Spiritual Awakening: What Legacy Are You Creating?
It has been 12 days since I attended The Women Of Faith Event in Sunrise, FL. I was only able to take part in The Friday Night portion of the event as I was booked to announce The Sean Taylor Classic, which crowned champions in Pop Warner Football. I was their that evening to promote and share www.addictsmom.com, an online community helping mothers of addicts to share without shame while facing the challenges of having an addicted child. In the last 12 days I began to think about and answer the question What Legacy Are You Creating?
You hear it all the time I want a balanced budget, eat a balanced diet, create a balanced life and thus it all becomes a balancing act. The balancing act is very important when creating the life you want. The key is to answer the question of how do you achieve the balance that you desire? An answer that I have come up with is to measure your finances, your health, and your spirituality ona a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the least desirable and 10 being the most desirable then take action to improve the areas so everything is the positive and moving toward the 10 on all levels. For example your finances are at a 5 your health at an 8 and your spirituality at an 8 so your goal is to get the finances to an 8. The question becomes what do I do to bring the finances up? Here are some tips:
Spiritual Awakening: Removing The Shackles and Finding Your Freedom
As I sat in the audience at The Women of Faith Conference in Sunrise, FL listening to Mandisa sing her version of this song that was originally done by Mary Mary I kept thinking how many people are being shackled by their choices and haven’t found their freedom. Then I thought how can I help you break the shackles and find your freedom and the answer was to share this blog entry with you. Mandisa gave a very moving testimony that showed those in attendance that regardless of the current circumstances you can break free and remove the shackles that may be holding you back. As she shared her story about bing eating I thought wow I have been there. When she shared that once she began loving herself and realized she was loved her life began to shift and her path became clearer and today her message is being shared with people worldwide. I encourage you to begin each morning with some type of ritual that will help you to remove any shackles that are holding you back.
Mandisa and Toby Mac deliver a message taht will help you to have a good morning and a good day as you continue to break the shackles and find your freedom.
It is when we truly break out of the shackles and realize we have a power inside of us that is given to us by the divine taht we truly find freedom. Think about those who are telling you it can be done, or that will never work, or you are not good enough and begin to edge them out of your life and move forward because happiness and prosperity is your birth right.
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Spiritual Awakening: Tools to Break The Shackles And Find Your Freedom
For those that read this blog on a regular basis you know I am a big proponet of books and implementing what you have learned from the books. At Women of Faith I had the opportunity to hear Sandi Patty perform her music and give her testimonial. Her books and music will help you break the shackles and to discover your freedom. Brenda Warner was also there, though I didn’t hear her speak her story is motivational and inspiring. Brenda is married to Kurt Warner, whose story of going from a stock boy to a Superbowl MVP is amazing.
I have often mentioned that the use of humor or comedy is a great tool to help break free. I had the opportunity to hear Mark Lowry at Women of Faith and you have to see him to fully understand his message.
Mark Lowry also has a serious side as evidenced by his son Mary Did You Know. When I saw him sing this on Friday 10/26/12 at Women of Faith I teared up.
As you continue to remove the shackles and find your freedom you will discover quotes and affirmations that will help you on your path.
Meditation is a great tool to use to break the shackles and to find your freedom. The following video will help you.
I leave you today with this song from Mandisa to encourage to start now and break those shackles that may be holding you back.
Spiritual Awakening: Arnel Pineda And Other Inspirational Lessons
I chose to highlight Arnel Pineda today as he shows us all the power of spirituality and using our talents to improve our life and the lives of others. When you read Arnel’s full biography at wikipedia you learn of the hardships he faced and how he never lost faith and kept doing what he loved to do. Being passionate and taking action will often lead to success. I found hos story to be inspirational and it is my hope that when things are challenging on your spiritual path that you will take his story and others shared here to help you face these challenges and continue on your path.
The lead voice in this song is that of Arnel Pineda, a young Filipino who was discovered on YOUTUBE by the lead guitarist of Journey. This is a snipet of Arnel’s story. Videos of The Zoo performing cover songs by Journey, Survivor, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Air Supply, The Eagles, Kenny Loggins, Stryper and other popular acts from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, began appearing on YouTube.com in February 2007. On June 28, 2007,[8]Neal Schon of Journey contacted Noel Gomez, a longtime fan and friend of Pineda who uploaded many of these videos, to ask for Pineda’s contact information. Schon sent an e-mail to Pineda inviting him to audition for Journey. Pineda initially dismissed the e-mail as a hoax, but after being persuaded by Gomez, he finally replied to Schon’s e-mail. Ten minutes later, Pineda received a phone call from Schon.[9] On August 12,[10] Pineda, along with his manager Bert de Leon, flew to Marin County, just north of San Francisco, for a two-day audition.[11][12] The star-struck Pineda was welcomed warmly but he described the audition as “nerve-wracking, tense”.[13] On December 5, 2007, Pineda was announced as the lead singer of Journey. CNN Headline News ran the story as part of their “News to Me” segment.[14]
This post was inspired by an encounter I had on Friday 10/12/12 as I was collecting donations for The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of West Boca Raton, when I shared the reason why I was doing Relay and was told by the owner of the business I have many extra dollars but not for that. I stated you know it is upsetting that you couldn’t spare a dollar to help me honor my mother’s memory through my participation in Relay for Life. At that point a young man came to the counter very agitated yelling that that man gives more to charity than anyone else and you are offending me. I stated sorry wished him Namaste and left all the while thinking if you have to brag about your giving you are giving for the wrong reason then I remembered Jackie DeShanon’s song What The World Needs Now and started to sing that song and decided my next blog entry would be about healing the world with love.
