Marge Piercy To Be of Use ———— The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls. I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart, who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience, who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward, who do what has to be done, again and again. I ...
Apr 06, 2020•6 min
Mary Oliver When Death Comes ———— When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn; when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse to buy me, and snaps the purse shut; when death comes like the measle-pox when death comes like an iceberg between the shoulder blades, I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering: what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness? And therefore I look upon everything as a brotherhood and a sisterhood, and I look upon time as no mo...
Mar 30, 2020•5 min
Lockdown by Richard Hendrick Yes there is fear. Yes there is isolation. Yes there is panic buying. Yes there is sickness. Yes there is even death. But, They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise You can hear the birds again. They say that after just a few weeks of quiet The sky is no longer thick with fumes But blue and grey and clear. They say that in the streets of Assisi People are singing to each other across the empty squares, keeping their windows open so that those who are alone ...
Mar 23, 2020•5 min•Ep. 37
A poem by Lynn Ungar Pandemic What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it is. Sing. Pray. Touch only those to whom you commit your life. Center down. And when your body has become still, reach out with your heart. Know that we are connected in ways that are terrifying and beautiful. (You could hardly deny it now.) Know that our lives are...
Mar 16, 2020•3 min•Ep. 36
I know peace in the present. The eternal presence of True Nature surrounds and imbues my consciousness with peace and presence. I focus my awareness on this Truth. This present moment is where my awareness lives and where I know the Universe as my everpresent Source of love, wisdom, and peace. This present moment is like the dawn, and it brings with it light and truth and peace and beauty, and joy. There is a peace is this moment that fills my soul with the sense of eternity, of time without end...
Mar 13, 2020•7 min•Ep. 35
There is only One Power, One Presence, and One Life. It is whole complete and perfect. It is infinite. With no beginning and no end. As such, it is timeless. It is immediate. It is fully present, fully conscious, fully powerful. At all times. In all ways. The Infinite is always expressing Its magnificence. It can be no other way. There is no slowing down, no speeding up, and no stopping it. It is continuously unfolding. It is continuously creative and continuously present, —filling all time and ...
Mar 11, 2020•6 min•Ep. 34
There is one love. It is divine love. And it is everywhere present. I am created from this love. I am one with this love. In fact, saying I’m one with it almost denies the inseparability of this oneness. There is no me and oness, me and this love. There is only oneness. Only love. As this awareness sinks into my consciousness, I move into my heart space where I feel and hear and trust and am surrounded by and imbued with Divine Love. As my thoughts shift from my small, egoic sense of a separate ...
Mar 09, 2020•12 min•Ep. 33
Recognition : There is a power and presence in this world. And I am aware of it. And it is aware of me. Why? Why am I aware of it and why do I care to declare my awareness of it right now? Because I am awake to the miracle of being alive. And saying so is an act of honoring what I know. Of not denying it. Of not hiding from it’s power and it truth. I see the miraculous in everything. I know that this life is Holy. I know that this life is Divine. I know that this Universe exceeds my greatest ima...
Mar 06, 2020•9 min•Ep. 32
Recognition: There is one all knowing, all powerful Presence in the Universe. It is in and around me. Oneness: I am one with this presence, and It is one with me. Awareness : My increased awareness of the Divine expands my consciousness to a new level of understanding and new heights of spiritual expression. I let go of any imperfect ideas. I let the healing energy of the Universe flow through me. The light of the Infinite surrounds me. Its love embraces me, and Its power animates me. Wherever I...
Mar 04, 2020•5 min•Ep. 31
Recognition: There is One Power, One Presence, and, One Source of all there is. I call it True Nature. I am one with it. Therefore, it’s nature is my nature. Oneness: I tune in to this oneness. I embrace this unity with love, and I am at peace. Awareness: Feeling my deep connection with all there is, I relax into this moment. I see the richness of life surrounding me, immersing me in gratitude and profound joy. The beauty of life flows freely through me. I am healthy. I am prosperous. And I am l...
Mar 02, 2020•5 min•Ep. 30
Recognition : The all-encompassing good of the one infinite power is everywhere present in its entirety. It is absolute. It is True Nature. Oneness : It is the source of all. And I am one with it. I am consciousness of this unity. And from this unity, I speak my word. Awareness : I am wide-awake to my increasing good, perceiving and expecting wondrous loving and abundant experiences in my life this day and every day. Listening and responding to my soul’s guidance, I move easily, intelligently, a...
