Counselor & Spiritual Teacher of the Heart
Inspirational Verses and Sayings
Insights & Wisdom from years ago.
Do you sincerely want to be healthy, happy and free?
Then it's time to understand many things, on many levels.
Shared are some of the thoughts, insights & stories I chose to share
from long ago, that helped me realize a more profound truth,
some of the stories were shared with me.
I am constantly being shown greater insight & deeper wisdom.
What is shared here are simply stepping stones
that may help you on your journey.
We are all constantly entering a grander consciousness.
The books I have written are of a grander awareness
and consciousness than what is shared here.
And what is shared in our counseling sessions together
is of the highest I have to give.
This is your personal growth, your spiritual growth & a place of self awareness ...
May you enjoy the reading, but make sure you use your own heart
to see if what is shared here feels good and rings true for you.
The Unicorn Story
There was a unicorn who was born among horses. And even though she had a unique horn and wings for flying ...she was told since the day she was born -that she was a horse and that her name was Silver.
Silver was given a birth certificate with her name clearly printed on it, and she was told about her family history and the long line of horses she had come from.
She was informed of her families strengths and of their weaknesses. Silver lived a long life as a horse, and when she died -she died as a horse.
The sad thing was Silver wasn't a horse at all ... but she bought into the story that she was a horse, and therefore thought she was indeed nothing but a horse. She had whole-heartily believed what she was told by the other horses.
And because Silver never questioned what they had told her or questioned what she thought ...she never got the chance to experience who she really was -an amazing being that could fly and was very majestic indeed.
Dear one, I did not write this story but I feel it has a wonderful message. I believe we bought into many stories very much like Silver did. You and I were given a name, a birth certificate, a family history and that is who we think we are, but we aren't ... not really.
We are so much more, so unique, so inspired within - spread your wings, don't listen to anyone else and be whoever delights you!
Author Unknown - With much Love, Unity
I used to believe there was really only one rule to follow and that was ...
"The Highest Good of All and the Harm of None".
I thought this saying pretty much summed up for us and helped us check to see if our actions were of the highest accord. The other day I was doing some energy work on a beautiful soul who had tired herself out and as I prayed the words above ... God/Source/Holy Spirit added a few words to it!
How powerful they were for those of us who have no problem following the rule above
when it comes to others ... but forget about or leave ourselves out.
I would very much like to share the new version with you now ...
"The Highest Good of All, Including Myself, and the Harm of None."
The wisdom & Love in the new words opened my eyes to how many times I have denied my own needs. May the Love shared bless you in every way.
Written by Unity 7-18-09
Be Someone ...
Be someone who listens, and you will be heard.
Be someone who cares, and you will be loved.
Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed.
Be someone who comforts, and you will know peace.
Be someone who genuinely seeks to understand, and you will be wise.
Be someone kind, someone considerate, and you will be admired.
Be someone who values truth, and you will be respected.
Be someone who takes action, and you will move life forward.
Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich.
Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you'll be thankful.
Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines.
Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.
Ralph Marston
The Walking Stick Story & a Lesson Well Learned!
An enlightening story for healers, caretakers and those who think they constantly need to help others.
One day I was coming out of the door of the camper we were living in and I noticed a regular visitor, a walking sticks. He had picked an awful place to rest, I thought, right there on my door, he could get hurt with us going in and out of that door. So I decided to help the walking stick ... I moved him over to the picnic table where I thought he would be safe.
Well the picnic table was very close to the bird feeder and before I realized that the picnic table might not be a good place to put him, a bird took off one of the walking sticks legs !Well I ran over to help the walking stick once again ... The poor thing now only had five legs, so I moved him over to our tent. The walking sticks seemed to like to crawl up the screening on the tent and I figured now that he had a leg missing it would be easy for him to maneuver there. Smiling and frowning at the same time because of the mishap and the good place I had thought of to put him, I left him alone.
I went back in the camper for while and then went outside again to check on my walking stick friend. As I looked over at our tent, my eyes went to the top where all the poles fit into a pentagon shaped holder and there between all those poles was one of the biggest spider webs I had ever seen! My eyes began frantically searching the tent for the walking stick. I found myself focused about an inch awayfrom where the web began and much to my dismay … there was my friend about to walk right into it!
I couldn’t stop thinking about the spider’s sting if I didn’t get to him in time! I had to help him! Well the top of the tent was high and I couldn’t quite reach the walking stick but I was determined to rescue him. So I began jumping up and down and hitting the tent. Well the walking stick bounced off the tent ...and hit one of the poles on the way down and he lost another leg! Now he only had four legs and the legs he lost caused his balance to be off. I had to do something!
In my great want to help I ran inside to my computer and searched the internet to find out what kind of food walking sticks ate so I could put him close to his food since he was having so much trouble walking. I found that they ate oak leaves. Well we had an oak tree right behind the camper. All I had to do was put him on one of the leaves.
So I picked him up once again, walked over and got on top of our lawn mower that was sitting on a trailer but those darn leaves were too high to reach. Wobbling horribly and with my arm at full length and stretched out, I finally got the walking stick on a crooked hanging oak leaf. I did it! I had helped him get to his food source, and satisfied with thatI left him to live out his life.
