Love in Action

When you care, how do you show it?
When you love, how do you give it?
When you believe, how do you know it?
When you create, how do you manifest it?

You are Love in a body.
Your everyday activities demonstrate either Love or fear.
You are Love with a voice.
Everything you say to everyway teaches either Love or fear.
You are Love in your imagination.
Every thought and image you hold creates more Love or fear.

No matter how we dismiss our thoughts, they are powerful tools for creation.
No matter how we deny our words, they are powerful teachings to those who listen.
No matter how we hide our activities, they are powerful examples for others to follow.

There are no secrets.
Everyone hears (feels) the energies of our thoughts words and actions.
Everyone is learning from one another.
Everyone is either blessed or bumped by what we think, say and do.

Being true to the Love you are brings inner peace.
Living in integrity with our values gives us security.
Aligning for the highest Good of everyone grants us true happiness.
The rewards of Living Love in Thought. Word and Deed are profound.

Bring the Love you are to everyone in all situations and watch Love grow.
Give the Best you know to everyone every where and experience true Peace.
Hold loving thoughts and prayer for all the peoples of the earth and fear will pass away.
You see, it really is always your response ability that holds the key for your Happiness.

I am loving you, loving me, loving you and All as One.
Life works when we do the work of Loving All and All ways.
Betty Lue

The Audacity of Hope

Yes, in desperate times, we need hope.
In fearful times, we need change.
In stressful times, we need peace.
In angry times, we need listening.

The voice of change is definite.
The face of change is different.
The action is change is challenging.
The gift of change is renewal.

This is the time for our country and all humanity to stop, look and listen.
The busy traffic of everyday life has consumed our ideas, our chatter and our business.
We have been caught up in the fear of falling behind.
And in our fear, we have contracted, lost ground and gotten stuck in hanging on.

It is time to stop and still our busyness.
It is time to look at what is happening around us.
It is time to listen within to the voice of love and reason.
It is time to choose for something better than what we have.

Change brings progress.
Change offers healing.
Change inspires courage.
Change invites creativity.

This is our time to make a difference.
This is our nation’s time to change our ways.
This is our planet’s time to undo its mistakes and choose again for what is Good for All.
This is our leader’s time to step into meeting the honest needs of all people.

I am encouraged by what I see and feel.
I am inspired by those who are giving their all.
I am challenged by my own participation.
I am called to give time, energy and money to what brings greater harmony, creativity and peace.

When the people are fed and have their health and family needs met, we need not fall asleep in complacency , but rise up in gratitude and generosity of Spirit.
Now is the time and we have a wave of renewed Spirit and transformative thinking and inspirational leadership and enthusiastic possibility showing up to give us HOPE.

Let us together meet the challenges of the time with our own participation and hopeful joining with respect for the Good of All.

Blessing us all as One.
Betty Lue

Let’s build a world in which our children can grow and know the power of Faith, Hope and Love.
“Yes, It works to build and knock down and build again. Eventually we will all learn what works.”

Making the World a Better Place

How do you make the world a little better each day?
Are you adding to the mental, physical or emotional pollution or cleaning it up?
Are you sharing the gifts you have been given or saving them for a special few?
Are you encouraging freedom of expression and trusting in each individual’s journey or stifling it?

Life is not about us individually winning the game or getting the most toys.
Life is not about surviving when the odds are against us or who lives the longest.
Life is not about making others obey or ensuring conformity and mediocrity.
Life is not about playing it safe, so that we can make our parents and teachers feel good.

What is life about for you?
Have you really thought it through?
Have you gained any insights along the way?
Have you found true fulfillment every single day?

Do you know how it feels to create something beautiful and real?
Do you understand the gift of holding someone’s heart in your hand?
Have you given your all for a cause justly held?
Have you taught by your example to inspire and encourage?

Life is a gift, to be appreciated, utilized, values and enjoyed.
Life is an opportunity to make something more that others might enjoy.
Life is a place of adventure and risk where we learn our limitlessness lies between our ears.
Life is a fun, safe and easy when we listen within to our own guidance and heart.

Yes, in relationship with parents, partners and friends we must learn when to say when.
In relationship with others there is a path of common goals and outcomes that build trust.
In relationship with our creations we learn what we value most and hold dear.
In relationship with others we find when to help, when to advise and when to stand clear.

For me:
Making the world better is simple and true.
I love myself and I love you.
How?
I mind my own business.
I clean up my own messes.
I set an example I want others to follow. I practice what I teach.
I respect each individual’s unique path and place in life.
I give advice only when asked, respected and appreciated.
I forgive mistakes and see them as learning opportunities.
If I see something that needs to be done, it is usually mine to do.
I make no assumptions, take nothing personally, keep my agreements and give my very best.
(Read: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz)
I clear ways I limit myself .
I seek and find the wholeness and holiness and Love within everyone I see.
I trust and respect my true self and set myself free to express the Highest Truths I know.
This is how I am loving you and me and the world we see.

Betty Lue
Feel free to add to my list. How do you make your world a better place?

Love

To Love You is to Love All.
To learn the lessons of Love is to let go of the lessons of fear.
To be an expression of Love is to Love everyone equally all the time.
To live the Truth of Love is to know Life can be fun, safe and easy in Love.

What is Love?
Love is Powerful.
Love is Creative.
Love is Conscious.
Love is Eternal.
Love is Present.
Love is Real.
Love is Trusting.
Love is Free.
Love is Goodness.
Love is God.

Love created you as an expression of Love.
As an expression of Love,
You are Powerful.
You are Creative.
You are Conscious.
You are Eternal.
You are Present.
You are Real.
You are Trusting.
You are Free.
You are Goodness.
You are a piece of God.
You are the peace of God.

When you forget and believe otherwise, you have disconnected and disassociated from the Love You Are.
When you feel weak, you have pulled the plug on source.
When you think you are lacking, unconscious, limited, anxious, fearful, bad and little, you are lost.
The only mistake we ever make is when we forget we are Love.
The only correction we need to make is to remember to Love.

You are created by Love as Love for the Holy Healing Purpose of Loving.
Love is the Healer.
Love is the Truth.
Love is the Way.

Loving you all the way Home,
Betty Lue

Wholeness

Life is a circle.
Everything that seems to interrupt the natural flow is but a reminder that something was missed.
Our errors in our life journey seem to be from following others, being detoured or delayed by fear or judgment or simply our inattention to what is before us.

Choose to use each day as a teaching or reminder.
Choose to honor your experiences as opportunities to heal, to forgive, to undo what is untrue.
Choose to give your best and let the rest go, undoing itself effortlessly.
Choose to focus on where you are going rather than on where you have been.

The past can wake us up.
The present is here to appreciate.
The future will come without trying.
Our real work is to let go, to enjoy and to trust.

When I am really present, I know what is right and true.
When I am present am in love and Joy.
When I am present, I receive and give the Gift.
When I am present, Life is fun, safe and easy.

Wholeness and balance come from honoring the life I have created and loving the Being I Am.
The blessings already are when I am present to receive and enjoy them.

Loving you and All,
Betty Lue

Awareness

Where we feel judged and do not erase it with total forgiveness, we begin to withhold and defend.
Where we have judged (attacked) anyone for anything, we fear being judged by others.
Where we stop children from expressing, creating and exploring, we teach them to limit themselves.
Where we stop ourselves from being All We are with doubt and fears, we teach ourselves to be limited.

I feel sad when I realize how our species has programmed itself and future generations to be afraid.
I feel guilt when I know that our parenting has stopped full free Self Expression with our children.
I feel limited when I see how each little piece of judgment, gossip and negativity impacts my free will.
I feel encouraged when I know that forgiveness of all of this everyday will set me and all free to be.

Judgment creates fear.
Fear creates judgments.
Fear and judgments teach humanity to withhold and block our Love, our Power, our freedom to Give.
Our withholds teach others to withhold and stifle their Loving expression and givingness.

Wow! Bigger than I realized.
Wow! We are doing it to ourselves everyday in everyway.
Wow! Every piece of gossip, every criticism, every harsh word is teaching humanity to not BE!
Wow! It’s up to you and me to set us all Free.

So here and now I affirm, I am willing to forgive myself for letting anyone or anything limit me.
Here and now, I give myself full permission to give all I am to everyone.
Here and now I forgive myself for anytime, I have shut you down or given fear-based messages.
Here and Now, I love, honor and respect you and me for weathering the storms of life and washing away all limitation, all lack, all pretending to be little or less than.

We are each and all important.
We are each a precious piece of God.
We are each one here to fully express the Love We Are.
We are part of the healing of the Whole, the One.

