2/23/2025 Choo Choo

        I crest this small hill while driving, this week. As I'm coming down, I see the car ahead driving around the train crossing gates. The locomotive's horn was ablare. The car made it across 30 secs before the freight train. So stupid. If the car had a problem, well no more driver & car. Just the day before on reddit saw a big box truck get obliterated doing the same thing. I never seen it personally  happen before. This driver put their life on the line for the sake of 7 or 8 minutes. This train was a mile long in the blink of an eye, it can be over. So critical thinking and listening  within can save your future existence. When the trains coming down the track, it's a metaphor for any big thing coming at you say your health. You get warnings. Things are always changing. Think, then use your intuition, your god connection and finally taking action. It's  our choice to see that train a-comin. Or throw caution to the wind & proceed at our own peril. When these trains come,  always go within first before your next move. I find this way is best, in how the future plays out. If I use my will, its never as good as the divine will. A lot of times you have to wait til the time is right to make your move. And that wait time can be real hard to go through as I'm finding out.

2/21/2025 I Can Fix It

        More on living in the now. Snow is on the ground as I go to drop plastic bottles in recycling bin. I have small bags of trash as well. So I drop the 7 bottles into the trash can by mistake. They drop to bottom of 5 ft bin. Me not living in the moment. The recycle bin is at the curb, trash bin is next to the house. I went to curb to put the other bag of recyclables into the bin. Walking up the driveway, I spot a 3/4" 2 ft stick in the snow.  At the end of stick is a  2 in 45 degree  angle stub. Perfect. Reach into trash bin and I put the stub into the capless bottle, lifting them right out. Of course the last bottle has a cap on it. That one took a little longer, I had to squish it with stick against wall of bin and slowly bring it up against the bin. I got the job done.

       So,  by not being mindful, it cost me time. But spirit had a solution. I had to use my brain to recognize it. The tool to fix what I perceived to be a problem. This is minor. But it can come in handy when dealing with larger issues. Say on the road when driving. Not being mindful can cost you in time missed due to injury or court costs.. learn the small lessons. I fail alot with this mindfulness. But I see improvements, like not having to drive back home because I forgot something. Also, getting creative in fixing a problem I created.

2/12/2025. The. Wheel

        In a couple days it will be Valentines Day. A day that celebrates why we are put on this planet. To send out loving thoughts and actions. We all have egos that rise up to ascertain our command of our environment. A lot of times our egos get in the way of making things better.  Better to think before we speak and act. Put that pause button on. If we're hot and bothered. ..best to say nothing or leave the room.  I'm not saying it's going to be easy.  Once you incorporate it into your life, your life will be a little more free sailing.  We will have setbacks along the way, I can attest to that.  If the other person is having a bad day, give them space. Say like on the road. Someone cuts you off. You get mad and flip the bird and yell. Not necessary. In your past you have trangressed as well. Be kind & considerate always, keep that ego in check. The kindness you put out will be felt by others. By saying something to a checkout person at a store may influence their behavior to their kid. Kindness begets kindness down the road. This spreads love outward. Like ripples from a stone when it hits the water.   

        So I went out this morning to the store. Coming back the light changed to red. When it does that I take the first exit before the light. When the light changes both sides have to stop. Usually I make the turn. But today I hesitated on that left turn and sure enough the driver drives through the red light. Maybe blinded by the sun. But when stuff like this happens I always thank Divine Spirit. The hesitation might just have come from it (DS). I wished that person safe travels. So 15 min later I was backing out my driveway and I wait for a car to pass, roll my back tires at the curb area into the street and see a blue car which I didn't notice before,  the mailbox blocked my view. But it was my fault, taking my time saved me. 2 times in a half hour. Whooh!

