I’m loving the second scroll.  “I greet this day with love in my heart.”  I love that.  The other day I was watching an interview with Wynona Judd.  She was talking about her battle with depression and weight loss.  She said something that really stuck with me.  She said when you wake up in the morning it’s so easy to lay there, roll over, and say “Oh God I don’t want to get up.”  But it is just as easy to wake up and say “Good morning God!”  I thought, hmmm, I think I’ll try that.  So the next morning when I was about to roll over and complain about having to get up, I remembered what she said and it was amazing the difference in attitude that made, all before my feet even hit the floor.  Then I went into the bathroom where I have posted on the mirror a little saying I repeat each day, which is “I greet this day with gratitude. I love life and am filled with the desire to love fully, to listen fully, and to create more peace of mind.”  I have this funny little ritual when getting ready in the morning.  I read the scroll outloud in the morning.  Lots of animation going on, and dramatics.  It really gets me pumping for the day.

This week we are supposed to be on a mental diet from all things negative for seven days.  And if you think of something negative, you have to start all over.  This has not been easy.  It’s amazing how quickly a negative thought can enter your mind.  It’s such a habit for people to become negative.  And even as I try to stay positive, it’s hard.  It’s amazing how quickly a conversation can “go south.”  When you really start paying attention it just goes to show you how people are so negative about everything.  Just so you know, right before this post, it happened to me again.  So I’m starting over again.  I think this might be the hardest diet I’ve ever been on.

I love this scroll.  Now I know why Mark J said it was his favorite.  It’s a fun one to read and I am really getting into the emotion of reading it.  And if you could see me, I’m pretty animated when I read it too.  I’ve been reading it outloud each time because I really like it. 

I greet this day with love in my heart!  Today I actually felt like it stayed with me as the day went on.  My day job can be very stressful, and it’s kind of a thankless job.  I work on a helpdesk and generally people don’t call because they’re happy.  Today I was able to stay happy and focused and I think it’s because of Scroll II. 

I remember hearing the saying “kill them with kindness.”  I think that’s what Og meant when he said “but how will I react to the actions of others?  With love.”  If you think about it, it would really throw someone off guard.  They would be expecting you to get mad, but to show love??? I think it would make them stop in their tracks and reconsider their actions because they didn’t get the reaction they were expecting.

Such wonderful words, I greet this day with love in my heart.  Sometimes we find it easier to love someone else and we forget to stop and love ourselves.  Do you love yourself?  Can you look yourself in the eye and actually say “I love you” and not feel uncomfortable?  I can now, but there was a time I couldn’t.  I love the book by Louise Hay called “You Can Heal Your Life.”  She uses that technique in her book.  Go to the mirror, look yourself in the eye, and tell yourself you love yourself.  I can honestly say that when I stop to do this I feel so much better.  I have a better day.  And I’m happier. 

I greet this day with love in my heart.  And I succeed.

I imagine just about everyone’s mother said to them when they were a kid, “just be quiet so I can hear myself think.”  I know my mom did and I know I did that to my daughter too.  Pretty common thing to say.  But what does it mean?  Never thought too much about it but the Master Keys sheds a new light on an old saying.  The Master Keys teaches that in order to learn from the Universe you need to set aside some time, unplug from the daily grind, and be quiet, sit still for 15 minutes or more to hear what the Universe has to say.  In the beginning, sitting still was quite a chore for me because all these random thoughts kept weaving in and out.  This has become easier with practice.  But we must continue to go to our quiet place inside, and practice a different kind of listening skills.  The rewards of this quiet time will be unbelievable.  And so as my mom would say to me, I must now say to myself, “be quiet so I can hear myself (or the Universe) think.”

Week 3 of the Master Keys talks about the enemy of the solar plexus that must be destroyed is fear.  Fear must absolutely be destroyed before there is any possibility of letting any light shine.  It is the cloud which hides the sun which causes a perpetual gloom. 

I know about that perpetual gloom.  And I’ve worked hard this last year to overcome it and the fears that went along with it.  It’s amazing how much we carry with us for years and sometimes don’t even know it or realize it.  I was lucky enough to realize it and know that I wanted to rid myself of it.  So I’ve worked hard, on my own, and with help.  And it all came to a head about nine days ago.  People always say you have to “just let it go.”  I always felt like that was easier said than done.  But I finally let it go.  I was walking the nature trails on break and was crying and with much emotion I told the Universe that I let go of all these old, bad feelings and fear and that they no longer had a hold on me and would no longer control my life.  I was pretty annimated on the trail.  Got that emotion going like Mark talks about.  And guess what?  The rest of the day I felt 1,000 pounds lighter and happy.  And the next day, I felt the same way.  Walking on the trail the next day, I actually skipped across the wooden bridges.  I was so happy.  And today?  Still happy.  Simply amazing.

Just finishing week two of the MMA and it took a few days of sitting quietly for 15 minutes before having more control over the thoughts that want to float through my mind.  But it is getting easier in that respect.  We’ll be engaged in the next webinar within the hour and I’m anxious to see what’s next.  The chore card was pretty easy.  Hey, I got my laundry put away in a more timely fashion that I normally would.  Also got my closet straightened out.  I have a hard time with the reading, only because I get pretty sleepy when re-reading the Master keys.  Anybody else have that problem?

It’ Sunday afternoon, a beautiful day.  Sitting here in the house, all is quiet, and after I put down this computer I’m going to sit and enjoy the quiet.  Gearing up for a interactive webinar this evening which begins week 2 of the MKMMA group.  I’m still learning how to use this blog and Twitter so please be patient.  Not much to say, I just wanted to say hello.

I’ve never blogged before so this is all new to me.  And I’ve never been very comfortable expressing myself so this is also a stretch for me.  I’m excited about this journey and how it will affect everything about me from this day forward.  Time for my golden hour……..