Creativity

Each of us has an innate creative energy waiting to be expressed. Kids do it all the time, when they play, do crafts, or tell stories. . But, at some point, we "grow up", we start trading creative expression for fitting in, achieving academic success or just "adulting". And, not using your creativity can have some real, negative impacts on your life, relationships, and even your health.By not expressing your creativity, you hide a part of your true self. By not using your innate creativity, you give your power up to create your own life. Today is the day that you reclaim your creativity. Your creativity and inspiration are just waiting to be expressed. Today begin sharing your creative gifts with the world around you and create the life you desire.

Just for today, I recognize that the key to creativity is knowing that my thinking creates my experience. I use this key in every area of my life. I am learning to be more creative every day.I release all resistance to expressing my creativity fully. My unique creative talents and abilities flow through me and are expressed in deeply satisfying ways. All is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Alone but not lonely

Some people think it’s awful to spend time alone—that it means they are antisocial or that no one needs them or loves them. Some people feel sad and lonely when they don’t have company every evening or weekend. But being alone doesn’t mean that no one needs you or loves you. It can actually be quite useful to take some time to yourself. When you’re alone, nothing prevents you from listening to your inner voice, heart, and mind. Today, seek some solitude and allow yourself to tune into your inner voice that has so much to tell you. Today, don't be afraid of being alone. It can help you understand who you are, what you want, and what you can do to become more of who you are and what really makes you happy and fulfilled. Sometimes the best place you can be is alone. Enjoy the stillness.

Just for today, I recognize that my alone time is just as fulfilling as the time I spend with others. I always have the perfect balance between solitude and community. I allow myself to be quiet and still and I am amazed at what I discover. Life is just waiting to share its secrets with me. I am safe, divinely guided and protected and so it is.

Full Moon Magic

It's a Super Full Moon in Virgo and she's big and beautiful. In fact, this Snow Moon is the largest and the closest Full Moon of this year. Full Moons are always a time of culminations and endings. Yet, with this larger-than-life Supermoon, the Universe is reminding you that with endings also come new awesome beginnings. Everything about this day is reminding you to LET GO of what hasn't been working for you and turn your attention toward new ways of being. Today, by the vibes of this big Full Moon, let go of all the people, places, things, beliefs and habits that have been holding you back and keeping you mired in the past. Then, take some time to dream, imagine and intuit, while you are healing your past. Today let this Full Moon work magic in your life.

Just for today, I am willing to let go. I joyously let go of all the things that no longer serve me. I let go of all fear and doubt and Life becomes simple and easy for me. All is truly well in my world. And so it is.

This present moment

Life unfolds in the present. But so often, we let the present moment slip away, allowing time to rush past us unobserved, unnoticed and squandering the precious seconds of our lives as we worry about the future and ruminate about the past. However, only in the present moment can you create your future. If you’re holding on to the past, you can’t be in the present. It’s only in this “now” moment that your thoughts and words are powerful.

Today, recognize that you cannot create the future that you desire from the garbage of your past and that living in your past or worrying about your future is robbing you of what's really happening to you in this present moment. You only get one shot at life, and you don’t have a whole lot of control over what happens to you in it. Today take advantage of the choices that you do have. Today choose to be amazed about each and every present moment. Choose to live in this present moment.

Just for today, I recognize that the past is over and has no power over me. The thoughts of this moment create my future. I give myself the gift of freedom from the past and move with joy into the now. My point of power is always in the present moment. I claim that power now and consciously create my future. Everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

The basics

Just for today, I return to the basics of life-forgiveness, gratitude, courage, love and humor. No person, place or things has any power over me for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my own reality and everyone in it. I am beautiful and everyone loves me. I am loved an accepted exactly as I am right here and right now and everything in my life works now and forevermore. And so it is.

