THE DAILY SPARK

"All your so-called faults, all the things which you don't like about yourself are your greatest assets.  They are simply over-amplified.  The volume has been turned up a bit too much, that's all.  Just turn down the volume a little.  Soon, you - and everyone else - will see your weaknesses as your strengths, your 'negatives' as your 'positives.'  They will become wonderful tools, ready to work for you rather than against you.  All you have to do is learn to call on these personality traits in amounts that are appropriate to the moment.  Judge how much your wonderful qualities are needed and don't give anymore than that. Quote by Neale Donald Walsch REFLECTION: What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness (as you see it or others have pointed out)? Explore/self reflect on how your "weakness" is actually your strength with the volume too high? Is there a situation you are facing that requires you to turn down the volume of your strength?  What will you do differently with this perspective?

"The doorway to our next step of growth is always behind the urgency of now.  More than ever, when all feels urgent:   you must cut the strings to all events... not run or flail... believe each question is a beginning... must be strong inside where no one has seen you. With each breath, untie yourself, one urgency at a time."Quote by Mark Nepo from his book:  THE BOOK OF AWAKENING  Having The Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You HaveREFLECTION:What is an urgency that is demanding your attention now?Take a breath to create some space?With space created, how can you see this situation differently?How will you move forward with this insight?

I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fearof falling or catching fire.I choose to inhabit my days,to allow my living to open me,to make me less afraid,more accessible,to loosen my heartuntil it becomes a wing,a torch, a promise.I choose to risk my significance,to live so that which came to me as seedgoes to the next as blossom,and that which came to me as blossom,goes on as fruit. Poem by Dawna Markova from her book: I WILL NOT DIE AN UNLIVED LIFE  Reclaiming Purpose and Passion   REFLECTION: Are you living? How can you inhabit your days more fully? What does "risking your significance" look like for you? Seed-blossom-fruit: where are you in this process of your being?  What is your next step to being more fully alive?