Song for the Soul: "Walking" by Mary Mary

It is sooooo easy to get caught up in the "Rat Race" of society, the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the stresses of trying to "make it." Remember that life is not a race, but a journey. A journey that's not controlled or limited by what we call "time". Look at each day as being a step closer to your destination and enjoy the view along the way. Relax and know that you have all the time you need to do what you are here to do. So, don't get overwhelmed with worldly demands or standards. Stay centered and in tune with your spirit. Surrender to the flow of life and God will support you on your path. One step at a time.

Enjoy today's Song for the Soul "Walking" by the gospel duo Mary Mary

 

Song for the Soul: "I Feel Good" by Mary J. Blige

Ok Sis... The weekend is here! What are you doing? Do you have plans or are you sitting wishing that you had plans? Do you find yourself spending more weekends waiting or hoping for someone else to take you out and being left with disappointment? Or have you just gotten used to boring monotony that has taken over in your life. Do yourself, and me, a favor and take yourself out on a date! Remember, you are your best friend, your best love, no one can treat you as good as you can treat yourself... SO TREAT YOURSELF!! I took myself out 2 weeks ago and was so amazed by how wonderful my night was. It felt like the universe was my escort. Everything just opened up and flowed perfectly like it was meant to be. I met some great people and had the time of my life. I treated myself just as I would have expected if I was being taken out on a date. I went shopping for the perfect dress. I made sure I smelled good, looked good, and felt great. I enjoyed a meal fit for a queen, including champagne and dessert. This song "I Feel Good" by Mary J. Blige was my theme song for the night, so let it be yours this weekend. Take time to treat yourself and take yourself out on a wonderful date that you will never forget. Remember, the key to having the love you want starts with You loving You.

                Peace & Blessings

GOOD MORNING!! - How do You Start Your Day?

When you awake each morning, are you aware of your thoughts? Do you consciously start your day? or Do you just roll out of bed and turn on the t.v., or start that never ending to do list?

Well whatever your morning ritual may be, consider how that routine affects your day and ultimately your life. Is it life giving, full of hope and optimism, attracting the best to you? or Is it a gloomy outlook, full of bad expectations and limits?

If your thoughts tread sometimes into murky waters, all it takes is a simple change. Find a way to keep your thoughts on what you want, aspire for, and believe is possible (grow to believe that anything is possible). When you focus your thoughts on being broke, or never having enough, or all men are dogs, it creates those images as your outlook on life, which brings them into existence. So, you end up broke all the time, with bad men in your life! Instead of focusing your energy on what you don't have or don't want, switch it to what you do want. Focus your thoughts on abundance, joy, love, and peace. Create those visions and watch each and everyone come into existence. You will no longer see limitations, but possess an unwavering faith that all things are possible.

Tips for Starting your Day:

• Start with a Clear, Quiet Mind. Give yourself a few moments of quiet and reflection. You will all the rest of the day to worry, balance checking accounts, and plan the grocery list. Bring peace into your day intentionally by starting it with peace.

• Make time for Prayer, Praise, and Meditation.

• Have Intention for your day. We all have a purpose. Each day has a meaning. Intend on having a good day, living in purpose, helping someone out, learning something, or even just smiling all day to stay positive no matter. Have intent on doing better, being better, and being able to give more. We shouldn't walk aimlessly through life.

• Be Thankful. Thank God for any and everything  imaginable and feel the gratitude in your praise. That feeling of gratitude and apprection for what has been, is being, and will be (knowing that it's already Yours) will carry you wonderfully through your day.

Let's start to pay attention to how we start our day and make it point to start it in a positive, soul enhancing, aspiring way.

Peace & Blessings,

Phylicia D. Thomas

Song for the Soul: "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers

Song for the Soul: "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers. Just one look at you and I know Today is gonna be a Lovely Day!! 

Song for the Soul: "Use The Force" by Jamiroquai

Song for the Soul: "Use The Force by Jamiroquai, is one of my favorite songs to just rock out to! This song is dedicated today to one of my Sister Followers Linda S. Enjoy this rock, Latin, funk fusion. What I like about this group is that they are a true band not just a solo artist with hired musicians. They use live horns and drums and have a true authentic universal sound. Everyone listen to the words of this song. "I must believe, that I can be anything." We can do anything, but we must use that force within, remembering that it is from God. USE YOUR FORCE!!!   

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Sue's MuseLetter January 2011

