Patiently Waiting for Nothing

By

Mu Shemsu-t
A BOOK OF PHILOSOPHICAL PROSE & AFFIRMATIONS
LUMEN-US PUBLICATIONS
RICHTON PARK, IL

Patiently Waiting for Nothing

Lumen-Us Publications/Master Force
Original Copyright, 2001
By Rita C. Stewart/Mu Shemsu-t
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Patiently Waiting for Nothing is dedicated to

My Mommy
Elois Eloise Montgomery-Luckett
1936 - 2005
Preface
It is as if a large diamond were to be found inside each person. The diamond has a thousand
facets, but the facets are covered with dirt and tar. It is the job of the soul to clean each facet until the
surface is brilliant and can reflect a rainbow of colors.
Now some have cleaned many facets and gleam brightly. Others have managed to clean a few; they
do not sparkle so. Yet underneath the dirt, each person possesses within his or her breast a brilliant
diamond is perfect, not one flaw. The only differences among people are the number of facets
cleaned. But each diamond is the same. Each is perfect.
Poet Master Spirit
Many Lives, Many Masters
Brian L. Weiss, MD.

The Beginning
Ms. Helen walked with the energy and determination of a young woman full of adventure and
anticipation. However, looking closely hat her aging face, you could see lines of disappointment and
tears of unfound lovers, yet her eyes danced and sparkled like the innocent expression of a new born
baby. Her spirit was always warm and welcoming and her touch always filled with the willful
delight to heal and nurture in each moment.
Ms. Helen was our downtown bag lady. Pushing her shopping carts, ravishing through garbage cans,
begging for coffee or water, she survived on the street just to be close to the living, the real heart beat
of nature. And today would be a different beginning.
The sun shined brightly on this autumn day. The leaves absorbed the sparkle of the sun creating
prisms of light that reflected the colors of an earth-tone rainbow. Though a chill was present in the
air, it wasnt enough to take away the warmth that glowed from the sun. Ms. Helen was taking her
usual path from under Wacker Drive, where she slept the night before. She walked toward Grant
Park, making her way to feed the birds, the squirrels and the pigeons. Her daily collection of bread
and buns from yesterdays dumpsters always gave her plenty t share with Gods creatures.
As Ms. Helen approached the park she noticed a young woman sitting on the bench next to Grants
statue. She didnt want to disturb the young woman, but the closer she came to the bench, she could
hear the sobs and sniffles of a broken child.
Ms. Helen decided to sit on the bench none intrusively and throw bread crumbs to the birds that had
been following her.
Good morning my little friends, your rations for today came especially from Mr. Gentleman, the
afternoon driver for the Wonder Bread truck. Wasnt that kind of him?
All the birds in the park sensed when Ms. Helen came to feed and visit them. They would huddle
around her like she was the feast of Eden. Their relationship totally represented the energy of a
loving, caring universe. Bread, pastries, sandwiches and such are always available for Ms. Helen.

And she always shares, especially with the creatures in the park.
The young lady on the bench had stopped crying to listen to the conversation and watch the interaction
Ms. Helen was having with the birds. Dressed in her corporate attire, wearing expensive shoes and
jewelry, the young lady sensed that she was far more destitute than the homeless woman with whom
she sat. There was something about the old womans presence that made the young woman
comfortable enough to talk; yet, she didnt have the words to open her mouth. Ms. Helen had already
decided she wanted to hear what could make such a beautiful, wealthy young woman appear so
hopeless.
You know honey, one of the reasons I come to feed these birds everyday is because I know that I
have someone to take care of. That might sound funny to you, but I know that every living creature is
so important to the Master that He makes sure that I wake up every morning and get bread to them.
It was as though the only reason for either of them to be in the park at this moment was to share this
time and space together. The young woman looked at the birds as they pecked away at the
breadcrumbs scattered all over the ground. She knew that she would never think to come and feed the
birds, but she knew that she had no idea how to share her life, her time, or her lobe with anyone.
I dont have anyone to feed but myself, and lately I havent been hungry. I dont think the so called
Master would trust anyone to my care. I just dont have time for anything other than my job right
now. Does that seem strange to you? The young woman looked into Ms. Helens face hoping to find
acceptance in her eyes and she did.
Ms. Helen reached out her hand and graciously touched the young womans arm. My friends call me
Helen, but my name is Margaret Helinski. Do you come to this park often? She asked in a soft
compassionate voice.
Hello Ms. Helen, my name is Barbara Macki but my friends call me Bobbi and this is my first time
in the this park. I work across the street and I just needed to get out of the office for a minute. I seem
to be having a hard time at work today.
You can always tell when a natural bond has formed between two people that seem to have just met
as strangers. They have very little small talk and they just want to be in the space of one another.

