HOME IS NOT A PLACE YOU HANG YOUR HAT...

HOME is Not a Place You Hang Your Hat...

HOME... I have come to REALIZE is WITHIN me. "I" RESIDE HERE... the "I" that I AM!

This morning as I was preparing to go on a walking tour, while staying at the home of a young lady I met in Rome during the Easter holiday who invited me to stay at her home in Munich, Germany, I had a deeper realization of where/who I am on my journey.  I decided not to go on the walk as it had begun to rain and I was already experiencing a bit of a cold, so a 3 hours walking tour was not the best thing for me to do.  I went to the market to purchase ingredients for a hearty soup of carrots, celery, mushrooms, olives, onions, sausage and fresh tortellini. Listening to my absolute FAVORITE opera singer countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, cooking while contemplating what THOUGHTS I would share with you today, and musing about HOME.

"HOME, has come to mean for me as I travel from one place to another, a place where I LIVE my human LIFE experiences as a Spiritual Being."  Therefore no matter WHERE I am is HOME.  I am however growing weary of the travel being in my 9th month... INTERESTING the word travel is rather close to the word travail, and the fact that I am in my 9th month brings to mind PREGNANCY, and the travel/travail Joseph and Mary endured in her 9th month to give BIRTH to our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST... A NEW IDEA!  You must travel or travail from the "old place" to the "new place".

Kim shares here:

GOD does not bring you to the moment of birth and not deliver – HE is not a man that HE should lie. The very fact that you are fighting for it, travailing for it, is the undeniable truth that it already exists. It is NOT something you are trying to create or speak into existence, IT ALREADY EXISTS! Just as a baby already exists in a mother's womb... never forget that.

I BELIEVE I am giving BIRTH to a NEW perspective and place of HOME for me... my "water has broken", I am in labor and the contractions are becoming closer to RE-BIRTH.  I FEEL IT!

I began this journey believing I was traveling to find my next place to live, but the IDEA has to happen first in mind.  You must LET GO of old past ideas in order to CONCEIVE new ideas in the present NOW, then you will be prepared to give BIRTH in the future... NOW!

HOME, the ultimate home can be wherever you are... YOU ARE THE HOME!

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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FEED YOURSELF GOOD WORDS...

Feed Yourself Good Words...

And GOOD THOUGHTS that nourish and strengthen your INNER SELF.  You are what you FEED yourself... physically, mentally as well as Spiritually.  Your WORDS are actually important and more POWERFUL than the food and drink you consume.

We all know the "cause and effect" of too much food and drink, especially when it does not nourish and strengthen the physical body.  But there is NEVER an ill "cause and effect" with the GOOD WORDS we feed our INNER SELF through our minds.

One of my favorite foods to eat is good cake with chocolate somewhere in it, on it or both! However I do not make a meal of it or consume it on a daily basis. Most times it is a special occasion enjoyed with a good cup of coffee or a glass of good red wine, and of course with good company.

GOOD WORD quotes from GoodReads:

“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, "It might have been".”  -- John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet

“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: "You are not alone".”  -- Roald Dahl, Matilda

"WORDS have real power. GOD spoke the WORLD into being by the POWER of HIS WORDS (Hebrews 11:3), and we are in HIS IMAGE in part because of the POWER we have with WORDS." -- BIBLE Power of WORDS  

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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YOU ARE NOT YOUR AGE...

You Are Not Your Age...

I never was my age, I am not now and I will never be... this is the same for you! Age is a number marking the years someone begins to exist on this earth, or something begins to take on some sort of "value" such as wine, cheese, meat or furniture etc.

Remember: Whatever you THINK you will experience.  Whatever you IDENTIFY with through your THOUGHT you will in due season... become.  Repetitious reciting words or sentences most times is not very reliable.  You must first LET GO of old past thought patterns or "state of mind" in order to experience new ones.

"Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."  Matthew 9:17

You are NOT your age... YOU ARE OF MUCH MORE VALUE THAN A NUMBER TO YOUR CREATOR, THE MASTER OF THE VINEYARD!

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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F.E.A.R...

F.E.A.R....

The acronym for FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real, as in EVERYTHING you experience basically. The false evidence of illness of any kind, one illness is no more or less real than another. Now, I know I will get some people who would like to debate with me about this declaration and they will get NO argument from me... IT IS UNTO YOU AS YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE! DIVINE MIND, also will NOT argue with you about what you CHOOSE to think and believe in your own mind. After all we have FREE CHOICE, FREE WILL and whether we are aware of it or not we will REAP what we SOW in due season.

"Sow a thought you reap an act. Sow an act, you reap a habit. Sow a habit, you reap a character. Sow a character, you reap a consequence." Terrence L. Trezvant October 14, 2005

Even in the presence of disturbing situations, circumstances or conditions you are still FREE TO CHOOSE WHAT YOU WILL by means of your THOUGHT!  ALL situations, circumstances and conditions are APPEARANCES (which are visible)... from THOUGHT (which is invisible).

