I want to know in my heart that life has meaning and purpose beyond what I see. I want to train my eye for seeing what is beautiful in life the way that a musician trains his ear. I want to know that each day is a gift, that I can’t just expect it, that life is precious.

Little Dreams

Today I will do some small thing to make my day more beautiful and positive. I only need to do a little better. I don’t need to reach for the moon or become the perfect anything. Achieving little dreams will enhance my sense of self and move me a bit forward. They will add up. They give me something positive to imagine. Little dreams are manageable, they don’t overwhelm me and make me feel like I am constantly failing or running in place. They let me feel like I’ve achieved something real and purposeful. They give my day a positive focus.  I will dream a little dream today. I will do something positive that gets me closer to a goal or makes a contribution to my world. Rather than complain about what isn’t here that I want, I will take baby steps to create something.


    Giving

Today I give with both hands. Giving for its own
sake is the spiritual way and actually releases the gift. When I give
with one hand and take with the other, I give only half of what I have
and receive only half of what might be given to me. I limit myself in
two ways. Somehow the universe responds to clear intention. When I fully
release a gift, it goes to where it is supposed to go and what returns
to me comes when and how it is right