This was very true for Ms. Helen and Bobbi, they sat quiet for a while and every now and then they
would smile or laugh at something the birds would do, and intentionally go back to their silence.
Bobbi was n deep thought about the condition of her dissatisfaction. She noticed that Ms. Helen was
peaceful, content and yet she owned nothing but the clothes on her back and the stuff she pushed
around in her wobbly shopping cart.
Bobbi could not resist asking the question, Ms. Helen, are you really happy just feeding the birds
everyday? How can that be? What am I missing that has me so miserable when it seems like I have
everything?
My beautiful child, would you like me to share my life principles with you? Ms. Helen looked
deeply into Bobbis eyes as though she were speaking into the invisible recesses of the childs soul.
Bobbi answered instantly, Yes, I would love for you to share your life principles with me. But right
now I need to get back to work. Would you like to have dinner with me tonight? I live just a few
blocks from here and it would be an honor for me to cook for you. Will you come?
Honey, I will never turn down anyones homecoming. Whats your address and what time should I
be there?
Ms. Helen and Bobbi embraced each other as though they were old friends departing to meet again.
Bobbi walked back to her office feeling as though life had shined a different set of lights on her
problems. Everything that she had been concerned about earlier seemed less important than what she
would cook for Ms. Helen tonight.
As they sat down to eat the stir-fried teriyaki vegetables and chicken, Ms. Helen prayed silently in her
spirit for healing words to flow from her lips and create a sense of love that was strong enough for
Bobbi to hold on to until she could hear her own inner knowing. Ms. Helen desired to teach Bobbi to
seek connection to God, instead of trying to find satisfaction in things.
Ms. Helen delightfully finished her meal, and then she spoke in a humble tone which sounded lovingly
and kind, I cherish the thought of you spending time shopping, preparing and then cooking a meal for
me. You open up an entire new expression for me. I feel a strong urge to share with you everything

that I have ever learned while I walked this path with my Lord. Is it okay if I share with you the first
thoughts that have come to mind? Right now there is to speak about fear. First I will speak the
affirmation and then I will share my thoughts about fear as I have come to know it.

The real desires

I am seeking hide in the courage
of me facing my fears.

On Fear

Fear is the greatest illusion. It is also a very powerful force and if used wisely will propel us to our
greatest aspect of being.
Fear is the door that can open to our highest level of existence when we are willing to acknowledge
its presence and move beyond it.
There is nothing more prominent than facing our own demons and being will to generate the courage
to exorcise them.
Fear mostly exist in our mind, it is neither our intellect, nor our reality. It is an imagined intention
designed to re-create the past and shadow our future.
When I am willing to choose the avenue that fear is standing in front of courage becomes the strength
of my resolve.
Transmutation of fear is the most powerful action I can take when I desire to move beyond my current
level of existence.
In this moment, I choose to acknowledge fear as the catalyst to my next level of growth and
expansion. I will not surrender to the illusion.
I trust the process of like and I allow goodness and abundance to flow through me even though I have
no experience of where this may take me.
Fear is my companion that supports me getting to the other side of what I think is right or wrong, in
others and in me. I choose.

Suggested reading: Beyond Fear. Don Miguel Ruiz

I acknowledge that Gods peace

is all around me and with me
in everything that I do.

ALONENESS

To be with ones own self in a loving and nurturing relationship is the real quest of our life. Listening
to the sound of silence and finding peace is what our true selves yearn.
Making time for being alone is a good and powerful act of maturity. It is where much inner work can
be done. Fears can be conquered; doubts laid to rest, and disappointments forgiven.
This space can only be found when people have freed themselves from the lust of life television,
radio, friends, telephones, etc.
Aloneness is experienced when one has gone through the chaos of loneliness. Aloneness is sensing
that you are never by yourself ALL ONE.
Loneliness is the complete opposite of aloneness. It is the feeling that no one is there for you that no
one cares. You feel abandoned and deserted.
Loneliness can be the darkness that leads you to the light. In the light, you must be willing to confront
yourself and all the unloving thoughts you shield from yourself.
You must be willing to uncover your secrets and expose who you really are to the Creator; who
already knows the truth anyway. From whom do we hide?
When the truth is revealed you would find that God could never leave you and that you are never
alone. In the midst of all your tears, if you could stop the trembling and the worrying, you will feel
the comfort of your spirit.
Being alone is a good and marvelous act of bravery. It is a must if we are to truly find who we are
and why we are here in the first place. Go for it!
Suggested reading: The Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck.

