Balance

The priest said that this particular gospel story was troublesome for him. It was about a man who had abundance and was called a fool for trying to store it and keep it for himself. He would die before his plans to rest easy came to fruition. 

While it's true that we do not know when our last day will be, accepting an inheritance or investing isn't a bad idea. We do need to make some kind of plan for our future. The priest explained that the point of the gospel was not that we should reject abundance, but that we should find balance. We need to allow possessions to serve us and others without permitting them to control us. 

He told a modern day, true story of a good samaritan - a wealthy man who remained down to earth and literally put his own life at risk to save others on a regular basis. He was rich in the ways of God (or Love) and his possessions did not shape him or prevent him from serving others. 

Part of the point was that we need to look past the surface to access deeper meaning. Superficially, the gospel seems to imply that possessions and retirement plans are bad. A closer look might reveal that having money was not the problem. The problem came when the money stopped the doing of good deeds and caused complacency. 

We should not want abundance for the purpose of resting in comfort and forgetting about the work to be done. We might use abundance to assist in our work. I saw an interesting segment on "intention" recently...

Wishing you a beautiful week...

Love,

T

Creative Transformation: Alchemy

This is a quote from Sara Avant Stover's book, The Book of She. I have found it invaluable this week. Saying this as an affirmation is truly transformative. Any negative thoughts or attitude that might be less than stellar can absolutely be turned around with a little creative thinking. Sounds like "base metal to gold" to me!

We don't need to know exactly how. All we need to do is hold this intention. Spirit, the unconscious mind, a higher power, (whatever your belief is) takes over and our focus is left on the opportunity for wisdom and love contained in the same circumstance that we could have stewed about for days. WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT? I have to keep it moving in a positive way. There is absolutely no time to waste on things like second guessing, worry, guilt or the like.

Thanks Sara Avant Stover!!! I tried it. It works.

Have a great week everyone. xo

Namaste,
T

#WriteYourSong

I've been so busy with baby and family lately. I felt a strong desire to get back to some music and singing (and not just baby songs - which I sing ALL THE TIME). I found a necklace pendant made from a "reclaimed singing bowl" and thought it would be the perfect thing to help me focus on singing and hold that intention close to my heart. I bought it and started wearing it, thinking of music every time I put it on.

I soon received calls from four different music associates that I haven't spoken to in a while! #Cool!

Then the song "Unwritten" popped into my head and wouldn't leave. It reminded me of an anonymous quote I read recently:

"On your last day on earth, 

the person you became will meet the person you could have become."

- Anonymous

I started thinking of how tragic it would be if the songs that could have been - never were. So on a long drive this week, I wrote a new song. I didn't want it to go unwritten.

#WriteYourSong

More to come...

Namaste,
T