Daily Inspiration

April 27. Daily Inspiration:

You Create Your Own Individualized Workshop Every Day.

No matter what dark, tumultuous tunnels the ego tries to have you travel through, as God's creation, you have a natural pull toward the light — toward a more balanced, peaceful, forgiving, joyous and loving journey. Every day, unconscious of it as you may be, you and God have co-designed the journey you are now on. You and God have co-designed an individualized growth workshop to help you heal and awaken. For example, if you have bought into the ego’s darkness and are supporting its tool of judgment, then you will bring someone into your experiences who will help you work through that delusion. What and who you bring into your daily experiences are all a part of your personalized spiritual growth workshop. It is designed with your specific growth, healing and awakening in mind.

Today, remember that each situation and relationship you experience is part of a sacred and individualized workshop that you have co-designed with the Divine. The Divine, being perfection, only creates perfectly. Whenever you doubt yourself or the purpose of your workshop, simply remind yourself that you have co-designed it with God. Everyone in your workshop heard your soul’s call for help and healing, and courageously answered your call. These are the people who have volunteered to be in your life now. Understanding this, offer them your gratitude, not your judgment. In essence, they are a gift from God to you, and you are a gift from God to them. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you will have gratitude, compassion, forgiveness, peace of mind, harmony, joy and understanding as your companions.

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James Blanchard Cisneros
Author of the Book: You Have Chosen to Remember

April 27 video: You Create Your Own Individualized Workshop Every Day.
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April 26. Daily Inspiration:

The Illusion of Judgment.

The ego’s judgment-centered programs and fear-based mindset have no control over you — other than the control that you give to them. Knowing this, when other people judge you, say to yourself what a great man once said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Then simply forgive their misperceptions of you. Let go of their judgments of you — and of your judgments of them for judging you. For what could the false concept of judgment possibly be when God is Love, Truth and All? There can be no opposition to Love, which is All. Thus in truth, there can be no such thing as judgment. If in truth, there is no such thing as judgment, then what need would you ever have for it or to defend yourself against it? Judgment of self and others is simply a sign of one who has bought into the ego’s fairy tales as real and thus has temporarily forgotten their true, eternal, loving essence and nature.

Today, let us recall that because God is Love and All, judgment, which the ego places in opposition to Love, cannot be real or true. This makes judgment illusionary in nature. We enhance or diminish an illusion’s effect on our life by how much we believe and focus on it. Today, when a judgmental thought of self or others pops into our mind and demands to be recognized and fed, we simply decline its request to enter by overlooking or forgiving it. If we feel that we are not yet able to do that, then let us visualize handing our pain and anger over to God, and visualize and feel them dissolving before His mercy and light. Then let us pray for those we have judged or for those who have judged us. If we cannot yet do that, then let us ask God to do this for us until we can feel and understand the wisdom of our Divine path.

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April 26 video: The Illusion of Judgment.
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April 25. Daily Inspiration:

Receiving Peace by Seeing It in Others.

Today, when we interact with people, let us take a moment to acknowledge that they are not in our presence by chance. They have been gifted to us, and we have been gifted to them. We can reach a higher level of consciousness by acknowledging that what we see in each other is a reflection of our own internal condition. How we define others is based on our beliefs. God is Love and All. So only the love in them could ever be real or true. Peace is a reflection and expression of that love. If we define them as anything other than love, then they are simply making us aware of the false beliefs we are holding within that are separating us from the state of peace.

Today, let us practice increasing our level of peace by offering it to others. Before any interaction, let’s remember: “Above all else, peace is my goal for this interaction. Being all One, what I offer others, I reinforce within myself. What I offer others must first flow through me. Thus it is I who is responsible for my own level of peace or pain. Today, let me thank, not judge, those who are helping me practice choosing peace instead of pain. As I make the choice for peace, I strengthen and reinforce my sense of being worthy of peace. Now I know that being at peace is simply a reflection of my understanding of my eternal, loving essence and nature. Now I know that those who challenge my peaceful state are simply helping me see that the choice for peace is mine and mine alone.”

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April 25 video: Receiving Peace by Seeing It in Others.
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April 24. Daily Inspiration:

The Relationship Between Forgiveness, Setting Self-Loving Boundaries, and Being Taken for Granted.

