Have you ever noticed the importance numbers play in our life? I have come to understand the reasons why I have chosen certain numbers in my life and after seeking their meanings have become more aware of the importance of these choices in the spiritual awakening process.
As we seek the answers we find that the numbers will tell us so much as to who we are and why we make the decisions that we make.
Most of the roads I travel take me back to GOD’s door and when I knock it is always answered it is answered with much love ad GOD loves us all and wants to show us love so we can show others love and put then on a path to personal and spiritual growth so that we can share our journey with others and have them share in our peace, love, joy, and prosperity. As we travel our road we can create a oneness consciousness as long as our actions on these roads lead us to praise and honor GOD. In honoring GOD through prayer and praise we widen the road and enhance the path to GOD and thus secure a place in his kingdom that helps us to grow in mind, body, and spirit and thus enables us to be of service and value to others. Sometime we must take it slow and ease on down the road and remove our burdens so that GOD can carry us through his messages that he is constantly giving to us. Sometimes GOD’s messages come in the form of traffic jams, detours, and closed road giving us an opportunity to learn patience, or choose a new and better path, or simply shutting the things out of our life that no longer serve us. In staying on the road that lead’s to GOD’S House we are given the tools and opportunities to grow and prosper.
In easing down the road and stopping to rest we often find that the answers we were seeking were not in the outside world but were inside of us all the time. In easing down the road and heeding GOD’S messages we get in touch with ur inner divinity and thus can share our divinity with others and bring them along on our journey so that not only is our life improved but the lives of others are improved. In taking a time out to ease on down the road while being centered and balanced we open up many channels to receive the messages that are intended to help us create a joyous and prosperous life. There will be trials and tribulations as we ease on down the road but those meant to be of positive assistance will be sent to us and thus everything will be greater as we are guided by GOD’S Love as we ease on down the road. In easing on down our road we must understand that all we seek and all we desire has already been provided for us it is duty to claim that which serves us and eliminate that which does not serve us.
GOD has provided us with the tools we need to create a positive life for ourselves. It is up to us to open the door that we find when we ease on down the road. All we need is inside of us and it has been there from the beginning of time. We must not look at what we do not have and what others have but what we must look at is all that GOD has given us and how we are going to use GOD’S Gifts to lead us and thus make our world and the world around us a better place. Our lives are like a highway with many exits and many times we must take a different exit so that we can find out who we truly are. Sometimes we must change our plans and just let things flow knowing that with GOD as our co-pilot everything will work out. I begin my daily journey by saying thank you and reciting that all things are possible through Christ who strengthens me. As I do this most of my days are joyful and prosperous. There have been some accidents along my highway but each one contatined an important lesson and each lesson learned has helped me to grow in spirit and understand that I have a purpose to help other people excel and that when people are ready to join me on my road they will and then I will be able to drive my highway all night long.
As we spring ahead some will say we lose an hour while others will say we gain daylight. The question is what is your perception? As part of the spiritual awakening process I see it as an enhanced opportunity to grow in spirit and strengthen our connection to nature. In getting home at 6 PM and having it still be light out I am able to spend time in the light and reflect in my sacred space. I have also found that when it is lighter out longer I vibrate at a higher level of joy and thus radiate more joy and happiness and as a result find myself having greater success in March – October than in October -March. There is something very spiritual about getting up and watching the sunrise and then being able to stay outside and witness the sunset. In each case we can show gratitude to GOD for giving us a day to be glad and rejoice in the realm of possibilities that are presented to us. I look at Daylight Saving Time as a great chance to spend more time out in nature and to achieve greater things in the community. Though many will see the springing forward as a loss of time I see it actually as an opportunity to become more connected to your divinity as you have a little more daylight to enjoy.
The idea of more sunlight gives me more time to spend in my sacred space so as to create a oneness consciousness while I enhance the mind, body, soul connection. I find the extra daylight allows me to relax more as I don’t like to drive in the dark so the release of stress enables me to be more productive as I look forward to getting home and spending time outside in reflection. I find myself more relaxed during Daylight Saving Time so I would have to say it is a gain for me. In the light I can achieve the greater things that need to be done and have a better sense of purpose as more is being accomplished.
As time passes it is up to us to do what we can with the time that we have. I find that when you can sit in silence at the sunrise and do a gratitude exercise you can set in motion positive events that will propel you to have success in your personal, professional, and spiritual life. When we embrace these time passages we can reflect so we can move forward in a positive direction of our goals and dreams. With a little extra daylight we can finish projects that we were putting off because we used the darkness as an excuse now that excuse has been eliminated so we now have the light to help us bring some projects to fruition.
