With the rush of the holidays, my spirit soars and this is often when I receive inspiration for my upcoming goals for the new year ahead. Each individual has his or her personal technique for planning ahead. I mostly restudy for reminders and listen for new thoughts.

I am here presenting a series of some word vitamins to ponder. They are not necessarily related in content. The purpose is to find your awareness in your now as you read through them. They may trigger a memory, something happening now or that you would like to see happening for you, or you may simply find yourself analyzing the writing.

The purpose of this exercise is for you to be attentive to what goes through your mind as you ponder these thoughts. Enjoy every moment!

Pilgrimage

Slow and speeding
Through the years
Appearing to be
At a standstill at times
Powerfully surging ahead
In other eras.

My assignment
Is to stay attentive
To lessons being learned
During the standstills.
Meditation brings reminders
And the awareness.

I grow and learn
Find new enlightenment
As I reflect
During the standstills
To gain insights
From the surges.

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Dignity

Can we confidently carry an aura
For dignity in our world today
Spreading self assurance
As we travel life's highway

An implant of confidence
Shared with a dissatisfied world
Living every moment in honesty
With a nobility of manner

We can do our part
Setting an example
A ripple on the water
Raising a generation
Radiating honesty
Let it begin with me

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Time Enuf
by Dusty

I hear it from others, sense it from within, that there just doesn't seem to be enough of this commodity!

I believe there is enough; it is just how we choose to make use of it that makes the difference.

In this day of fast foods, cyberspace, and all the generosity of continual advancement of technology in so many fields, our minds and bodies find opportunity keeping caught up with it all... but we try! To prevent stress, rule #1: don't try!

Each person has a gift, a heart throb that can envelop our being, absorb our time. Once we sort through the debris, get our priorities in order, delete the activities that are not absolutely necessary, we can find and take that precious asset of time for our choice of activities.

We have the energy. Many express either that they are experiencing high motivation or the complete opposite, lack of it. For some, it is like a roller coaster, at the peak one day and in the valley the next. Can we simply go with the flow? Are we creating our own roller coaster track?

We can find time for anything we choose. As we become immersed in our heart throb, other activities will fall away as unnecessary or as a lower priority. Those that are necessary will be accomplished.

We know the Lord has given each of us twenty four hours or 1,440 minutes in a day. How are we making use of it?

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Linked
by Dusty

There are many kinds of links. You may have seen this title and immediately thought of internet links. Or, you might think of chain links, even the type we used to make for Christmas tree decor. Or you might consider our spiritual link, referred here as similar to connecting with electrical energy.

We are linked into God's circuit. Our responsibility is to keep this circuit open so that we can express our lives more fully. Our every thought or attitude throws the switch that promotes or blocks our communication with God. We can zealously select and maintain only the activities that bring us God's goodness.

As we go about our daily necessaries, we can learn, through practice, to take a deep breath and focus, even for just an instant, on the Goodness. It keeps that circuit open and we "know" what is the right and good thing to do in each situation.

Whatever may have previously limited our Divine expression, we can surrender to offer an open circuit for love, joy, and enthusiasm to flow freely. We can release all thoughts of restriction. They are no more. We can acknowledge our spiritual nature, listen and work with the nudges it provides. We know when we receive these nudges; they relate to love, joy and enthusiasm.

Enjoy the new surge of power through your spiritual link!

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Some sites I recommend:

Metaphysical Fellowship

Point of Life

Just for fun!
Ellie's Christmas Page

Free Translation

Spirit of NOW

Intuition with Dr Marcia Emery

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And, for anyone who enjoys playing at ebay, lots of goodies (records, colored pencil drawings, books & post cards) are available at Dusty's eBay

I have posted a page with note cards (for sale) with some of my rose drawings. You can check it out by going to Rose Descriptions. You can also see samples of a couple of other colored pencil drawings I've done at My Roses

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