Blaze your own trail. others will follow

Happy Halloween. 

Today is the first day of the new moon, the month of the grandmother Walks tall woman...

The lesson this month is to lead by example..

  If we can rise high, and observe ourselves, do we set a good example of what it is to be a man, a woman, a parent a leader, a teacher, a friend?  

It isn't our words that change others, it is our example.

More people find encouragement by watching us succeed. Watching us overcome difiiculties, make changes in our life.  

 We are good at giving advice, make sure we are also taking our own advice.  

 Here is the thought for the day!!

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves 'who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?'

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us; its in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Marianne Williamson
From her book Return To Love

 Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Creating the Dream

Good Morning and TGIF   Well, the new moon will be upon us this weekend and coming week, right on Halloween. For those of you following the Jamie Sams book of Native American daily meditations.. this is the coming of an end of the 10th moon of the year..This month is in regard to Creation. (we are on page 291)
  Our life is a reflection of what we have created.

It is created thorough out thoughts our words and our actions..  

It is a little unraveling to see that the life we lead is our own doing, and undoing. We have blamed others for so much of our own pain, stagnation, fear, and sadness, that we have not dreamed the Dream and allowed the Loving force of the Universe, Creator  and our ancestors to help us.  

During this dark moon, lets allow ourselves to mourn the past, and allow the joy and excitement of the future, as we open ourselves to our awareness of our thoughts, words and actions and how they have created the life you life today.  

By allowing the loving creative Force to flow in our Life we will inspire others to look at their own and find the courage to Create the Dream.  

Here is the thought for the day!!!!  

Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as a dream.

You dwell in your own enchantment.

Life throws stones at you, but your love and your dream change those stones into the flowers of discovery.

Even if you lose, or are defeated by things, your triumph will always be exemplary. And if no one knows it, then there are places that do.

People like you enrich the dreams of the worlds, and it is dreams that create history.

People like you are unknowing transformers of things, protected by your own fairy-tale, by Love.
Ben Okri
Nigerian author who uses magic realism to convey the social and political chaos in his country, 1959

   

 Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
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Greetings everyone  

 Well... time to put in the storm windows, clean up the yard, put everything away for the winter. It is time to get the physical "Cave" ready to enter the time of Bear.....  

Bear represents the West on the Medicine wheel, it is a time of introspection,  a time to "hibernate" and look within, to review and create new dreams in this time of twilight slumber...

Once the dreams are dreamt, we then begin working on them in order to bring them out in the Spring...

It is very important to honor these cycles. It places us back in the natural order, harvest and preparedness so we may embrace the rest period of Winter.  

See how this time of Bear is at working you life now.  

Do you find yourself wearing black? Looking to self help, informational and inspirational materials? Feeling like nesting, cleaning and de-cluttering?  

So, get the cave ready, prepare to look within and get inspired.  

Here is the thought for the day!!  

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.
AUTHOR: Zig Ziglar
BIOGRAPHY: American motivational speaker and author.  

 
 Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:MARIANNE GOLDWEBER WEB PAGE
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 CALENDAR OF CLASSES!! CLICK HERE
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Change the world- change you

Good Morning,  

I know with all of the gloom and rain we are all feeling like mushrooms...  

If you are currently not excited about life, then this is for you.  

The only thing stopping us from joy is ourselves.

We make conscious choices every day to be exactly where we are. (yes, it's true)  

On our Spiritual journey, we came here with a TO DO list.

But there were no details...  

Over and over we are presented with situations, people, and information that is encouraging us to make the most of this one way trip.  

Why be content to stay parked in the garage, when there is a world of opportunities to Love, be Loved, have Joy, bring Joy, have Peace, bring Peace, have Hope, bring Hope.  

Start with today, and if that is too difficult, start with the next five minutes.   

Make a promise to Live, to Love, to bring Joy.to bring Hope.   

To make a difference in your own life. You deserve it, and so does everyone who knows you.  

The life is nothing without experiences. Isn't it time to make some new memories?  

Here is the Thought for the day!!  

As my favorite motivational speaker Zig Ziglar says;  

"You might not be able to change the world, but when you change your world, you have taken a major stepin changing the world.And when you change your world for the better, you have positioned yourself perfectly to change the world of those around you."

Zig Ziglar

 Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:MARIANNE GOLDWEBER WEB PAGE
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 CALENDAR OF CLASSES!! CLICK HERE

Love, Compassion, Peace

Good Morning,  

 There are still classes available for Serenity Sunday! click on the sites below!! We can even bring classes to you!!  

There is so much material out there, self help, spirituality, the same messages over and over, Boiling down to;  

We are all connected by the supreme source (God, Goddess, Creator, the Source, the Universe) and through each of us flows the same light, in all that exists. That how we treat others impacts us all.  

Compassion, Love, Service, Peace.  

Sounds great in theory, but when faced with the opportunity to be Compassionate, are we?  

Do I find that piece of me in my observation, or do I judge?   Do we step out of our routine to do the higher purpose?  

Or do we pass up these opportunities because we would be inconvenienced?  

Do we unconditionally love another to become involved, take emotional risk?  

Doing the right thing means stepping out of the crowd.  

Sometimes it means being exposed to criticism.

Use these opportunities today to apply all this spiritual knowledge, bring it into the physical world.

Look at the World and say, how can I be of Service today?

How can I Love the World and others today?

What is the Peaceful solution?

How can I be Compassionate today?  