       Taking a chance. A guy on Wheel of Fortune recently wound up on the show do his son's influence. The son has dyslexia. So the family watched the wheel so as to help the son with his deslexia. The son said you should go on the show. He said he would if you help me. He did get on the show and won over 55,000 dollars. So taking on a chance proved very rewarding in many different ways. In life when an opportunity arises, take the time to think about it and maybe go for it. Bigger decisions will require more fore thought. Trying new things can open yourself up to more rewarding experiences.

2/8/2025 It Can Get Tricky

       I've been trying to get this car registered for awhile now. When I get money up, something comes around and takes it. In the mean time I was getting quotes on car insurance on the net. The come on was 20 or 40 dollars per month. Nope, what I got was 160 down and 137 per month. My answer was no.  This was going on for weeks, since my car got repossessed. It was relief when this happened because I couldn't afford the 350 per month payment.  2 weeks ago I get a call from State Farm it was Jordan and not Jake. He said 88.50 per month and no down-payment. I said good but I have to wait for my pay card to come. Two weeks later, I finally got my card and tried to find Jordan's number. Can't find it. I couldn't believe it. So Meghan from State Farm a different office had been calling me but I didn't get back to her. She calls as I'm  looking for Jordan's  number.  She says 72.30 per month. Saved more than 15 dollars over Jordan's estimate. I took it. So took over a month but these dead ends were necessary to get this rate. Any estimate that said I had to pay a down-payment,  I rejected it. I  knew not to pay over 100 dollars per month. Most insurance companies were around 130 per month. So persevere and stick to your guns. I did get 2 tickets for no insurance and no registration. Hopefully I can take care of this soon. When in a hard spot keep on keeping on and tell yourself I will get it done. Many more issues have been coming up as well.

1/31/2025 Boil Water

         Got this from Reddit. You can't  see your reflection in a pot of boiling water. When you take it off the fire and it cools down, you once again can see your reflection. In a state of anger, alot of damage can occur either physical or emotional.  This loss of control can wreck your life for the next hour and up to years into the future. Make your decisions when your at peace with yourself and your environs. Anger is pure destruction. Also there is no such thing as righteous anger. I got angry once and I felt it as being suffocated. It was not pleasant. I pulled over exited the vehicle and took 3 big breaths. It helped alot. I was back to being me. Things go our way and sometimes they don't.  It's up to us to figure out why things didn't go our way. There is a reason why monkey wrenches are put in our path. Alot of times It's because we're not ready yet or we still have stuff to learn, where were at. This happened to me. One thing I learned in life, is never give up. And try to give love to all situations that pop in your life. Also use your spiritual tool bag on a constant basis. If put in a diffucult postion hand the problem over to Divine Spirit. Say to it, here you have at it. Spirit will then fix it so that everyone has a chance to be moved  forward for the betterment of all. Then try to see what spirit did in fixing the situation. Each person will be given a chance to reflect on what transpired. Some will do it and others not. To grow is in the doing.

1/29/2025. Always a Delay

        Since the move, I've been under some financial pressure. I took a delivery job, last year. So I asked Spirit the other day for a at first 5 dollar cash tip to which in 5 secs I bumped it to 10 dollars. Well that day I got a 4 dollar cash tip. Plus 2 tickets for no insurance or registration. Registration you have to pass a safety & emission test. Not cheap for an old car. So the next day I wound up getting 27 dollars in tips but it goes on a card that I didn't get yet. So there was a 24 hr delay between the ask and the delivery. Plus it was 27 and not 10 dollars. Other small good things happened as well in aiding me. Plus the 2 negative things. My point is I could see Divine Spirit blazing the way for me. Also I was getting quotes online for car insurance. These quotes were like 160 down and 136 a month. They were all in the same ballfield. The c'mon was 30 or 19 dollars a month. None of them ever came down to this level. So Thursday I was going to return phone calls on this problem. I finish breakfast and was getting ready to make the calls. Then State Farm calls. Pick up the phone it was Johnathan not Jake. I get my insurance no down payment 88.50 a month. I take it. Done in 10 minutes. Saved me 3 hrs on the phone. Another gift. Thank-you. Behind every dark cloud there is a silver lining, in my case it's gold. To manifest things stick alot of emotion behind your words and say it outloud. Do it when by yourself. It works. Believe it so. No doubt allowed. Here is a form of it. I Never win anything. Or naaah It won't work out for me. When you want something say it outloud at least 3 times. And don't negate it with your next breath. We forget this sometimes and then have to relearn it. I am guilty of this at times. No matter what, keep moving forward.

