R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 145: Abundance Never Wavers

Today my mediation led me to the subject of Abundance. How interesting it is that during this time you hear many people talking about lack or the absence of Abundance in one form or another--as financial means, liquidity or even as love or peace or intimacy. The the universal principle of Abundance (as being an absolute quality of God) never wavers; is never absent; and is unconditional. There is always Abundance. We as humans may waver, are certainly conditional and can be "absent"; but Abundance, as an absolute concept, can't.

I need only look around me to see that this is true. And as I reflect more and listen to what sounds like a sea of birds chirping in the Silver Oak that wraps around the corner windows of my living room, it dawned on me that every living thing around -- except the humans-is thriving and fully in touch with Abundance. The birds are thriving this summer. The squirrels are fat and plentiful. The trees in my yard and around my neighborhood are lusher, greener and growing faster than ever this summer. The garden soil I tilled yesterday is alive with earthworms, an indication that the earth is abundantly provided for. The lettuce, beets, spinach, carrot and tomatoes seeds I planted are springing forth in full glory. (Too bad, Whole Foods!)

And then came the revelation. Only the humans appear to be separated from Abundance. What people are experiencing today, isn't about a lack of Abundance; it's about a disconnection from Abundance, both in mind and in action. Instead of declaring Abundance, we are declaring lack, when all around us is the evidence. Creations far less creative and far less sophisticated than we are tapped fully into Abundance. This revelation is a powerful reminder of the difference between what "seems" and what "is". It also reminds me that my experiences will be what I declare them to be. So today, I am calling life as I see it and as I know it to be--infinitely Abundant I am reminded to know, think, speak, act, look for and expect Abundance today and everyday. I invite you to do so as well.

Live Abundantly. B



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R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 144: Weather Patience

This morning, APRIL 9th, I awoke with a smile (as I always do) and chill (something I don't expect to do on April 9 2009 or any year for the matter). I communed with the Source, God, giving thanks for a new, clean, freshly illumined day. I acknowledged that this day is a gift, brimming with the potential to bring forth my heart's desires and magnificence beyond my imagination. I pledged to be of service to God and others today. I declared that something good is going to happen to me this very day. And then I realized how cold the floor and the air were. Will it ever get warm in DC, I thought to myself. Yikes, the temperature is the 30's. In April!! Then instead of complaining, as I felt myself gearing up to do, I decided to find the lesson or the blessing of the situation. I decided the ending winter embodies a lesson for me; a lesson in patience.



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R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 143: Now Time!

"Take time to make time, while time doth last; for time is no time, when time has past".

This is one of my favorite sayings, a powerful truth as told to me by my mom a few year ago. (She has wuse saying for every situation, circumstance and occasion. It used to annoy me when I was little. Now I love it.) And this one is profound and profoundly important to understand and use if your goal, like mine, is to live life fully and to experience the best of life NOW, not some non-specific time in the future or in the after-life.

Translated, the rhyme says: commit yourself to carving out time now, to engage in the experiences that are priorities for you. Do it NOW, because once this moment in time has past, you cannot recapture it and you cannot be certain that the next time will come around for you. This says, life is now. There is no dress rehearsal. Live it fully.


Affirmation: I am grateful for this moment of time. It is the gift of life to me. I demonstrate my gratitude by treasuring each moment and living it to it's fullest potential.



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R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 142: No Coincidence

Today is experienced Synchronicity; I used to call it Coincidence now that I understand they everything happens in divine order and by universal construction. Every occasion, occurrence and curious moment---in a part of the universal design of life and brings with it a lesson or a blessing.

So what was this Synchronistic moment? This morning at 9am while making my protein, fruit, live food smoothie concoction, I sharp thought came to mind that must call Theo, my Cameroonian friend, that I haven't talked to since before Christmas. I made a mental note and proceeded with engage in a busy work day. I never called. At 530pm I got a call from Theo, telling me this call was the fulfillment of a commitment he made to himself at 9am this morning when is experience a sharp impulse to give me call.

As universal order would have it, Theo shared with me a challenging situation that he has been unable to shake. It turns out that I was able to offer the insight he need to resolve the issue at hand. And in turn, I shared with him a similarly challenging situation that I brought into my experience recently and he was able to provide in the right and perfect insight and in the right and perfect time that I needed it. There are no coincidences in the universe, for Divine order prevails. Coincidences are universal synchronicity that brings forth blessings that support the highest good for all concerned

Affirmation: The universe brings forth all I need, when I need it. I am grateful.


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R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 141: Henri Edmonds==Today We Celebrated

Today I am blogging about a wonderful wonderful person, who made her transition March 12 suddenly and gracefully and fearlessly at the age of 72 Her name is Henriette Edmonds. Henri, i know from Unity of Washington. She is an outstanding being---actress, theatrical genius, thesbian, professor, poet, writer, truth student and all around great soul on the earth. I didn't know Henri for a long time, maybe 5 years, but I learned valuable things from her, especially in the last days before her transition. For her I am immensely grateful. Here are some things I learned from Henri:

1. One is never too old to write a great book

2. Life is for living fully, now

3. It is truly possible to master fear--and when you do you can truly live in peace and joy, regardless of what comes your way in life.

4. I am supposed to go to theology school for a PHDand become a minister-the strong aura all around me makes this all clear, she says. So I might as well stop running from it.

Hmmmmmmmm. I think I'll just blog with a spiritual twist for now.

Blessings to Henri as her spirit soars into her next level of greatness!


Affirmation: In Spirit, there is no death; only divine transition---for spirit has no beginning and no end. Thank God for eternal life.


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R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 140: Blogging Again----POTENTIAL

Today I start again. I decided to stop side-stepping what was revealed to me as "mine to do" in November 2007. I logged 139 blog entries since that time, then I just stopped writing. I kept thinking and meditating and talking, but I stopped writing even though I like writing alot--when I can sit still long enough to do it.

A few seconds ago, as I sat here contemplating what I should blog on today, I glanced across the room to the TV where UNC is playing and beating badly Gonzaga on the road to the final four as march madness marches on. As I watch these two teams that have ascended to the college basketball's highest ranks from hundreds ofl teams across the nation, I got my theme for today's blog: Potential.

There is infinite potential within each creation on the planet; and that includes every human being that inhabits Planet Earth. This potential lies at the center of the being of each person, in every moment in time regardless of background, present circumstances or appearances. It is there whether we know it or not, believe it or not, or action on it or not. This potential is the inherent possibility for each person to experience the desires of the heart regardless of what they are--good health, love, prosperity, success, overcoming adversity , peace or something else. The key is to know, and believe, that the potential it there and to boldly "act" like you know.

Affirmation: Today I embrace the infinite potential that lies forever at the center of my being, awaiting my recognition and my action.


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R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 139: Life Choices

Life experiences reflect life choices. Today I consciously make life choices that will create life experiences that will benefit me and the world.


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