During my sessions of spiritual counsel I have been coming in contact with many individuals that are affected by the current economy. Some have lost their jobs; others are scrambling to keep their home. Financial disarray seems to bite at the core of their families and break the very backbone of their existence. These are tough times my friends, times that have crept up on us through the foolish action of a bunch of greedy people.  So we are all swimming in the whirl pool of uncertainty, hoping for that miracle to happen. I do feel that some hope is on its way. Hailed in by the new administration, headed by an intelligent, kind and even funny man with rather large ears and a beautiful smile.

That was the one thing that struck me about Obama. He smiled not only with his face but also them large ear’s. They sort of twitched back and forth when he reached out and touched a hand (I am only kidding). There was sincerity in his touch and a wanting in his way to bring about kindness, healing, and peace.  It was good to see the faces of people, all sorts of them, black, brown, yellow white…. Smile when he passed by. He gave a message of hope. And if he did, so can we!!!! I pray that he remains committed and humble to the mighty task ahead of him. Let our good prayers be with him during this time.  His message was simple and consistent. Let us to learn one aspect of success. Being simple and consistent through it all.

It is hard to pick up the pieces of our hearts and homes and keep moving on, but my friends we are forced to. It may be your bad judgment or the ill work of another, but the cycles of life takes us to new beginnings and new ways. If we look at these ways as entering a new dimension we will learn to focus on the emotion that you want to have

 And not on the ill luck that has befallen you.

Many of us believe that fate and luck have a great deal to do with our lives, that we don’t have much direction. It has to be all given to us. This is not true. Why is it that there are men and women that have risen from ashes and shine to day like stars in the sky?

Even in the darkest of night, their light glows with ceaseless beauty. It is simply because of the choices they made and the vision they had before them. I do believe that God’s ever helping hand was their for guidance everyday. But remember God cannot help you if all you are doing is being angry and mad and bitter inside. It is like taking the color black and adding colors to it. It will unfortunately remain black. However if you take the color white (signifying purity and good thoughts) you can add various colors and hues and you will end up with a glorious rainbow. What a contrast. What a joy!

A practical TIP

 Focus on the Job that you want to have, and not the lack of it. Injustice happens to all of us; sometimes for 3 to 4 minutes or even for several hours. But brothers and sisters we get so angry that for the next decade of our lives we hoed the vengeance; we brood about it in our minds, and carry that injustice on our shoulder. You may argue with me and say “Well Dilani’ they did me wrong and so why should I put up with it? Why should I smile? When I am mad as hell!!!!!”
Well my dear take the look at the person that harmed you. Do you see that person loosing sleep over it? Do you see them suffering for their actions? Well God in his mercy may teach them a lesson but it may be late in coming, and in the mean time you have gone to heaven and hell in your mind: so many times that now you got high blood pressure, low blood pressure, back ache, head ache ….. All the aches under the sun. Then comes the depression. I call it the -GOOD GRIEF!!!!!! (There is fun in that pun) The black doom. Dragging on your poor feet. Not wanting you to get up from the bed. Telling you the world has treated you wrong and you ain't going to deal with it no more. Then the doctor, then the pills, now you have some sort of disorder……. On and on and on. All you have to do is look out of that window, and you will see the man that did you wrong drive away in his Cadillac with not a care in the world. Well my dear it is you that is hurting. Not he. So get over it. Give it up. Rise above it. Take the Power of God and Light to your side and let the mighty one avenge your cause.

A good way to get out of the doldrums is to pick up thoughts and actions that make you happy. Learn to use some of these like chocolates on a hot summer day. Just savor the feelings that you had when you were enjoying you. Relive the feeling and think of ways to recreate them. It is not that hard. Remember you own your feelings. Not any one else. So are you going to be mad and sad, or happy and glad? May be you don’t have much to be happy about. But then you will live out your day with mediocre emotions. And what comes into your path will be just so so. Is that what you want for you? Or are you going to place a smile on your heart and a song in your soul and shake that hand of your brother and sister. Give and little love and take a little love…… think about it. For the rest is up to you ……