FEAR producing situations, circumstances and conditions are ALL false evidence appearing real. Therefore, PATIENTLY ACCEPT the APPEARANCES AS THEY ARE, DO NOT JUDGE OR LABEL THEM... THEY ARE NOT REAL and will in time pass away into the NOTHINGNESS from which they came.

ONLY the FRUITS of the HOLY SPIRIT are REAL: Unconditional LOVE, Abundant LIFE, Unlimited SUBSTANCE, BEAUTY not contingent upon outside appearances, Boundless HEALTH, PEACE that passes Understanding, and JOY that goes far beyond Happiness to name a few...

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WE ARE ALL NOMADS...

We Are All Nomads...

In LIFE we are all NOMADS of some sort.  IF you carry around with you even the smallest purse, wallet, shopping bag, briefcase, backpack, suitcase etc., moving from one place to another whether it is to the corner store, bus stop, train station, school or work somewhere... you are some sort of NOMAD! A NOMAD is not a "dirty" word, but of course if you CHOOSE to THINK it is... IT IS YOUR CHOICE, and you in fact will experience your THOUGHT!

We ALL get caught up in what we THINK, however be careful... "As a Man THINKETH..." SO IS HE and NOT what he thinks is!  EVERYTHING BEGINS and ENDS within the one thinking whatever THOUGHTS he CHOOSES TO ENTERTAIN IN HIS OWN MIND.  Even as Spiritual Beings having a human experience we CARRY around a body that houses the mind with which we THINK, therefore again... we are all NOMADS!

THERE IS NO OUT-side IT IS ONLY THE MANIFESTATION OF THE IN-side... do not be fooled by APPEARANCES!  They are the exact REFLECTION of THOUGHT... YOUR THOUGHT!

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TRUST THE REROUTE...

Trust the Reroute...

Sometimes your plans just do not work out the way you think they should, which can be disappointing and disorienting.  This is when you are CHALLENGED to TRUST THE REROUTE!

On this journey that I am on, I recall several reroutes which as I look back on them turned out to be a BLESSINGS in DISGUISE.  I cannot explain how I got to the place of the reroute, the reroute itself and most times the purpose of the reroute until sometime much later during an "aha moment".

The PURPOSE of the reroute could be to get you back on track having gotten off unaware, sometimes to protect you from circumstances unknown to you beyond where you are NOW, and then just because and we may never know WHY just PATIENTLY ACCEPT.

I am GRATEFUL for this morning's reroute which began to unfold right when I was preparing to leave for my next destination. As I was zipping my luggage the zipper broke.  I could not believe this was happening as I woke up early, packed, made my hostel reservation... everything I was ALL set! Because I had done everything I knew to do, prepared myself etc. I became not only disappointed, but also disoriented.  I did not understand WHY after doing everything I was to do, WHY this would happen.  I began to doubt myself.  I did go out and purchased another piece of luggage, came back and REPACKED, sorting through my belongings, seeing how much I simply did not need... then the emotions entered in and I mourned the past, present and future.  The past because of what I have been through on this journey.  The present because of the current situation and the future because in that moment it appeared uncertain... I did not know what I was going to do.

I went back to the hostel where I was staying in Milan which was truly a WONDERFUL experience. DIVINE PROVIDENCE greeted me in the way of assistance from the staff, and the assurance that these things happen... ALL IS WELL!  My plans were in fact changed, everything worked out and my TRUST in the ONE that arranges the REROUTE rose another level higher!

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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THE GRAVEYARD OF UNOPENED GIFTS...

Graveyard of Unopened Gifts...

GIFTS that are given to us by the BENEVOLENT UNIVERSE.  Universal Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Unconditional Love, Abundant Life, Beauty, Peace that Passes Understanding, Poise, Power, Joy Beyond Happiness, Wealth NOT contingent upon things including money, Health NOT dependent upon pills etc.

We ALL have been given a DIVINE PORTION, a portion of the Holy Spirit which is WHOLE, PERFECT & COMPLETE lacking in nothing. However the GIFT is within each one of us, INDIVIDUALLY.  There is NO competition... HOW CAN THERE BE?!!  The Holy Spirit CANNOT compete against itself:

"Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand." Matthew 12:25

Mankind is a WHOLE body, city or house, ONE Spirit with individual expressions, each UNIQUE. We must FORGIVE and LET GO of the THOUGHT that the misconception of competition is even possible, as it is... IMPOSSIBLE.

EVACUATE the graveyard, loosen the ties that bind and LET THE GIFTS UNFOLD!

Richelle D. Jones...  Life Coach for 'Leading Edge Thought'

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