Daily Practical Mystic™ Tip for Monday, February 8, 2010:
It is ok to say “No.” It doesn’t make you weak or less than perfect.  Put yourself first!
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A Prayer for Haiti
By Amina McIntyre
French Translation by Shaiema Joseph
Kreyòl Translation by Marckel M. Lubin
Almighty Creator,
whose love knows no limits,
bless your children in the land of high mountains
in the midst of your own new creations
that they be comforted and filled with your daily bread;
soothe the fears of their diasporic families dispersed throughout the world
that they find peace from anguish of the unknown and grief from loss;
encourage those who offer aid from the land, air and sea
that we have strength through unity;
and preserve the Haitian culture
that, like a butterfly, it is …

While there is the old adage, “The road to hell was paved with good intentions,” I, for one, am a big fan of intent.
It is true, sometimes we miss the mark or we just don’t land where we would have liked to. Still the energy of honest good intent never goes completely astray.  A “good faith” heart-driven action trumps an ego-driven motivation, for me at least, any day!
In her book, Toltec Wisdom, Sheri A. Rosenthal describes intent as “the force that life uses to move and propel everything forward in …

As the New Year approaches, many of us contemplate new beginnings and ask meaningful questions like: “Who am I?”,  “Am I doing all I want with my life?”, and “Am I fully expressing my purpose?” During this time of reassessment and re-commitment to the higher expression of life, we may realize that recycled solutions of the past do not serve us. So, instead of renewing the old list of things we would like to achieve or gain, we set an intention to embody attributes that sing to our higher ideals.
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It doesn’t matter where we’re from or where we are right now, we all know someone who,  no matter how hard they work or how many times they change jobs or careers, just can’t seem to break above that level of just getting by.  They are unable to break the financial chain that is holding them captive and keep them from living their dreams.  They can’t seem to ever get ahead, always in that cycle of the day to day, week to week, and month to month fight of staying …

For those of you who value the combined power of body, mind, and spirit the Vision Board is a perfect addition to your spiritual and life-planning tool-kit. A Vision Board is a visual map for designing your best possible future in all aspects of your life ranging from business and creating multiple income streams to romance, to family, to health, and well-being.
As old as cavemen!
As many of you know, Vision Boards are also known as “dream boards”, “wish boards”, “Treasure maps”, “Life Collage”, “Wisdom Collage”, and “Life Wheels”.  But what …

Last month, the NCAA gave out the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman Trophy recognizes a college football player’s performance for being outstanding. This is not a small task. In everything that we do, we should try to do our best. Some would say that we should also do it with excellence. Webster defines excellence as “the quality of being outstanding or extremely good” and integrity as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.”  It is safe to say that if you win the Heisman you have some special …

Anyone who knows me knows that Dr. Liara Covert is one of my favorite authors.  She has moved me to tears, changed my thinking, and made me leap for joy simply by reading the words she writes so eloquently from her heart.  Her words are conceptual, applicable, and worthy of contemplation. Her voice, while consuming and strong, are at the core filled with TRUTH. It is this core foundation of truth that has prompted my own deeper connection with the guru within and heightened of awareness to the magic of …

As you prepare for the new year, there is something I want you to take under consideration: Don’t compromise!  Have the things you want and don’t settle for less.  When you choose to compromise, you choose to accept things that are less than what you desire. Have you ever made a decision about something knowing that it was not the decision that you wanted to make. Say that you were at the store and they were out of Dr. Pepper, so you bought a Fanta instead, even though you dislike …