In this moment
I welcome silence, stillness and
Divine guidance.

On Meditation

Silence and quietness nurtures the spirit the way that rain saturates the grass, plants and trees, both
promoting growth and beauty.
Be still and allow yourself to absorb all that is within you in this moment, and listen to the secret
message that your soul longs to share with you.
The eye of your psychic insight looms in the center of your forehead, capturing and displaying every
picture you imagine.
Every word, thought or action rolls around the dark inner circle looking for a place to land, to create,
and to dramatize.
Quietness is the solace of peace and manifestation.
Know and control your thoughts. Stay real to the moment of truth that is closest to the Universe, to
God the oneness of all that gives life and love eternal.
Moments of meditation feed your future and focus you present. Be mindful to nourish your tomorrow
with thoughts of love, kindness and blessings to all.
To thy self be true; even when it feels as though the world is against you.

Suggested Reading: Meditation, Edgar Cayce.

My inner vision is powerfully producing

scenarios of love,
happiness and abundance.

On Visualization

When my life has been in its darkest moments, I look back to discover what I have been picturing
inside my minds eye.
Have I allowed the stories of death, decay and destruction to become my truth because the nightly
news anchor says that is whats so?
My magic has given way to depression and sadness because I stopped watching over my heart and
gave it to someone other than God to heal.
Now I weep, and the world seems cold and heartless. Reality is not my truth; it is the reflection of
my creation.
The power of my life is secured when it flows from within me. Money, sex, fame, anothers love,
must not penetrate the fortress of my well being.
Yet, sometimes the pleasures take me away and I forget to love myself when I am in love another. I
lose myself, and then the wonder of living disappears.
Seeing beauty inside me reflects beauty to others. It is the same for all the values I possess and feed
on.
Tomorrow will find me treasuring my truth and harnessing my thoughts.
For when I am love, my vision is clear and the world transforms right before my eyes.
Suggested Reading: Creative Visualization, Shakti Gawain.

I now surrender
To the process of life
and I allow myself
to flow in timelessness.

About Time

My youth is eternal and I will not surrender it to science and bad habits of nutrition. Right here and
now is my forever.
Busy is not the proof of my production. Knowledge is bred in my meditation, contemplation and
conversations. Life happens through my words.
The clock matters not to the mind that is guided from inside the being.
Ebb and flow is the rhythm of all nature. Rest when the going gets tough. Listen for instruction, while
being still, silent and surrendered.
Paddle not when things are going against you. Your soul is in need of expansion, and your constant
motion to slow it down.
Learn to get more done by creating your desired outcomes within your inner world. Inner strength
must be cultivated through living.
The cycles of life are represented in all of nature. I am also of nature, and I have learned to flow
when the wind blow and not be afraid of the storms.
The true rhythm of time is reflected in the cycles within our universe. Adjust yourself to this rhythm,
and you will come to flow and appreciate the gift of each season in your life.
To know God is to be timeless and complete with the flow of nature. This very moment is a piece of
eternity.

Suggested reading: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey.

I release all self-imposed

limitations
and constraints.

On Freedom

As long as I measure the success of my living by status, position, money, and material possessions,
my freedom cannot exist.
When I work to pay for all that I live in, drive and wear, then these things dictate all that I do.
Who can ask me to surrender my treasures for freedom: Who can ask me to give up what others
think: Who can tell me what I deserve or do not deserve?
No one, all of it is my choice. The only dictator in my life is I. I can blame my parents, poverty, the
white man, the black man, men, women and my children. Yet the truth will always remain. I choose it
all.
Am I willing to change my choice? Am I willing to say to myself and that world that I was wrong?
You bet I am willing!
It is a strong desire in me to know myself fully good and bad, to adventure life, to discover what I
dont know that I dont know. I must do this before the opportunity passes.
Freedom is the sweetness of being considered a nobody. There is nothing to prove, no one to impress
and no where to be.
In nothing, in being nothing, I can choose to do whatever there is to do in the moment.
Giving it all up doesnt mean anything anyway. If I got it once, surely I can get it again if I choose.
Yeah, free, thats me!
Suggested Reading: Messages From the Masters, Brian D. Weiss.

Life is now welcome

to lead me to my highest
and grandest good.

