Nobility, dignity, commitment....
These are the traits of a sincere and superior humanity.
Add to them a sense of humor, a strong mind, and a loving-kind heart and you will have your purpose.
In the process, you become a super being, invincible to the cares of the world, blessed in the eyes of Heaven.
While others struggle, you soar.
While others seek and pine, you find.
Your path is of the higher road, less traveled; paved with good preventions that protect you from the dark...in which you never find yourself because you are the Light.
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
What We Can All Learn from Tip Employees
Decades ago - when I first moved to Los Angeles, I held many a waiter and front desk position in various restaurants, hotels and private country clubs in the county.
I was trained on how important it was to offer my service with a smile and enthusiasm. "The bigger the smile," I was told by numerous supervisors, "the bigger your tip."
Today, at the other end of the spectrum, I find myself dining out a lot...entertaining clients, vendors, business associates during various meetings for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Of course, I pick up the tab, which means I'm also the one who leaves the tip.
And because I frequent certain establishments (specifically in the Burbank area), many of the waiters and waitresses know who I am. However, I notice that they only smile at me when they serve me or my given-party. On certain days, if I am served by a colleague of theirs, their colleague smiles as me, but they do not.
When this happens, I have thought, "Geeze, I thought that waitress (or waiter) was a really nice person. But they were only smiling at me to get a good tip."
That said, I always give a good tip...even if I am served in a less-worthy manner (or even without a smile from my own server).....because I've "been there," and I get it.
But now I'm thinking: What if we ALL smiled and each other....and did for one another in the highest regard on a daily basis? What if we treated each other as if we were going to "tip" one another for our kind demeanor?
What a different world it would be.
Everyone would be walking around smiling at each other and while there would not be any "tips," per say, the result would be even more profitable:
If we all "pretended" that every smile we gave would be returned with a "monetary tip," we would, in the process, be blessed if not financially, but physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually...on so many levels. Because ultimately a smile can work more wonders in our lives...for the health....not only of our bodies...but for the health of our minds and our spirit.
In turn, as well, we would be more generous with others, and most likely end up "paying it forward" in countless additional ways that we would not even be able to measure; and then, in double return, we would reap the "benefits" of our generosity, ten-fold.
In other words, the best way to live your A-Life, is to do for others when there is absolutely nothing in it for you.
Then watch how you start to receive EVERYTHING you've ever wanted.
I was trained on how important it was to offer my service with a smile and enthusiasm. "The bigger the smile," I was told by numerous supervisors, "the bigger your tip."
Today, at the other end of the spectrum, I find myself dining out a lot...entertaining clients, vendors, business associates during various meetings for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Of course, I pick up the tab, which means I'm also the one who leaves the tip.
And because I frequent certain establishments (specifically in the Burbank area), many of the waiters and waitresses know who I am. However, I notice that they only smile at me when they serve me or my given-party. On certain days, if I am served by a colleague of theirs, their colleague smiles as me, but they do not.
When this happens, I have thought, "Geeze, I thought that waitress (or waiter) was a really nice person. But they were only smiling at me to get a good tip."
That said, I always give a good tip...even if I am served in a less-worthy manner (or even without a smile from my own server).....because I've "been there," and I get it.
But now I'm thinking: What if we ALL smiled and each other....and did for one another in the highest regard on a daily basis? What if we treated each other as if we were going to "tip" one another for our kind demeanor?
What a different world it would be.
Everyone would be walking around smiling at each other and while there would not be any "tips," per say, the result would be even more profitable:
If we all "pretended" that every smile we gave would be returned with a "monetary tip," we would, in the process, be blessed if not financially, but physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually...on so many levels. Because ultimately a smile can work more wonders in our lives...for the health....not only of our bodies...but for the health of our minds and our spirit.
In turn, as well, we would be more generous with others, and most likely end up "paying it forward" in countless additional ways that we would not even be able to measure; and then, in double return, we would reap the "benefits" of our generosity, ten-fold.
In other words, the best way to live your A-Life, is to do for others when there is absolutely nothing in it for you.
Then watch how you start to receive EVERYTHING you've ever wanted.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Unstoppable Prayers
"I agree with what I eat, and what I eat agrees with me. I am at peace with all people and all situations. I do not resist or antagonize anything or anybody. My stomach is strong, wise and energetic. I always think and speak of it as capable of doing its work perfectly. I do not impose on my stomach by overloading it. I am guided by Divine Wisdom in my eating and drinking, and I follow its guidance. After eating, I quietly relax, release all cares, and give my stomach an opportunity to do its perfect work."
