Saint Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you..

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.

Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing,
Dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us. this back.

I count as 1......... You'll see why. 'Worry looks around,
Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.'

The wonder of Christmas

May you have the Wonder of Christmas (Jesus)
which is Faith;

May you have the gladness of Christmas (Jesus)
which is hope;

The spirit of Christmas (Jesus)
which is peace;

The heart of Christmas (Jesus)
which is love.

Heartprints - my prayer today

Whatever our hands touch…
We leave fingerprints.
On walls, on furniture, on doorknobs, dishes and books.
Smudges, showing we were there!

Oh Lord, please,
Wherever I go today and the days ahead as your child…
Help me leave HEARTPRINTS…

Heartprints of Compassion, Understanding and love,
Heartprints of kindness and genuine concern.

I go out today as your child…
To Leave HEARTPRINTS…

I believe

I believe-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I believe-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every
once in a while and you must forgive
them for that.

I believe-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe-
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I believe-
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I believe-
that you should always leave loved ones
with loving words. It may be the last
time you see them.

I believe-
that you can keep going
long after you can't.

I believe-
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I believe-
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I believe-
that regardless of how hot and
steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had
better be something else to take
its place.

I believe-
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I believe-
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I believe-
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.

I believe-
that just because someone doesn't love
you the way you want them to doesn't
mean they don't love you with all they have.

I believe-
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe-
that it isn't always enough to be
forgiven by others. Sometimes you
have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe-
that no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe-
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe-
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.

I believe-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a
secret. It could change your life forever.

I believe-
that two people can look at the exact same
thing and see something totally different.

I believe-
that your life can be changed in a matter of
hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe-
that even when you think you have no more
to give, when a friend cries out to you
you will find the strength to help.

I believe-
that credentials on the wall do not make
you a decent human being.

I believe-
that the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon.

My wish for you

Happiness......Deep down within
Serenity..... With each sunrise
Success..... In each facet of your life
Close and caring friends
Love.....That never ends
Special memories...... Of all the yesterdays
A bright today..... With much to be thankful for
A path..... That leads to beautiful tomorrow's Dreams..... That do their best to come true
And appreciation...... Of all the wonderful things about you!

It’s in the Valley’s I grow

Sometimes life seems hard to bear,
Full of sorrow, trouble and woe
It's then I have to remember
That it's in the valleys I grow.

If I always stayed on the mountain top
And never experienced pain,
I would never appreciate God's love
And would be living in vain.

I have so much to learn
And my growth is very slow,
Sometimes I need the mountain tops,
But it's in the valleys I grow.

I do not always understand
Why things happen as they do,
But I am very sure of one thing.
My Lord will see me through.

My little valleys are nothing
When I picture Christ on the cross
He went through the valley of death;
His victory was Satan's loss.

Forgive me Lord, for complaining
When I'm feeling so very low.
Just give me a gentle reminder
That it's in the valleys I grow.

Continue to strengthen me, Lord
And use my life each day
To share your love with others
And help them find their way.

Thank you for valleys, Lord
For this one thing I know
The mountain tops are glorious
But it's in the valleys I grow!

We may not always realise...

We may not always realize
That every thing we do,
Affects not only our lives
But touches others, too!

For a little bit of thoughtfulness
That shows someone you care,
Creates a ray of sunshine
For both of you to share.

Yes, every time you offer
Someone a helping hand ...
Every time you show a friend
You care and understand ...

Every time you have
A kind and gentle word to give ...
You help someone find beauty
In this precious life we live.

For happiness brings happiness
And loving ways bring love;
And Giving is the treasure
That contentment is made of.

Thank you for all the love
you have shown me...

Life is a Miracle

Life is a miracle
don't let it slip away,
Open your heart to others
give of yourself each day.

See the beauty in everyone
regardless of where they've been,
Some have a difficult journey
and really need a friend.

Share your gifts and talents
listen with your heart.
Do the things you dream about
but don't have time to start.

Pick a bouquet of flowers
show someone that you care,
Be gracious and forgiving
life is never fair.

Hold on to your courage
you may need it down the road,
We all have a cross to bear
it could be a heavy load.

If you practice all these things
no matter where you roam,
You may find both sun and rain
but you'll never feel alone!
Thank You for
Always Being There!

