30 Days of Empowerment, Growth, and Learning… Regardless the situation, I can thrive, and succeed!!

Day Three
In My Mind, MY CHOICES, MY PERCEPTION... I CAN AND AM FREE!

I hold the key to my freedom, no matter the circumstance. I am the captain of my own universe. No one can make feel bad, blame me, for past mistakes, or even present hurdles that have derived from them. Usually, we get blamed for living, yes, for living. Those around us can try to belittle us, make themselves feel bigger, more powerful, get satisfaction of intentionally putting us down by pointing every little issue that we make or do different, good, bad, or not up to their standards. Many times, this behavior is a call for help from the person who is either having mayor issues themselves, not knowing how to solve those issues, needs a scapegoat in order to feel empowered, some else is doing the same behavior to them, or simply utilizes one because is the only person who they can actually do the negative behavior to without being hurt or have it bounce back at them. Ah, but the law of cause and effect does not forget…

It is within our power to stop this person or persons from making one feel inferior, bad, or less than desirable, ugly, etc. When we know we are doing the correct action, that life is full of lessons, that we do not deserve that derivative behavior, we then become FREE!

We have the ultimate choice to ALLOW what can and cannot hurt or belittle us. We have the power to stand up, and yet not be confrontational. By acting assuredly, assertively, and letting those around us know that their actions, words, emotional tantrums, opinions are respected, because it is their perceptions of the issues happening, yet they do not, cannot, and will not affect us. Things will change, when we stand tall for our beliefs, not having to insult, or respond badly to the other person(s), we simply BELIEVE DEEPLY IN OURSELVES, IN THE POWER WITHIN THAT MAKES US UNIQUE AND TRULY BEAUTIFUL!

We are allowed to make mistakes, we do not want or deliverately make them, but we learn from them and are our greatest teachers. We are not perfect, yet we can do our best. We have our OWN perception of issues and circumstances as well.

Educate yourself in how to be able to see reality around. Make it a choice to look at your entire situation from a director’s point of view. Imagine yourself at a movie theater, then place your self at the seat of the person controlling the movie. You can rewind it, play it forward, you can stop it at any given moment. See it (the movie of your life) from a detached point of view. Look and analyze each of the players, actors, their roles, how you all affect each other. From this perspective see their body language, their true reactions, how they interact with others. You are now in control, you will see what has been missing from the entire picture.

Now, you can feel empowered to make the correct decisions. See yourself, making the correct decisions. Ask for guidance from your higher self, angels, spiritual guides, the divine, other humans who have proven loyalty to you, or a professional specialist on the subject. Hire a coach, who can give you the inspiration and perceptual value to your needed goals or situation.

You have an extraordinary resource, YOUR OWN MIND! You can control how you react to issues. You can change the contextual or perceptive value of all in your life. You can choose joy, happiness, control of your live, to see beauty and the positive in all situations. A day may be cloudy, rainy, windy and with all the components to make your life miserable, YET, YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, ONE WITH PEACE, LOVE, HAPPINESS ALL AROUND YOU AND THE RAIN WILL BE REFRESHING, SOOTHING, AND MUSIC TO YOUR EARS AS IT HITS THE WINDSHIELD, WINDOW, OR STREET… THE WIND WILL CARESS YOUR FACE AND GIVE YOU A WONDERFUL LIBERATING FEELING… THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE WILL PROVE SO WONDERFUL THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER IT FOR TIME TO COME! Now the oppositve, a perfect sunny day, but you have a bad mood, feel low, depressed, ugly, fat, not intelligent, not worth it, and I can assure you it becomes the worse thing or time for you to remember… and you will remember!

Now, you choose your thoughts, your actions, your perception, allow only good, feel that you are so unique that you can see the actual miracle that your life IS! You are open to miracles, to seeing beauty in yourself and others, you expect good things to happen, you respect others and are and demand respect as well. NOW YOU ARE BECOMING IN CHARGE, YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF WHAT HAPPENS, THE DIVINE CAN MANIFEST ITS WONDERS THROUGH YOU, BECAUSE GUESS WHAT… YOU ARE NOT BLOCKING YOUR BEST LIFE TO BE!

SO IN YOUR MIND, BODY, AND SOUL BE FREE!

Namaste!

Rev. Barbara Soliman

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... Stillness, an opportunity for incredible growth!

... At 4 am the night was still, a light breeze caressed my face as I opened the car windows down even with the air conditioner going... I asked the divine to cleanse, bless, protect, and illuminate me, mine, and all as well... In the still of the night you can hear and even smell things you normally would not... I stood still for some seconds and experienced the moment... I encourage you to do the same, even in the middle of the day... You will be amazed at the things you discover, not just outside, but inside yourself as well... Allow, my friends for stillness, even momentarily in your existence, let it help you to experience life... Your Life! Namaste!

30 Days of Growth and Empowerment

Day Two

Creating Sacred, Safe, and Comforting Space:
Give Yourself A Trigger to Help Keep You in Control

As humans, we long to have a space to call our own. It could be anywhere, private, public, could be one not even ours to claim, but in our minds. One trigger that will elevate our vibrational state and feelings to one of peace, joy, calm, and in control. Everything vibrates, we vibrate, those around us, whether human, animals, nature, even objects which we deem as inanimate. An intended trigger will make us feel as whatever that emotion is that we need at any specific moment

By instilling the ritual of actually creating a very special place for ourselves, we begin the wheel of creation in our subconscious mind thus starting to feel better, in control, and less stressed.

We can create this very unique space, even a shared one, by picking out a color or something in it that brings whatever it is that we are looking to receive back from this area. It can be peace, tranquility, happiness, safety, comfort, illumination, creativity, love, passion, or another feeling. This trigger becomes that reminding mechanism to immediately tell our subconscious mind that we are to go into the desired state. We can program ourselves by looking at this item(s) and purposely, with a directed intention that it will trigger whatever emotion we desire it to bring about. This is best achieved in a relaxed state of mind, not being interrupted, or much less conducting any activity that needs an undisturbed attention.

Different colors bring about varied emotional states:

Red brings passion, action, love

Pink brings pure love, peace, a baby girl,

Blue brings peace, tranquility, calm, protection

Green brings health, wealth, prosperity, love, also calming, and soothing feeling

Yellow brings illumination, happiness, creativity

Let’s say you want to create a safe, calming feeling during your daily rush hour traffic trip to home or to work. You choose a blue, green, or pink item and place it in front of you hanging from the mirror (as long as it does not prevent you from seeing the road clearly), you make it your deliverate focused intention to have it create an instant feeling of calm upon entering the car and your eyes perceiving that item, even if do not remember to consciously do it.
When you are in a stressful situation, look at it purposely upon stopping the car or moving vehicle (remember it is of crucial importance for you to not be taking your eyes from the road and vehicles moving or not moving around you). Allow the feeling to permeate you. This can be also achieved by utilizing sound, a soothing, yet upbeat tune played in the car, can keep you in control, calm, and not be irritated by the traffic, unwavering drivers, and those who purposely are very aggressive on the roads. This very simple mechanism works. Also, remember, that the stranger driver next to you may have an emergency, could be having some very serious issues of their own, can be so distracted that they do not see you, that their perception of the issues affecting all in the surrounding space does not have any connection to them or is related to anything that just happened at work, home, school, or otherwise.