"I am satisfied with Divine Substance. The Substance of Love now erases all fatigue from my body, renews tissues, and replenishes energy. Divine Substance stabilizes my mind and prospers my affairs. Every longing of my soul and every need of my life is now fulfilled. I am satisfied with Divine Substance."
"The Divine Light within me is all-healing of any and all sense of hurt, injury, or bitterness. Love is all there is in my mind and heart. I cast all sense of injury, hurt, resentment upon the Divine Light within, which sets me free. While I am speaking, every cell hears my call and responds to the power of Divine Light and Love, now and ever released in me."
"The Forgiving Light of Love sets me free from the past, and from the results of mistakes of the past. There is no condemnation in the Divine Light, and there is no condemnation in me. I am uplifted and upheld by the Divine Light of Love, and the Divine Love of Light. No disease exists in the Divine Light and in Divine Love, and therefore my Body Tempe of Divine Light and Love is filled with Divine Perfection, Divine Strength, and Divine Health. Divine Light and Divine Love frees, cleanses and heals me now, and forever."
"Amen."
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
"Love" + "Forgiveness" = "Healing"
Everyone has challenges in life, be they physical, financial, emotional, psychological...or any other area or aspect of life.
There are some of us who are born into this world with physical ailments, while others of us develop physical challenges.
There are those of us are born rich, and then lose it all....there are those of us who are born poor, and gain it all.
So, ultimately - within the realm of this imperfect world...there are some things we can control - and others that we cannot.
But one thing is for certain...in our comings and goings...Love and Forgiveness are the strongest of our stronghold.
If we are physically ill in any way, no amount of medicine or prayer will heal us if we do not have Love and Forgiveness in our heart.
We cannot ask Heaven to help us heal if we hold bitterness or hatred or unforgiveness towards any other living being...or even ourselves.
Self-hatred can be just as detrimental as displaying un-Love to another.
Therefore, if you are experiencing any physical challenge that has developed in your Body Temple AFTER you were born....than I would urge you to Love and Forgive anyone who has ever hurt you...or anyone who you presently despise...including possibly yourself.
Because Love is unable to heal you completely...again...no matter any amount of medicine that you may take...unless you are open to Love's healing by Loving and Forgiving others and yourself...for being imperfect.
Love can only see Love. If there is hate or bitterness or unforgiveness in you, Love cannot see you....those things become like mud in Love's eyes.
And again, this particular healing process - for the moment, anyway - is geared specifically towards a disorder that has developed in your lifetime since birth...and NOT for a disorder that you may have been born with.
THAT healing description is for another email.
In the meantime, here are a few lines of Light that will lead you to your complete healing of any physical (or even financial, emotional or psychological disorder) that you may have developed over time, since birth, or as recent as yesterday.
And they work....but again...only when there is complete forgiveness in your heart...for others - and yourself.
So, Love and forgive others...and give affection to yourself, too...in saying...
"Dear Abba Father of Lights, King of Kindness, Prince of Peace and Divine Blessed Mother of the Mighty Heart....thank You for leading me to Love, for allowing Love to lead me in all of my ways, for all of my days...as I cling myself to Thee, to Thine, to Thy Love....and have Thy will and not mine be done. Amen."
and
"Thank you, God, for Life and Light, abundant, full and free...for perfect, boundless health, wealth and the power of Love and Forgiveness, unhampered Liberty. Amen."
Thursday, February 13, 2014
The "Gravity" of Your Situation is Your "Legacy of Light"
I finally saw the Oscar-nominated film Gravity over the weekend.
Visually, it's brilliant.
Story and character-wise, it's flawed.
A brief three-minute exposition at the opening, with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney with their space helmets off would have been nice.
We first meet them in space, and can hardly see them.
They chat a little bit about their lives, and then BOOM - the action begins.
As a result, I felt myself not caring enough about what happened to their characters.
But that's okay - the film wasn't meant to be Shakespeare.
As I say, if anything, it was visually stunning; and a few scenes in particular captured my attention.
Like when Sandra Bullock finds a measure of relief and safety, and she cuddles up in a capsule as if a baby in a womb. In fact, it was many such "capsule" scenes in the film that were sprinkled with genius imagery....some, too, that inspired and reminded me of other thoughts and images.
Case in point: When my Mom passed away in 2008, I wrote about how, in my view, our journey and final destination is like a rocket soaring into space. The pieces of us that we don’t need – fall off as we move closer to the Light of God's embrace – until all that is left is the little capsule that holds our soul; how my Mom's capsule, in particular, filled with every loving thought and every act of loving kindness that she ever displayed on Earth - is now not only bundled together, but magnified, multiplied and showcased in Heaven.
And that goes for all of us....whatever good we think say and do is remembered by Heaven; the rest falls away.
