End 2006 with Honorable Closure

How do we close the year gone by?

• With Forgiveness of our regrets and disappointments.
• With acknowledgement for what we have learned and taught.
• With appreciation for what we have given and received.
• With validation for what we have accomplished.
• With blessing for what is released, finished and completed.
• With our gratitude for having been present with the Best we knew.

And how do we begin the year to come?

• With quiet inner listening for what is to be.
• With enthusiasm about the vision we hold.
• With commitment to the priorities we set.
• With support for what we hope to accomplish.
• With appreciation for our willingness to go for it.
• With trust in our God, our Source and our inner spirit.
• With freedom to be happy and on purpose.

And how to we spend the day?

• With consciousness of our value in simply being present.
• With appreciation for showing up and being aware.
• With willingness to handle, heal and learn from our feelings.
• With choice to take impeccable care of ourselves.
• With honesty about our Higher Truth and inner calling.
• With respect for our Selves, our Source and all those we encounter.
• With acceptance of what is here now, fully responding with Love.
• With commitment to give our very Best in everyone.

By now you are aware, my life is based on serving the Highest Good for the One We are.
No one is special, or for the egos who resist, "All are equally special in the sight of God."

Every one of us is here for a holy and healing purpose.
Each one of us can easily awaken to our value when we know it is safe to be the Love we are.
Each one of us is willing to share the Truth we know, when we feel appreciated for our inner Light. Begin with yourself.
Write the Truth you hear when you listen in stillness.
There is no sin.
All mistakes are experiences we have judged.
The only mistake we ever make is when we forget to Love.
All upsets are wakeup calls to look again.
All judgments are a call for Love.
The time is now to let go and let the Good in You be known, loved and given to your world.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Time to Forgive

Life is for giving!
When we are giving the gift of our Love, we are living Love!
When we are contributing our joy, we are happy!
When we are offering are peace, we are peaceful!

When we forget to give, we are in stuck.
When we are stuck and not giving ouselves, we experience pain and dis-ease.
When we are withholding the Love we are, because we fear or judge, we cannot see clearly.
When we are unhappy and in conflict, we offer confusion, distortion and upset.

Life is for giving.
Dump the toxic material in the toilet of life.
Do not puke or poop on others or on yourself or God, but let it go with ease and gratitude.
Clear the way to be giving only the highest and best by letting go of the rest.

Life is for giving.
It is in giving ourselves fully that we really recognize the Gift we are.
When we are withholding, defending or resisting Loving, we experience of lack, littleness and limitation. In the experience of lack, littleness and limitation, we are afraid, separate and disconnected from Source.

It is fun, safe and easy to forgive.
It is fun, safe and easy to Give.
It is fun, safe and easy to Love.
It is fun, safe and easy to receive Love.

Life is fun, safe and easy when we are willing to undo and release what is un true.
Life is abundant, magnificent and miraculous when we let go of our fear of Loving.
Life is Spirit-guided, inspired and inspiring when we live the Love we are.
Life is joyful, loving and peace-filled when we freely express the Highest and Best we know.

Let us commend ourselves to Spirit and commit ourselves to Love.
We are the Ones to remember Love is our Natural State, the reason for our Being Here.
When we are living our Purpose and giving our Best to everyone always, we are whole and happy.
Life is for giving. Let's go for it Now!

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Relax and Let Go

Someone asked if I was having a relaxing and restful holiday this year.
I thought you might like to know how a peaceful and loving spirit-guided me experiences the holidays.
Just for a little piece of my everyday peace.

This holiday has been event-filled. My 85 year old mother has been with us for the last 11 days. It is a blessings that she is not only very well, but happy and fulfilled in her rich life of service in Asheville, NC. We have spent almost seven full days with family, either in their home, (Fresno, Petaluma, Alameda) or ours in Pleasant Hill, plus several days of inspiration at the spiritual center in Alameda, Friday Fellowship in Pleasant Hill and caroling locally on Christmas Eve and attending a candlelight service at our local Unitarian Church, which of which Mom is a member in Asheville.

