Daily Dose of Inspiration

4/23/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Patience is the antidote to anger, a way to learn to love and care for whatever we meet on the path. By patience, we do not mean endurance — as in “grin and bear it.” In any situation instead of reacting suddenly, we could chew it, smell it, look at it, and open ourselves to seeing what’s there. The opposite of patience is aggression — the desire to jump and move, to push against our lives, to try to fill up space. The journey of patience involves relaxing, opening to what’s happening, experiencing a sense of wonder.”

~ Pema Chodron

Patience is a graceful process of surrendering the need to control how life unfolds. For some, patience is their natural state. They have faith that all is well and trust fully in Divine timing.

But, if you’re like most people, my friend, you probably find yourself reluctantly shifting to patience from a space of frustration. In essence you say to yourself, “Okay, I give up. This is not what I wanted. This is taking much longer than I’d like. I feel like I’m going backwards. Clearly my efforts aren’t yielding the results I want. It’s time to let go.”

Letting go of our attachment to things happening in a particular way or by a particular time creates the space for even better things to come our way.

4/22/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“When you surrender your will, you are saying, “Even though things are not exactly how I’d like them to be, I will face my reality. I will look it directly in the eye and allow it to be here.” Surrender and serenity are synonymous; you can’t experience one without the other. So if it’s serenity you’re searching for, it’s close by. All you have to do is resign as General Manager of the Universe. Choose to trust that there is a greater plan for you and that if you surrender, it will be unfolded in time.”

~ Debbie Ford, Spiritual Divorce

When you have faith there is no need to control. You know your role is not to manage things. Instead, your role is to simply set your intention, focus your attention, release any tension and hand over the rest to the Universe.

The thing is, my friend, to get from where you are to where you want to be, the Universe may just have to take you through places you hadn’t envisioned. These are the times when you need faith. Simply trust that the right thing happens and keep your eyes on the prize!

While you’re at home and the studio is closed, follow us on Instagram (benefitbodymindspirit) and join me Live at 11:30am CT each and every day as I draw the Mantra Word for the Day. See what Spirit wants us all to focus on today to make the most of the day.

4/21/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“In life it’s like we’re blindfolded (at least our physical senses are), because we’re completely unable to see, hear, or touch life’s magic. Yet to live your life – to live the life of your dreams – the secret is knowing that there is so much more happening on our behalf than the five senses can detect, and the way to know this is through faith. This is our greatest test: to know that even in the absence of physical proof we are spiritual beings; to know that although our thoughts are invisible, they will become the things and events of our lives; and to know that we are loved and provided for.”

~ Mike Dooley, Infinite Possibilities

It’s oh so comforting to finally surrender to this truth and know that life — growth — happens whether we consciously see the changes or not.

Roses grow back even more robust after pruned virtually to the ground. Caterpillars turn into butterflies. And you, my friend, should be envisioning and getting ready for the best days of your life — they’re right around the corner.

Know it.

4/20/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“For life is action, action in any direction. Vibrations are like waves that rise and fall. The wave travels in a definite direction as towards a goal and yet in its movement rises and falls to crest and trough. So people rise and fall, have apparent successes and failures, but all the time may be moving towards their true destination without even knowing it. It is only the one who does not move who does not arrive.”

~ Samuel L. Lewis

Life will always have its up and downs, my friend. And sometimes our biggest breakthroughs occur when we finally surrender and let the wave take us where it will. Just know that you’ve already set many possible futures in motion but chances are you’ve lost sight of most of them while distracted by another.

So relax,they’ll arrive when they do and you’ll get there when you will. Keep in mind that it just may be that something has to drop away before another one can rise. And whatever happens, remember that the happier you are the more you’ll let good things come to you.

Now, my friend, while we’re in this forced retreat, is the time to start dreaming up the life you’d love to live. Spend time every day imagining it, feeling it, tuning in with it and lining up with it. Practice, practice, practice its vibration and enjoy how good it makes you feel! Then from this space of alignment with the end result you’d like, take action. This is what ushers it in!

4/19/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Being with someone, listening without a clock and without anticipation of results, teaches us about love. The success of love is in the loving — it is not in the result of loving.”

~ Mother Teresa, A Simple Path

What are your priorities, my friend? Are they in sync with your ideals? Can you be content to just be? Do you make time to truly connect with those close to you?

Your spouse, children, pets, friends, neighbors, everyone benefits from your heart-felt presence. That level of connection is precious for all involved, including you, even if brief.

Relax, my friend, and let your heart open wide. Let yourself experience heart-felt connection. Feel the love, even if it’s just in a smile.

4/18/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding. Find out what you already know and you will see the way to fly.”

~ Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Your physical senses will only get you so far, my friend, as they can only perceive the physical. But there is a part of you that is of, and fully connected to, the infinite intelligence of the Universe. This is the source of your extrasensory perception (ESP) and true freedom.

Every one of us is born with the innate ability to tap into and utilize ESP, but unless we use it we’ll most likely lose it. Now, don’t despair. It’s not gone forever. Just like you’d build any new relationship, get to know that greater part of you by listening, tuning in, and opening the channels of communication.

There is no more important relationship for you to foster, my friend.

4/17/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“First, listening. It’s called respect, it’s called appreciation, it’s called anticipation — and it’s called leadership.”

~ Frances Hesselbein, when asked “What habits have helped you reach your full potential?”

There is nothing more validating than the connection established when truly listening, my friend. It both offers and commands respect at once.

4/16/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Be careful what you think. Your cells are listening.”

~ Emmy Cleaves, Principal Teacher, Bikram Yoga headquarters

Are you listening to what you’re thinking, my friend? Chances are you’re not. But get this, when you think a thought you create a vibration. When you create a vibration you subject every cell in your body to that vibration.

Your body’s natural state is that of well-being. It knows how to be well and it wants to be well. But just as you can’t escape your surroundings, the cells in your body can’t escape theirs either.

Think of it, what kind of environment do you do best in? A positive one or a negative one? Uh-huh, and now, what kind of environment are you creating for your body?

Positive, my friend… Be positive and help your body thrive.

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