Inner Power

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December 18, 2021 How to (Re)Build Self Confidence
Written by Lara M. Sabanosh and Narrated by Marie T. Russell.

One of the greatest regrets in life is being
what others would want you to be,
rather than being yourself.
―Shannon L. Alder, author, inspirational therapist

Jan 9, 2015, Christopher Tur, a civilian worker at Guantanamo Bay’s Naval Base, went missing. Two days later, his body was found. As his wife, I was left to deal with the aftermath of what took place at the time, and the events leading up to that moment, forcing me to examine more than twenty years of abuse -- and the denial and deceits that occur in all households subjected to domestic violence.

As with nearly all trauma, there is a measure of healing to be gained in the sharing of my story — healing for myself, my daughters, and hopefully others who live in the shadow of domestic violence.

Here is some insight into how I was finally able to rebuild my sense of self...
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December 18, 2021 Daily Inspiration: December 18, 2021
Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is: I release anything preventing me from connecting with my inner wisdom.

When we flitter about from one thought to the other, or from one action to the other, we have difficulty tuning in to our inner wisdom. Doing so requires a more present state of mind. In other words, we have to stop and pay attention to the now, to the present moment.

One way to do that is to get grounded by connecting with the earth below our feet. We can connect to the energy of the earth and let its life-giving and healing energies rise up into our body.

We can also release to Gaia, for healing and transformation, any fears, doubts, or lower vibrations. In this way, we can release anything and everything preventing us from connecting with our inner wisdom.
Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
How to Access Higher Wisdom
by Marie T. Russell
Read the original article here.

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of connecting with your inner wisdom (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we release anything preventing us from connecting with our inner wisdom.
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December 17, 2021 Daily Inspiration: December 17, 2021
Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is: I remember that I am always guided and safe!

Another impediment to accessing our higher wisdom is fear. This fear takes many forms: the fear of others, the fear of being wrong, the fear of failure, the fear of "otherworldly" forces, of evil, of powerlessness, of extinction (the ego fears its demise).

We may fear, for a number of reasons, that we can't trust the source of our inner wisdom. We may fear that the information we access is wrong, or that we didn't get it right.

Love is the guiding force in this Universe, and the only thing to fear (if any) if that we do not remain firmly planted in Love. The thing to remember is that we are always guided and safe... no matter what it looks like, or no matter what we think. So, daily, remind yourself... "I am always guided and safe." This mantra will carry us through thick and thin, through ups and downs, and through all challenges we encounter, imagined or real.
Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
How to Access Higher Wisdom
by Marie T. Russell
Read the original article here.

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of remembering that you are guided and safe (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we remember that we are always guided and safe!
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3min
December 17, 2021 How One Short Pause Holds The Potential for Profound Change
Written by Carl Greer and Narrated by Marie T. Russell

Sometimes, one short pause holds potential for a big transformation. By not instantly reacting to a situation and instead, taking your time to be fully present with your feelings, you free yourself to shift perspective. That shift might be a profound one.

If something doesn’t feel right, a short pause can help you recognize why. Then, you can make a conscious decision instead of responding automatically as you normally would. You might have a pattern of walking away from a relationship when it becomes boring to you, or you might leave a therapist or a doctor because you’re not comfortable with them and you don’t quite know why.

By taking a pause to reflect, you can avoid leaving one situation only to find you end up in a similar one, feeling just as uncomfortable as you were the last time and about to fall into the old habit of leaving with fingers crossed that these circumstances won’t show up again. Too often, you’ll find that they will—which is why it’s important to recognize the potential for change in one short pause...

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December 16, 2021 Daily Inspiration: December 16, 2021
Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is: I am getting in touch with my own innate rhythm and wisdom.

The natural world is our ally, our friend, our partner. In nature, we can get in tune with ourselves as well as with nature... and this connection guides us to live in harmony with life itself.

The animals are naturally in touch with their inner wisdom. The squirrels know when to gather nuts, the birds know when to build a nest, the bear knows when it is time to hibernate. But we humans have lost touch with our natural rhythms because we have enslaved ourselves to schedules and to-do lists, and to clocks.

To access our own higher wisdom, as well as the higher wisdom that surrounds us, we need to stop, breathe deeply, and listen to and observe nature, ourselves, and our surroundings. We can learn to get back into the natural rhythm of nature and of life, and this in turn leads us to get in touch with our own innate rhythm and wisdom.
Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
How to Access Higher Wisdom
by Marie T. Russell
Read the original article here.

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of reconnecting with your innate wisdom (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we are getting in touch with our own innate rhythm and wisdom.
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3min
December 15, 2021 Daily Inspiration: December 15, 2021
Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is: I recognize and honor my uniqueness.

A murky and troubled lake, or a dirty mirror, do not reflect an image very well. In the same way, a murky and troubled mind may have problems getting in touch with inner wisdom. The image in the reflecting glass is unfocused and unclear.