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Haiku by Sue If storm clouds gather Hearts often lift when seeing One tiny sunbeam             *** Brilliance and darkness Full moon veiled in cloud cover Metaphor for life Quotes I find Comforting I can do all things through  Christ who strengthens me.                         --Philippians 4:13 Bidden or not bidden, God is present.                         --Carl G. Jung All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.             --Dame Julian of Norwich My religion is kindness.             --The Dalai Lama Live gently with yourself and others.                         --Sue Dear Friends, This is a "from the trenches" MuseLetter about the importance of finding the joy amid the shadows of sorrow. Our forty-three year old daughter (my stepdaughter, Lynnie, whom I have loved since she was seven) has breast cancer. From the joy of having all four children--plus grandchildren, a spouse, and significant other--with us for Christmas, Lynnie and all of us who love and support her, segued directly into the sorrow of biopsy, diagnosis, surgery, and the knowledge of treatments to come.       Joy? You've Got to Be Kidding! Why? How? Why Find Joy? It's important to find joy in the midst of all circumstances because joy is healthy. Joy buoys and illuminates body, mind, and spirit. Joy is light, and light is healing. Light--sunlight being the most obvious example--is essential for the health and flowering of all good and beautiful things. Please know I'm not talking about Pollyanna, candy-a-rotten apple, or denial/pretend joy. No way. Some things simply suck, and Lynnie's illness is one of them. The joy I'm talking about can be found by mindfully turning toward the light while simultaneously acknowledging and accepting any fear and sorrow that may be within and around us. Not an easy challenge but definitely an important one to tackle. What is  Joy? I didn't like most of the definitions of joy I read because they hinged on feelings of happiness. So, I created one that resonates with my heart. To me, joy is more an attitude of mind and heart than it is a feeling. A good way to cultivate a joyful attitude is to consciously notice, appreciate, and feel gratitude for all tiny, or brilliant, rays of sunshine along the way. Of course feelings of happiness, wellbeing, love, and warmth may accompany joyful moments. However, sometimes our hearts and minds can know joy even when all we can feel in the moment is sorrow. How to Find Joy in Sorrow? Everyone finds joy in his or her own unique way and, of course, I don't know the best way for you to do so. All I can do is share a few ways that are helping me find joy right now. For example, as my husband, Gene, and I left Lynnie and Shawn's house the other night saddened and shell-shocked by the latest pathology report, we consciously made an effort to notice and comment on the exquisite sunset spreading over the mountains. We accentuated the positive by underscoring how healthy and strong Lynnie is, and how amazingly well she is recovering from surgery. We shared our gratitude to be living close by and able to be a part of her extensive support team. We reiterated, for the umpteenth time, how thankful we are to have each other. We cheered at our grandson's basketball game and basked in our little dog, Lily's, welcome when we got home.  And, we also cried together…  Accept What Is One of the best "how's" I know for finding joy in the midst of sorrow is accepting the reality of what is without resisting or wishing for what isn't. Along with accepting situations and circumstances, it's vital to accept our own feelings and responses as well. Resistance magnifies pain.  Resistance shuts us down and closes us up. Resistance can trap us in a never-ending loop of pain, regret, resentment, self-pity, depression, anxiety, ad infinitum…  On the other hand, accepting reality opens our hearts and minds to a modicum of peace and the ability to love and be loved. Accepting the feelings sorrow stirs up,  allows them to "move on down the road." Even if the reality you are stuck in is resistance, gently accept that too! * Resistance promotes "stuckness."  * Acceptance encourages progess, growth, and                            healing.                                                                     * Resistance closes.                                                            * Acceptance opens. * Resistance imprisons.                                         * Acceptance frees. Awareness, appreciation, and gratitude are more easily noticed by open hearts and minds. Ask Your Angels I firmly believe each one of us has Guardian and "Guide-ian" angels who are thrilled to come to our assistance whenever we call on them. I have a quirky visual of groups of angels congregated in a heavenly lounge (in sort of a reverse PBS Upstairs, Downstairs way) waiting for us to tug on the bell cord. Even  if it feels like wishful thinking, please try asking your angels for what you want and need, for both yourself and others. Very importantly, allow yourself to be aware of the comfort of angelic presence. Bask in it. Act with Kindness and Patience During difficult and stressful times, most of us run the gamut of emotions. Feelings such as vulnerability, anger, over-responsibility, exhaustion, helplessness, irritability--plus countless others--are natural. Responding to our own, and others', feelings with kindness and patience allows each of us to remain open to love, learning, blessings, and joy. Kindness and patience invite connection with those whom we care about. Connection contains joy. Accentuate the Positive Open your eyes and heart to the positives within both the circumstances in your life and the people experiencing them. There are almost always positive behaviors and attitudes that can be respected and celebrated in both ourselves and others. Become aware of those attitudes and behaviors. Congratulate yourself and others on them.  Highlighting positives lightens the energy of both people and circumstances. Appreciate, with Gratitude, the Beautiful, Inspiring, and Blessed Noticing even tiny wonderful stuff, and being grateful for it, etches uplifting feelings and attitudes into your consciousness and, as a result, elevates your spirit.                                           ********** Dear ones, both known and yet-to-be-known, thank you for reading these musings. It has helped me to write them. May you consistently find joy in the midst of all life's various offerings. May wellbeing bless your body May peace quiet your mind May courage lift your spirit May love be your guiding light.                                        With love and gratitude,

Song for the Soul: "Lettin' Go" by Janelle Monae

Sometimes you gotta just LET GO! This song will get you moving, take a deep breath, then EXHALE. RELAX AND KEEP DREAMING! Don't let the stresses of life overwhelm you the point where you see no way out or through. There is always a way. Enjoy this song and dance!!

HELLO MY NAME IS: ...Winter (Poem)

My times of darkness are extended

My days have grown cold

My excitement is dissolved in slushy footprints

My breath is now old

My purpose unknown and fore-sought

My tears chill the world

My wrath blankets the thoughts

My thoughts become swirled

My tears are walked on, pushed to the side, then eventually they melt away

Seen by no one because of the Sun's illuminant ray

My feet are frozen into place, sealed like cement, neither moving backward nor beyond

My life follows a continuous cycle, I come and go in time, yet my heart does not respond

HELLO MY NAME IS: ......Winter

Written 12/24/2001

By Phylicia D. Thomas

Song for the Soul: "Precious" by Esperanza Spalding

Today's Song for the Soul "Precious" by Esperanza Spalding speaks volumes and reminds us to never compromise our inner diva, remain PRECIOUS and never settle for less than your STANDARDS and your WORTH! It's a Beautiful Jazzy piece.



 

Song for the Soul: "Walk In My Shoes" by Emily King

Today's Song for the Soul is "Walk In My Shoes" by Emily Kings. I hope it pushes you to keep doing what you're doing and remember that each you are a step closer, so keep walking.

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