Are you listening more?

June 18th, 2010 by admin

“The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside. And only she who listens can speak.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold

As mentioned at the beginning of the week, it feels good when you are connected with spirit. It is at those times that you are most receptive to direction and advice that comes from within.

All things are energy in the universe and energy is free flowing. This means that we are connected to all things and each other. The problem is that most people are unaware of this. We are conditioned to believe that we are each separate.

Most of our religions teach us that God or our source is somewhere out there. In truth God or our source is everywhere, within us and without. As Jesus said; seek ye first the Kingdom, and the Kingdom is within.

I think that he is telling us that everything is within us. We are connected to all of the Universe. Therefore we have all knowledge at our disposal. We only need to tap in to the flow and filter what we need.

It takes a conscience effort to keep that connection with spirit. That is why it is so important to cultivate habits and patterns that aid us in keeping that connection.

I cannot overly stress the benefits of meditation. Regular daily meditation is a very powerful tool in opening the pathways to our inner being and our source.

Visualization is another powerful tool. Some people think that meditation and visualization are the same. They are not. Meditation is emptying the mind while visualization is seeing pictures in the mind.

In the beginning there was the word. Of course there were no words in the beginning. Word is a symbol for thought. We think in pictures. We can use pictures to create the things we want in our lives.

By visualizing the life we want to live daily, with emotion and belief, we can make it our reality. It does take discipline and perseverance.

Last week we mentioned fear as a major factor in keeping us from realizing our dreams. This week I leave you with this quote.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world, there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone of us and as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others” ~ Marianne Williams

TODAY’S TIP: Recognize that you are complete. You have everything you need to make your life something special.

Are you ready to commit?