Ask and You Shall Receive – Quado

Today is a day to ask.  To ask for guidance.  To ask for help.  To ask what you should do to move yourself along the path toward the fulfillment of your most cherished desires.

Ask and it shall be answered.  Knock and the door shall be opened.  All of this is so.  All of this is true.  All of this is within your power.

And as you ask, remember to ask How or What, not Why.  Why is not a productive line of inquiry.  You are who you are and where you are.  The questions now are “How shall I approach this person?”  “What action shall I take now?”  These are the empowering questions that open wide the doors to guidance.

The technique is very simple.  Sit down with pencil and paper in a quiet spot.  Relax and breathe.  Center yourself within your peace.  Then write down your question.  Note the very first response that comes.

The answer may come the moment you formulate the question in your mind, even before you have completed writing it down.

It may be a flash of insight or a feeling in your solar plexus, a picture in your mind’s eye or a few words spoken in your head.  It may be any combination of these.  Write down what you felt, saw or heard in that first flash of response, the response before your mind took over and started editing.

Do not expect anything dramatic.  Intuition whispers gently.  And if you do not get an immediate response, do not push or ask again.  You were heard.  The answer will come to you later in its own time, perhaps when you least expect it, when you are engaged in some other activity and not pushing and probing quite so hard.

If you did receive an answer, feel free to ask another question or two, perhaps a rewording or slight alteration for clarity.  Then note the answers and your body’s responses.

Then leave it.  Just a few questions are enough for one session.  Do not analyze it now.  Let it live within you for an hour or two, perhaps even overnight.  Then look at it with fresh eyes and engage your mind in understanding what it is you are to do.

Feel with your solar plexus whether this guidance is true, from the higher source, your best and wisest self, who always wants the best for you and will always guide you toward the solution that is best for everyone in the longest and highest view.  The true answer has an objective feel to it, connected to a peaceful feel in your center.

You asked and the answer is here in front of you.  You knocked and the door has been opened.  Now breathe courage into your heart and walk through.

Here is a prayer for today

Today, I relax and open myself to knowledge and guidance.  I open myself to the wonder and mystery of the great and bountiful gifts the universe has to offer me.  I open myself to the flow of knowledge and the gift of healing and wondrous love.  I open myself to the light and the golden glow of energy that carries the love and knowledge to me.

I open myself and allow myself to be lifted on this flow, to be carried to places high and mysterious.  I engage my higher self in obtaining the answers that will help me to live this human experience in joy, integrity, intensity and wonder.  I ask to be guided toward love and light in all ways.

I am an open receptacle and ask to be filled by love and light.

I am that love and light.  I am the knowledge and wonder that flows.  I am.

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You Have Yourself

In the end, what you have is yourself, who you are in your core, the truth and integrity that are you. In the end, this is what you have.

Your success in the outside world can depend so heavily on the opinions and actions of others that you can become confused, believing that you make terrible mistakes, wondering if others like or respect you, wondering what you did
wrong, in a state of perpetual worry that you are somehow not enough. And when this happens and all you feel is some distorted reflection of what you think others want from you, of what you think they expect from you in order for you
to succeed, then you can lose your way and become nothing but a bundle of nerves.

Did I do the right thing? Did I say the right thing? Am I dressed correctly? Did I express myself well? Do I convey the right image? If you are trying to make your way in the world, whether it is in front of the camera or behind the scenes, yes, all of this does have an impact on your success with a given group of people. But in the end, all you have is yourself and who you are and how you shine out with courage and integrity when you need to.

Right now, feel your center. Find the spark of peace and calm within you, the light that glows in your solar plexus. If you have been overly concerned with the opinions of others, that spark may seem a bit dim. If so, open the top of your head to your own soul self and fill yourself again with the glowing golden presence of you, just you and only you, you in your highest form, you in the most complete and whole way that you are, deeply connected to love, deeply filled with peace. Let that golden energy flow into you, let it clear your mind, heal your heart and then ignite that spark in your center, letting it grow brighter and brighter.

Now feel it. This is who you are. This is the essential you, this pool of peace and love, this sure knowing of what is right. This is you. This rightness is your rightness and it holds, no matter what.

You know who you are. You know the talents that you have, even when you have not been able to adequately express them to others. You know the heart that beats true in your body, the incredible wealth of knowledge and experience you
have to share, even if you are not being given an opportunity to show it right now. You know the deep well of resource that is you, the way you can get things done, the unique and sure way you view things, the well of creativity that is yours to tap into. You know all this. Go deeply into the place where you are absolutely certain of this, regardless of what anyone else thinks. This is who you are.

