Reading for Saturday, April 11

Some strength is built simply by meeting our needs as fate provides opportunities.

Reading for Friday, April 10

A potential ripens into an opportunity to take action to initiate the destuction of something.

10 Ways to Open Your Mind

However you may feel about Deepak Chopra, his commentary on closed minds (found courtesy of Rob Brezsny’s Pronoia Resources) is apt.  I particularly like his ten ways to open your mind:

1. Stop believing that you’re right. Examine the compulsion that forces you to be right all the time.

2. Don’t make every argument us versus them.

3. Be less attached to winning and more attached to the truth.

4. Don’t color every issue with morality. Right and wrong are generally useless when it comes to finding creative solutions.

5. Write down the five fundamental beliefs that guide your life. Now write down the best arguments against those beliefs.

6. When you are the most emotional about any issue, assume that you are blinding yourself. An open mind is calm, centered, flexible, and tolerant of opposing views.

7. When you are thinking of saying an idea that you know came from someone else, let go of it.

8. Most people either automatically agree or automatically disagree. Examine this trait in yourself and give it up.

9. Be aware of how you feel before you speak. Feelings are closer to the truth than words.

10. Walk in someone else’s shoes before you judge them.

A Prayer

I acknowledge my dependence on the Grand Web:

on those who come before and after,
on those who are now,
on those who give of themselves even unto death that I may be nourished and thrive,
on those I do not know and cannot name.

I offer the best of myself in gratitude:

for this opportunity to be alive and create;
for my body, mind, emotions, and spirit;
for the guidance and support to live and create with integrity, authenticity, and divinity.

I express my awe and reverence for the ineffable, for what is beyond even the bounty of all that is and is not.

Reading for Thursday, April 9

By overcoming obstacles, you give yourself the opportunity to release what has prevented you from expanding your skills and tools.

Reading for Wednesday, April 8

Things have changed to produce a ripe opportunity to do work that will be valuable to others.

Reading for Tuesday, April 7

The way you choose to handle what comes from others does a lot to determine how your life goes and the strengths you build.

Reading for Monday, April 6

Just because you are strong doesn’t mean you should resist the flow of events.  Allow yourself to be carried to comfort and healing.

Reading for Saturday, April 4

The more you can stay in alignment with your dreams and ideals in the face of inevitable change, the more opportunities you create to become truer to yourself.

Reading for Thursday, April 2

A twist of fate brings destruction into manifestation.

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