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Courage

12/30/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope all is well and your weekend was good!

Over the weekend I was thinking about the word courage. Courage as you know is "the quality of mind enabling one to face difficulty resolutely." Essentially, when we express courage, we are standing in the moment even as we quiver. That can be challenging!

As we close out the year; I want you to THANK YOURSELVES for having courage this year. It takes courage to stand in the face of difficulties. It takes courage to continue to strive for the best within ourselves. It takes courage to hang on when we feel as if we want to let go. It takes courage to stand on our feet when our legs are so very tired. It takes courage and we have it!

I thought you might enjoy this video I found on courage. I was feeling a little low this weekend and this video perked me right up. Building a business is no easy task and there are times such as this weekend when the lows are low. However, it takes courage to stay in the fight. Many are called, however, many when the going gets tough, close shop and call it a day. That is the reason I say we should thank ourselves for hanging in. I know it gets tough! I know you want to give in! I know you want to stop! Yet, you know as well as I its only a SINGLE MOMENT in our lives and as they say "this too shall pass."

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts,
-Dorothea

P.S. The music track "Search For The Hero Inside Yourself" from the video makes a strong case for courage!

Quieting Our Minds

12/27/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope all is well and you are continuing to enjoy the holiday season. I pray that you are taking in every moment and being fully present.

If you are like me, there are days when the mind moves as if its being chased. How do we quiet our minds? How do we slow our thoughts so that we can be fully present? How do we make peace with ourselves so that we can exhale?

The holidays can bring out the horses within our thoughts. Places to go, people to see and commitments to be kept. However, if you are like me, there are days that our minds are begging to be slowed down. For some of us, we simply aren't aware of how to slow our minds.

Eckhart Tolle, whom many of you have seen on Super Soul Sunday which is a program on OWN;
shares his view on how to quiet the mind. It's very interesting and I hope helpful. As Eckhart states "being aware is half the battle."

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts,
-Dorothea

Merry Christmas!

12/25/2013

Hello My Friends! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. I hope your day will be celebrated with love, laughter and leisure. This is a day that deserves you being fully present and enjoying the blessings of every moment that you encounter.

I feel BLESSED TODAY because of YOU! THANK YOU for being loyal readers and continuing to read what is upon my heart. I cannot thank you enough!

"O Holy Night" has always been one of my favorite Christmas songs. I particularly enjoy Celine Dion's rendition. When you hear the song, think of yourself as being reborn and fully awake. The gift you open today is your gift of awareness. You have opened the gift that not many people choose to open. By being awake and fully present, you have opened the gift of LIFE!

My most favorite section of "Oh Holy Night" is as follows:

Till he appeared and the soul felt it's worth
(Reflect on: "when you awoke and became fully present your soul felt it's worth")

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
(Reflect on: "A thrill of hope your weary mind rejoices")

For younder breaks a new and glorious morn
(Reflect on: "For being fully present and awake there is a new way of looking at things")

Fall on your knees and hear the angel voices
(Reflect on: "Surrender your heart and hear your new thoughts")

Oh night divine
(Reflect on: "Oh sweet night when I awoke and was reborn")

I hope you realize how blessed you are!

Again, Merry Christmas and please enjoy every moment of this blessed day!

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts,
-Dorothea

Loving Yourself Fully

12/23/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope all is well and your weekend was good. I hope you spent time being good to yourself and being good to others. It's such a bountiful circle when we take care of ourselves and take care of others. Everyone benefits!

I was asking myself over the weekend what "Loving Yourself " meant. I pondered for a bit and realized that as children that is something we most likely didn't hear on a consistent basis. We most likely were told the following:

Love the Creator.
Be kind to others.
Respect your elders.
Share your belongings.
Help those who are not as fortunate as you.
Get an education.
Find a job that hopefully you enjoy.
Turn the other cheek.
Worship each week.
Honor your Mother and Father.

I could go on and one, however, you get the drift. What becomes clear is that nowhere on the list is "Love yourself." I don't believe that our parents intentionally left loving ourselves off the list. I believe they just didn't consider it. For some, loving yourself may have meant being narcissistic, self-centered or basically too much self admiration. They were probably thinking they wanted us to be balanced and not over the top about ourselves. I can certainly understand that thought process.
However, I think it would have helped if they had added: TAKE CARE OF OTHERS AND ABOVE ALL LOVE YOURSELF FULLY.

