As I reflected back on my experience as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in The Philippines and a very insightful trip to The Botanical Garden in La Union I realized that as we awaken spiritually we must change our scenery from time to time. I remember the day I ventured to the Botanical Garden it was extremely hot and the walk from the center of San Fernando was about 6 KM( 4 miles). I was alone but along the way I was able to stop and engage with some of the local Filipinos and they all said the same thing it is a long walk here is some tubig (water). I took the water and drank it and as I walked I realized just how lucky I was to have the opportunity to do something that showed that the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations. I arrived at The Botanical Garden and as I walked the garden grounds and saw some great sites I sat on the bench pictured here and really began to understand that if I want to things to change I had to change. As I rode in the jeepney down the mountain all I could think of was how a change of scenery can positively affect your attitude. It was at that point that I realized that sometimes all it takes is a change of scenery to change the way things are going in your life. I finished my service with the Peace Corps in February 2003 and here it is 13 1/2 years later that I find myself using this lesson to enhance my personal, professional, and spiritual life.
Where I live now we have a big lake and in some areas around the lake there are benches to sit and just enjoy being out in nature. On days when it is clear and I get off work early or have a day off I will find myself walking around the lake and then sitting on a bench and sitting in quiet reflection or talking with GOD. Sometimes I find myself speaking with my mom who was called home to GOD on July 5, 2012. When reflecting or communicating with GOD, my mom, and other angels I find myself getting a new way of looking at things. I have found that when doing this I am able to release the negative feelings that create blockages and hold me back from evolving and creating the life I want.
As I grow spiritually and become more and more awake I realize that sometimes being bold and speaking up creates some issues as you may be speaking with a tongue of danger. Such was the case this week when a gentleman came into the store where I was working and I shared with him about our discount on a specific item. He answered me with”You are not speaking my language and I don’t give a shit.” I wasn’t to happy so I asked him to calm his attitude he said to his companion I guess we are not welcomed here. I said you are welcomed here but please treat me with the respect I deserve. He left and on his way out I said can you say dickhead I knew you could. I thought I said it low enough but for those who know me even when I whisper my voice carries. He heard this and he totally went off threatening to call the Better Business Bureau. I know I was a bit out of line with my attitude and there is no excuse for me calling him a name. As I reflected back on the situation I realized that I had spoken with a tongue of danger creating malice instead of love. I realized that my human existence had interfered with my spiritual existence and that I must stop speaking with a tongue of danger and instead and begin to speak with a tongue that exudes compassion and love. In being aware of what happens when we speak with a tongue of danger we can take action to refrain from being hurtful and callous toward one another and instead be kind and loving. As I sat in meditations and recited the serenity prayer and read scriptures I realized that there will be times when you must hold back your tongue and refrain from using the tongue of danger.
In understanding that GOD is a forgiving GOD I asked that he forgive me and help me to speak with a tongue of peace, love, joy, and prosperity instead of a tongue of danger. I asked GOD to guide me in my daily life when I deal with issues that come up in my personal, professional, and spiritual life. I have come to understand that each situation is a situation that GOD has created to help me to evolve spiritually so that I can become an enlightened being who will shine a bright light of hope and healing so as to illuminate the world.
What a feeling it is to know that you were born to be alive and to be an action taker who inspires others to step into their power and shine their light to illuminate the world. As you awaken spiritually you will experience feelings that help to attract more peace, love, joy, and prosperity into your life. As you take action to pursue your purpose you will face challenges and by overcoming those challenges you will become stronger personally, professionally, and spiritually. As you begin to follow your passion and take action you will find success. As you come more and more alive by tapping into your inner divinity you will find that bliss and abundance begin to come naturally to you. When you begin to tune into the messages that are being transmitted to you through various frequencies you will see that your days begin to unfold just as you desired them to. Today I was guided by GOD to wear my Count Your Blessings Not Your Problems Shirt and I bumped into a friend at the polling place who kind of scoffed at the shirt while a total stranger took pictures and share them on social media. In knowing that I had just touched someone’s life I had a joyful feeling as I knew that I was doing the right thing. In awakening and answering a calling we can all affect change by coming alive and committing to be of service and value to the community. We can release all of the negativity in our life by realizing that we were born to be alive and to serve as a catalyst of positivism.