The more you choose forgiveness over judgment, the more you are choosing peace over pain. The more you make the conscious choice for peace, which is an extension of the Love that created you, the stronger your foundation and conscious connection to God becomes. The stronger your connection to God becomes, the more confidence and trust you will have in your own decision-making skills. The more confident and trusting you are in your decision-making skills, the better, more loving and self-loving parameters you will set. The better, more loving and self-loving boundaries you set, the less others will be able to take you for granted. The less others can take you for granted, the less they will try to take you for granted. The less others try to take you for granted, the fewer people you will have to forgive.

Today, let us remember and reinforce the idea that forgiveness and setting clear, self-loving boundaries are not mutually exclusive. Forgiveness, setting clear boundaries and not being taken for granted are all expressions of someone who loves and respects themself. Being all One, someone who truly loves and respects themself can set boundaries while still being loving and respectful to others. This will help bring the world to a more loving, peaceful and respectful place. When you are being self-loving, such as through setting clear boundaries or making sure that you are not being taken for granted, you are not being weak, mean or selfish. These are acts of self-love; and because we are all One, these acts not only benefit you, but they also benefit all those around you.

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April 24 video: The Relationship Between Forgiveness, Setting Self-Loving Boundaries, and Being Taken for Granted.
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April 23. Daily Inspiration:

You Are the Gatekeeper of Your Kingdom.

There is a kingdom within each one of us that only we can rule. Today, let us take greater personal responsibility for being the gatekeeper of our kingdom. Let us ask ourselves, “What inhabitants/thoughts am I allowing into my kingdom?” The inhabitants within our kingdom power our words, feelings, actions, reactions and interactions. Therefore, we must decide what kind of support we offer any specific thought. Anytime we place our time, focus and energy on a thought, it grows. As it grows, it becomes a bigger part of our day. If we continue to support it, then it becomes a bigger part of our life. Equally so, if we currently have thoughts that we know do not help us build the life we want, then we need to stop supporting them with our time, focus and energy.

The more you realize the true power you have over your experiences, the more personal responsibility you will take for them. The more responsibility you take, the less you will blame others. The less you judge and blame others, the less power they hold over you, and thus the more peace of mind and joy you experience. When we allow peaceful and joyful thoughts to enter our kingdom, we align with the mind of God and feel fulfilled because we are creating as we were created to create, through Love’s expressions. The more fulfilled we feel, the less others’ judgments affect us. The less others’ judgments affect us, the less we will feel like we need to judge them for judging us. As we allow fewer judgment-filled thoughts into our kingdom, we become a better gatekeeper and guardian of our mind and thus of our life.

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April 23 video: You Are the Gatekeeper of Your Kingdom.
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April 22. Daily Inspiration:

Why We Sometimes Feel Lost and Confused.

Imagine equating life to a dream. During a dream, regardless of how real, frustrating or scary it gets, most of us do not realize we are dreaming. It is only after we awaken that we fully realize the illusionary nature of the dream. Equally so, in life, many times we act like someone who deep down inside we know we are not. When we are living through fear’s expressions, such as when we are judging self or others, stressed out, angry, resentful and hateful, we are playing a fear-based character within the ego’s dream. We will always feel off-balance, lost and confused as long as we are playing a part we did not come here to play. Choosing to be right instead of happy, condemning others instead of being compassionate, holding onto resentment instead of forgiving — these are all signs of one who is lost and confused, playing a character within the ego’s dream.

Today, let us recall that feeling lost and confused does not mean there is something wrong with us or that we are not wise, spiritual or good enough. These feelings are simply signs that our mind is temporarily asleep to our true nature. All of our experiences within the dream have brought us to this place where we are now ready to wake up. Knowing this, let us offer our gratitude to those who participated in our dreams. When we offer gratitude to all those we once judged, it is a sign that our mind is awakening from the ego’s dream. Our mind belongs in alignment with love and all of its expressions, such as compassion, forgiveness, gratitude, peace and joy — attributes of the awakened mind. Today, notice that the more you choose to align with any of the aspects of the awakened mind, the less lost and confused you feel.

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April 22 video: Why We Sometimes Feel Lost and Confused.
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April 21. Daily Inspiration:

The “Act” of Anger.

