Inner Power

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I recognize and honor my uniqueness. A murky and troubled lake, or a dirty mirror, do not reflect an image very well. In the same way, a murky and troubled mind may have problems getting in touch with inner wisdom. The image in the reflecting glass is unfocused and unclear. One of the first things to do to get your mind and your mi...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I remind myself often: "I can do it!" The biggest block to accessing our intuition and inner wisdom is thinking we can't. As soon as we doubt our capability to be psychically aware, we close the door to that ability. Our words or thoughts of "I can't" are like a command or request to the Universe who, lovingly, will agree with you....

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I am able to access higher wisdom. We all have access to intuition, to psychic awareness. We all can access higher wisdom which we connect to via our heart as well as our third eye. It doesn't take any special talent, or magic power. It takes desire, it takes faith, it takes persistence. Higher wisdom is inside each and every one o...

Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans. Astrological Overview: December 13 - 19, 2021 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 persona...

Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. If we strictly listen to the media and news channels, we would think there is never any reason to celebrate life. From those sources, we hear about murders, corruption, and all kinds of frightening and hurtful events. Where in those stories is there anything to celebrate? Celebration When we look at life and its multitude of small (and big) miracles, we re...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I release my inner child, my inner self, my inner light, to shine on the world around me. To release something is to set it free. We may think of this in terms of animals that were captured and then set free. But we may also think of it as releasing ourselves from limitations, old patterns, beliefs, etc., and freeing our inner chil...

Written by Erica M. Elliott, M.D. and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. The last manmade structure shrank to a black dot in my rear-view mirror as I drove down the cracked, potholed highway without a car in sight. The unmarked turnoff to the left was barely visible between juniper trees and sagebrush, the place where the pavement turned to dirt. I had already explored this region of southern Utah once...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is: I have the courage to change the things that can be changed. There may be some confusion between these two attitudes: "acceptance" or "not accepting the way things are" and thus choosing to change them. I find that the best way for me to understand and practice these concepts is presented in the introductory lines of the Serenity Prayer:...

Written by Nancy Windheart and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Editor's Note: Some of the following suggestions can also be applied to loss of our human beloveds. We are ending the second year of the pandemic; the second year of this particular kind of grief, loss, and uncertainty that we are in collectively as a human species. The last two years have been exceptionally challenging in so many ways....

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  The positive energy and thoughts I send out into the world are returned to me ten-fold. We all have energy. It's like the hours in a day -- we all have 24 hours. However, the secret of happiness is how we use those hours, just as in how we use our energy. You can use energy (as well as time) wisely and joyfully, or you can squander...

Today's Daily Inspiration is inspired from the card entitled "Harmony" in the Touched By a Horse Inspirational Deck . Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I choose to walk on the path of harmony. Attaining harmony with ourselves and with those around us is truly something to celebrate. Harmony includes many aspects: unconditional love, inner peace, and acceptance of w...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  Both dark and light have their purpose. It may not seem appropriate to celebrate the darkness of life. Yet, the dark is a needed part of the light. In nature, night is an essential part of the growth process, and so it is with humans. Sometimes the dark serves to remind us of the alternate, and sometimes it is a needed balance poin...

Today's Daily Inspiration is inspired from the card entitled "Determination" in the Touched By a Horse Inspirational Deck . Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I am motivated, grateful, and determined. Whether it has to do with a new health routine, a new attitude, or a new goal, determination is what will keep you going when the going gets tough. There will be chall...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I recognize the love-filled and encouraging events in my life. Let's shift our focus to what we have to celebrate. This does not mean we ignore the things that need fixing, but it does mean we don't make negativity the only thing we think of and talk about. Let's start looking for the good news, the happy circumstances, the love-fi...

Astrological Overview: December 6 - 12, 2021 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 personal chart. Aspects of Note this Week: All...

Written by Ora Nadrich and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Evelyn Underhill, a poet and writer of Christian mysticism, describes mysticism as the “Art of union with reality,” and that reality can be filled with spiritual truths, which can create feelings of bliss and euphoria. Each of us can experience a mystical state of consciousness by being fully present and aware. If we think of ourselves as di...

Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. In order for things, or people, to change they need to be flexible. A willow tree bends in the wind while the branches of a more rigid tree like an oak can be broken by a strong wind. The river flows around obstacles that stand in its way. If you are the river, you seek the easiest way. If you are the object in the way of the river, you either stand your g...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I am able, and willing, to change. If we want things to get better, we have to be willing for them to change... which means we have to be willing to change ourselves. In other words, we must step beyond the rigidity of our preconceived notions, our old beliefs, and any barriers we have erected between "us" and "them" -- whether the...

Written by by Paola Knecht and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. You might be familiar with this situation: On a regular workday, you wake up, and before you even get out of bed, you reach to grab your smartphone from the bedside table. A subtle feeling of discomfort crosses your mind as you think, “I should wait until after breakfast to check my emails.” But then you take a quick look at your notific...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I choose my actions according to what is for the highest good. Should usually refers to rules or preferences set out by others, whether by parents, authority figures, or society. Some " shoulds " are beneficial, as in you should not yell "Fire" in a crowded theater. However, shoulds tend to relate to controlling personal behavior t...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I am responsible for my own choices. A stance that keeps us stuck in the past is playing the victim. The traits that we embrace when we choose to play victim are not only rigid, they are disempowering. After all, a victim is one who has handed over or relinquished the power over their lives to someone else. A victim remains stuck i...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I hitch my star to joy and love, in the here and now. Two things that act like cement in our lives are guilt and shame. They keep us stuck in the past, and unable to step forth into a wonderful future. Guilt and shame are both constructs of the ego, of the mind. They have nothing to do with the heart. The heart loves! End of story!...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I am fluid, flexible, and free. One form of rigidity is when we conform to the "norm" and do not express our true nature. In many ways, society expects us to conform and fit a rigid mold: get a good job or career, get married and have children, buy a house and a car, and live your life without making waves. Waves are fluid, flexibl...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I choose to be aware of my thoughts and habitual actions. Habits can be another form of rigidity and resistance to change. Some habits are helpful, as in brushing your teeth after a meal, or taking a walk at a certain time, or automatically securing your seat belt in the car. But some habits, as we all know, are not healthy or help...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I am willing to bend and change. Many people are not willing or feel capable of going with life's flow. For some, that means denying what they see right in front of them. It may mean sticking to a job they hate, an unloving relationship, or living in a location they do not enjoy. We sometimes stick to our preconceived plans and ide...