Yet, for those of us who have struggled in our journey and become more aware of our thought demons; loving yourself has to be addressed. What does loving yourself look like to you? Answering that question is quite interesting because we see the ways in which we do love ourselves and we also see the ways we could love ourselves a little more.

For me I realized that not loving myself fully has been a constant theme and decisions I have made throughout my journey have been the result of not loving me one hundred percent. I didn't recognize at the time that our decisions are a telling sign of where we are in the loving ourselves chapter. I didn't realize that loving myself fully was the central ingredient to becoming whole.

What I ask of you today is that you tell yourself that you love you. Tell yourself that you love you because:

You continue to strive to become your authentic self.
You continue to uncover the layers of untruths about you.
You continue to want better for you even when the images want to tell you otherwise.
You continue to weather the storms that you encounter.
You continue to listen for the answers when your thoughts are overcome with fear.

And the most important of all: You continue to WAKE YOURSELF so that you are fully present in the moment. This is major in "Loving Yourself." You are awake and you are FULLY PRESENT within this moment. Loving yourself fully means that you recognize the moment and at that precise moment: YOU ARE LOVING YOURSELF FULLY because it takes courage to stand in front of yourself and be present. When you accomplish this seemingly small task: I guarantee the Creator smiles and the universe is aligning itself with you. You are awake and fully present. What a gift to give yourself!

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts,
-Dorothea

Health Is The Greatest Blessing!

12/20/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope all is well and you are enjoying preparing for your festivities! I hope your week was good and you are proud of what you did for yourself and others! It's always nice to have a week that you were a blessing to yourself and a blessing to others!

My week consisted of taking care of my year end health checkups. I am so grateful to state that I am healthy. Yes, there are a few very minor aches and pains that exist from being on the journey for a while; however, I consider it par for the course.

Health is such a blessing. That is the reason why it is stated first within the earthly Holy Trinity which is "Health, Happiness and Wealth." There is no greater blessing than to have great health. The other two would be traded immediately for the blessing of good health.

Although we should not take our health for granted, I know for me, that sometimes I assume it will be there. Think of those somewhere in the world who wish they had the blessing of good health. They would trade all their fortune and happiness to be free of pain. They would give anything to be able to get up and walk or even look upon the beauty of the day with their eyes. They know how precious health is.

Our health! The greatest blessing that the Creator bestows upon us. Our health! The thing that if taken from us right now, we would immediately ask that it be returned. Our health! The greatest asset we will ever own. Our health!

Cherish your health! Take care of you. People are making a fuss on both sides of the fence regarding the Affordable Care Act. My response is: A few pennies from our wallets to make certain that someone can take care of their health is fine by me, especially if they are very young or very old and they are suffering. At the end of the day; we are all in it together!

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts,
-Dorothea

It's Not Over Until You Win!

12/18/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope all is well as we are halfway through another week. A week from today is Christmas! I hope all of you have spent and are spending wisely as not to create undue pressure upon your soul. Over extending your heart if it hurts your wallet is not wise. Please take care of you!

Les Brown is one of my favorite inspirational speakers. I was having an overcast day and came across this video that I felt was worth sharing.Usually my overcast days are the result of me looking at so-called reality. I begin to look at the monies I'm spending and questioning whether I should be chasing this dream of building and being sustained by my own creations. Its hard because you never want to put yourself or your loved ones in harms way.

However, after listening to Les, I realize that I must always remain flexible as I go about building my dream of becoming the number one source of products and information for faith based or nonprofit organizations. Flexibility is key because our businesses are nimble enough to change course and still remain within the goal of our Mission Statement. It hurts when we have to change course because we want to have a straight line toward our destination. There is no straight line and we must be willing to "do what we must" to making the achieving of our goals as easy as possible on everyone who is supporting us. While we are are dedicated and focused; we must not be selfish to the point of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

It hurts when we have worked so very hard and did the things that were required both mentally and physically and to our dismay: No tangible result! Its a moment that unless you have built something and expected success cannot be explained. I hope this video will bring you comfort as it did for me. I realize that I must alter my course and fully FEEL that "It's Not Over Until I Win."

