Uncloudy Day

Below are the lyrics to Uncloudy Day as sang by Myrna Summers at the Homegoing Service to Bishop G.E. Patterson in March 2007. I was at that service and as I heard Myrna sing this song I had goosebumps all over my body. I know without doubt that God is Sovereign and controls all - King of ALL. This song puts into rhythm a praise that has been in my heart. Be blessed by the soul, heart and praise in this beautiful song.

In all directions~
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

Verse 1
Oh, they tell me of a home
Far beyond the skies
Oh, they tell me of a home
So far away
Yes, they tell me of a home
Where no storm clouds rise
Oh, they tell me
Yes, they tell me
Of an uncloudy day

Chorus
(Oh) Oh, they
Tell me of a home
Where my loved ones gone
(Oh) Oh, they
Tell me of a land
Bright and fair
So far away
(Where) Where (the) the tree of life
Sheds its fragrance through the air
Oh they tell me of an uncloudy day

Bridge:
Oh they tell me of a King in His beauty; beauty there
And they tell me that mine eyes
Shall behold where he sits on the throne
That is whiter than snowIn that city made of gold
Oh, they tell me of an uncloudy day

Day By Day

I have had a tendency to sometimes look to far ahead into the future. With age comes wizdom and humility if you allow your lessons to continue to shape your character. That wizdom assures you that no matter how hard you try to control scenarios everything is controlled by God. The humility helps you accept whatever comes to pass and to know its for your good.

The past weeks have taught me so much gratitude. I'm grateful for life itself, family (sometimes) and friends. I'm beginning to understand more that my plan may not be the divine plan for my life. I'm coming to grips with that. So day by day I rewrite my life story based on what I learn the previous day. I pray for all that read this more wizdom and humility.

In all directions ~

Blessings,LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

With A Heavy Heart...

I don’t know why I’m here on this earth. I do know that I have a profound passion for writing. I have been told that I’m good at it. I must try to speak from an ego free place now and say that I hope that my writing is a true gift. Though I have a knack for putting things in perspective on paper, I find it very hard to communicate verbally, especially with those that I love. I always seem to put my foot in my mouth. I wish there was an antidote or prescription for this ail but unfortunately it may be one of the crosses that I bear in this life. I'm trying to correct this flaw in my communication; I'm sure with love and understanding it can be overcome.

I placed an unnecessary burden on Handsome yesterday. I burdened him with the responsibility of my happiness. How crass, rude and plain WRONG! No one is responsible for my happiness but me. Actually, a few months ago I wouldn't have dared use happiness as an adjective for myself. I've not believed in happiness for at least 7 years since I heard that "happiness is based on what's happening and at any moment what's happening can change." Instead, I've tried to have joy in my life. With joy even when times of peril are on the steps of your door, you can still find peace in knowing that God has things exactly as they should be, and that there are no accidents.

For the past several weeks I have been taking on the role of VICTIM! Something that I’ve rarely done in my life. I’ve always felt that I was an overcomer. I’ve always felt like I was more the person to take lemons and make lemonade, not the person to walk around with a sour outlook and let the lemons control my life. If there is anything that I’m guiltier of now than anything it’s the fact that I have let myself become spiritually negligent and depleted. I have not nurtured my spirit and it shows. When you are spiritually sound, NOTHING, NO-THING, can deter your gusto for life. I know this may seem vain and egocentric, which is not my intent with this next statement, but here goes…One of the things that I like about myself the most is to be balanced and secure, and I’ve been neither lately. I have neglected the most fundamental aspect of my health – my spiritual diet. To know thyself is wisdom. I know right now that I need to feed my Spirit. For weeks I’ve not been living up to my creed: “To be blessed, be a blessing; to be happy, be happiness; to be love, LOVE.” I’ve been doing the exact opposite – I’ve not represented BE LOVE. If anything I have been the picture of selfishness, self-loathing, self-sabotage and self-pity. Neither represents the Light that shines within. My Light has been diminished by my own clouds of being ordinary, complacent, common and predictable, but most sadly by not BEING LOVE.

With a heavy heart…

In all directions,

Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

Starting Over

Right now I feel like starting over. Right now I need to stop and think clearly. Right now I need direction and guidance from my Source. I've tried all that I know to do and it's not working. All the knowledge that I have has to bring me to a resolution of something good. I do know there are no accidents and right now I stop and ask the Universere, Source, God, "what am I to learn from this?"