Sacred Space a Home…

Ah, we all long to have that special room where we can relax fully, that creates an oasis of peace and loving emotional uplifting. In reality, not many people can really allocate a true area for them at their homes. So, here is where creativity comes in. Our homes are the projection and perception of who we are our dreams, goals, faith, loves, etc. If we do not have an entire room, how about creating a small area in one. Maybe the office, your bedroom, even the bathroom. I have a friend who has a wonderful chest in her garden, and one in her balcony, one drawer in the kitchen, a shelf in the bathroom, and the top of her night table. Even in her public areas she has created places on bookshelves, tables, the dining, family, living room areas where she has placed items that bring her great joy and comfort in her house. She has a variety of chimes, hanging or table ones, plants, figures that evoke protection, connection, or peace. Even her kitchen is an intended space of family, love, prosperity, health, wealth, and intended comfort via colors, taste, and sound.

Sacred Space at Work…

This is one of the places where we spend the largest amounts of time, other than sleeping in our daily lives. There is where we need it the most to be able to keep ourselves centered, in control, creative, filled with peace regardless the situations faced. If you have a private office then you can always decorate it to have intentional triggers based on issues that you deal mostly with. I have my center created intentionally to give peace, allow the persons to disengage from the outside world, give a feeling of trust, sensitivity, and a total feeling of comfort. At my hospital office, I have the walls painted purple, I have a variety of triggers on my desk that face and welcome my visitors and give them a true feeling of calm, receptive emotion. In the back, I have an extraordinary orchid, with loving figures that permeate the feeling of sisterhood. I have inspirational books, and other items that bring I and others great joy. The frames and pictures on the walls all carry motivational meanings not only to I, but to those who visit my office. I also have a drawer filled with items that give me great peace, information (my pendulums, runes, cards, motivational sayings, etc. This space you can have anywhere, even if you do not have a private office, booth, or even a seating area. I tell my friends, clients, and others to create this special space for you, even within your office supplies in a small box or crevice. You can have a pocket, or something where you can have a small purse or keeping space to keep a token, protective prayer, stone, angel or other religious item, which in need can be touched for comfort.

You can also create sacred space, assigning it to a tree, an outside space where you can see the sky clearly on a break, lunch, or moment of crisis. Look in your building, office area, store, anywhere in your work area that you can assign a trigger to. This way, you can always let it be your reminder to remain in control.

Sacred Space in General…

It is really important to create this special peaceful place for you. It can be religious, or not, it can be private or not, it can be shared or not. But it is designed by you, and you are in control of it.

I have various altars in my house, center, office, car, on me, etc. They are sacred spaces for me which help keep me in tune with my divine self, with my creative self, with all those states of mind that make one a better human being, one with understanding of nature, of all around one. For me, some are very religious oriented, some are not. You may not be able to tell which is which, but they all work for me.

The ultimate result is having a special place in which to meditate, be in real time, and connect with yourself (higher, inner, emotional, physical, and spiritual). This allows you to truly be in control of your life and all the challenges that you face daily as your teachings in this extraordinary lifetime which is really an opportunity to grow beyond limits in our journey towards enlightenment.

Namaste!

Life With Autism: Great Love, Compassion, and Determination to Succeed Against All Odds!

A glimpse into the world and daily life of an Autistic family...
What is living with autism?

" Like this beautiful Man of War, who swiftly moves through a vast ocean of perils, he too reaches maturity, beauty, and steadfastness in his existence..."

... It's Living with the sweetest soul, who loves you without reason... Without questions... Loves you for you... It's unanswered questions from the most beautiful green eyes...

Is waking up at 1.. 2...3...4...5.. in the morning... Doing your morning exercises by running after your loved one who is jumping back and forth as he paces desperately flapping his hands, head and chest back and forth thrusting with force forward as you do your best to calm him, because his heart beats so fast it practically escapes his body...

Is finally calming him down, and an airplane wakes him up again, now this time he fixates on moving furniture, frames, all items around the house... You then realize, he remembers that years ago they were placed there... In my case it's 3 am time to get up for some very special work...

Then it may be 6 am, and you are a bit (!!!) tired, you fall asleep... Ah but you, by then, already have to get him up to get ready for school... You give him a bath dress him, and when you leave your shower, he needs another bath... Ah finally, you are out the door... The you see him running from your hand towards the trashcan on the street where he, while struggling with you, takes the trash bags out... Finally you take him back home again... Wash him, change clothes and off to school you go....

Ah now, you get to your "main" job.... Where did the day go? It's 5 pm and... You pick him up in the early evening and he lovingly gives you a bear hug and kiss and makes sure you have your seatbelt on and your armrest down...

On the way home does he not only moves ay least 300 to 400 times back and forth, but also undoes his seatbelt and goes to the back of your van to get something he remembered. You stop in rush hour traffic while those around you don't realize why the car moves up and down either moving or while stopped... You finally get him to his seat, and he lovingly reminds you to put on your seatbelt with the most loving smile, not realizing the traffic jam, cursing, blowing horns, and non understanding fellow drivers...

Ah, now you get home, and in my case, you go to your second passion "Gofspeed," in my case, my other great love and do some wonderful things... Get home by 10 or 11 pm and he is waiting jumping for you, he hugs you, you flop on bed and give him your hand where from his bed he longs for his mom's touch and kiss good night...

It's past midnight, you either write some great things with a cup of hot tea, and by one go to sleep until three am, unless he wakes up before... And you start again... Sometimes, this might last a week or more... Ah, and the infinite trying to take one more shower, emptying the refrigerator either by eating or throwing food away, you just brought from Publix...

It's a twenty four hour vigil so he does not escape or tries to do some creative endeavor...

It's dealing with a super bright individual, who longs to help, be part of all, who loves without barriers, who is sweet, kind, intelligent, extremely "ordenado", who can do great deeds of love, yet is limited by a string of constants which makes an 18 year old act and behave like a terrible two's year old, without realizing the potential dangers of a situation, but that does it with the best of his intention....

It is being so grateful to the Divine for him, your mother, his brothers, aunts for their neverending support, help, dedication and love... For those at work at the hospital who look away when one is five minutes late, the boss who is also an angel, a sister, a friend... the pharmacy staff, whom are my everlasting support and help with his (and grandma's) very expensive medicine, the angels at his school, my friends, clients, and those who interchange our daily living with hope and great wonders...

It is sending compassion and forgiveness to those who left you to do this on your own, not realizing the great growth and love lost that they could have had in the missed journey, not realizing the gigantous ordeal that is to sustain a family of 6 on ones own specially with special ones like we have, or to those who simply cannot understand that this condition is real... to those who see me laugh, bring out the best in the worst of situations, have great faith, be able to teach on all the motivational and inspirational issues in the world, and cannot imagine that I go through daily with this and many other challenging situations and still smile from side to side...

And you ask how I do it? I use and do all that I teach on myself, family, him, and all I do... Easy, no, with great love, you bet, with deliverate intention, faith, and great will power and determination to succeed over it? Without a doubt! That I am sure, Omar will speak and will wake up soon from the Autistic Cloud, Oh YES!

Last week and this weekend, even up to now, it was one of these long and exhausting times, which started to finally take a toll on me... Am I exhausted, Yes! Did I pass out last night, oh yes! How did I wake up this morning at 3 am, with great faith and my things... Determination and great love for my gamily... Did I prove to my self that we no matter the circumstance you can find something good, and find great Joy in it, Oh Yes! Do I adore Omar, my mom, his brothers, my aunts, without a doubt!

Orden Divino y Gracias Padre, por el Bien Manifestado!

Namaste!

... Life With Autism: Great Love, Compassion, and Determination to Succeed Against All Odds!