I went back inside the camper but after a while my curiosity got to me so I went out to check on my friend ...He had fallen off that crooked oak leaf, he was missing another leg and was on the ground being eaten by ants! I couldn’t believe it. I picked him up and brushed all the ants off him. I then climbed on top of the lawn mower again and balancing the best I could with the poor walking stick in hand, I reached and pulled off the very leave he fell off of.
I went into the camper and got a clear shallow dish to put him in. I crumbled up the oak leaf and placed it next to him and I put a little purified water in there too. I had to care for him from now on because he couldn’t make it on his own anymore. But where would I keep him? I couldn’t take him inside my camper in that dish because my kitty would eat him for sure. I had to think this out.
So I put the dish containing my walking stick friend on the seat of an outside chair that was shaded from the sun by our awning ...while I pondered what to do. I was only in the camper a half hour trying to figure out what to do when I decided I should go out and check on him. Well, the sun had traveled across the sky and was shinning under the awning directly on that glass dish! There was the little walking stick fried and stuck to that hot dish.
So the next time you think you're helping someone or something, you might want to think again … because that little walking stick was just fine where he was until I decided to help him, over and over and over!
Written by Unity,
Forgiveness Can Take Forever ...
But There's a Way to Set Yourself Free.
Everyone seems to be working on forgiveness.
We want to know how to truly forgive so we can be at peace.
We want to experience this feeling we have been told about that truly sets us free.
We were told that if we can find forgiveness we will feel better. We know we need to find something because we are not enjoying feeling bad, hurt, angry or resentful in any way.
We also know that if we continue to allow negative feelings to bother us, that we are literally hurting our mental and physical health.
Because we have been told that forgiveness brings us a feeling of peace, and peace is what we are seeking … we attempt to forgive, over and over. But forgiveness evades us because when we try to forgive, we find ourselves focused once again on those hurtful feelings we hold and then the painful events repeatedly circle in our minds. We find we are not freeing ourselves from the drama.
Therefore we need to take a closer look at forgiveness for it is virtually impossible to forgive something when we keep focusing on the hurt and pain. How can we be at peace if we are continually reliving the pain and hurt of an event in our thoughts and hearts? We can’t.
Here is a Story to help us understand that forgiveness may not be what we are looking for ...
Once upon a time an old man was robbed at gun point and he was beaten until he fell to the ground. He was found and taken to the hospital.
During his recovery the nurse who was taking care of him noticed how undisturbed he was about the event. She asked him how he could be so peaceful and why he wasn’t angry at the man who did this horrible thing to him.
The old man answered her and said; “I guess it all depends on how you think of things. ”He began to explain that as the robber was taking all of his things; among them was a gold watch. The old man described to the robber that his grandfather had given him that watch just before he died and he asked the robber if he could please keep the watch because it meant very much to him. The robber looked at the old man, grumbled and threw the watch back at him .The robber then fled the scene and left the old man lying there .
The old man explained to the nurse, when I think of the robbery what I choose to remember is this, the robber gave me back my grandfather’s gold watch that means so much to me, and even though he had a gun he let me live. He didn’t have to do either.
As much as we would like to, we cannot change another, what another does nor did - we can only change ourselves. Peace comes from finding and thinking something good about even the most hurtful events. It does not come from thinking and reliving the hurtful parts of the events we found ourselves in.
To find peace, you must first find something golden (the silver lining) to focus on. Peace accompanies Love (the goodness or positive).
This Story and its wisdom is presented so you can feel good and be at peace when you think about an uncomfortable event or are with or think about a person that bothers you. It is very important to understand that this finding something good is for “You”. It is not for anyone but you .It is not for the one who you believe hurt you.
The ultimate wake up is most of us end up working on forgiveness forever. There is no forgiveness – there is only feeling bad and Love. Our challenge is always to find something positive so we can feel good. When we do - having to forgive anyone or anything disappears because we are no longer focused on, and bound to, is wrong or what hurts.
It is the only way to truly be free of the negativity we are holding about any person or circumstance. It is now that your homework truly begins. Every time your focus goes to back to the negative event or to negative thoughts ...your job is to focus on something good and the positive or don't focus on it at all. Every time you find yourself thinking about the event in a bad way -quickly return to a more Loving thought pattern for yourself .
Eventually the ping pong game of going back and fourth will slow down. You will be able to hold the good thoughts … and as you do, you will be free. Free of the pain. Free of feeling bad. Free from having to forgives. Dear one, let what they did – be.
Written by, Unity - August 2007
The Most Beautiful Flower
Perhaps he'd been blessed with true sight from his heart ...
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, With its petals all worn, not enough rain or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away.
But instead of retreating, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with overacted surprise, "It sure smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you.
"The weed before me was dying or dead. Not vibrant of colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need. "But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without reason or plan.
It was then that I noticed for the very first time that weed-toting boy could not see: he was blind. I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged plight? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight. Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.