I surrender all to God, to the Christ ~ AMEN

In all directions,

Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

No Ordinary Love

I think it was sang best by Sade.
This- is- no- or-di-nary love, no or-di-na-ry looo-ve
*****************

I make mistakes, I say the wrong things at the wrong time, my delivery of conversation is not always right...What can I say? I'm a work in progress.

What I do know is that this is NO ORIDNARY LOVE.

I don't see disagreements, misunderstandings or hurt feelings.
Instead I see opportunities to love, to grow, to partner, to learn, to be one, to be unbreakable and to simply be who we thought we could never be and have what we thought we could never have - PARTNERSHIP & UNORDINARY LOVE

In all directions ~ Blessings, LiGht & LoVe
Sage

Renewed Heart

Before I typed this I had to really think about if I could really put this in print. What I’m about to divulge I wouldn’t have ever thought would come from me - EVER! I have given another Soul my mind. I am not brainwashed or mesmerized, but I am at the point where I don’t want to think for myself, make decisions by myself. Is that lazy? I don’t think so. I think it is more in recognizing that there is actually someone out there that could make choices for me with my best interest at heart. This is how I think the whole thing came about…

With my sweetie, I’ve realized that part of giving honor to him is my willingness to listen to him, drawing the real him out and hearing his heart. When I don’t understand him I try not to criticize but I make a point to keep listening, knowing that God will give me clarity. I hope he feels that he can hide his heart and his dreams with me, and that he can tell me anything. To really know him is a closer level of intimacy. Something good, lasting and powerful is always birthed out of intimate sharing. Sharing allows me to carry a piece of him with me and vice versa. Whether sharing a secret, a feeling, a fear, or whatever we felt safe enough to deposit into each other. True intimacy is built when we keep the precious secrets that we’ve shared in each other’s safe keeping.

As I learn more about his heart, I am able to stand in the knowledge of his feelings for me even if it’s not verbalized or if he seems a little preoccupied. Being in tune with his heart, and how he thinks and works, gives me patience and arrests the temptation to personalize what might be an internal trial he needs to work out on his own. Listening to him and knowing him is allowing me to release him to have his own space with God. Knowing that he is transforming and getting a relationship with God silences the voice that says “you’re being squeezed out”. In actuality that spot is being filled by a being with which I can’t compete – God! While I’m sitting somewhere feeling ignored, God could be talking to him about me! Because of my insecurities, which I'm working on, I may cloud the vision for what he sees for the future. I may stop them from coming into fruition with my own low expectations, misconceived notions, and the actions that follow. I see a breakthrough for him.

For the last week or so I have been experiencing a renewed love. Not only a renewed love for him but for myself. I know it’s because I have let go of some insecurities. When I released those feelings, it was as if the floodgates were opened and the love that kindled in my heart for him many, many months ago was new. Because I love myself healthily, I can love him wholly.

In all directions ~
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

Be A Blessing

Today, no matter what you're facing personally, there is always room for you to be a blessing to someone else. You never know how a simple smile or kind word can change the outcome or perspective of someone's day.

Personally, I can say that there have been many "angels" that have impacted me today. Even at work, the place I'd least rather be at this moment, I have loving angels that truly care about me as a person. It's true, most people stay with employers not because of the work but because of the people. Your co-workers are your family in a sense. You're with them for most of your working hours. I know, I know...we all have those pesky co-workers that can get under the smallest nerve you have and jump up and down on it with spiked heels, yet handle it with a smile. Be a blessing to them too...for you may be the only family that they have.

In All Directions - Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe

Sage

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Recently, I really listened to the depth of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood that was performed and recorded by Nina Simone in 1964. I relate to this song on so many levels. As a spiritual being that doesn't always do right, express in the right way, I found this song to speak from the soul of a Soul whose intentions are good....