This is our time.
Shine.
Be free.
Make freedom and trust be the way you love yourself and All That Is.
Betty Lue

Forgiveness

When we have forgiven, all that remains is a blessing.
“Those who want peace can find it only by complete forgiveness.”
From A Course in Miracles which teaches only forgiveness and Love.

The true test of our forgiveness is our willingness to fully and freely Give.
“Life is for giving. And we are the gift.”
When I am fully giving the gift of myself, I am in a state of Love and Joy.
When I am withholding the gift of myself, I will feel lacking, limited and guilty.

You can see by fully Being the You you are created to be that life works and Love flows.
You will feel unlimited in Power and in Peace.
You will know God’s grace and true prosperity in your life.
You will enjoy and appreciate all you have and give.

When we have forgiven, we see the Holiness in ourselves and those around us.
When we have forgiven, we living in the Present and enjoy the Beauty of Now.
When we have forgiven, we experience no fear and are clear in our perceptions.
When we have forgiven, we have a fun, safe and easy life moving around the obstacles.

Remember: the only mistake we every make is when we forget to Love.
So let’s forgive ourselves for forgetting to love everyone and everything all the time.

I am remembering to Love Me and You and All That Is.
Betty Lue

The Innocence of Youth

Our Three Grandchildren are Here for the Weekend
Lila and Harper (3 yrs. Old and Baby brother Beckett ( 22 mos and bigger)

Their Mom is off on a relaxing reunion with her high school friends.
And Daddy is working through the weekend. So I will keep this short.
So far pancakes we made into animal shapes for breakfast and sidewalk chalk drawings on the patio, a trip to local orchards for fabulous fruit picking and wagon-pulling. Then we went to the county park and beach by the river for sandy play and discovery, and home for quick bath and yummy lunch. Then we went off to the indoor pool for a quick swimming lesson with Grandma and Grandpa and now napping. They are bright curious and opening every drawer and closet to inspect and discover. Happy carefree, independent and willful: These are the signs of high self-esteemed children.

Are you happy carefree, independent and willful?
Do you explore your world and enjoy every minute of every day?
Are you willing to hug and smile and freely love the people who love you?
Do you eat with enjoyment and sleep long and well?

What if you were innocent and in love with life again?
What if you wanted to have fun and learn about everything?
What if you paid attention to people and really listen to them?
What if you loved being alive and woke up each day with joy?

Yes, life is fun, safe and easy when we are certain we are loved.
Yes, everyday is joyful when we feel safe and protected and at home.
Yes, we are at ease and relaxed when we know our needs are provided.
And who better to rely on than our Creator, the universal Parent of All Humanity.

Take a look around and see what is missing in your life.
Take a look within and see what you believe that makes you feel unsafe.
Listen to the workings of your mind to see what you hold that makes your life seem difficult.
These are the thoughts that bring us upset, fear and defensiveness.

I love being with the children (even though physically tiring) because…
They are honest in their expression,
Bold in their demands.
Gentle in their healing touch.
Open-minded when they ask for information.
And so trusting in their love.

They believe in Love.
They trust their needs will be met.
They are free in their exploration and expression.

I am loving the Child in me and You,
Betty Lue

Changing Our Minds

Did you know that changing your attitude effects your physiology?
Did you know that changing your thinking changes your emotions?
Did you know that changing your mind changes your perceptions?
Did you know that letting go of limited thinking changes your life?

When I get stuck with an unhappy experience, I change my thinking.
When I feel upset or afraid, I change my focus.
When I lose my way and feel unloved or uninspired, I affirm the Truth.
When I believe something that is negative, I let go and believe in Goodness and happiness.

Our perception follows our thoughts.
If we are thinking badly about something, we seek and find evidence for our thoughts.
If we are feeling angry and upset, we focus on what is wrong and bothering us.
If we are believing and expressing our worries and liming beliefs, we make ourselves right.

Happiness is an inside job.
Choosing to be happy requires a positive attitude, happy thoughts, letting go of yucky stuff and knowing we can have what we value.
Choosing to be helpful invites us to believe in ourselves, know we are loving and capable and giving without seeking anything in return.
Choosing to have a good life, one that is fun, safe and easy, asks only that we seek the Goodness in our lives, that we enjoy and appreciate all the Goodness we see around us and celebrate sharing our Goodness with others.

I am always willing to change my mind.
The result is healing.
The outcome is happy.
The experiences are unlimited.

Loving You and All That Is.
Betty Lue

Fight, Flight or Step Aside?

Yesterday I experienced three incidents which felt hurtful to my personality (ego).
One was direct confrontation.
One was an email with emotional dumping.
One was a request made through another person.

I have many choices available to me.
I can listen and learn.
I can forgive and heal.
I can deny and ignore.
I can take it in and feel offended.
I can let it make me sick and then resent.
I can feel guilt and withdraw.
I can feel hurt and feel resentment.
I can judge in return and seek vengeance.
I can justify and defend myself.
I can laugh and let go.
I can criticize myself and be careful.
I can read holy books and seek spiritual answers.
I can feel confused and seek therapy.
I can listen within and find peace.


Which sounds best to you?
Inner Listening:
So what is vulnerability, Betty Lue?
You know consciously that all attack is really in defense of the one making the attack. When your brothers are afraid, they often react with judgment of another. And when you are hurt by another, you are called to forgive yourself for being vulnerable.
You see, whatever is said or done to you or another is either a loving act (to be received with gratitude) or a call for love (to be invited to give forgiveness and Love).
Yes, it is simple. Yes, it is easy and much more fun than the usual approach to run, to fight or to simply pretend you have nothing to give.
And how does one respond, you ask. Yes, forgive your self for letting anyone or anything hurt you. Yes, give yourself the opportunity to respond to you and to them with spiritual forgiving Love.
Now is a time in your life of developing deeper sensitivity and compassion and strengthening your trust in Goodness and God. Much as an innocent and naturally loving child feels what is needed and attempts to respond, so you have requested to “Innocentize” yourself. And so it is…
You are given and giving opportunities to forgive the hurt and choose again for Love. You are asked to interpret others’ behaviors in the most simple way. Is this Love or a call for Love?
You are here to be the space of freedom and trust where Love is remembered and Wholeness and Holiness revealed. So be it!

I remember,
Betty Lue

Respect

This word means "To look again”.
To respect is to see with new eyes.
To respect is to gain a new perspective
To respect is to see beneath the apparent behavior.
To respect is to forgive and see things differently.

To respect our elders means to see beyond crankiness or limitation or forgetfulness.
To respect our children means to look for the underlying message they are giving.
To respect our life partners means to wake up each morning with no history.
To respect ourselves means to stop telling the same old stories and believing in limitations.
To respect our environment means to see it with gratitude for the life-giving bounty it provides.
To respect our fellow earth travellers means to see others’ fear and anger as calls for Love.
To respect our work means to be grateful for the work we do and stop making it hard or bad.
To respect our home means to care for it with appreciation and attention to order and beauty.
To respect our body means to prepare and eat nourishing energy-giving foods.

How do you respect your self in your world?
Are you willing to give up your preconceptions and limiting beliefs?
Are you willing to stop thinking, speaking and acting unconsciously?
Are you willing to forgive what was and see things differently?

To be inspired and positive about every activity, every relationship in everyday, see it all anew.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Love

Being kind to yourself is Love.
Being grateful for what you have is Love.
Being peaceful in the midst of conflict is Love.
Giving your best even when you don’t feel well is Love.
Speaking words of appreciation is Love.
Noticing the beauty and goodness in your life is Love.
Feeding yourself and others food and ideas that are nurturing and empowering is Love.
Stopping yourself and others from doing harm is Love.
Taking a deep breath to calm any stress is Love.
Taking good care of your environment inside and outside is Love.
Smiling at friends and strangers is Love.
Giving without conditions is Love.
Remembering the Goodness within even when the behavior looks negative is Love.
Actively acknowledging all acts of kindness is Love.
Apologizing when you make mistakes is Love.
Being polite and extending courtesies is Love.
Being patient with those who are slow, confused and afraid is Love.
Taking time to listen to the Spirit of God in your heart is Love.
Letting go of petty judgments, attachments and grievances is Love.
Filling your own neediness is Love.
Trusting your own inner knowing is Love.
Being free to choose the Highest and Best way for you is Love.
Extending Trust and Freedom to others is Love.

How does Love look, sound and feel to you?
Are you willing to be, to do and to have what is Loving for you?