I had today (3/7/2015) all planned out and then all my well laid plans went astray. I went to the barber shop and my barber was not there, he’ll be back at 10 AM tomorrow. I went to the movie theater and it was closed for renovations. It was at that moment that I noticed a car show going on and I was wearing a Relay For Life Shirt and had a collection canister in the car. I took a deep breath as I have learned through the spiritual awakening process and asked GOD what I should do. The answer was change plans and solicit donations for The Relay for Life. I did just that. After collecting donations I asked GOD what next? The answer was to go to Starbucks and work on follow up for Relay For Life. I now sit at the Starbucks working on this blog entry with one of my Tokens of Appreciation from www.tofa.us to give out. I have a n idea of who will get today’s but as today showed me don’t be to dependent on your plans as they will change. I have learned long my spiritual path that GOD has the master plan and he will direct you. Sometimes one has to detach from the plans you made and allow GOD to direct you to take the action he seeks you to take. many times as we experience our spiritual awakening we need to simply let go and let GOD. In making plans one has to also agree to be flexible if those plans go astray. In consulting with GOD, Jesus, our angels, and the ascended masters we will receive the messages to direct our actions that create the vibrations that lead to our lives being filled with peace, love, joy, and prosperity. many times our plans do not fit into our calling for the day and GOD sets things in motion for us that are more aligned with our calling and our life’s purpose. In accepting the fact that we must adapt and change according to what GOD has in store we create a greater oneness consciousness that allows us to come alive and help our community while also helping ourselves.
Many times GOD makes changes to our plans to show us a better way. When we trust in GOD everything works out and many times they work out for the better. When we detach from the plans and we understand that GOD has better things in store for us we begin to attract more positive experiences in our personal and professional lives. When we seek GOD’s direction and remove our emotions from the equation we are able to move forward in the positive direction of our dreams. The fact remains that GOD will show the way you must be willing to follow the path he has set out and not get so set on your plans that you allow disappointment and the negative energy sucking emotions like anger creep into to your life as they lessen the vibrational levels that bring peace, love, joy, and prosperity into your life.
When you can create universal heartbeat of positive impact while undergoing your spiritual awakening you will be able to move forward in a positive direction of your dreams. When you come straight from your heart and you are driven not by ego but by divinity you will see that the mind and body follows and your level of joy, peace, love, and prosperity increase. In leading with your heart you will notice an increased vibration that allows you reach levels that you only imagined. When your action is heart centered as opposed to ego centered you will see the rewards increase. So many times we shut out so many things because we let our ego get in the way and thus our human side interferes with our spiritual side and we hold ourselves back. I have often stated that EGO is edging GOD out and when you do that you close off many channels that could help in your quest to create a oneness consciousness and increase your mind, body, soul connection. I have found tat when I detach from the idea of receiving accolades and money and simply follow my heart that the accolades and money come anyway. I have found that when I am heart centered and simply act from a place of love and joy that I achieve more. In taking action that is heart centered I feel that I resonate and vibrate at a higher level that attracts other loving and caring people into my life that assist me in achieving my goals. One way to lead with you heart is to simply leave your ego at home and realize that you are powerful and you can do great things when you become heart centered and tap into your inner divinity.
Love is inside us all in our heart and when we release it and believe in it we achieve things that we never thought possible. When we lead with our heart and we see things from a position of love we send out vibrations that attract the people into our life who will lift us up and help us to step into our power to unleash the greatness that we have inside. When we realize that love is in the air we can breathe it in and out and be loving and caring in all that we do so as to experience great results. If you display a loving and caring attitude people will show you love and support your efforts. There may be some rejection along the way and some challenges to face but when it is all said and done there will be two questions to answer did you live you life in joy and did your life bring joy to others? If you lead with your heart you will be able to say yes to both these questions and know that you lived a fulfilled life.
I have always taught people do not judge a person by the car they drive, the house they live in, or the clothes they wear because you may be missing out on making a spiritual connection that can enhance your personal and professional life. In taking action to remove judgement from the equation you open up channels that allow you to have peace, love, joy, and prosperity in your life. The idea of the fancy car at one time did appeal to me, however through the spiritual awakening process I have learned you can not eat the car and you can not feed the car to others so having a practical car that can help you be of service and value is the best way to go. As I develop spiritually I continue to realize that it is not about the money you accumulate but what you do with the money that is important. I have attended so many seminars where the speakers focus on the money that they made and how they are going to sell you a package that is going to change your life. Money doesn’t change who you are and how you act. if you were a poor asshole and suddenly came into cash you will now be a rich asshole unless you make personal changes to become a better person. I have learned that if you are of value and service to others the money needed to enjoy your life will come. More importantly when you get the outer wealth you must balance it by having inner wealth. I would much rather tale a trip where I will be of service then simply go on vacation. I used to put a priority on the fancy designer clothes now I put a priority on buying practical clothes and using my savings to help others. I have found when you give you get which was the case when I received The City Of Lauderhill S.A.K.E. Community Service Award as one of the gifts was a brand new tablet.
