Every Day...

I arise every morning at 5 AM. As we move closer to the summer solstice, each day the sun rises earlier and gradually more light greets me at that time. Every morning is lighter and lighter.

But today it seemed to be much lighter than just yesterday. Still, what matters to me is that every day is longer and brighter than the one before regardless of the interval between them.

With this thought, the words “every day” flashed through my mind and I started humming the tune by Buddy Holly. Here’s an excerpt from Everyday:

Everyday, it's a gettin' closer,
Goin' faster than a roller coaster,
Love like yours will surely come my way, (hey, hey, hey)

Everyday, it's a gettin' faster,
Everyone says go on up and ask her,
Love like yours will surely come my way, (hey, hey, hey)

Everyday seems a little longer,
Every way, love's a little stronger,
Come what may, do you ever long for
True love from me?

Everyday, it's a gettin' closer,
Goin' faster than a roller coaster,
Love like yours will surely come my way, (hey, hey, hey)

How true these words from the 1950’s are in today’s world. The days surely are going by faster and faster as time speeds up in this accelerated universe.

And, every day I am a bit more awake from the illusion than I was the prior day. I’m a bit more open, more kind, patient. I am stronger, standing in my power, that which comes from Source.

I’m getting closer and closer to Spirit every day. It seems this song could be about love from God coming my way every day. And that’s so true. God’s love is ever present - every minute, every hour, every day.

Every day - no matter the length of the sun shining - is a day to grow stronger in loving others and getting closer to my Higher Power. Hey, hey! Amen!

No Matter the Condition

Dear God;

Thank You for keeping my ego in check this evening when I realized my haircut was going to take more than an hour to get completed and I had work waiting to be completed before my head was to hit the pillow. Thank You that I remained kind, gracious, and supportive of the cosmetology student.

Thank You that I thought about how I could best use the time as I sat in the salon chair as cuttings very slowly made their way off my head to the floor. And, thank You that I moved from thought to action: I said prayers for folks like I often do in my early morning practice and prayed for a blessed encounter between myself and the student.

Thank You, Spirit, that I remembered and practiced the idea that no matter what is going on around me, no matter the condition, You are accessible and peace is possible.

On This Day

From my files...

On This Day

Mend a quarrel. Search out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion, and replace it with trust. Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in a word or deed.

Keep a promise. Find the time. Forego a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Listen. Apologize if you were wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Appreciate, be kind, be gentle. Laugh a little more. Deserve confidence.

Take up arms against malice. Express your gratitude. Decry complacency. Worship your God. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love. Speak it again. Speak it still again. Speak it still once again.

- Author Unknown

Morning Inspiration

In the morning silence I find myself
The world is still
Surrounded by the peace of quiet
Seeking God’s will.

I know not what the day will bring
All is blessed that’s for sure
It is up to me to be the joy
To shine my light and be true.

I pray to be spiritually fit
Loving, kind, not in a snit
I am grateful, happy, glad to be
In the presence of God’s company.