“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you
Don't go back to sleep! -Rumi

Researchers have discovered that about 50,000 thoughts pass through our mind each day. Many of those thoughts rise up from an internal voice of criticism. I've heard it said that our thoughts create our reality or our outer world is a reflection of our inner reality.  Yikes! 

A reversal of thought is the basis of all spiritual awakening-"change your thoughts and you change your life." If this is true, then perhaps the answer to world problems begins with changing my worldview? I am learning that world peace begins with inner peace. As I pay attention to my inner thoughts I recognize that I have many moments of negative self talk.  Noticing helps as I cultivate a relationship of loving kindness within. Seeding positive affirmations can create openings to new ways of experiencing life in communion with others. 

This morning while in the dentist chair I was practicing offering positive thoughts for my dentist as well as myself and affirmed how well I was doing. I found it reassuring.

Suffering arises when we feel separate from one another, yet we long for a sense of belonging. 

A thought for us to reflect on today… 

"Which snowflake is the most magnificent? Is it possible that they are all magnificent—and that, celebrating their magnificence together they create an awesome display? Then they melt into each other, and into the Oneness. Yet they never go away. They never disappear. They never cease to be. Simply, they change form. And not just once, but several times: from solid to liquid, from liquid to vapor, from the seen to the unseen, to rise again, and then again to return in new displays of breathtaking beauty and wonder. This is Life, nourishing Life." –Neale Donald Walsch

Sending thoughts of gratitude to you…

Liz Sorensen Wessel
Watercolor by ~liz