All that really matters

Life is too short for grievances,
For quarrels and for tears,
What's the use of wasting
Precious days and precious tears.

If there's something to forgive,
Forgive without delay
Maybe you too, were part to blame,
So make it up today.

Be generous, forget the past
And take the broader view,
Cast away all bitterness and
Let the sunshine through.

If it's within your power
A broken heart to mend,

Remember
Love is all that really
matters in the end.

One day at a time

YESTERDAY, TOMORROW AND TODAY
There are two days in every week about which we should not worry. Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is yesterday with its mistakes and cares, Its faults and blunders, Its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.

The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow. With its possible adversities, Its burdens, Its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow’s Sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This just leaves only one day... Today. Any person can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternity’s - yesterday and tomorrow that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives people mad. It is the remorse of bitterness for something which happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Let us therefore live but one day at a time.

The size of your heart

It isn't the size of your house as such
That matters so much at all.
It's the gentle hand and its loving touch,
That make it great or small.

The friends who come and the hour they
Who out of your house depart,
Will judge it not by the style you show,
But rather by the size of your heart.

It isn't the size of your head so much,
It isn't the wealth you found.
That will make you happy -- it's how you touch
The lives that are all around.

For making money is not hard --
To live life well is an art:
How people love you, how they regard,
Is all in the size of your heart.
You have truly
touched my life.

Life without friendship

Life without friendship....
is like a rose without rain.

Life without friendship....
just wouldn't be the same.
Life without friendship....
is like a ship without a sea.

Life without friendship....
just could not be
without a friend like you for me.

Remind me my God

REMIND ME, GOD
When I am lonely and
Perhaps I feel despair,
Let not my ailing heart forget
That YOU hear every prayer...

Remind me that no matter what
I do or fail to do,
There still is hope for as long
as I have FAITH in YOU...

Let not my eyes be blinded by
Some folly I commit,
But help me to regret my wrong
And make amends for it.

Inspire me to put my fears
Upon a hidden shelf,
And in the future try not to
Feel sorry for myself.

Give me the restful sleep I need
Before another dawn,
And bless me in the morning with
THE COURAGE TO GO ON.

Lighting your way

If I was one thing, I'd be a candle
Lighting the way so you can handle
Your life easier without woes
Not having to fight with your foes.

I'd help keep you from stumbling over
Things blocking your path to an open door.
If I light your path, life is easier,
Even strong winds, my light will not deter.

No matter what, I'm here for you
To cheer you up when you are blue.
Do not fret when times get tough,
If things look down or kind of rough.

Just remember, I'm always here,
In your heart, close and near.
I will help you out in every way,
Happiness and love in your heart will stay.

Don't blow me out, that's one request
Unless it's me you do detest.
I do not try to hurt anyone
That isn't good or any fun.

But one day you may leave me behind
You may no longer need my light to shine.
If that day comes, go on your way
And I will hope to see you again one day.

If one day, I don't appear,
Do not worry, do not fear
I may be gone, but in your heart
The light I gave you did not depart.

It will be there forever and a day
To always bring happiness and light your way.
Farewell for now, I'm needed elsewhere
If your path grows dark, in your heart, I'm there.

So I'm really not gone, just not seen,
I would not leave, I'm not that mean.
Only one simple request that I must say,
Please, never forget those who lit your way.

Make it a great day

I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the day ends. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important. My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.
Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or ...
I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.
Today I can grumble about my health or...
I can rejoice that I am alive.
Today I can mourn my lack of friends or...
I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.
Today I can whine because I have to go to work or...
I can shout for joy because I have a job to do.
Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or...
I can feel honored because Life has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.
Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.
What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have! Why not make it a GREAT day???

Come to Me . . .

you who are confused,
I will cleansed your heart
and make it new.

Come to Me . . .
when you are in doubt,
I will show you
what love is all about.

Come to Me . . .
you poor lost soul,
let Me touch your heart
and make it whole.

Come to Me . . .
do not worry about your sins,
let Me touch your heart
for I will take you in.

Come to Me . . .
be not concerned
about what others say,
they are no less than you
in any way.

Come to Me . . .
I will ease your pain,
give you new life
and your thirst will not remain.