Feb 28, 2020•7 min•Ep. 29
Recognition: I am aware that the nature of the universe is spiritual. This includes me and everything and everyone in it. Oneness: As I contemplate the vastness of all that is, my awareness expands. As I meditate, I bring my attention to the Presence of spirit as the single source of all that I am. Awareness: I know that the Universe operates under precise laws of nature such as physics, and it does so consistently. It is not random. It is not fickle. Therefore, I effortlessly trust it to work p...
Feb 26, 2020•5 min•Ep. 28
Recognition: I know there is One Power and Presence in the Universe. Oneness: As I seek, I discover the Truth about myself and this Universe. I am an individualization of the One Source of all that is. Its magnificence is everywhere present-in, as, and through all life and in as and through my life. Awareness: This one power and presence flows through my life expressing love and joy and freedom in my health, my prosperity, and my relationships. I lift the veil of ignorance, ego, small mindedness...
Feb 24, 2020•5 min•Ep. 27
Recognition : I live, move, and have my being in a field of infinite possibility. I call it True Nature. Oneness : And I am one with it. I am one with the infinite. I am one with the divine. And in truth, this is all I really need to know. The vastness of this truth floods my consciousness. The entirety of creation exists within this Infinite divinity, this infinite field of all possibility. Awareness : Aware of the infinite nature of the divine, I release any belief in limitation and any though...
Feb 21, 2020•5 min•Ep. 26
Recognition : There is only One Power in the Universe. Oneness : I have total faith in this Infinite Source and know I am one with it. Its energy envelops my entire being and nurtures my soul. Awareness : I consciously invite, allow and am present to the flow of this source energy within me and all around me. As I focus on the divine, I release any negativity in my subconscious mind or in my outer-experience. The Universe fills me to overflowing with Its pure, loving, creative energy. And I move...
Feb 19, 2020•3 min
Recognition: There is One infinite Intelligence that gives itself to all of creation. It is the creative force behind all that is. It is all possibility. It is all love. And it is everywhere present. In all things. As all things. Oneness: It is True Nature. And it is my nature. Because there is only oneness. Awareness: This infinite intelligence, infinite love, infinite possibility is always active in me, creating new ideas, fresh insights, inspired thoughts, clarity, and perspective. I am open ...
Feb 17, 2020•4 min•Ep. 23
Recognition: One Infinite Mind is all there is. Oneness: It is all good. And it is all that I am. Awareness: As I accept this Truth, my inner awareness awakesns to the discovery of the Divine Presence within me. And oh how wonderful it is to be present and aware of this divinity within me. I open myself to infinite possibilities and accept that I am True Nature in action. I choose goodness, grace, ease and joy. And I release anything that would appear to limit them. I cherish thoughts that refle...
Feb 14, 2020•5 min•Ep. 23
Recognition: There is a Power for good in the Universe that is ever available and always present. Oneness: I am unified with this Power, I am one with it. I call it True Natue. And I’m made of this same stuff. Awareness: Centered in and filled with the Divine, I know I am an integral part of Its goodness. I remain consciously anchored to and liberated by it. Centered in the divine, I actively allow, invite and participate in creating a world that works beautifully for everyone. I shed the illusi...
Feb 12, 2020•4 min•Ep. 22
Recognition: Infinite Intelligence is all there is. Oneness: That which created me out of Itself is the One Mind in which all creation exists, expresses, and evolves. Awareness: Divine Presence is always awake and aware within me, ready for my awareness of it. I call on the power of creation to keep me fully conscious of my own thinking and actions. Alert and awake, I choose to come from my highest self and create the best of all possible experiences. My inention is to stay present. To live with...
Feb 10, 2020•4 min•Ep. 21
Recognition: There is a power and a presence in the universe. I call it True Nature. Oneness: This power and presence is always on, always operating, ever present. It is creative, loving, and always available. In fact, I cannot be separated from it because I am made from it, surrounded by it, and immersed in it. Awareness: Knowing this, I go within and consciously connect with True Nature. Here, in the quiet, peacefulness within, I turn my attention away from the external world and listen to my ...
Feb 07, 2020•4 min•Ep. 20
Recognition: Life is energy and consciousness. Oneness: With renewed clarity I see that I am one with the source of all. Its energy is around me expressing through me. Awareness: The creative energy of the universe is equally distributed throughout all of creation, manifesting as peace, harmony, wisdom, joy, health, and abundance. Just as Infinite Intelligence creates ceaselessly, so my life is constantly creating me and the circumstances and experiences of my life. I now intentionally renew my ...