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 1964
Performed by Nina Simone
Written by Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin

Baby, you understand me now?
If sometimes you see that I’m mad…
Dontcha know no one alive can always be an angel?
When everything goes wrong you see some bad

But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood

Ya know sometimes baby I’m so carefree
With a joy that’s hard to hide
And then sometimes again it seems that all I have is worry
And then you bound to see my other side

But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood

If I seem edgy
I want you to know
I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems
And I get more than my share
But that’s one thing I never mean to do
'Cause I love you

Oh baby, I’m just human
Don’t you know I have faults like anyone?
Sometimes I find myself alone regretting
Some little foolish thing
Some simple thing that I’ve done

'Cause I’m just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood
I try so hard
So please don’t let me be misunderstood


**If I can ever find a 3rd party host for this song, I will add it to the blog.**

In all directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

This Is All I Have

Happiness Is An Inside Job

I've decided to take my life into my own hands. You may be wondering whose hands my life was in if not my own, right? Well, if I'm honest with myself the answer is that I've been coasting. At 35, I haven't experienced half of the things that I've envisioned for my life, let alone the things of my wildest dreams that I haven't given much thought to. Lately I've allowed thinking to be an enemy. I, of all people, should know that "thoughts become things", yet I allowed my thinking to get the best of me.

I'm certain that "HAPPINESS is an INSIDE job!". However , I've allowed outside sources cause me to be off track and foreign to the fact that I KNOW without doubt that I'm never separated from my Source, Creator, GOD. As a matter of fact I am my own co-creator and whatsoever I choose for my life I will undoubtedly receive.

I pray that every reader also experience a sense of joy while reading this. My purpose at this very moment is to let you know that happiness is something that you're entitled to. It is your divine right, your birthright! A simple change of your mind and will can set off the inertia you need to make the changes that have seemed to elude you.

Also, my friends, know that happiness is not in things, in approval, or in ego. To truly be happy you must first forget all things material, that seek approval or center around ego.

To Be Continued...

In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe

Sage

The Less Said The Best Said

Sometimes when offended we have a tendency to give others "a piece" of our mind. When you are faced with an offensive scenario which way do you respond? Today I chose not to say anything about a recent offense. Instead I went on as normal being grateful for the experience and opportunity to be LoVe. After all sometimes "the less said, the best said."

In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe

Sage

Unappreciated

Today's the 4th of July. I can see and hear neighbors enjoying family and friends. I, on the other hand, am alone and feeling unappreciated. I feel isolated. I feel unloved. I feel like a fool because I put so much of my energy into being love to everyone. Yet here I am alone. Not on anyone's mind. An afterthought. But let someone need encouragement or prayer or a positive word and then I'm on speed dial. Ha! Makes me laugh.

Enough of that I have to encourage myself, not have a pity parade or an adult tantrum like the ones I've witnessed this week. Even if it means going to bed now & wake up to new circumstances tomorrow that may be what's on the agenda. How boring, right? I know that one day soon I'll have someone that REALLY appreciates me and will want to experience all of life's days with me. Under this same sky is that person.



In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe

Sage

Be LoVe

I love this picture! To me it says:

Be LoVe

Speak LoVe

Kiss your LoVE

Agape

Words of Peace

A soft answer

Safety

In LoVe

Sensual

Caressing

Softness

Erotica

Kisses

Perfect Timing

Thursday evening I spent several hours alone. Swag was out the house, phone didn't ring, there were no interruptions. I relaxed, cleared my mind, and did a thorough head and heart check. To sum up those hours I can honestly say that I got in some of the best prayer and meditation time in quite a while. Towards the end I even recorded myself because the peace and ease that I felt were so relaxing that I felt weight less and I could actually feel my body releasing impurities.

I'm thankful for those hours because it was right on time. That time being intimate with God helped me with a spiritual task that came up. I was able to not let my ego take control of a situation and instead be LoVe.

I'm grateful that I could see clearly and that I got out of self. I still feel at peace 5 hours later. Thank God for God's timing.

In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe

Sage

His, Mine or OURS

Why do I feel like whatever Handsome is facing that I am too? Why do I feel that I have to and will support him to no end? Why is his hurt, my hurt? The answer:

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Unconditional love does not allow the heart to recognize ownership. This thing or that thing isn't his or mine but it's OURS. I know he doesn't understand or possibly believe that I am kindredly connected to him and actually feel what he is feeling. My soul is intertwined with his; our souls have connected and there isn't anything that I can do about it. Right now I'm feeling gratitude because I know that God is allowing me this opportunity to love unconditionally, to be LiGhT, to be LoVe, and to be a Blessing.