Come to Me . . .
I am all you need,
for I will take your burdens
and set them free.

Come to Me . . .
all who are weary,
by the trials of life
that are heavy and dreary.

Come to Me . . .
you are so special My child,
I will take you as you are
and give you a smile.

Come to Me . . .
for I gave you birth,
a reason to exist
on this place called earth.

Come to Me . . .
and do not be afraid,
for I have died for your sins
and have taken them away.

Come to Me . . .
to this love I share,
I will embrace all of you, and
give you friends who care.

Come to Me . . .
when you need a new start,
let all else go and come . . .
and dwell forever in My heart!

I am grateful

The world is moving faster now;
We're on a changing course.
But you have helped me deal with life;
You've been a stable force.

When I have had to follow;
New directions, you were there.
When the world was hard on me;
You always seemed to care.

When nothing held together;
Made the slightest bit of sense.
You have always helped restore;
My inner confidence.

Everyone needs someone;
Who's reliable and true.
Through the moments I've endured;
I'm grateful there was you.

The way...

There are moments in life when anything hardly makes sense,
when light is gone and direction lost.
The strength to move on, we desire so much,
has left us long time ago.
It is then when we need each other most
to remind the other the truth that nothing is over
unless God says it is over, that Calvary was not the end
but the way to the Glory and Victory.

How unique you are!!!

Did anyone ever tell you
Just how special you are?
The light that you emit
Might even light a star.

Did anyone ever tell you
How important you make others feel?
Somebody out here is smiling
About love that is so real.

Did anyone ever tell you
Many times, when they were sad
Your email made them smile a bit.
In fact it made them glad?

For the time you spend sending things
And sharing whatever you find
There are no words to thank you,
But somebody thinks you're fine.

Did anyone ever tell you
Just how much they love you?
Well, my dearest online friend
Today I am telling You.

Dancing With God

 
When I meditated on the word Guidance,  
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.      
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.      
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.      
The movement doesn't flow with the music,      
and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.      
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,      
both bodies begin to flow with the music.      
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back      
or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.      
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.      
The dance takes surrender, willingness,      
and attentiveness from one person      
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.      
My eyes drew back to the word   Guidance.    
When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "I".      
"God, "u" and "I" dance."      
God, you, and I dance.      
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust      
that I would get       guidance about my life.      
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.      
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings      
and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.      
May you abide in God as God      
abides in you.      
Dance together with God, trusting God to lead      
and to guide you through each season of your life.      

This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.      
If God has done anything for      
you in your life,      
please share this message with someone else,      
for prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive.      
There is no cost but a lot of rewards;      
so let's continue to pray for one another.      
And I Hope You Dance    

Reflecting on Love...

Someone taught you how to love,
and probably didn't know it.
And in return, with every day,
It's now your turn to show it.

When you love, you give a gift,
And when you're gone it stays
To be passed on by the ones you loved
To make some one else's day.

So remember someone who loved you,
And show how much you care,
By sharing all the love they gave
With people everywhere.

When you give away your love,
That doesn't mean it's gone.
Love will last forever,
so open your heart...

Life's sweet mystery!

Love is like magic and it always will be,
For love still remains life's sweet mystery.

Love works in ways that are wondrous and strange
And there's nothing in life that love cannot change!

Love can transform the most commonplace
Into beauty and splendor and sweetness and grace.

Love is unselfish, understanding and kind,
For it sees with its heart and not with its mind.

Love is the answer that everyone seeks...
Love is the language that every heart speaks.

Love can't be bought, it is priceless and free,
Love, like pure magic, is life's sweet mystery!

A TREE OF HAPPINESS

In the soil of friendship
- sow some seed each day,
Little seeds of kindness
- to all who come your way,
Many folks are lonely
- many folks are sad,
Do your bit to cheer them
- help to make them glad.

One day there will be branches
spreading all around,
And you will really be surprised
at the joy you have found,
Just because you have done your bit
- helped by the ONE above,
To build a tree of happiness
= a tree whose roots are True love.

Voice of the conscience...

The journey of faith is a journey of one and all. Each needs to be accompanied so that as he/ she eventually listens to the inner spirit, he/ she may fully realise and live the voice of the conscience in a proper manner towards himself, others and God.