Affirm

When we say that a thing is bad or good we have just affirmed its outcome. Our statement is the force
that creates reality.
How could this be? Isnt what I see the truth? How can what I say be different from what I see?
Realities exist in many different realms.
When you relinquish yourself from the outside influences of lifes dramas, you discover the true
power of wisdom seekers.
Within you is a world untouched waiting to reveal the true memory of who you really are. Arent you
the least bit curious?
When you want something bad enough, allow your desire to bring it to you. Talk to yourself as though
its yours now. Thank God for it now.
Affirm your desires. No longer give your power to fear, the past, or to the dictators of society. If you
want it, have it. Know and accept the responsibility of receiving.
Your gifts from God are always blessing to be shared. The more you are given the more you have to
give.
Let your heart be the only keeper of your dreams. The mind must be ignored and quieted at times
since it is so easily influenced by external sources that will rob you or your life.
SUGGESTED READING: YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE, LOUISE HAY.

Fall back,
let go, allow;
Life is.

Relaxation

There is always so much to do, so many people to care for, too many concerns to handle and not
enough time to get it all done.
Relaxing requires me to trust that God has my back. Even as I say it, I check to see if I really believe
that I am totally supported by God.
Letting go of my personal concerns would mean I have nothing to do. If I have nothing to do, when
why do I live in the firs place?
When I remove all that I do, or have made up to do, from my thought, I can see there is something
calling for my attention that I havent seen before.
Whats calling me?
Its not the money, the man, the woman, nor the sex or the fame. Whats calling me?
In this thought I relax, and allow life to unfold. I choose to let go of the drama and the chaos just for
this moment.
As I breathe there is peace, there is trust. I am calm; there is gentleness and clarity.
Wow! Can I get use to this!
Suggested reading: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Dr. Joseph Murphy

Today I practice honoring

my thoughts and words
as powerful creators
of my future.

Prayer

In the midst of my Creator I bestow the words that yearn for release and understanding.
Even when I dont pray, my words still reach heaven. The universe records everything that I think
and say.
I am not judged. I am corrected by my ignorance. May I learn to choose wisely and precisely my
thoughts and my admonitions.
If all that I say and think is prayer, than how can I separate my communication from what I want God
to hear and what is only for me to say to myself and someone else?
God is some One else. God is all; the entire universe is God. Your words can never be secret.
You breathe the air of the very life source that you attempt to hide from. Is it really possible for you
to hide from yourself?
The challenge of our living is to be solely responsible for what is created in our lives and in the
world.
My words and thoughts create the world. Every word is a form of prayer, destined to create
intention. What I say, think and do is recorded in the universe and played back to me.
God can only create. The substance of life is designed only to grow and expand, not to punish or
destroy. We do this on our own.

Suggested Reading: The Prayer of Jabez, Bruce Wilkinson

Intentional prayer,
changes things!

In my presence,
all people are welcome
to be who they are
and as they are.

Racism

I once lived in a house that was brown. Some people like it and others didnt. I did not try to
convince anyone to like my house one way or the other. It was mine and I loved it.
When I see a house that isnt like mine, I say that house is different from mine.
I dont decide to like it, or not like it. It isnt my house. I dont have to live in it or pay for it. I just
notice that its different.
Then one day some came to me and said, Your house is the only brown house in this village, you
should paint it white like the rest of ours.
For a moment, I pondered the request and then I quietly asked, Do you enjoy being in your house?
You see, when someone truly has joy within himself or herself, they dont bother what someone else
is doing, or having.
Color is merely a description. It is the reflection of the richness in our universe.
When racism is present, it is never about color, it is always a statement or action of ignorance or fear.
When I allow racism to condition my life choices, I question not the racism of the world; I create my
own space with knowledge and love.
Its never about the other person, only me!
Suggested Reading: The People of the Lie, M. Scott Peck

May I come to know

that all life is some expression
of Gods Divinity.

Discrimination

Every choice that I make is discriminatory. I have likes, dislikes, and a variety of preferences.
When people choose not to do something for me due to my age, color, sex or religion, it is a statement
of their limitations.
What if the entire world seems to discriminate against me? How can I survive? What can I do?
When I look to see where I have shut people out, cut them down, judged or belittled them based on
their outward appearance, I see that I too discriminate.
Its only when I open my life experience to include all of life, the good, the bad and the ugly, does all
of life also include me.
When the world seems cold, hard and bad, I check myself. Have I allowed my life experiences to
take my joy and sweetness away? Where is my God?
A loving parent allows suffering because they know the wisdom of pain. Strong character is built
through adversity.
Measure not the role of others against your own. We are all on the same path, however, each of us
has different maps and they continue to change as we grow in understanding.
Learning to love the unlovable is the greatest cross to bear. Then again, how many times have I been
unlovable and asked others to love me?
Suggested Reading: Gifts from Eykis, Dr. Wayne Dwyer.