When you react with anger toward others, you are not actually angry at them; you are angry at your perception of them. It is not what they have said or done that is making you angry. It is how you interpreted and defined what they have said or done that is making you angry. The way to peace is not found “out there.” It is found within you. Peace comes by changing your perception of others, not by trying to change them. Love is your true essence and nature. Being all One, love is the truth within us all. The only part of you that can react with anger is the part of you that remains asleep to your true essence and nature. Ask yourself, “What has the ego’s ‘solution’ of anger ever offered me?” Maybe frustration, resentment, regret and a desire for revenge? Are such energies and emotions ever truly worthy of any of Love’s creations?

Today, let us practice using the ego’s tool of anger, not as a form of punishment, but as a tool to help us heal. When we learn to use any of the ego’s tools — not to keep us attached to its delusional world but to release us from it — we get better at seeing and understanding how God uses all for good. God has given us free will. Thus we can experience anger as many times as we need to in order to figure out how useless it is. For this life experience and wisdom, let us offer God our gratitude. Let us also offer our gratitude to all who are a part of a process that is helping us see anger for what it is, nothing we truly want to experience, be or share. Imagine now, thanks to our life experiences and greater self-awareness, being able to thank those the ego once programmed us to condemn and curse. Now, who we once blamed, we bless. Now, what once made us blind to the truth in us has finally helped us truly see.

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April 21 video: The “Act” of Anger.
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April 20. Daily Inspiration:

What Time Is to Eternity.

During a dream, I placed a white towel onto the surface of a deserted, endless beach and it became a symbol to me of what time is to eternity. A symbol of what judgment is to forgiveness, pain to peace, and condemnation to compassion. The truth within us is eternal — forever changeless in its perfect nature. Yet the ego thought it noticed a blink in eternity’s eyes and decided to call it time. Within the illusionary concept of time, we have been programmed to believe that we are something other than the extensions of God’s eternal, loving essence. Having bought into this fairy tale called time, we have also bought into the characters within the fairy tale. Some of these characters go by the names of judgment, anxiousness, anger, resentment, fear, hate and revenge. None of these are real or true in eternity. None of them represent our eternal essence and nature.

Today, let us practice recognizing some of the symbols of time and eternity. Time is a symbol of the ego, of the body, of what seems to wither away, die and be no more. Eternity is a symbol of God, the everlasting, loving essence that forever flows through and fuels our souls. Judgment, fear and a desire for separation fuel the ego’s mindset. Peace, joy and union are fueled by love, by the eternal in us. When you align with any of love’s expressions, you humbly represent God on Earth. Today, if you find yourself out of alignment with the divine, do not despair or judge yourself as unworthy. Instead, use this self-awareness to remind yourself that you are somewhere you do not belong. Then take a deep breath, become present and once again align with the divine, with your eternal, loving essence and nature, with who God created you to forever be.

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April 20 video: What Time Is to Eternity.
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April 19. Daily Inspiration:

You Are Never Alone.

You may sometimes feel lonely, but you are never alone. God is Love and All. So there is no place where you are that God is not. It is because God has whispered in your ear that it is time to awaken that you have chosen to open your eyes. Every time the sun rises above the horizon, it lovingly delivers into your arms a brand-new day. When its light brightens your face and its touch warms your heart, it is Source you are feeling. Every breath you take is God sharing with you how much you are needed. There is not one breath that you have ever taken without God’s knowledge. Remember this and know that you are not alone. The journey you are on is the one you have co-created with your Source. Today, know that every step you take, God takes with you.

Today, let us recall that feeling lonely is just a sign that shows us when we are buying into the ego’s lies of separation. God is All, and therefore the ego’s lies, tools and mindset are nothing, not real or true. If we are focused on nothing, then yes, loneliness will appear to be real. Today, use that feeling of loneliness, not to depress or demean yourself or others, but instead as a personal call to action. It is a call from the universe inviting you to consciously unite with the Love that God and you are. Today, in every moment or interaction, ask yourself, “What expression of love am I being asked to be and share?” The more you consciously choose to align with Love, with the mind of God, the more you will feel worthy of God’s presence and companionship. The more worthy you feel of Love’s presence in your life, the less alone and lonely you will feel.