Imagine for a minute that life is made up of one big spiritual party consisting of GOD’S Great Dance Floor. The truth is that you can turn your life into one big spiritual party by becoming more aware and awake as you live your life on purpose. As you commit to become an action taker you will find that you are tapping into your inner divinity more and more and using your divine guidance system which will allow you to attract peace, love, joy, and prosperity into your life. You will find yourself breaking free from the shackles that are imprisoning you and creating blockages when you begin to dance on GOD’S great dance floor. When you begin to treat life as a spiritual party you will find that bliss and abundance come into your life.
During your spiritual party you will want to praise GOD as he has allowed you to remove the chains of bondage and thus now you can dance like no one is looking and give GOD the glory for the life that GOD has helped you to manifest. If we truly praise and thank GOD and do everything to glorify GOD we can host the best spiritual party ever. The people who attend our spiritual party will be so filled with the power of spirit that they will step into their power and achieve greatness by spreading positivism and kindness to all that come in contact with them. As you host your spiritual party remember that it is is important to spread your wings and follow your heart.
There will be people like Sammy’s Boss who try to stop your spiritual party. It is important to not listen to them and to spread your wings and fly to heights that you never imagined. It is when you begin to spread your wings and step out of your comfort zone that life becomes a spiritual party. When you create your own spiritual party and understand that you are free to create the life you desire while being guided by GOD you will grow personally, professionally, and spiritually.
As I begin to become more and more aware and awake through the spiritual awakening process I realize how important it is to take action and make the switch. This was very evident when on 8/19/2016 I decided to switch mobile phone carriers from Verizon to T-Mobile. I am currently in the process of finalizing this process and I have gained some excellent spiritual lessons. One lesson was that one must be patient and when things are not going well or as planned to step back take a breath and know that everything will work out. I have also learned that the attitude you bring to the process determines the outcome. In taking action and consulting the ascended masters making a switch and taking action was made that much easier. In the past I would have made every excuse not to switch and not to take action as I was coming from a position of lack. With this switch I came from a position of abundance and realized that this change would be a great benefit to me. How many times have you been hesitant to make a switch and didn’t take action leaving you to ask what might have been or what could have been. as I continue to work with my new phone I realize that change is good. It is through the awakening process that you will be able to make switching things up easier so that you continue to evolve in your personal, professional, and spiritual life.
Through the switching of carriers I have learned that you must be willing to detach and let go and allow GOD to direct you. In letting go and letting GOD you create the ability to be open to change by receiving and acting upon the messages from GOD, The Ascended Masters, and The Angels. It is being accepting of change that you remove blockages that may be holding you back from becoming the best person you can become. In accepting change and not being attached to outcome you will be able to expand mentally, physically, and spiritually. In making changes you will begin to attract peace, love, joy, and prosperity into your life.
As you reflect on your interactions with people do you often say I wish I would have engaged with that person? How many opportunities are you missing because you are so wrapped up in the outer appearance of someone or the materialistic trappings of someone? I was at a seminar a few years back and tried to engage with a few people who basically blew me off and then I was invited to attend a gratitude workshop which I did and one of the presenters was a women who had blown me off. I didn’t let the emotions of her blowing me off affect my participation and I kept fully engaged. As we went to walk the labyrinth I stopped by a booth that had oracle cards and I struck up a conversation with the person at the both. I went to walk the labyrinth and afterward the presenter pulled me aside and said I am sorry I looked past you a few weeks ago at the other seminar. I later did a one on one session with this presenter and she said wow you taught me a valuable lesson to look beyond the outer and look to the inner. The key is pay attention and engage make all your interactions positive by having the goal of being of service and value to the people you are engaging with. Remember not everyone will resonate with you and not everyone will engage with you but those who pay attentions and engage will be the one’s whose lives are enriched.