I am willing to explore the true

and expansive flavors
of diversity and culture.

Prejudice

Lets take a minute and look at the word PREJUDICE, which means to pre-judge. Is there any truth in
that at all?
If I am prejudging something based on past experiences or someone elses thoughts or expressions,
where is the truth?
The only way I can determine whether something is what it is, is to have my own direct contact with
that something.
Every act of prejudice is a limitation; a statement of fear and ignorance. If I have never had Jerk
Chicken, how would I know if I liked it or not?
The opposite of prejudice is presence; being freshly available for everything that shows up in your
life.
Why not consider dropping the baggage and the concerns, taking the ride, just to experience the
adventure of your life.
Try it all at least once; just opt to do no harm to yourself or others.

SUGGESTED READING: RETURN TO LOVE, MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

The artistic expression of God

is always in my view;
all is beautiful.

On Beauty

I once experienced the most wondrous expression of beauty while sitting on a hill watching the
approach of a tornado.
The divine organization of this destructive force took my breath away as I watched it gathering power
from the clouds, the wind and the open fields.
I wasnt afraid as I watched. The magnitude and awe of cooperation captured me.
There is beauty everywhere. When I cant see it, its only because I refuse to surrender my goodness
to something outside of myself.
When I stop appreciating the world as it is, its only because I want it to be the way I say that it is,
when it isnt that way, I no longer want to play.
Its only when I am willing to accept my place alongside the trees, the plants, the animals and the
children can I truly enjoy life and be used to create a better life for myself and others.
Beauty is my window to know that I am full of color, joy and acceptance. What I see in others is
clearly there in me.
When I allow myself to see and be with the beauty that is even in chaos, there I find wisdom.
Suggested Reading: The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran

In this moment
I allow trust to walk me to a place
of inner security and peace.

About Trust

This tricky chain is formed in childhood and can never be broken or repaired until the child chooses
to break or repair it.
When I trust, its only because I learned to trust that all my needs and cares will be taken care of by
the world around me.
In my mother or father doesnt establish my trust in them, I have nothing to transfer to others or God.
My entire existence is then created on my relying on no one other than myself. Yet, I breathe Gods
breath, and trust her not.
When I learn to trust God, I no longer determine the worthiness of trusting others. They will do with
my trust what they will. I have no control with this.
Yet, when others put their trust in me, I honor that position and I protect that honor.
The Creator clearly sends people into my life because it is known in the universe that I can be
trusted. The work will get done, the love will be granted.
Trusting another is the blanket of security that allows my soul to heal and be healed.

Suggested Reading: Many Lives, Many Masters, Brian D. Weiss.

I am willing to accept myself

as an ever growing and changing
being.

Illness

Illness is easily created in my refusal to accept the responsibility of my growth and my circumstances.
What a cruel method my body uses to get my attention when I have worded so hard to blame others
for my demise.
Yet, when I think again I can honor this physical system and change the program I was previously
operating on.
The question then becomes, am I willing to do this? Sometimes I am, sometimes I am not.
People give me the attention and affection I didnt receive when I was whole and healthy. I like the
attention.
But the cost is so high. This body, this temple for my soul, is the only one that I have. Why am I so
quick to sacrifice it?
Illness is always a message. When we stop to inquire and ask the reason why, only then de we gain
power to heal and be healed.
Gods gift of life is whole and complete. Anything that we brought into existence can be taken out and
when we are willing to accept and honor the responsibility of creating.
Suggested Reading: Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Deepak Chopra.

The miracle working power of God

is healing my body,
my mind and my spirit
in this very moment.

Healing

As I walked to the park today I noticed a slight pain in my lower leg. It didnt bother me too much so
I kept moving.
Later when I looked to see what was causing the pain I noticed a small lump on my shin.
I pulled out my Louise Hay book referred to as, The Little Blue Book of Healing, and looked to see
what she had to say about this area of my body.
Fear of the future, is the explanation for the pain. I then realized that I was caught up in the thought
that I didnt think the future existed for me.
I really was afraid that my future wouldnt turn out. At that moment I recognized I was not trusting
that the Creator has my back.
When I faced this fear I also requested the support of my praying friends and family to give me insight
into this concern.
I requested Gods forgiveness for giving up on the process. I wasnt trusting, I was living as though I
had to do it all myself.
Healing began when I opened my heart to receive it. I am now and always an open request for
healing.
Suggested reading: Heal Your Body, Louise Hay.