I have come to learn that inner wealth is the greatest wealth you can have as money doesn’t buy happiness one must be happy internally. Money may provide the materialistic things in life but they will not provide the spiritualistic things that lead to creating a oneness consciousness that allows you to create inner wealth.
The year was 1976 and Vickie Sue Robinson had just recorded this song. I was one of the kids who started doing all the break dance moves and even went as far as laying the cardboard our on the side walk with a box for people to put money in it. I donated a large majority of the monies to charities like The Muscular Dystrophy Association and March Of Dimes. It is hard to believe that it has been 39 years since the release of the song but each time it comes on I still feel like busting a move and shifting vibrations. I no longer spin on my head but have been know to do a cartwheel when the spirit moves me. As I reflected back on those days when I was 11 years old I came to realize that I was about service and value even back then as I ran my first charitable event, a backyard carnival for The Muscular Dystrophy Association. One could say that as young as 11 I was spiritually awake but didn’t realize how GOD was using me as a conduit to spread a message of peace, love, joy, and prosperity through charitable work. Through the years I have always believed tat helping others is important. Every year GOD kept giving me messages and putting me in places where I could be of service and value.
In 1978 I was introduced to the group, Kansas, whose song Dust In The Wind has become an anthem for me during the spiritual awakening process. 1978 was also the year of my Bar-Mitzvah and that year can be traced as the start of my devotion to GOD and beginning my spiritual journey of exploration. Since that time I have forged a spiritual connection with JESUS Christ. I have come to believe that everything is possible through Christ who strengthens me.
In 1983 I was graduating high school and I began to realize that with everything we do in our lives there is always something their to remind us of the ones we love. On the spiritual path these reminders may come in the form of butterflies, flowers, a special song, or a memory triggered by passing by a special place like the park where you shared a kiss, or a tennis court where you shared special moments, or that swimming pool where you set some records. There is always something there to remind you of the joys you had and sometimes the anguish. As the years go by the anguish lessens and the joy starts to fill you as you move forward in a positive direction of your dreams.
Life is often like a poker game. The best hand when playing poker is a royal flush while in our spiritual poker game the best hand we can have is self actualization. The first rule in our spiritual poker game is to come straight from the heart.The next rule of the spiritual poker game is that we do not use money but we use spiritually related items to place our bets like a complimentary card reading. The third rule in our spiritual poker game is that you can not fold. The fourth rule is that there will be 2 passes made, the cards dealt, first round of betting, exchange of cards then a second round of betting and then everyone shares their hand and the winner then gets the pot. In between hands players will be encouraged to write down their thoughts in a personal journal and to share their feelings about the hand so as to clear their thoughts to play the next hand. The idea of host a spiritual poker game is to bring people together to fellowship while also expanding their spiritual growth. In spiritual growth it is not about winning it is about enlightenment. The key will be to shuffle up and deal and grow in spirituality. As you play spiritual poker you can seek guidance from your angels, your spiritual guides, any ascended masters, GOD, Jesus or other spiritual sources for assistance.
Imagine instead of using chips and playing for money that you would purchase Tokens of Appreciation for www.tofa.us and at the end the game everyone would agree to share the coins with others and regardless of the hands that were put together that night at the poker table everyone would benefit because there would be more of these tokens in the world.
I receive Conversations With GOD from Neale Donald Walsh on a daily basis. These daily missives of God Wants You To Know have helped in my spiritual growth as they serve as a great reminder that I and all those I come in contact are part of something much larger than ourselves. Today this is what I received:
I believe God wants you to know…
…that you can live a charmed life, and that there is a
formula by which you can make this work.
Here is the formula: You can live a charmed life by
causing others to live a charmed life. That is, be the
source of ‘charm’ — of charming moments and
experiences — in the life of another.
Be everyone else’s Lucky Charm! Make all who you
touch today feel ‘lucky’ that you crossed their path.
Do this for a week and watch things change. Do it
for a month and you’ll be a different person.
Love, Your Friend …
Neale.
When we become the person that makes others happy we begin to grow and flourish and thus we create a better understanding of our spiritual calling. In being like Prince Charming and taking action to pursue our goals and dreams with a sense of passion and purpose we set in motion awesome vibrations that resonate with those who can assist us in achieving our vision. When we throw caution to the wind and say regardless of what may happen I am going for it. When we are grateful for the opportunity and detach from the outcome and just simple let things flow we generally achieve a greatness that we could never have imagined.
