Interpretation

I come to you each morning so that you may remember that there is more than meets the eye. The well-carved pathways in your mind tell you only of the paths you have already been down. But remember, what presents itself before your mind's eye is open to interpretation. The past can be a slippery minefield of regret or a garden of wisdom ready to be harvested. The choice is yours to make. And, the future? The well-traveled pathways that brought you here need not be evidence for where you will be tomorrow. You are free to chart new territory. The path before you can be, if you so choose, a trip through utterly unknown, unexplored lands or it can traverse the familiar terrain. The decision is yours to make.

How you interpret what you perceive will determine how you feel about your life.

Today's Affirmation

My pathways have been and always will be unencumbered and paved in gold.

Serving Yourself is Service

The message for today is that if you serve yourself, you are serving the world. There is no separation between you and the world so that which is good for you is good for the world. Sounds obvious, I know, but the simplicity is deceiving. You proceed through much of your life feeling like an island when you are, in fact, not. When you express yourself authentically the world wins. I want you—the world needs you—to show up and show up big. What you want, the world wants. Don’t hesitate to be yourself. If everyone did their best the world would be healed.

Today’s Affirmation

My wants are rooted in service.
My gifts are a gift to all.
I have the courage to share.

Act Upon Your Urgings

There is more than one way to get where you are going and you needn’t know where you are going to get there. All I ask is that you proceed. The red carpet is on my back and ready to be laid before you but you must first step forward. My promise is that your foot will never fall on fallow earth. You will be met by me at every turn—always.

You can, of course, sit and wait until the perfectly straight, unobstructed road appears before you. You may wait in the hopes that your journey will be uneventful but you will be waiting a long time. The world and life does not unfold uninterrupted. Life is not simple and linear and neither are you. Life is a pothole-ridden road with unexpected curves that you won’t see until you get there.

So, take a step. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you do something. Act upon your urgings. Take a step and watch the scenery change. Know that the horizon will always be the same distant away but each step forward will bring new vistas. Know that you must first trust to move forward. You must have enough faith in yourself to take a deep breath and jump into the abyss. Your fall will be caught.

Just proceed. Unhinge the shackles of your fear and know that the force that is calling you forth is benevolent and for the benefit of all, including you.

Today’s Affirmation

Action is my calling card today.

You Built It, Now Enjoy It

Don’t struggle. Don’t fight the natural inclination of your mind. If your sense of yourself this morning feels stuck and unrelenting do not judge it, nor analyze it into submission. You sense a one-sided fortress holding you back. Don’t hate it, embrace it. You built it, now enjoy it.

Slow down and allow its texture to come into focus. Examine the details embedded in what you perceive to be your barrier. Bask in your walls reflected light. Feel its warmth. Lean against it for shelter and stability. Sit with your back against your self-construction limitations. Take refuge in its strength but know that your fears and anxiety will take no rest—nor will your dreams and aspirations.

The wall you see as your impediment has two sides. You can’t yet see the other side. But one day you will. I promise.

Today’s Affirmation

The view from where I sit right now is perfect.

Build a Bridge

The left and right are opposite one another for a reason—so they can exist independently. They are each self-governing, have their own agenda and are motivated by their own purpose. One can operate, even excel, without help from the other but that does not mean they should. Just because they are islands does not mean they are not connected. Yes, they are separate but together they can be a force to be reckoned with. Build a bridge between them and you will be unstoppable.

On the left is a ready blanket and warm cup of sweet tea. On the right is a bullhorn and whip. On the left is the feminine—the nurturer, the internal dweller, the emotionally mature, giving mother. On the right is the masculine –the manifester, the instigator, the unabashed master of ceremonies, the flame that burns regardless of thunder and rain.

Trust both. Use both. Live both aspects of who you are. You need both elements to dream and manifest. Only when you externalize your internal will you be truly fulfilled.

Your mind is the bridge. Your life is the stage on which your feminine and masculine meet, make love and create a new world.

Today’s affirmation

I am connected, internally and externally.