 Here is the thought for the day   God will not ask you when and where you did service? He will ask, with what motive did you do it? What was the intention that prompted you? You may weigh the service and boast of its quantity. But God seeks quality - the quality of heart, the purity of mind, the holiness of motive.
AUTHOR: Sri Sathya Sai Baba
BIOGRAPHY: Indian spiritual leader, b.1929

 Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:MARIANNE GOLDWEBER WEB PAGE
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 CALENDAR OF CLASSES!! CLICK HERE
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Personal power

Good Morning village!!!! Even when we have been enlightened to the Spiritual path, trusting that Creator and our guides, angels and helpers are at our side, can be overshadowed by our very human selves.  

Doubt and fear..... There are triggers for all of us that bring us away from the Truth; ego, drama, chaos, old relationships, fear, lack of self worth, insecurities....  

These things are just living in the dark half of ourselves.  

These moments are a reminder that we are still human, but now, we have spiritual solutions...Like a lantern in the cave..  

Everything seems bigger and scarier in the dark, but shed a little light on it, take back your Faith and personal power, and now it is just something to solve, to learn, to embrace, and move through...It is purposeful. (and we don't stay in the dark for so long anymore!!)  

Peace, Love and Joy......that is the litmus test for a blessed life.  

Here is the Thought for the day!!  

When we take back our power, and remember that we are Loved;

a child of the Light and Creator...

the dark is illuminated for the illusion that it is.

Marianne Goldweber

 
 Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:MARIANNE GOLDWEBER WEB PAGE
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 CALENDAR OF CLASSES!! CLICK HERE
Serenity Sunday class descriptions CLICK HERE

Oh, Suzie, can you come out to play!????

Good Morning!!! Happy Friday!!!  

 In this life, we find that allowing ourselves to be young, and free, is something to be sacrificed to be "Grown-up". Then as the physical body changes and ages, we find it increasingly noticeable. Our attitude increases our physical aging.  

It's always easier to see the solutions to life's problems outside of ourselves...Rather than looking at what inside you is keeping you from Joy. Being in love with Life and yourself, draws love to you.  

Our society pressures us to nip and tuck, and alter the physical to regain youth.  

It's not a facelift that makes you younger; attitude and the simple joys of living make us younger, regardless of or chronological age, regardless of the aging of the body.  

A smile and joy in your step does more for your physical appearance and general wellbeing  than cosmetic surgery. It gives you a lift, inside and out!  

Play and creativity allows us to accept being adult in a way that makes us care less about the physical aging process..

It is a rite of passage, merging our child, with our internal teenager, and our adult and eventually our elder...

Taking all of those points of view, and merging them to create one balanced human being.

A true elder combines all these parts to become much more.  

When I was a kid (what do you mean was?) In order to go to a friends house and ask them to play was called "Calling for them"..It even had a little song to go with it... You would go to their house, stand outside the door and yell that song.....lol 

I think parents let their kids out just to make us stop...

Hey, back then we weren't allowed to use the phone, unless the house was onfire!  

OH Su-zie! Can you come out to pla-ay?

We're calling for you....yes you......  

Play inspires us to be creative, it allows us to lift our spirit beyond the physical world, by engaging our imagination, our higher self.   

Some of us never learned to play; what a joyful awakening that would be!

  Through creative play, we can find solutions, laugh, be spontaneous, and be happier.  

Come to our creative play class and discover your inner child.  

Here is the thought for the day !!  

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions
AUTHOR: Mark Twain
BIOGRAPHY: American humorist, writer and lecturer. 1835-1910    
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 CALENDAR OF CLASSES!! CLICK HERE

Serenity Sundays

Good Morning!!!  

I'm Sorry that I have not been sending the "thought of the day", because we are launching our new line of classes at the Fairview Hospital wellness center at 3035 Center Ridge rd at the corner of Center Ridge.  

I will have daily thoughts back on line this week!!    

 I am calling it Serenity Sundays...  

Because all of us could use a time out from life...  

 We have classes  designed to take you "out of the box" get your creative self flowing.   

 Inspiring you to go within,  be present, and learn something new.... Even classes to build your intuitive side.  

We are having an OPEN HOUSE this sunday from 11am-4pm, refreshments prizes and an oportunity to get register for classes. It will be great to see some of you again and meet new friends!!! You can also preview the classes, instructors.  and our plans for the future.  

Here is the link for our class calendar Click Here  

Hopefully I will hear from you, or see you there!!    

Here is the Thought for the day!!

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark

 One: Don't miss the boat.

Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.

Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

 Four: Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

Five: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

Six: Build your future on high ground.

Seven: For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

Eight: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

Nine: When you're stressed, float a while.

Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

Eleven : No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting...  

This entry courtesy of Bro Carl Cook, in Louisiana.

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 CALENDAR OF CLASSES!! CLICK HERE

complaining

Good Moning!!!

Miss Me?   Complaining.  

Like Dr Phil says; your either part of the problem, or part of the solution...  

Those who complain are looking for an audience.They usually speak from an underinformed position, and do not really have all of the facts, because they really do not know.  

 It is like rallying people to their defense for not doing something.   It is their way of justifying their inability to get involved, make changes, grow, inspire, encourage, nurture...

  Complaining is just a grown up word for whining.  

Complainers, critics and gossips are like a disease, infecting everyone around them, looking for willing allies to join their group of  for a round of stinkin' thinkin'.  

Rarely are they actually inspired to make changes about that which they complain, call them on it ant watch the excuses fly......  

Once we get involved, try to find a solution to a problem, then you gain a different perception, you see why there may be snafu's or why things may not be running smoothly....  

If you want to complain, be prepeard to be part of the solution..   If not, then please.... keep it to yourself.  

Here is the thought for the day;  

 ...complaining is what we do well. We do it artfully and with gusto, and although I personally consider it a pleasurable hobby, sometimes you just have to gag your inner whiner to let other voices (like your imagination) get a word in edgewise.
Author: Carol Lloyd
Source: Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd
   
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road