There are way too many things I didn’t know about Plagiarism!  Apparetlly copyright only lasted 14 years but now it lasts 70 years after your lifetime!  That’s a really long time!  But when using copyrighted material in my essays i had no idea that it was called fair use.  With fair use you can copy a certain amount without damaging the distributor and it’s still legal.  Who would have known?

One site I really liked was the creative commons website.  This site allows you to copyright only a portion of your stuff.  By doing this you allow other people to collaberate with your stuff while still keeping it your own.

http://creativecommons.org/

May God’s Spirit speak to you fresh this week as you devote yourself to His Word!

My text this week will come for Psalm 19:1-14 & Luke 4:14-21

Much Love,

PR
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Nehemiah 8:1–3, 5–6, 8–10 ESV
“And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month. And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood. And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.
And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.””

Psalms 19:1–14 ESV
“To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults. Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”

1 Corinthians 12:12–31 ESV
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.”

Luke 4:14–21 ESV
“And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.””

Happy Monday Everyone…

Wow, it has been a LONG time since I have made the time to sit and concentrate on doing a reading.  With the dawn of the New Year and the intention of finding my true inner self again, it has become clear that it is again time to begin the readings.  For those of you who are unfamiliar, or simply don’t remember what these readings are intended for, please remember that they are just information that has come through to me and I am guided to share with you as a general reminder to check in with yourself and see if the message resonates with you.  Some of the readings will be more ‘important’ to you than others, and that is okay—not everyone is in the same place at the same time.  The major change is that I am hoping to reach a wider audience, if you will, and I will be posting to a blog as well as facebook, instead of individual emails.  Let’s move on to what came through this week….

There is an old saying, “The journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step”.  As we are entering a new year, one that I must say I am personally glad to see, it is time to sit with the ideas of who we are, where we are heading and what is happening to our true purposes.

I spent most of 2009 pouring myself into a business project—one that I had no ownership in, and in my usual way, I poured well over 100% of myself into.  As the year progressed on, it became very clear that I could no longer continue in that fashion.  My health declined, my relationships went backwards, and most importantly, I lost touch with my inner light.  Towards the end of the calendar year, we were forced into a time of alone-ness in my part of the world—Mother Nature let loose with one of the most ferocious blizzards the Midwest had seen in years.  I spent a good portion of those days reflecting and pondering who I had become and what I had left undone over the year.  It was during those days, that I realized (with help and guidance from a dear friend) that I was no longer heading down the path of my higher self.  It was then, and only then, that the thought of pouring all that energy into someone else’s project that it dawned on me that if I spent all that energy on myself, my family, and my own business that it might actually become something more than a dream.  But why had I never seen this before?  The answer my dear ones, is simple….nothing more than fear was holding me back.  It is time to shed the fear and self doubt and move forward-we must all be true to ourselves and not be afraid of success. 

The message that comes through for the week is to take time to look at the grander picture—if you step back and remove all emotion from a situation and look deep into it, there is a greater meaning to be seen and heard.  It is time to open your mind and let the information come through to you.  We are all in the perfect place, right now, even if it is hard to see why or where.  Take a few moments every day and be grateful for who you are and where you are in your life.  Connect with your inner self and look at the world and your surroundings with the wonderment of a child.  There is so much that is going to be happening in the upcoming days and weeks—let’s take time to slow down, reconnect with the energies that are available, and move on.  Let’s start off 2010 with a moment of serenity—get yourself out of tangle of the media, the confusion that is encroaching upon us.  Take a look at your dreams, where do you want to go in 2010?  Let’s start on a path to get where we want to go—let’s take that single step, and start down the path together, one step at a time…

Blessings…

Dear South Coast,

May God grace be abundant to us all this week as we meditate on His Word. He gives us great promises and truths this week!

Much Love,

PR

Isaiah 62:1–5 ESV

“For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch. The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.”

Psalms 36:5–10 ESV

“Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord.

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!”

1 Corinthians 12:1–11 ESV

“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.”

John 2:1–11 ESV

“On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.”