I am loving you,
Betty Lue

Change

All things work together for good.
It is a time for changing what no longer works for you.
It is a time to reevaluate your way of loving yourself.
It is a time to transform your special relationships into holy ones.
It is a time to shift your attention from analyzing and figuring our and simply listening.
It is a time to let go of what you thought was true and allow the Truth to unfold.
It is a time to undo whatever is false, limiting, lacking and setting you up for unhappiness or failure.
It is a time to make your path your own by letting go of allowing others to guide you to theirs.
It is a time to breathe deep, connect with Source within and let your life begin anew.
Yes, this is the time for healthy and healing change and transformation.

Are you willing to let go?
Are you willing to not know?
Are you willing to trust what is?
Are you willing to be the one who gives?
Are you willing to extend always and only love?
Are you willing to release everything to God and the Good?
Are you willing to know the blessings already are?
Are you willing to be as light and bold as a star in the night sky?
Are you willing to stop asking why and simply ask how?
Are you willing to release time and live in the now?

These are the questions to ask and answer with Yes.
Life is an opportunity to let go and grow.
I am willing.

Loving you and All That Really Is,
Betty Lue

Tolerance

“Forgive us for being so intolerant.
Forgive me for forgetting to Love.
Forgive humanity for missing the mark.
Forgive us for not loving ourselves well.”

Who is this we are asking to do the forgiving?
Could it be that there is no external judging force?
Maybe it is only we ourselves that we need to forgive?
Perhaps it is solely our judgment of ourselves and others that we must forgive?

Tolerance comes from seeing that we are all in this together.
Young and old, rich and poor, educated and ignorant, saintly and sinful,
Every one of us makes mistakes.
And every one of us seeks to feel safe and loved.

When we see and hear those who are negative, worried, resentful and confused,
we know that within there is a lack of love and a need to be loved, to belong and feel safe.
When we see those who are sullen, defensive, critical and attacking,
We realize there is a deep and abiding call for tolerance, for healing, for forgiveness and for Love.

The only need is to clear my own fear.
The real undoing is to let go of my assumptions and expectations.
The real call is to remember to Love everyone no matter what.
The real gift is to give the understanding (tolerance) and respect (Love) we want to receive.

This is the healing and holy moment in which I give the Love I Am.
Now is the opportunity to love everyone even as I am loved.
This is the relationship in which I am to let go of fear and concern and return to Love.
The One True Gift I have to give is the Love that lives in me.

May everyone be blessed with my presence.
May everyone be healed with my touch.
May everyone be reminded with my words.
May everyone be awakened with the Love we share.

This is my affirming prayer that we might live in Peace with All Beings.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Life Is Sacred

We are precious.
Time is an opportunity.
Adventures are lessons.
Thoughts create experiences.
Everything works together for Good.

We are free.
We are choosing.
Life gives us feedback.
Relationships offer healing.
Forgiveness brings happiness to all.

I am important. (Each one of us is important in the healing of humanity.)
I am invited to forgive, love and respect myself.
I will love and respect others, when I give myself the love I deserve.
I am here to be healing and helpful with the forgiveness I give to everyone.
Forgiveness, an eraser filled with Love, is the way to inner peace.

Gratitude is the way.
Being grateful for my life teaches me respect for Who I AM.
Appreciating our sacred journey invites me to see Who You Really Are.
When I live with appreciation and open-mindedness, I see the world with Love.
We are One and in our Unity lies our healing and salvation.

Peace is our goal.
Happiness is on purpose.
Forgiveness is our function.
Living Love is what we are doing here.
I am grateful we are free and remembering to forgive and see All Life as precious.

Always loving you and me and all humanity with the Truth I know and Love I Am.
Blessed be.
Betty Lue
aka “B’Lue”

Birth Day Eve

On this, the eve of my birth (8.16.42 at 11:51 PM), I am aware of how much we choose (or is chosen by our Soul Self, God Self that directs and guides our whole life. To look at our life from the perspective of being on purpose, filled with learning and letting go, both auspicious and challenging experiences, special relationship assignments and projects, opportunities love and serve hundreds of folks, both long term and
brief encounters, we can see patterns of healing and creation.

Take the time to really scan the beautiful tapestry of your life.
Value every moment and see how full of wonder it really is.
Enjoy the blessings both given and received.
Savor the richness of those cosmic events that inspire and guide you.
Realize how really significant your life is and was to so many others.
Appreciate your healers, teachers and guides, both seen and unseen.
Honor You and the important part you are playing on this physical stage.

We really are all the same.
We do matter to one another.
Our words make a difference.
Our smiles really brighten the world.
Our thoughts and vision inspire.
Our deeds, both good and bad, make an impact.
Make today the day you give credit where it is due….to YOU!

I am loving you,
Betty Lue

Kindness

Kindness begets kindness.
One kind deed teaches the recipients and those who observe the kindness.
Begin with being kind to yourself.
Take time to appreciate who you really are.
Smile at yourself in the mirror and in your mind.
Give yourself credit when it is due.
When you do a good job, enjoy the moment.
Celebrate yourself on special days and time.
Value your time and energy by giving when it is valued.
Know yourself to be a good, kind and trustworthy person.
Be accountable for all your commitments to yourself and others.
Keep a kind countenance. (Smiling always helps.)
Use a tone of voice and words that sound kind.
Give yourself encouragement when you feel discouraged.
Give yourself reassurance when you are frightened.
Give yourself time and space when you need quiet reflection.
Give your best to yourself and see that others benefit.

Kindness begins within.
When you are kind to you, you will be kind to others.
When you are kind to others, they learn to be kind as well.
You see kindness is respectful love that always begets more Love.

Thank you for your kindness, respect and Love.
Together we are building a kinder and more respectful world.
Blessings of gratitude and joy,
Betty Lue

For those who wish to join us (not in person) on line on our website, we will be taping our classes so that you have access.
We will give you password access and ask for a small contribution to support Reunion Ministries.
Let me know if you wish to participate. Loving you in every way we feel guided. Betty Lue

Life Is What You Make It!

When Love is you intention, everything you think and say and do is a blessing.

When Happiness is your choice, all experiences become opportunities to appreciate the gift.

When Peace is your path, every apparent difference invites seeking for the Unity and essential Truth.

Through the process of living, loving, giving and learning, letting go and laughing, we realize we are all coming Home together.

No one is left outside the circle of Love.
No one is less important than another.
No one is to be neglected or abandoned.

In the final outcome, we will laugh at how long it took us to realize, we are all really One body, one Being, One… and we only give to ourselves, the whole and the Holy.

I am loving the One We Are,
Betty Lue

What is the most loving way?

Yesterday, I spoke at Unity on the Delta about Healthy Changes and Healing Choices.
And Yesterday I wrote my loving reminders about the same topic which you received by email.
However, when I speak I often am given simply to share what spirit spontaneously gives me in the moment. It’s value to me is perfect, purposeful and poignant.

The bottom line is this.
No matter what the change or choice that one is making,
there is only one guide to follow-What is the most loving way?
In all decisions, What is the most loving decision for all concerned?
In every relationship, What is the most loving way to relate with each person?
In every health choice, What is the most loving choice to make?
What is the most loving thought to think right now?
What is the most loving words to speak right now?
What is the most loving activity to do right now?
What is the most loving song to sing?
What is the most loving food to eat?
What is the most loving way to spend my day?
What is the most loving greeting I can give?
What is the most loving way to live?

The value of the Loving Way is that it returns all Good and only Good to you.
The giver receives what is given.
Anything less than the loving way gives a return on investment that is less than the Good You deserve.

No matter what, the simplest and most helpful guide is to follow the Loving Way!
Betty Lue

Healthy Changes and Healing Choices

Changing Your Mind Changes Your Life!
It is true that only we can change ourselves.
Changes come from changing our choices.
How we respond to what is changes our experience.

If we are resistant, we may feel defensive.
If we are fearful, we may feel submissive.
If we are definite, we may feel obstinate.
If we are judging, we may feel frustrated.
If we are uncertain, we may feel ambivalent.
If we are mistaken, we may feel guilty.
If we are tired, we may feel weak.

How we see ourselves often determines how we feel about life.
The self image we hold paints our emotional and physiological picture of ourselves.
How we think and treat ourselves teaches others how to treat us.
How we are treated by others is often used as justification for our self evaluation.

To create healthy choices and changes, we may need to see what is less than wholesome for ourselves.
To create healthy changes, we must determine our goals and priorities.
Often we underestimate our worth and our ability to choose and change.
To transform our lives requires us to renew our minds.