A glimpse into the world and daily life of an Autistic family... What is living with autism?... It's Living with the sweetest soul, who loves you without reason... Without questions... Loves you for you... It's unanswered questions from the most beautiful hteen eyes... Is waking up at 1.. 2...3...4...5.. In the morning... Doing your morning exercises by running after your loved one who is jumping back and forth as he paces desperately flapping his hands, head and chest back and forth thrusting with force forward as you do your best to calm him, because his heart beats so fast it practically escapes his body... Is finally calming him down, and an airplane wakes him up again, now this time he fixates on moving furniture, frames, all items around the house... You then realize, he remembers that years ago they were placed there... In my case it's 3 am time to get up for dome very special work... Then it may be 6 am, and you are a bit (!!!) tired, you fall asleep... Ah but you by then,  already have to get him up to get ready for school... You give him a bath dress him, and when you leave your shower, he needs another bath... Ah finally, you are out the door... The you see him running from your hand towards the trashcan on the street where he, while struggling with you, takes the trash bags out... Finally you take him back home again... Wash him, change clothes and off to school you go.... Ah now, you get to your "main" job.... It's 5 pm and... You pick him up in the early evening and he lovingly gives tou a bear hug and kiss... On the way home does he not only moves ay least 300 to 400 times back and forth, but also undoes his seatbelt and goes to the back of your van to get something he remembered. You stop in rush hour traffic while those around you don't realize why the car moves up and down as moving or stopped... You finally get him to his seat, and he lovingly reminds you to put on your seatbelt with the most loving smile, not realizing the traffic jam, cursing, blowing horns, and non understanding fellow drivers... Ah, now you get home, and in my case, you go to your second passion "Gofspeed," in my case, my other great love and do some wonderful things... Get home by 10 or 11 pm and he is waiting jumping for you, he hugs you, you flop on bed and give him your hand where from his bed he longs for his moms touch and kiss good night... It's past midnight, you either write some great things with a cup of hot tea and by one go to sleep until three am, unless he wakes up before... And you start again... Sometimes, this might last a week or more... Ah, and the infinite trying to take one more shower, emptying the refrigerator either by eating or throwing food away, you just brout from Publix... It's a twenty four hour vigil so he does not escape or tries to do some creative endeavor... It's dealing with a super  bright individual, who longs to help, be part of all, who loves without barriers, who is sweet, kind, extremely "ordenado", who can do great deefs of love, yet is limited by a string of constants which makes an 18 year old act and behave, without realizing the potential dangers of a situation, but that does it with the best of his intention.... It is being so grateful yo the Divine for him, your mother, his brothers, aunts for their neverending support, help, dedication and love... Is sending compassion, forgiveness, to those who left you to do this on your own, not realizing the great growth and love lost in the missed journey, not realizing the gigantous ordeal that is to sustain a family of 6 on ones own specially with special ones like we have, or to those who simply cannot understand that this condition is real... And you ask how I do it? I use and do all I teach on myself, family, him, and all I do... Easy, no, with great love, you bet, with deliverate intention, faith, and great will power and determination to succeed over it? Without a doubt! That I am sure, Omar will speak and will wake up soon from the Autistic Cloud, Oh YES! Last week and this weekend, even up to now, it was one of these long and exhausting times, which started to finally take a toll on me... Am I exhausted, Yes! Did I pass out last night, oh yes! How did I wake up this morning at 3 am, with great faith and my things... Determination and great love for my gamily... Did I prove to my self that we no matter the circumstance you can find something good, Oh Yes! Do I adore Omar, my mom, his brothers, my aunts, without a doubt! Orden Divino y Gracias Padre, por el Bien Manifestado! Namaste!

30 Days of Growth and Empowerment

Day One
Dare to BE HAPPY

Yes, I Dare You To Experience Joy and Happiness in YOUR LIFE!

Why? We have been taught to be subconsciously ashamed or doubtful of feeling great excitement and happiness. We were many times told we had to suffer, be poor, and feel pain to gain heaven, gain freedom to our soul, or simply be a better person. In addition, we are faced with a daunting amount of daily issues, unsurmountable losses of very dear ones, challenges of all types that bombard our existence with sabotage to lead us away from living a great joyful life.

Well NO MORE!

YOU deserve all the joy, happiness, richness at all levels (which does include financial freedom), the experience of great love and passion, be it a partner, a pet, project, your family and friends, a hobby, or whatever sparks that energy release when you REALLY LOVE!

Make it your goal today to no matter what life throws at you, YOU will triumph over it. No matter if you are short in money for whatever mortgage, gas, payment, etc. Ask YOUR ANGELS, whichever way you reach out to the Divine for guidance, resolution, with great joy and gratitude for a most positive benevolent outcome now! Believe me it works, let the magic of faith work for you!

No matter if someone is making your life a yogurt, send them lots of unconditional love to the spark of life in their hearts that you both share. Stop the ongoing revolution of paying them back with the same. Maybe, just maybe, it's a call for help or attention, they are having serious issues and do not know how to handle them, or simply they forgot to LIVE! Start giving an inmense amount of love, gratitude and joy to those around you, in other words, give them NOW your best, so when they part to their transition or otherwise, you may hurt, but still will be able to rejoice the times spent together. In other words, give love and joy freely and abundantly, even to strangers.

WHY?
OK, get a watch, clock, your phone and CONSCIOUSLY LOOK AT IT FOR 15 seconds.

What just happened? It seemed very long ah? Well, how about if you realize YOU CANNOT BRING THAT TIME BACK! THAT, THAT IS YOUR LIFE ESCAPING YOUR HANDS!
You have the power of great choices. CHOOSE TODAY TO EXPERIENCE JOY, NO MATTER WHAT!

Choose to change the context or your perception of any challenging situation today or anytime.

I can assure that, this small step will carry on by leaps and bound with blessing in your life. I am sure you have experienced the great power of a "simple true smile." What goes around, comes back ten fold, we have been told, and it is TRUE! If we make it a habit of actually being happy, even if we force ourselves to smile and feel it at first, for 5 minutes, then 10, then 15, up to 30 minutes, you would have reached a huge milestone in your life. The reason for this is that we are creatures of habit, and if we create the habit of joy, it will become a true and integral part of us. It really spreads like wildfire, it cleanses our auric, physical, emotional, spiritual bodies. Not to mention that it fills our physical space from home, the office, where you are buying your groceries, everywhere that your energy passes by and touches others it will make a difference.

Choose to seek out good, joy, light, lessons, and finally the best in all!

Note:

Please remember to send me the emails of those who you want this series to go to at: revbarbarasoliman@gmail.com

Also, to visit and join www.succeedwithrevbarbarasoliman.ning.com there you will find a supportive community, tools, workshops, coaching, and so much more!

Namaste!

Rev. Barby Soliman

Genie at YOUR Service...

.... Your subsconcious mind, ... That Great Genie within... Does not analyse, has human logic, nor discriminates... In It's Divine Level SIMPLY MANIFESTS!!! Choose wisely my friends... You DO get what you ask for... WORDS ARE Extremely Powerful Tools, together with desire and faith, BOOM! What we perceive as a miracle, HAPPENS! Namaste!

Thoughts, Desires, Wishes ARE Living Seedlings Which Are Given Life by OUR Thought Processes and CAN Manifest When We ALLOW Them to BE!!!