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April 18. Daily Inspiration:

Building a World Without Fear as Its Foundation.

Today, let us practice letting go of the ego’s fear-based foundation, a delusional structure built on sand that, in truth, has never supported us. Stress, anxiousness, anger, resentment, hate and thoughts of revenge are all pillars and expressions of this fear-based mindset. The ego has programmed us to believe that its expressions are the proper responses and solutions to our experiences. Yet what have the ego’s responses and “solutions” ever truly offered or solved for us? Have they ever brought us closer to the state of peace? Have they ever brought lasting joy to our hearts or really soothed our souls? No, they have not. Still, do not despair. For God, being Love and All, can even use the so-called dysfunctional for good.

Today, let us recall that thanks to free will, in every moment, we can decide what kind of thoughts we will use to build the foundation of the day we want. Understanding this, let us consciously practice replacing our fear-based thoughts with those of love. When you find fear-based thoughts trying to enter and pollute your mind and rule your day, first consciously stop that line of thinking. Then replace the fear-based thoughts with the type of loving thoughts that will help you build the foundation for the day you want. Then continue to choose in alignment with love until you realize and are grateful that everything in your experience is here and can be used to help you build the life you want.

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April 18 video: Building a World Without Fear as Its Foundation.
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April 17. Daily Inspiration:

Changing How We Look at Death.

Our birth was not our beginning, and neither shall our death be our end. As God’s creations, extensions and expressions, we are what He is. If God is eternal, then so too are we. If God is Love, then this is who we forever are. The more we consciously align with our loving, eternal essence and nature, the more we realize that this is who we truly are. With this in mind, let us make the conscious choice to change how we look at the concept of death. We can do so by first setting aside the ego’s illusionary paradigm that we are only dust that returns to dust. Our eternal essence and nature have nothing to do with dust. So the truth in us will never return to dust. Our eternal, loving essence existed long before it chose to be in a physical body, and it will exist long after it chooses to leave.

Today, let us recognize that in every moment and interaction, we either reinforce darkness or light, death or eternal life. Judgment, anger, hate, resentment and revenge are symbols of darkness, decay and death. They are symbols of the body, of the temporal, of the dust that returns to dust. Love and all of its expressions — such as peace, joy, compassion, forgiveness and charity — are representations of the light within, God, the truth in us, our souls, our eternal essence and nature. When we align with the symbols of decay and death, our companions become darkness and despair. When we align with the symbols of the eternal, our light shines brighter and brighter each day, helping and healing all those we think of and see. Today, if you find yourself in darkness, do not despair. Simply use your free will to make a different choice — to choose forgiveness over judgment, love over fear, and your eternal nature over the ego’s deceptions, delusions, darkness, decay and death.

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April 17 video: Changing How We Look at Death.
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April 16. Daily Inspiration:

You Are the Author of the World You See.

When you awaken, you will recall that you were the author of your dream, not just a victim or a lonely figure in it. When you awaken, and the understanding of Oneness returns, you will remember that the figures in your dream were not separate entities from you. They were actually extensions and expressions of you while you were dreaming. When dreamers have a peaceful mind, they tend to see and interact with more peaceful figures. When dreamers have a chaotic mind, the figures tend to appear and act with more fear. In dreams, all the stress and anxiety that is felt is caused by the dreamers’ reactions to these figures — the figures that the dreamers have created and defined. Once the dreamers realize that they are simply reacting to their own creations, they will forgive and release the figures in their dreams from all that the dreamers thought “they” did to them.

God is Love and All. Thus if you are not experiencing Love or Its expressions, then you are simply dreaming. Only you can define the world you see. Only you can choose how you will react to what you see. Only you can decide the level of peace or pain you will choose to focus on and thus experience. Only you can decide if you will forgive or not, and thus experience the peace and freedom that forgiveness offers — or if you will carry the heavy burden of judgment. Today, remind yourself that it is you who has the power to define the world you see. If you are experiencing a situation that you do not want, remember you are the author of your dream. Use free will to help you awaken from the dream by consciously aligning your thoughts with your loving essence and nature. Then from this sacred place, at one with the mind of God, enjoy the bounty of your harvest.

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