Excuses Begone!

I wanted to share another wonderful book I am reading this summer, Wayne Dyer's - Excuses Begone! I am using his book with two of my coaching clients, and it is an amazing process to really reflect on and uncover the excuses we have in our lives. I know it has been a powerful exercise for me personally, and I have uncovered some excuses that were very deep within me. How freeing it is to have these excuses now on the surface and to have powerful affirmations to move me from excuses to action. I highly recommend the book if you are willing to do some "excavation work" this summer. Peace and blessings to the God within and as you.

Psalm 19:14

"Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation." Wow! Such powerful words, such a powerful reminder to guard both our words and the thoughts in our hearts. Ministers will often say this prayer just before giving a sermon. I would say it myself as I was about to preach. Lately though, I have been hearing these words each time I open my mouth to speak of something or someone. It is like it has become a yardstick - a way to examine if my words and thoughts are true, kind, or necessary. I still say things that I should not say, but I have noticed that they don't feel good anymore and don't seem to be consistent with who I say I am. I am a work in progress, but this is clearly one area that I want to really clean up. I so want my words and thoughts to be pleasing to God and to each person in my life. I take Psalm 19:14 into my spirit and invite you to speak and think loving and kind thoughts/words to all you meet today. Peace.

Something else from Consumed by Fire

The Mirror

A band of angels is at my bedside,
mirror and light in their holy hands.
They awaken me from my deep sleep and
invite me to look in the mirror and
into the light.

They invite me to remember who I really am,
to join them in seeing God in my sweet, holy face today.

To see God in your sweet, holy face.

A band of angels has been sent to my bedside
this morning with God’s mirror,

To rescue me
To awaken me
To show me
You.

Making Room

I thought I would share some meditations from my book this week. I have been completing the exercises in the book over the past couple of months, and they are truly transforming my life. Below is the meditation, "Making room." I share this because I have been working on releasing the old, especially my old stories, and making room for God and new life.


I am not my body, I am not my story.
I am not my body, I am not my story.

I am not my body. I am not the accumulation of my stories.
I am not my body, I am not my story.

I live in the now. Now is all I have.
I empty myself this morning and leave it all behind.
I come empty to the table.

I am not my body. I am empty.
I am not my story. I am empty.

Fill me up. I am in this moment only.
Take over the pure part of me that is never touched.
Fill me with you.

I am not my body or my story.

I empty my mind of all thoughts, all conversations.
I totally let Spirit in and fill me up.
I empty out me.

I am not my stories or the events of my life.
My stories are not the real me.
I am not my body. I am so much more.


I am empty - fill my cup.


Taken from Consumed by Your Fire of Love.

Thougts to ponder

I wanted to share some quotes I encountered in my quiet time this morning. Perhaps one will speak to you today. Peace and blessings.


"What we speak becomes the house we live in." Hafiz


"As we sit in the silence of our own souls and listen, it will be the greatest thing we will ever do." Ernest Holmes

"Evolved people race to see who can forgive first." Michael Beckwith