From Godspeed, "An idea is born... Ah like magic, IT HAS TO MANIFEST!  Write down a wish... Feel it in your heart... Cherish it as a treasure that you can see, feel, and even smell it... Give it feeling of belonging in your heart... Fill your mind with great joy about it! Now, is it real enough for you?  ... Allow yourself to experience in your mind how great it is for it to be real or yours, be really grateful and now about one to two minutes have passed... Let the miracle begin by just knowing deep in your heart that the seed is planted at a quamtum level, a manifestation idea has been developed... Expect to be amazed... Go for it... Namaste!

...POWERFUL, SACRED, EXTRAORDINARY BEING ...Sathya Sai Baba chanting the Gayatri

Om Mani Padme Hum - Deva Premal

Deva Premal om mani padme hum

LIVE NOW!!! ... Yes YOU CAN!

.... When was the last time, you really look at yourself in the mirror? ... no just putting on makeup or shaving does not count.  When did you look at yourself with the true intention of looking at yourself? Of admiring that one of a kind, unique and extraordinary individual you?  ... How about your children, spouse, partner, family, friends.... How about admiring your home (or is it only a house?  It's your call) ... When  did you last notice how tall the tree, standing just outside the door (or "the kids"), how it's (their) shadow now graced you as you stood beneath?  Ah, how Susan,  Pepe or Mercy's grandchildren were starting school?  Oh my, where did time go? Where did I stopped living lost in the land of bills, running the yellows, puffing as you reached your desk... Before even knowing how repeating it again and  even wondering how you got there!!!
NOW, STOP! Take reign of YOUR LIFE! You can, you regardless the circumstance in the economy, the  city you exist at, or your own home.  You have a blank canvas in which to paint IT on. Start really living, ALLOW JOY into your LIFE! Take over NOW! Choose to really LIVE!  Make an inventory of how you are wasting your existence... Make the necessary shifts to allow yourself to grow, experience the small details that escape you that can bring happiness back into your everyday living... Create sacred, private space in your car, work, home!  Listen to life, even to the sound of silence... Stop and not just "smell the roses," ...better yet, touch them too! Allow the frown to turn into a smile, forgive yourself and others, let your inner child loose, be grateful for all, it's not just good for you, it's healthy too! Go for IT my friend, LIVE WITH INTENTION and SEE YOURSELF TRULY BRING JOY INTO YOUR HEART!  Namaste!

LIVE NOW!!! ... Yes YOU CAN!

.... When was the last time, you really look at yourself in the mirror? ... no just putting on makeup or shaving does not count.  When did you look at yourself with the true intention of looking at yourself? Of admiring that one of a kind, unique and extraordinary individual you?  ... How about your children, spouse, partner, family, friends.... How about admiring your home (or is it only a house?  It's your call) ... When  did you last notice how tall the tree, standing just outside the door (or "the kids"), how it's (their) shadow now graced you as you stood beneath?  Ah, how Susan,  Pepe or Mercy's grandchildren were starting school?  Oh my, where did time go? Where did I stopped living lost in the land of bills, running the yellows, puffing as you reached your desk... Before even knowing how repeating it again and  even wondering how you got there!!!
NOW, STOP! Take reign of YOUR LIFE! You can, you regardless the circumstance in the economy, the  city you exist at, or your own home.  You have a blank canvas in which to paint IT on. Start really living, ALLOW JOY into your LIFE! Take over NOW! Choose to really LIVE!  Make an inventory of how you are wasting your existence... Make the necessary shifts to allow yourself to grow, experience the small details that escape you that can bring happiness back into your everyday living... Create sacred, private space in your car, work, home!  Listen to life, even to the sound of silence... Stop and not just "smell the roses," ...better yet, touch them too! Allow the frown to turn into a smile, forgive yourself and others, let your inner child loose, be grateful for all, it's not just good for you, it's healthy too! Go for IT my friend, LIVE WITH INTENTION and SEE YOURSELF TRULY BRING JOY INTO YOUR HEART!  Namaste!

Gayatri Mantra - Deva Premal ILLUMINATION... NAMASTE!

Choose Wisely.....

Daily Wisdom from Godspeed: Believe, Achieve, Enjoy, & Succeed! With Rev Barbara Soliman... Choose wisely my friends... It is in OUR choice of the perception of things, issues, circumstances, and our reaction to them that not only dictate it's outcome, but our life as well... So choose wisely, live a better life, have an increased sense of joy and acconplishment, and succeed! Oh yes, Namaste... Or my divine being blesses and reveres the divine in YOU! Namaste!

Choose Wisely.....

Daily Wisdom from Godspeed: Believe, Achieve, Enjoy, & Succeed! With Rev Barbara Soliman... Choose wisely my friends... It is in OUR choice of the perception of things, issues, circumstances, and our reaction to them that not only dictate it's outcome, but our life as well... So choose wisely, live a better life, have an increased sense of joy and acconplishment, and succeed! Oh yes, Namaste... Or my divine being blesses and reveres the divine in YOU! Namaste!

Human's Capacity to Triumph: Chilean Miners Great Example For All!

.... Human strength, perseverance, and triumph over the most incredible hurdles is based on his choice to have faith in his success, the divine, and himself... We all have it in our dna the power to achieve great things, but first, we MUST BELIEVE that we can achieve it and then ALLOW it to happen without doubt (faith)... Be GRATEFUL FOR IT ... AND REMAIN STEADFAST AND FOCUSED ON THE GOAL! Divine Blessings to the Chilean miners for their mighty example is a display of human dignity, that in unity there is strength and triumph, great empowerment, and the divine within at it's best... Namaste with great honor to them and you!

Human's Capacity to Triumph: Chilean Miners Great Example For All!

.... Human strength, perseverance, and triumph over the most incredible hurdles is based on his choice to have faith in his success, the divine, and himself... We all have it in our dna the power to achieve great things, but first, we MUST BELIEVE that we can achieve it and then ALLOW it to happen without doubt (faith)... Be GRATEFUL FOR IT ... AND REMAIN STEADFAST AND FOCUSED ON THE GOAL! Divine Blessings to the Chilean miners for their mighty example is a display of human dignity, that in unity there is strength and triumph, great empowerment, and the divine within at it's best... Namaste with great honor to them and you!

Unique, Different, One of Kind: YOU!

Each of the existing living organisms on this planet is solely unique in their buildup, look, performance, projection, emotions, and total being. No matter the different species, they each have their own unique projection of themselves. Every living organism has a mind and extraordinary way of showing the rest of us their creative side in its own survival. This magnificent man of war was swimming swiftly amongst the beautiful smooth waters of Biscayne Bay on a lazy Sunday morning. It caught my eye, as I was searching to photograph other wonderful creatures that grace us each weekend with their presence. There are manatees, sharks, dolphins, pelicans, and a myriad of birds which give those of us lucky enough to be present and enjoy their natural show.

This extraordinary creature seemed to change its shape as I greeted him. I felt a masculine presence, which was acknowledging me as it greeted me back. This little friend showed me a proud perception as it moved smoothly over the clear waters of the bay. I felt such a humbleness and gratitude to the Divine for allowing me to experience such a feeling of awe. The man of war displayed its best colors as it changed its shape, moving along the gentle waves. He showed versatility as he swerved the next wave. He displayed ingenuity as he moved side to side against the current. He gleamed in the sun as he changed shape in front of my eyes, showing me how creative its forms were as he approached the next movement of the sea. There was so much more than met the eye below the sea surface. There were so many tentacles and other loose extremities to allow this wonderful being to swim. The hidden portion of his body, gave him strength and power to move great distances, to escape from predators, to help him reach his destination. There was so much to this man of war and his display of heroism as he battled the immense waters of the sea in which he swam in. I wondered where he was leading to, I wondered if he knew.

