Look into the mirror; what do you see? If you like your face, you will smile back at yourself. If you look at your face and notice what you consider to be imperfections, there will be no smile. Continue to look into the mirror until you can embrace your imperfections as perfection. Beauty truly is in the eyes of the beholder. Practice beholding everyone as an equal spiritual being, perfect in all ways. Observe nature in all its glory, noting how everything works perfectly together.…

Besides breathing and eating, the most important daily activity you can engage in is to spend quiet time going within and connecting with God and your Inner Self. There are many health benefits associated with daily prayer and reflection. PHYSICALLY you will experience more relaxation and relieve stress. As you work through problems, you will become better equipped to handle stressors as they emerge. MENTALLY you will become more alert and able to focus. EMOTIONALLY you will begin to balance yourself in all situations, regaining…

Your current beliefs hold tremendous power over the ability to make choices that are in your best interest. Think back on times when you adhered to a specific truth, no matter how trivial it was. Then remember the feelings and thoughts surrounding that belief when you had an “Aha!” moment and discarded the initial thought for another. Notice how you also changed various patterns and behaviors associated with the old beliefs that did not fit your new paradigm. You have thousands of these beliefs running…

December 7, 1999, the day that time stood still. Well, not exactly, but kinda, sorta. At the time (pun intended), I was working for a housecleaning service. I had two regular clients scheduled, both with a large house and four hours to get each job done. At noon, I had one hour to eat and drive to the next house. Normally, this wouldn’t stress me out, but on this day, I also had two appointments after cleaning the second house. When I left my house…

MAKING CHANGES Within you lies the power to change anything in your life that is out of balance. First it takes is courage and the conscious awareness that there is something ready to be transformed. First, take a few moments to quiet your inner mind and outer world. Let go of the thoughts of the day. As you deeply breathe in and out, relax your muscles from your toes to your nose. Fill your heart with gratitude while focusing on the many blessings that are…

Try placing on a garment that is several sizes too small. You will feel very uncomfortable and eventually lose energy as the flow of blood is restricted. This is what happens on an energetic level when you restrict your energy flow by holding onto fears and old beliefs. Once you release them, the energy flows freely, allowing you to think more clearly and to make more creative and healthy choices. Beliefs are set up in moments that are emotionally charged. The event could be positive…

When there is a completion, new doors open unto you. You are trained from youth to keep seeking new goals, to the point that the goal often becomes the reason for doing the deed while much is lost during the journey. To increase your sense of contentment, pay more attention to what is occurring in the moment. For example, while eating, do you pay any mind to the plants and animals that gave their life for you? Do you savor the flavor of every bite?…

THINK AGAIN If you are continually focused on being a victim and believe that everyone is out to get you or that you have chronic bad luck, this is what you will continue to attract to you. Your thoughts and what you pay attention to creates your reality. In every situation, there will be people who see blessings and those who will focus on its curses. The good news is you have the ability within yourself to transcend negative thinking. Once you gain control of…

Release the worries of the day. In your inner mind, visualize yourself at the seashore. Feel yourself laying comfortably on a blanket with the sun warm on your skin. Taste the light salty breeze. Hear the waves gently lapping on the shore with the seagulls in the distance. What problems and issues are weighing on your mind today? Bring them up, one by one and lay them onto the barge, docked at the water’s edge. Then watch as the barge leaves the dock and slowly…