A Mental Exercise Program

How much time do you spend thinking about the past - or the future? Take five minutes to review what you thought about for the previous five minutes. Then see if you can't determine what percentage of time you just spent thinking about the past, the present and the future.

Here is the way it looked for me when I did this simple exercise:
Past thoughts 60%; Present thoughts 10%; Future thoughts 30%

Isn't that revealing? It certainly was to me! And to add to my dismay, I have also learned that about 90% of our thoughts are repetitive. Which means that I am thinking the same thoughts about the past and the future - over and over again! AGHHHHHH!

I am always the type to see the glass half full. So, to take the positive perspective, I stay in the present 10% of every moment. Not too great, but it is a place to start. So how do I shift my thoughts to focus on the present - the moment of Now?

Very simple, really. I just chose to. No bells or whistles, no clapping or heart-renching decisions. Just a simple intention that I practice over and over until it becomes a habit.

Because the way we think is habitual. You have a pattern to your thinking, just as I do. And the only way to change it is to treat it like any other habit. Identify what is unfavorable, make the decision to change, then follow through with action.

A mental exercise program - for the mind!

Try it for seven days, keep a journal to log your progress and see if your mind does not become clearer and more peaceful. Your inner journey is well worth the effort!

You are a Child of the Divine

The Universe is constantly expanding, growing and creating. The same spiritual energy that created the stars, the solar systems and the galaxies also created each one of us.

Inside each one of us, lies a seed of Divine love, which blossoms when we remember who we really are. We are Children of the Divine. Children of God. But it is even more than that (as if that were possible!)

Each one of us is a unique, one-of-a-kind creation, living here on earth at this particular time and place, to become the highest version of ourselves possible while we are in physical form. God did not make one pattern to create each person - he made each person out of one pattern - then he threw it away and started over with a new, different pattern for the next person! And he did it all out of his abundant supply, enveloped in love.

Do you realize how special you are? There is not another person on the face of the planet just like you. There is not a single human being who has ever lived before you or after you who will be just like you! You are a magnificent, original creation - signed by the Divine artist himself.

Where did he leave his signature - his mark? It is imprinted in your very DNA. But it goes much deeper than that. God left his signature on your soul - you belong to him and you know it at the deepest, most elemental level of your being.

You are a child of the Divine. And that means you have Divinity running through your veins. Claim your birthright by declaring yourself free of limiting thoughts, beliefs and actions.

Go deep within yourself to discover your Divinity. Meditate, contemplate, take time to be still. Stop the mind chatter, the endless repetition of thoughts and just BE. Be still and God will emerge from behind the curtain thrown up by the ego's games. God is there, waiting for you to step in and pull back the cover.

You are more cherished than you have ever let yourself believe. Far more capable than you have allowed yourself to be. A world of infinite possibilities surrounds you, waiting for you to realize your next higher version of yourself.

You are a Child of the Divine. Isn't it time to start acting like one?