I am All that I am

Every morning I enjoy a bit of a ceremony. After enjoying a few sips of coffee, my cat, Sage, will make his way into my presence. He will sit patiently at my feet and wait for me to pick him up. After I pick him up, he will sit on my lap and receive his morning nurturing. I then carry him to his food dish, sit him down and replenish his food and water dishes with fresh food and water.
I then let the dog out. I replenish his food and water dishes with fresh food and water also.

One morning as I was contemplating my actions, I thought about how these seemingly insignificant actions are also reflected in my family. I realized that it gave me great pleasure in knowing that I am conscious of their likes and dislikes. Not only am I conscious of them, I am also okay with many of their preferences.

Recently , Paul and Joie decided that they are not liking chicken as much as they used to. There are many dinner dishes that I prepare that call for chicken. I could have thrown a fit and said “fend for yourselves”. (Not really, because that is not who I am)
What is important to me is that they receive nourishment and that they enjoy their meals. One of our old favorite dishes, Rosa’s Chicken and Rice, has now been transformed to Rosa’s Rice and Olives. They really love the olives!!

In further contemplation, I realized that I take my pets to the best vet and to the best groomer. That when I go on vacations I want to make certain that they also have the best care while I am gone. I realized that this desire, to support my family in a loving and nurturing way, is a natural out flowing of all that I am.

And then it hit me; Am I greater than God?

How is it that I can so desire to want the best for all of those that I love and at the same time think that God might want something less desirable for me?

I cannot be greater than God, can I?
That would invalidate everything that I believe.

There is a passage in the bible that says, “what person is there among you, when your child asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
“Or if your child should ask for a fish, you will not give her a snake, would you?”
“If you know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Source give what is good to those who ask of It.”

I believe that every parent desires the best for their children.
Even if their “child” is a pet.

This desire within us to give, bless and support our loved ones is a wonderful reflection of the Source of our being.
Jesus said, “I can only do that, which I see the Father do.”

Your desires are not greater than God, they are God!

I am realizing that the challenge with aligning with a Source that is as ever desiring of all good things for me, as I am for my family and friends, is not a challenge with God or The Source of all Creation.
However, the challenge lays with who I think I am. And what I think and believe about this Source.

A Kennedy cannot ever, not be, a Kennedy.
A Hilton cannot ever, not be, a Hilton.
A Trump cannot ever, not be, a Trump.
As children in these families they enjoy all of the benefits of that family.

I am a Divine Child of God.
I cannot ever, not be, a Divine Child of God.

The story of the prodigal son is a beautiful illustration of a child, when in his darkest hour realized, by contemplating, that he was the child of prosperity.
He returned to his Source, certain that he would not be turned away. And he was greeted with more than he expected and all of the glory he had before he lost sight of who he was.

There is a trust fund, established in your name.
The Mother of all creation has declared, “All that is mine is thine.”

Do you dare to claim your inheritance?

Do you dare to contemplate a loving and nurturing, prosperous and joyful giver in your Source?

Do you dare to recognize that you are your Divine Mothers’ child?

Do you dare to claim that all that you desire, your Creator desires for you?

Receive a Breath. You are Loved.

I Shall Assure My Soul

I shall keep the promise that I made to myself, before I knew myself as me.

I shall never again tell myself that I am poor, sick, weak, nor unhappy.

I shall not lie to myself anymore.

I shall daily speak the Truth to my inner Soul, telling It (myself) that I am wonderful and marvelous; that I am one with the Great Cause of All life truth, power and action.

I shall whisper these things into my Soul until it breaks forth into songs of joy with the realization of Its limitless possibilities.

And so it is

I Love My Ego

Like many others, I had been taught that the ego is our lower, limited and unworthy self that keeps us small and undefined.
I had also been taught that the ego was something that needed to be conquered. Just recently, I heard someone speak about the “ugliness of the ego.”

Even though I do not necessarily disagree with the essence or intentions of this teaching, what I have found in my own life, is that when I have felt or believed that there was “something” that “needed” to be conquered within myself, that this type of belief moved me into a vibration of dis-connection with my truest Self.

Basically, it made me feel like there was a part of myself that I should not like.
This belief caused me to focus on what was wrong with me instead of what is right with me. Because we live in an attractive and interactive Universe, I began to notice that when I was focused on what was wrong with me, I also became focused on what was wrong with everyone and everything else.

I Am a Divine Child of God
More than a decade of my life has been centered in spirituality. As I come to know more about myself through various teachings and teachers, and through a greater connection with my Source, I have come to love my ego.
You see, I believe that everything about me is divinely ordained. Even my ego!

