Spiritual Awakening: Keep Punching!
I was watching NCIS: LOS ANGELES the other night and one of the characters was giving advice to another agent on how to overcome adversity and said KEEP PUNCHING. I thought about this and how it relates to the spiritual awakening process and realized that along our spiritual path there will be battles and in those battles we need to suit up with the armor of GOD and keep punching until we overcome the obstacles that are placed in the way. As we keep punching we become action takers and set in motion a process that will eventually lead to success. While punching we may answer our calling and make the changes in our personal, professional, and spiritual lives necessary to come alive and serve our community in a way that leaves a legacy of hope and healing for others. I use the term punching not in a literal sense as we never want to do harm to others but we do want to eliminate people, places, and things that no longer serve us. Many times our punch is as simple as a unfriending someone on social media because they no longer raise our vibrations or contribute in a positive way to our personal, professional, or spiritual growth. It is through detachment that we expand as we discard that which no longer allows us to be of service and value to others. As we continue to punch we must check our emotions and make sure that they are allowing us to come from a position of abundance and opposed to coming from a position of lack. It is when we commit to keep punching that nothing will break your stride.
Today (4/9/2021) I was sending out messages about helping in the effort to support those touched by cancer by making donations to The American Cancer Society. I had someone who has been in the spiritual development sector for 33 years tell me point blank to stop writing to her as she knows what she is doing so I unfriended her. This is the same women who blamed the pandemic for the lack of business. I wrote her a very positive note about sending out messages inviting people to explore her website as many people are looking for guidance in the challenging times that they are facing now. Here answer was that she feel that method is intrusive. As I unfriended her I began to think about how many people play the blame game instead of wiping themselves off after being knocked down and punching a bit harder at the challenges life has put before you. I then took a deep breath and reminded myself that if GOD brought you to it GOD will bring you through it. I will continue on my quest to positively impact the lives of those touched by cancer by striding forward and remember that it is not how many times you get knocked down but how many times you get up. It is important to create a positive vibrational flow that will allow you to move forward in a positive direction of your goals. Now is your time to rise above the doubters, the naysayers, and the haters by simply punching through the challengers and creating a soul that is on fire.
When you become a soul on fire you begin to embrace the idea that Passion + Action = Success. It is when you keep punching and set your soul on fire that you become a force that can overcome any adversity that may enter into your life. Now is the time to shine your internal flame and illuminate the world by not letting anything slow you down. Now is your time to shine bright and experience peace, love, joy, and prosperity as you meander down your spiritual path heeding the messages that are being given to you by GOD, Jesus, Source, Spirit, The Ascended Masters, and The Angels. There is time for every season under heaven.
As you enter your season to keep punching remember that you are a divine child of GOD and GOD wants you prosper so that you can prosper others. Make this a season of success by being heart centered and realizing what the mind can conceive and the heart can believe you can achieve. Many times when we decide to eliminate that which no longer serves us we open up the channels to receive the resources that will lead us to enlightenment. As you continue to punch through challenges you will find that you are the one that will be standing in the end for you will have evolved mentally, physically, and spiritually.
STAND TALL!!!
As I continue along my spiritual journey and become more and more aware and awake I realize how important it is to flush the system so that I progress toward making a mind body and soul connection that will allow me to be of service and value to others. I have found that when I take my body and am conscience of what I am eating I am able to gain clarity in the rest of my life. Just as our body needs flushing from time to time our mind also needs to be cleansed of negativity that causes blockages that keep us from reaching our full potential. When we find ourselves distracted by events that we can not control we must reach deep inside ourselves and tap into the inner divinity we possess so as to get get focused, centered, and grounded. Over the las few months I have come to acknowledge that it is when we take action that we can flush our system while setting in motion the process to attract peace, love, joy, and prosperity into our personal, professional, and spiritual lives. It is when we remind ourselves that we are divine children of GOD that we prosper and thus we are able to prosper others. The key is to flush your system and then to overcome and adapt to all obstacles that may be standing in the way to your spiritual ascension.
As many of you who read this blog regularly know I am very involved with The American Cancer Society Relay For Life. 2021 marks my 24th year as a participant in this event. Over the years I have had to cleanse my system and make changes so as to help raise funds for research, education, advocacy, and services. I have a web page http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogg2021 where people can make donations. People can also send checks and I process them through the fundraising application on my phone. The application when it works is great unfortunately some time it doesn’t work so I have to use an old system of sending the check to the American Cancer Society Office. Recently I received a check and try as I may my phone application just wouldn’t read it so I had to send it to the American Cancer Society in Tampa as they closed The American Cancer Society Office in Fort Lauderdale due to Covid-19. I was upset and frustrated that something so easy could be made so difficult however I knew I had to flush those thoughts out of my mind and move forward in a positive direction of my goal to raise $2500. As I sat in meditation I received a message that GOD will not give you more than you can handle and that GOD will put you through some challenges to remind you just how strong you are. As I flushed my system of the negatives and focused on the positive and the fact that there is always a solution I found a new energy and was able to press on and continue on the endeavor to make a positive impact on the lives of those touched by cancer. I realized that I have a strength to carry on and give people a spiritual lift simply by cleansing the system and gaining clarity of purpose.
Another number that has been one of my favorites is the #18 which is Chai in Hebrew meaning life.
