You are so much more...

For a long time, I identified myself with the scared little girl from my childhood. Whenever conflict arose in my life, I was afraid. I was afraid to try new things. I was afraid of being depressed, of being lonely, of being alone. I thought I was the scared little girl.

The truth is, I am much, much more than the scared little girl. She is part of me, it's true. She'll always be there, looking to me to mother her. I can see her as I write this message. She has big eyes, brimming with tears, and she is very, very needy.

So I embrace her. I tell her it's ok, because we have what we need to make things ok. What we need comes from my whole self, so big and so connected to the Universe, to God, to others, that I can't see my edges. I am big, I am much, much bigger, much, much more wise, much, much greater than the parts of myself I've identified with.

We all are. You are. Whenever you reach out to your Higher Self, to your Higher Power, you are remembering that you are so much more than you think you are!

Warmly,
meb

Enjoy!

My mother has been gone for several years, but of course, I think of her often. I think of the ways my Mom gifted me through the years: by who she was, by who she was not, through her bright spirit, and with gifts of things she bought especially for me, with me in mind. Many of her gifts were books, and of course, I have most of those books, even now. When Mom gave me a book, I knew that she would have signed the gift to me, right inside the front cover: "Enjoy! Love, Mom."

Enjoy! What a thing to say! What a way to live your life! The longer I live, the more I am beginning to understand that "to enjoy" is really what life is all about. Many of us have been taught to cast a critical eye onto our lives. Instead, begin to enjoy your life...

Take a moment to breathe in the air when you leave your office; take a look at the clouds in the sky; listen for a few moments to the birds that begin their song before you get out of bed in the morning; enjoy your early-morning tasks, as you get ready for the day; enjoy the sounds of children playing; enjoy the faces of people you pass on the street; enjoy the colors of your street or road; enjoy some music you especially love; enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

Make "enjoy" your spiritual practice. This is the life you've been given, through the mystery of the Universe and all that is in it. Enjoy! For as much as I can tell, to "enjoy" is the only recession-proof thing there is!
Warmly,
meb