The Creator’s Will for us, the “Children of God”, is for perfect happiness, health and inner peace.
When we see anything less for ourselves, we must begin by forgiving and cleansing our thinking.
When we are living less that the Highest and Best way for All, we must forgive ourselves.
Life is a choice and we are the choosers, so why not choose the way that gives us greatest happiness.

Most humans are re-enacting their past programming in order to heal unhealed experiences and history.
When we live and relive the past without conscious choice, we are doomed to confirm our self perception.
When we forgive and live our newly created image and life experience, we give ourselves to God. (Good)
Life is meant to heal all unhappiness, fears and failures.

So how do we change?
First we change the pictures in our minds.
Imagine how you want to feel, think, and what you want your life to be.
Second, we can change our words.
Begin to speak as if what you imagine is already true for you.
Third, we can change our feelings.
Choose emotions of happiness and inner peace.
Simply breathe in the feelings of gratitude and abundant joy and radiate those feeling to others.
Fourth, we can change our lifestyle.
Live as though what we envision were already so.
By acting as if we were radiantly healthy, abundantly happy and truly prospered and fulfill, we make it so.

Life is a kaleidoscope of color, light and sound, an ever-changing canvas on which we learn to heal, grow and create our own unique experience.
We are healing addictive emotions, limiting beliefs, faulty perceptions and unhealthy habits.

When we fully take responsibility and embrace our own creation, we feel powerful and fully alive.
So be it.
Be the One who takes the brush on the canvas of today and paint the way you want your life to be.

I am reminding you, as I am reminding me of the power of Love in us All.

Blessings to us all,
Betty Lue

Too Much

If you are worried about the future, you cannot see what is right here now.
If you are judging the past, you cannot receive the blessings you have received.
If you are busy watching others’ lives, you cannot live your own.
If you are focused on what they did to you, you cannot see what you are doing to them.
If you are hurrying up to get somewhere fast, you cannot enjoy the journey.
If you are wishing you were different, you cannot love Who You really are.
If you are want more, you cannot fully appreciate what you have.

You see, to really see and know what is true, you must be present.
When we are in fear, lack, judgment of anyone or anything, our perception is limited.
When we are not seeing with forgiving eyes and a loving heart, we really do not know the Truth.
When we are complaining or worried, we are lost in comparative view of loss, lack and limitation.

The ego cannot see.
The ego cannot know.
The ego cannot be.
The ego imagines its own illusions.

Fear distorts.
Judgment distracts.
Comparison detours.
Only Love is the simply and straight line to Truth.

When we tell out stories about future plans and past failures, we are not present for what is revealed now.
When we speak about others’ choices and behaviors, we are not present for our own life lessons.
When we busy ourselves with trying to make things change for our benefit, we are not open to change.
When we conveniently forget to take impeccable care of ourselves, we cannot expect positive outcomes.

In the beginning, we have been given our own life to love and nurture into peace and happiness.
And in the end, we will judge our life on the basis of what we have given not what others gave to us.
And right now, we can know the quality of our lives by how freely we give love to everyone.
We are blessed simply, because we are.
And we receive the Blessings we have been given, because we deem ourselves worthy.

Life is given and received exactly as we have asked and invited life to be.
Simplicity comes from being focused on simply handling each moment with love and gratitude.
And so we experience a simple life of love and gratitude.
Such is the Truth of One Who sees and knows and is.

Loving You and loving all parts of me and the One,
Betty Lue

Why So Personal?

Thanks for all the blessings, prayers, well wishes and Love Energy!
Believe me we are all living on Love, far more than we know.
It is our Love Energy that sustains, nurtures, heals and creates through each one of us.
I am loving you and you are loving me.
We indeed are a happy family! (Just as Barney says!)
Betty Lue
Giggles erase the fear “gazoobies” for sure!

Yesterday I shared with you some of my personal journey this summer without the “yucky” details.
I share myself and my life with you, because these Loving reminders are one of my daily connections with Spirit, my daily connection with you and an opportunity to remind myself of the Love we are.

I ask that you delete, ignore, let go and forgive all that is not inspiring you to Love.
I invite you to receive the love, inspiration and wisdom shared as benefits and blesses your life.
I open the way for you to smile, open your heart, be grateful and even laugh when you are moved.
I encourage you to share you good news, your blessings and miracle of Love with others.
I urge you to take impeccable care of yourself so you can be a reminder for others.
I enjoy every note of affirmation, healing, gratitude and transformation that is happening for you.
I realize it is only together that we can awaken our world to the wonders of living in Love.
I celebrate the happening one person and one moment at a time.
I appreciate the changes, transformations and renewals that are occurring with each breath we take.

Remember that life is for the purpose of Giving.
And You are the Gift.
Your were given the Gift of life.
If you take good care of it, it will shine like the sun and be abundant in Joy.
And when you receive your whole Life as the Bountiful Gift it is, you can only feel fulfilled by sharing it.
So Give the Gift You Are with Joy and Gratitude and you will be filled with Love.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Update on Our Summer Transitions and Transformations

Packed our wonderful rental home for the last two years in early July.
Officiated a beautiful wedding on July 11.
After a 24 hr. flu bug episode, we boarded a plane to Kona two days after originally schedule.
Back problems following the flu stuff which we handled with energy balancings, magnets, bio freeze and gentle healing touch and Love.
Fabulous Hawaii retreat with five of us returning from previous years for five days.
Then easy and inspiring five days with Robert, visioning, putting together our new schedule, Unity church newsletter and completing moving plans.
Returned late Friday July25 to finish packing and a full weekend of activity.
Fun and fulfilling Living Ministry one day workshop on Stewardship and Service on Saturday.
Sunday School and Church services at Unity on the Delta .
Sunday afternoon spent organizing and appreciating new home changes in two weeks we were gone.
Moved in Monday, July 28 from 6 AM-7PM with help of dear friend Betty, plus four moving men and a truck.
I spent moving day “out of commission” due to body stuff.
Tuesday put together much house stuff in the AM and then went to bed for rest of the day, while Robert did errands and Tuesday eve. class.
Unpacked and organized Wed. AM. Clients all afternoon.
And here we are Thursday morning.
My computer is up and running and so is my body. Yeah! I have missed the services of both! ;)
80% unpacked and organized. Our intention is to be 100% unpacked by the time Robert leave on Saturday early AM.
Doing office work and business stuff today with picture hanging, plus beautiful things.
Tomorrow will be wonderful break with grandchildren in Petaluma.
Robert flies early Saturday to Asheville to finish my Mom’s move, packing up her condo, and more.
She is leaving over 30 years of friendships, volunteer service in multiple organizations and the longest home she ever lived in.
Her Condo is sold and she has given away 95 % of her things. Wow!
I will see my Alameda little ones on Saturday morning and then have a full day of clients.
Sunday Service and music at Unity for me. Topic: “Healthy Changes.”
Monday I have clients and more house organization, getting ready for my Mom’s move in.
I fly to Asheville on Tuesday AM to finish, gather with friends and say “good’bye”.
We three, Robert Mom and myself fly to Kalamazoo on Friday AM ,where we visit Reunion Spiritual family and our Dickerson Family Annual Reunion at a 4 H Camp on Bear Lake. Usually over 100 of the 240 folks attend each year.
We fly home on Monday morning August 11.

Then we create our new norm, arranging our new home to fit our new family (3 of us)
and our new schedule and new lifestyle with a renewal of Mind, Body and Spirit, making new friends.
Sounds like a lot of Newness in every area of our lives!!
And it is!!

My Mind and emotions are almost totally supportive of all the changes…..a little uncertainty.
But my physiology has reacted to the stress of all the physical changes.
I am learning to slow down.
One step at a time.
Easy does it.
And Everything always works together for Good.
And So It Does!

I am always loving You!.
That is a certainty and a grounding principle in my life.
Thank God!
Betty Lue

What Have I Learned?

We just spent five days without company and much in silence. (Listening writing and envisioning the coming year.)
And during this entire 11 days in Hawaii, much has been learned, remembered and consolidated.