Pumpkin, apple and chocolate Pies and my special sour cream coffee cake, all from scratch, turkey and homemade stuffing, salads and veggies, and much more, since I totally love to cook (a meditation for me.) Beautiful music, lots of card games (hand and foot is a family tradition), three movies (Pursuit of Happiness (GREAT), Nativity Story (Good), and Who Killed the Electric Car? (Ugh, hard truth to get, but we have a fabulous Prius so that helps!) and Monk (Mom's favorite). Still with all that everyday loving reminders, several emergencies and lots of appreciation and good news too! When viewed rightly everything can be seen as a blessing.

As we near the New Year, I am reevaluating the year gone by, taking note of all the accomplishments, gifts of learning and blessed events. I am forgiving, where I have over-given or under-appreciated what has been. I am giving thanks for the Spirit of Good that lives in me and through me. I am so honored to be available to share, as I receive and teach what I am learning, remind everyone of what I am here to remember. This is especially a time to choose wisely the direction of my next days and years, by letting go of those things, people and thoughts which hinder the full free expression of God and Good within me. Where I am critical, doubtful or fearful, I am called to either change my attitude or forgive and choose again. God, the Infinite Source of Power, Presence and Love, wants us all happy and free. So I choose happiness and freedom, trusting only and always in the Love I Am.

May this be the gift you give yourself this New Year's as well.

Loving and reminding us all as One,
Betty Lue

All Are Special

Holidays seem to be a time of friends and family, those nearest and dearest to us.
Holidays seem to be the time of forgotten memories emerging from the archives of the past.
Nearing the end of 2006, we may need to sort through inner photos and let go of those unhappy ones.
So much of life is spent on remaking what didn't work, instead of simply moving on.

Every relationship is a holy and healing encounter.
Every being holds an opportunity to find more love.
Every holiday is a time to renew the holiness within.
When we reclaim our holiness, we can begin anew.

With those near or far, known or unknown, simply send them the message of their wholeness.
With those experiences in history, bless them for revealing the places of needed healing and love.
With those encounters that seem less than perfect, simply return with your own spiritual paint brush.
White out with forgiveness and paint in the profound love and respect love holds for all beings.

Life is our opportunity to choose the paintings we wish to live with.
Those who are attached to everything, find their inner walls cluttered with meaningless mistakes.
Those who let go with ease and gratitude, find their inner field sparkling with the highest and best.
Those who are confused about their worth may even see what is received as reflecting their value.

Take time to release from your inner gallery anything that does not please you and lift your spirits.
Take time to clean out the storehouse of your mind what brings dark feelings of fear and guilt.
Take time to say "NO" to all unwanted clutter of limiting beliefs, mistaken choices and dark deeds.
Take time to expunge from your spiritual history whatever was limited, lacking and belittling.

Love yourself into the New Year.
Trust your spirit-guided and Love-based choices.
Free your Whole and Holy Self to live abundantly with joy and gratitude.
Love Your Self Well today.

Loving you and Me for the special creative and unlimited Beings we are.
Betty Lue

Quiet time

This is a quiet week for many.

This is time to reflect on the year gone by.
Time to let go with forgiveness everything that does not serve you.
Time to appreciate the lessons learned, gfts given and received.
Time to honor the blessings of your life as it is right now.

When we give ourselves stillness, it is for listening within.
When we give ourselves quiet, it is time for prayer and praise.
When we give ourselves alone time, it is for valuing our whole life.
You are a gift and life reflects the gift you give in being fully alive.

Forgive and let go.
Forgive and undo.
Forgive and release whatever is not true.
Forgive and learn to receive what is valuable and erase the valueless.

Appreciate and celebrate.
Give thanks for the blessings you have.
Give thanks for the blessing you are.
Give thanks for the willingness to live life abundantly.

Breathe and envision your future.
Breathe and fill yourself with inspiration.
Breathe and open to the infinite.
Breathe and listen to your inner guidance.

Life is forgiving and you are the gift.
It is in giving the gift of yourself that you realize the gift you are.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Learning

Where I learn, I celebrate.
Where I resist, I hurt myself.

