TODAY I CHOOSE...

Today I CHOOSE...

JOY...

“JOY is the best makeup.”                 - Anne Lamott, Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith

LOVE unconditional is ACCEPTANCE, GRATITUDE & BLESSING...

“ACCEPT the children the way we accept trees—with GRATITUDE, because they are a BLESSING—but do not have expectations or desires. You don’t expect trees to change, you LOVE them as they are.” - Isabel Allende 

LIFE abundant...

The term "ABUNDANT LIFE" comes from the Bible verse John 10:10b, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."[2] "More abundantly" means to have a SUPERABUNDANCE of a thing. "Abundant life" refers to life in its abounding fullness of joy and strength for mind, body, and soul. - Wikipedia

BEAUTY...

“BEAUTY begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” - Coco Chanel 

HOPE...

"HOPE is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us."        - Samuel Smiles

PROSPERITY...

"The power that brings you success or failure, PROSPERITY and abundance or poverty resides in your mind, and not in Wall Street or current market conditions." - Remez Sasson

GRATITUDE...

"GRATITUDE means giving thanks from your heart. When you do this, energy flows from your heart and activates certain responses from other people, as well as the UNIVERSE." - Joanne

HEALTH...

"The first WEALTH is HEALTH." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

PEACE that passes understanding...

"And the PEACE of GOD, which passeth all understanding..." - Philippians 4:7

TO FOLLOW CHRIST...

"COME, FOLLOW ME," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." - Jesus Christ


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ATTACHMENTS...

Attachments...

ATTACHMENT is not contingent upon a person, place or thing... it is to the WORD, alone. The idea of attachment can be applied to anyone or thing and changes accordingly. Attachment does not discriminate, it just does what it is DIRECTED by your CHOICE.

FORGIVE THE IDEA OF ATTACHMENT IN YOUR MIND & THE EFFECT OF THE CAUSE WILL DISSOLVE.   YOU WILL THEN BE FREE OF THE DESIRE TO ATTACH.

I had a favorite pair of sunglasses I purchased in New York City that actually served me very well for many years, I looked good in them, and I truly enjoyed wearing them.  In other words I had "secretly" become attached to the sunglasses and even though the lens were a bit scratched I continued to wear them.  One day during my travel, while in Munich, Germany we became separated, I was unaware of this for 2 days.  On the 3rd day I realized they were not where I thought I put them the last time I wore them, and I had no idea when, where or how we became separated.  I must confess I felt the pang of loss, disappointment and disbelief that they were gone.  On the flip side of those feelings I also became acutely aware of ATTACHMENT... it was time to LET GO of the "beloved" sunglasses and the idea of ATTACHMENT.  In that moment I ACCEPTED what was happening and then I felt FREE.

Today, as I was preparing to go on a walking tour of Munich a THOUGHT occurred to me that I had gone to two locations on Friday (the last time I wore the sunglasses), Eataly and Trachten Vogl Cafe near the City Center of Munich.  Yesterday, I only went back to Eataly with no success in finding the sunglasses and on my way back to where I am staying I passed the cafe with no remembrance I had gone there there as well. I missed the walk, however had an AMAZING day anyway wandering up and down quaint little Bavarian cobblestone streets, listening to street musicians playing the xylophone, a violin, a saxophone and an occasional vocalist here and there. The streets of the City Center were bustling with working natives, families, students and tourists shopping, dining and sightseeing.  I checked with the cafe on my way in for the evening, asked about the sunglasses... and there they were after a 3 day separation we were reunited, NOW in a new and different relationship.

I imagine this to be a HARBINGER for relationships with family and friends I have been separated from, almost 1 year.  I look forward to our new and different RELATIONSHIP evolved ATTACHMENTS.

"GIVE THE ONES YOU LOVE (and yourself) WINGS TO FLY, ROOTS TO COME BACK & REASONS TO STAY!"  Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York City - marquee message

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THE FUTURE IS AN IDEA... NOW!

The Future is an Idea... NOW!