We are very similar to this beautiful creature, unique in our own ways of survival. We too have versatility as we approach the challenges that face on a daily basis, whether in our personal, emotional, professional, spiritual lives. We too are multi facetted and display ingenuity as we deal with issues that may not be to our best liking, yet, we choose to deal with them in a “face up to them” perspective. As humans, we are also beautiful in our own skin color, shape, form, and ways. We are creative in our lives filling them with Joy, Laughter, new endeavors, love; we beautify our surroundings wherever we might be at.

We also have so much hidden from the general view, we have a deeply embedded free will and mind of our own that allows us to roam far and wide from the inside out. We have a subconscious mind which governs all of our essential living processes within our own bodies. How extraordinary to share so much with this wonderful man of war.

We too do not know where we are going, but it is in the journey that we live our life. It is in the journey that we grow and develop, it is through it that we experience the Divine’s greatest gift to us. LIFE!

Celebrate your uniqueness, your inventiveness, your greatness, your difference, your gifts, your journey, your living, your joy!

... Sabiduria Infinita Para Nuestra y Colectiva Evolucion...

... Somos gotas individuales y unicas que formamos parte de un infinito y energetico mar viviente... Formamos parte de olas que nos llevan a un punto u otro en tiempo, espacio, dimension, o existencia... Significando cuando y donde nacemos, que lugar nos establecemos, quienes serenos, y que papel jugaremos en esa encarnacion... Ese mar es la divinidad, la cual se encuentra dentro de cada gota, pero la misma conserva su identidad primordial... Son una dentro de la otra y parte de un todo evolutivo... Es algo tan maravilloso, que si lo analizamos de verdad, la vida actual toma un matiz diferente, y logrando ver desde un punto de vista mucho mas amplio, el ser y comprender mejor nuestro papel actual y lograr ser mas felices, hacer mas feliz a todos, y contribuir realmente al proceso evolutivo, tanto nuestro como el de todos en esta humanidad... Todos jugamos un papel importantisimo, no importa desde cuan limitada sea nuestra percepcion actual... Seamos utiles compartiendo nuestro rayito de luz y felicidad.... Namaste!

... Almas Maravillosas en Evolucion

In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.

-Kahlil Gibran

... De acuerdo con mis guias espirituales:

... Somos entes Divinas y eternas en viaje sin fin a traves del tiempo y el espacio, en el cual, a pesar de ser almas unicas y maravillosamente sutiles, tenemos el don de, mantener nuestras multiples identidades, las cuales son acquiridas como instrumento evolutivo para nuestro aprendizaje y evolucion a traves de multiples y diversas existencias y re-encarnaciones... Almas unicas, que al pasar eones en un tiempo y espacio no parallelos, escogen unirse a otras conciencias afines y asi poder ayudar a co-crear cambios, empartir grandes ensenanzas/iluminacion, y evoluciones mayores en algun punto de la existencia, universo, o dimension... De veras complejo, y maravilloso!!!

Namaste!

20 QUICK AND EASY METHODS TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE!

1. Think about someone who is confident and act, talk and walk like him or her. Model their mannerisms and behaviour. It works for them; it will work for you.

2. Smile a lot more. That doesn’t mean putting a silly grin on your face! But smile when you walk down the street, when you meet people and generally be happier even if you’re not feeling that way.

3. Learn from the past; don’t beat yourself up about it. It’s gone; it’s never coming back. Instead learn from it for next time.

4. Buy yourself some new clothes, get your hair done, treat yourself to something new. It will make you feel better and will give your ego a boost.

5. Are you prepared for situations? Are you prepared enough to meet any challenge that may come up? Are you prepared for that meeting, that presentation, that job interview, when you meet someone for the first time? If not, get to it.

6. Play to your strengths. Know what you are good at and expose yourself to these opportunities at every opportunity – because you’re good at it, you’ll enjoy it and have more confidence.

7. Improve your weaknesses. Know and appreciate what these are and put a plan in place to improve them over time.

8. Learn how to say no to people. Don’t be afraid, you’ve got nothing to be afraid of. Just watch the reaction on their face after you’ve said it the first time and there will be no going back.

9. Be positive. Look on the “can do” side of things rather than the “can’t do”. You’ve accomplished lots in your life and you will accomplish lots more in the future.

10. Be in charge of your thoughts at all times. What is a thought? It’s just a question that you’ve asked yourself and the thought is you’re answer. If you’re thinking negative thoughts, you’re probably asking a negative question. Change the questions to be more positive.

11. Whenever you feel a negative thought pattern or word coming, STOP, THINK, and say is this really important in the grand scheme of things. By changing the context of a situation or your spoken words, you will change the vibrational rate of it. Your perception of the situation will definitely improve and a more positive reaction will surely follow. Many people live life focusing on the little things! Change that pattern and THRIVE IN JOY!

12. Do you let the words of others affect you? Do you mind what they think of you? Remember that no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. It’s not what they say to you that’s the problem it’s what you say to yourself after they have stopped talking that’s the problem. Change the way you think.

13. List the words that you use on a consistent basis when you feel let down or annoyed. People use different words to mean the same thing and depending upon the intensity of the word – this will have an effect on your confidence AND your vibrational status. Instead of saying “I’m enraged about this” say, “I’...m a little annoyed”. Make a substitute list for the words that you use. Make sure they are lower in intensity, are on a more positive note, and then use them. You’ll be surprised with the results.

14. At the end of each day list your achievements and successes throughout that day.

15. Be appreciative of what you have to be thankful for in your life right now. Who do you love? Who loves you? Who do you help out?

16. Every morning when you’re in the shower, play over in your head the events in the day as though they have already happened and they were a success. Visualize all of the meetings that you had, the people you talked to, the outcomes you had. Visualize success and confidence and it will be so.

17. Improve your body language. The way that you move your body has a massive impact on your confidence levels. Move your body assertively and walk with your head up, shoulders back and as though you’ve got somewhere very important to go. Feeling low in confidence? Change you body language

18. Emotion is created by motion. Make sure you move around consistently. This creates energy and gets the blood pumping around you body – it makes you feel better and more confident.

19. Learn to brag about yourself. Yes, you heard me! Talk about your achievements and successes more than you currently are.

20. And finally – You only live once, so any time that you are down just ask yourself in 10 or 20 years time – will what I am worrying about really matter?

Strength and Wisdom, A Mother's Love...

... An Angel in Flesh from Heaven!

... A mother seen by her child's eyes....when I was very little, your soft touch and gentle voice could always make me feel safe, secure, and loved. ...when I was growing up you showed me to ride a bike, climb the trees, helped in all my schooling, kissed my boo boos when I fell, taught me confidence even on my early years and showed me love and patience and fun too! ... As a teen you believed in me, gave me a keen eye for the good things, counselled on the bad, taught me to be ME, to be and dream, took great care of me, loved me for ME! ... As I grew up her unwavering support, wisdom and and love made me feel like I could achieve anything. In other words, An Angel sent from heaven who is the Divine's Greatest Gift to Existence! Happy mother's day to all!

ONE NATION UNDER GOD! YOU BET! AMEN!

Lets Unite and Prove the Power of Prayer

… No matter the denomination, no matter the faith, no matter how we pray, let’s unite our hearts in unison proving that were “One Nation Under God…” is not something to play nor diminish…

“We the people…” have the power in our hearts and soul to unite in prayer so that our country awakens and reacts in peaceful actions stating that no matter our prayer, our color, where our ancestors came from, we are AMERICANS and WE REALLY LOVE OUR COUNTRY & WE ARE A RELIGIOUS UNION!