This life really is a university.
There is always learning going on.
Where we are attached, protective, fearful or judging, we feel upset.

Just when I think I know what the world will do with my gifts, I am surprised.
Everyone feels blessed by the gifts I give. (Good affirmation to heal and clear.)
The gifts I refer to are not material, but are gifts of Spirit. (Happy labor in birthing new ideas and vision, positive labor in clearing, cleaning and renewal, inspired labor in inviting, encouraging and blessing.)

Why does the world fear Love?
Why do people judge what is given with Joy?
Why does humanity resist change?
Why do folks fear new growth, adventure and the unknown?

To better understand, I begin with myself…
What allows me to enjoy, trust and even look forward to new beginnings?
I embrace the unknown…
I am certain God is present in all things created in Love, by Love for the purpose of Loving.

Then I ask, how might I be different than those who resist and resent?
Many others seem to fear the unknown….
They seem to doubt and distrust the Presence of Good in what is given and created by Love and Joy.
They seem to resist and resent the giver, the gift and the experience of receiving what is given.

Then I look deeper.
What is the reason for doubt, distrust, resistance and resentment? For making the Good seem bad?
When anyone feels guilt for any reason (self judgment, comparison, withholding love, blame or shame), they either criticize the giver or withdraw their own gifts of Love.
When others feel guilty or less than, they may seek to diminish the other rather than lift themselves.

So what can I do?
This is always the final and best question to ask myself!!!!
I can stop letting anyone's lack of love hurt me (personal self or little girl inside)
I can forgive myself for letting other's fears stop me in any way.
I can forgive our world for teaching that change is dangerous, difficult, or bad.
I can replace fear thoughts with love thoughts, dark thoughts with light thoughts.
I can extend love and peace where there appears to be a lack of love and peace.

I am grateful for this loving reminder of how to respond always with Love,
Betty Lue

Kona Coast, Hawaii Spring Retreat
March 25-28 "Living On Purpose" with Betty Lue and Robert
This would be a great gift to give yourself this year. Another retreat with us in July as well!
Life changing, fun, safe and easy with lots of loving, laughing and learning.

Christmas Blessings

My sincere wish for all of us is that we forgive what is not Love and awaken to the Love within.
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In condemnation, we are stuck.
In Innocence, we are free.
In fear, we are diminished.
In Love, we are magnified.
In regret, we are self-concerned.
In Joy, we are selfless givers.
In conflict, we are restrained.
In Peace, we are unlimited.
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Each child is a holy child.
Each child's Love can awaken us All.
Each child's gifts are precious.
Each child's expression must be encouraged.
Each child lives in everyone.
Each child's Peace can bring Peace to our world.

From simple and humble beginnings the Great Ones have come to teach us the riches lie within us All.
From those willing to release the past and Love in the Present, we find our way to Goodness and Light.
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May you love, appreciate and enjoy the Innocent Child within You and EveryOne.
May you know the Peace of God this day.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Here is one Innocent child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in the lap of his 85 year old Great Grandmother. (my Mom).

My Christmas Prayer

Dear One and All,
Christian, Buddhist, Pagan, Atheist, Sufi, Jew, Moslem, Hindu and whatever else you may call your faith.

By whatever name or path we come together, every encounter is holy.
Whatever excuse we use to engage in dialogue, celebration, or even arguments, all encounters are holy.
However we say prayers of gratitude, forgiveness, request or just plain crying out, our words are holy.
Whomever we see as brother, friend or foe, the family of man is holy.

Holy is another word for whole, good and beautiful.
Holy is the way we see through the woundedness of history to the holiness inside all.
Holy is the password to healing. As we love, we heal. As we reveal, we heal.
In our healing, we see all are created whole and holy.

My prayer for us is that we let go of our apparent differences and see our oneness.
We are united in our divinity and humanity.
We are here to heal our fearful perceptions.
We are called to remember forgiving corrections.

As we stop seeing our differences, we can claim:
United we stand, divided we fall.
Forgiveness heals anything and everything.
Our history does not define our future.

