My Resolutions

This is the secret: to live, to know and to be, in the consciousness of the infinite love and light, and to live for spirit and not for matter. Matter is secondary; spirit is first and foremost in man, and to live rightly is to live to develop the consciousness of the Creator within yourself.

The intuition must be developed. Mistakes do not matter. In comparison with those wiser and more enlightened we all make mistakes.

Certainly it is right to strive to develop the intuition, but make sure that the inner voice comes from the heart of wisdom and not from the desire self, the self that wants something. Intuition comes like a flash; it is an inward knowing. The necessity is to have the courage to act on it; to be prepared for whatever it brings. The intuition can be developed in meditation, through quiet contemplation within the sanctuary of the heart.

When you come up against difficulties and problems, remember that these difficulties are testing the strength of your spirit and adding to the stature of your soul. Do not be disappointed when troubles come along. Be steady and calm. Follow the law of love and you will always know how to deal wisely with the situation.

The appearance of things changes according to the
emotions and thus we see magic and beauty in things,
when the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.

When it seems that magic and beauty have disappeared,
examine your emotions, look within and revise your
perspective.

Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the realities of your existence:

The bliss of growth
The glory of action
The splendor of achievement,

For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And tomorrow a vision of hope.

If you are delayed, if your work does not seem to be developing as you hoped, do not be despondent or disheartened, but be thankful that you are being trained for greater initiation. No great or good work is ever accomplished without patient preparation. Every detail of the soul's work must be perfectly done. So be patient in your work, patient with all the happenings of your daily life, and especially be patient with others.

You feel you have too much to do; but it is not the amount of work, it is the way you do it that causes you to be tired and worn out; it is your attitude towards that work. If you are interested and put the light within you into whatever you are doing in that moment; if you do one thing at a time quietly, and do not have a million other things in your mind at the same time, you will find that you will get through all the work you have to do and feel refreshed at the end of the day instead of worn out.
Slow down to speed up.

Never give up your dreams! Fight for it!

Identify your values and start living from them. Life suddenly becomes easier when you start living from your values. Your decisions are made. Your life flows more freely. You're better able to be yourself rather than acting like you think you're "supposed to." Spend some time identifying what it is you value and how to live from those values. Then do it.
Orient your life around your talents. No matter how hard that might be. Some people spend their entire lives running away from what it is they do best. "I can't make a living doing that!" "What'll the rest of the family say!" "That's nice, but don't you think it's a little strange?" You are here for a reason - the "you" with all those quirks and likes and dislikes and habits. Stop running away from it and stop denying it and start living from it. What do you do best? Do it. Every thought we have, word we speak and action we take affects the entire universe.
Set goals. Yes, on paper, with deadlines, with specifics. Having goals isn't the key. Committing them to paper, a deadline and regular review is. Set yearly goals. Break those down into monthly goals. And break each month into weekly goals. Obsessive? Success doesn't happen by chance.
Remember to share it with your Angel friends. Is it great to have a team of comrades to fight for the same goals?

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But if the longing for the achievement of the goal is powerfully alive within us, then shall we not lack the strength to find the means for reaching the goal and for translating it into deeds. (Albert Einstein, 1939)

Aristotle believed that courage is the first of human virtues
because it makes the other virtues possible.
Courage is a muscle that can be strong and established
through exercise or it can grow flaccid through lack of use.
Here is an exercise to help you build your courage.

These steps will help you tap into the natural
courage in you. Courage is defined as, "the quality of
character which shows itself in facing danger undaunted or
in acting despite fear or lack of confidence." (Shorter
Oxford Dictionary)

1. Find a specific experience in your life when you
acted despite the fear, or when you went ahead and
did something even when you felt a lack of
confidence.

2. It is very helpful to identify a specific time this
happened. For a moment, or as long as you like, re-
live the moments of courage.

Success or lack of success in the endeavor is not important. Your moments of courage are the points you are after and to which you want to connect.

3. If you like, you can put your hand on the place in
your body where the courage seems to originate.

4. Take a breath and feel the power of your own courage.

5. Think of a recent time when this courage might have
helped you decide something or do something.

6. What possible outcomes may have been different if you
brought forward your courage?

(Remember, release any anger, regrets or blame if they come up.)

7. Staying with the courage that is truly part of who
you are, imagine a time in the near future where you
may want to have more courage.

8. See yourself and your courage giving you the strength
to decide or to do that which you fear.

How does it feel?

9. As you are feeling empowered and connected to your
courage, notice how it will flow in so many more of
your future actions.

Notice how it is truly part of who you are and contributes to your living on purpose as a fully alive, whole, authentic person.

10. Remember, this is part of who you are and is always
available to you.

Take heart. Have courage.
2000, Robert Knowlton