January
 
 

January 1st:
Native people’s wisdom helps me move into a new way of being on this planet.

January 2nd:
Our reflection of the divine is ever present. With our divinity comes responsibility. When I remember this, everything is possible.

January 3rd:
When I am doing the work of the Creator, possession is an illusion.

January 4th:
It takes a lot of listening to hear what the rocks are saying.

January 5th:
My fear is my indicator that something is wrong.
It is the Creator’s way of saying, “Come on back.”

January 6th:
Are we, indeed, “primitive” in our assumptions that
two parents are enough for one child?
Maybe “existential angst” is only a part of Western culture --
not necessarily a given of the human condition.

January 7th:
When I know I have spiritual help to give, it is easy to “pray for them.”

January 8th:
I have so often given myself away that somehow I’ve become
confused about the meaning of sharing and giveaways.

January 9th:
In sharing the honour and the hurt of all,
I have the possibility of becoming one with all Creation.
I can, therefore, move beyond what I, by myself, can be and do.

January 10th:
Today, I have the chance to see and respect differences.

January 11th:
It takes the pressure off to see that we are only a part of an evolving whole.

January 12th:
There’s nothing funnier than an addict who thinks he isn’t.

January 13th:
If everything in the Universe is perfect,
I don’t need to compare myself
or anything to anyone or anything else.
I’m learning to accept people and things as they are.
The way I have been taught to think affects me more than I realize.

January 14th:
Sometimes, what we learn from other cultures doesn’t have to be political
or spiritual. It can just be something good to do.

January 15th:
When I can watch my questions pass through my mind like clouds
across a summer sky, I have stepped on the path to wisdom.

January 16:
May the Light forever dance across your Path.

January 17th:
I cannot insult myself without insulting the Creator. I cannot insult the Creator
without insulting myself. I might as well accept that I’m enough!

January 18th:
The issue is not one of giving things up. It’s about coming into the serenity of our oneness with all things and participating in our Universe.
Then we don’t need so much.

January 19th:
When I go easy, I get more done.

January 20th:
Wisdom is the process of living unfolding.
It often waits for us where we least expect it.

January 21st:
To live true power is possible only with great humility.

January 22nd:
My lack of presence is an insult to those I love. Including myself.

January 23rd:
Only when I participate in the fullness around me
can I learn from the fullness around me.

January 24th:
When I confuse being stuffed with being contented, I have some learning to do.
I can start by letting my body cleanse itself.

January 25th:
When we use what we already have, we don’t need so much.

January 26th:
We have much to learn about “contented idleness.”
Many of us will never have to cope with our creativity
because we have not given ourselves the opportunity to embrace
a life with “time held in suspension.”

January 27th:
My spiritual power was created to serve all of Creation.
I need to learn how to honour it.

January 28th:
If I start living with only what I need, I will have the opportunity to live my life in an attitude of trust and receptivity.

January 29th:
Every great spiritual teacher has taught the need to be present in the moment.
Yet, we must create a lifestyle and a cultural system that supports this possibility.

January 30th:
When I trust my feelings, I am usually right.

January 31st:
Starting our day by giving thanks for the obvious that has become obscure to us may save us and the planet.
 
 

First Opened: November 13, 2000
Revised: June 2004