Forgiveness

 Forgiveness holds the key to freedom 
and opens the door to unconditional love.
Know that the people who have hurt you the most, 
are your greatest teachers.
When you have forgiven them, 
you will have mastered love...

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“Until we have seen someone's darkness, 
we don't really know who they are. 
Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, 
we don't really know what love is.” 
― Marianne Williamson 

My cup runneth over...

A mermaid in my tub...

When you do things with your whole heart,

you will not only be successful, 

but there will be a flow of energy 

running through you that

will never empty out...

Truth telling

This year's election has certainly shaken things up. But perhaps, it's exactly what we needed... A wake-up call!  Though the election has given us permission to express our unhappiness out loud, I'm pretty certain that we were already unhappy... And though we may feel justified in our political beliefs or our concerns for the future, judgement and fear have no value to the world... The world is need of LOVE, patience, tolerance..... We make an offering of LOVE by building bridges, not walls... Instead of pointing fingers at our brothers, we need to understand that they merely mirroring all things we don't like about ourselves... What is the mirror? Arrogance, dishonesty, judgement, pridefulness... Each of us have those qualities, though you may disagree... Take dishonesty for example... Do you let people see who you really are? Do you always speak the truth or do you say what you think others may want to hear?  Is that being honest?

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“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” ― Anaïs Nin

Embracing change

Picture yourself as a woman who feels the pull of her soul

gently leading her into the unknown...

Self-love

You were born to shine, but the source of your light is self-love...

To find your glow, eliminate perfectionism, self criticism...

A love for humanity

When our hearts are filled with God,

all that will flow from it, is goodness...

Feeling complete

Fear says "I need to hold onto my treasures (people, places, things) tightly 

because there is something lacking in me"

Faith says "I will hold unto nothing because there is no lack"

The language of love

Where the heart and soul meet

 is the language I long for...

Life on life's terms

We can’t shield ourselves from the human experience, 
but we can move more fluidly through life by 
practicing acceptance rather than struggle and resistance. 
It helps to remember that pain is often the catalyst for 
softening our edges, expanding our hearts, and gaining wisdom…

Healing the hurts

When you no longer look at the world through your past, 

you’ll have mastered your life lessons... 

When you have mastered your life lessons, 

there’ll be no more suffering... 

When you glance in the rearview mirror,

 you'll see how perfectly your story played out...

Overcoming fear

We have all come to crossroads in our lives where a fallen branch blocks our path... 

It's the Universe's way of pointing us in a different direction... Sometimes we fear change so deeply though, that we put all our effort into climbing over the branch rather than choosing a new path... But in giving our power to fear, we miss the next beautiful plan that life has in store for us...

Life

Yesterday at the park...

Determination wins

Let go of fear; fear of change...

fear of what tomorrow will bring.

Release the past; forgive those who hurt you...
make peace with your own mistakes. 
Have faith; the Universe loves you...

Little signs

I love getting little signs from the Universe... 

A feather that represents taking flight... 

A circle of shells as a reminder how connected we all are...

Leading with your heart

In your heart is a song that is yours.

When you follow the rhythm of your own truth,

you will dance joyfully with life...

Changing the things we can...

If we're fortunate, there will come a time when we realize that 

there are certain behaviors we need to throw into the fire 

and other qualities that we desire to focus and build on... 

A few of the positive things are humility, honesty, patience,

 authenticity, appreciation, tolerance, compassion, flexibility, 

a loving relationship with ourselves, an open mind, 
and a conscience so loud that we can't ignore it...