Hallelujuah!

In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

In This Place Before

I'm having the same old situations arise that have caused me grief in the past. The years are different, the details are different but it's the same old situations! I HAVE TO address what it is that I really need to learn from this situaion, why I continously fall into the same pattern, and how do I move past this without convicting myself and having guilt.

Dear Universe,

I'm tired of experiencing the same lessons. Is stubborness the culprit? What about poor planning, or in the real case, lack of planning? This is all becoming unfair to the person that I love the most. Help me! I'm asking for help to resolve once and for all.

In all directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

Handsome's Heart

I am so upset that I can't ease Handsome's hurt about the business venture. The whole situation has been eating at me all day. I'm diligently praying for his peace and understanding. I know that something better will come along but its easier for me to deal with since I'm not directly affected and don't have as much at stake.

Right now dear God I ask that You place Your loving arms around Handsome's heart and take away the hurt and pain. Give him Your eternal peace. Use me as a vessel of peace for him. Give me the wizdom to be his help mate and get through this. I completely turn this and all situations over to You. In His name Amen.

With this said and off my heart and head, I know the Universe is conspiring behind the curtains of time and space to give us both what we need.

In all directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe

Sage

Disappointment

Handsome is disappointed about a business venture that didn't pan out. I can completely understand his frustration. The ideal opportunity arose but wasn't seized timely enough, now Handsome is second guessing his choices. Right now I'm asking God, who controls everything in the Universe, to give him peace, and to let another more suitable door open. Handsome has the skill and desire to make this work, and the Universe always responds to desire. With that said, I too release my desire to the Universe. I know that things will work out better than before. I praise God in advance for the ideal situation. In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe Sage

Living Life By Default

I'm a firm believer that there are no mistakes, accidents or miscalculations in the Universe. I also believe that once you make a decision you should stick with it. This morning I read the following, "to not decide is to decide." Reading that really hit home. My relationship with Handsome is the most beautiful love that I have ever experienced. Is it perfect? By NO means! Are either of us perfect? HECK NO! However, I'm experiencing a perfect love with him. By that I mean that for the first time in my life I am loving but not expecting anything in return. I love him for everything he is and is not. Right now we are going through challenges. I believe that our love will prevail. I know that I must amp up the patience and understanding. I know that I must not be needy right now because he needs my support not my complaining. I'm starting to focus on the end result of what I want, not just the right now. I know that all of the pieces will fall into place and things will be as they should be. When I honestly think about it, I have been living by default. Just waiting for things to fall into place instead of making decisions about what it is that I want. When it comes to this relationships with Handsom I know that I want US. So therefore my decision is put my best energy towards that unity. I had been living with the mindset that things will all work out in the end without letting the Universe know exactly what I want. Well, I'm here to shout it from all corners of the planet - I want HANDSOME! In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe Sage

Being An Instrument of Peace

There is a situation going on in my life right now that I could easily take the "low" road and continue to wreck havoc on an already fragile circumstance. However, I am choosing to be an instrument of peace. Any circumstance can continue to escalate if the flame is continously ingnited.

Today, however, I encourage you as I'm encouraging myself to make the conscious choice to be an instrument of peace. Choose to do the opposite of what your "ego" says. Seek wizdom before speaking, think things through. Be patient. Wait. Be Love. Sometimes a situation just needs love.

In All Directions ~ Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage

Miss Maggie

Today, just moments ago acutally, my soul was blessed to meet a wonderful woman with a beautiful soul and spirit. It is just by chance, well actually it was today's destiny, that I came to this place that I currently sit and type to have coffee and a bagel. I don't think in all the years that I've lived in the area have I ever decided until this morning to come here. And oh what a blessing it has been for me.

There are things about her that remind me of my own dear and precious mother. My mother passed away 7 years ago, so when I am reminded of her spirit through someone else I know it's as if Mommy has kissed me with "an it's okay, you're gonna be alright" message from beyond.

So far today the best thing that has happened to me is meeting Ms. Maggie! She has the LiGhT. I plan on knowing her forever.

