Inner Power

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I pay attention to what my instincts are telling me. Just like other animals, we have instincts. These "gut feelings" usually alert us to fearful situations. Yet, sometimes our instinctual fearful reaction may be based on ancestral fears, and do not have any bearing on our current reality. Thankfully, we also have a brain and a he...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration  The focus for today is:   I honor my Self and express my divine radiance out into the world.   Once we have gotten clear about who we are and have learned the art of communication by both listening and speaking, we can then start to live our truth. We express our Self not only through our words and actions, but through our body language, ou...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am learning to communicate, collaborate, and cooperate. There are times that we need to communicate our truth with others. But first, we must get clarity on our intention. Do we simply wish to feel better about something we did (or didn't do). Or perhaps, we wish to make the other person feel guilty or let them know we were righ...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  Clarity is mine when I take the time to seek it out. Things are not always as they seem. Sometimes we misinterpret or misunderstand what we see or hear. And at other times, we may be misled intentionally by others for their own self-interest. However, we do have the capability of discerning truth from falsehood, love from manipulat...

Written and Narrated by astrologer, Pam Younghans. Astrological Overview: April 4 - 10, 2022 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your...

 Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell The lotus flower grows from muddy soil below the water and is connected to its source with a strong rhizome or root system anchored down into the muddy earth. And so it is with us. We grow from our "muddy" or "murky" life challenges and experiences to become a lovely creation of light. and we too are anchored strongly to our source. Live As A Dreamer&...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is: I am the one I have been waiting for. We are not all the things we have accepted in our belief of being lesser than, of being born a sinner, or of being "not good enough". Like the lotus, we have been living in the darkness, yet now we rise out of the muck, reaching for the light and the truth of who we really are. The truth of our being...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I choose to live playfully and with a light heart. We tend to take ourselves so seriously. Even a bad hair day can put us in a bad mood. Hair, for goodness sakes has the power to decide how we feel??? When that's the case, we probably need to re-evaluate our "happiness criteria". Let's lighten up and take ourselves less seriously....

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am not alone. Our ancestors live within us. We have their energy in our blood, their experiences and wisdom imbedded in our cells. We are not the first to walk on this journey, nor are we alone. Our ancestors are with us with their fount of knowledge, wisdom and guidance. We can tap into the power of our ancestors and their love...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I keep my sight on what is important. Never lose sight of what is truly important. There are many distractions in this world, yet to accomplish great things and fulfill our dreams, we must remain focused on the goal. This requires courage, determination, and steadfastness. Keep your eyes on your heart's goal -- love and healing fo...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I find my answers deep within my heart. Each one of us sees things in their own way, and feels things differently, and thus has their own truth. We must value our own truth, and respect and tolerate the truth of others. Search for and experience your own truth. It lives deep within you. You will find it through listening to your h...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   My true goals are Love, Gratitude, and Divine Order. Our emotions guide us along the way. They are our messengers and our servants. Our emotions are here to serve us on the path of discovering our true self and our true well-being. They shine a light on the path that leads to our happiness. Pay attention to your emotions. They tel...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I live in this world as a dreamer of possibilities. When we look around us, perhaps we see mostly fear and darkness. Yet, in order to create our dream world on this lovely planet, we must have faith in ourselves and our future. We must dream of possibilities. We must be willing to dream of better days. Our dreams hold the possibil...

Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans Astrological Overview: March 28 - April 3, 2022 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your person...

Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Just like nature, we have cycles and seasons. These can manifest as moods, or cycles of life such as teenager, young adult, parent, grandparent, etc., or as different jobs or careers. Everything in life is in flux, even when it seems dormant. There is always something taking place inside, like tea leaves slowly brewing to become a delightful cup of tea. St...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I trust and love, no matter what I see in front of me. A hardwood tree in winter appears dead. There is no sign of life... no leaves, no buds, nothing that is vibrant to the eye. Yet inside the tree the process of life continues as it rests and prepares for the next round of Spring, Summer, and Autumn. It is the same with we human...

Written and Narrated by Marianne Bentzen. Many skilled Western meditators have noted an uncomfortable gap between their “spiritual” aspect and their everyday personality. For some, it is tempting to use meditation to withdraw from unpleasant feelings or relationship conflicts into a meditative “safe zone.” One representative example is found the online magazine Aeon. In July 2019, it brought a tho...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am downloading love, harmony and peace. We all have stressful moments, angry moments, tense moments. Even the Dalai Lama when asked, "Do you ever get angry?" replied, "Angry..." with a big smile on his face. "Oh yes. I get so angry." The emotion or emotions themselves are not the problem. The problem is what we do with them, or...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I choose to trust and follow my joy. If someone were to ask you if you prefer joy or fear, I'm sure you would say you prefer joy. We all prefer feeling joy over feeling fear, yet, often that's not the choice we make.   When we choose not to do something we would enjoy because we are afraid it would either: 1) cost too much mo...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I always have access to insights and inspiration. When we remain open to new ideas, we then can receive insights and inspiration. These come to us more easily when we are relaxed rather than stressed, playful rather than stern, and unhurried rather than rushed. The best ideas are the ones that come naturally. This could be when we...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I remain curious and open to new possibilities. Our guidance can come in many ways. Sometimes it's from the people we know, yet at other times it comes as a whisper in the wind -- a feeling that it might be good to try something new, to explore new avenues, to discover new things. If we assume that we already know all there is to...

Written and Narrated by Willliam E. Halal Here in the digital age, it seems that almost any irrational belief can dominate life. Liberals cancel those not woke, not masked, and not politically correct, while conservatives are convinced of the big lie, anti-vaccination, and climate denial. The Knowledge Age of the past two decades was supposed to bring greater understanding and even enlightenment....

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am body, mind, and spirit. When we think of ourselves, we tend to identify with our body. We are of a certain age, weight, build, hair color, skin color, etc. Yet we are so much more than our body. We, of course, are also mind. Our intelligence, our thinking and reasoning faculty, this is also part of who we are. Though of cours...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I live each present moment to the fullest . Staying present sounds like it should be an easy thing to do, but it makes sense that we get caught up in the past or the future. After all there are a lot of past moments and future ones, but there in only one present moment. So, the numbers are not in our favor... There's a lot more of...

Written and Narrated by Astrologer Pam Younghans. Astrological Overview: March 21 - 27, 2022 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your...