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We access the unlimited strength and power by creating greater alignment of mind (thoughts), body (physical body and actions in the physical world), and spirit (the spark of the devine that is our true self).  The spark of the devine is immutable, can never change, can never be created or destroyed.  To create alignment of mind, body and spirit, we need to change our thinking and behavior to be in...

Anything that uplifts us, uplifts everyone.  When we ask for help that will lift us up, often we need to honestly and fairly articulate how the person supplying that help will benefit as well.  Sometimes people will figure out how they benefit by helping us on their own.  Many times, we need to articulate that benefit.  Our ability to create a situation where people understand and relate to the be...

We all have a unique set of abilities which we must employ to optimally travel our unique path to self realization/enlightenment.  Taking ownership of our abilities supports us in employing them in a manner that benefits us all.   In this podcast I endeavor to be an inspiring example of accepting our abilities and employing them for our mutual benefit.  I believe example is the most powerful form...

I find I often need reminding that the best thing I can do for myself and others is to be in a peaceful centered state of alignment.  Following my breathing helps create alignment.  In that centered state I can trust that any inspiration I receive will be optimal to act on, benefitting everyone.   There are people in my life that are having health problems.  I often feel their pain and am wanting...

I find that a greater understanding of how and why I've created the life I have is very useful. It leads me to a greater acceptance of my unique and valuable talents that I can beneficially employ in my life.  (note: we each have unique and valuable talents to employ to our mutual benefit).   It has me looking at the challenges I've created in my life as having a purpose in my spiritual growth/sel...

The long view is accepting who we are, what we think, and being our authentic self will maximize all that is good in our life.  We each have a unique road to travel in gaining self acceptance/self realization.  We recognize that path by the vitality, joy, inspiration and sense of well being we experience when we're traveling our unique path. Obstacles are created in our life by thoughts that are n...

Like depression, dificulty breathing is a sign that more wisdodm and solutions are available for us to become aware of.  Today, I woke up with difficulty breathing.  I slowed down and had the thought that I'd planned to write an introduction to a Zoom seminar I'm going to lead this morning.  I sat down and the introduction flowed naturally onto the paper.  I was in the flow.  After I finished the...

Studies of longevity have shown the single determinate component is great joy.  Joy is part of who we are.  To experience greater joy we need only focus on the joy that is already in our life.  Whatever we focus on becomes a greater part of our life.   When we're experiencing great joy, our body mind and spirit are in alignment.  That is the definition of great health in my opinion. I offer though...

The most efficient way forward is to have a greater acceptance of what is true right now.  This works in every area including accepting our worth and value more fully.   In this podcast I provide an example of applying this wisdom.  I share the value I am and have.  In so doing I find greater acceptance of my worth and value as well as providing an example you can follow for yourself. We all have...

Each of us is incredibly valuable.  We realize and accept that value when we live our life purpose.  When we are living our life purpose we are vitally alive, inspired and have a profound sense of well being.  We also inspire others to lead their unique path.  There is no more valuable gift to the world than fulfilling our life purpose, walking our unique path, being true to our deepest and most p...

We each have a unique path for us to follow that is enlightening, uplifting, energizing and inspired.  When we travel that path we make a unique and valuable contribution to the world.  The more we accept the value of our unique contribution, the more we support others in doing the same.   I have an ability to promote win win thinking as a route to experiencing being ONE with all thar exists.  Tha...

For decades I've wondered the source of my deep connection to my wife, a connection I didn't understand the source of.  In my meditation I heard that we are "twin flames".  I was intrigued to understand what that means and meditated on it.  This podcast is what I've been able to open up to and accept in that meditation. Twin flames means that 2 beings shared an almost identical process of creation...

If you're like me, you will encounter resistance to meditation at some point.  The optimal response to that situation is to meditate on what that resistance is.  Acceptance is healing.  By accepting what the resistance is, we are now in a position to choose to move forward anyway. The bigger the resistance is, the greaer is the benefit to us and others of working through that resistance with accep...

It is so very important to have a way that works for us to determine what and who we should trust.  For me, my validation method is a deep inner congruence in my body.  When a thought is accompanied by a deep sense of peace and alignment or inspired joy, I know I can trust that thought. Sometimes the thought is "mostly" congruent.  At those times I find it useful to acknowledge the competing negat...

Inner awareness and self acceptance are the creative forces that give us conscious mastery of our life.   Accepting the wisdom, power, value, love, joy and peace that are an immutable part of who we are results in the outer world reflecting back these qualities.  When we value ourself, the outer world values us as well.  When we respect and take ownership of our wisdom, the outer world values our...

Acceptance is healing.  The more we accept thinking and experiencing ourself as being separate, the more we heal that faulty thinking and come to relate to and experience more of the truth which is "we are ONE" We are all part of the energy that is the essence of every person, every thought, every material object, every sound and sense; everything.   The reason this is important to accept is becau...

I understand meditation as listening to myself deeply.  I believe we each have as an immutable part of ourself all the wisdom, energy, love and compassion that exist.  The more fully we accept ourself the more we have conscious access to these and other devine attributes.     Self realization, enlightenment, accepting we are ONE with all that exists, being ONE with GOD are all synonyms for each ot...

We can willingly work on more fully accepting our self, spiritual growth, or have it forced on us.   I hurt my back when I insisted on believing playing tennis with my friends would give me the experience of feeling connected and being ONE that I craved.  As a result of the injury I couldn't play tennis for months.  Only when I realized I could experience the joy of being ONE, profoundly aware tha...

We are at peace when our thoughts, feelings and behavior are all in alignment. That's when we experience our power.  That's when we're effective.  That's when we experience joy of being in the present moment consciously. The more we accept the progress we're making in having all our parts be in alignment, the easier it is to continue doing what is creating that harmony. This podcast is meant to be...

To experience greater energy, love, joy, peace, flow and wisdom; we must more fully accept ourself.  Part of accepting ourself is to accept and relate to the fact that we are all ONE.  To do that we need to focus increasingly on what we have in common with others, seeing ourself in others and them in us.  We must relate to the fact that because we are ONE, when we lift anyone up we also lift ourse...

We're creating all the time. The more aware we are of the process by which we create, the more we can consciously choose what we create in our life. For me at least, an essential part of creating what I desire in my life is being honest with myself about what I'm deeply committed to.  I need to be able to say without reservation that I'm committed to what I want so much that I'll achieve it or die...

We all have an optimal level of structure that works best for us in each situation in which we find ourselves.   For me, focusing on accepting myself and being conscious and accepting of the joy that I am, is the optimal level of structure.  If I'm happy and joyful, then as far as I'm concerned, I have everything of value. There is the joy of being at peace.  That joy inspires me to pay all my bil...

We create our life with the thoughts we act on.  The more aware we are of the thoughts in our mind, the more we can choose which thoughts to act on and which thoughts not to act on.   We all have positive, constructive, beneficial thoughts and negative, destructive debilitating thoughts.  To gain greater mastery of our life, we need to be conscious of all our thoughts, positive and negative.  Only...

Internal help is being more conscious and accepting of the thoughts in our mind, and exercising our freedom to choose which thoughts to act on.  Anything that advances honest self acceptance is helping ourself. The external world reflects back our thoughts.  This makes the outer world a great help on uncovering thoughts that might have been previously denied.  We are controlled by denied thoughts....

When we choose to act on thoughts that have the emotions we want tied to them, we create more of that emotion in our life.  For me, whenever I'm talking about win win solutions, I'm excited and energized.  So, acting on those thoughts creates more energy and excitement in my life. Whenever we choose to act on thoughts. that are uplifting, we are lifting ourselves and everyone else up.  We have the...