Even when it rains,

I am willing to seek the sun
and chase after rainbows.

Sadness

There it is, the heaviness in heart determined to have me notice the pain of my thoughts and my
behavior.
Avoiding the feeling of sadness with alcohol, tobacco, and pleasure only makes it harder for the
emotion to move to its place of balance.
Where do I run? Why must I feel this knot in my stomach? The yearning is so great.
It never leaves until I acknowledge its true place in my heart.
Could it be my critical words, my sarcastic comments, my unchallenged behavior, and my unwilling
submission to responsibility?
Sadness becomes my guide to the inner denials of my soul. I havent been listening.
Searching for my truth, I robbed myself by not heeding to right action and better judgment.
On the cushion of remorse I find the missing answer. The right thing to do is always possible.
Change me now.

Suggested Reading: The Four Agreements, Miguel Ruiz.

I uplift my heart and my mind

to allow divine guidance and understanding
to teach me.

Depression

Resistance becomes my companion when I am determined that life has done me wrong.
I wallow in my dark thoughts of vengeance and malice only to face it again in the next circumstance.
People change, places change, and events come and go. My heart is too dark to care.
The loneliness and coldness of my own company symbolizes my arrogance and judgment.
Lead me not into temptation. And here I go never stopping to assess my past. Wrong is wrong.
Give it away, my child. Your soul is calling you to a higher playing ground. You are the one. Come
see yourself through my eyes.
The gentle persuasion of my spirit comforts my fear as I let go and know that peace is near.
How can I move forward and hold on at the same time. Coach me, support me, and nurture me. I am
willing to grow.

Suggested Reading: The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield.

I open my heart to the wondrous joy

of being childlike.

On Children

It was the oldest son that first saw my struggle form the other side and requested a place near me.
He came to remind me of the mission and to re-presence the path to love and goodness.
He mirrors my greatness, beauty and determination. Let me not destroy his.
The miracle working power of the universe sends us our children to teach us, guide us and remind us.
They were with the Masters last. They have wisdom, solution and joy. Let me surrender to the child.
Hear them in their laughter and their silence. Correct my own behavior not theirs. The reflection of
misdeed is in me.
Children can soften the journey when we are willing to accept their spirit as our own.
Learning to love again, in each moment, that is the gift of the child and the secret to pure living and
adventure.

Suggested Reading: Dare to Discipline, Dr. James Dobson

Opportunities come to show me

the place of my divine expression
and service to humanity.

About Work

The personality takes all of my attention away from the true gift of my work.
My work becomes the fulfillment of all my wanting. Too tired to go and too broke not to.
Lingering doubts, boredom, unchallenged skills, all crowd my schedule to produce results I care
nothing about.
My true place in life has to be something other than this. Why do I suffer to hold on to the misery?
Find me in the place my soul longs to take me. Lift me from my knowing and grant me the courage to
be.
My job is not my life, yet I give most of my wakeful hours to my job. The sparrow, the orphan and the
child are all me.
Accept my invitation to instill the light of truth into the dark corridor of my walking. See me now, and
move me forward.

Suggested reading: Within You is the Power, Dr. Joseph Murphy.

Abundance
is the natural flow of the universe.
I open to receive.

About Money

The conversation about money is the greatest distraction and the biggest conspiracy on the planet.
Every major decision we make in our life is based on not having enough, where to get more from or
how to hold on to what we have.
Imagine what our daily life would be like if we cooperated wit the abundance of the universe.
Money flowing into and out of our lives voluntarily, the way that breathing does, providing oxygen to
our living.
The real work is allowing you to get into the natural flow of abundance. We are working to unlock
our channels of communication, forgiving the past, and opening our hearts.
There is always a divine surplus. If I believe that I am not worthy to receive, then how can I be given
anything?
Tap into the source, the infinite supply of the universe. Surrender to the unknown and flow.
Money is not the all thing, love is!
Suggested Reading: The Courage to Be Rich, Suze Orman.

Love flows easily to me

and through me,
while I am loving and lovable.

About Love

The truest measure of living is the depth to which we have loved. Its adversary is fear.
Search every motive, thought and intent, and then you will know yourself through the love you give
and receive.
When love appears, fear is the immediate force one must face. Whether child or lover, fear can take
you away from love.
Generating the courage to love is calling each of us, begging us to risk all that we are and all that we
have to truly connect and heal our souls.
Dare you experience life and never surrender your heart to the purest power of God. Challenge fear
to know love.
Surrender to the opening of your heart. Whether through pain or joy, the expansive nature of love
heals.
Resisting love is dangerous to the whole of society. When we give in to fear only leads us to the
destructive clutches of evil.
Though I have been hurt many times in love, there has been no greater joy and no clearer access to my
purity and my strength.
While in my pain, I am willing to welcome love again and again.
God, have mercy on my soul!

