Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen

For several reasons, this is one of my favorite prayers. I get it. To me, it captures the very essence of our journey and existence. Right form the start: Our father, who art in heaven, hallow be thy name; We humbly recognize the universal force, god, Allah or Yahweh; we sing praise to his name; and we pray that god's kingdom in heaven manifests on earth.

And forgive us our trespasses and we forgive those who trespass against us...

Second, this prayer acknowledges the relationship of seeking forgiveness and forgiving. In essence, in order to be forgiven one has forgive. This reality, I firmly believe. The act of god forgiving us, is an act of our conscience being released from guilt. Without releasing people we perceive trespass against us, we can not fully be delivered from self-guilt because we have yet to master the symbiotic relationship of forgive/forgiven.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

This is the law of attraction, like energy seeking like energy. To follow god - that which is good - so we are not seduced by negativity - that which is evil - is an act of calling upon the laws of attraction in order to emancipate or deliver us from darkness.

I try to say this prayer several times a day. The Lord's Prayer reminds me that my universe is a reflection of my thoughts. My actions are a manifestation of my thoughts. If my prayer, meditation and thoughts are aligned with god, then I call for heaven on earth... god's will be done. Amen

12 ways to find your soul mate

I love simple, concise and easy to understand lists. Well, I discovered another list. This one on how to find your soul mate, at beliefnet.com.

1. Believe in Your Soul Mate - have faith they exist.
2. Make your life love-friendly - take self-inventory.
3. Acknowledge and slay the dragons - deal with our personal demons.
4. Work on healing your love wounds - organize or purge your personal baggage.
5. Gently say goodbye to non-soul mate love - so self explanatory; lose the friends with benefits relationships
6. Appreciate the journey you traveled - "I thank you, I bless you, I release you."
7. Clean your house for love.
8. Develop the capacity to identify true love
9. Don't hate being single - enjoy you, discover you.
10. Honor the yearning - celebrate the process.
11. Get creative - open up the possibilities, don't settle with one type of mold.
12. Open your arms to true love - to get love you have to know how to receive love.

See the complete article at soul mate.

What we think about, we bring about. Your whole life is a manifestation of the thoughts that go on in your head. - Lisa Nichols As the above quote suggests, our world is a product of thought.

God said (the original thought), "Let there be...," (Genesis 1:3) and our universe was birthed into existence. This action serves as a template for all subsequent procreation.

As mankind, with the freedom of choice, we have been ordained with the extraordinary power to shape our world. With this power comes responsibility. If we dwell in negative thought - self-hate, selfishness and fearfulness - our world complies accordingly by reflecting these thoughts as our reality. And of course, the converse is true.

In short, we attract the energy we transmit. If we want to transform our lives, environment and world, we must first transform our thoughts.

Check out Lisa Nichols on the video bar.

SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK

100 Days of President Obama and 51% of the country likes him and his policy. Another 30% like him but do not share all his policies. Currently, Mr. Obama is riding the wave of popularity that he and his administration is leveraging into political capital. Cool, calm and composed under pressure has been his trademark demeanor. This is precisely the serene and intellectual leadership our country has lacked. Some (the off the cliff far-right and ideologues on the far-left) see his non-confrontational political style as weakness. Quite the opposite, as the following article best describes...


19 April 2009 :: J.E. Robertson

Lead by example. It’s a simple idea, and one that tends to be fully realized only by those who are most able. You lead by demonstrating the best qualities, because you are able to — 1. because you have them; 2. because you are in a position to do so; 3. because you are confident both of your ability to embody these qualities and of the qualities themselves, their virtue and their efficacy.

Soft power works, because one is able to use the social force of virtue —rooted in actual qualities and demonstrable value to those concerned— and because one shows proof of being closer to shared goals than the other party, leading the other party to follow one’s lead.

Obama has demonstrated an incredible ability for a victorious politician: forgiveness. His magnanimity is, whether he intends it to be or not, an exceedingly valuable asset to him, not just in terms of public image, but because he wields power through it, and that leverage is not missed by those he is negotiating with. Imagine the awe his show of mercy to Joe Lieberman must inspire in the vigilant eyes of the fallen leaders of the Republican party’s aspirational one-party government.

For the complete story click the link soft-power.