There’s a fine line between being proactive and being open. I often equate being overly structured (in terms of being set in one’s ways) to reading a map. You have a destination in mind. The map, however, is old and outdated. The fact that you are so determined to use this map, keeps you from observing that the signs all around you have changed, and no longer will get you to your destination If you would put down the map and look around, you might notice a more effective way to do things.

I saw a show tonight with a friend, ‘When Tang Met Laika’. A world premier at the Denver Center For Performing Arts (where I work in the phone campaign room). One of the advantages of this position is that I have to see a lot of shows. Makes for more knowledge when we talk to the customers. Anyway, I never expected to like the show as much as I did. Scott, my theater partner also enjoyed it. I guess the secret, if there is a secret, to enjoying oneself is to be in the present as much as possible. No expectations, no judgement, just pure joy for living. Doesn’t always work, and when it does, it’s simply wonderful!

There’s a time and place for everything. It is exciting and reassuring to see how the desire I have, to be of service, is manifesting perfectly and effortlessly. This manifestation is occurring in a different way than I imagined, however, the result is still the same. If just opening and allowing can manifest so much, just imagine how limitless the possibilities, of just allowing, are. This is so exciting, I am overflowing with joy! At a time like this, when so many are searching for direction and some kind of answers, it is reaffirming to know that everything they need exists. They just have to ask.

My wonderful, creative, funny sister, age 57, is fighting stage 4 lung cancer. I say ‘fighting’ because she really is beating all odds. A longtime smoker, she was first diagnosed in June. A week after going home (from the hospital) she had a stroke. She has recovered from the stroke. She is undergoing chemo, and has surprised all her doctors, by how well she is doing.. No one really knows what the future will bring. She is still around, however, and fighting strong. She is an incredible fighter, and an inspiration to everyone she meets. I guess one never knows just how strong they are, until they have to be. This experience could be the greatest gift she’ll ever receive, if she uses the events of the past six months to learn how capable she is. I think she will.

I experienced a blessing today. I had gone to a small sandwich place.. As I opened the door of the shop (to escape the cold, as well as get some lunch), I observed two men (obviously down on their luck-perhaps homeless) just standing near the window talking and looking outside. I ordered my sandwich and sat down. The place was rather deserted except for myself, another woman eating at a nearby table, and the two men I had seen when I came in. As I sat eating, I noticed another man (probably homeless, at least in need of assistance), come into the shop, go up to the counter, take a key to the men’s room, go into the men’s room and come out. Still another man came in, walked up to the self-serve coffee urns and stand there for a minute. ‘You waiting for me, man?’, the manager smiled, as he handed the man an empty Styrofoam cup. The man smiled, filled the cup with coffee and left. I then realized that what I had witnessed was Divine love in action. The men inside the warm cozy shop: the two men standing by the window chatting, the one who had come in to use the mens room and left, and the man who had graciously been given a cup of coffee, had all been recipients of unconditional love. The manager, obviously, wasn’t getting anything for his actions, but he was giving a lot. The men in the shop had been given warmth, the opportunity to use the mens room, a hot beverage to drink. They had all received random acts of kindness, with nothing asked in return. It is said that anyone observing someone performing an act of kindness is blessed. In this case I was richley blessed. On the way out, I gave a dollar to a street vendor selling papers for the homeless. It was a small act, but perhaps someone observing was blessed.

The following is a quote from Abraham-Hicks: Someone asked us recently, “Is there any limitation to the body’s ability to heal?” And we said, “None other than the belief that you hold.” And he said, “Then why aren’t people growing new limbs?” And we said, “Because no one believes that they can.” So much has been written about healing, and although there are many factors involved, mindset is one of the more influential. My mother, Phyllis, used to say: ‘If you think you can’t, or you think you can’t, you’re right’. I am constantly being reminded of the necessity for positive thinking. I see people recover from debilitating illness because of their refusal to focus on anything which isn’t health affirming. The I Ching says”. ‘an obstacle lasts only so long as it is necessary (for the lesson to be learned).’ I am continuing to learn, to grow, to serve. I am also beginning to see that when unsure what to do, do nothing.

As long as I change those things which (I feel) limit the Highest and best in myself, and continue to eliminate, that which no longer serves me, I will be OK. Buddha said that if every bird needed to be the best singer in the forest, the forest would be a very quiet place, indeed. Celebrate diversity. Celebrate diversity and recognize the spark of divinity within each person you encounter.. Rumi said: ‘Every forest branch moves differently in the breeze, but as they sway they connect at the roots.’ We are more alike than different, because that spark within each of us comes from the same Source. The Lakota Sioux have a wonderful saying: ‘Mitakuye Oyasin.’ These two words mean All My Relations or We are All Related. … This kind of sums it up-as I see it.

People are pulling together to help the victims of a natural disaster. One of the the main hopes is that after Haiti and the earthquake are no longer in the news, people will continue to help the victims.

So many exciting events are occurring! There are classes in channeling, personal reality, healing (on all levels), and so much more. The time has come for each one of us to connect on whatever level is most comfortable, and to serve in any way we feel most drawn to. This is a time of transformation. Sometimes this change seems uncertain and undefined, however, without change there is no growth, and without growth there is stagnation. Let go and open up. Although there may be a fear of the unknown, it can also open up the space for a new millennium and, with this, a shift in Universal Consciousness.

I love the concept of ‘random acts of kindness’. You know – the idea of doing something for another person, with no expectation of recognition. I remember going to a party one time and giving readings for about eight women. I had just been laid off from my regular job, and really needed to watch my pennies. I don’t know whether I shared my situation with anyone at the party. When I got home, however, something ‘urged’ me to look in the pocket of the jacket I had worn that day. In the pocket was an envelope with the words ‘thank you’ written on it. Inside the envelope was a $100 bill. Especially appreciated at the time. I don’t know who the generous donor was. (I have an idea, but can’t be sure-since no signature was included). I will, however, always be thankful to them for that random act of kindness. Every day brings some opportunity to do some random act of kindness for someone. It may be as small as saying hello to someone. As I walked on the Mall this afternoon, a man asked whether I would buy one of his dollar newspapers (the kind homeless people sell). I turned to him and explained, ‘I am sorry, but I have no money one me’. ‘That’s ok’, he replied, thanks for acknowledging me’. You just have no way of knowing how the smallest sincere gesture will affect someone.