I know we all see safety and security for our children.
I know we all want to belong and contribute.
I know we all want to love and be loved.
I know we all want freedom to express and care.

This is enough for me to know, we are brothers and sisters.
Young and old, rich and poor, simple and sophisticated…Underneath the apparent surface differences there is One call to fully and freely be who we are here to be.

May this season symbolize the birth, the new beginning of a conscious recognition that humanity is all seeking the same Peace, the same Love, the same inner Joy and the same Freedom to be.

I am loving you with a heart that is True B'Lue,
Betty Lue
Wishing you a wonderful holiday of inner quiet and outer appreciation.

These two little 19 month old girls are learning to share the joys of working and playing together.
Everything we do is so much easier when there are two or more of us.
If they can learn to work together, even with laughter and the tears of frustration, so can we.

Peace on Earth

Peace on Earth begins with Peace in me.
So I am laying down to breathe, reflect, rest body and mind.
Here it is two hours before family arrives and I am called to rest for 20 minutes or so.

What is it that is my real gift?
The Peace of God.
The Peace that is a quiet mind.
The Peace that is my inheritance.
The Piece of God that I AM.
The Peace that brings hope and joy.
The Peace that follows forgiveness.
The Peace that awakens us to gratitude.
The Peace that make us feel safe and secure.
The Peace that gives us understanding.
The Peace that reminds me there is only Love.
The Peace that heals.
The Peace that we are here to reclaim.

May I remember today and in every gathering to represent the Peace of God I AM.
May is give myself to Love and give the Piece of God I have been given to Live.
May we, you and I be united in this simple offering to the Light and Love within each one.
I am loving you,
Betty Lue

Spirit of the Season

Remember:
Everything you think, say and do is teaching everyone everywhere.

Ask yourself:
Is my life an example of what I want my world to be learning?
Is my life representing the spirit of Love in which I believe?
Is my life inspiring me to live abundantly, speak gratefully and act joyfully?

We are the LIGHT of the World.
This is our only function.
We represent the Love of God and God's Goodness.
This is our true calling.

Family
Everyone is welcome in our spiritual family.
Christmas
This season is an opportunity to reclaim our natural innocence and inner joy.
Winter Solstice
With the dark and the cold, we can rekindle the light and the warmth inside.
Presents
The true gifts remain how we love, appreciate and care for one another.
Nativity Story
A miracle of Love, faith and courage to remind us how much we are loved by God.
Singing
Singing invites togetherness, breathing and inspiration to lift our minds and open our hearts.
Giving
Remembering those who have been forgotten is a spiritual remembering "all are precious."
Feasting and Festivities
Celebrate with moderation in all things to respect those who have nothing. Be grateful.
Self Care for Over-givers
Take time to be still and listen, be grateful you are able and receive the gifts you give.
Self Care for the Lonely and Depressed
Reach out to others who have greater needs than you by phone, card, or visit. Help someone else.
Forgiveness
This is the greatest healer for our world of illness, suffering and fear. Forgive yourself and your past.
New Year Preparation
To be ready for a new beginning let go of everything that is not wholly helpful and truly loving.
Letting Go
Release all stuff, all emotional baggage and all memories that are not inspiring and life-giving.

Life is a gift we can receive gratefully, give joyfully and live lovingly.
Betty Lue

Why Resist Christmas?

Saw the Nativity Story yesterday….Very well done and as true to the original story as they could know.
Read the piece written below by an astrologer…clarifying his position on Jesus.
Learned some fundamental Christians are teaching no Santa Claus for children. I still believe!!
Am contemplating and writing my Christmas Eve talk for Sunday morning service.
I will be reading The Littlest Angel, written in the 40's and read by me every year at least once.
And noticing that I am recovering from a cold/cough and exploring the "giving with resistance" factor,
I have some thoughts for me (and You!).

