Inner Power

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I have the courage to live the life I was meant to live. It's not always easy to live the life we wish to live. We have expectations to content with... not just from the people we love and even of the people around us, but also the sometimes misguided expectations of our own self. At times, in order to be true to ourselves, it fee...

Written by Jude Bijou.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Attitude Reconstruction began as a Blueprint; a complete guide to our six emotions and the predictable things we think, feel, say and do as a result -- all on a simple piece of paper. I had discovered that our emotions exist in opposite pairs -- sadness and joy, anger and love, and fear and peace. Furthermore, each emotion has four core at...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  Energy changes depending on what I do with it . In an article entitled "Can Negative Energy Be Transformed?", Sylvia Browne writes the following: All energy is positive. All energy is good. It changes depending on what you do with it. If you give energy to something that is negative -- such as worry, anxiety, or fear -- then you bu...

Written by Alexandra Wenman.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell. The key to “enlightenment” is in the word “light”. By opening our hearts to deeper and vaster love, we are taking in more light and are then able to shed more light on who we are by accessing our innate wisdom. The further we journey into our hearts, the more we reveal about our true, authentic selves. The more light we shed on our i...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I use journal writing to get in touch with my self. People who talk to themselves are often considered crazy. Many of us have been told, or have heard said, that one shouldn't talk to oneself. However, we actually talk to ourselves all the time, but oftentimes unconsciously. We call ourselves names because we did something "stupid...

Written by Carl Greer.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell For many years, I was too caught up in my own world to be fully present for other people—I was on the clock, feeling the pressure of time and agendas. It’s clear to me now that sometimes, I was the one creating the sense of urgency. I wanted to get a deal done and move on to the next one before the opportunity fell through, not fully apprec...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am free to express the Love and Joy that reside in my true Self. We can free ourselves from whatever is unlike Love and truly become free to express the Love and Joy that reside in our true Self. When we see that everyone is simply reflecting our own beliefs -- including our fears and insecurities -- we then understand how to be...

Written by Alan Cohen.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell. As the pandemic recedes, we are all looking forward to reclaiming something like the life we once knew. But could one of the purposes of the pandemic be to direct us to a life better than the one we knew? While many people hope the world returns to normal, that could be the worst of our new choices. We now stand at a critical crossroads th...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I focus on internal beauty, rather than external. As humans we tend to be concerned with externals: with youth, with beauty, with looking good. The big house, the fancy car, the snazzy clothes, the flashy jewelry, having a pretty face... all these things are seen as important to our well-being and happiness. But are they? If we ar...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am always doing better than I think I am. The following is taken from an article written by Alan Cohen: We are like the people Plato described, who live in dark cave for so long that when they finally see some light their eyes hurt and they run back into the darkness. But the darkness is not our destiny. No matter how thick your...

Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans. Astrological Overview: June 21 - 27, 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 tran...

Editor's Note: This meditation was written by Vera Lopez and excerpted from Chapter 9 of the book: " Shamanic Mysteries of Peru: The Heart Wisdom of the High Andes "  by Vera Lopez and Linda Star Wolf Ph. D. Take  a deep breath and close your eyes. Exhale fully and allow yourself to  become fully present—right here and right now. We are going on a  journey, a sacred journey to...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am learning to listen to my whole self. Our emotions affect us in many ways. They of course affect how we feel emotionally, but they also affect us physically. Our energy level, our posture, and even our health can be affected by our emotions. We can become tired simply because we are carrying loads of anger, judgments, resentme...

Written by Fay Johnstone. Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Since we are part of nature, like the plants and the animal kingdom, we have the capacity for learning the subtle whispers of nature and communicating with the natural world that surrounds us. We each have the innate ability to perceive the language of nature but for most of us it is a very quiet voice, vibration, feeling or colour that’s try...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am grateful. We need to focus on what we like about our life. We need to think about what we would like increased in our life. Don't focus on the negativity of the past or on what you don't have. Think of what you enjoy and what you desire. Be thankful for what you have now, even though you may feel like you don't have enough lo...

Written by Mary Rodwell.  Narrated by Billy Joey, A.I. Making contact with a non-human cosmic race occurred since before I was born. These beings were my family be­fore I came to the Earth domain, and I had a close rela­tionship with them which continued after my birth.   — Tracey Taylor Since the founding of the Australian Close Encounter Resource Network (ACERN) in 1997, I have worked...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I am connected to the infinite Universal Life Force. Many scientists as well as spiritual masters have told us that everything (including us) is made up of energy. We could say we are like electrical appliances and we plug into the current of Universal Energy... whether you call that God, or the Sun God Ra, or Life Force. The name...

Are you finally ready to listen to me now? If so, here are my 10 timeless truths. Audi, vide, tace (Hear, see, be silent.). I have been trying to engage you in conversation for more than a year, but you have not listened. Perhaps you don’t want to grasp the truths I have to offer. They are  gifts really, but I know you will never see my generosity in that light.  Such fear. Such ignoranc...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   It is in giving that I receive. The following is taken from Joyce and Barry Vissell's book, The Shared Heart : In our spiritual quest, we can become very selfish, thinking only of our own growth... We fail time after time to realize, as Saint Francis says, "It is in giving that we receive." We selfishly want liberation, or enlight...

Written by Dena Merriam.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell. I was born during the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25 CE-220 CE) into a family of ardent Daoists who were very much inspired by the teachings of the great sage Zhang Daoling, who had been instructed by the blessed Laozi himself, in a vision, to help free the world of falsehood and corruption, which had become endemic. Without a return to vi...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:    I set aside some time to experience silence. Are you uncomfortable with silence, needing to have music or TV, or some other form of sound in the background? How often do you actually welcome an experience of silence? There are times for sound and there are times for silence. Unfortunately, many of us do not have enough silen...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I accept, love, and respect all of creation. While all religions are different, and each person's spiritual path is unique, the one commonality we all share is Planet Earth and this Universe we live in. The question of whose God is the true God is a moot point. If God created the Universe, then there is just one god (unless it was...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:   I give myself permission to take a nap. In our "go-go-go" society, it can seem counter-productive to stop and take a nap. However, a 10 or 20 minute nap can replenish your energy. When you feel tired or sleepy during the day, drink some water and then lay down for a short nap. You can set a timer for 10 or 20 minutes if you're afr...

Astrological Overview: June 14 - 20, 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...

Written by Stacee L. Reicherzer, PhD. Narrated by Joanne McCall. If you find that your community is lacking in some way, you’re not alone. The process of making a conscious choice to continue healing from Otherness involves moving away from people who bring toxicity to your life—whether through mind games and manipulation, power struggles that leave you feeling the need to constantly defend yourse...