And now, shine. Let the glow begin to be brighter and brighter. Let the feeling of peace deepen until you can feel it as endless. Endless peace, endless love, endless centering into all that is.

And here, deep inside, where the peace is endless and you feel yourself connected deeply, know yourself. This is the unchanging you. This is who you are no matter what happens outside of you. In the end, this is what you have and who you are.

This is the ever-refreshing source for truth, for decisions, for actions. Yes, of course you must be aware of those around you, read them and connect with them, pay attention. But in the end, this is the place where you must return, over and over, to decide what action you will take. This is the well of certainty, this is the truth that does not compromise because it is all there is, this is the choice that moves through the fire and out the other side, where seeming risk is no risk at all, because the truth stands always.

This is not a state of euphoria. This is a state of calm. This is not a seeking for approval, but a certain knowing of what is right, for you, for this moment, right now. And in the end, this is all there is.

Here is a little prayer for today

I center myself deeply within, opening to the bright glow of my higher self and refilling myself from that eternal source, building my pool of peace and certainty, getting my strength and my courage from the shining light that I am.

I am this courage and this truth. I am this peace and this endless flowing love. I am the absolute knowing of myself and the shining light that never dies. I am.

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Weekly Quado

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The Year of Little Steps
This is the year of forgiveness. And the primary person you are to forgive is yourself.

This is the year of celebrating small victories. Every little thing that you achieve, every step you take in the right direction is to be celebrated and respected.

This is the year of little steps that add up to a giant leap. This is the year of little victories that add up to a magnificent battle won. This is the year of little achievements that add up to a lifting yourself up an entire level.

This is the year that you save small amounts slowly and steadily, rather than wasting your money on someone’s get-rich-quick scheme. This is the year that you put yourself on a good solid exercise and eating plan, rather than wasting your energy and money on someone’s program for quick weight loss. This is the year that you look at your little habits and ways of being and restructure your life from that level first, knowing that when you change your thinking patterns at this level, so that every thought heads the right direction, then all the rest automatically follows.

This is the year to end that pattern of great expectation followed by great disappointment. Instead, just do a little bit better than you did the day before. Break that pattern by just adjusting one little thing, living with that result for a while, and then adjusting another. Small baby steps, holding on to the furniture, until you are ready to launch yourself across the room and then begin to run free.

And so, I would ask you to begin the year in this way, by forgiving yourself for all the mistakes you have made as well as the things left undone. Forgive yourself for being where you are today, in all respects: financial, physical, emotional, spiritual. Just let it go. Forgive. That is all in the past.

Begin each day in 2007 in this way. Forgive yourself for the mistakes of the previous day, for the ways in which you fell back into old patterns. Clear yourself of shame and frustration; clear yourself of blame. Open the crown of your head and invite a column of golden light to enter you and clear you of blame, criticism and regret for the previous day. Let it all be lifted from you. Then center yourself in now and fill yourself with love. Open yourself to the joy of being alive. Invite fun to become a part of your life. Feel laughter bubbling up within you. Your life is not just a grim determination to do better. You are a human being with a precious gift, the gift of this day, a day in which to be filled with joy, a day in which life sparkles around you brightly, waiting for you to be a part of it.

And as you do this, as you open doors and windows and let life blow freshly through, choose one or two good things you will do for yourself along the way, little improvements, little steps in the right direction, little gifts you are to give yourself. One less cup of coffee, a few yoga stretches, saving ten dollars.

Do this every morning and your life will blossom wide during the year, as you gradually and slowly free yourself from old habits, but without punishing yourself in the process. This precious life is meant to be enjoyed. These people around you are meant to be treasured and loved. You are enough. You are all that you need to be.

Love yourself now and always, no matter what, every day.

Here is a little prayer for today
I release myself from the past and move fully into the love and light that is here for me now, in this precious moment.
I open my heart to all the love that is here for me. My heart relaxes and grows soft and warm, filling with love, love for myself, love for life itself. I open my mind to the golden flowing light and move completely into now, my mind calm and quiet.
I open my center to loving energies as I fill with my truth, deep in my core, in an endless pool of peace. And now, as I stand within this column of love and light, I ask that I may act on my own behalf today, that I may make all of my choices out of a deep love and respect for myself, taking a step in the direction I truly wish to walk.

And now, I open my heart wider and wider, allowing myself to fill with joy.

I am my heart. I am love and joy and laughter. I enjoy this precious life completely.

I am love. I am power. I am peace and joy. I am.