Suggested Reading: Enchanted Love, Marianne Williamson

:I surrender to the lessons of love

and allow my heart to expand
and renew.

Broken Heart

Feel it, be with the pain, the suffering and the struggle to understand.
Your authentic power is being released from the cold brittle clutches of resignation and cynicism.
Nurture yourself in the love of your spirit. Allow your weakness to be used as strength to unite you
with your highest good.
Protect yourself from becoming hard, mean or vengeful. This is fear tempting you into its illusion.
It is in the deepest penetration of pain that joy is able to find you. When you refuse the pain, you will
never experience the joy. Weep and rejoice in your brokenness.
In aloneness and wanting your compassion for the suffering of others become more generous and far
more real.
When you have gone through the experience of a broken heart and allowed yourself to be healed with
understanding and love, you become a healing source for the universe.
The choice to love even our so-called enemies requires a great deal of humility and understanding. In
my pain, I can see theirs.
Oh dear God, give me the strength and the courage to release my heart back to your care. I surrender
all.
Suggested Reading: The Mastery of Love, Don Miguel Ruiz

Taking risks
provide opportunities for me to discover who I
am.

Mistakes

The greatest adventure is to be willing to take actions that may be a risk of failing. The choice to do
this is the wiliness to learn at all cost.
Giving of self to the possibility of creating something that has never existed in your space of living is
an awesome act of courage.
So it doesnt work out the way you imagined it would. The process of the attempt allows a stretch to
take place and we get to learn something about ourselves and about life.
There is no such thing as a mistake really. When we step beyond our comfort zone just to experiment
with a different aspect of who we know ourselves to be, we produce living in the zone.
The more we are willing to do this, the more we expand the possibility of our existence. To live fully
is to be daring to fail.
Whether I must walk alone and turn my back to culture and traditions, I am willing to be in life as the
experience of being fully awake and fully alive.
I commit myself to the journey of self-discovery and complete self-expression. I no longer allow
trying to be right or doing what others think I should do to dictate what I know is true for me in my
heart.
The only mistake I could ever truly make is to take for granted the time, the gift and the blessing that
life is for me.
In this moment, I am willing to risk who I have been in the past, to become whatever there is to be in
the future. I am alive and loving life.

Suggested Reading: Your Inner Child of the Past, Dr. Hugh Missildine.

I am willing to forgive myself

and other;
I request forgiveness as well.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the juice of the gods, flowing through all bitterness, anger and resentment to produce
love, understanding and healing.
Its never for the other person, its always about you. Keeping our emotional channels clear of all
negativity is the secret to divine creativity.
When I worry that my forgiving will allow the other person to take advantage of my goodness, I am
actually saying that I dont value the laws of the universe that no one gets to trespass, ever.
What goes around comes around, is the karmic law that produces balance for every intentional
insult ever generated. This law is no respecter of person.
Always be aware of your own behavior and dont allow yourself to get caught up in negativity out of
angry and vengeful thoughts.
Each of us is here to grow and experience life on Gods term. Our refusal to acknowledge this
universal power and its laws doesnt deem it impotent.
Evil itself is an aspect of the divine, performing its craft to have us continue to choose goodness for
goodness sake.
When I forgive the behavior and misunderstandings of others, I open myself to the possibility of
loving people just as they are.
When I am willing to forgive, I also allow myself to be forgiven. I accept all that I am and all that I
am not as a true expression on me. I now choose to forgive myself.

Suggested Reading: Who You are When No One is Looking, Bill Hybel.

I honor the universe

and all that is in it
as Gods divine expression of love.

God

God is everything that is and everything that isnt. In this experience of time and space, God is this
book.
There is no aspect of life where God doesnt exist. You and all that you are, is the divine expression
of God, whether you acknowledge this or not.
All aspects of nature and humanity are inherent in the universal principle of God, the eternal force of
creation.
Our beliefs cannot create God, nor deny the existence of God. Although we use the word God, it is
not the total representation of this entity.
No religion, no prophet, or spiritual leader can hold all that God is. This is why each of us exists as
the unique expression of this divine intelligence.
Churches are not the owners of Gods knowledge or accessibility. It is only one of the places we can
begin our inquiry into this great mystery, God.
When I open myself to you and allow your divinity to influence my growth and development, I am
then acknowledging the existence of God in you.
I take not my knowing as the measure of who God is; I am willing to further expand this conversation
within myself and with others.
I am available to be used by this entity for good and the expansion of love and peace in this world;
especially for children.