Your IDEA right NOW is a product, event or experience in the FUTURE... NOW!
 
NOW IS ALL THERE IS.  THE TIME IS NOW, AS THERE CAN BE NO OTHER TIME BUT... NOW!

"Time" as we know it in this dimension is a measurement of "passing" experience.  Just as "age" is only a number that measures how long somebody or thing has been in existence. Where you are right now is an experience of yourself passing away. NOW is a PERFECT, WHOLLY and COMPLETE MOMENT where everything is... MEDITATE on this.  BE WHOLLY IN THE NOW, because this is where you are, isn't it?

When you see your IDEA NOW as a FUTURE product, event or experience you can have some confidence that it is POSSIBLE.  You need not have the sense that it will not work just because it does not instantly materialize before your eyes... BE PATIENT with yourself and DO THE WORK! Since NOW is ALL there IS, then as you work on unfolding the IDEA as it is revealed to you, when you get to the end the IDEA is ALREADY DONE (all ready and done).

"BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND... Habit 2 is based on IMAGINATION -- the ability to envision in your mind what you cannot at present see with your eyes. It is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There is a MENTAL (first) creation, and a PHYSICAL (second) creation. The physical creation follows the mental, just as a building follows a blueprint."  Stephen Covey 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'

THE CREATOR CREATED ME IN THE BEGINNING (MIND first) FOR ME TO BE HERE (PHYSICAL second)... NOW!  This is also true of you, however, your CHOICE to BELIEVE.

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HALF FULL, HALF EMPTY OR FULL...

Half Full, Half Empty or FULL...

PERSPECTIVE.  POINT OF VIEW. Both CHANGE depending on where you "stand"... including whether the glass is half full, half empty or FULL!
 
The Glass represents the WHOLE. 1/2 of the GLASS is filled with liquid, visible. 1/2 of the GLASS appears to be filled with "nothing", invisible. However, ALL SPACE IS FILLED WITH ENERGY.  The ENERGY becomes MATTER according to what "it" is, in this case wine.  The "space" above is ENERGY which is invisible corresponding to the "space" below which is visible... therefore the GLASS IS FULL seen with the METAPHYSICAL eye, which "sees" the invisible in the visible and the visible in the invisible.

“As above... so below, as within... so without, as the Universe... so the Soul.”  Hermes Trismegistus This way of "seeing" can also be applied to how you CHOOSE to see your life experiences and everything in it... half full, half empty or FULL!

GOD, CREATOR of the ENTIRE Universe DOES NOT PERCEIVE ITSELF IN PART... IT IS WHOLE OR NOTHING!  The wholeness that GOD is cannot all be seen by the physical eye, but can be perceived by the metaphysical eye of FAITH.  "But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve"  Joshua 24:15  The glass being full came to me during meditation recently, I could immediately understand and was filled with JOY about this revelation.  From that moment, my perception changed and I began to "see" things differently.  It is a different kind of "seeing" through the eyes of the HOLY SPIRIT that is within us all, we must ALLOW Spirit  to "perceive" through us rather than trust what the physical eye merely sees, which is according to what the mind BELIEVES.

Being on the "Leading Edge of Thought" will lead you into an intoxicating new level of THOUGHT!

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

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BEGIN...

Begin...

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.
- Lewis Carroll, English Writer (1832 - 1898)

REACH...
“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?” - Robert Browning, Men and Women and Other Poems

PROCRASTINATION... 
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” - Pablo Picasso

MY THOUGHTS...
"TRAVEL has been my MENTOR on this JOURNEY to... NOW!"        
"I LOVE YOU GOD for LOVING me... LOVING YOU!"
"That's ALL you have to do is just BEGIN and DON'T LOOK BACK!" - richelled

INSPIRED...
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.” - Patañjali

COMMIT...
"ONCE YOU COMMIT TO A PATH AND TAKE ACTION, things start to CHANGE.  Said another way, when the Universe knows you are serious, it starts to move into action right along with you."
- Mastin Kipp, Daily Love: Growing into Grace