When you want to sleep you turn away from or turn off the lights.
When you don't want to hear, you may plug your ears, wince or growl at the noisemaker.
When you feel bad about not giving, you may resist receiving or compete in over-giving.
When you feel guilty about negative thinking, words or actions, you may criticize the givers.
When you feel lacking, limited or inadequate, you may withdraw, sulk and resent what is given.
This time of year can and will bring up all kinds of yucky thoughts, beliefs and experiences.

Christmas is a time of joy.
If you are the "bah humbug" type, you may try to squelch others' enthusiasm.
Christmas is a time of Love.
If you fear love, afraid to give and receive love, you may try to deny and negate the one loving you.
Christmas is a time of peace.
If you are conflicted about what to believe and practice, you may get stressed, argue and be angry.

Christmas is a time for you to give birth to the Real You, the natural innocence within.
Christmas is a time for you to remember the Love you Are, and to shine it like a star.
Christmas is a time for you to experience the joy of giving unconditionally, to share the Love you feel.
Christmas is a the remembering of natural joy, innocent love and the Peace (piece) of God You Are.

When you realize you are resisting your own birth, you can relax and be gentle with your Labor.
When you recognize you are turning away from de Light, you can polish your Light with Joy.
When you notice others' stress and fear and resistance, you can and will Love them anyway.
Nothing you can do can change Eternal LOVE….Always and forever true about you and All.

There are no solutions…just patience, balance, trust and freedom.

Love the ones you are with…Yourself, your pets and plants, your memories, your creations, your neighbors, your teachers, your students, your critters outside, your music, your family and friends.
Happy Holidays and let the labor commence. Abundant life happens when we stop resisting.

Loving you,
Betty Lue


By astrologer Rob Brezny
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS

Fundamentalist Christians send me hate mail. Religious zealots in ten
cities have banned one of my books. Along with meditation, yoga, and sex
for fun, the Vatican has declared astrology, one of my occupations, to be
dangerous to your spiritual health.

All of these haters would be shocked if they learned that Jesus Christ is
one of the Main High Dudes in my pantheon of gods. They seem to believe
that people like me -- goddess-worshiping tantric sufi Qabalist Buddhist
pagans who hang around with zen trickster witches and espouse a
socialist libertarian political philosophy -- couldn't possibly have an
intimate relationship with the cosmic hero they claim to own. They must
think they have commandeered the trademark of one of the sweetest
avatars in history!

But I do have an intimate relationship with Jesus. How could I not? He was
a champion of women's rights, a threat to the established political order,
and a radical spiritual activist who worked outside religious institutions.
The dude owned nothing and was a passionate advocate for the poor and
underprivileged. He was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and war.
Besides that, he was a master of love and he devoted his life to serving
the Divine Intelligence. I want to be like him when I grow up!

"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle," he said,
"than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." That's a pretty
clear statement of his position towards rightwing accumulators of
property and wealth.

"Love your enemies," he said, "do good to those who hate you, bless
those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." How any
militarist promoting global arms sales and pre-emptive war could claim an
affinity with Jesus is incomprehensible.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Winter Darkness

Note: My Winter Newsletter is now available. (See menu bar to the left.)

Does this time of cold and dark bring depression or enlightenment?
Do you brood or feel gratitude?
Are you reflecting on the past or envisioning things to come?
Are you finding fault or gaining favor?
Do you reflect with resentment and guilt or with forgiveness and appreciation?
Each moment offers choice in how we use the day: to extend love and buy into fear?

Let's begin with practical possibilities!
When your mind feels, dark, dull, conflicted and confused, fill it with light.
A mind full of light sees only light, reflects light and radiates light to other minds.

Ways to fill your mind with light.
Close your eyes and let sunlight (or lamplight) shine on your forehead for 1-2 minutes.
Breathe fully and freely. (Fearful thoughts and judgments cause us to hold our breath.)
Take time to focus on those ideas, sounds and sights that bring inspiration and joy to mind.
Create something beautiful, inspiring and healthy. (painting, thank you note, meal, craft)
Find someone who needs your kind of loving, listening, and care for them with all your heart.
Watch, read and listen only to good news, movies and music.
Spend time with children, seeing the world of wonder through their eyes.
Contemplate the meaning of your life: what you have learned, given, created and enjoyed.
Plan at least one special adventure (something you have never done) to be taken in the coming year.
Make a list of simple experiences you want to have and give in the next twelve months.
Write a letter of forgiveness to someone from whom you have separated in your lifetime.
Talk to yourself in the mirror about how much you love you.
Find something to make you laugh everyday. There is now laugh therapy. 10 minutes daily......

