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God, what would you have me say and do today?

Speak in a manner that honors those you meet.

Be sincere in your acknowledgements.

Move in love.

Fill your gaze

with appreciation for those whose paths you cross,

for they are divine beings.

Walk amongst saints today-

and include yourself as one.

Hold deep gratitude

for those with whom you are sharing

your life journey.

Have no need to achieve notice for yourself,

but raise the esteem of those you speak with

by focusing on them with your full attention

and care.

Be vigilant.

Watch for anything

that hinders the giving of conditional love

and high regard.

Overcome your blocks with joy for life

and respect for all.

Today,all is divine,

all is miracle,

all is love.

Evening Reflection

Even as I become familiar with the synchronicity of the guidance and the challenges of each day, I am still constantly amazed. It is ever so clear that the wisdom and guidance of God are always available when we open ourselves to them. And you open yourself to wisdom and guidance by asking for them. Then you allow yourself to receive. How? By paying attention to your thoughts, your feelings,your intuition, and your gut.

Today was poignant. We had a family reunion of sorts. I was in Atlanta to see my mother, who had cooked a wonderful dinner of traditional soul food and invited the extended family over. The conversations were joyous, and the family closeness was precious. We prayed, sang, ate, talked, and laughed together and enjoyed each other immensely.

I stayed aware of the guidance and it helped me to focus on each person i talked with. I looked upon each person with appreciation and took special care to make sure the shy ones knew they were heard and appreciated. I listened eagerly and gently touched a shoulder or patted a back to affirm presence.I say each person as a miracle: each child, teenager, young adult, middle ager, and senior. I do not know how my behaviour registered with them, but the guidance ushered me into a rich, awakened experience of appreciation and gratitude for the people close to me.

Today was sweet-and the guidance, divine.

How did you do with this today?

From Power for Life: Inspirational for Daily Living

David Preston Sharp

God, what would you have me say and do today?

Be gentle with yourself.

Accepting your humanity

is deeply important.

Forgive yourself whenever

anger, jealousy, or shame come up.

These are your unhealed wounds, whatever

the size.

Breathe and let compassion fill you.

Then extend this compassion

toward any person or situation

that disturbs your peace.

Remember that you are divine.

You are made of love in order to love.

Do not shrink or recoil.

Understand human nature.

Ask for whatever you need.

Believe in my love for you.

Breathe it in-and pass is on.

Love all today.

Love.

From Power for Life: Inspirational for Daily Living

David Preston Sharp

God, how would you have me be in the world today?

Be open.

Be receptive to ideas not your own.

Listen for, and hear with your heart,

my inner Yes.

As I have given ideas,thoughts, and leanings

to you, I have also given them to all others.

Be joyful for your gifts,and just as joyful

for the gifts that others have.

They are all gifts of mine.

Be welcoming and inviting.

Be grateful you

do not hold all things.

If you did, would you learn to share?

Expect all things to work together for good.

Breathe easily and watch how

I unfold the journey.

Be at peace with your life today.

Trust.

Listen.

Stay open.

Relax.

Laugh.

Enjoy me in all.

Enjoy me in all.

Evening Reflection

I attended a meeting where project ideas were offered for future consideration. I had previously put forth an idea that I thought was good. But today an idea that was amazingly creative and brilliant came from another person. I loved the vision offered and hesitated in my applause only for a moment (ah, ego). However, I did jokingly comment, “God likes you better than me,” which I instantly recognized as my ego invoking envy. However, the part of me that was aware of my ego’s game won out.

I was thankful that God had blessed this artist with his unique mind. And I felt grateful to be working with such a creative group of people.

How did today’s guidance speak to your day?

From Power for Life: Inspirational for Daily Living

David Preston Sharp

God, what would you have me say and do today?

Treat others

the way you would like to be treated.

Live into this today.

Extend it from moment to moment.

Let it inform each encounter.

Imagine that everything you say to others

is being said to you.

Speak not from the standpoint of your

problems, worries, and fears,

but from your love, hope and faith.

Imagine that all you do to others is also done

to you.

Be guided not by your ego, agenda, or ambitions

but by your care for the joy

and well being of others.

You will deepen the well of compassion

you draw from,

increase the sensitivity of your soul,

and expand your spirit in new ways.

What a gift to give yourself today.

Do you want it?

Evening Reflection

Well, I tried.

I am amazed at how the daily guidance seems to bring up the very things that test me. It was hard work to keep my ego from being the one in charge today. I really had to tell my ego that it wasn’t the boss of me. I kept putting myself in the other person’s shoes as best I could, so that the other was not other, but same. This work did make me more aware of how I treat others.

When we do extend ourselves in this way, we can make a beachhead in another person’s soul and see him or her as even more than brother or sister. We can see others as ourselves. We can also become aware of how we speak to ourselves, and how we would like others to treat us.

Today’s message has ongoing usefulness for me. How did you do with it?

From Power for Life: Inspirational for Daily Living

David Preston Sharp

God, what would you have me say and do today?

Laugh.

Speak in light tones.

Do not be so serious.

Not today.

Play with me.

What game?

Hide and seek.

Find me in all my hidden places.

Seek me everywhere;

see me hiding in plain sight.

And laugh with me.

Today, life is fun,

and so are you.

Breathe

deeply and easily.

Let heaviness go.

Today,

let the lightness of your being

shine with joy for all to see.

Will you do this today?

Evening Reflection

I was not in a laughing mood today. This guidance was especially challenging and I forgot to carry it with me on my morning errands, which included visits to my accountant, the car mechanic, and an office supply store.

Laugh? Hardly.

After I got home and collected my guidance, I ventured to the post office. The post office and laughing don’t traditionally go together, but I found myself finding places in conversation where I could infuse some humor and make the interaction lighter and more jovial.

And it worked. I made people laugh. Well, some. When we can bring lightness of being to a post office, a copy place, and a car mechanic, we are doing good work in the world!

While eating dinner, a family member read from a paper on Hamlet. “Hamlet lost his ability to laugh. He lost his mirth and doesn’t know why.” This coincidence affirmed that the message of laughing had been a perfect one for the day.

How did you do?

From Power for Life: Inspirational for Daily Living

David Preston Sharp