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Daily Affirmations: Forgiveness

Today, I seek to make forgiveness part of the path I walk this day. For I acknowledge that the place in me that holds on to grievances, only holds me down. In order to live my life fully, I must let go of all perceptions of wrongs, done to me by others, or by me to myself or others. As I forgive others, I recognize that I also forgive myself. I also acknowledge that the past does not exist, there is only now, this moment in which I am living. I cannot hold on to past grievances, I must release them to the winds. Today, I seek to make forgiveness part of the path I walk this day. And so it is… – Pamela J. Leavey

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Namaste… Pamela

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Daily Affirmations: Acceptance, Tolerance and Understanding

Today, I am reminded that acceptance, tolerance and understanding are pivotal to any and all relationships. Today, I will practice these three attributes towards everyone whom I meet and come in contact with. Today, I will acknowledge that it is not my job to fix or change anyone, it is simply my mission today and everyday, to accept them and love them the way they are.

We all have issues, no one is perfect. Acceptance does not mean we must blindly like everything about someone, it means that we simply accept them. This is a deep practice that takes time and work. Each time we are confronted with the need to practice these skills we go a little deeper into the realm of tolerance and understanding. Today, I acknowledge that everyone is perfect, just the way they are. And so it is… – Pamela J. Leavey

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Namaste…

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Daily Affirmations: I Am Abundant

Rufous-sided Towhee

“I am abundant, I have a rich and bountiful life filled with much love. I am blessed with the knowledge that my life is filled with friends and family who love me and whom I love in return. I thank the Spirit that has led each and every one of you to me, and me to you. My life is rich… I am abundant, I have a rich and bountiful life filled with much love.”

Namaste… Pamela

Photo: Rufous-sided Towhee

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Daily Affirmations: Relationships are Assignments

Today, I remind myself that all relationships are assignments. Whether I learn the hardest lesson on this day, or I am gifted with a lesson that brings me joy; today, I thank the Creator for allowing me to participate in this learning experience. Every relationship is an opportunity to learn and grow. Every relationship bears the gift of communion and communication with others. Every relationship presents me with the opportunity to proactively practice acceptance, compassion and understanding. I am grateful for the learning that each relationship, no matter how brief or how long, brings to my life. And so it is…

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Namaste… Pamela

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Daily Affirmations: Lessons

Today I re-mind myself that all relationships are assignments and love is eternal. I affirm that the greatest lessons I have learned have sometimes come with challenges and pain. I acknowledge that the strength of an open mind and open heart makes all lessons easier to endure. I am the sum total of the lessons I have learned in life and the lessons I have shared. I welcome the grace of learning into my life and I am forever grateful for the lessons.

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Namaste… Pamela

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A Carolina Wren Comes to Roost

Last night I just discovered a Carolina Wren sleeping under the eaves on my front porch. My first reaction was what the heck is that little brown thing up there in the corner? I have red squirrels, chipmunks and field mice around the yard. At first, I wasn’t sure if it was a little rodent or some other strange creature. Finally after peering out the door at it for a time, I opened the front door, went out and walked up underneath it. As I slowly, quietly walked up below it, I realized it was a little bird. It didn’t flinch a feather as I stood there a couple of feet beneath it, peering up at in the light of the porch lamp. After observing it from different angles and being certain I was not disturbing it in any way, I went inside and grabbed my camera to take some photos, because it looked so strange all puffed up there, roosting in the corner as it was.

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I knew it was not a Sparrow and given the coloring, I thought it must be Wren of some sort. Checking my bird book, I determined it must be a Carolina Wren. My first instinct, once I realized it was a Wee Little Wren, a favorite bird of mine, was to take it down from the corner and hold the poor little creature in my hands to warm it up. It made me cold to see it up there roosting in the corner instead of in a warm nest or bird house somewhere. I myself was shivering from the chill in the air.

“Why was it not roosting in a bird house,” I questioned myself? “There are plenty of bird houses about in the yard,” I told myself.  “Perhaps it is new to the neighborhood, as I am,” I thought. Perhaps it is lost and sought shelter here on my front porch.  (more…)

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