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.

The dog is sometimes smarter than the owner.

The tongue has no mind of its own. Like a dog, the tongue follows where the owner leads. If the owner leads the dog into harm's way, the dog will not question the direction or intent. The same is true for the tongue. Unlike the dog, however, the tongue has a power the owner may not always be aware of.

The tongue can create. The intent of the mind creates a force for the tongue.
The power of this force will materialize as a physical condition or an emotional state for the owner. The tongue knows, even when the owner forgets, what you say is what you get, whether you want it or not.

I Speak with a conscious tongue.

You don't always have to say something.

Everytime we open our mouths we release a powerful energy. If we could learn to hold on to that energy, it could be used to nurture our dreams, heal our bodies and fuel our minds. But we always have so much to say.

Talking can take us off the track, knock us off our center and kill off our dreams when we speak mindlessly. Talking is something we must learn to use, not something we must always do.

There is power in silence that energizes the mind, body and soul. Think of the sun, moon and stars. They all appear silent and never fail at their job. There is wisdom in silence. Think of the mountains and trees. They never have anything to say, yet it takes great effort to bring them down.

There is love in silence. Think of the womb. Perfect timing, order and completion accomplished in total silence. Silence is an art, a tool of the wise. When we perfect the art of silence, chances are we will get a lot more done.

Today I will practice the art of silence.

The tongue of a man is his sword.

Wars do not begin when one force is aggressive towards another. They begin when one force speaks aggression toward another.
No act of aggression begins without a word. The word ignites the warrior mechanism in the mind and body. When we hear aggressive words, we are compelled to respond. When we speak aggressive words, we are advanced upon.
A wise soldier knows never to draw his sword unless he is ready, able and willing to do battle.
Meanwhile, a fool draws his sword aimlessly and is prone to cut himself to death.

My Tongue is my sword of power. I use it wisely.

You,ve been tricked! You've been had! Hoodwinked! Bamboozled!

Somebody sure pulled a fast one on you! Somebody, somewhere tricked you into believing there were certain things you could not do because of who you were. Someone else told you that only certain people could do or be the very thing you wanted to be. And you were not one of those people.

With a sleight-of-hand manipulation of facts, someone made you think you didn't have what it takes, so they took it. Somebody told you that you were slow, or lazy; not good enough; or crazy. And you believed that? They tricked you into believing what they wanted you to believe. They knew who you were and they knew you had no idea. They pulled the wool over your eyes. Ran a game on you and you fell for it!

The truth is they downright, open-mouthed, bare-faced told you a lie! Now what are you going to do?

I Am not falling for the same old tricks again.