What a good meal!

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly Mother.

The first said, "I built a big house for our Mother." The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver." The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how Mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well any more. I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took Elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks: "Milton," she wrote one son, "the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."

"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel any more. My eyesight isn't what it used to be. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"

"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "you have the good sense to know what your Mother likes. The chicken was delicious!"

Peace ... Healing ...

Where there is justice, there is peace. Where and when peace prevails, there is progress in all its dimensions, and the reverse is true as well. It is good to begin with attaining peace in our hearts. It is then that we shall heal ourselves and the world.

...One aspect of purifying the soul...

A philosopher Pythogoras once said that music purifies the soul.

But it also depends on which type of music and which message is contained!

Of course, when one feels exhausted, tired and bored, a bit of music makes him regain his lost energies.

… one finds himself more relaxed and ready to continue with whatever he encounters, and then life goes on...

THE "BE" ATTITUDES

• Be understanding to your perceived enemies.
• Be loyal to your friends.
• Be strong enough to face the world each day.
• Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.
• Be generous to those who need your help.

• Be frugal with that you need yourself.
• Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
• Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
• Be willing to share your joys.
• Be willing to share the sorrows of others.

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• Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
• Be a follower when you are shrouded by the mists of uncertainty.
• Be first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
• Be last to criticize a colleague who fails.
• Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not tumble.

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• Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.
• Be loving to those who love you..
• Be loving to those who do not love you; they may change.
• Above all, Be yourself.

Keep a good fight ...take a step...

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.

The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.

Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway;

it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.



He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him.

They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly.

Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well.
He was astonished at what he saw.

With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing.

He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal,

he would shake it off and take a step up.

Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey

stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt.

The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.

Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.

We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up!
Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.

3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less from people but more from God.

GOD BLESS YOU....!

The Will of God

The will of God will never take you,

Where the grace of God cannot keep you,

Where the arms of God cannot support you,

Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs,

Where the power of God cannot endow you.

The will of God will never take you,

Where the Spirit of God cannot work through you,

Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you,

Where the army of God cannot protect you,

Where the hands of God cannot mold you.

The will of God will never take you,

Where the love of God cannot enfold you,

Where the mercies of God cannot sustain you,

Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears,

Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you.

The will of God will never take you,

Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears,

Where the Word of God cannot feed you,

Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you,

Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you.

"Everything happens for a purpose. We may not see the wisdom of it all now but trust and

believe in the Lord that everything is for the best."

The way to be anxious about nothing

is to be prayerful about everything.

12-Step Program of Recovery for Web Addicts

1. I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Web.
2. I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.
3. I will get dressed before noon.
4. I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Web.
5. I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Web-deprived.
6. I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Web.
7. I will read a book... if I still remember how.
8. I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear the music on the Web.
9. I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.
10. I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.
11. I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook because I was too busy on the Web.
12. Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime ... and the Web will always be there tomorrow!

What Joy is there in winning

if one does not struggle??

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It is good to always see the glass

half full and not half empty.

Let the light of your eyes light up the heart of another life. Donate your eyes.

The end of friendship

A star has five ends; A square has four ends; A triangle has three ends; A line has two ends; A life has 1 end; its rather my hope that our genuine friendship has no ends, except that of the Supreme Being, God! It is good to keep growing in healthy friendships.

Reflecting on THE POWER OF NOW

I pursue whatever makes me happy. The mind, as Tolle states, is a constant noise maker that keeps us awake at night worrying about the past, future, and personal status. Instead, he advises, listen to the silence, ignore the mind's unending demands, and live in the now...

Sometimes we think and worry of things that will happen and yet with time, they do not happen. It is good to trust in the power of now because for now we are sure and tomorrow, may not be, the way we imagine and yet yesterday has gone yet not forgotten. When we move on well with every moment at hand, then life becomes more meaningful in the power of now.

Reflecting on THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

Normally our minds give us back what we present to them. If we present ourselves as negative, our minds will influence our whole self and eventually we become negative and pessimistic in whatever we do and whatever we are. It is enriching for one (without pretence of course) to cultivate a positive attitude towards oneself and towards what surrounds him. It is then that the feedback will be postive, optimistic, and beneficial in all the spheres of the human personality.