take time to pay attention and engage as there will come a time when you find yourself wishing for one more day to spend with someone that is now an angel in heaven. As you go about living your life everyday look for ways to lift someone up by spreading positivism and kindness for there will be a time when you reflect and wish you would have done something for the people who GOD called home. Take a moment to pay attention and engage with those who you come in contact so when their final day comes or your final day comes you have no regrets. People will come from miles and miles to attend a funeral and give flowers and say nice things when someone is called home to GOD I say don’t wait until that moment do it while they are living. Take action to pay attention and engage. I remember everyone complaining about how difficult it was to deal with my grandmother and how she rubbed everyone the wrong way and how great it was that I made it a point to visit her and take her out of her assisted living facility to do lunch or dinner on occasion I said no big thing that is what you do for those you love you pay attention and you engage. My Grandmother has been an angel in heaven for many years and while some still complain about how she was I remember the moments that I paid attention and engage.
When you stop and pay attention and engage you positively impact the lives of others in ways far beyond your imagination. Each time you help someone you help yourself as you grow personally, professionally, and spiritually. In stopping to pay attention and engaging yo begin to attract peace, love, joy, and prosperity into your life. Today I was at Dunkin Donuts writing this blog when a women asked if I could buy her a donut. In the past I would have said now but today I reached into my pocket and gave her $1.25 in quarters without hesitation in doing this I knew that I would be rewarded in the long term as when you give without expectation of return you receive. It is my hope that everyone who reads this will find a way to do a kind deed and share it in the comments so we can encourage others to pay attention and engage.
It is when we pay attention and we engage that we become aware and awake and thus we are able to touch the lives of those around us and find a purpose for why we are here. It is in becoming a lifter that you are lifted.
Spiritual Awakening: JDOGG’S Gift To Help You Pay Attention And Engage!!!
It is through the positive words and the positive beliefs that we can unleash a power inside of us that will allow us to tap into our inner divinity and thus we can shine our lights so bright that the entire world is illuminated. Stay Positive!!! Namaste!!!
As you awaken more and more spiritually you will find yourself playing the elimination game which primarily removes people, place, and things that no longer serve you. The hardest part of playing the elimination game is letting go and letting GOD. In the last few weeks I have found myself taking a step back from things that were not serving my greater good. I left my TV Show, The Anything Bucket, which can still be seen on www.wrpbitv.com on Tuesday at 6:30 PM as after 3 years it was time to pursue other interests. I will be forever grateful to Wayne Filowitz and the staff at WRPBiTV who allowed me to have a platform where I could be of service and value to others. It was a difficult choice to eliminate the TV Show from my plate as it was an important part of providing a voice for people. I learned so much in the 3 years that I was with WRPBiTV and was able to meet some great people who became lifters. Last week I told the chairman of an event that I was simply going to be a participant in the event and do my best to fundraise. This was brought about as I decided to focus a bit more on me and my personal, professional, and spiritual development. As a result of eliminating some of my activities I have been able to focus on my work with Sinbad Sports and thus begin to do the things necessary to allow myself to be of service and value to others. When you play the elimination game ask yourself how does this serve me and how is this helping me to become the best version of myself? If you have to hesitate or think about it eliminate it.
As you begin to play the elimination game you will begin to find ways to stand out. In eliminating the people, place, and things that no longer serve you you will find that you will evolve personally, professionally, and spiritually. Some times it is simply a matter of distancing yourself from the people who no longer encourage you or lift you up. When you stop worrying about what others will think and you begin to face everything and rise you will see that you are standing out and more and people will be attracted to you that support your endeavors. It is when you stand out and take action to eliminate fear that you move forward in a positive direction of your dreams.
Spiritual Awakening: Stop Talking and Start Doing!!!
As you move forward and awaken spiritually there comes a time to stop the talking and take action. In taking action you leave all doubts and fear aside and you are able to move in a positive direction toward your dreams. When you stop talking and start doing you break down the barriers and clear the blockages that are stopping you from achieving the greatness that you are destined for in this life. So many time we end up making excuses and not taking action because we listen to our own negative self talk and the naysayers. Now is the time to tell that negative inner voice to shut up and start to erase all thoughts that are holding you back from manifesting the life you desire. Remember that your words have power so be very conscious of the words you are using and the effects they are having on your life. One way to stop talking and start doing is to speak life.