Today I will Love All of Me
I do not wish to lose some part of myself.
I desire to bring All of my Self into the light.
For me, my ego is not my enemy. My ego is my friend and one of my greatest teachers.
I am starting to believe that maybe my ego is also my inner child.
I see a lot of similarities between the “two” and we have been taught by many, that loving and nurturing the inner child is important and okay to do.

How is that working for me?
Positively Divine!

When I begin to experience fear and judgment, or animosity in any form, I know that it is my ego or my inner child that is afraid. I embrace these emotions and acknowledge that some part of me is looking for love and encouragement. I also see these moments as another glorious opportunity to bring more light, love and truth into my life.

Instead of resisting and endeavoring to conquer this part of myself, I am now accepting it with the intention of enlightening my ego, just as I would my inner child, to its truest divine nature. After all, whatever we choose to call it, it is a part of me!

I listen to its (my) woes and acknowledge its (my) fears and gently remind it (me) of all that is good, all that is beautiful and all that is holy.

Just Breathe
Sometimes this may take an entire day, however it is day that is well invested.

I love affirming and aligning with my Divine Nature and the Source of all creation.
It is a day well invested gathering up all aspects of my Self and basking them in the light of Love and of the Truth. It is a day that I stand in faith trusting that as I turn to the Light, the Light will be there to greet me. And so it is.
I Love being Me!

Receive a breath. You are Loved!
Janet Groen

A message from The Tao Te Ching

The heavy is the root of the light,
The unmoved is the source of all movement.

Thus the Masster travels all day
without leaving home.
However splendid the views,
she stays serenely in herself.

Why should the lord of the country
flit about like a fool?
If you let yourself be blown to and fro,
you loose touch with your root.
If you let the restlessness move you,
you loose touch with who you are.

Lao Tzu

Can We Allow More Peace In Our World When There is War in Our Hearts

Recently it came into my awareness that there is this large corporation that has been tagged “the evilest company in the world.”

I learned a lot about this corporation in a very short period of time. The history of this corporations' influence, on our planet and every living thing inhabiting our world, is a complete and total contradiction to everything I value in this world. They have not been kind to humanity.

Could this mean war?

What begins a war? It seems that most wars begin as a result of opposing beliefs.
All wars begin in the mind.
I could easily hate this corporation. I could hate every non-life affirming action it has ever participated in.
I could hate the CEO’s, CFO’s, board members and all of their stockholders. By hating the corporation I could hate everything and everyone associated with it.
I could join with others who hate this corporation and I could reflect this hate in every article or speech I might give opposing their actions.
I could even use that hate to enlist the help of others to help me hate this corporation and their actions.

When you hate, you become hate.

Who am I?

This is a question we get to ask ourselves every moment in every day.
Here is where the rubber meets the road. This is one of those times where I confirm to myself that my talk meets my walk. This is where my values and my beliefs and my purpose in the lifetime will be reflected into this world.
This is where my truth will be revealed.
We all know who we truly are.
We all know, with out a shadow of doubt, that our first inclination to life, is love.

I am and always must be my first priority.

I am a center of Divine Creation.
Denying this truth does not make it less truthful.
If I am angry 50% of the time, I feel like crap about most things in life. I know and have been witness to this by the way I have treated my family, my pets, my neighbors and any one else I might meet that day. It is also been revealed in the manner in which I handle and address most of life’s situations. I seem to notice more of things I do not like and all of the things I think is wrong with every one else.
But whether or not I am willing to admit it, even though I might be angry at “those a@#holes” for what they are doing, I am really angry at myself because I know in my heart of hearts that this IS NOT ME.


What if I loved them?

Love is simply the absence of hate.
What if I loved this corporation and all of its people despite their actions?
What if I blessed them instead of hating them?

If hating can and does create war then it would reason that love can and does create peace.

I have done it many times in my own little world.
I didn’t quit loving my son when he pooped in the pool or spit up Hot Cheetos all over the carpet. (It took me months to get that stain out!)
I didn’t quit loving George Bush. (I even sought out a spiritual counselor to help me with this one.)
I didn’t quit loving my parents no matter how many times they grounded me.
I didn’t quit loving my two best friends when they “duked it out” in Marilyn’s front yard.
I didn’t quit loving my neighbor no matter how many times I had to ask him to turn down his music. (Even though I had to learn how to say it in Spanish so he could understand me.)
I didn’t quit loving my other friend when she stole all of my money and slept with my boyfriend. (She should have slept with me instead!)
When I think about it, this list is long and I could go on and on as I reflect on the many and wonderful opportunities I have allowed my true nature to shine its glorious light in my life.

Glad to be the Author

This story is not really about “them”. No story ever is.
Every story is always about me. It is never about what "they" did. Or how others think I should be. It is always about who I am. It is always about the courage to be loving when there are plenty of earthly reasons to hate the shit out of some one or some thing.

All is Well and You are Loved
Janet