Dear South Coast,

Every week we have been experiencing God moving us deeper in our experience with Him and also deeper in His Word. The more of His Word we read, the more we realize and experience His wonderful grace in our lives. I don’t know what you are going through this week, but can I encourage you to take some alone time with God. Take some time to just rest in His rest. As the Psalmist declares in the Psalm below, “In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!“

Have a great week – live and be a Champion!

Much Love, 

PR
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Jeremiah 1:4–10 ESV
“Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”
Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.””

Psalms 71:1–6 ESV
“In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.”

1 Corinthians 13:1–13 ESV
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Luke 4:21–30 ESV
“And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.” And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. But passing through their midst, he went away.”

Dear South Coast,

Every week we have been experiencing God moving us deeper in our experience with Him and also deeper in His Word. The more of His Word we read, the more we realize and experience His wonderful grace in our lives. I don’t know what you are going through this week, but can I encourage you to take some alone time with God. Take some time to just rest in His rest. As the Psalmist declares in the Psalm below, “In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!“

Have a great week – live and be a Champion!

Much Love, 

PR
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Jeremiah 1:4–10 ESV
“Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”
Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.””

Psalms 71:1–6 ESV
“In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.”

1 Corinthians 13:1–13 ESV
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Luke 4:21–30 ESV
“And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.” And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. But passing through their midst, he went away.”

Dear South Coast,

Every week we have been experiencing God moving us deeper in our experience with Him and also deeper in His Word. The more of His Word we read, the more we realize and experience His wonderful grace in our lives. I don’t know what you are going through this week, but can I encourage you to take some alone time with God. Take some time to just rest in His rest. As David

Jeremiah 1:4–10 ESV
“Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”
Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.””

Psalms 71:1–6 ESV
“In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.”

1 Corinthians 13:1–13 ESV
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Luke 4:21–30 ESV
“And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.” And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. But passing through their midst, he went away.”

Today was powerful.  The day began like a typical Monday, the lists of things to do running through my head, a little sleepy from the weekend, you know, the usual Monday things.  There has been a funky energy hanging around lately that has kept a firm grip on things, and not a very comfortable grip, mind you.  As the day went on, I began to wonder, what is happening?  Why are things like they are-why can’t there be moments of happiness and wonder everywhere-what is holding us back?  Are we spending enough time sending light, love and prayers to the people affected by the earthquake in Haiti?  Are we spending enough time supporting our families, friends, and ourselves?  Many, many questions kept popping up?  There are so many unusual things happening-from major disasters like the Haitian earthquake, friends losing their homes to fires, people that are too young to be leaving their earthly lives are leaving-time is racing forward, and it just doesn’t seem right that all of these BAD things are happening!  It was right then that the cosmic WHOP came….you know, the little hand that comes down from above and literally knocks you back into your higher vibration….so this week we are going to talk about surrender….

We all know that there is a higher light-a light that resides within us as well as in the higher power.  However, it is really easy to let the influences of the outer world grasp us and pull us down.  If we take the time to step back, breathe, and look at the larger picture, there is a lot to see.  It is hard to let the familiar ways fall away and look beyond our traditional beliefs.  But, if we can let go and let our spirit teams help, things will fall nicely and neatly into alignment.  It seems that at times like this, when we are most vulnerable, that new things are revealed if we just take the time to be quiet and let them reveal themselves to us. 

Often times we have set a boundary for ourselves, even if you are not aware of it.  That boundary can be fear, worry, or even the confines of your past holding you back.  It is time to take the brave steps required to release all of that heavy energy to the Universe and let it dissipate.  It is time to step back and hand the control of your life to your spirit team ~ they are here, you only need to be brave enough to ask for their help.  By releasing the control, you are opening a new door and behind that door is a wonderful new adventure.

Nurture yourself through these times-be as generous with yourself as you are with others.  Don’t be afraid to invest in yourself-take some moments for yourself, honor your needs.  As a friend of mine said-“you only get one self” be nice to that self!  Call upon your spirit team to help you—there is a lot out of help out there if you only ask.

So, yes, today was a powerful day.  By releasing old patterns and belief systems, it is time to move on- time to move forward and celebrate the amazing, wonderful you.  Surrender, release, let go and let God, the Universe, or whatever higher power you believe in take the questions, the chatter that races around the mind, and let it go.  Be brave and step into the new free you….

Happy Monday my dear friends…

Blessings!