The largest of the virtues is the capacity to hold the space for the vision of yourself that you resonate with the most.

So be very proactive in imagining the life that you want to live.

Be much more proactive in choosing what it is that you want to experience and spend no time at all on imagining or giving time to that which you do not want.

You underestimate the power of the breath. Your in-breath is your inspiration, your out-breath is the opportunity to surrender and let go. Use it.

We promise that if you did nothing else today but give conscious attention to your breath, your life would change exponentially for the better.

Laughter is a cure to all ills. Don`t take it all so seriously J-L!

Shine on! Wild flowers from the garden. It would make you want to be a bit wild yourself. 😉

When I`m in overwhelm or experiencing feelings of lack or fear, this is what I say (deep thanks to the author of these powerful words):

`All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good and the highest good of all those involved. Out of this situation, only good is coming and for that, I am so deeply grateful.`

So, although you may really not be feeling that all is well as you begin this prayer, you are basically, with these words, reminding yourself that everything is always working out with yours and everybody else`s interests at heart and when you get to the gratefulness part of this prayer you will feel the shift within. “Gratitude accesses the love and encourages the sentiment of assurance. `All is well`. Say this and feel your heart engage.” (page 123, The Treasure is Within).

“No longer is it cool to believe the lies that you have been told that there is one law for one person and another for another. You all equally have the right to shelter, food, abundance and happiness. This is the first of all of the rights. This Earth was created so that all that inhabit her have access to her gifts of abundance. Re-establish this connection with her in your personal life, again and again, and you will see that this natural abundance is the purest and most generous of gifts”.

This is the first of the raspberries in our edible forest garden. It is right on the pathway displaying itself in full glory and just asking to be eaten; a little more patience and it will be deliciously juicy. Nature is so naturally giving and abundant, especially at this time of year. An apple tree does not choose who can take fruit from its tree, it offers it unconditionally. Blessed Mother Nature, thank you. We have much to learn from you.

Feel at home, here.

It is in the small things that the Divine reveals itself. It is often the things that you do not even notice like birdsong, a gust of wind, the blossoming of a flower.

These events are completely free of charge. They are daily miraculous occurrences and you barely notice them because you are so caught up in your own path-making and your own thoughts as they gallop across your mind unharnessed.

You look for the miracles outside yourself; manifestations of the Love Divine, and yet the fact is a miracle occurs every time you are inhaled and every time you are exhaled by the action of life coursing through your physical being.

Get out of your own way by simply surrendering to the miracle that you are.

Take conscious moments of your day and observe yourself being breathed by life. There is no greater miracle nor any greater proof required, that you are loved.

As you watch the breath of life enter you and leave you, listen to this same inhalation and exhalation of life around you. Listen to the wind, listen to the birdsong, listen to the hum of the washing machine, the bark of a dog, the shout of a child, the silence of a quiet home.

Dive into the wave that carries the breath of life, and feel at home.

The only way to feel resilient and harmonious at this present conjuncture is to actively, consciously and practically be the love that you are…..

Question: I know that I am love and I will do all I can to allow that to radiate through me but there is a large part of me incredulous and angry at the injustices of our time, that are so driven by power and greed. I am so grateful that there are some courageous eloquent politicians at the forefront speaking for justice, compassion and kindness but the opposition seems so strong. I am also fearful that if Trump reneges on the Paris agreement that it will be too much for our dear Mother Earth. What can I do in situations like this?

Answer: We hear you and feel your pain. It does not go unnoticed and we sense equally the escalation of potential for the shoe to drop in either camp. There is the playing out, on a macro-level, of a balancing act between choosing kindness, collaboration and cooperation over self-seeking, power-grabbing and intimidation. This is ultimately the choice between love and fear.

Those in fear believe that the only way forward is to grab what they can for themselves as they believe in lack and feel it is necessary to snatch what they can for themselves at the cost of the well-being of all. Those acting out of love know that the way forward is challenging but they believe that there is enough for all and through collaboration, cooperation, creativity and compassion we can create a world, that is just, beautiful and abundant for everyone and everything.

You are people of love. Even under the most arduous and painful of situations the human spirit rallies and shows compassion, kindness and love. This spirit is stronger than you believe and it will ultimately vanquish anything less than love and truth.

The only way to feel resilient and harmonious at this present conjuncture is to actively, consciously and practically be the love that you are. Give way to traffic. Say hello and smile at everyone that passes your way. Speak kindly to everyone in your household, including yourself and your pets. Tend to your garden and caress your plants and trees.

Be love. It all counts.

Divine Love

You come to divine love when you accept that you are doing the best that you can at any moment in time. You feel it when you give yourself the present of acceptance. It shows up when you relish all that surrounds you, whatever form that takes. You are conscious of it when you stop struggling and begin trusting.

Divine love is not something you do. It is present always. It is what you do to yourself that makes you feel separate from it:
You punish yourself in your thoughts.
You think worrisome thoughts of lack and poverty.
You criticize others in your head.
You imagine what others are thinking of you. (This is strictly none of your business!)
You imagine somehow that you have to merit the love of the Almighty.
You imagine that you are not really doing your best.
You imagine that you missed a turn somewhere and actually should be living a completely different life somewhere else.
You imagine that God the Almighty has sent you here to test you and will ultimately find you lacking.
You imagine traps everywhere.
You imagine that wholeness, enlightenment, self-actualization, the full conscious states are something to be attained, to be striven for, to be merited through the action of grace administered by some benevolent God that will decide at some future moment that you are finally worthy.

In Heaven`s Name have you not been told time and time again that you are all part and parcel of the infinite plan?

You are meant to live joyfully and blissfully. You are joy and bliss. Do not allow the various coats of limited self-belief, that you have donned, hide this truth from you one moment longer. We know that it is not easy but it is simple and, with our help, you can undo the knots that stop your flow. Let us help. We do not even ask you to do it. We ask you to ask us for help.

Pages 156-157 of
The Treasure is Within
by Jane-Louise Kelly