And for all of those times, I myself had been blind, I vowed to see the beauty in life, and appreciate every second that's mine. And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as I watched that young boy, another weed in his hand about to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.
~Author Unknown~
To let be doesn't mean to stop caring ... It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let be is not to cut myself off ... It's the realization that I can't control another.
To let be is not to enable ... but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let be is to admit powerlessness ... which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let be is not to try and change or blame another ... I can only change myself.
To let be is not to care for ... but to care about.
To let be is not to fix ... but to be supportive.
To let be is not to judge ... but to allow another to be a human being.
To let be is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes ... but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let be is not to be protective ... It is to permit another to face reality.
To let be is not to deny ... but to accept.
To let be is not to nag, scold, or argue ... but to search out my own shortcomings
and correct them.
To let be is not to adjust everything to my desires ... but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let be is not to criticize and regulate anyone ... but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let be is not to regret the past ... but to grow and live for the future.
To let be ... is to fear less and love more dear ones.
The most destructive habit ... Worry
The greatest Joy ... Giving
The greatest loss ... Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work ... Helping others
The ugliest personality trait ... Selfishness
The most endangered species ... Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource ... Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm" ... Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome ... Fear
The most effective sleeping pill ... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease ... Excuses
The most powerful force in life ... Love
The most dangerous pariah ... A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer ... The brain
The worst thing to be without ... Hope
The deadliest weapon ... The tongue
The two most power-filled words ... "I Can"
The greatest asset ... Faith
The most worthless emotion ... Self-pity
The most beautiful attire ... SMILE!
The most prized possession ... Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication ... Prayer
The most contagious spirit ... Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life ... GOD
The most beautiful human expression ...
God in the heart before action
The Seven Wonders of the World 1. to see 2. to taste 3. to touch 4. to hear 5. to feel 6. to laugh 7. to love
Words of Wisdom (1) God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts. (2) Dear God, I have a problem, it's me. (3) Growing old is inevitable, growing UP is optional. (4) There is no key to happiness. The door is always open. (5) Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted. (6) Do the math....count your blessings. (7) Faith is the ability to not panic. (8) Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging. (9) If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry. (10) As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday. (11) Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape. (12) The most important things in your home are the people. (13) When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot. (14) A grudge is a heavy thing to carry. (15) He who dies with the most toys is still dead. (16) We do not remember days, but moments. Life is moving too fast - so enjoy your precious moments. (18) Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it's just hearsay. (19) It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done. (20) Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk taking. Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks out it's neck. (21) Life is uncertain; eat desert first. (22) Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
Within You ... "Within you is one of the most beautiful oases you will ever find; it is absolute love. Seek the oasis within your heart, mind and soul. If you cannot find your oasis, you are living in a desert. Walk out of the desert, into the openness of your mind, and you will see your oasis. Start your journey by loving yourself each day. Fill your chalice with love from your oasis within so when you meet others who are thirsty on the road of life, you have something to share." Ron Rathbun
Moments in Life ... There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us. Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying
The Most Delightful Friend I have a new delightful friend, I am most in awe of her. When we first met I was impressed, By her bizarre behavior. That day I had a date with friends, We met to have some lunch. Mae had come along with them, All in all . . . a pleasant bunch. When the menus were presented, We ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups. Except for Mae who circumvented, And said, Ice Cream, please: two scoops. I was not sure my ears heard right, And the others were aghast. Along with heated apple pie, Mae added, completely unabashed. We tried to act quite nonchalant, As if people did this all the time. But when our orders were brought out, I did not enjoy mine. I could not take my eyes off Mae, As her pie a-la-mode went down. The other ladies showed dismay, They ate their lunches silently, and frowned. Well, the next time I went out to eat, I called and invited Mae. My lunch contained white tuna meat, She ordered a parfait. I smiled when her dish I viewed, And she asked if she amused me. I answered, Yes, you do, But also you confuse me. How come you order rich desserts, When I feel I must be sensible? She laughed and said, with wanton mirth, I am tasting all that's possible. I try to eat the food I need, And do the things I should. But life's so short, my friend, indeed, I hate missing out on something good. This year I realized how old I was, She grinned, I've not been this old before. So, before I die, I've got to try, Those things for years I had ignored. I've not smelled all the flowers yet, There's too many books I have not read. There's more fudge sundaes to wolf down And kites to be flown overhead. There are many malls I have not shopped, I've not laughed at all the jokes. I've missed a lot of Broadway Hits, And potato chips and cokes. I want to wade again in water, and feel ocean spray upon my face. Sit in a country church once more, And thank God for It's grace. I want peanut butter every day, Spread on my morning toast. I want un-timed long-distance calls, To the folks I love the most. I've not cried at all the movies yet, Nor walked in the morning rain. I need to feel wind in my hair, I want to fall in love again. So, if I choose to have dessert, Instead of having dinner. Then should I die before night fall, I'd say I died a winner. Because I missed out on nothing, I filled my heart's desire. I had that final chocolate mousse, Before my life expired. With that, I called the waitress over, I've changed my mind, it seems. I said, I want what she is having, Only add some more whipped-cream!
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