Let’s declare our intention that we are strong, united, free, filled with justice, an empowered nation that is filled with richness and prosperity, filled with neighborhoods that care, is striving to bring prayer back to schools and ceremonies, no matter the faith, let it be there, and that have the dedication to speak our truth…

We are united under God to keep our nation strong, proud, real, protected, standing tall… That we can rebound and not be embarrassed to show the world we are a nation under God, one that prays, that no matter how we are attacked or tried to be put down, we thrive in our faith and beliefs.

GOD BLESS AMERICA LAND THAT I LOVE, LAND OF THE FREE!

NAMASTE AND AMEN!

The Media Recognizes Science's Parallel Universe Discovery!

This article below from FoxNews.com is very interesting, I have, for the longest time, felt that this is so true with our dreams, deep meditative states, astral travel, deep hypnosis, and the like. We are multi-dimensional, multi-time beings who are simply so absorbed in the every day survival of a consumerism society's life that we do not notice the incredible, yet very real nuances that tells us that there is more, so much more. The same applies to the thinnest of veils that separates us from the spiritual realms and dimensional states. In due time my friends, in due time, these and many other marvelous laws of nature will reveal themselves. In due time... Namaste!

- Rev. Barbara Soliman

Please see article below:

Freaky Physics Proves Parallel Universes Exist

By John Brandon
FOXNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/05/freaky-physics-proves-parallel-universes/

In the movie "Back to the Future," Doc Brown builds a time machine into a Delorean. New research brings that vehicle one step closer to reality.

Look past the details of a wonky discovery by a group of California scientists -- that a quantum state is now observable with the human eye -- and consider its implications: Time travel may be feasible. Doc Brown would be proud.

The strange discovery by quantum physicists at the University of California Santa Barbara means that an object you can see in front of you may exist simultaneously in a parallel universe -- a multi-state condition that has scientists theorizing that traveling through time may be much more than just the plaything of science fiction writers.

And it's all because of a tiny bit of metal -- a "paddle" about the width of a human hair, an item that is incredibly small but still something you can see with the naked eye.

UC Santa Barbara's Andrew Cleland cooled that paddle in a refrigerator, dimmed the lights and, under a special bell jar, sucked out all the air to eliminate vibrations. He then plucked it like a tuning fork and noted that it moved and stood still at the same time.

That sounds contradictory, and it's nearly impossible to understand if your last name isn't Einstein. But it actually happened. It's a freaky fact that's at the heart of quantum mechanics.

A UC Santa Barbara physicist has found a way to move this tiny metal paddle into two states simultaneously, such that it both vibrates and holds still.

How Is That Possible?

To even try to understand it, you have to think really, really small. Smaller than an atom. Electrons, which circle the nucleus of an atom, are swirling around in multiple states at the same time -- they're hard to pin down. It's only when we measure the position of an electron that we force it to have a specific location. Cleland's breakthrough lies in taking that hard-to-grasp yet true fact about the atomic particle and applying it to something visible with the naked eye.

What does it all mean? Let's say you're in Oklahoma visiting your aunt. But in another universe, where your atomic particles just can't keep up, you're actually at home watching "The Simpsons." That may sound far-fetched, but it's based on real science.

"When you observe something in one state, one theory is it split the universe into two parts," Cleland told FoxNews.com, trying to explain how there can be multiple universes and we can see only one of them.

The multi-verse theory says the entire universe "freezes" during observation, and we see only one reality. You see a soccer ball flying through the air, but maybe in a second universe the ball has dropped already. Or you were looking the other way. Or they don't even play soccer over there.

Sean Carroll, a physicist at the California Institute of Technology
and a popular author, accepts the scientific basis for the multi-verse -- even if it cannot be proven.

"Unless you can imagine some super-advanced alien civilization that has figured this out, we aren't affected by the possible existence of other universes," Carroll said. But he does think "someone could devise a machine that lets one universe communicate with another."

It all comes down to how we understand time.

Carroll suggests that we don't exactly feel time -- we perceive its passing. For example, time moves fast on a rollercoaster and very slowly during a dull college lecture. It races when you're late for work . . . but the last few minutes before quitting time seem like hours.

Back to the Future

"Time seems to be a one-way street that runs from the past to the present," says Fred Alan Wolf, a.k.a. Dr. Quantum, a physicist and author. "But take into consideration theories that look at the level of quantum fields ... particles that travel both forward and backward in time. If we leave out the forward-and-backwards-in-time part, we miss out on some of the physics."

Wolf says that time -- at least in quantum mechanics -- doesn't move straight like an arrow. It zig-zags, and he thinks it may be possible to build a machine that lets you bend time.

Consider Sergei Krikalev, the Russian astronaut who flew six space missions. Richard Gott, a physicist at Princeton University, says Krikalev aged 1/48th of a second less than the rest of us because he orbited at very high speeds. And to age less than someone means you've jumped into the future -- you did not experience the same present. In a sense, he says, Krikalev time-traveled to the future -- and back again!

"Newton said all time is universal and all clocks tick the same way," Gott says. "Now with Einstein's theory of Special Relativity we know that travel into the future is possible. With Einstein's theory of gravity, the laws of physics as we understand them today suggest that even time travel to the past is possible in principle. But to see whether time travel to the past can actually be realized we may have to learn new laws of physics that step in at the quantum level."

And for that, you start with a very tiny paddle in a bell jar.

Cleland has proved that quantum mechanics scale to slightly larger sizes. The next challenge is to learn how to control quantum mechanics and use it for even larger objects. Do so -- and we might be able to warp to parallel universes just by manipulating a few electrons.

"Our concepts of cause and effect will fly out the window," says Ben Bova, the science fiction author. "People will -- for various reasons -- try to fix the past or escape into the future. But we may never notice these effects, if the universe actually diverges. Maybe somebody already has invented a time machine and our history is being constantly altered, but we don’t notice the kinks in our path through time."

May...

... May 2010, May this month Bring us all the rock steady solid growth we all desire in our lives... May Great Joy and Satisfaction fill our heart and soul with passion and illumination... May our highest hopes and aspirations become true reality... May we all have the health, strength, wisdom, perseverance, protection, expansive memory, and great vision at all levels to achieve our dreams... May the bold steps we take towards our goals, even those as great leaps of faith, brings us all the satisfaction of very successful endeavors in Perfect Divine Order, In the Most Benevolent,Safe, Prosperous, and Joyful Outcome... So mote it blessed be! Namaste!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY OMAR, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU!

I LOVE YOU OMAR!

Ode to my son Omar, who is 18 years old today. He is a very special angel sent to us that shows us in his very special ways what it is to enjoy the smallest of triumphs that for us are huge milestones. He takes a lot of love and 24/7 loving care. He is our big baby, who is very smart, but still does not recognize danger or many other mundane issues that we take so often for granted. He gives us so many daily gifts of joy… from his smile that erupts from his very light green eyes with a twinkle and big mustachy grin to his bear hugs, and small triumphs at communicating with us through gestures and pointing. I am deeply honored to be his mother and without hesitation I state that I am so grateful that he chose me as his mom.

