Thought for the Day – March 12

Meditation for the Day

Simplicity is the keynote of a good life. Choose the simple things always. Life can become complicated if you let it be so. You can be swamped by difficulties if you let them take up too much of your time. Every difficulty can be either solved or ignored and some thing better substituted for it. Love the humble things of life. Reverence the simple things. Your standard must never be the world’s standard of wealth and power.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may love the simple things of life. I pray that I may keep my life uncomplicated and free.

 

From Twenty-Four Hours a Day

#28 – The Ice Queen

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THE ICE QUEEN

IDEAS PRESERVED, NON-ACTION, ENTITLEMENT

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The Ice Queen has come to block your movement for your highest good. Let your ideas be preserved until later. You can thaw them out and use them at another time when they will best serve. The realm of the Ice Queen is the place of non-action, and now is a perfect time to take a look at how far you’ve come and to ask yourself for a reclarification of your highest goals. Not all your plans can be accomplished at this moment. In fact, putting them on ice allows for the perfect timing later on. Don’t be too hasty in trying to reach your goal. An even better one will present itself if you surrender and spend the winter with the Ice Queen. Perhaps, too, you’re trying to do too many things at once. This is a good occasion to choose only one thing to focus on and let the Ice Queen put the others in the deep freeze until a more appropriate time. She’ll let you know when it’s time to let them thaw.

Big Wave Dave’s “Spin of the Day” for Saturday, March 11, 2017

All of Me
John Legend
What would I do without your smart mouth?
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
You’ve got my head spinning, no kidding, I can’t pin you down
What’s going on in that beautiful mind
I’m on your magical mystery ride
And I’m so dizzy, don’t know what hit me, but I’ll be alright
My head’s under water
But I’m breathing fine
You’re crazy and I’m out of my mind
‘Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I’ll give my all to you
You’re my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I’m winning
‘Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh oh
How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you’re crying you’re beautiful too
The world…

#13 – The Owl – Deception and Wisdom

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#13 – THE OWL

DECEPTION, WISDOM

The Owl lends you eyes that you need in order to see in the dark around you. The Owl can cut through the shadows to illuminate the real truth. Someone may be trying to camouflage his or her real intentions. Deceit, lies, and unclear intentions are exposed with Owl energy. The Owl also reminds you to be honest with yourself and snap out of any lies or denial inside you. Lying to yourself is the way that you’ll remain lost in a prison of your own making. The Owl appears to ask you to seek the truth in the darkest places within yourself. This will set you free and restore you to wholeness. All is well with the Owl to guide you. Deep wisdom into human nature is gained through the ability to recognize untruths. This is an important marker on your path.

Numerical Synchronicity

I’ve always been fascinated with numbers…a given tendency since I’m a former math teacher.  My favorite number is 23, for a myriad of reasons, mostly due to the fact it’s been appearing so often throughout my life.

I’m also a big fan of synchronicity….my eyes were opened in 2002 when I watched the movie “Signs” and became aware there are so many levels of synchs for us to become aware of in this journey of life.

The real magic comes, at least for me, when numbers and synchronicity join together to supply me with amazement.  This is the story of one such event.

My daughter was attending a teacher’s workshop and was afforded the luxury of going out to eat lunch.  The restaurant she went to gave circular wooden tokens with numbers on them to call out when someone’s order was ready.  She was given the number 23.  She knows of my fascination (Ok, let’s be honest,,,obsession) with the number, so she snapped a picture of it and sent it to me….how cool was that?

The next day the workshop was in its final day and she invited me to the same restaurant to have lunch with her.  We met up and placed our orders.  I was given the number 20 and she was given the number 3.  It took no time at all for me to realize that the sum of the two numbers was 23.  So needless to say, I had to take a picture of the two of them.

Since I’m a big fan of synchs and numbers, I’m not often surprised when they make an appearance, but this one even was amazing to me.  My daughter, by herself for lunch, got my favorite number.  When we ate together the next day, the sum of our two numbers was 23.  What are the chances of that?

While I’m sure there’s a doubting Thomas somewhere saying “That was just a mere coincidence,”  I’m sure there’s a hidden meaning there that deserves to be examined.  My daughter and I don’t get to eat with one another very often and here was a wink from the Universe saying this was indeed a cherished occasion.  I have no doubt that everything that had transpired with our meeting, including the awesome discussion we had, was a part of a bigger plan.

And so there you go…that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

David Lee

A New Job and New Possibilities….

As I wrote about and shared earlier today, I picked up the practice of writing in a journal as a part of my journey of the past fourteen years.  Another suggestion that someone made was to get a hobby.  Given the fact that my father had taken so many pictures in the past and the newer technology made it so much easier to get quality shots, I decided to take up photography.

Over the years, I’ve taken thousands and thousands of pictures.  Being out in nature, especially the mountains, is one of my favorite pastimes now.  I also go to a local open mic event each month and take pictures of the performers and audience.  Very rarely a week goes by that I don’t take pictures of something I see out and about.

Beginning next week, I’ll be taking pictures for the local newspaper for a salary.  A friend that knew of my love for photography sent me an ad he had seen where the editor was looking for a nightlife photographer.  I responded to the ad, including some of the pictures I had taken at the most recent open-mic event.

After not hearing back after over a month, I assumed someone with better credentials had been hired for the job.  That was, until this week.  I received a call from the editor and he asked if I was still interested in the position, which of course I was.  He said he had several other potentials to contact and that he would call me back the next day.  The next day came and went and once again, I figured someone else had gotten the position.  That at least was, until today.

I received a call during lunch from the paper’s phone number and sent the call to voicemail.  No voicemail was left.  When I got home, I saw an email from the editor offering me the position starting next week. I’ll be going by the newspaper offices one day next week to sign a contract and work out the details.

So one thing leads to another and for the first time in my life, I can call myself a professional photographer.

David Lee