No one can give you wisdom. You must discover it for yourself, on the journey through life, which no one can take for you.

There are so many wonderful secrets and sciences in the world we can use as tools to better our lives. some of them have been hidden from us, others we have flatly rejected. We have rejected our own culture and traditions, yet without investigation we accept the world of others as truth. When we close any portion of our minds we close of a part of the world.

Is it fear that keeps us locked in? Is it hopelessness? Or is it stubbornness? How can the descendants of genius be so closed to new information? How can the children of the first civilization be lost and hopeless?

What will it take before we open our hearts and minds to the world that awaits us? What would our ancestors think if they saw us lost and struggling? Unable to do with so much more than they had.

Today I will open myself to another part of the world..

To be who you are and to become what you are capable of is the only goal worth living.

Life is not hopping from one mountaintop to another because there is a valley between. At times, the valley is a job you hate but need to feed the family.
The valley might be a failing or toxic relationship. The valley could be a child who goes astray or a friend who betrays you. The valley could be an illness or the death of a loved one. The valley is dark, bleak, ugly and frightening.

But there is value in the valley.

When you are in the valley, you begin to muster the strength and power buried deep within you. In the valley you begin to think, pray and tap into your incredibly divine self.

The valley gives you a time to rest, to heal, to rejuvenate your being. It is an opportunity to look up, to see and remember those powerful mountain climbers who made it before you: your grandmother, your hero, even yourself.

You have been in the valley before. Remember what you did, how you got up and out. Let the thoughts and memories of that success be the rope you use to pull yourself up.

I am taking time to learn the value of the valley..

Everything that has happened had to happen. Everything that must happen cannot be stopped.

Everything that we experience, everything we think, feel and do is in divine order. It is part of the universal flow that helps us discover who we are. If our thoughts and emotions did not manifest as actions, how else would we see who we are?

The world is not happening to us. We are happening to it. We are molding it, shaping it, creating the good and the bad. Sooner or later we will get tired of what we are doing and will do something else. When we get tired of hate, we will stop living in fear. When we get tired of injustice we will stop judging one another. When we get tired of violence we will stop aggression in all forms.

When we get rid of criticism, cynicism and victimization we will live in truth, take responsibility for what we do and stop blaming each other.

When we get sick and tired of the chaos in the world perhaps we will begin to love our brother as we love ourselves.

I happen to be creating a better world.

Power concedes nothing without a demand.

       Have you noticed how long hard times seem to last? And don't rainy days seem to go on forever? Do life's difficulties appear to multiply rapidly? When hard times, difficulties or rainy days appear, do you give them all your attention?

      If you are like most of us, you probably do. And like most of us, you give difficulty power. Nothing is ever as it seems. What looks bad today can be a blessing tomorrow. Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.

      When we face our challenges with faith, prepare to learn, willing to make changes, and if necessary, to let go, we are demanding our power be returned.

My willingness to grow is my demand for power.

If your spiritual philosophy is not moving you to the state of peace, health, wealth, and love your spirit desires...you need a new spiritual philosophy.

What is your spiritual philosophy? Your life philosophy? Is it leading you to the places you want to go? Is it moving you through the challenges and obstacles you face? Is your spiritual philosophy yours? Or is it one that was passed on to you? Is your philosophy creating the optimum conditions in your life? 

Your spiritual philosophy is the way you approach life. It is the foundation upon which you can stand at any time, in any situation, without fear of falling or failing. If your spiritual philosophy leaves any room for fear, lack, hate, intolerance, anger, pain or shame, it may be time for a change.

I Am open and willing to change.

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Truth is more than a mental exercise.

The human mind is always searching for truth. The mind guides us through books. It interprets our experiences. It limits us based on our exposure. The mind searches to find truth, not realizing that truth was never lost. Unfortunately, truth cannot reveal itself in a mind that is busy with personal chatter. That chatter refers to what you think we need or want and what you say. Unlike truth, your mental chatter may have nothing to do with what is real.

The only way to find truth is to go deep within the self and to live from that consciousness and understanding. The truth is the reality of who you are from the inside out, and that is something we rarely think about.

Truth is the joy of living, of being, of having a connection to everyone and everything, without thought or malice or condemnation of any part of you. Truth is the spirit of life.


I live in the light of truth

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God is as dependent on you as you are on Him.

One good way to know whether something is working is to actually see it work. No matter what your philosophy, regardless how much
you believe it, if it does not produce, it is worthless.
God is the same way. We can talk about Him, sing about Him, pray to Him, for Him and about Him, but if His glory is not produced in
our lives, what are we really saying? The only way for God to be seen is through our lives. Our lives must reflect all the things
we say God is. We are His hands, feet, eyes and voice. Our lives reflect who and what God is.