1/19/2025 Attitude

        We come here as creators. To create our life for the good or the bad. Many lessons are woven throughout our creation. Trial and error helps us in picking events , things and people into our life. When doing this, we should always listen to our mind and heart. Alot of times when acting from ego we pay a price. Ask yourself, was the price worth it. Keeping a journal keeps the magnifier on you. Hopefully you will shape your life into something more rewarding. You become more greatful, confident and giving. These are traits that you take with you when you die. You are fulfilling your role in God's plan. It's extremely important. After all it is the reason why you came here. Life is ups & downs. Changing your attitude during a down time can help you better get through it. It's a slight adjustment to your way of thinking about a situation. When you have a real bad situation, go to your journal. Discuss it fully in writing and make an outline in how to get through it. Write about your attitude and how you can shift it to make things better. Is ego ruling the day? How have my actions led to a better resolvement. Try adjusting a particular attitude that your holding onto. When in the mist of a vexing problem call on divine spirit for it's aid. Alot of times that comes as a small assist. Something will break for you at the right time. When you want to work with divine spirit just ask. When you see the correlation between the ask and the result you will know for yourself that divine spirit is a force from God, acting for your benefit. When you know this you're life will change for the better. Now some problems are big. You chip at them breaking it down into smaller pieces. Maybe this problem can get a little better. Always have hope. No defeatist attitudes. Someone wrote I lost all hope. I wrote back.  Never give up on hope, Ever. No hope is depression. And that pit can only get deeper. Hope will lift you out of that pit as well as God's grace. So bad times are there for us to become stronger. With that strength we are in a position to help ourselves in future predicaments and maybe to help others as well. I find any negative attitude that I hold comes to bite me good. Shifting that attitude can spare me that bite. When your actions come back on you pretty quickly, you will know that you are definitely on a spiritual path. No matter where you are on this path, life can be better with a  slight correction in your attitude.

1/06/2025 The Who, The What & The Where

     Doesn't really matter. What matters is you and your relationship to God.  There is that at the top of your list. Everything else comes after that. Is there a time of reckoning coming ?  My answer is yes and it is coming soon. It is something I feel. The date I do not know, nor the how. It's about being put to the test. This test is important when it comes to our future. It will be a dividing line. Those who commune with Divine Spirit will know where that line exists and where to step. The amount of time you spend with Divine Spirit does not have a bearing on how long you been doing it. You will know that line. If you stand up for what is right, you help yourself as well as others. If your actions are selfish you will reap those consequences. Hence, you shall reap what you sow. Very simple premise. Many an ego crack their head on this premise.

       So I always say Be kind in word and deed to everyone,   everyday. Start with yourself first. It paves the way that day in a positive way. Negative things can still happen though. Ask yourself what is here for me to learn. Always be greatfull and look for ways to fix your situation. These last 8mos have been challenging for me. Fires pop up all the time. I look for ways to put then out. It gets tiring though. You tell yourself, you will persevere no matter what. And this is what I do. Eventually this phase will end I'm hoping. During this hard time your resourcefulness will come to bear on how well you cope. You will find if you don't give up that you do and can adapt to what life throws at you. You are becoming stronger. Each person will have to do this forthemselves. It will be their well earned victory.

       Always ask for help from Divine Spirit. Be greatfull. 10 min of contemplation. Think how you would like your day to go. And keep a journal. Reread your journal it will show how your thoughts are leading to a more rewarding future.