No one arrives at this moment without having experienced trauma and the effects of others choices. However, to learn from an experience, it is important to accept ownership of parts of what led one to this moment. It is also one's personal choice how to react to the current life situation. It is one's responsibility to make changes that lead to more balance. When we wallow in despair, feeling like a hopeless victim, life is stagnant. There is so much joy, love and bounty available,…

Although penned by David around three thousand years ago, his words are still relevant to us today. "I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;     turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.  Show me the wonders of your great love,     you who save by your right hand     those who take refuge in you from their foes." Psalm 17:6-7  

For each of your intentions, monitor your thoughts and behaviors to be sure they are in alignment!  

“Now then, my children, listen to me;     blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;     do not disregard it. 34 Blessed are those who listen to me,     watching daily at my doors,     waiting at my doorway. 35 For those who find me find life     and receive favor from the Lord. 36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;     all who hate me love death. ~Proverbs 8:32-36

These past two years, as I have studied various religions, I have recognized a pattern. When people stop reading the Word of God and start relying solely on the words of the religious leaders, the sect quickly takes a sharp turn in a different direction. The outcome is the same, the leaders tend to become egotistical, taking on the role of godly dictator while the members of the sect become disillusioned, apathetic, poor in spirit and often poor in the pocketbook, while the leaders increase…