Literally our job is to clean out the dark and negative archived files in our minds.
We have a responsibility to ourselves and future generations to develop the habit of cleaning the clutter.
We can do the work by making time daily to do our own inventory and choosing again.
Forgiveness is the cosmic eraser and what remains is the Love in which and for which we are created.
Light up your life with Love!

Reminding you to love all by loving you, as we together clear out everything unlike Love,
Betty Lue

Thank you for joining me on this spiritual journey.
Thank you for receiving my gifts with respect and gratitude.
Thank You for supporting us all with your prayers and your contribution.
Thank you for your love and for giving your positive energy to what you value.
Thank you for knowing that we are all in this together.
Thank you for healing, transforming and co-creating our experience of this world.
Thank you for enjoying what is given with joyful appreciation for the Good of all.

What Is True?

What we believe we make true for ourselves.
What we believe we are teaching others is true by our belief.
Our joy is to believe only those things which are good and wholesome and beautiful.
Our work is to forgive and erase those things which appear bad, unhealthy and negative.

"By their faith they will be healed."
Life is the opportunity to remember what we have forgotten.
Life is the experience we have given ourselves to atune with our spiritual nature.
Life is the opening of mind and heart to listen and follow Spirit within.

While it may appear we are victims of our circumstances or relationships, they are teaching devices.
We are here to remember, learn and teach what is wholly good and wholly loving.

We may let the darkness teach us to be dark, rather than bring our light to the darkness.
We may let fear teach us to be afraid rather than call in the love within from our spiritual Self.
We may let limitations teach us to be limited rather than choose for freedom of belief.
We may let apparent lack teach us to believe in poverty rather than be grateful for our Abundance.

Every circumstance is an opportunity to see it with judgmental 'endarkened' filters or see it differently.
The same circumstance can be perceived and received as curse or blessing, problem or solution.
What we do with life is our learning experience.
Knowing when to "hold 'em, fold 'em, raise 'em or laugh"…is our choice.

In this time of long nights and short days, we are given the option to stay in the dark,
wait for the dawn, or simply listen within and live as the Love and Light we are.

My prayer for us all in this season is to believe in our reason for being here now.
My prayer for us all in this time in history is to consistently live our purpose.
My prayer for us all in our own place in being is to give ourselves the respect we deserve.
My prayer for us all in this moment is to love yourself well and share your love with all others.

We are here to create a world of teaching and learning, giving and receiving the Love We Are.
Loving you,
Betty Lue

Holiday Season

Whatever your reasoning, this is the season of busy shoppers, kids needing something fun to do, lots of last minute urgency and over-spending and over-eating for most folks.

You could do it differently than most folks….
Spend less on gifts and give more in appreciation.
Focus on where you can give and not on what you will get.
Set an inspiring intention for each gathering of the holidays and follow through.
Give your attention to each individual you meet, family, friends and strangers.
Simplify your diet, your home, your activities.
Take time each day to practice something inspirational.
Each evening before falling asleep, give thanks for all the blessings of the day.
Choose one unhealthy habit to stop or minimize.
Start your new healthy lifestyle during the week after Christmas, rather than in the New Year.
Take a true vacation day, doing nothing except what pleases you and gives you joy.

Everyday is an opportunity to begin again.
Where you fail to meet your goals, simply forgive any judgment and choose again.
Perseverance always succeeds.

Life is a process of doing what is true and undoing what is false.
Life is the exploration of discovering what is meaningful and letting go of what is meaningless.
Life is a university of Truth to learning, remembering and teaching what is True and Real for you.
Life is yours and mine to use for our Holy, healing and healthy purposes.