A Character for A Character

On Saturday night, I went out with the girls which isn't something that I do a lot these days. I enjoy being at home, sipping wine, having good conversation. I’m even game for a full throttle thirty-something house party every now and then. However, when you take the things I love and ask that I do them in a social setting – a CLUB or BAR- after hours, meaning after 9 PM, you may not always get the cheery, chipper chick that is normally me. I’ve always been comfortable in my own skin; I’ve always been one to have fun and keep things LiGhT, but when it comes to going out and crowds, that has never really been me even though many people consider me a “social butterfly”.

In my early 20s, I could hang well into the early morning hours, and still rise to take on the world with no consequences or fatigue. All of that changed around age 26/27. Fast forward many years and here I am at 35, the mother of a teen, home owner, wize, humble and learning more about life than ever. Let’s just say the body and the energy aren’t what they used to be, but in particularly the mindset isn’t what it used to be. Now instead of getting home at 5AM, I’m usually waking up and spending some time with God. Instead of hitting the town at midnight, I’ve been in bed for hours by then. Can we say a full 360°?

But I digress…

Yes, all of the above was a digression and doesn’t have much to do with the title of this post – A Character for A Character! Yes, this one thought on character brought forth paragraphs of reflection of the past and realization of where I am today. I think I’ll get to the point now…

For future posting references, I thought I’d give names to the important Characters in my life. Many of the lessons that I learn I learn because of them and through them. I’m forever grateful for their presence in my life; I’m thankful that God saw fit to intricately intertwine our lives. I know that they are in my life, and I’m in their lives because we chose to take this journey together. I hope and pray that they learn from me as well. It is no mistake that my son came through me, there is no mistake that the BFF has been around for 23 years, and definitely no mistake that Handsome is the love of my life. I thank God, and this wonderful Universe, that there are no miscalculations and that EVERYthing is as it should be.


Characters

Me: Sage

My Son: C²/Swagger
**C² = my son @ his best; Swag is the teen in him. Can’t not like his LiGhT; It’s him. **

My Love: Handsome

BFF: Aquamami

Brother#1: Broham

Brother#2: Mr. Cool

Sister: Herself
**I’ll literally refer to her as “herself”, not as in I’ll use her name**

The Crew: New York, LA, Miami, Channel 8, Crazazy **all female friends**

Son’s dad: 1-0 **Pronounced one O (the letter), not one zero**

Sidebar:
About ten years ago Crazazy tried hooking me up with one of her friends. Because she considered him one of the "best eligible bachelors" that she knew she introduced him to several other friends in additon to me. She later asked him about me and another particular young lady. His reply was, “I like Sage better than Ms. X. Sage has character. The other only has a butt.” I’ll say that is a compliment to say the least – LOL! My butts not bad though.

Until next time…from all directions I send Blessings, LiGhT and LoVe

Optical Illusion

Last night, if you were blessed with clear skies, when you looked at the moon it may have appeared closer than normal. That indeed was not the case. God didn't decide that June 17, 2008, that we would be blessed with an extra kiss from Heaven. As reported throughout the news world, since the angle of the sun was just right, we got a low full moon. Actually, what causes us to think that this is really a larger looking moon is the relative position of the moon to objects on the ground. So to really get the full effect you couldn't just peer through your window and expect to see a larger looking moon, but you have to get far away from a city skyline or wide open spot where you can see houses in the distance, then the moon will seem to engulf them...

Enough with the science, right?

I woke up this morning thinking and feeling very peaceful and hopeful. I woke up thinking about living my passion(s), and helping others to realize what their passions are too. I first shared this with Handsome, the other person on this planet that is entrusted with the ends and outs of who I REALLY am. He too shared my enthusiasm and thought it was wonderful message for the day. Unlike me, stuck behind a desk at work, he has the freedom to ride his Harley and be with nature and really think about his passions. I on the other hand can only do the imagination thing, get distracted from my work and have to re-work...but that's a start.

One of the greatest illusions is living for in the past and for the future versus living in the now. Now is all that there really is. God/Creator is doing the same thing right at this very moment as 20 million years ago, being God, being Souvereign, being All-knowing, being LoVe! So for this very moment bask in the beauty of now, not the illusion of some thing from March 2006 or some thing you're hoping for on August 2, 2009 at 3:31 PM. Instead, stop, listen, breathe, thank, praise, glorify, laugh, release...for all things are as they should be - no miscalculations, no mistakes, no inconveniences - and whatever it is you're experiencing that isn't love will too pass.