The other day I went to www.nike.com and through NIKEID designed this sneaker to wear at my Relay For Life. The right side says BEAT and the left side says CANCER. As I was discussing the sneaker and showing people the photo I got the idea to contact NIKE and suggest they make the sneaker available to the general public. Today I took action and called NIKE Customer Service and told the lady about my idea to have NIKE Produce and sell the sneakers and give a percentage of the proceeds to The American Cancer Society Relay For Life. She loved the idea and said she would buy a pair. She took the information and said she would forward it to the right people. She gave me the world headquarters number for NIKE and guess what I called it and was put through to The Community Impact Person. I left her a message. LIke Prince Charming has his quest and pursued it we must have our quest and pursue it with relentlessness as we can achieve our visions if we take action and eliminate that which is holding us back. People may have told me that I was crazy and NIKE will never go for this. My answer is you don’t know until you take action and ask. Look inside and ask yourself what is it that is stopping me from taking action. My mindset was what is the worst NIKE will say, we are not interested. You never know until you take action.
When you are like Prince Charming and have a goal in mind and take action to reach that goal the results are incredible. I was on FACEBOOK a few weeks ago and I reached out to Doreen Virtue for some products to use in a Chance Drawing for my Relay For Life and she referred me to her publicist at Hay House.I emailed the publicist and the publicist ased what i was looking for.My answer was anything you can send. About a week later there was a package at my door with over $800 worth of Doreen Virtue Products. I did the same with Dr. Wayne Dyer and Louis Hay and they send items. I asked Serena Dyer and Sonia Choquette and they sent items. The idea is to be like Prince Charming and seek the connection. When your vision is clear and the blockages are removed it is amazing what can happen. Again ask yourself what is stopping you from pursuing your quest.
Eliminate Fear by facing everything and rising. Do not allow doubters and naysayers or the negative self talk hold you back. Be a warrior and embrace the adventure that awaits on your spiritual path.
Live with abandon and put you trust in GOD and you will be guided along your path and closer to achieving your vision. Do not allow what others think or say hold you back.
Remove the shackles and break the chains that may have imprisoned you in the past and stopped you from moving forward in your personal and professional life. Praise GOD for the talents he has given you and use them to achieve your vision. Each day break the chains and say today I will step into my power and achieve greatness then watch what happens.
Never Give Up!!! Jim Valvano delivered a moving speech at The ESPYS as The First Recipient of The Arthur Ashe Courage Award that teaches us valuable lessons to help us be like Prince Charming.
Today remember to stay positive!!! Namaste!!!
Whoever thought that GOD would send a message during my spiritual awakening process through a challenge from a coach of an opposing team. As many of you who read this blog on a regular basis know I am The PA Announcer for The South Florida Gold of The American Basketball Association. On Sunday, 2/22/2015, I was announcing the game when in the 4th quarter things got heated due to the number of team fouls recorded against The Gold the opposing coach for The Midnites was irate and started to pound the scorer’s table and then was very aggressive toward the team owner of The Gold, who was keeping the official book so I stood up told the coach to take a seat and he got belligerent at which time I said don’t make me come from behind this table to which he challenged me to come from behind the table. Being a man of great integrity I came from behind the table and then one of his biggest players came in between us so I decided to take the higher ground and go back and sit down to which the lady keeping the book for their team said to someone he almost got himself killed. She didn’t realize that at the time I could handle myself but in taking a deep breath and stepping away I became the bigger person. At the end of the game the final score was Midnites 115- Gold 111. I went and did the right thing and shook the coach’s hand to which he said no hard feelings and wished all the opposing players good luck the rest of the season. I learned that next time let the person vent and don’t buy into their anger because anger only diminishes our vibration and puts us in a bad light. The Key to remember when someone is being confrontational is that GOD sees all and wants you to take a higher ground. I was reminded that if I am to grow in spirit and create a oneness consciousness that I must check my ego at the door and just allow things to unfold and if someone is going to get that bent out of shape over a basketball game they have bigger issues that the way team fouls were being recorded.
As I sat in quiet reflection this morning, 2/23/2015, I realized that regardless of the outcome of a basketball game, a baseball game, a football game or any sporting event at the end of the day the result is but a minuscule speck on the landscape of life. The lesson I learned from the events of yesterday is that anger doesn’t solve anything and it creates blockages that interfere with your ability to make a mind, body, and soul connection that will allow you to perform at higher levels. Anger does not serve us as it takes away from the ability to create peace, love, joy, and prosperity. Yesterday GOD sent a clear message that sometimes just sitting back and saying nothing is the best way and that being a peaceful warrior. Sometimes it is the hard lessons that propel us to become more evolved spiritually so that when challenges occur we are better equipped to face them. Many times we get so caught up in wanting to win what amounts to just a game that we lose site of the big picture and that is answering the question as to how am I adding value to someone’s life. My getting angry and almost getting physical was not going to lift up anyone and it was only going to diminish the way I was seen in the eyes of others and the eyes of GOD.