Every morning while I was on vacation, I was able to catch the sunrise after we finished working out and were taking laps around the ship. I love the time of day when the sun is rising. It is such a fleeting moment in time. Each day as I watched it, my spirit danced in the joy of being able to see and enjoy those precious moments of each new morning sunrise. As I post this picture, I am reminded of specifically thinking, "I want to remember this one, too."
In those few precious moments every morning, we can acknowledge and guide the thoughts of our day. Feeling blessed from the beginning is a special treasure, that I can usually return to at some point in my day, if my circumstances seem to be taking control and going in a direction that is not feeling right, producing the undesirable results, or changing to a worldly course that is not in my spiritual view. Key word, usually. Easily, not always. And that's ok. I was listening to my 'Speaker Sister' Nikki Greene Mayer last night as she spoke on the Pete O'Shea WTIS 1110 Radio Show about how "it's not always going to be easy." It was the first thing I thought of this morning, again recalling Nikki's words. It's in the 'not so easy' zone where we have the chance to learn something. I spent some time in that zone recently, and at each 'squeeze point' I would ask, "what is it I am supposed to learn from this not-so-easy part today?" Instead of the crying and whining, why is this happening to me question, the awareness that a lesson is there to be learned, can be the treasure. It is a habit that saves me tons of time in a 'not-good-for -me' place. Even in the pre-dawn hour of this day, I can easily acknowledge the treasure of that sunrise. In all that may take a turn today, I am the one at the helm. I am the captain on the bridge. I chose joy. I set my intended course on being positive and showing love to everyone I meet today. As the sun rises today, another promise is kept.
In those few precious moments every morning, we can acknowledge and guide the thoughts of our day. Feeling blessed from the beginning is a special treasure, that I can usually return to at some point in my day, if my circumstances seem to be taking control and going in a direction that is not feeling right, producing the undesirable results, or changing to a worldly course that is not in my spiritual view. Key word, usually. Easily, not always. And that's ok. I was listening to my 'Speaker Sister' Nikki Greene Mayer last night as she spoke on the Pete O'Shea WTIS 1110 Radio Show about how "it's not always going to be easy." It was the first thing I thought of this morning, again recalling Nikki's words. It's in the 'not so easy' zone where we have the chance to learn something. I spent some time in that zone recently, and at each 'squeeze point' I would ask, "what is it I am supposed to learn from this not-so-easy part today?" Instead of the crying and whining, why is this happening to me question, the awareness that a lesson is there to be learned, can be the treasure. It is a habit that saves me tons of time in a 'not-good-for -me' place. Even in the pre-dawn hour of this day, I can easily acknowledge the treasure of that sunrise. In all that may take a turn today, I am the one at the helm. I am the captain on the bridge. I chose joy. I set my intended course on being positive and showing love to everyone I meet today. As the sun rises today, another promise is kept.
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