Everything is my teacher.
Sunrises and sunsets, the sea and sky, the birds and mongeese, the golfers and tourists, the servers and cleaning ladies, the food and water we prepare, my thoughts and feelings. Everything is teaching me!
Open-mindedness is the key to learning.
To be receptive to what is available requires a quiet mind, open heart, happy willingness to receive the messages.
Appreciating what is being taught amplifies and increases my learning.
Life is a gift which fills me up.
When I am totally receptive, I am full of joy and gratitude. I am full of wonder and curiosity at the meaning and message in all things.
I seek and find the Goodness and blessings in what is given. All is Good.
Home is where I am at peace.
I make myself at home everywhere as though I were going to live there forever.
When I am trusting and happy with my surroundings, I am at peace. It is inner peace that brings me the feeling of home.
Fear distorts perceptions and judgments.
When afraid, my view is limited and I see in the dark (like through a pin hole).
Fear creates physical sensations and emotional reactions which engender or attract historical fears and limit understanding.
Forgiveness releases fear.
Undoing judgments, assumptions, explanations and analysis is essential. “I know I do not know.”
Forgiveness opens the way to be present with Love, appreciation and inner peace.
We create our experience with our consciousness.
What I see, how I feel, when I react and whom I trust are all a result of my conscious choices.
I am choosing the experience I will have, whether I know it or not. Undoing negative thinking is key to perfect happiness.
I am creating peace or stress for myself and my world.
I can extend peace with a smile, a touch, an affirming word or my grateful thinking.
If I am not at peace, I can create distress, confusion, uncertainty, concern and upset for myself and the world around me.
Beginning each day giving Love, Appreciation and Peace is a Gift to myself and my world.
It matters not by the sea, in the shower, driving the car or eating breakfast, I can choose to send positive grateful and loving thoughts to everyone everywhere. I know it makes a difference.
Being silent and alone, with nothing to do, is essential to inner peace.
Daily cultivating our inner garden and True Self is our real work. Weed the mind of limiting thoughts.
Water emotions with Love and respect. Enjoy the beauty of our heart and appreciate the wonder of our lives.
Appreciate all those who are in your life and honor what you continue to learn from everyone.
I deeply value our friendship and inspirational connection.
Even those whom I have not met, I know you are receiving these reminders because they have value to you.

I love you and bless you in your willingness to learn and grow in cultivating your own inner garden.
Betty Lue

Bless or Curse? Forgive or Fix?

Is it difficult to figure out what to do when it seems things are not what you want them to be?
Are you struggling with how to find and correct what went wrong?
Are you engaged in an endless cycle looking for what to do to make your life work for you?

When we bless, we uplift, inspire, appreciate and enjoy.
When we curse, we attack, diminish, intensify and deplete our own energy.
When we forgive, we undo, release, surrender and let go.
When we “fix”, we analyze, focus on the problem and get busy covering cracks in our consciousness.

Optimists look for the good to appreciate.
Pessimists look for the problems to fix or avoid.

What is your perspective?
Do you seek what can be?
Do you look for what might have been?
Are you focused on maintaining a happy outlook?
Are you trying to avoid being discouraged and depressed?
Is life getting your down or keeping you inspired?
Are problems challenges to be treated with enthusiasm and confidence?
Or are problems sources of irritation, anxiety and energy drain?

When we see life as an invitation to choose our perception and our response, it becomes simple.
When we see life as a struggle to get it right and keep going, we may find confusion and frustration.

Practical Application and Affirmations
I bless what is good and let the rest go easily and with gratitude.
I forgive my judgments, fears and failures and forgive others’ as well.
As I undo what I no longer choose to be, I can see the love and peace available to me now.
I love, trust and respect myself, when I know letting go is fun, safe and easy.

Experiment with life choices and you will discover these metaphysical truths:

• What we focus on increases with our attention and energy.
• Trying to avoid, fix, or get rid of something is another form of feeding its reality.
• First be peaceful. Understanding will follow.
• Awareness without judgment (with peace of mind and neutrality) is healing.
• Everyone simply wants to love and be loved.
• What is not loving is always a call for Love.
• When we let go of what no longer serves us, we see the gift in all things.
• Mistakes are simply opportunities to forgive and choose again.

Bless us all, everyone.
Discovery of life’s simple truths can be fun, safe and easy, when we stop judging ourselves.
Loving you,
Betty Lue

To Be Truly Helpful

• Take impeccable care of yourself. Be centered and strong in well-being mentally, physically and spiritually.
• Eat right with the best nutrition for you…. with lots of pure water to keep the flow going.
• Sleep enough to keep you rested, so you can be alive, alert and enthusiastic.
• Keep your house, car and office clean. Let go of what you cannot utilize and care for well.
• Heal your relationships. Forgive yourself and others for any perceived harm.
• Honor the earth and her resources. Being respectful and responsible teaches and blesses the humanity.
• Choose daily activities which are inspiring, educational and/or provide healing, humor and joy.
• Give your best when you give. You will receive as you have given, so you can give even more.
• Communicate effectively by listening first to understand, before needing to speak to be understood.
• Handle your financial matters with conscientiousness, so that you experience peace of mind.
• Take time to keep your agreements, speak respectfully and act responsibly.
• Discover what your life means to you and support yourself in living purposefully.
• Above all find a place of quiet and sacredness, where you can still your mind and replenish your soul.

Know that your whole life matters.
Everyone is learning from your thoughts, your words and your activities.
You are an example for future generations.
Your whole life is a shining star on the cosmic screen.
You are healing errors of humanity by transforming your own life.
Give your self the Best today and the Best will be your Gift.

Loving You,
Betty Lue

Be aware that we are all learning from YOU!

Can You See What You Want to Be?

In most creative traditions (metaphysics, Feng Shui, Creative Visualization, spiritual healing, etc.), we are taught to visualize the changes we want to see in the world. Yet, most media presentations, politicians, doomsday speakers are giving us the pictures of what is and how bad it may become.
Using fear to lead only leads to more fear and less creative and healing visualization.

Fearful images contract thoughts, words and behaviors.
Fear creates isolation, limited thinking, and defensiveness.
Fear shuts down creativity, tends to focus on one solution and diminishes resourcefulness.
Using fear as a tool increases dependency, manipulation and control over those who are frightened.

To encourage creative solutions and enhanced resourcefulness, reduce or eliminate fear.
Seek peace first and then the mind opens to unlimited options.
Eliminate negative imaginings and you will shin a light on possible miraculous outcomes.
Undo a historical perspective of how bad things will be and you find hope, faith and creative thinking.

The fine art of forgiveness is literally the best eraser for the mind.
Can you forgive what scares you?
Can you erase from your mind the pictures of the past or the predictions of disaster?
Are you willing to suspend your worst projections to allow for future miracls?

The second best mental eraser is humor, amusement and laughter.
Fear always dissolves at the sound of laughter.
Consider encapsulating your scariest thoughts in a pink bubble and then blowing it up. Poof!
Consider draining off the negative scary energy into the hot molten core of the Earth. Gooey!

You see fear is nothing but a thought which creates a limiting emotional reaction.
Scary pictures create fear-based feelings and reactions.

Let’s all choose to undo the fear in our world.
Find a technique that is fun safe and easy for you.
Eliminate feeding the fearful media by ignoring it all.
Stop telling scary stories. Stop yourself when you start to engage in disaster thinking.
Ask yourself, what you want to become and experience.
Give attention to the realm of possibility.
Trust that what you conceive and believe can be achieved.
Give some credence to “Thought creates.”

I see a world where we remember simply to Love one another as we also Love ourselves.
I see a place where the innocent children lead us to Loving kindness and caring for one another.
I see a time where we all share what we have without need or greed or fear.
I see that you and I are changing the world with our love, appreciation and open-mindedness right now.

I am loving you and All,
Betty Lue

Choices

You are the chooser.
Forgive faulty learning and choose for what you want to believe.
Act as if you believe and continue clearing your resistance, doubts and fears.
As you see your life follows your conscious thoughts and images, words and affirmations, behaviors and interaction, you will recognize how you are creating your life everyday.

I am a victim.
I am at choice.

I cannot do it.
I can do it.

I have to or should……
I choose to ……..

They hurt my feelings.
I allowed my thoughts about what their behavior to hurt my feelings.

They said unkind things that upset me.
I choose to stop taking other’s words personally.

That makes me so mad.
I choose to react to others behavior with anger. And I can change my reactions easily.

I have to go to school, make my bed, get shots, brush my teeth.
The choices I make are in my best interests. No one makes me; I choose.

I can’t get a job.
I can choose to work anytime I want.

I have to live in a ghetto, or a congested area or in an unhealthy area.
I choose to continue living here rather than move to a better area for me.

I have no choice but to go to work in a bad situation.
I choose to continue working at my current job, because it feels easier and safer than changing jobs.

I am stuck with what I have and where I am.
I am free to choose to be and do and have whatever I really want.

The economy has really screwed up my life choices.
I have allowed my belief that externals are in charge of my life.

It is impossible to change my life at this late date.
It is never too late to choose again to have the life I really want.