From all directions Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe

Sage

Image Credit - Fredric Larson, San Francisco Chronicle 2007

Another Day

Yesterday, I was clearly feeling a bit in the dumps about Monday's happenings. However, today is Another Day to be Light and Love, and I choose to do that. Everything is not perfect in my life, today or any day, but I feel peace and love and hope. Yesterday I was short
With
Handsome because I was a bit "bent". I was wrong for that...that behavior is definitely not being Light! So today, I will shower my special one with hugs and kisses and blessings and thank yous and you're specials...because it's true. We all have bad days and good days...but thank God when I look back my Good Days always outnumber my Bad Days, so I won't complain.



Live in LoVe and LiGhT....

SageWizdom

When Your Past Doesn't Look So Bright

I'll be the first to admit that I'm no angel. I'll be the first to admit that the person that I am today is a complete 360 from who I was ten years ago. I didn't grow up wanting to be a politician so believe me there are more than a few skeletons in my closet. I'm not a felon or anything of that sort, the only person that suffered from my actions was ME. I'd call it self-sabotage. Yesterday, I had the "pleasure" of sharing things about my past with someone that I love. Honestly, these things could have been left in the dark where they are because believe me, I choose not to think about that PHASE of my life. To share such petty, non-thought out actions really let me see the error of my ways back then. I felt ashamed. Just thinking about the shell of an individual that I was is heartbreaking. Even more heartbreaking than reliving those times was the response that I got from the person that I love...I was told, "you're not the person that I thought you were", and "I kinda feel sorry for you..."

All I can say is WOW!

For too much time yesterday, I harped on the situation. I allowed my mind to wonder how and why this person could still care about me. The same thoughts that led me to such behavior was trying to rear it's ugly head. The same unconfident, unwise, unlearned behaviors that created such a past made me feel vulnerable and little. I was concerned about "how I was viewed". Those thoughts have carried over into today which is why I blogging about it now. I have read all of the self-help books I can stand, I've fasted & prayed for days on end, I've repented, I've come clean and turned from the error of my past. I've learned, grown and moved on....so WHY does this bother me? I think it bothers me because I felt that the person that I was talking to could love me unconditionally just the way that I love; however, I felt judged.

Suspended In Air

Have you ever heard or read something and it gave you such a freeing feeling that you felt suspended in air? I have. I just read something that made any problem that I could have seem light and easy. There are no such things as problems. EVERYthing is as it should be, there are no mistakes, no miscalculations, no errors...the Universe is perfect and EVERYthing is in order.

This is what I read:
"A young prince of Persia had to find a document to prove his right to the throne. He finally found it hidden inside a plain and ordinary cap he habitually wore while riding his horse. What you may think has been lost has not been lost. It is simply out of sight at the present moment. Search! See!"

Ahh...Light & Free

Light Can Be Priceless

Have you ever had someone in your life that really needed encouragement? If you haven't, I'm sure that one day you will. The most beautiful blessing in life is to be a blessing to someone else. Lately, I've found myself being the Light to others during their dark hours. At times, it has been draining, yet for the most part it is very rewarding and gratifying. I'm not patting myself on the back as if I'm so grand; I'm just hoping to encourage someone else to be the Light, or at least the voice of reason, for a relative, love or friend. Someone gave me a wonderful compliment not long ago. The person told me, "You're so positive even when you don't have to be. That is a priceless quality in you." I know for a fact that I'm not positive 100% all of the time but I do know that nothing lasts forever, and this too shall pass...

It's Hard but It's Fair

It's Hard but It's fair...

for years, I think as many as 25 or maybe more, I've heard my brother use this expression. When he first used it as a high schooler, he was using it as a way to see "I know I'm handsome, athletic, awesome, or whatever, but somebody's got to do it so it's fair that it's me!" However, today when I think about this, and this is coming after living life for 35 years, experiencing ups and downs, losing loved ones, losing out on love and all of the tests that life brings as you grow, I now see this phrase in a completely different LIGHT...