Faith

This year is all about profound change and to make those changes you may have heard you need to "take a leap of faith". However, faith doesn’t have to be a blind leap. It can be what you carry with you in each step you take in your daily life, as the rule and not the exception. For it is with faith that you can accomplish your dreams; it is with faith that you can build visions of new beginnings, filled with possibilities; it is with faith that your creativity grows; and it is with faith that you can take hold of the energy you need to carry you through all the changes that you are going through. Faith is the complete reliance on the power and goodness of something larger than yourself and the firm belief that you are always connected to that goodness. Today, surrender and let go of your planning, wondering, worrying and over- thinking and allow yourself to have faith. Faith may not instantly bring you what you desire, but it will show you the way to go after it for yourself. Today affirm your faith in the face of doubt with thoughts that things will work out, things will improve and that in truth everything always works out for your highest and best good, despite your fear and because of your faith.

Just for today, I am now surrendered to the perfect un-foldment of my life within a loving and supportive Universe.I trust the process of life. Nothing in the past or present interferes with the Divine Right Flow of my Life. I have faith in the unlimited loving power of the Universe. I am safe. It is only change and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Forgive your parents..forgive your past

We all have family patterns, and it is very easy for us to blame our parents, our childhood, or our environment for the present condition of our lives. If we grew up in a family where criticism was the norm, then we are going to be critical as adults. If we grew up in a family where we were not allowed to express our anger, then we are probably terrified of anger and confrontation. As we grow up, we begin to live these false ideas and lose touch with our inner wisdom. However, there comes a time in all of our lives that we need to stop blaming our childhoods for our present behavior.

Today is that day! Today you can begin to realize that you can go beyond your family’s limitations. You are the one who suffers when you hold on to past grievances. You give the situations and the people in your life power over you, and those same situations and people keep you mentally enslaved. They will continue to control you if you stay stuck in your “unforgiveness.” Today allow yourself to let go of the beliefs that continue to hurt you and in reality are not true nor were they ever true. Today let go and free yourself from the needless cycle of pain, anger and recrimination that keeps you imprisoned in your own suffering and prevents you from creating positive, relationships with yourself and others. Today, forgive your parents, your past, and then let go so you can truly heal yourself and live in this present moment. You so deserve it.

Just for today, I forgive everyone in my past for all perceived wrongs. I release them with love. I forgive my parents for all past perceived hurts and I am free to love myself. I love myself enough to move beyond my parents limitations. I am now a complete, secure, independent adult, fully capable of taking care of myself and sharing my love and strength with the world around me. All is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Be your own Valentine!

Happy Valentine's Day! As much as Valentine’s day is about expressing love for those special people in your life, I think it is just as important to express love to YOU. Loving yourself has nothing to do with vanity or arrogance—those emotions are only expressions of fear. When you truly love yourself, you are able to cherish and appreciate yourself for the wondrous being that you are. Loving yourself enables you to create a life of joy and fulfillment. Remember that everything in your outer world is a mirror of what goes on in your mind. If you want to find love and acceptance in your outer world, then that’s what YOU must first give to yourself.

Today, this is my Valentine to you: Stop criticizing yourself—now and forevermore. Love and accept yourself as you are right now. When you do, you’ll blossom in ways that you can’t even imagine. Love will heal you. Your love for yourself will work miracles in your life. Be your own Valentine today and every day moving forward.

Just for today, I remember that Life is very simple. What I give out comes back to me. Today I choose to give love.I am comfortable in looking in the mirror and saying "I love you". I recognize that love happens when I release the desperate need for love, and instead, allow it to find me in the perfect time in the perfect way. I draw love and acceptance into my life, and I accept it now. Love is really all there is. And so it is.

Express yourself

Most of us have many things that we would like to express but hold back for many reasons-to keep the peace; to not hurt other people's feelings or simply because we are afraid of showing our darker sides. Therefore, we bury those feelings deep within us in hopes that they do not surface.

However, when you hold yourself back from speaking up about something that is wrong, you allow that thing, that incident to take on a life-force of its own. By hiding your true and perhaps dark feelings you actually give them more power. The only way to grow from your darkness is to shine a light on it and acknowledge that its exists. And the only way you can take responsibility for your own individual power is to honestly, bravely, and vulnerably share what needs to be said. Today would be that day to share any unexpressed feelings! Today is the day to communicate them all! When you stop being afraid of your darker emotions, you can acknowledge them and then express them. Once you clear the air you will feel so much lighter and will allow yourself new growth and new found respect for yourself and your boundaries.

