I am Precious.

I am Precious.
I chose to be Precious.
I choose to be Precious and enjoy my creation.

For so long I have resisted my role
In this play of consciousness.
Choice? What Choice?!
I didn’t choose this body, this life.

Then I’d look around for a clue on how to be.
Everyone knows better than I, I thought.
Then I discovered that everyone, like me, makes it up.By our thoughts and actions, we create our reality.

If it’s all made up anyway, why not have fun with it?!
So here I am world, just Precious, making it up.

I am Precious

What are your gifts?

"When you feel like your problems are growing, the only way that you can overcome them is when you feel you’re growing at the same time."

Monk Jay Shetty

“By your thoughts and actions, you make it so.”

Sometimes it is hard to relax and experience the peace and joy that is at the core of our being. Our desire is to be positive, gracious, and productive.

But often our attention to the pain and sorrow in our own lives in addition to natural disasters and horrific acts that dominate our local and world news causes us to slip away from peace and joy and into frustration and despair.

To regain our power and effectiveness, we must begin to see things, not as they are, but as we want them to be. We can consciously focus our attention on solutions and lessons learned.

There are many strategies for doing that. Experiment. Choose those that work for you. Then practice strategies that feel good to you and keep you prayerful and faithful - always seeing the best in yourself and in others.

Ever since I took a Reiki workshop in summer 2008 with Reiki Master Teacher, Jeanne Shanin, MFA, RMT, I have begun my day with an adaptation of the Reiki Principles. Before I get out of bed, I silently repeat the following:

Just for today:

I let go of anger;

I let go of worry;

I give thanks for my many blessings;

I work honestly, creatively, and joyfully;

I am kind to myself, my loved ones, and to all creation.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!