On losing a loved one...
Yes, it's hard when someone very close to you transitions to the other side to be with our Creator. Yes, you are sad, have bouts with loneliness, depression, questions...yet, it is fair. It is fair because death is the road that we ALL have to take. No one can escape death. I don't care how much money a person has they can't prevent their death or their loved ones, nor can they bring someone back for the cost of a shiling.

On losing out on love...
Have you ever heard of a divine partnership? A love that you were meant to endure? Another soul that you were meant to love but only for a certain time? The hard part is not accepting that this isn't your divine and lasting love, the fair part is having had the opportunity to love at all, an opportunity that you and that soul arranged long before you took on your physical bodies The fair part is knowing that all is as it should be and that there are NO mistakes or miscalculations in the Universe.

On being in the place where you are now, which is not where you want to be...
The hard part is that you're unhappy. Your thoughts probably lead to more unhappiness than what is actually going on at the time. The fair part is that you are your own co-creator. Where you are today is the result of past thoughts whether good or not so good.

With that said, today, you can re-write your script. You are you and that is no mistake, no miscalculation...and that my friend is Hard but it's Fair.

In Light & Love...

Gratefulness

Sadly, last Thursday, a friend of mine lost her only child. Though he was 46 years old, he was still her "baby". From the moment that she called to tell me this news, through when I spoke with her just hours ago there was nothing in her voice but peace, joy, love and LIGHT. She may still be in shock, which is to be expected, but in her I have seen such a peace and Light that only the Creator can provide.

I have recently been going through some difficult times in my life. I don't know if I should really call them difficulties or not since they were mainly self-inflicted feelings, feelings that I brought upon myself based on another's actions, inactions, reactions or lack of reaction for that matter. Nonetheless, when I reflect on what I'm "going through" versus what my dear friend is experiencing I have nothing to complain about. I have my health, my mind, and above all, I'm above ground to experience whatever I choose to experience. My experience is clearly up to me. How I digest and process anothers actions is totally up to me. If I feel depressed, down, sad, it is my own doing. All the lessons that I know about LIGHT seem to go out the window when I am not getting my ego stroked the way I need it to be.

With all that said, I pledge, realistically, at least for the rest of the day, to be grateful and thankful. This is usually my sentiment for everyday. There are carved out times each day that I choose to be thankful and grateful. I didn't do that today until this very moment, and when I did I immediately felt peace and serenity.

Until next time, continue to be LIGHT and LoVe

In the beginning...A Genesis of sorts

We've all read, or at least heard, this line of very famous Biblical Scripture before. Interestingly, after our Creator created the land and the sea, the first thing the Creator wanted us to have was LIGHT!

This blog will be about letting your LIGHT shine through and allowing LoVe to be your foundation for every situation that occurs in your life. LiGhT is so powerful...

Why I decided to create this blog....
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After running across the blog for Fabulous Financials, which by the way is Fabulous with a capital F, I decided to enter the unknown blogosphere as well. One particular post, http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/05/birds-of-a-feather-dont-have-to-flock-together.html, really got me thinking. Just like the original poster, which brought this very heartfelt message from Single Ma, I too am not in the financial place that I’d like to be. And after reading Single Ma’s success, plus her story and goals, I too felt a bit like Single Ma was not in a place that I could relate to financially at this time. Nonetheless, I know that I can achieve the same; therefore I didn’t have the same exact indifference that the poster felt. With that said, my final conclusion is that Single Ma is giving what she has to offer to this Universe, and she gives it selflessly. What started out as her way to help other single mothers, I pray, has led to her peace, plus hopefully her selfless and honest giving of her expertise, tests and lessons has reciprocated many blessings her way. You know too often people gain knowledge but don't share it in fear of someone else succeeding which is greedy. Single Ma has demonstrated Light and Love in her free and willing posts. Whenever we give, we ALWAYS RECEIVE. Though we don’t give to receive, it is when we do have an open heart that blessings flow towards us. So I sat and I thought and I contemplated….what do I have to offer? What can I give this UNIVERSE? I have always been told that I’m a therapist, very spiritual and wise, and I really enjoy listening to people and being an ear or shoulder whenever someone needs it.
Do I always take my own advice?
NO!
Does anyone?
Rarely.
So with that said, I’ve decided to create my own blog to give back what I can…I pray that this journey, which I hope will always be fulfilling and something that I enjoy, will be a blessing to you.

Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe from all directions

Sage