Category: Reflections On Sunrise

“Every advantage has its tax.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy tax day everyone, and what a spectacular golden array the sun produced today! I know for some, tax time can be a bit stressful, but as I mentioned to a client last week, a mentor of mine likes to consider his bills a blessing.

Richard Carlton, in his book ‘The Don’t Sweat Guide to Taxes’ writes: “At tax time, it helps to remember that if your tax obligation has increased from the previous year, it’s usually because you’re enjoying more income. That’s a situation to which most of us aspire. Higher taxes are a price that we pay for greater success.” read more

“I am a money magnet.”
~ The Universe

So do I have you chucking a bit this bountiful Sunday morning? My higher powers had me repeating this mantra over and over today, as I sat awaiting the quiet sunrise.

Let me ask … How did the above statement make you feel?

I’ve talked about prosperity consciousness a bit before, but I’m going to talk a little bit more about it today.

According to the Law of Attraction, you’re a magnet attracting into your life whatever you focus on. It is, therefore, a wise course of action to focus on what you DO want rather than what you DON’T want. read more

“Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you’re put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.”
~ Vincent van Gogh

Who am I ? Who are You ? This is the question I contemplated, as I watched the sun slowly rise this morning behind that big dark cloud.

Last night, I attended a party for the Grand Re-Opening of a friend’s business. I was by myself, and I did not know the vast majority of the attendees. My friend is very good at social introductions, and was kind enough to offer numerous intros. So it was a perfect opportunity for me to practice my “I am”, since almost everyone asked what I do for a living down here. read more

“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”
~ Margaret Cousins

This morning, my mind wanted to tell you that the sunrise was a bit drab, ho-hum, slow. ‘Oh Lord’ thought my mindfulness … Is this the way the day is going to be?!? Gratefully, almost as I recognized my thinking, the divine seemed to reply: “Here little one, I’ll give you something to be thankful for!” And indeed, the sunrise was beautiful, as it is every day. For I am here, alive by the glory of my creator, to experience it. read more

“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.”
~ J. B. Priestly

I loved watching the sunrise this morning. Watching the brilliant beam of light that lit up the clouds right above me, change from a brilliant pink to a soft, glowing yellow. And all the while, very fresh tradewinds were blowing in my face, catching my hair, welcoming the start of a new day.

Yesterday I began updating our villa website. It felt like it was time for a clean sweep. read more

You are me, and I am you.
Isn’t it obvious that we “inter-are”?
You cultivate the flower in yourself,
so that I will be beautiful.
I transform the garbage in myself,
so that you will not have to suffer.

I support you;
you support me.
I am in this world to offer you peace;
you are in this world to bring me joy.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

It’s probably no surprise that I awoke this morning, thinking of dependent origination.  As I sat awaiting the quiet sunrise, and studied the rocks below, they became dependent upon the sea, dependent upon the skies, dependent upon the trees. Spencer joined me for a bit. He sounds like he is catching a cold. Will I catch a cold? There is not one thing I can think of that doesn’t intertwine. read more