Are we living a happy life? Are we thinking peaceful thoughts? The only way for God to demonstrate who He is, is for us to do it
for Him. We must demonstrate what we know about God in the way we think, talk, walk and live. God is peace. God is strength. God is mercy. God is forgiving. God is all knowing, all powerful, abundant, radiant life. God is love.
 To know God is to be like Him. All else is a figment of your imagination.

If I want to know who God is, I look at me.

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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

If you had to tell someone in ten words or less what you stand for in life, what would you say? It might be noble to speak of the liberation for all people of color, but what do you stand for? Perhaps you would take up the cause of starving or abused children, but what do you stand for? The freedom of political prisoners? Decent housing? Equitable distribution of food and natural resources? An end to all wars and warlike aggression? Or perhaps its education?

It is good, honorable and very noble to have a cause, but before you can do that, you must be able to stand on your own two feet. More battles are lost in this life to weary soldiers than are lost for a lack of cause.

What do you stand for? How about peace of mind, radiant health, truth and honesty, viable use of your God-given talents, gifts and abilities, or maybe just plain old love. When you are standing on well-cared for and rested feet, you will be victorious in any cause.

I Stand on the principle of me first.

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The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

There are many times in life when we want to do, know we should do, may even know what or how to do, but we don't. At these times we are relying on the body. We must realize that the body cannot move without the spirit.

Spirit is the force behind all motion. No matter what situations we face in this world, spirit is always with us. That presence is always guiding, protecting, loving us-to ensure that we do the best. The love of spirit will inspire us and never abandon our needs. Spirit brings divine knowing and order so that we can express strenght, peace and power in every situation.

When we are fearful or feeling alone, we can turn within and affirm the love of spirit. We need never to rely on the physical body alone, for we are always in the mighty presence of spirit.
Closer than breath, nearer than arms and feet, spirit will move the body when we ask and obey.

The guiding love of the spirit within conquers all without.

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There are three kinds of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, those who wonder what happened.

I was thinking about it but...I was going to but...I want to but...I wish I could but...These are the excuses we give for sitting on our butts. We tell ourselves we are waiting for something to happen. We tell ourselves something is missing. We tell other people we will do it, whatever it may be, but we never do. If you think what you need is not there, find it. If you cannot find it, make it. If you cannot make it, find someone who can. If you do not have the money to pay them to make it, get it done on credit. If you have no one to borrow from, ask someone else to borrow it for you. If you do not have credit, get some. If you cannot get credit, go out and do something that someone will pay you for so you can pay for what you need.

There are no "buts" so big they cannot be moved. Once you move the "butt," everything else will follow.

I would sit here, but I have something to do.

Instead of wallowing in my misery, I just made some changes.

You can do something the same way for so long that you begin to do it without thinking. When you are not thinking about what you are doing, you may not recognize its harmful effects. Very often, the habit of doing a certain things in a certain way robs you of new experiences.

In order to learn to grow and be happy, you must always seek the new. Take a new route to work today. Eat lunch in a new environment. Speak to someone before they speak to you, or let them speak first. Try the radio instead of television. Bathe in the morning instead of at night. Be conscious of what you do, how you
do it and be open the happy new experiences.

Today I Am willing to do it differently.

If we stand tall it is because we stand on the backs of those who came before

As painful as it may be to accept, that our ancestors were required to die as part of the evolution of the race. They died in order that or genius could be spread throughout the world. They died so that their energy would be shifted into the invisible, untouchable force that sustains life today. They died in order that we could stand in a new place, do new things and create a new order.

We must stand tall knowing the power, strength and wisdom of the ancestors is as close as a breath. All that we ever need to be, to do, to know, to have is available. All we need to do is take a stand.

I Am standing on a solid foundation.

Sometimes the strong die, too!

Are you one of those people who is always there when somebody needs you? You know just what to say, exactly what to do to turn the worst situation into a conquerable challenge. Everybody calls on you. Everybody needs you. You are, after all, strong enough, tough enough to make it through anything and everything.

Well, Who do the strong go to? Who do the strong lean on? Where do the strong go when they are not feeling very strong?When you set yourself up to be an anchor for everybody else, you jump ship on

yourself! The need to be needed, the illusion that without us things would not get done, is actually the way we escape ourselves.The strong have needs. The strong have weaknesses! Sometimes those needs are so deep and painful that rather than face them, the strong run away. When the strong take the weight of the world on their shoulders, they eventually break down.
The question is, Who will be there for the strong?

