One Family...

One Family...
The Beauty of Each Being..The Power of Our Truth..The Wisdom of Our Experience..Sustain and Make Us Community...Margaret Parent

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Fully Alive...

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How often do we speak of our energy as being full or low during the day...without making the connection that this same energy is what keeps us alive and connects us with all that IS!! 

Many of us grew up thinking that "Creation was done" and we had the gift of living and enjoying our Home.
More and more we are all coming to know that our Home, Mother Earth is alive and growing daily.  Expansion and growth is a part of all that exist even when we can not see it.  WOW!!

When Earth "quakes" or moves, our Mother is doing something needed for her growth.  Some of earth's quakes are a response to humans invading earth's space in a toxic manner in a desire for more and more.

When we lose our sense of connectedness to our mother, we treat her body like a dump rather than in a way that respects her sacredness and life.

When we as humans take things into our bodies that make us ill.. we take immediate steps to regain a healthy balance.. More and more I am realizing that our Mother does the very same thing.
When she takes in things that are not healthy, she too, must take steps to regain a healthy balance.The sad thing is that when humans do not respect her as a living Being, she has to work extra hard and long to right the balance of all her being!   Ultimately.. what we do to Mother Earth, we do to ourselves.

Thank you dear Mother for your life and beauty...may we grow daily in our awareness of your incredible life and beauty and act in ways that nourish and reverence you.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

How beautiful..

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I've dodged this picture for a while and yet I can't get over how beautiful this little snail is!  From the very smallest of beings to the largest...all of creation is beautiful in unique and incredible ways! 

Take some time today to find beauty in places you least expect to find it.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Making waves...

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          I'm always fascinated by the ripple of waves, made in water by our actions, no matter how small!! The ripples let us know that an impact has been made... What kind of impact do we want to ripple out to all t we meet today? 

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Don't forget...

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When the thorns of your day begin to get to you..
look to the beauty of the day and
don't forget to laugh!!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Open your eyes..

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..to the beauty around you today!

Sunday, July 31, 2011

What a Gift we have been Given..

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This quote from a book by Barbara Fiand really touched me today and I offer it as my gift to you!

"When you pray, allow the reality of God's unconditional love to embrace you. See God, at all times, as you would a loving parent--as one who cherishes you unconditionally; as one for whom you are utterly important; as one who knows your every need, shelters you in your vulnerability, and wishes you only good.  Remember that God has birthed you into being, that God treasures you with infinite tenderness, listens to you with infinite patience, and reaches out to you at every moment of your existence.  Dwell in this realization.  Allow it to suffuse your being.  Know it in your innermost heart.  Live it at your deepest core.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Heartfelt Prayer...

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Drenched in Holiness
Dear God, Spirit, Divine Mother,
On this day I ask you to grant this request...
May I know who I am and what I am every moment of every day..
May I be a catalyst for light and love
and bring inspiration to those whose eyes I meet
May I have the strength to stand tall in the face of conflict,
and the courage to speak my voice even when I'm scared
May I have the humility to follow my heart,
and the passion to live my Soul's desires
May I seek to know the highest truth
and dismiss the gravitational pull of my lower self
May I embrace and love the totality of myself--
my darkness as well as my light
May I be brave enough to hear my heart..
to let it soften so that I may gracefully choose
faith over fear.
Today is my day to surrender anything that stands between
the sacredness of my humanity and my divinity
May I be drenched in Holiness
and engulfed by Your love
May all else melt away
And so it is.