Sixth grade…Banoak Elementary
A Place by the Sea….
Milk and Honey….#52
#52 – MILK AND HONEY
THE TASTE OF PROSPERITY; OPPORTUNITIES BORN OF AUTHENTICITY; NURTURING ABUNDANCE; TRUSTING THAT YOUR NEEDS WILL BE MET
PROTECTION
Protection message: A nameless unease compels you to turn to pleasure and comfort as a means to escape what’s really going on. It works in the moment, but only fleetingly—before the feelings return and you need to re-up until you’re exhausted. Feeling worse than before, you may continue struggling . . . or you may see the light and choose to surrender to Spirit. Now is the time for practicing extreme selfcare. If you can, do so before you engage in behaviors you’ll regret later. You are so loved, so cared for. Feel love and compassion for yourself. Turn your troubles over to the Divine for healing. That’s all that counts right now.
Big Wave Dave’s “Spin of the Day” for Monday, March 13, 2017
Don’t Call It Love….
Fingernail moonlight
The way that you kiss me
How your face hit the moon
Blame it on the twilight
Waning other daylight
The way you held my hand
How you never would let go
(chorus)
Oh baby don’t get caught up
Don’t surrender to the touch
You can say anything your heart’s dreaming of
But don’t call it love
Call it a longing
Call it a yearning
Don’t call it love
Call it a sweet dream
Shh don’t say nothing
It’s like a beautiful car crash
That two people could lie in
Nobody gets hurt and
No one’s left behind
And when I dive into your light
We swim past the riptide
And maybe this is everything
Yeh that we’ve been waiting for
But don’t call it love
Call it a longing
Call it a yearning
Don’t call it love
MORE ON GENIUS
Clarity and Direction…selected reading…
In spite of our best efforts to work our programs and lean on God’s guidance, we sometimes don’t understand what’s going on in our life. We trust, wait, pray, listen to people, listen to ourselves, and the answer still does not come.
During those times, we need to understand that we are right where we need to be, even though that place may feel awkward and uncomfortable. Our life does have purpose and direction.
We are being changed, healed, and transformed at levels deeper than we can imagine. Good things, beyond our capacity to imagine, are being prepared and brought to us. We are being led and guided.
We can become peaceful. We do not have to act in haste or urgency just to relieve our discomfort, just to get an answer. We can wait until our mind is peaceful. We can wait for clear direction. Clarity will come.
The answer will come, and it will be good for us and those around us.
Today, God, help me know I am being guided into what’s good about life, especially when I feel confused and without direction. Help me trust enough to wait until my mind and vision are clear and consistent. Help me know that clarity will come.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
Meditation and Prayer for the Day,,,
Gently breathe in God’s spirit, that spirit which, if not barred out by selfishness, will enable you to do good works. This means rather that God will be enabled to do good works through you. You can become a channel for God’s spirit to flow through you and into the lives of others. The works that you can do will only be limited by your spiritual development. Let your spirit be in harmony with God’s spirit and there is no limit to what you can do in the realm of human relationships.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may become a channel for God’s spirit. I pray that God’s spirit may flow through me into the lives of others.
From Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Forgiveness is the Healer…
#38 – HEAL THE “OUCH”
“FORGIVENESS IS THE HEALER OF THE SOUL.”
UPRIGHT
This is a time for great soothing of the heart, body, soul, and mind, as this card indicates that healing will be prevalent in your life now. If you feel drawn to study the healing arts, you’ll be successful in developing your natural capacity to restore others to wellness. However, the message may be that you’re being called to change your behaviors in order to heal the earth. Perhaps you’ll switch to a cruelty-free diet, eating less meat; or perhaps you’ll pay more attention to how much water or electricity you use. You’re asked to be conscious of your footprint on the sacred earth and all of life and to commit to the healing path. The Heal the “Ouch” card may also be an indicator of old wounds and broken bonds being mended. Reconciliations are possible now. Let bygones be bygones.
The Spiritual Journey…
“When we start out on a spiritual path we often have ideals we think we’re supposed to live up to. We feel we’re supposed to be better than we are in some way. But with this practice you take yourself completely as you are.
Then ironically, taking in pain—breathing it in for yourself and all others in the same boat as you are—heightens your awareness of exactly where you’re stuck.” ~ Pema Chödrön, “Pema Chödrön vs. Self-Help.”
Big Wave Dave’s “Spin of the Day” for Sunday, March 12, 2017
12 Days Away….
Today marks the twelfth day away from the world of FB. I have found, as I said before, it’s been a lot more difficult than in past years I’ve done the same. A big part of that is due to the fact I think it was taking up more and more of my time than in the past.
There are some things about it that I truly don’t miss….the endless political rants. In fact, I can’t really tell you what’s transpired on the political front since the President’s State of the Union Address. I also don’t miss a lot of trivial status messages and comments people would have on big ball games and the weather and such. I do actually know that Duke won the ACC tournament and that the snow we had this morning didn’t stay around very long without the aid of social media.
But there are some parts of FB that I truly do find it more difficult to do without. Daily communication with friends I’ve made is probably the biggest. Yes, there are other ways to communicate, but the FB messenger seemed to work best of all. I also miss sharing the pictures that I take and some of the daily events, like my new job, that I would share with others and almost always get at least a comment or two.
So the hiatus continues….it’ll be one month and three days from now, April 15th, when I rejoin FB world. I haven’t seriously considered going back on my promise to stay away, but I have lightly considered staying away once the time is up. I’ve been able to do a whole lot more soul searching with my mind less-crowded with all that is FB. We’ll just have to see.
Until then, I’ll continue to take pictures to share, 23’s will still come my way, and most importantly, I’ll still be me.
David Lee
David Lee 