So let’s begin and get ourselves in a frame of mind to show love and be an expression of love in all that we do. Finding the place where there is room to grow is a very importantt aspect of our path to heal the world with love. The growth starts within when your realize that you are a divine creation of GOD and you begin to recognize that and see that in others. Love is something we are all capable of giving all it takes is a desire to smile and be loving in all situations. At times this may be challenging as those you interact with may not understand the philosophy of being loving and caring in all you do or they may not be as passionate as you are in your various missions. I have often stated that when we realize the difference as to the way things should be and the way things are we can work toward the ways they should be.
Spiritual Awakening: Are Your Actions Speaking Louder Than Words?
This blog entry was inspired by the BEEGEES Song Words. I listened to the lyrics and realized that many times it is not our words that do the speaking but our actions. This led me to ask the question are your actions speaking louder than your words? When you become an action taker and act upon your words that is when you begin to experience and create the life that you want. How many times in the last month have you said I am going to do something and you put it off amd began to make excuses for not taking action? When you say you are going to do something it is important to take action steps to make it happen and to stay committed. There will be up and downs, however when the project is complete you will experience a joy knowing that your actions spoke louder than your words.
Goethe a German Poet is often creddited with the following quote. It is when you take action that good things begin to unfold. It is when you come alive and awake that you heed your calling and find that your actions speak louder than your words.
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”
I have read Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life and use it as a reference to help me stay focused on the endeavors that I have undertaken. I have discovered through out the years that my purpose is to help others be it with improving their business or enhancing their personal life. I often ask myslef Am I Living My Purpose? Am I do all I can do to help others get what they want so I will get what I want? I have been living my purpose over the last few years as evidenced by my work with The American Cancer Society Relay For Life, as I believe in the concept of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays. I have a purpose to get the word out and raise funds for research, education, advocacy, and services and thus have set up a page at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogglederman to fufill this purpose. On February 23-24, 2013 I will be part of The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of West Boca Raton at Loggers Run Middle School. This is waht led me to write this entry today as I ask are you living your purpose?
The question is how do I find my purpose and how do I live my life on purpose? First you must look inside and find what makes you come alive and then find a way to integrate that into your life. Secondly you must block out those who say you can not do it and find the confidence to follow your purpose. And thirdly it is imperative that you continue to nourish your mind, body, and soul by learning and feeding your purpose. Everyday that youa re awake is another day to live your purpose. There will be messages that lead you to your purpose. It is importantant that you take action on that message and follow your passion so you can live on purpose.
Spiritual Awakening: Slow Down And Enjoy The Moment
Today’s blog entry was inspired by this Simon and Garfunkel song Feeling Groovy as I began to realize how important it is to slow down and enjoy the moment. It is very importnat to be an action taker and to move forward in a positive direction with all that you, however you also must realize that there comes a time to slow down and relish the moment. Imagine finding out that you were selected to be part of a book, you write your chapter and then you wonder what is next instead of taking it in and writing in your gratitude journal that today I am grateful for the opportunity to share with others to help them excel. Many times we get so caught up in the what is next that we forget what we have done.
It is when we are relaxed and that we take time to reflect the moments that we achieved greatness that we truly can move forward. What moments of greatness have you not had a time to celebrate as you kept wondering what is next. The idea is take time to celebrate and cherish the moment before you move on the the next thing.
Spiritual Awakening: Yom Kippur The Value of Atonement
I found the following definition of Yom Kippur. I have mixed emotions about the idea paying for a ticket for the right that I already have to sitti in temple all day so what I do is I begin my fast fron sundown to sundown and commune with GOD by reading my bible outside if it is nice and realizing that I have made some tresspasses and then I look for the lessons in those tresspasses. If the weather is not nice I find a quiet place in my condo and sit and commune with GOD seeking foregiveness for my tresspasses. This year I will be attending The Yizkor Service, the mourning of the passing of your loved ones and I will be lighting a Yarzheit Candle in memory of my mother, Judith Miller. As I Prepare for the holiday I begin to understand the value of atonement or what I like to describe it as a tune-up.
Spiritual Awakening: Dreaming of Angels On A Rainy Night
This blog post was inspired by Abba’s song I Have A Dream. As I sat in Starbucks on a rainy dark Friday Night after what was a challenging day as my car didn’t start and all my pland needed to be adjusted and then spending $246 on repairs which set me back a bit and put me in a finacial perdiciment that I wasn’t planning for I realized that many times when something negative occurs it is our belief in Angels and staying positive that comes through so I took a deep breath and decided that I would write an entry to empower and inspire the reader. I sat and began to take moment to look deep inside and to ask my angels to guide me and they all kept saying share your dreams and ask others to share their dreams.
My dream is for the angels to guide me to one day announce large sporting events like a Superbowl and to bring much joy to all those in attendance. This is a big dream and I know with the help of the angels that it can come true. When you seek guidance and support you can turn to your angels and the answers will appear. I think of so many times when I have asked the angels for guidance and they have directed me to the right place showing that everything is in divine order the way it should be.
I have read Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life and use it as a reference to help me stay focused on the endeavors that I have undertaken. I have discovered through out the years that my purpose is to help others be it with improving their business or enhancing their personal life. I often ask myslef Am I Living My Purpose? Am I do all I can do to help others get what they want so I will get what I want? I have been living my purpose over the last few years as evidenced by my work with The American Cancer Society Relay For Life, as I believe in the concept of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays. I have a purpose to get the word out and raise funds for research, education, advocacy, and services and thus have set up a page at