MY THOUGHTS...
I'm listening to INSPIRATIONAL people who are doing the "work" within themselves.  Poems, blogs, and writings that speak to my mind, heart and soul on this BEAUTIFUL Saturday in Munich at the home of a friend of mine where I will be until the end of April, INSPIRE me.  I've been in down time due to a bit of congestion that is teaching me to just BE where I am and let it REVEAL the PURPOSE for its visit... as this too shall pass.  I realize how BLESSED I am and how GRATEFUL for the many BLESSINGS I would like in turn to share with others... THE BEST IS YET TO COME and IT IS HERE NOW!

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THE GRASS IS NOT GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE...

Ever Green... Nature's Gold!

IT IS THE SAME COLOUR... EVER GREEN, NATURE'S GOLD!  It is your perception that makes it DIFFERENT and therefore YOU EXPERIENCE YOUR OWN PERCEPTION.  It's like several individuals looking at a painting in an art gallery... THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN PERCEPTION OF WHAT THEY ARE VIEWING! It is your own POINT OF VIEW that you experience in LIFE... the same LIFE of which every "one" is a part of the WHOLE.

PATIENTLY ACCEPT DIFFERENCES... AS THAT IS ALL THEY ARE!

As far as someone else's perception, point of view, or whatever they think, say and do, WHY should that matter to me or that I should mind?!!  That is their THOUGHT, THEY said or did it, NOT me... I have my own, thank you very much!

EACH IS AN INDIVIDUAL MAGNIFICENT EXPRESSION of the DIVINE, MANIFESTING THAT EXPRESSION ALL THE TIME... GOOD or BAD AS YOU DECLARE IT!  BE CAREFUL, HOWEVER AS YOU CANNOT DECLARE A THING FOR SOMEONE ELSE... ONLY FOR YOURSELF!

You might THINK that when you THINK or SPEAK ill to or about someone else that that becomes them.  YOU THOUGHT IT OR SPOKE IT... IT IS YOURS!

I CHOOSE to only THINK and SPEAK GOOD about YOU... because this is what I CHOOSE for myself.  ONLY GOOD... EVER GREEN, NATURE'S GOLD!

"Nature’s first GREEN is GOLD"! excerpt from a poem by Robert Frost

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THE QUESTION... HOW TO START?

The Question... How To Start?

The Answer a quote offered by William Wordsworth, English Poet  (1770-1850) "To begin, BEGIN." 

Yesterday, I experienced something NEW in a new city, new people, and new culture here in Munich, Germany where I am staying currently with a friend who is a teacher.  I spoke with her English class of 11th grade students, and was asked by one of the students to come again today which I joyously ACCEPTED.  It was early to rise this morning with the opportunity of just rolling over and going back to sleep... which I'm glad I did not!  I did, however need to walk to totally wake up, the fresh air and walking meditation were both invigorating to my mind, body and soul.

Reaching the school on time then pondering where to go, a guy dressed in black (a teacher I thought) noticed me and I noticed him, he offered his assistance and I was led to the teacher's lounge to meet my friend. Fast forward to her English class again, the conversation, questions, insights, responses and inspiration ensued, as if we had only taken a brief break.  I LOVE these young people and I am GRATEFUL for their invitation to join them again this morning.  I am completely BLESSED and so are they, I HOPE so very much for each one of them!

The AMAZEMENT continued into the next hour with her Politics class of 11th grade students equally as engaging as the previous with the subject regarding DIFFERENCES between the "USA and Germany".  My diplomatic response is that I ACCEPT the DIFFERENCES of each nation being UNIQUE.  Since travelling I have a greater appreciation for other nations, USA, and in particular New York City. I am GRATEFUL to everyone and every experience along the way that has assisted me in gaining this new perspective.

My WONDERFUL day at school concluded with the teacher I encountered earlier asking me to speak with his English class of 10th grade students on April 26, which for me marks the beginning of my 10th month of travelling.  Looking back to Day #1, I mused: "To begin, BEGIN." 

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

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