In this way, each of us have our own personal, immeasurable, immortal - and priceless "Legacy of Light" that we not only leave behind on Earth - but also take with us to Heaven.
What a wonderful a thing.
Visually, it's brilliant.
Story and character-wise, it's flawed.
A brief three-minute exposition at the opening, with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney with their space helmets off would have been nice.
We first meet them in space, and can hardly see them.
They chat a little bit about their lives, and then BOOM - the action begins.
As a result, I felt myself not caring enough about what happened to their characters.
But that's okay - the film wasn't meant to be Shakespeare.
As I say, if anything, it was visually stunning; and a few scenes in particular captured my attention.
Like when Sandra Bullock finds a measure of relief and safety, and she cuddles up in a capsule as if a baby in a womb. In fact, it was many such "capsule" scenes in the film that were sprinkled with genius imagery....some, too, that inspired and reminded me of other thoughts and images.
Case in point: When my Mom passed away in 2008, I wrote about how, in my view, our journey and final destination is like a rocket soaring into space. The pieces of us that we don’t need – fall off as we move closer to the Light of God's embrace – until all that is left is the little capsule that holds our soul; how my Mom's capsule, in particular, filled with every loving thought and every act of loving kindness that she ever displayed on Earth - is now not only bundled together, but magnified, multiplied and showcased in Heaven.
And that goes for all of us....whatever good we think say and do is remembered by Heaven; the rest falls away.
In this way, each of us have our own personal, immeasurable, immortal - and priceless "Legacy of Light" that we not only leave behind on Earth - but also take with us to Heaven.
What a wonderful a thing.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Love as a blessing or a curse? It's your choice.
We're only human.
We all swear, or use a "curse" or a "cuss" word from time to time.
When we stub our toe...make a big or little mistake...in a moment of distress, anger, depression, or whenever.
After all, these things can't be helped.
We live in an imperfect world.
But the only "cursing" that I would suggest that we all should refrain from "expressing," is taking the Lord's name in vain - however you may view or experience the "Lord" or "God" in your life.
Whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu or if, like myself, you are a "Love-tian," then it's ultimately not a "good" thing...for anybody...but especially yourself, if you take the Lord's name in vain.
Here's the deal:
What if anytime, anywhere - anyone who got angry took YOUR name in vain?
That would be a lot of "cursing" coming over your way, wouldn't it?
Of course - and who wants that?
That said, too - and just to be clear, "Christ" is not the last name of Jesus or anything of that nature; and it always makes me laugh when people think such a thing; because that couldn't be further from the truth.
In the original Sacred Scriptures of what we have come to know as "The Bible," Jesus was referred to as "Jesus THE Christ," which when translated from ancient sanskrit means, "Jesus, the Enlightened One" or "The One of Light."
And for whatever reason, later editors of The Bible removed the "The" from in between "Jesus" and "Christ," and today the majority of our world refers to Jesus as "Jesus Christ."
Anyway, when anyone takes what they believe as the "first" or "last" name of Jesus "in vain," that ultimately brings upon darkness, as they are basically cursing "The Light."
By the same regard, when someone corrupts the name "God," which and who is "Love"...or better stated "Love IS God," then they ultimately damn the idea, concept and experience of Love itself in their lives.
And why would anyone want to "curse" that?
We all swear, or use a "curse" or a "cuss" word from time to time.
When we stub our toe...make a big or little mistake...in a moment of distress, anger, depression, or whenever.
After all, these things can't be helped.
We live in an imperfect world.
But the only "cursing" that I would suggest that we all should refrain from "expressing," is taking the Lord's name in vain - however you may view or experience the "Lord" or "God" in your life.
Whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu or if, like myself, you are a "Love-tian," then it's ultimately not a "good" thing...for anybody...but especially yourself, if you take the Lord's name in vain.
Here's the deal:
What if anytime, anywhere - anyone who got angry took YOUR name in vain?
That would be a lot of "cursing" coming over your way, wouldn't it?
Of course - and who wants that?
That said, too - and just to be clear, "Christ" is not the last name of Jesus or anything of that nature; and it always makes me laugh when people think such a thing; because that couldn't be further from the truth.
In the original Sacred Scriptures of what we have come to know as "The Bible," Jesus was referred to as "Jesus THE Christ," which when translated from ancient sanskrit means, "Jesus, the Enlightened One" or "The One of Light."
And for whatever reason, later editors of The Bible removed the "The" from in between "Jesus" and "Christ," and today the majority of our world refers to Jesus as "Jesus Christ."
Anyway, when anyone takes what they believe as the "first" or "last" name of Jesus "in vain," that ultimately brings upon darkness, as they are basically cursing "The Light."