I wrote this as part of a Thanksgiving input and I take his portion out today in his honor:

Oh my dear Lord, today I woke up and looked at my child’s face deep asleep, as he dreamed images of innocence… I saw

I was able to speak to him words that expressed my deepest love towards him as a mother, yet he could not reply back... I spoke (and will speak for him as needed, since he is blessed with autism)

My grateful heart leaped with joy as in his sleep he reached out to my hand, pulled it and took it close to his heart…

I felt As I walked out to the car, early, very early before dawn, a bird greeted me with his loving song…

I heard Later, the wonderful sun greeted me through the majestic backyard tree as the gentle breeze of a lazy Autumn Monday gave me a nudge to start the daily chores and go to work… I have health to work, and I have a job to perform, a service to offer But most importantly, on his way to school, a Very Special Someone (HIM) gave me a true hug, and I felt their immense gratitude of sharing words of unspoken wisdom of a life lived with dignity and love… so I share this with you my friends today Omar has taught me how to enjoy the simple, yet most spectacular things in life.

I add this other part or the previous entry because I feel it dictates how I feel a year and half later:

I felt an overwhelming feeling of reminisce as with friends today, we shared how, now, much older and maybe not as skinny, wealthy, not wearing the high heels, hair and the clothes we once we were able to wear…We are so much happier, are stronger, much more resilient, can appreciate life better, understand others more, have a strong belief in ourselves, are able to love without loosing our identity, be ourselves without shame, without boundaries, with great respect to life and what it has to offer… To see the best in others (and ourselves) regardless of our or their faults, forgive without wondering, have faith and hope without limits, enjoy a butterfly, a child, the moon, and the sky, those we love, those who do not love us back, yet we send them our best regardless… We thank those who make our lives a yogurt, because it is because of them that we are stronger and wiser… We thank those who have left us on our own, because it is for them that we are strong wise women now… We don’t dwell on past mistakes, because, we now know better…

We have great hopes for tomorrow, loved our past with all its lessons, and most of all enjoy our today since it is our eternal companion! Namaste!

My Choice is to Soar With the Wind! Namaste

... Oh what depth and beauty: No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. -Hellen Keller .... My Choice to soar with the wind! Namaste!

What is inconceivable about the universe is that it is at all conceivable.
-Albert Einstein ...

... this is so powerful: Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
-Albert Einstein Namaste!

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
-Chinese Proverb

I took this extraordinary photo looking west right off Bird Road and 74th Avenue in Miami, Florida. Please notice the incredible figures present in the clouds. This is just one example of the hundreds of pictures that will be coming in my e-book Signs in Nature: Silent Powerful Messages for Our Enlightenment.

Rev Barbara Soliman

... WORDS I CHOOSE TO LIVE BY! Namaste!

.... Today, I start the actions that will affect not just my eternal now, but set the good memories to cherish for the rest of my existence: .... Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. -Charles Dickens ... It is your choice alwaya, so ...lets multiply the blessings and good memories... Namaste!

...it is my choice to see beyond what may try to affect me, to see beauty in otherwise dirt, to choose to hear beyond hurting words, or even those who roughly cut in front of you in traffic, they may be having bigger issues than you, so choose to see the better in all situations, since many times we only get to see or ...experience our one sided perception of the situation.... Namaste!

...and this is one of my favorites of all times ...Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can. -Vince Lombardi You bet! Namadte!

... If more organizations utilized this as their motto.... More families as their motivation.... And more nations as their syrength, this would be a much better place: ...Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity. -Vince Lombardi Amen! ... Namaste!

... and he adds: The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. -Vince Lombardi

... my God he is a great motivator: The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. -Vince Lombardi

Now on a more spiritual note:

.... I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end. -Kahlil Gibran ... Amen! Namaste! Barby

My deatest friends so many thoughys... Do little time.... The light of the stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So is it with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personality. -Kahlil Gibran ... Another great Easter Wisdom... Namaste! Barby

. Oh roses from the heart... Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. -Mother Theresa Namaste on an Easter Sunday night... May these kind words offer you a sweet lullaby to your soul tonight... Namaste!

... Here goes another endless, profound thought... The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness and knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream. -Kahlil Gibran Namadte! Barby

... I highly admired this little giant of the heart and faith....We can do no great things, only small things with great love. -Mother Theresa Namaste! Barby

What is inconceivable about the universe is that it is at all conceivable.
-Albert Einstein

.... Today, I start the actions that will affect not just my eternal now, but set the good memories to cherish for the rest of my existence: .... Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. -Charles Dickens

My dear friends, life if what we make of it, no matter the circumstance, no matter the seemingly impossible tasks ahead of us, a change in context, perception, and a true desire to surpass it all, spiced with a lot of faith can move mountains. Amen! Namaste!

Rev. Barbara Soliman

More Extraordinary Choices!

... CHOICES .... SEEING BEYOND THE SENSES!

.... Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

-Hellen Keller

"I choose to succeed!" Rev Soliman

Such an extraordinary woman... Another great one from her: 

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

"I choose to soar with the wind" Rev Soliman

She adds: The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

-Hellen Keller

I add: ... "That is the key to happiness and wisdom..." Rev Soliman

This is not Laser Coaching, this my friends, is my life, your life, our lives.... Namaste and ponder on all the previous entries of one heart.... Namaste!

CHOICES....

CHOICES.... Give a man a fish, he'll eat once.... Give him a pole, he'll feed his family well... If he chooses smartly, he will sell his extra fish and buy himself a web.... Sell a lot more fish and get himself a boat... Then the smart man will hire his sons... they too will feed their families... And it all started with your choice of giving him a fish or a pole.... Ahhh, then the wheel goes on. Some wise person said: If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.
-Chinese Proverb Laser Coaching At It's Best! Namaste!

CHOICES II...

... CHOICES III... It is my choice to go above all circumstance that bothers, hurts, or deceives me... It is my choice to feel joy instead of pain when I see a human's selfishness, envy, shortsidedness, and lack of caring for those around them... It is my choice to feel strong, give myself self respect, and love the person that I am, regardless of the rudeness, neglect, and extraordinary vile of others.... Outside emotional influences or actions (...and sometimes abusive hurtful ones, even if a person THINKS they are right in doing it) even from those whom we could love so dearly, should not dictate how we should feel, act, and believe about ourselves... On the contrary, they should be the great stepping stones of great wisdom to help one grow stronger, wiser, and much more resilient! Amen to that! Namaste! .... And this is not Laser Coaching.... This my friends, is Life!

CHOICES II...

... CHOICES II... It is my choice to go above all circumstance that bothers, hurts, or deceives me... It is my choice to feel joy instead of pain when I see a human's selfishness, envy, shortsidedness, and lack of caring for those around them... It is my choice to feel strong, give myself self respect, and love the person that I am, regardless of the rudeness, neglect, and extraordinary vile of others.... Outside emotional influences or actions (...and sometimes abusive hurtful ones, even if a person THINKS they are right in doing it) even from those whom we could love so dearly, should not dictate how we should feel, act, and believe about ourselves... On the contrary, they should be the great stepping stones of great wisdom to help one grow stronger, wiser, and much more resilient! Amen to that! Namaste! .... And this is not Laser Coaching.... This my friends, is Life!

MOTHER NATURE'S ABUNDANCE IN FRONT OF OUR EYES: Learning through its extraordinary metaphors…

“Abundance is everywhere in nature. This Divine Presence (nature) is so incredibly self sufficient, nurturing, splendorous, and it thrives through its many species. In these photos and article it offers us an extraordinary living example of how we too can thrive in all ways by following some of its metaphors.”

I have a large ficus tree in my front yard, which is home to many wonderful creatures of the day and night. There are squirrels, birds of all types, colors, and sizes. We also have cats, raccoons, and many other unique creatures.