One of the first things to do to get your mind and your mirror clean is to love and appreciate yourself as you are... a work in progress. Yes, we all have things that we feel could be different or better, yet, we are perfectly who we are at this moment. And the more we love and accept ourselves, in this moment, the more we allow our energy to flow freely.

We are all unique, and when we recognize and honor our uniqueness, this helps us to be in touch with our inner self, our inner truth, our inner wisdom.
Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
How to Access Higher Wisdom
by Marie T. Russell
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This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of recognizing and honoring your uniqueness (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we recognize and honor our uniqueness.
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3min
December 14, 2021 Daily Inspiration: December 14, 2021
Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is: I remind myself often: "I can do it!"

The biggest block to accessing our intuition and inner wisdom is thinking we can't. As soon as we doubt our capability to be psychically aware, we close the door to that ability. Our words or thoughts of "I can't" are like a command or request to the Universe who, lovingly, will agree with you... "you can't".

Henry Ford is quoted as saying: "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." Or as written in the children's story book, The Little Engine That Could, "I think I can. I think I can."

We are all capable of intuition and psychic awareness. It's in our DNA, in our nature. So first be willing to believe you can, and then open yourself up to any tidbits of intuition that come your way. Trust them. Trust yourself. And like muscle strength, the capability will grow stronger the more you use it. And remind yourself often: "I can do it!"
Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
How to Access Higher Wisdom
by Marie T. Russell
Read the original article here.

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of trusting that you are capable (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we remind ourselves often: "I can do it!".
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3min
December 13, 2021 Daily Inspiration: December 13, 2021
Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is: I am able to access higher wisdom.

We all have access to intuition, to psychic awareness. We all can access higher wisdom which we connect to via our heart as well as our third eye. It doesn't take any special talent, or magic power. It takes desire, it takes faith, it takes persistence.

Higher wisdom is inside each and every one of us. We simply have to quiet ourselves down, inside and out, and pay attention to everything and everyone. The wisdom can come through a child, through something you see or read or hear, or through an intuitive thought or feeling.

Psychic awareness is sacred and aligned with the highest good, for each and everyone of us, as well as for the Planet.
Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
How to Access Higher Wisdom
by Marie T. Russell
Read the original article here.

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of connecting with higher wisdom (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we are able to access higher wisdom.

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3min
December 13, 2021 Horoscope and Astrological Overview: December 13 - 19, 2021
Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans.

Astrological Overview: December 13 - 19, 2021

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Aspects of Note this Week:

All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. (For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time, add 8 hours.)
MON: Mars enters Sagittarius, Mercury enters Capricorn
TUE: Mars opposite Ceres
WED: Sun trine Eris, Mars conjunct South Node
THU: Sun semisquare Saturn
FRI: Sun sesquiquadrate Uranus
SAT: Mercury square Chiron, Full Moon 8:35 p.m. PST
SUN: Venus stations retrograde, Chiron stations direct, Sun sextile Jupiter

AT THE HEART of the Milky Way galaxy, about 27,000 light years from Earth, is a supermassive black hole called the Galactic Center (GC). Our entire solar system revolves around this point in space, which is located at about 27°04´ Sagittarius when viewed from Earth.

This Friday's Full Moon occurs when the Moon is at 27°28´ Gemini, exactly opposite the Sun in Sagittarius. This means the Sun will be tightly aligned with the GC at the time of the Full Moon, drawing its vast energies into our experience of the current timeline.

ASTROLOGER Philip Sedgwick is noted for his research into galactic anomalies. He writes that the GC initiates a process that is similar to when we "defrag" our computers...
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December 12, 2021 Celebration and Release -- Acceptance and Letting Go
Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell.

If we strictly listen to the media and news channels, we would think there is never any reason to celebrate life. From those sources, we hear about murders, corruption, and all kinds of frightening and hurtful events. Where in those stories is there anything to celebrate?
Celebration
When we look at life and its multitude of small (and big) miracles, we realize there is a lot to celebrate. And, what we focus on expands... in other words, if we keep looking at the cliff wall, all we will see is the cliff wall. On the other hand, if we look at the flowers and beauty of nature, we see the beauty that is often hidden in plain sight.

This reminds me of a Buddhist parable about a monk who is faced by a fierce tiger. The monk backs away, knowing that just behind him is a cliff and just below that cliff is the sea. He chooses to lower himself over the cliff on a thick vine. As he does, he is filled with gratitude that the vine can hold him.

After his prayer, the monk looks over and sees, growing through the rock on the cliff, a vine with one bright, red strawberry. He looks up to see the tiger snarling at him and looks down to see the waves leaping and lurching below him. And then the monk plucks the strawberry from its vine and puts it into his mouth, savoring the sweetness. He chose to focus on the good that was present in that moment, rather than on the possibility of "bad" that was in the future.
Let's shift our focus to what we have to celebrate. This does not mean we ignore...

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