Just for today, I speak up for myself. I claim my power now. I am safe when I express my feelings. I can remain serene in all situations. I recognize that all my feelings are my friends, not just the ones that I like. I freely express who I am and out of this situation only good will come. . And so it is.

Choose love

Life is a voyage of self discovery-a journey of enlightenment. To be enlightened is to go within and to know who and what you really are, and to know that you have the ability to change for the better by loving and taking care of yourself.

However, many of us have been taught that it's selfish and vain to love ourselves. In truth, it is not selfish to love yourself. In fact, loving yourself allows you to freely love other people without the constant need to be loved by them. Unfortunately, many of us will not love ourselves until we lose the weight, or get the job, or get the raise, or whatever. We often put conditions on our love. But today is the day the you begin to change-to love yourself unconditionally. Today is the day that you can begin to love yourself totally with no expectations. Love is something you can choose, the same way you choose anger, or hate, or sadness. You can choose to forgive someone who has hurt you and begin to finally heal. You can choose to be grateful for what you have. You can choose love. It’s always a choice within you. Today, right now in this moment set your intentions to choose love.It’s the most powerful healing force there is.

Just for today, I choose to feel good about myself. I am worthy of my own love. I choose to see with eyes of love. I love what I see. I choose to love and approve of myself unconditionally, knowing that loving myself will work miracles in my life. I am safe. I am loved and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.

Self talk

Every thought you think is creating your future. And, every thought you think and every word you speak is an affirmation. All of your self-talk, your internal dialogue, is a stream of affirmations. You use affirmations every moment whether you know it or not. You are affirming and creating your life experiences with every word and thought.

Today, begin to become aware that you are indeed creating your life through your thoughts and words.. Even your complaints and self criticism are affirmations, even if they are affirming something that you do not want. In reality your negative self talk is creating more of exactly what you are complaining about or what you say you do not want. Every time you get angry, you are affirming that you want more anger in your life. Every time you feel like a victim, you are affirming that you want to continue to feel like a victim. If you feel and think that Life isn’t giving you what you want in your world and you focus and affirm that over and over, then you are affirming that you will never be open to the goodness of Life-that is, until you change the way you think and talk. And that happens today. Today, monitor your self talk. Monitor your complaints and your criticism of yourself. Today, choose your words wisely because they are creating your reality and your future.

Just for today, I monitor my self talk, making certain it is uplifting and supportive of myself and others. I do not fix my problems. I fix my thinking and then my problems fix themselves. I am in the process of making positive changes in every area of my life. And so it is.

Waiting for the other shoe to drop?

Sometimes even when all is truly well in our worlds, we can find ourselves waiting for the other shoe to drop? However, waiting for the other shoe to drop is one way that you can rob yourself of feeling good in the now because you are nervously anticipating something negative will happen in the future. However, there is an antidote to constantly fearing what comes next and it is living fully in the present moment.

Today, make it your intention to live fully; accept that Life is a series of ebbs and flows; successes and perceived failures and highs and lows. But, by not constantly waiting for the bad stuff to happen, and instead focusing on the now, you can flow more easily, joyfully, and fully through this day. Your life is happening right in front of you. Don't miss it today!

Just for today, I confine my thinking and being to this present moment. I recognize that yesterday is in the past. I turn my total attention to this present moment. I live in the present moment and easily release past pain. I live in the present moment by being grateful for all of my life experiences. I am grateful. I am always safe and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

Best Friends

Friendships can be our most enduring and important relationships. We can live without lovers or spouses. We can live without our primary families, but most of us cannot live happily and fully without friends because most of us have a great need to share our life experiences with others. Not only do we learn more about others when we engage in friendship, but we can also learn more about ourselves. Friends can be mirrors of our self-worth and self-esteem. They give us the perfect opportunity to look at ourselves, and the areas where we might need to grow. They are actually a reflection of ourselves at any given moment. So, today remember that the best friend you have in the entire world is YOURSELF! So, be good to your best friend today!

Just for today, I am my own best friend. Other friends will come and go but I am always here for and with myself. I support myself in feeling good. And so it is.