Let it be our everyday Homework to practice, practice, and practice!!

Blessings to one and all,
Betty Lue

The Light Is In You Now!

The joy of your innocence shines through, when you have forgiven and wholly loved you.
We may be like garbage collectors who have forgotten to take it to the dump.
We may be like "Pigpen", collecting the negativity in the world and forgetting to take a shower.
We may be an empathy who takes on others' pain to heal it in ourselves.
We may be self medicating with numbing substances to hide the inner fears and suffering.

Whatever may be the dim paths we have tried, nothing can erase the Light inside.

Look within to see what is there.
Where you find clutter, clean it out and get clear.
See what you have judged in dark corners of your mind.
When you have forgiven, only Light will you find.

The only mistake we ever make, is when we forget to Love.
The only correction we need to do is stop withholding the Love we are.
So we can be honest and true.

In Love we are created,
By the Love of God.
Love is our life work,
The path on which we trod.

Love is our guide.
It will set us free.
Love brings healing laughter.
In love we're meant to be.

Sounds simple, but it is true.
In love we need to live.
It will always light our way.

Loving you on this and ever holy day,
Betty Lue

Go to my web site for holiday and 2007 schedule of events.
www.lovingreminders.org
www.creativesolutionscoaching.org
www.Thehomeoftruth.org
Or call my voicemail at 800-919-2392

Every child deserve to be loved and adored like this.

Sage and Simple

At the wedding reception an elderly gentleman offered this simple advice:
"If you are wrong, admit it. If you are right, shut up!"
This will save relationships, stop fighting and create an environment of love and understanding.

The human ego tries to defend, protect and excuse itself when wrong.

Rather than admit error, ignorance and wrong-doing, the fear-based personality often accuses, justifies or blames someone else.
The most effective way to correct relationship stresses is to acknowledge within oneself:
"I feel…..…I want…….. And I am willing to change this in myself…….."

The least effective way to affect change in another is to blame, accuse, punish and make the other feel guilty.
Guilt intimidates, interferes with conscious choice and sets up a repeating pattern

Therefore when we interact and want change, healing and transformation, give the space and mirror of loving kindness with silence.
This allows the other to see and hear themselves without interference.
In this silence there is opportunity to forgive oneself and choose again.

Loving you in the simple way today.
Betty Lue

I will be emailing and posting our calendars of events both in Alameda, Pleasant Hill and travels to NC, MI and HI in 2007.
Let me know if you wish a hard copy via US mail!!

Each Day That You Forgive

"Each day that you forgive, the effects of all the world's mistakes are melted as snow into a burning fire. No more guilt, no more karma, no more fear of what may be. For you have met yourself and declared your innocence, and all that follows is as natural as God.

No more birth, nor old death; these were just ideas. If you should come again to help a few more to find the way, so be it; but you are not a body, you are love, and it matters not where love appears to be. For being love, it cannot be wrong. The day will come when pain is impossible, love is everywhere and truth is all there is. You've longed for this forever, often silently and without knowing it. The knowledge of what you are is more certain now, and love has forgotten no one.

The day will come when the world will sing the song of spirit instead of weeping tones that hide the voice for truth. The day will come when there is nothing left to forgive, and celebration with your sisters and brothers is in order.

And then the day will come when there is no more need for days. And you will live as one forever in the holiness of your immortal reality."
(sounds like ACIM . Sent to me by a friend.)

If you attune to these words, soak them up and let them play through your life like the lyrics of the great tabernacle choir. You are all this and more. In you, the Son shines forever and ever without end.

If you do not attune to these words, know this…….
In the greatest darkness, a light must come to show the way.
In times of trial and tribulation, a song must be sung that will awaken the hope of the people.
In times of suffering and sacrifice, someone must prepare a great feast in which all will remember the abundance of Goodness that is theirs.
In times of forgetting, we can be the voice of remembering.
So let it be said, you are that light.
You are the song.
You are the preparer of the feast and the one who remembers.