When you begin to take notice of what you are saying you will begin to see why things are unfolding the way they are in your life. I hear many people say I am trying and I refer to YODA from Star Wars saying there is no try you either do or you don’t. As you continue down your spiritual path take notice of the words you are saying and how they are impacting your life. I recommend that you change your thoughts and your words that are holding you back and making you feel stuck so that you can become unstoppable. Many times when you speak life and you stop talking and you start doing you will find fantastic things happening in your life. You have a power to change your life and the lives of others as you are a divine child of GOD who is being called on to stop talking and start doing.
When you experience a spiritual awakening the first thing you come to understand is that you are a powerful being capable of extraordinary things. The key is to take your words and put them into action. Together we can create a power source that will illuminate the world. We need to stop talking and start doing. It is when you tap into your divine power that you are able to put in motion all things that will assist you in creating a life that you desire. It is when you stop talking and start doing that you become powerful beyond what you ever imagined.It is when you unleash your power for the world to see that you begin to illuminate the world thus showing people that the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations and that service to humanity is the best work of life. Stop listening to all the noise that is holding you back and start doing and you will see that your life will be filled with peace, love, joy, and prosperity. The key is to take action and have no regrets.
At the end of the day when it is all said and done it is important to have no regrets knowing you took action and followed your heart. When you stop talking and start doing you see that you have no regrets as you conceived things in you mind, believed them in your heart, and achieved them. As I reflect back on some of the things that I took action on I can say I am glad I did the things I did as when it is all said and done I can say I made a positive impact on people’s lives. It is when you decide to move right along and take action that you can look back and have no regrets.
It is when we keep moving right along surrounded by those who lift us up that we can stop talking and start doing. It is when we decide to move right along regardless of obstacles and wrong turns that we set in motion everything needed to create a life filled with bliss and abundance. There will be times when you want to stop and there may be times you want to quit. Do not give in and keep on moving right along.
Do not allow negative thoughts or negative people to stop you from taking action to move forward in a positive direction of your dreams. Remember there are those that take action and those who make excuses which type of person will be?
Spiritual Awakening” JDOGG’S Gift To Help You Start Doing!!!
As I look at all the events unfolding around the world I think what can I do to become an agent of change and how can I become more and more spiritually awake? The answer came as to become an agent of change. It is time to tap into the inner divinity that lies in all of us and connect with others by being loving and caring in all we do and taking action and not allowing naysayers and negative self talk to get in the way.
If you are to change the world you first need to change yourself. You must be willing to go to the ends that no one else is willing to go. You must be willing to step into your power and through all your fears away. You must be willing to loose those who you thought were friends and overcome all the doubters.
In becoming an agent of change you must be true to yourself and be authentic understand that you are a divine child of GOD with a purpose. It is when you commit to becoming an agent of change that you will start to take actions to answer your calling and realize personal, professional, and spiritual growth. You will begin to find opportunities that you never though existed as you begin to take action to move in a positive direction of your dreams. It is when you truly believe that you can make a difference and you work at using your talents to make positive changes that your life and the lives of of others improves. Ask yourself what will I do today to become an agent of change for me and others? Ask yourself how you will show others that service to humanity is the best work of life. Start to believe in yourself and invest in yourself and you will become an agent of change.
One of my favorite Broadway Shows is a Chorus Line as it has so many spiritual lessons such as the lesson in this song about letting go and doing things for love. At the end of each day of you laughed a little, cried a little, and reflected a little you have had a good day. As you kiss today goodbye at the end of each day ask yourself did I live my life in joy today and did my life bring joy to others today? If you can say yes to these two questions you had an excellent day. When you kiss today goodbye you can become a singular sensation by shining your light and illuminating the world. It all starts by taking action and setting a positive tone for the day so that when you kiss the day goodbye you are filled with peace, love, joy, and prosperity.
As you kiss the day goodbye also ask yourself how you stood out among others? Where was I of value and service? As you reflect on the day look at all the good that came into your life and knock out any negativity. As you awaken and become more and more aware you will see that you truly are a singular sensation who makes everyday count. As you go day by day and take full advantage of the opportunities to grow personally, professionally, and spiritually you will see your life being filled with more bliss and abundance.