There is no way I can fulfill my dreams.
Where there is a will, there is a way.

I was destined (genetically or karmically) to have struggles and limitations.
I can rewrite my own story whenever I choose.

Loving you as you discover your conscious and unconscious choices.
Betty Lue

Read Louise Hay’s book: “You Can Heal Your Life”

Everything is Optional

You are at choice.
Every thought is optional.
Every behavior is yours to choose or not.
Every word is your choice.

We can believe we had no choice.
We can act life, “The devil made us do it.”
We can pretend we were powerless.
But we are totally at choice.

When we are unconscious, we may not know any better way.
When we are irresponsible, we may not feel capable of choosing our response.
When we are lacking self respect, we may not see ourselves as capable or willing.
When we feel stuck in addiction or victimization, we may believe we are at the effect.

These two ways to perceive our selves in the world create two very different experiences.

“I am a victim of the world I see.” conjures visions of pain and suffering, drama and tragedy.
As a victim, we can only hope to please the “powers” that be enough to escape pain and punishment.

“I am not the victim of the world I see.” “I am not a body. I am free.”
As a sovereign Being, created in the likeness and image of the Creator, here to create the Good, Beautiful and Holy,
I am free to forgive what is not Good and Godly and free to choose what is Good for All.

Thus, with Love for Self, Respect for All, I take responsibility for the thoughts and images in my mine.
I take total responsibility for the words I speak and the ways I treat my Self, my creations and All others.
The way I think and speak and act is a teaching, a living example.
The way we think and speak and act is setting the stage for those around us to think and speak and act in a more respectful and responsible manner.
The way all of us think and imagine, speak and treat one another and our world is a school for conscious living.
When we live and love and give consciously, we begin to refine our choices.
We can see where we are giving and creating and teaching less than our best.
We can take responsibility for cleaning up the areas in which we have been giving our power to others and teaching falsely.
We can determine where we have been caught in conforming to the beliefs of the masses.
We can discern where we have disempowered ourselves and allowed others to determine our life choices.
We can forgive, undo, let go and lightly release all that is not wholly true, Good and Loving.
We can choose again.

This is the sacred gift of life.
We can forgive and choose again.

I am willing to be a conscious chooser.
I no longer allow thoughts of victimization to rule my mind.
I think, speak and act with the mind of Good for All.
And so it is, I choose.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Many Paths Home

There is no right way.
There is no special way.
There is only to find and follow Your own way.

You see, each one of us is unique.
Each one pays a significant part in the One, the unified whole.
And when you find your place, just right, you will be happy.

Look not to your brother for your direction, but look within yourself to find your inner light to guide your way.
Listen not to the many voices outside clamoring for your allegiance, but listen within for the inner Voice of your Being.

And how is it we can find that which is True for us?
How can we discern what will be our part to play?
How do we know when we are in our “right” place?
How do we claim the ray of the sun that is truly ours?

Life is like an Exploratorium.
We are here to try out many possibilities until we find what invites, intrigues and inspires us.
Life is like a classroom.
We may be distracted by others or assisted by others.
Choose your alliances wisely.
Life is like a library.
We can choose the books we like: entertaining, mysterious, weird and wonderful, dramatic and romantic.
Life is like a grand buffet restaurant.
We can take a little of everything just to taste it all or eat only what really nurtures and nourishes us.
Life is like an adventure tour.
We seem to have consistent traveling companions we can choose to listen to, learn from and/or avoid.
Life is like a beautiful story written and painted on a canvas over time.
We can choose to whiteout any or many parts and focus only on now or make a collage of the whole history.
Life is like a spiritual journey which may challenge, inspire, and encourage us or disappoint and fatigue us.
We can choose to take responsibility for what we learn and experience or blame externals for causing discomfort.

Each of us is at choice in how we perceive our selves and our lives.
If we saw life as a movie, we can realize we bought the ticket and can leave at any time.
If we see life as a movie, we can choose which theater and what movies we prefer.
We can step away from whatever is not our cup of tea.
I prefer to stay awake, be inspired, learn something and come out of the theater feeling uplifted and encouraged to make life better for everyone.

What movie are you watching?
Loving you,
Betty Lue

Fullest Moon of the Year!

Yes, I am in Kona, Hawaii, on retreat with a small group and will return on July 26th. I can be reached for phone consultation here. I have appts. Available when I return. Blessings of abundant peace and joy to you. May you be wise and guided by spirit in all your choices today. Betty Lue

“Be Grateful for the Abundance You Have” is the invitation today.
Let’s take some time today and everyday to give “Thanks!”
Let’s be aware that when we appreciate, we increase and expand.
In practicing gratitude, we are empowered, focused and directed to the Good.

What can you do to appreciate the beauty and goodness that is?
What can you do to let go of complaining, fixing and analyzing what isn’t?
What can you do to stop focusing on the mistakes, wrong-doing and neediness of others?
What can you do to give your attention, energy and resources to what you value?

You see, energy is energy, whether negative or positive.
Wherever you give your energy you are creating more of the same.
When you are splitting energy between complaints and blessings, you generate conflict and confusion.
Where we are focusing in two opposing directions, we leak or bleed energy into impotence and loss.

To clarify, focus and direct our energy to creating and sustaining Good for ourselves and others,
we must seek only the blessings, beauty and bountiful.
To live rich in thought, word and activity, we must give ourselves to Love and Peace and Happiness.
To give the Good we want to see in our world, we must erase, forgive and undo what is not.
To have All Good is to give All Good.

May the Blessings of Goodness abide in your life today.
May you think Good and Godly thoughts that inspire and uplift others.
May you speak Goodness and words of Good to All, including yourself.
May you behave in ways that bring only Good and all Good for everyone.

You see, you are creating with your vision.
You are creating with your words.
You are creating with the life you choose to live.
And when you forget, forgive quickly and easily.
And when you forgive, choose again for the Good.

This is the way of Love.
Loving you,
Betty Lue

If you would grow to be your best self
Be patient, not demanding
Accepting, not condemning
Nurturing, not withholding
Self-marveling, not belittling
Gently guiding, not pushing & punishing

For you are more sensitive than you know
Mankind is tough as war
Yet delicate as flowers
We can endure agonies
But we open fully only to warmth & light
And our need to grow is fragile as a fragrance
Dispersed by storms of will
To return only when those storms are still

So accept, respect,
Attend your sensitivity

A flower
Cannot be opened
With a hammer

Where Is the Problem?

Today’s reminder is a response to the anxious demands of those seeking external solutions and outside expert defenses.
The ego always defends itself with control dramas: intimidation, interrogation, withdrawal and isolation or playing “poor me” and victim.
The ego’s use of justification, or “false evidence appearing real" is really FEAR expressing itself.
The difficulty with our ego is that it does not want to step aside for spiritual answers.
The ego is “always right”. The ego insists on “winning” at the expense of itself and others.
The pain, isolation and separation from God created by egoic control dramas is terrifying and well defended.
So what can we do when our ego or another’s is having its way?
The following may be of assistance in our letting go, forgiving ourselves and others and remembering only Love will heal.

What is the problem?
Who is to blame?
How do I find the solution?
Why am I constantly finding more problems?

Is it possible that what I am looking for is Trust?
Is it possible there is no one to blame or make guilty?
Is it possible as long as I complain and blame, I continue to experience being a victim?
Is it possible life’s experiences are here to teach us to be responsible?

And what does it mean to be responsible? (Able to respond with Love)
It means “to be able to respond” to whatever comes our way.
What can we do to learn to be able and willing ro respond with Love and let go of fear.
We can take the time to take impeccable care of our spiritual well-being.
We can trust in the voice for healing, forgiving and compassion within.
We can support ourselves with reassuring words, and safety in our surroundings and associations.
We can become aware of what works for us and brings us peace.
We can give to others what we want to receive.
We can stop telling stories that scare us and remind us of past hurts and fears.
We can be gentle in how we talk with and perceive ourselves.
We can take good care of our physical and emotional needs: adequate rest, nutrition, laughter and associations.
We can honor the need to give love and create beauty.
We can give thanks for who we are and what we have.
We can continually look for ways and places to give loving and healing energy asking nothing in return.
We can receive the gift of our own giving with gratitude and joy.
We can step away from those habits of mind and body that are limiting or unhealthy.
We can commit to give ourselves the very best and let go of the rest.
We can love ourselves as we are loved by God, with no conditions, always and all ways.