This is your time.
Be glad you are here to be the One.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Prayers of the Heart

It is not your words that are received and believed, but the prayer of your heart.
Words are simply symbols of symbols, our best representation of our thoughts.
Our heart is expressing its desire for an experience of more love and joy, peace and harmony.
Our ego may be seeking to control the specific outcome, getting more of something for ourselves.

When we are conflicted wanting this and wanting that, we are affirming some of both.
Contradiction in our desires often cancels out results or generates mixed results.
"I want change, but I don't want the uncertainty of changes or to control the changes."
"I want this, unless it causes that…."
Yes, but …what about this…"

It is essential that we recognize when our desire is an avoidance of pain, lack or limitation.
Within the prayer of defensiveness is the experience that we seek to avoid, thus affirming its reality.
The Truth "What you resist, persists", recognizes our creative power to create what we don't want.
When we seek to prevent an experience, our mind pictures that experience we seek to avoid.

Thus prayers of the heart come from a forgiving mind, clear of fear and anger, hurt and defensiveness.
Prayers of the heart come with an enlightened mind which hold no judgments, doubts and uncertainty.
When the mind is quiet, open and receptive, we hear and receive the guidance of Spirit within ourselves.
When we have forgiven our past and are fully present, we can affirm what is True and Whole and Loving.

"My mind automatically erases everything that is no wholly True and Loving."
"I now receive the word of God and Goodness throughout my day.
"Everything I receive, I give and it returns to me multiplied in Goodness and in Peace."
"My life works as I give it to God and the Abundant Love and Wholeness that is my inheritance."

Prayers of the heart need no words.
Prayers of the heart are filled with freedom, faith and Joy.
Prayers of the heart seek only to give a world of Love and Light to All.
Prayers of the heart sing with gratitude for what is, was and always shall be.

Love God and goodness with all your heart, all your mind and all your life…
And that Goodness and Godness shall be yours always in all ways.

Blessed be all creation. The blessings already are.
Betty Lue

It's a Good Day!

Make this a every day good for you.
Be giving yourself a Good and Godly Day, you will be gifting all others as well.
Choose the best thoughts filled with love and gratitude.
Choose the best words filled with respect and trust.
Choose the best activities filled with joy-filled creativity.
And you will know the perfect happiness that comes from inner peace.

Life is forgiving and you are the gift.
Wrap yourself in beautiful wrapping paper.
Wear you joy with dignity and self respect.
Polish your gift of Self so you shine bright in a world often dimmed.
Share your inner beauty with the realization that is ti God shining through.

By revealing the Love in you, you are a living Loving Reminder of what awaits everyone.
It is only in refusing the Gifts within us that we cannot freely give them to our world.
It is by feeling guilty and withholding our love that we become sick with despair.
It is with total forgiveness of all errors, past, present and to come that we receive what is ours.

Forgive and remember your wholeness.
Forgive and turn up your inner light.
Forgive and freely share the Love You Are.
Now it the time and You are the One.

Loving you,
Betty Lue

Nothing to Do

When there is nothing you can do, what can you do?
Pray. Affirm. Bless. Forgive. Choose. Appreciate.

Pray for the inner knowing to respond with Love.
Pray for the inner healing to see what is whole.
Pray for willingness to forgive and trust.
Pray for the faith to know all is well.

Affirm that all are healing and awakening
Affirm there is a Power greater than ourselves.
Affirm we are all in this together.
Affirm that all we give we receive.

Bless everyone and everything.
Bless the experience from which you are learning.
Bless the opportunity to heal and awaken.
Bless your willingness to be present in Love.

Forgive any blocks to your awareness of Love.
Forgive all judgments fears and failures.
Forgive your misperceptions of error and sin.
Forgive your world for teaching you falsely.

Choose Love no matter what.
Choose freedom from fear.
Choose proactive responses.
Choose to honor and respect everyone's journey.

Appreciate your willingness.
Appreciate your spiritual reSourcefulness.
Appreciate the learning and growth.
Appreciate the opportunity to strengthen your faith.

Even when we cannot "DO", we can do something.

Loving you in being spiritually powerful,
Betty Lue