I take time for me, to do for me the same things I do for others.

You must live within your sacred truth.

So much of our time, energy and attention is wasted trying to convince other people how wrong they are about us. We want them to know we are not ignorant, lazy heathens. We want them to retract the untruth that has been told. We try to convince them that we have a valid history, a rich culture and that our ancestors have made valuable contributions to the development of the world. We spend so much time trying to show them who we are not, we lose sight of who we really are.

It is not our responsibility to prove to people who we are. Our job and responsibility is to "be." What you do is proof of who you are; manifestation is realization. People have a right to think whatever they choose to think. Just because they think it does not make it right.

I Am who I Am.

Education is your passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.

Education is not limited to the classroom. It takes place in the kitchen, on the corner, as you ride or walk to any destination, when you listen or speak to others and in the silence of your bedroom.

Education springs forth from books, songs, children, elders, women, men. It rises from victory, tragedy, joy and suffering. Education does not take place when you learn something you did not know before. Education is your ability to use what you have learned to be better today than you were yesterday.

No matter how much you know or how you learn it, the ultimate goal of eduction is to give "you" greater insight to "yourself."

I Am educating the world about me.

The determination to outwit one's situation means that one has no models, only object lessons.

If your facing a challenge in your life, before asking someone else what to do, remember what you did the last time. Nothing is new in life. Everything has been said or done by you. It may look different. There may be new people involved. It may even feel different, but it's not.

The key is to recognize the lesson. Ask yourself, "What am I learning in this situation?" Is it patience? Peace? Forgiveness? Independence? What am I feeling now? Have I felt it before? What did I do than? Remember, no one can learn your lessons but you. And the best teacher you will ever have is experience.

I Am divinely guided at all times and I know exactly what to do.

One's work may be finished someday but one's education, never.

Unless you make every waking a learning process, you are wasting a major portion

of your life. You can learn from people you do not like as well as from those

you love. You can learn from the elders and the youth. You can learn more about

the things you know about and fine-tune the things you are good at. You can

learn by observing, listening and serving. You can learn by assisting,
completing and forgiving.

Never withdraw from the education process by picking and choosing from who you

can learn. Keep your mind open, your eyes attuned and your willingness to learn

in the humble state of a student.

I Am learning a little more every day.

How I wish I could pigeon-hole myself and neatly fix a label on! But self-knowledge comes too late! By the time I've known myself I am no longer what I was.

You are growing and learning every moment of every day. Regardless of what you have been told, you can and do change with every new experience. Each experience enhances your capabilities by giving you something new to draw upon. Every new capability you discover and develop leads to a new opportunity. As long as you have the capability and an opportunity, there is a new possibility for you to grow and learn something new.

Dare not to limit yourself to only knowing or doing one thing. Take a chance by putting all you know to use. Accept all invitations to do a new thing and when you do it, celebrate. Move toward your wildest dream, take the labels off your mind and step boldly into your greatness.

With every new step I create a new me.

Lord, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear.

When it is time for us to grow we get restless. When it is time for us to move forward we get tense. When the time comes for us to let go of the things we know are holding us back, all hell breaks loose. Unfortunately, we sometimes misunderstand what we are feeling and use it as a reason to stay where we are. Nothing forces us to move faster than pain. Restlessness is pain. Tension is pain. Hell breaking loose is a sign that pain is on the way. When we are in pain we must do something to make us feel better. And if the old remedy does not work, we must try something new. Too many times we have cut ourselves down to fit into the situation. Fixing ourselves to stay where we are is the very source of our pain. If we allow ourselves to live with a constant, dull ache, it means we are not getting the message. But you can be sure all dull aches eventually turn into a throbbing pain.

Pain tells me there is something wrong.

It is impossible to pretend that you are not heir to, and therefore, however inadequately or unwillingly, reponsible to, and for, the time and places that give you life.

We each come into this life to learn, relearn or unlearn something we need to know. As difficult as it may be to accept, we choose the exact circumstances into which we are born. Whether it is poverty, abandonment, abuse, rejection or disease, our deepest self knows the lessons we must learn. Our mind chooses the path.

Life's lessons are few: peace, freedom, strength, justice, faith and love. All the answers you need are buried within you. For just a moment let go of the anger, fear, guilt, shame and blame. Focuse all your attention on the center of your being and ask yourself, "What is it that I must learn?" The longer you ask, the more sincere you are to know, the faster your answer will come.

I AM willing to take full responsibility for me.