You see, in the end, we shall all come to the realization that the Source of all problems is within us.
Therefore, The solution to all problems is within us.
Simply, when we stop blaming and complaining, being frightened by our own thoughts, we will ask ourselves with total sincerity: “What can I do to love myself right now in the best way possible?”
And when we give ourselves trust and freedom (LOVE), we will choose the place and the path, the thoughts and responses that Love ourselves well and bring us Peace and Happiness.
I know we all want to be happy and at peace.
The question is: “ Are we willing?”

I am loving you from the happy willing Me reminding the happy willing You,
Betty Lue

Sending Love

Send Loving energy everywhere to everyone all the time.

If you imagine your energy is like the light of the sun…..
If you see yourself as the Source of Love and warmth for all life…….
If you acknowledge that Love is the creative Power…….
If you give your life to Love and Loving……..

Then ……
Love is your natural state.
Your only true and lasting gift is Love.
All life is benefitted by your Loving.
You are blessed by the Love you give.

Why would love be withheld?
Why would we want to give less than our best?
Why would we believe that lack of love is good for us?
Why we would ever deny ourselves the blessing of Loving?

If you have forgotten to Love, choose again.
If you are withholding love from someone, forgive yourself.
If you are denying the healing power of Love, heal your self.
If you are trying to get the Love you want, give the Love you are.

When you see anger, there is a lack of respect.
When you see fear, there is a lack of trust.
When you see depression, there is a lack of freedom.
When you see less that happiness and peace, there is a lack of Love

You can make a difference.
Your Love makes a difference.
You need not know, touch or see another to extend Love.
You need only be willing to extend the Love You Are.

I am loving you.
Every True and always,
Betty Lue

We leave for annual group retreat in Kona, HI tomorrow 6AM.
We are available by email and phone #800-919-2392.
Friday 7/25 We return late.
Saturday 7/26 Living Ministry, 9-4:30PM , PH CCL
Sunday 7/27 Unity on the Delta, Sunday School 8:45AM (all ages)
Church service 10AM
Monday 7/28 Moving our home.
Tuesday 7/29 Clients and Discover Your Essence class.
Wednesday 7/30 Clients and Relationship Coaching Circle
Saturday 8/2 Clients
Sunday 8/3 Unity on the Delta, 10 Am
Charley Thweatt Concert 2-4:30PM
Monday 8/4 Clients
Tuesday 8/5-11 in North Carolina and Michigan with Mom, Family Reunion and friends.

Spiritual Structure

Yesterday I was asked for structure, guidelines and exactly how to do life spiritually.
So today I am here to respond with structure……..as much as I can in a general way.
Remember that specifically, you must find your own unique path and readjust it for greatest benefit.

The underlying question here is: How do you live the most consistently inspired life?

Your life work is to consistently support yourself in being happy, healthy and fulfilled.
Your life work is to be the best you by loving you with the best.
Your life work is to contribute to your world with the best you are.

How you do that will be a process of discovery to determine what is best for you.

Suggestions: (Only for those who seriously want to be happy and at their best all day!)

Start the day with inspirational work and play.
30 day program of forgiveness, choice and gratitude, affirmations, prayer, Bible study or other holy scriptures, using esoteric tools, inner listening, communing with nature, moving or sitting meditation, yoga, breath work, T’ai Chi Chih or Qi Gong. ( Do not begin your day with external conversation, TV, or engaging the outside world.) This is a time to fill up you gas tank, focus and direct your mind, body and Spirit for the day. Get up early enough so there are no interruptions or distractions (or if need be, choose the middle of the night!)

Make every daily ritual an opportunity to remind yourself of what is most important and inspiring for you.
In the shower practice forgiveness and washing away the past. Ask questions and listen within.
In the bathroom, release all that is no longer valuable and breathe in new life, new energy and new possibility. At meal time, sit down, pause and take the time to give thanks for the food and for all those who assisted in bringing it to your table to nourish you. When you answer the phone, make a note to treat everyone as you want to be treated. When you greet your family members and friends during the day, give them your blessing, your attention and your love and respect. Remember, what you give you receive.

If you are having trouble giving someone (including you) your best:
Take time to journal and write out what you are allowing to interfere with your loving them. You see where you withhold love, you withhold life energy from yourself. Where you allow fear and judgment to interfere with your loving, you are shutting down you true natural inspiration and the gift of Love you are here to give.

These are specifics. Even if you only do one thing religiously and consistently with full consciousness, your whole life will change.

Enjoy the blessing!
Betty Lue
Know I am loving you and reminding myself all along the way!

Reading Between the Lines?

Give me your blessing, Holy Son of God.
Send me your peace and Love, Dear Friend.
We are One in Spirit.
What we give, we also receive.

This summer has been a challenging time.
It is an invitation for me to balance my life.
I am someone who loves beauty and order in my environment.
Right now everything is in boxes.
We are getting ready for a move that happens two days after our return from HI.
When we have moved (many times) in the past…..the entire process takes 3-7 days including packing, unpacking, cleaning, boxes all empty and pictures on the walls.
And this time, This process will not be complete until my Mom arrives on August 11.


So what is my Foundation?
The Truth I know and live.
What is my loving reminder?
I am grateful I have all the Goodness and Beauty I have in you and all those around me.
What is my Comfort and my Guide?
The Source of all Being, the gift of Love I live and give.
What is my Joy?
The sunrise and sunset, the sound of birds, the laugh of the children.
What is the Strength in which I trust?
It is found in faith that All things are working together for Good.
What do I rely upon when day is done?
God is Love and therefore so Am I.
I am as God created me, whole and happy and free.

Life is a sacred journey.
It is the Peace of Mind I bring to every perception that brings healing to me.
It is the gratitude with which I perceive all things that brings me lasting energy.
It is the Love with with I live and give that fulfills my heart and restores my soul.
So let this journey be remembered as the sacred gift it is.

Blessed be to all that is.
And remember, the Blessings already are.
Betty Lue

Using the Creative Mind

We see what we believe.
We are creating what we think (envision).
Every thought creates.
We are responsible for what we experience.
These are metaphysical truths.

If I am creating my experience with my beliefs, I can choose again.
If my thoughts are creating, I am free to choose alternative thoughts.
If my beliefs are out-pictured in my perception I can choose to see things differently.
If I am responsible for the stuff I do not want, then why not forgive my self and begin again?

Sounds easy! In fact it is easy!
It is just that my personal mind, personality (ego) is attached to being “right”.
It clings to its belief that we are victims of some other creative power.
It believes there is an external judge who administers punishment for past “sins”.

When we are attached to the belief in victimization and pleading powerlessness, we resist taking responsibility.
When we are afraid of further punishment for errors in choice, perception and belief we prefer to remain passive.
When we are lost in the confusion of error and guilt and don’t know what else to do, we choose helplessness.
When we are drowning in the unconsciousness of fear, we tend to wallow in self pity and finding someone or something to blame.

The endless analysis, figuring out “why?”, seeking methods to defend ourselves and protect against future harm, takes so much energy and focus.
So why not use the KEY TO HAPPINESS= FORGIVENESS!
Forgiveness is the eraser of all things.
Forgiveness clears the mental imagery.
Forgiveness undoes faulty beliefs.
Forgiveness stops obsessive thinking.
Forgiveness brings light to ignorance.
Forgiveness releases past confusion.
Forgiveness offers everything we want.

I forgive myself for my wrong perceptions.
I forgive my mind for negative and limited thinking.
I forgive my emotions for justifying fear.
I forgive my self for believing I can be harmed.
I forgive my world for teaching me falsely.
I forgive myself for withholding Love.
I forgive myself for being confused and distracted.
I forgive myself for defending against unloving perceptions.
I forgive myself for justifying my fears.
I forgive the errors in my mind.

Let us together use our creative minds to create what is Good, beautiful and healing.
Let us use our forgiveness, choice and gratitude to engender the world we want to be.
Let us use our ability to erase the canvas of life and create again to see a different world.
Let us join as One to live the life of All Good and only Good for the Good of All.

I Am,
Betty Lue

You Never Know

The best laid plans may need to be laid aside to accommodate what life offers.
To be flexible and resilient lets it be as it is.
When we let go of our plans and allow what comes our way, we can truly respond with love.

Usually I have all my workshops, classes, retreats and travels planned a year in advance.
When I envisioned a move out of the congested suburbs, it was to have been in two to five years.
Life began to respond to my vision.
There was the new home available close in, so I could easily continue my work.
There was the call from my Mom that she was no longer able to drive.
There was the opportunity to buy now as a 35+% discount.
Grandchildren were going to be in preschool.
There was the unexpected need to move out of the Center of Light. (Not enough support for it to work!)
The timing was tight, but possible with our annual Hawaii retreat and other activities.
So we responded with gratitude and delight.

