The Case of the Black Hefty Bag

"A belief is only a thought that I keep thinking."
~ Abraham, Esther and Jerry Hicks

I trust you all had a good Thanksgiving. I was drawn to clean out clutter over the weekend. It felt good. I put some things in a black hefty bag and placed the bag on the corner in front of my house. I put a "FREE" sign on the bag. Someone would benefit from that which I no longer needed.

The black bag sat there. No activity. I have put things out on that corner and they've been gone within an hour. The bag kept sitting there. It was good stuff, useful items, unopened things, not junk. I'd peek out the window, and darn, the black bag was still there. I thought, "No one wants my stuff, it's free, so why can't I get rid of it?" (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking) I knew I was clearing out my past when I removed the clutter. The bag was still out there. 24 hours and no takers. I decided that I hadn't done a good job of clearing out my past, emotionally. My thought was, "I must be doing something wrong, the bag is still out there." (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking)

So I checked in with Spirit and said, "Spirit reveals to me the message in the black bag still being out there." I always get an answer. (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking) The answer was to go look in the bag. I did. To my amazement, most of the stuff inside the black bag HAD been taken, and the bag was almost empty.

The light bulb went on. I kept thinking no one wanted my stuff, when actually, they had already taken it and were enjoying it. I thought there was no movement of energy, that I was stuck, when I was NOT. (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking)

My belief was that there was evidence that I wasn't doing a good job. The black bag was still sitting out there. It was my "proof." That was what I believed, and so that was what I saw. I needed to look within (the bag, and myself), and see that I actually HAD done a good job, I had released some of my past...I just didn't believe that I had.

A belief is only a thought I keep thinking...

Good Fortune

"Today is the day of my amazing good fortune."
~ Florence Scovel Shinn

I love this quote and wanted to share it with you today. When I start the day with this thought, I set into motion wonderful things that do come my way.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I am grateful to each and every one of you for reading my posts, for your comments, and for being part of my life.

May your days ahead be filled with amazing good fortune.

I will be back after Thanksgiving weekend, and look forward to reconnecting with all of you.

Gobble. Gobble.

Love,
Sherry

Signs from God

"I have sent you nothing but Angels"

~ God

I believe God is always sending us messages. Our job is to notice them. They are everywhere. I keep a small notepad in my car. When I see a sign from God, I write it down. Here is the latest accumulation of messages just for me (and you) from God.

From personalized license plates on cars right in front of me:

IN2LVNG (Into Loving)

IBLVEE (I believe)

WHORU (Who are you?)

JUSTBLV (Just Believe)

DEEPFUN (Deep Fun)

GOTHOPE (Got Hope)

Followed by a bumper sticker that said:

"My boss is a Jewish Carpenter"

Followed by a song on the radio:

"Let Me Be Your Hero."

I know you see them too. I thought it would be nice to bring attention to how clever God is in answering our prayers, and showing us the way. Thanks, God!

We are NEVER alone...

Affirmation O' the Day: I am grateful for the awesome ways that God reminds me I am loved.

Coming Out

Last night I had the privilege of witnessing a new friend "come out" of the closet, so to speak, and share her authentic self in an intimate group setting.

It was a delight to be a part of her moment. It truly was her moment. She had grown so much to get to this place of authenticity. It took courage for her to say, "this is who I am, what I love to do, and this is how I do it."

It was a joy for me to see her glow from within as she shared what makes her heart sing. How wonderful it was to learn how she creates her "gift" and to feel her passion.

This got me thinking...we are all here to share our gifts, and "come out." We are not meant to hold back our blessings. No more hiding them under a bushel. Surely, there is a Divine Time for each of us...I am simply asking you, "Is this YOUR Divine Time, too?"

Affirmation O' the Day: I give myself permission to come out and dance in the light of the moon.

Love,
Sherry

Recipe for Joy

Recipe for Joy

Seek joy, first and foremost.
Seek reasons to laugh.
Seek reasons to offer words of praise to self and others.
Seek beauty in nature, beasts and other humans.
Seek reasons to love.
In every segment of every day — look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of love.
Seek that which uplifts you.
Seek opportunities to offer that which uplifts another.
Seek a feeling of Well-being.
Know that your value can only be measured in terms of Joy.
Acknowledge your absolute freedom to do any of these things or to not do any of these things — for it is, without exception, your choice in every moment of every day.

~ Written by Jerry Hicks, http://www.abraham-hicks.com/

These are the "Ten Commandments" inspired by Jerry's understanding of Abraham. If we would but print this and read it every day, taking the lessons to heart, what wonderful blessings we would receive...

A special thank you to Karen Mead who creates the most amazing essential oils from her heart, http://www.apeacefulpath.com/, for sharing this beautiful poem with me.

Faith Creates

"Cuz I gotta have faith...da dum da dum."

~ George Michael
Click here to listen to George Michael sing "Faith"


In yesterday's post, I said I trusted the system. I've thought about what that means. Actually, that trust is how I would define my faith.

There is a fine line between faith and doubt. We want to believe, but we're not so sure it's true. When this is where you are at, ask someone to have faith FOR you.

What that looks like is the one supporting you is saying, "I will know the Truth for you, while you are not able to know it for yourself." What is the Truth? The Truth is that God is all there is. It's All God. God is in the midst of the mess you may currently be in. (Although God doesn't see it as a mess...more likely as an opportunity) God is solving the crisis as we speak. Divine solutions abound. Having faith in THAT Truth, can really make a difference for you.

Having someone hold the "high watch" for you really works. Both parties are benefited from this co-creative process. Try it. Before you know it, you will begin to see signs, evidence that things are improving, creative ideas and solutions will seem to appear "out of nowhere." (the "nowhere", by the way, is where faith creates) Miracles occur. Watch for them.

Prayer works. Your faith in a friend's "knowing" for you, is like the faith of a mustard seed. That's all you need. Lean on their faith, and allow theirs to strengthen yours.

What else are friends for???

Our Divine Plan

"God's in his heaven, all's right with the world."
~ Robert Browning

When we are going through something challenging, sometimes we assume we've done something wrong to create it. "What's wrong with my consciousness, that I attracted this mess?"

So we begin to beat ourselves up, and that expands the challenge even more.

The Truth is...everything in our life is happening according to a Divine Plan. OUR Divine Plan.

I hear you saying, "How can you call THIS Divine?"

Because I trust the system. There is a feeling deep within me that knows this Truth. God as my Higher Self is running the show here, manifesting what will bring me to my greatest joy. It may look like a fiasco, but it is really a gift, an answer to my prayer.

Through free will, I may have asked for, let's say, "Freedom," as a goal in my Divine Plan. My Higher Self kicks into High Gear, (no coincidence on the pun) and starts creating opportunities for me to create that freedom. Maybe I needed to have a sense of limitation first, in order to break loose from those shackles. Without the shackles (i.e., the gift) existing in the first place, my freedom can't be won. I can curse the shackles, or I can bless them for what they ultimately brought me. I choose to bless them.

If we can step back from being in the thick of things, and see this from a Spiritual perspective, everything is happening perfectly. Divine Right Action is always taking place.

Trust the system. The Universe is always conspiring in our favor. Expect the challenge to unfold for your highest good. It will...Trust me.

Affirmation O' the Day: "All's right in my world."