Your belief will make you what you are. Whether it is positive or negative. Each one should read this book to energize their positive energy level and obtain victory in their life.

A heartily inspiring masterpiece that combines christian ethics and positive social behaviors to achieve unimagineable results. Highly recommended to every young adult to help shape your perspectives on life and living.

There are nobody in this world that does not have a problem. Take for example, if I lose my job, this situation may make me not to see that if one door does not close, another may not be opened. We have read biographies of great people who discovered their greatness as a result of a major setback, they learnt to turn their setbacks to great comebacks, their rags to riches, their grass to graze (not grace) etc.

Reflecting on MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING. V. FRANKL

"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible."

I am impressed abuot your epistemological approach to the question. Actually it is man asking himself and he has the answer within himself, if only he continues searching within himself. The problem is that the more answers he may get, the more questions that will arise and the process goes up to infinity.

Often times, we encounter challenging and difficult moments in life. I am thus impressed and taken up by the manner in which V. Frankl responds to the question of meaning of life as he says that externally, one may be made to suffer but the good news is that NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY ONE'S INNER FREEDOM and JOY.

Man's mind frequently travels between boredom and distress. The former is when his resources and skills are underutilized and the latter when they are overutilized. In any of these states a man can survive, if he has a clear idea about his purpose of life.

Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose.

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but
their echoes are truly endless"

JOURNEYING TOWARDS GOODNESS AND HAPPINESS IN LIFE

1. Realize Your Innate Wholeness and Goodness

Each person that comes into this world is filled with goodness and light. To what extent we choose to continue in this state of goodness and light is entirely up to us. We have come into this world to learn. We have needs and desires and we seek to remember our wholeness.

Surely you can think of a moment in your life when you felt this connection, this goodness. Perhaps you were witnessing the beauty of a sunset, the quiet of nature, or an act of kindness, love or compassion between human beings. At these moments, we often feel something resonate within us, something that reminds us of love or beauty. At these moments, we are connecting with our goodness and light, we are remembering our wholeness.

We are created to experience joy. Think about any of your desires–I’ll bet at the heart of each of them is some way to increase the amount of joy you are experiencing in your life. This is good, this is our true nature. Creating consciously is learning to follow these desires, to connect with the goodness within us.

2. Discover that our Emotions are Teaching Us
In harmony with our true nature, we are hardwired for joy and success. This is why we feel such discomfort when things are not going the way we would prefer. If pain and misery were our natural states, then we’d be content experiencing them. Since they are not, we seek to experience more joy in our lives. Yet, we can learn powerful lessons from our emotions—even the negative ones. Our emotions help us to understand which things we do or do not want. Learn to be aware of your emotions–what are they trying to tell you?

Each of us is born with an emotional guidance system. As a conscious creator, you will use this emotional guidance system as you carefully considering “What do I really desire?”

As you ponder this question, it can be helpful to simply notice what you don’t want. You certainly won’t want to dwell on these things, but do approach them with a casual curiosity. Notice that thinking about things like not having enough money, being frustrated with a person close to you, waiting in traffic, and so on, tend to change the way you are feeling. You may notice some feelings of irritation or sadness. This is your emotional guidance system saying, “I don’t want this.” Use this information to your advantage.

Notice how your emotional guidance system responds to the thoughts you are thinking. What makes you feel more joyful? What doesn’t? Often simply becoming aware of what we don’t want can tell us much about its opposite–what we do want.

3. Align Yourself with the True Nature of our Universe
Just as a fish is immersed in a sea of water–and is likely completely unaware of the substance that has always surrounded it–so are we immersed in a sea of unseen knowledge and communication, one that we are only beginning to understand.

I remember once sending some photos from our computer downstairs over the Internet to my wireless computer upstairs. Picture after picture would appear–the information was transferring perfectly. This is now a commonplace occurrence–something we rarely think about because it is so usual. Yet, as I watched my wireless USB cable blinking rapidly as it does when it is downloading information, it struck me as amazing and significant. Somehow, those pictures were literally leaving my computer downstairs, and flying through the air all around me, and my wireless computer was picking up this signal and recreating the photos before my eyes. I couldn’t see the little particles, I couldn’t see the minuscule bits of information that were traveling at great speed. Yet they were there, and I could see the blinking of the cable, and the files being creating on my computer. I could see these results of the unseen.