By the same regard, when someone corrupts the name "God," which and who is "Love"...or better stated "Love IS God," then they ultimately damn the idea, concept and experience of Love itself in their lives.
And why would anyone want to "curse" that?
Monday, February 3, 2014
The Simple Treasures
I've accomplished a great deal in my life.
For one, I've met and befriended everyone that I've everyone wanted to meet.
Elizabeth Montgomery...Farrah Fawcett...Lindsay Wagner...Lynda Carter....David Carradine....Lee Majors...all my childhood idols and dreams come true.
And it's been wonderful. Meeting each of them was lovely.
For the last thirty years or so, I've also attended Hollywood galas, and parties and events, and shared numerous other good times, all of which has also been joyous.
And yet, none of it compares to the simple treasures of life...like visiting the corner drug store for the right last-minute decorations at Christmas-time...or just having coffee or playing cards with family members or friends.
Certainly, too, of course, having a family to care for - or be a part of - is an immeasurable joy.
Being a father is one of life's treasures that I have yet to discover.
That too has always been a dream of mine.
But for whatever reason, that has yet to be...and maybe it might not ever be.
It all depends, I guess, I what I truly want...because I do believe that we always get what we sincerely desire...whether we're conscious of our life choices or not.
In the meantime, however, I make every conscious decision to be joyful...to be kind to others...and myself...to always appreciate more than ever the simple treasures of life.
For it's the simple treasures that keep us sane, stable and grounded...simple treasures help us to live a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Yet many, mostly the superstars of our culture, are unschooled in how to attain and hold on to the simple treasures.
Elvis tried...more than most...but he failed. Marilyn Monroe had a good heart...but she was a lost soul in a land of vipers. Philip Seymour Hoffman, God bless his soul, was a mammoth talent...but he just couldn't hold on. His talent and his drive outweighed his ability to appreciate the simpler treasures.
And while I'm not sure why that happened...I know why I have always been strong enough to see the forest through the trees.
I had a solid if modest upbringing.
I was never taught to feel I was better than other people...and somehow...that filtered into every aspect of my life...in many productive ways. I always learned to treat people as equals...including Elizabeth Montgomery...Farrah Fawcett...Lindsay Wagner...Lynda Carter...Lee Majors...and David Carradine.
Each of them appreciated that I treated them like real people. I respected them, but I didn't fawn over them.
Somehow, they knew that I appreciated the simple treasures of life...that allowed me to experience the unequaled riches of life...like having childhood dreams come true.
For one, I've met and befriended everyone that I've everyone wanted to meet.
Elizabeth Montgomery...Farrah Fawcett...Lindsay Wagner...Lynda Carter....David Carradine....Lee Majors...all my childhood idols and dreams come true.
And it's been wonderful. Meeting each of them was lovely.
For the last thirty years or so, I've also attended Hollywood galas, and parties and events, and shared numerous other good times, all of which has also been joyous.
And yet, none of it compares to the simple treasures of life...like visiting the corner drug store for the right last-minute decorations at Christmas-time...or just having coffee or playing cards with family members or friends.
Certainly, too, of course, having a family to care for - or be a part of - is an immeasurable joy.
Being a father is one of life's treasures that I have yet to discover.
That too has always been a dream of mine.
But for whatever reason, that has yet to be...and maybe it might not ever be.
It all depends, I guess, I what I truly want...because I do believe that we always get what we sincerely desire...whether we're conscious of our life choices or not.
In the meantime, however, I make every conscious decision to be joyful...to be kind to others...and myself...to always appreciate more than ever the simple treasures of life.
For it's the simple treasures that keep us sane, stable and grounded...simple treasures help us to live a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Yet many, mostly the superstars of our culture, are unschooled in how to attain and hold on to the simple treasures.
Elvis tried...more than most...but he failed. Marilyn Monroe had a good heart...but she was a lost soul in a land of vipers. Philip Seymour Hoffman, God bless his soul, was a mammoth talent...but he just couldn't hold on. His talent and his drive outweighed his ability to appreciate the simpler treasures.
And while I'm not sure why that happened...I know why I have always been strong enough to see the forest through the trees.
I had a solid if modest upbringing.
I was never taught to feel I was better than other people...and somehow...that filtered into every aspect of my life...in many productive ways. I always learned to treat people as equals...including Elizabeth Montgomery...Farrah Fawcett...Lindsay Wagner...Lynda Carter...Lee Majors...and David Carradine.
Each of them appreciated that I treated them like real people. I respected them, but I didn't fawn over them.
Somehow, they knew that I appreciated the simple treasures of life...that allowed me to experience the unequaled riches of life...like having childhood dreams come true.
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