Every moment of every day I have the choice of what to think, what to say and what to do. I create my experience of life by the choices and decisions I make at any given moment. In this Light and Truth I ask the question:  What kind of gift am I?

In my prior blog I mention my granddaughter and the gift she is to us just by Being. In her infancy she is pure, innocent, a Divine Light encased within a beautiful infant body. She is an expression of a Soul just waking to new life and the world. Just by Being she has opened our hearts and brought so much more love into our lives. Through this observation I realize each of us is a Gift to the world…but we must choose what kind of gift we are. We always have the power to choose what kind of gift we will be. To do this we must be mindful of our thoughts, our words and our actions at all times.

As I enter the magic of the holidays I reflect on the question:  what kind of Gift will I be? What kind of Gift am I to the world? What kind of Gift am I as mother, partner, friend, daughter, neighbor, and fellow human being? How do I feel at the end of each day about the kind of Gift I am?

Fifty six years of life bring wisdom and experience beyond anything we can learn from books or others. I have learned the value of kindness and the sorrow of poor choices. I have learned that words spoken can bring great joy and deep wounds. I have learned that a smile can change everything. I have learned that gratitude is an ongoing blessing to my life. I have learned that any discord within is a result of distance or separation from the Divine within me. I have learned that I must nurture my relationship with the Divine within through my spiritual practices and meditation. I have learned that in order to be the Gift I am meant to be I must remain in alignment with the Divine within. I have learned that the greatest gift I can give to others…is the gift of myself.

The new year is a great time to set intention for the year to come and each year I spend time in meditation reflecting on the past year and projecting goals and positive energy to the new year. I surrender to the Divine Light within and ask how I can best serve myself and the world around me. I surrender to being a full expression of the very best of myself each day and ask that I continue to serve others by how I love and how I live. I surrender to being the Gift I am meant to be. May you recognize that you are the Gift, may you be a Divine expression of who you are and like my granddaughter…be the gift just by Being.

With love & blessings,

Kathleen