What else has an existence that we have not yet discovered? What else have we been unaware of? How often do we remember these particles or waves of information traveling all around us?

specifics about personal creation from experience…
OK, you've written down the ten items you are wanting right now. Compare your items to the list below and see if your desires don't fall into these categories.

What You Want Is To:
Be Happy - Have peace of mind, joy.
Save Time - Have more real time for life.
Develop Talent or Skill - Feel competent in the many areas of your life.
Obtain Increased Health - Have more energy, less pain, more vitality.
Have Comfort and Leisure and Recreation - Avoid overwork and frenzied lifestyle.
Increase Sense of Purpose - Meaningful work, Connection to the Universe
Live in a Clean, Beautiful Environment - Have a neat, ordered living space.
Be Honored and Respected - Gain praise, popularity and admiration.
Gain Control Over Your Life - Be the captain of your ship, guide your life.
Feel Good About Yourself - Know who you really are, confident in abilities.
Develop Your Full Potential - Grow in knowledge and ability.
Enjoy Loving Relationships - Sexual satisfaction, close family and friends.
Create Beauty - Be involved in art, crafts, dance, hobbies, etc.
Have Hope in the Future - Have a full expectation of desirable things to come

Learn to be okay with not seeing with your eyes, and not touching with your fingertips. Learn to be comfortable working with the unseen–wireless companies and quantum physicists certainly are!

Wallace Wattles called this sea of knowledge and information the universal substance, and it is a thinking, conscious substance that wants to manifest. It needs a shape to manifest in and we provide that shape (form) through the images of our thoughts. We literally live in a universe of “Ask and Receive.”

"What is essential is invisible to the eye", said The Little Prince.
The world of the seen manifests from the unseen world, and the known comes from the unknown. Those who create reality on a conscious level know the power of the inner world and an awareness of the truly miraculous nature of our universe.

4. Understand of the Power of our Thoughts
Did you know that we can choose our thoughts? Thinking is not simply listening to a script running in our head–we are controlling those thoughts, we are choosing them. To create consciously, we need to choose them wisely.

Each time we think a thought, we are controlling energy, we are offering a blueprint to which energy can form and in time, become tangible matter.

When creating consciously, we understand that everything is made from this sea of information, this one thinking substance, and this substance wants to be crystallized into reality—it wants increased life.

In order for it to manifest, it simply needs some guidance from you as to what form it should take. Your thoughts send out vibrations that communicate with this conscious substance and the universe molds itself into the shape you determine.

5. Choose your Thoughts Consciously

Once you realize your mind is a powerful source of creation, it’s important to learn to follow this one simple guideline:

Keep your mind on the things you want, and off the things you don’t want.
One of the best explanations of this is called Developing One-Pointed thought. Ghalil, of Professional Dreamer, describes our thoughts as arrows being sent out into the direction of our desires. One-pointed thought, to me, means to keep your thoughts all pointed at the things you want.

When we are still creating Unconsciously, we are in the habit of sending arrows of thought out in every direction. We vacillate, we change our minds, we follow a whim for a few days, then decide we want something else. This is not an effective means of creation.

Unconscious creators tend to spend much of the time thinking about things they don’t want. What do you suppose they are getting? That’s right. Things they don’t want. How fun is that? But when you understand how to direct your arrows–how to consistently think about the things that you DO want–well, that’s when the magic begins.

Keep your mind on the things you want, and off the things you don’t want. Pay attention to what you are thinking about. Certainly be kind to yourself along the way, but notice where your thoughts are. Are they on something you want? Or are you simply ruminating over all the things you’d like different in your life? For the Conscious Creator, the time of “Mind on Auto-Pilot” is over. Grab the reigns and begin to experience the life YOU choose and desire.