Suggested Reading: Seat of the Soul, Gary Zukav.

May I come to know

and appreciate the Divine magic of sex

and honor its creativity.

Sex

Sex is the physical element that separates our humanity from our divinity. It is the purest source of
creation, yet we reduce it to pure pleasure.
The energy exchange that takes place when we engage in sexual intercourse is so whole and complete
that we are capable of crating the greatest miracle another life.
When we are wise enough to raise our sexuality to its true level of spiritual expression we will begin
to create a world of peace, love and harmony for others and ourselves.
When I choose to have sex only as a tool for power and control, I am in danger of sharing and
receiving negative energy.
Understanding the power of sex, I can be responsible for the partners that I choose and for the energy
I share. I am being conscious of creating only what is positive me and my partner.
Spiritual sexuality is the most authentic expression of creativity and love. My partner and I can focus
our desire and our visions to create beauty instead of chaos.
Sex as a means to pleasure will always be used to lure me away from my greatest good. Sex as an
expression of love and responsible creativity can produce joy, ecstasy and an awesome world to live.
Help me to choose wisely!
Suggested Reading: The Power of Now, Eckhart Toll

Epilogue

Bobbi spent a great deal of her time with Ms. Helen listening to her wisdom and being bathe in the
energy of her healing radiance. They enjoyed each others company like they were old buddies who
recently met again. Ms. Helen would often walk with Bobbi as she went to work and as she returned
home. People in the neighborhood became familiar with the odd sight of a homeless woman pushing
a cart, and a young, beautiful business-woman carrying a briefcase. They seemed to be inseparable.
Bobbi cooked fabulous meals for her and Ms. Helen on a regular basis. She truly enjoyed having
someone to care for. They took long walks in the park together often times silently enjoying the
company of nature. Bobbi looked forward to spending her lunch hour feeding the birds and squirrels
with Ms. Helen. She knew how they depended on her.
It wasnt long before Bobbi brought other people to meet and talk with Ms. Helen. Ms. Helen had the
spirit of an ancestral guru. She nurtured everyone and shared with them as though she loved them
from the moment she laid eyes on them. Ms. Helen spent a lot of time sleeping at Bobbis house,
sometimes on the floor, sometimes on the bed and sometimes on the couch. After a while, they
decided to get a bigger place so that Ms. Helen could have her own room.
Bobbi purchased a beautiful, large four-bedroom home right in the city near downtown. She wanted
Ms. Helen to be able to walk to the park and visit her friends as often as she like. And Ms. Helen did
just that every single day. They had company almost every night and many times people would sleep
over, especially if it were rainy or cold outside. During this time, Ms. Helen spoke words that
needed to be said at the right moment and to the right person. Peoples lives were miraculously
transformed, time and time again.
As people changed their lives, they would donate whatever they could to Bobbi and Ms. Helen
clothes, money, blankets, catered meals, even bread for the birds and peanuts for the squirrels.
The love and community that Ms. Helen and Bobbi share has healed and uplifted the lives of many,
many homeless and downtrodden people. Bobbi eventually quit her corporate job and set up a
homeless shelter and counseling facility where she and Ms. Helen work side-by-side on a daily basis
contributing to the emotional and spiritual healing of others. The greatest accomplishment for both of

them is having taught young people, especially the teenagers, to regularly feed the birds and small
animals without being asked.
Ms. Helen says, Each of us has a contribution to make in this lifetime, right here and now, no
matter our station in life, the color of our skin, our age, the heritage of our ancestors, our level of
education, or the poverty of our existence.
When we open ourselves to hear the communication from our soul, the only step is to surrender to
the energy that feeds and nurtures the holy messages we are receiving. Who is it that empowers
and uplifts you? Who brings you peace? Who can hold your tears?
There is where your greatest treasure lay. Be careful not to judge the outside, because even the
diamond is crusted in soot and coal.

About the Author

Rita Stewart, who prefers to be called by her spiritual name, Mu Shemsu-t, was born and raised in
Chicago, IL, where she currently lives. She spent several years in the corporate arena before

retiring to become an Executive Life Coach, Public Speaker and Founder of the Master Force
Academy. Visit her website on www.mushemsu-t.com.

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