A CREATIVE MIND

Each one of us have the ability to be creative; to use our intelligence and imagination to create beauty.

Our forte may be as a writer / painter/ dancer etc.  We are all invited to become an artist in our creative field.

If we could realise how important it is to follow our 'gift' of creativity, then we would become an inspiration not only to others; we would be able to inspire ourselves to be the best we can be.

Listen...   can you hear that 'inner' voice that speaks to your heart?

Listen well and follow the inspirations that are given.

We are called to greatness.  Don't be shy...

Develop and treasure your creative mind.

GRATITUDE

I seem to talk and think a lot about gratitude.  This could mean that I have a need to be more grateful and focus on all the blessings I receive.

To believe in God is a blessing.

To believe that God loves us is an even greater blessing.

To be grateful for the gift of Faith and to respond to God's love for us is the kernel to inner peace and happiness.

The person who knows that they are loved will have the ability to love.

The person who knows the value of gratitude will develop a grateful heart and share this belief with others.

Perhaps a good question to ask ourselves is, 'What is my need?'

Is gratitude at the top, or the bottom of my list of needs?

I pray to have a grateful heart and share this knowledge with others.

LISTEN to the VOICE of GOD!

The gift of hearing is one that is most appreciated.  Even if one was to be blind, there would still be a way to communicate and even KNOW people; know their moods and emotions and feelings by listening to their voice / the words they use / the timbre of their voice, allowing emotions to come through and express the kind of person they are.

When we truly listen, we hear the inner voice that prompts us to respond to virtue and good thoughts, teaching us how to care / to share / to love.
In a way, we are listening to the Voice of God, living within us / speaking within us.
What a wonderful way to learn how to respond to He who loves us.
Listen / Listen to the Voice of God!

Preparation is the key!

To prepare to meet a new situation / place / person etc. is so important.

Often, in our minds we believe ourselves to be prepared, ready to face all that comes our way...

Yet, are we?  Can we foretell how future happenings will be?

The best preparation is to prepare ourselves spiritually; mindful of how each moment is precious and seperate and often surprising.

This is where we can fall down.  We gauge the future on what we know.  

The truth is we have no idea of the challenges God will send our way.

Always, with love, God prompts us to become a better and more focused person.

So, we have a choice, to live the present moment in a state of peace and to embrace the future with hope and courage.

Preparation is the key to success. 

WEAKNESS

'When I am weak, then I am strong'...

St. Paul had a good understanding of weakness.

Only when we are able to have awareness of just how weak we are, can God step in and help us out.

We have a wonderful gift of free will which is both a blessing and a curse.

Why?

Because we need to acknowledge just how weak we are so we can receive God's love and protection.

God loves us, always.
We decide. 

Will we allow God to guide us and direct our lives?

The choice is ours.

To have such a Mentor and not avail of His love and compassion would be madness on our part.

Let's open our eyes, look around at this wonderful world, and embrace the Gift of Love.

Weakness is the key!

ART of COMMUNICATION!

To be able to communicate with others, and more importantly, to be understood is a great gift to have and to use.
The world we live in is based so much on communication by word / phone/ internet etc.  So easy to make contact and so easy to be mis-understood.
Therefore, it's good to look on communication as an art-form, something we can learn to do well.
It's not rocket science to be able to talk to another person and express exactly what is on our mind.
And yet, history teaches us that wars can happen / relationships can be undermined because of how people communicate with each other.
The solution is found in honesty; being really true to ourselves and our ability to learn how to express what is in our hearts.
Meditation and silence can help us to reflect and choose carefully the words we use and how we express them.
Of course, we don't just communicate with words, our body language plays a big part too.
Let's study ourselves and become good at the art of communication.

BE GLAD!

A good friend said to me, 'Be glad, never be sad.'

It didn't make sense at first, yet now I understand what he meant.

To be glad is a choice we make. We focus on all that is good in our lives, and so we can see how much we have to be grateful for.

This gratitude of spirit is what is needed to help us be glad for all that comes our way, even pain.

Of course, we may at times feel sad, and that is such a natural feeling. 

Still, how we feel is often not reality. it's just a feeling that will change, like the weather.

To be glad for all that touches our lives, even the sad times, is most important.

Then we learn to see God's love in all that is happening to us.

We grow into a positive and happy person, glad to know that we are loved.