Yes, we could have chosen differently.
Yes, we definitely could have chosen other timing.
But we make do with what we have to be done.

Letting go of plans can be fun, safe and easy.
When we are attached to our way, we feel the resistance.
When we are stuck with our own plans, we interfere with the process.
When we are unwilling to consider there might be a better way, we lose opportunities for Good.

So moving out of the Alameda Center on June 28.
Moving some furniture and appliances into new home on July 1.
Packing up everything for our next move July 2-11.
Giving away everything that is not needed by July 8. (simplifying)
Getting our home immaculate for next renters by July 11.
Performing a wedding on July 11.
Traveling to Kona, HI for annual retreat on July 12.
Spending time relaxing, retreating and editing my next books on holistic health and healing.
Traveling home on July 25.
Ministry Training July 26.
July 27th Unity on the Delta.
July 28th move into new home.
August 2 Robert flies to help Mom close her condo of 20 years.
August 5 Betty Lue flies to NC to complete with our Asheville friends ad help with move.
August 8 we three fly to MI for Dickerson Family Reunion and to visit with our MI friends.
August 11 we fly home to CA and our Mom’s new Tio Vista home with us.

Yes, if we had known we would have planned it differently, but this is the way it is. And the way it is is All Good, when you affirm it so with happy and grateful willingness.

Loving You and All just the way we are,
Betty Lue

“Waste Not, Want Not”

Giving is Receiving.

Takers need givers.
Is being taken really giving?

Contributing is giving tribute to what you value.
Tithing is setting aside the best of what you have to invest in what you want to grow.
Are you contributing to those who squander or do not value what they are given?

Investing is putting energy and resources into what you believe will succeed.
Are you investing in winners or losers?
Do you really believe that giving more will turn around a losing investment?

Appreciation is what grows and increases what it is we appreciate.
To value is demonstrated by our giving positive attention to what we want more of.
Are you appreciating your giving or what you are giving to?

How much time, energy and resources have we wasted?
Imagine the God is the investor.
He invests his wealth of riches in You?
Do you give away the Goods wisely?
Do you reinvest in others’ Good?
Do you contribute to those who stay dependent?
Do you believe in helping those who are not helping themselves?
Do you find the fertile soil and plant seeds of Goodness, Kindness and Beauty.
Or are you wasting the talents and resources on those who are greedy, needy and unappreciative?

I find it best always to ask within for guidance.

• To whom am I to give?
• What am I to give?
• How is the best way to give?

It is not always clear to me what will be received with gratitude.
It is not always clear to me who really wants the gifts I have been given.
It is not always clear to me when and where is the best timing for me to give.
And so I ask within to ensure that the investments I make are truly helpful to those who receive.

I do know that I value receiving and giving these loving reminders to all those who ask.
I am loving you,
Betty Lue

Day to Remember!

We are free.
It is a blessing to be free.
Living in this country is an amazing gift when we remember.
To be free requires real responsibility.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Our Declaration of Independence.

With freedom comes responsibility, not to make others free, but rather to allow them to be free to choose their way and their destiny as long as it does not interfere with the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I ask myself, “Is there any way I am interfering with the right of others?
How might I be supporting rules, warfare, bearing arms, or defenses against my fellow humans that in some way restricts them and prevents them from growing into their inherited rights of life, liberty and happiness?”

I am here to be truly helpful.
I can be most helpful when I am free to choose life, liberty and happiness for myself.
I can be most freeing when I am first truly free.
In order to be fully free, I must also be responsible.
I am responsible for paying for what I claim.
I am responsible for the words I speak and how they are received.
I am responsible for my thoughts, good and bad, including erasing the negative ones.
I am responsible for my actions, who and how I interact.
I am responsible for my own self care.
I am responsible for the example I set.
I am responsible for how I treat children, the elderly and disabled.
I am responsible for how I talk about life and others and our world.
I am responsible for everything that I experience.
When I assume full responsibility for everything I experience, I truly am free.

Let us teach others how to live in freedom with responsibility:
By paying our bills on time,
By keeping our homes and cars well maintained,
By treating our resources with respect and gratitude,
By honoring our elders and those with wisdom,
By treating our place on the planet with high regard without insulting others,
By living with the highest quality of life everyday with everyone.

We can be more responsible and from this live in True Freedom.

I love, trust and free you to be the best You, Now and Always!
Betty Lue

Observe and You Will Know

Recently, in the last few months, I have been experimenting with my thoughts.
Where I am in judgment of anyone or anything, I become vulnerable.
Where I am less that happy and appreciative, I am vulnerable.
When I am happy, grateful and in love, I am invulnerable.

Explain please.
Early Saturday, I had concerns, judgments and stress about the move out of Center of Light.
Later Saturday, I was disappointed and distracted by the poor quality of painting in our new home.
I became concerned about what to do that would be best to rectify the situation.
I shared my concerns with the contractor and with Robert.

On the prior Thursday, I let the little ones kiss me on the mouth even though one was not feeling well.
I had the thought, “I don’t know if this is a good idea. I might get sick, but they are sooooo cute.”
Three incidents, seemingly harmless, yet both were fearful and not fully appreciative and joyful.
The result is vulnerability in mind, body and Spirit.

On Saturday afternoon I began to feel a virus (illness) in my body.
While I started forgiving myself for the stresses of the day, I didn’t remember my judgments until later.
Vulnerability comes from any attack on a brother or on yourself.
When you judge another, you are judging yourself.

When we love and respect ourselves, we love and respect others.
When we worry and doubt others, we worry and doubt ourselves.
When we are forgiving toward others, we are forgiving toward ourselves.
When we are impatient or resentful toward others, we imagine others will be impatient/ resentful with us.

Indeed, we become vulnerable when we are focused on the wrongs in our world.
We become vulnerable when we make others wrong or lazy or incompetent.
We become vulnerable when we push to make things right or speed up or to make up for the incompetence.
You see in judging you or anyone, I am pointing out the problem, not seeing the solution.

Wherever the problem, there is one solution = TRUST.
Wherever a judgment, there is one solution = FORGIVENESS.
Wherever a doubt, there is one answer = BELIEVE IN THE BEST.
Wherever a fear, there is one healing Agent = LOVE.

I am a willing and happy learner, when I remember I am here only to be truly helpful.
I am here only to remember LOVE and be a LOVING REMINDER.

LOVING YOU, Loving Me.
Betty Lue

I am always learning and reminding myself. Blessings to you.
And Happy Independence Day.
Remember Freedom and Trust are the Keys to Perfect Love.

Where Has The Time Gone?

When we realize that half of 2008 is now gone, we may be wondering “How?”
If time is an illusion, a creation from our mind’s need to measure and compare,
Then we ourselves are creating an experience that seems to be moving faster.
When we are living on purpose in the moment, time seems to stand still.

Have you noticed that when you are focusing with enjoyment, you lose all sense of time?
Have you noticed when you want something to last forever, you can draw it out?
Have you noticed when you are doing something important, you can a lot done in a short time?
Have you noticed you can set a goal for timely accomplishment, and time will support you?

What have you been doing with your time?
Have you ever done a time efficiency study for yourself?
Have you noticed where you spend most of your time mentally?
Have you observed how you used your non-sleeping hours?

It is probable that you lose time where you are afraid or obsessed.
It is likely that you claim time where you are inspired and appreciative.
By erasing fear with forgiveness we find it takes less time to accomplish.
By enjoying what we are doing, accomplishment is fun, safe, easy and quick.

Where we have inner conflict or opposing goals, we lose time in indecision.
Where we are in integrity mentally, physically and spiritually, the flow is open and effortless.
Time is an obvious measure of our openness and willingness to be, do and have.
Time is a way to disclose where we are not fully in alignment with our expressed goals.

When time slips away, have we lost or gained?
Are we easily being with what is, in the moment?
Or are we lost in indecision and procrastination?
Can we forgive and choose again for what is highest and best?

During this time in our evolution, it seems we are called to pay attention to what appears to be.
In this time, it appears that by being awake and aware, we can easily choose again for what we want.
By being present, we can see what we are creating and let go with our blessing to choose again.
Now in the mid point of 2008, why not celebrate what is on purpose and forgive the rest.

This is a great day to observe and choose again.
What I really want for 2008 is:
What I can do to make this year the best yet is:
What really matters to me this year is:

Loving you in this and every moment as there is only and always NOW.
Betty Lue