisions have been made, we have not settled.

The Latin of the word decision literally means, “to cut off.” Making a decision is about “cutting off” choices – cutting you off from some other course of action (from: https://think-legacy.com/2013/10/14/root-word-decision/)

Until a final decision happens, the options are infinite. I try to never make a decision about something unless it will serve me for a very long time. That is why I am always choosing new beliefs. All the choices are available until I say I am done.

Order begins with chaos. If I clean out a closet, it starts with a huge mess. Then there are some decisions about what I am literally going to cut off from me because I choose to throw it away or donate it. Once those decisions are made, I get to start putting the things I am keeping back into the closet. There is still a little unsettled energy around where things go in the beginning. I want the option of change if it isn’t working for me.

If we are a rock in someone else’s storm, unsettled energy can bring gratitude. Always there is a myriad of emotions, highs and lows and we get to choose what we focus on while the energy is unsettled.

One of our live callers today told of a man in her church who shared that he felt a connection from those spirits who have passed on from this earth life. (I have met people who have gifts to feel and even see glimpses of pre-earth life and post-earth life.) This man felt the desire of those who have passed on who did not receive Christ during their time on earth, but have a desire to know Him through a mortal’s eyes. He felled called to bear testimony of his faith in Christ for the benefit of these people who are still in unsettled energy about their lives on earth.

The final comment on our call was from a woman whose husband is recovering beautifully from a stroke several weeks ago. She said “come what may, and love it”

We really don’t know what the future holds, so why make a decision about it from the energy of worry and fear? The energy is yet unsettled and we do really get to choose, because the universe is always listening to our words and thoughts. The Law of Attraction demands that we receive what we put our energy and emotion into. Love the unsettled energy of today and bring exactly the settled energy you choose by focusing on gratitude and believing that our path is perfect and that all good things are coming to us.

New Ideas to Consider:

• I anticipate positive change
• My world is perfect and it is easily adaptable
• I am excited for what is to come
• I welcome all new experiences
• I am grateful that

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My Dad lived a significant life. He was a master craftsman with wood and up until just a few months before he died, he was working with wood every day except Sunday.

He was very dedicated to his craft and sometimes other things fell by the wayside because he was so focused on doing what he loved. As a young adult, I remember many conversations about money and not enough. Debt and mis-management of funds was a daily situation.

I have learned a lot from my Dad of how not to be and also how to be. I am grateful for his life and his example.

When he died, I had the honor of speaking at his funeral. As I interviewed my siblings and listened to comments as people shared their feelings about him at the open casket reception the night before the funeral, I realized that regardless of how he may have been judged by people looking on from the outside, my dad was an honorable man.

We may think that our significance comes from what we do. Some judge significance as how we serve or the contribution we make on a grand scale. If this were true, there would be very few truly significant people in the world.

Some don’t seek significance but rather choose to help others see their significance. The fact is that if we serve one person, we will be significant in one person’s life. So if you don’t want the spotlight of significance, don’t serve.

The greater truth is that worth is infinite. Significance is inherent in the fact that we are all God’s children and worthy of His love. That is significant!

We can increase our significance to others by choosing to inspire and help others. In order to be an instrument in God’s hands, we must see ourselves as significant. A tool that is worthless is of no worth. A tool that is in top condition is useful.

I believe that Christ knew He was significant, even when he was a youth confounding the teachers in the temple.

Significance is not found outside of ourselves. If we are constantly looking for others to tell us we are significant, we will never feel it. The same goes for doing something to feel significant. It will never be enough because it cannot be found ‘out there’. Significance, worth, pure godly love is found within as an innate part of the human soul. If I can’t feel that within, it will never resonate with what I am hearing outside of myself, and the words will be rejected.

Seeking significance is part of the process. So keep searching for that feeling of significance. But know that you have no further to search than your own heart and knowing the truly divine nature of your being.

New Ideas to Consider:

• I am significant in God’s eyes
• I am significant and the service I do for others is significant
• I see the significance of others
• I resonate with the truth that I have innate worth and significance

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