“I can see peace instead of this” is one of my “well worn” prayers and a lesson from A Course In Miracles. It’s short, sweet and simple. It instantly grounds me in those
moments where life seems to come barreling out of the blue or when it isn’t
going as expected—usually the way I think it’s suppose to go! The”pause” button gets hit and I have a moment to reflect. I am faced with a choice–chaos or peace. It’s not always easy to choose peace, so I’ve made a commitment to practice peace whenever I can. Then I’m ready when “life happens”.

Traffic is a great “peace practice” starter. When held up due to construction or accidents choose peace. Put the lid on fuming, take a deep breath and say a quick prayer, express gratitude (you just received an instant break from the rat race), meditate for a moment or send a blessing to everyone on the road.

When I make a choice to see a less than perfect situation from another perspective and change my behavior or attitude around it, I’ll come out feeling more peaceful every time. Life will never come up short on chaotic moments. Isn’t it wonderful that we can change them in an instant with a few simple words? Now that’s a miracle!

Love & Miracles To You,

Maggie

Are you following your heart or is your head leading the way?

Did you know that the heart actually has a very powerful intelligence of its own?
The Institute of HeartMath www.heartmath.com has been
studying the heart and its “power” for many years and has come up with some
fascinating data. Check it out.

Most of us have been conditioned to listen to our rational mind first then once in
awhile listen to our hearts, but I see all that changing. The heart will start
to take the lead and the rational mind will follow. I have come to understand
this as “whole-heartedness”, our heart and mind working in sync.

When we listen to our heart we’re following our intuition which is another way
Spirit communicates with us. So often we miss these beautiful prompts because
our rational mind gets in the way with more practical information or doubt pops
in. Sound familiar? However, as the world evolves, we will go about our
business and personal interactions living every day listening to the guidance
of Spirit, a guidance that has its origins in love. Imagine it!

There are some things you can do now to listen to your heart more frequently,
strengthen your “intuitive muscles” and begin to trust the prompts. The
messages you receive from your heart can seem odd or impractical and you can
easily put those messages aside and follow the lead of your rational mind
instead.

The first step is to slow down. Spirit can not get through when you are going
seventy miles an hour! Be mindful, conscious, present, during all your activities
and tasks. Eat, walk and even talk more slowly, more purposefully.

You will always know that your heart is leading because you will feel good. When
making a decision be conscious of how you are feeling. Any heaviness involved
around the decision is not Spirit-lead and is your intuition saying “no”. You
can prepare by understanding how your body feels when you are happy and how it
feels when you are sad, angry, or anxious. That will create your “decision
barometer” and become the major clue for which way to go.

Following your heart will open you up to the miraculous. These are just a couple of
things you can do to get started on opening to amazing experiences in your
life. I also recommend the book The Hidden Power of the Heart by Sara Paddison. It has wonderful exercises and terrific information on opening to your heart.

Let me know how you see your life changing as you pay more attention to the
messages of your heart.

Love & Miracles To You,

Maggie

Where have your thoughts been focused lately, in love or fear?

Do you find yourself worried about money, your health or someone else’s health? These are fear thoughts and they will block miracles every time.

 Create a miracle!!  Choose to shift your perception. Turn worry into faith, hope and trust.

You are the creator of your life and your miracle is one choice away.

Love & Miracles To You,

Maggie

Consider the miracle of the mustard seed.

The tiniest of seeds becomes a thriving, flourishing tree providing shade and a home for birds.

YOU have a “mustard seed” miracle within you.

Reach for the opportunities and imagine the possibilities!

Appreciate the miracle of potential within you…

Love & Miracles To You,
Maggie

Did you realize that there is a miracle behind disappointment? It’s true. Most often when you want something or wish for something there is an expectation or attachment to the outcome.

The disappointment, of course, comes when your expectations aren’t met. The miracle comes when you learn to let go and allow the Universe to take the lead.

Let go of the attachment to the outcome, let go of having it your way and that is when what you want will manifest and most often in bigger ways than you could ever imagine!

Miracles, sometimes the Universe hides them in the most unusual places…

Love & Miracles To You,
Maggie

About two months ago a woman named Mona approached me at a networking event and suggested that we might work together to create a program for women. She has been rescuing and adopting Mustangs for over thirty years and has thirty-two of these beauties on her ranch. She invited me to come and observe her current women’s group to get ideas for another one.

I was awed as the women confidently groomed and guided these huge sleek beauties around the arena in formations. After two hours I decided that observation was eye-opening, but I wanted more. I wanted to experience first hand this connection that the women were creating with these majestic beasts. I asked Mona if I could come back the following week and have my own horse.

Now I’ll say here that I have not had a lot of experience with horses and have not even been near one in over twenty years. However, my curiosity and excitement overrode any anxiety, I thought…

After the grooming which went exceptionally well, Mona had us walk the horses around the arena stopping and starting them using only body language, no words. (I want to add here that these Mustangs can not be ridden yet, but our interaction with them is the training ground for this next step.) She instructed us to stop the horse, stand about five feet directly in front of it with the lead rope held taut. Then we were to stare at one of the hooves and without words wait for the horse to move forward using the hoof we were staring at. It took a few tries, but when Porsha finally moved I let out a gasp that could be heard around the arena—a miracle!

However, the real miracle was something I’ve been practicing for several years with humans and never connected it to animals. The miracle was realizing that when Porsha didn’t do what I wanted her to do, it wasn’t about the horse, but about me. It was my own energy of insecurity, my lack of confidence that the horse was sensing. I couldn’t blame the horse. Porsha moved forward when she sensed my confidence.

We have been so conditioned to look outside of ourselves (blame) when something isn’t going right. This is a beautiful example of “look within first for the answers”. When we are calm, confident and coming from a higher level energy that is where our power truly lies. Fear and worry will take us in one direction and love and peacefulness will take us in another.

Choose to find peace and confidence within first which will change your outer experience then you’ll receive your miracle.

Love & Miracles To You,
Maggie

Searching for a four-leaf clover can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, as you comb the grass your thoughts are not on what’s impossible, but rather on what’s possible. Your intention is clear, you can see it in your mind’s eye. Then eureka! There it is, right before you, a beautiful, green four-leaf beauty!

Miracles are born when you look beyond what seem to be impossible circumstances.

Believe that anything is possible today!

Love & Miracles To You,
Maggie

Trees, joyfully sprouting new growth in spring, enthusiastically blossoming into fullness during summer, eagerly changing color in fall releasing their masterpieces to the earth and peacefully resting in winter.

 Trees claim their abundance, let go with ease and know when to rest.

 Trees, a true miracle of nature, hug one today.

 Did you know that you are made up of the same stuff as trees?

Love & Miracles To You,

Maggie