Feb 05, 2020•4 min•Ep. 19
Recognition: I am immersed in, surround by, and living proof of a loving Universe. Oneness: I bring my awareness to the power and presence of True Nature. As I bring my attention to it, I become aware of how it fills me, moves through me and expresses as me. Awareness: My life is living proof of the divine as I move through life with grace, ease and joy. I am discerning and easily able to separate that which gives me great joy from that which I find uninspiring and joyless. I choose joy. I allow...
Feb 03, 2020•3 min•Ep. 18
Recognition: This Universe is powered by, imbued with, and made entirely of one Infinite, magnificent Source Oneness: I am in continual contact with the Divine because in truth there is no separation between me and all that is. Awareness: This unlimited Source operates in, as, and through me. Because I know this Truth, my thoughts, actions and my every experience are enlightened with a new understanding of my true nature. Spirit is behind my every experience in the material world. It gives me wi...
Jan 31, 2020•3 min•Ep. 17
Recognition: True Nature is the power and presence of all life. Oneness: I am created out of that unity, that oneness, that divine essence, that infinite source. Awareness: I am an unlimited and boundless expression of True Nature. As a spiritual being having a human, earthly experience, I am in awe of the beautiful gift of this life. As I practice mindfulness, moment to moment, I observe all that goes on around and within me. I am aware of my thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions. When I f...
Jan 29, 2020•3 min•Ep. 16
Recognition: I am centered in the Power and Presence of all there is. Oneness: I awaken into this day of incredible oneness with the Divine Source of creation. Awareness: As I align myself with True Nature, it fills every aspect of my experience. I move from a place of believing to a place of knowing the Truth. The beauty that fills the entire Universe—seen and unseen—connects me to that which is in balance and grounded in love. Truth fills my body, mind, soul, and conscious awareness. The under...
Jan 27, 2020•4 min•Ep. 15
Recognition: There is One Omnipresent Source. It is the source of all life. Oneness: The very idea of separation from this Source is an illusion. I therefore know I am an expression of the perfect essence of life. I am unified with Divine Presence. Awareness: I bring my awareness to this Presence. As I do so, I also let go of any fears or doubts that stand between me and my realization of this Presence. I release any ideas of duality, of lack or limitation. I dive deep into the wisdom and perfec...
Jan 24, 2020•3 min•Ep. 14
Recognition: True Nature is all there is. Oneness: I recognize the living spirit of True Nature as my life. I am one with all that is. Awareness: Each day is an awakening in which I recognize more and more of the divine within. True Nature guides, inspires and uplifts me, moving me ever upward in its aliveness. I allow joy to fill me, peace to enfold me, and grace to guide me. With joy, love, grace, and gratitude, I embrace the Divine Presence within Gratitude: I love this truth, this reality, t...
Jan 22, 2020•2 min•Ep. 13
Recognition: There is One Divine Intelligence. This intelligence sustains and maintains all life everywhere Oneness: I am one with this power, this presence, this intelligence. As such, the attributes of love, peace, power, joy, beauty, and wisdom express within me and as me. Awareness: My consciousness is filled with the light of Truth, love and understanding. I am effortlessly inspired to greater self-expression, and opportunities for this expression come to me easily. I dwell in a place of qu...
Jan 20, 2020•3 min•Ep. 12
Recognition: One Infinite Presence in and through all things is the very essence of all that has ever existed, exists now, and shall ever exist. It is infinite consciousness. It is True Nature. Oneness: And I am made of it. It is my body, my mind, and my entire being. I am the essence of the Infinite individualized as me. Awareness: As Spirit in action, I move through each day giving of myself in generous ways, and the universe responds to me in kind. Receiving my good without question, I claim ...
Jan 17, 2020•2 min•Ep. 11
Recognition: I recognize that there is One Source of all life. This source is infinite, ever-present, and forever expanding. Oneness: I am one with the consciousness that is the power behind all of life. Awareness: Divine Presence guides and directs me into greater living. I am continuously increasing my understanding of Truth. I am open to expanding my consciousness in harmony with all, in all, and as all. I effortlessly see the benefits of my heightened awareness as it expresses in every area ...
Jan 15, 2020•3 min•Ep. 10