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts
-Dorothea

What Do You Believe For You?

12/16/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope all is well and the weekend was full of love. I hope you had the chance to take a little time for you as well as spending time with those you cherish.

What do you believe for you? Sounds general at first glance, however, when given another look, it lingers within your mind a little longer so you stop and give pause. What do you believe for you?

Think about that for a moment. What do you really believe for you? Are your beliefs yours or do they belong to someone else? If they belong to someone else, can you give them back?

I thought Oprah Winfrey could give us a quick lesson on beliefs. It's short, to the point and very powerful. After the video is over, please sit a moment and really give consideration to what you believe for you. I know that I am going to sit and ponder this and try to get a better understanding of what beliefs are mine and which I can discard.

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts,
-Dorothea

A Leap Of Faith

12/13/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope all is well and you have been good to your week. The reason I said "been good to your week" is because if you were good in your thoughts then your week should have reflected the same.

I spent my week thinking about the word faith. While I know the meaning of the word; I began asking myself "do I really have faith.?" The Bible says "faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." So, with that quote I began to look at the individual words within the quote. Assurance is a guarantee. Hope is an expectation. Conviction is having belief. Things Not Seen means "not physically visible."

Still, what does that mean? After thinking about it I came to this conclusion: "I am guaranteed that whatever it is that I am not seeing will become visible to me whether in a mental or physical state as long as I expect and believe that it is so." This to me is faith.

No one can help me with this. I can read my guidance books and recite affirmations until the sun becomes blue, however, the work must be within me. I must believe that what I am asking for is guaranteed because I am convinced that it is true and I fully expect it to become visible in whatever form I am seeking. Again, the work is within me and cannot be gained from the outside. This to me is faith.

There comes a point in all of our lives that a leap of faith must be taken. I'm not speaking of foolish leaps which would cause harm to ourselves or those we love. I speak of the leaps that are good for all concerned. With that being said; we must tell ourselves that we are guaranteed victory for what we hope for and we must expect that it will be experienced by us. We must believe that what we seek to happen is already real.

I found this :32 second video on a leap of faith. This video demonstrates the leap of faith we must take to realize victory. While you may feel it doesn't apply to your life; rewind and take another look. And do yourself a favor and re-look again!

Until the next time,
Peaceful thoughts!

-Dorothea

A Course In Miracles

12/11/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope you are well and your challenges are being handled as you believe they should be. As we know, challenges are life tests and if you are like me; sometimes we must retake the test again and again until we pass. The beauty in that we never fail; we only grow!

I enjoy reading "A Course in Miracles." It is a course that has no time attached and the proof of the lessons are easily visible and verifiable. All that is required of me is that I review my own life and that will let me know where I am on my journey.

The course itself is quite easy; the challenge is remaining steadfast and earnest as I "undo" long held habits. Undoing long held habits is where the discomfort lies. When "uprooting" these habits; I am always surprised at how long they have been growing. Roots hold on to where they have nested. I have to tug and pull to remove them. Sometimes, the uprooting is shared with tears as I realize its harder than I thought. However, the wonderful news is that it is possible to achieve.

For those of you who are not familiar with "A Course In Miracles"; here's a video that will give you an overview of the message, which is your Creator loves you and will never let you down regardless of what the picture within your mind portrays. Anything less than what our Creator would provide is a lie and that is a definite root that must be taken out. Enjoy the video!

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts!
-Dorothea

Louie Schwartzberg Video On Daily Gratitude

12/9/2013

Hello My Friends! Hope you are well and prospering with all the gifts that you have been given. It's important that we use our gifts to their fullest. After all, they are your gifts to use which means ultimately, you will share them with the world.

Sometimes we forget that we have these gifts and we become mired with everyday living. However, there are gifts that we take for granted and this video that I'm sharing with you today is a gentle and beautiful reminder. This video is so eloquent in its simplicity.

After viewing the video; remain within yourself for a second and be thankful for your gifts.

Until the next time,

Peaceful thoughts!
-Dorothea

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