It might be helpful to think of yourself as foreman over a huge construction crew. Each time you think a thought, the crew responds and begins to build the construction of your thought. You say, “I want a large house of brick” and the crew begins to gather the materials together. Perhaps you think this thought often, and crew is happily underway. Then you say, “No, I think I prefer stucco, and I’d like it to be on the lake front–actually over the water.” So the crew changes plans and begins work on the lake house. “No, maybe a mountain cabin, in the shape of an A-Frame.” Again, the crew stops what it has been working on, and begins preparation on your mountain home. Let’s say you keep sending out these commands for a long time. Can you imagine the chaos? Pretty soon you are complaining, “Where is my house? It’s been long enough to build a house, where is it?” By now perhaps your crew has started and stopped work on 1200 different houses! They’d probably like to actually get ANY house build, but you are the foreman, and the crew simply follows your orders.

Our thoughts are like these orders, these arrows we send out. Connect with the creative nature of your thoughts, and use them wisely and with focused intention.

6. Decide what You WANT to Create.
To be a conscious creator, it’s important for you to understand your desires. What is it that you want, and why do you want it?

How good are you at knowing what you want and why you want it?
After working with hundreds of people I'd guess most people are about 25% effective at knowing what they want. For those that really have decided on what they want, only about 10 percent have the clarity to know why they want it.

Anyone can improve this skill with practice—do it right now! Fill out this little sentence anytime you want to get clear on why you want something.

I want ________________________ because I THINK that getting this
will make me feel ___________________ and __________________.
That's it. For example:

I want to live in a beautiful home because I THINK this will make me feel happy to be surrounded by beauty, organized, and in control of my life and then that of others.

I want A New Four Wheel Drive Vehicle because I THINK that getting this
vehicle will make me feel powerful and in control!

I want a Relationship with So and So because I THINK that being in this
relationship will make me feel secure and connected.

I want to relate with all creation as a means to the creator...

7. Discover your Desires through a Quiet Mind.
In our universe of “Ask and Receive,” we can also ask ourselves questions, and the answers will come to us. As you practice the exercise above, give yourself some time to know the answers. Learn to quiet your mind. Since our natural state is joy and goodness, simply quieting our thoughts puts us more in connection with this state.

Too often we are thinking of what is wrong in our lives, what we don’t want. It’s a step up to simply quiet the mind, and not be thinking these thoughts. When we are thinking thoughts that do not bring us joy, we are getting in the way of our natural state. We naturally want to feel good, and we will feel good if we don’t get in the way of the process.

Simply sit for a few minutes and let your mind be quiet. Some people really struggle with this because they are used to thinking constantly–I know I did. In the beginning, just let your thoughts “hum” or sing little “ah’s”—anything that’s not words. It sounds silly, I know, but the idea is to break up the stream of thoughts, to stop thinking in so many directions.

Make room for quiet, for simply being. I know when I began meditating, I was thrilled if I could go 5 seconds without thinking a thought. So I simply tried to increase the time between each thought. Let yourself be relaxed about this. There is much wisdom within you, wisdom that will often come to the surface as little bits of inspiration. Learn to give your mind time to simply be quiet and connect with this inner knowing.

8. Trust your Desires and Inspiration.
The chatterbox mind is largely directed from the left side of the brain. The left brain likes to think and analyze and figure. But it often does so in a way similar to standing too close to a picture in a museum. While its strength is figuring, its weakness is not being able to see the “bigger picture.” Your right brain is more likely to see things holistically. It tends to comprehend the bigger picture and is a center for insight, for connecting with the sea of knowledge and information in the universe. The right brain delivers information to us in quick bursts of insight and ideas.

When we create consciously, we make use of both sides of the brain, and we learn to trust what we are desiring. We remember we are essentially good and whole, and we have these desires for a reason.

I like to think of ourselves as musicians in the orchestra of the universe. Our desires are our instruments and the music we long to play. I believe part of us can easily communicate with the universal substance, and if we learn to listen to and examine our desires, we learn our part that gives us joy and harmony with all of the universe.

9. Find your Place of Gratitude
As you examine your desires, you begin to understand why you want what you want. You most likely want these things because you’ve experienced something similar in the past, and you loved the feeling of joy it gave you. Remember these feelings. This is your place of gratitude. Know that your requests will be granted.

Sometimes I like to think of it this way. I imagine I have a wealthy relative that just adores me. He loves to give me gifts and see me happy. I sometimes imagine I’m asking this person for my desire–I know he will give it to me. This helps me to feel that feeling of knowing my request is heard and granted. When we create consciously, we remember that the answer to our requests is always YES, or something better! When you connect with the truth of that statement, gratitude seems to pour right out. Ask with this sense of gratitude.

