change is constant

times they are a changin'!

i am so excited about all the new changes in my life! new career... pretty soon a new home... new places to visit in the near future... oh and of course... new shoes :)

everything is changing... people always say that nothing ever stays the same... that may be true... which in a way is a little sad to me... because even though i embrace change... at times i feel a sense of nostalgia for how things were before... at times i have wondered why nothing lasts forever...

but that's not exactly true... there is one thing that lasts forever... and that is God... and one thing that never changes... His love for me... and as long as that's true... nothing else really matters...

i know that i have a purpose... and as long as i always see the light... and stay focused... things around me will always change... even i myself may change.... but i will always get to where i'm going...

everything happens for a reason... God does not make mistakes... even misfortunes can be blessings in disguise... change does not have to hurt... it does not even have to be understood... i just have to know that God has a plan...

i didn't see my life being anything like what it is now a year ago... heck, not even six months ago... and even though i felt torn at times trying to make some decisions, i feel as everything has happened perfectly... and i thank God for that...

the thought behind the thought

do you ever think about what you're thinking about??

it's weird because most of the time... you are just thinking... and your thinking is subconscious... because you don't really think about what you think about... you just think...

but every now and then, your thinking becomes a little more conscious... and you stop to think about the thoughts you are having...

this has been a great tool for me to really figure out who i am... because when you can analyze your thoughts, you can know what emotion lies deep within you... you can know what your true intention is...

if your true intention is to love... if the emotion inside of you is love... then the actions that your thoughts will lead to will be acts of love... of kindness... of charity...

but if your thoughts are thoughts of anger... of resentment... of hatred... then your true intention of love has been overcome by fear... and the actions they will lead to will not be Godly acts...

pay attention to your thoughts... realize who you are... a child of God...

be still... and know...

how do you know?

you just do. it will be undeniable. all the signs will point to Him. and you will know... that God is in you.

and in the moment that you know... that God is in you... remember... that He has been there before... He has been there always... and He wants to stay forever... so keep that moment alive... and never forget...

if you do this... life becomes a dance... you become happy... and it will be a lot easier... to be who you really are... a loving, human being... with God in him...

being true to who you are would be your first nature... you would honor God and worship no other god... not money, not power, not fame... you would idolize nothing... you would never use His name in vain... and you will keep a day for Him... and then two days... until everyday becomes the Sabbath... you would honor your mother and father... for they have given you your life... you would not kill... for a loving human being would never take the life of another without justification... you would not want the spouse of another... or commit adultery, even in your mind... you would not steal... because everything already belongs to God... and God is in you... you would never bear false witness... truth is the essence of you... you would know that we are one in God... and therefore, would have no desire for the possessions of others... you would bless them.

so the next time you know... remember... and don't forget...

can't we all just get along?

sometimes i wish we were all on the same wavelength... we all could look each other in the eye... smile... and know that what we feel is a brotherly love... an unconditional love...

we would all know one absolute truth... and instead of fighting over who is right, we'd be loving each other and expanding... we would experience glory after glory... because that is God's will...

there would be little need for conversation... because we would all just understand...

imagine what we could do... we could end hunger... we would end war...

is it naive to DREAM BIG?

live your destiny

can you imagine living a life with out inner peace and with constant struggle?

why does that happen?

i believe we have a destiny... a purpose to fulfill... when you are on the path that leads to destiny, it brings a sense of calm and peace to your life... when you feel happy and secure in your surroundings... like you are where you are supposed to be... then you know you are doing things right...

it's not all about your feelings... although they are a big part... it's also your thoughts... what do you think about what you are doing? what do you think about where you are?

all good things come from God... feelings are good because they are a sense... they tell us that we are alive... and thoughts, well... they tell us that we exist... He who gave us existence, also gave us awareness of our existence... what a gift! and because of this existance, we are able to experience life... and life is beautiful...

so if what you feel, what you think, and what you experience come from God... then feelings of happiness and love are just God communicating that we are on the right path... that we are living our destiny... feelings of struggle and despair just tell you that you've missed... you've made a few wrong turns...

thankfully, we can use all of these things as a GPS... we can find our way back to the path for our true destiny by listening to our hearts... and using our experiences as tools...

the best part about all of this... is that it's never too late... everyday is a new beginning... another chance to change your life and change the world... what a miracle!