Of course I feed them, and they just love it when I offer them sunflower seeds. When the squirrels and the birds eat those, many seeds fall on the ground and in the ongoing circle of life, they germinate thus creating new plants. This new life creates other areas for life to thrive abundantly.

In this circle of renewal, many species flourish courtesy of its neverending sustainment. The tree serves as home to all of the animals, a delicious shade to my front yard, strength to me for its mighty presence, and beauty for its colorful crest.

I could not help but noticing as the little sunflower plants are gently thriving beneath those already grown and flowering. How so many other smaller species are dependent on them for survival as well. The bees and other insects were flying getting their life sustaining nectar. Other little, very tiny ones were surviving on its leaves. The ants and small caterpillars are living under the plants soft shadows. And we are ecstatic with great joy in admiration how they all prosper in each other’s company. Of course, there is Ying Yang in nature, better than anywhere else, so the cats sometimes feed on the birds. Their natural instinct takes over regardless of how much food their domestication offers them.

This pictures and story demonstrate in living color the metaphor of cyclic abundance. There is enough for all. There is always someone that needs a service or item. For us humans we only see our everyday survival as our weekly/bi-weekly/ or monthly check arrive. We are so dependent on it. I honestly feel that we all have something of great value to offer someone else. We all have a special gift to put at the service of others. Sometimes is of monetary value, but sometimes the abundance and richness that we have to offer is so much more valuable.

There are very rich people, who are miserable, lonely, and lack a true feeling of caring. Yet, there are extremely poor persons, who, regardless of their lack, feel rich, happy, and have so much love. This takes me back to Mother Nature’s cycle of renewal on my tree. It shows how different species feed the others, many times unknowingly, yet taking place.

They all support their ecosystem which makes them thrive. We too can do the same and follow their example.

You may have the gift of knowing how to use the computer and its wonders, can do beautiful printed items, can do scrapbooking and other creative endeavors that you truly enjoy. Maybe, you can either sell your services, or products. You can start a teaching class at a local senior’s home on how to use the internet to get in touch with their loved ones. You can give classes at a local center on your fabulous creative printed items and get paid while truly enjoying what you are doing.

You can cook delicious cookies, create your own teas, bakes your own cakes and your passion can be become a gratifying money making opportunity.

The bees and butterflies were sharing space on the flowers, so were the ants, caterpillars and cats on the ground. We too can expand our horizon and prosper while conducting that which gives us real joy.

We can share love, a kind word, a smile, even to a total stranger, they will be or feel better “just because you winked at their eye.”

Lets honor Mother Gaia in her splendor, lets follow her example of ongoing love, nurturing, and abundance for all...

“Let’s learn from Mother Nature and her magnificent ways and growth, so we too can live and grow from her example.”

Namaste, my friends, Namaste!



Copyright © 2010 Rev. Barbara Soliman

SHEDDING OUR SKIN, RENEWING OURSELVES, REVIVING AFTER A LONG WINTER OF OBSTACLES AND WOES... THE TIME IS NOW TO BECOME ALIVE AGAIN!

Spring will bring us a "real" new year with new impetus, renewal and a burst of energy to move and shake us from the last three to four months of lethargy. By all means I say, that we have not been extremely busy, exhausted, and yet, upset for not moving forth, I mean a lethargy of our spirit, our new year resolutions, our business dreams, our goals and objectives set off by our most intimate desires.

Now, with Mars on direct since the 10th of this month, the Spring Equinox happening tomorrow as our renowned Aries charges off the year, you bet change will happen. I know the teacher Saturn is in Libra the balance, and it will teach us great lessons this year, but it is our choice to take action NOW!

Just as this wonderful creature stands proud as it gets to renew his skin, so can we! See and feel his extraordinary pride in his intelligent eyes. See his shiny newly renewed skin. It's color and magnificence, as he stands tall and strong.

What do you see in him that power and might in his grip? He captured my soul as we, for a moment in time and space, shared eternity in our locked eyes. We both revered our mutual presence, giving each other the gift of acknowledgement.

What feelings do my description of this communion of the species bring to you?

What significance can it bring to your life as we approach this Spring and it's opportunity for re-birth and renewal?

How can you benefit from the metaphor of this magic encounter?

I ask that you share your thoughts with me.

... As I share mine with you now...

To me he meant that in the most amazing of places, right by US1 off of 67th avenue in a small South Miami park, I found an incredible creature who made an impact on my perspective in life. Yes, he stood royally, in the midst of fallen leaves, shedding his skin as he renewed and reinvented himself. He looked straight at my eyes while holding his look, we bonded. Yes, again, this extraordinary creature was challenging me, a human, as telling me “I am special, unique, and I AM here and ALIVE. I am strong, resilient, self sufficient, and beautiful.” He in his unique environment, was KING. He seemed to be in control, even after my intrusion to his paradise. Even after my taking photographs of him, which he seemed to enjoy and basque in his glory. He seemed to enjoy my attention to him, the importance that he was receiving. He understood my amazement.

How was this to me. I AM like him. No matter the environment, circumstance, trial, difficulty, IT IS MY CHOICE TO STAND TALL, FIRM, AND IN CONTROL… I too, realize and PERCEIVE my need to CHANGE, RENEW, REVIVE, and become ALIVE AGAIN! I too see him in me, when regardless of size, uniqueness, or difference I AM SPECIAL AND BEAUTIFUL… I too, realized that even in a different unexpected circumstance in life, I can confront without being confrontational, rather be understanding and blending with the new experience and rather gain or learn a valuable lesson or gain insight in some new perspective the stranger or situation can bring…

…He showed me respect and mutual reverence to our difference, than even though we were different, we shared so many traits, uniqueness, beauty, inspiration, and awe for each other… Without an inherent language we communicated and exchanged our own perception of the moment which engraved our lives forever… Maybe he won’t recognize me again, if we cross paths, but I surely will remember, my Regal Green Friend…

My dearest friends, lets use this extraordinary energy rampant now during the Spring’s beginning to get rid of all the emotional, physical, spiritual non advantageous baggage that is weighting our life down. Let’s allow ourselves to reign in our existence and really LIVE, experience LIFE with all of its splendor and gifts, while allowing our selves to grow, expand, realize our fondest dreams, and simply BE!

It is our choice, we can achieve anything, so allow yourself to reach out for those dusty dreams, goals, and aspirations. Maybe adjust them to this exact moment in time. Let creativity take reign of your life. Yesterday is no longer part of you, neither is a second ago. So, start NOW!

Look around and see what you have been missing. Smell what you have not smelled in ages, taste old and new flavours that you have been avoiding, allow yourself to feel, yes feel no matter your age. Yes, you can love again, it does not have to be another human, it can be an animal, tree, or item, but love someone, something, MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE YOURSELF! THEN LOVE EVERYTHING ELSE…

We all have issues that are unresolved, bills to pay (many times with shortages), things to face, but life goes on and on. If we do not allow ourselves to also laugh, dream, have hope/faith, have fun, share with our loved ones, ourselves, or even total strangers? Then, what is there left to live…Yes, do take care of issues, but start LIVING AND THE LOAD WILL BECOME MUCH MORE LIGHTER AND BEARABLE….IT WILL AS A MATTER OF PERCEPTION BECOME LESS OF A BURDEN… AND TROUBLES WILL START TO DISSIPATE… BELIEVE ME I KNOW…

Now, start LIVING AND BRING BACK JOY INTO YOUR LIFE!

Namaste, my friends, NAMASTE!

- Rev. Barbara Soliman


Copyright © 2010 Rev Barbara Soliman