Law of Attraction -- Love, Light, Peace in New Year

This is a year of universal love, light and peace ...

To bless and honor the turning of the year with intention and conviction for and about the goodness that it brings to me and to the world.

Breathing in, breathing out, I relax into this time and place, again and again I breathe as I straighten my spine, place my feet on the floor, hold my neck straight and let go of tension in my body and mind. Here I am, ready to give my attention to Spirit within and to receive that which I seek.

One Spirit, one God, one Creator equally present throughout the universe, informing all that exists with its essence, springing forth into form in the diversity we witness as nature, the natural outpouring of creativity of this intelligence at the heart of all that exists.

I look into my heart, I find Spirit there, expressing itself as me; I relax into this witnessing and choose to consciously speak my word, creating that which I most desire to experience, and manifest in my life as this year turns over in the annals of time.

I claim this to be a year of ease and comfort as I strengthen my connection with God within and allow good health and inspiration to flow through me easily and naturally.

I claim this to be a year of joy and celebration with family and friends as we connect through our hearts and find our true, mutual strengths through these connections.

I claim this to be a year of financial prosperity as all the seeds that have been planted in previous years grow and mature and bear fruit. I harvest these fruits happily even as I plant more seeds.

I claim this to be a year of peace for the world as I find peace within myself as I set clear, achievable objectives and stay in the present moment as I move forward one step at a time carefully keeping my balance between world and spirit, work and play, planting and harvesting.

I claim this to be a year of understanding and compassion within each heart that beats in this world and that love replaces hate as the people all over the world discover that loving their neighbor is more productive and safer than hating them.

With love, light and peace in my heart I release this word into the law that always says yes, yes, yes to honest, heartfelt declarations of good for self and others, because in truth we are all one with each other and Creator.

And so I joyfully let it be now and forever more; and so it is.

Blessed Be

(Use the affirmations above to remind yourself of your truth throughout the day. And, remember, you are free to use your own words in the prayer to claim that which YOU most desire. This is written to read silently or aloud as your own, slowly, peacefully, passionately; feel it with your body, your mind and your inborn Spirit; share it with a friend. The more you feel, in yourself, the truth you put in the prayer, the more you experience that truth in life.)

(First published on SharePrayer 1/1/07)

Law of Attraction -- Follow the Light

I follow the Light and know I am safe ...

To remember what this day, this time of year, is really about for us as human beings.

I sit in the morning light with music playing in the background. The sun shines through a veil of clouds on green grass with glistening drops of dew. The ducks graze and chatter as the deciduous trees stand as silent sentinels. In this peaceful setting I breathe deeply and relax ... I reflect on the changing of the seasons and its meaning to life on earth.

In my relaxing into this moment I feel my connection to all around me. I know there is no separation in truth. All is interconnected in an invisible weave. On the cosmic scale the earth, the moon, the sun, our galaxy move in a dance that is delicate and balanced, each taking its place in relation to the other, effecting and being effected. I know this is true of the domestic scene described above, and I know this is true of the microcosm with all the molecules, atoms, protons and electrons, keeping a delicate balance in each of their spheres. And then there are the seasons ...

The seasons are measured by the sun's relationship to earth and its ability to effect life here. From the beginning of time and the inception of biological life on Earth this rhythm has been a vital factor. Like the rotation of the Earth with its periods of light and dark on a daily basis, there is the changing length of the day as the latitudes move away from the equator. Four times a year we celebrate the high, low and middle points of the Sun's journey as the changing of the seasons. Animal and plant life recognize these changes intuitively and react in a variety of ways: migration, hibernation, dormancy, going to seed, giving birth, ripening ... Humans bring this intuition to consciousness and mark the calendar with auspicious days.

Winter marks the return of the light to the northern hemisphere, the lengthening of the days, a promise that the storms, cold and darkness of winter will give way once again to the rising light. And in learning to mark these physical facts, we humans have learned to mark spiritual truths. This season celebrates the constancy of the light through dark times for Jewish people; it celebrates the rising star of the East that illuminates the Christ consciousness in each of us for the Christians; it celebrates the connection of African Americans to their ancestors in Africa who gather together to celebrate the first fruits of their harvest; it celebrates a time to exchange gifts in remembrance of the important role we play in each other's life; it celebrates the heartfelt gift that comes to us naturally from "outside" us in the form of Father Winter reminding us of our individual value to the whole.

So, I relax and affirm the gifts of this season, regardless of my personal circumstances at this time. I remember the wholeness, the perfection, the completeness that lies in my heart as it does in the center of all that exists. In truth we are one, and permanent harm befalls no one. The illusion of loss, hurt, pain, aloneness vanishes in the moment we remember the light that burns bright within and without us; as we remember the light that always returns to help us grow into our fruition; as we remember the light that inexorably draws us toward it even through the darkest times. I breathe it in and I breathe it out; the rhythm of life continues; time marches on and I march with it accepting my importance in the oneness of life, the oneness of existence.

I am very grateful for this quiet reflective time today. I am grateful for the opportunity to return here each day throughout the year to enjoy the beautiful truth of my being in the peace and quiet of my own heart. Thank you Light for your strength and power to pull me to you, to guide me through the dark places. I follow you freely and easily and know I am safe.

I release these words into the divine holy scientific law of creation, knowing they are true even as they are formed. And so I let it be, and so it is, now and forevermore.

Blessed are We

(Use the affirmations above to remind yourself of your truth throughout the day. And, remember, you are free to use your own words in the prayer to claim that which YOU most desire. This is written to read silently or aloud as your own, slowly, peacefully, passionately; feel it with your body, your mind and your inborn Spirit; share it with a friend. The more you feel, in yourself, the truth you put in the prayer, the more you experience that truth in life.)

(First published on SharePrayer 12-25-00)