When you are creating consciously, it’s likely you’ll run into others who create consciously as well. And you’ll often find, we are some pretty happy people. Life regains its excitement. We become as little children, EAGER to start the day, HAPPY to be awake and alive, and full of WONDER for what this new day will hold. This process is exciting, it never loses its thrill. It brings great joy when we create consciously. Connect with your place of gratitude and know your requests are heard.

10. Develop Trust in the Process
When you have decided what you desire and spent some time asking for it through your thoughts, emotions, and images of receiving that desire, let it go. Don’t insist that it come to you in a certain way. It’s likely you can think of several ways the object of your desire could come into your life. But the truth is, the universe can come up with infinitely more!

The universe has access to all knowledge over all time and space. It can certainly come up with a good solution to your request. Be open to the possibility of your desire showing up in a way you haven’t even considered yet, because often, this is the way it will. Take heart that you can probably think of several possible solutions with only your finite view of the bigger picture. Imagine what solutions the universe with infinite knowledge has access to!

My favorite way to think of making a request is to remember how I used to place books on hold at the library. When I lived in a large city, our library system consisted of at least 10 different libraries, and we could access books from any of them.

At home, over the Internet, I could request any book I wanted, and then within a few days or weeks, I’d get a little notice telling me my book was ready, and I could come and pick it up at the library close to me. It was so simple. All I had to do was ask for the book. I didn’t have to worry about which library the book was in, which librarian would find it, or even make sure there was a librarian working that day! I didn’t have to know how they would move the book to my library, which truck was going to make the delivery, or even what shelf the book was on. That was the library’s job.

And thus it is when we make a request of the universe. Trust that you will receive your desire—or something even better—and feel the joy and gratitude this trusting creates. If particular actions are required on your part–like picking up the book from the library–you will know. You will be inspired to action.

11. Acknowledge your Conscious Creations
As we begin to notice our conscious creations, we are in gratitude. This feeling of joy and gratitude makes it easy to ask again, and to look forward to the manifestation of our desire with joy and gladness–not worry or concern about whether request will be answered. Help your belief to grow by keeping a close record of your experiences. No manifestation is too small.

I like to keep a journal or record of the things I am desiring and always write down the ways these desires have manifested. When you make the decision to create consciously, you have decided to pay close attention to your life. You have started on a wonderful journey that will continue to grow and expand your beliefs and possibilities.

Each time you recognize how another miracle has come into your life, your belief in the process grows even stronger. You’ll be more motivated to consciously create again, to understand this power. It’s a great world of experiments where YOU get to be the scientist, and YOU get to read the results firsthand.

Each time I receive something I ask for, I feel incredibly loved and intimately cared about. I experience this over and over again, but each time it happens, I feel the joy as strongly as I did the first time I saw that I was answered. I want to remember each and every special moment, and keeping a small journal is a great way to do so.

12. Understand the Cyclical Nature of Creation
Creating consciously is actually a very simple process. What we think about grows. When we create consciously, we are careful to harness our thoughts, and teach ourselves to think about the things we do want to experience in our lives. Through introspection, we examine our desires, learn why we are desiring them. In the quiet of our mind, we step into the desired scenario, as if it were real. We imagine and examine each emotion we are wanting to feel, as intensely as we can experience it. And then we bask in the joy of knowing we will receive our desire. This knowing, joyful state is where our desire is answered and received. As we receive our desire, we move on to the next conscious creation. And thus we create the world around us as one that is constantly becoming better–upward and onward to improve life for all.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this report on consciously creating what you want in your life. I’ve presented this process as points to keep in mind, but rather than these twelve points being steps, they really describe a conscious way of being.

Creating consciously is understanding the “Ask and Receive” nature of our universe, and being aware of how to direct the process. By nature and by birthright, you are a powerful creator. I hope these points of awareness have encouraged you to create your life—consciously!

We hope you have enjoyed these twelve ways to consciously create what you want in your life.
You may want to continue your consciousness raising. Increasing awareness is certainly a lifelong process for all of us! It is a journey that continues; that calls for openness to realty and faithfulness towards creation and the creator...