Imagine

For your consideration…

Wow, I never saw this coming.

I often write about not listening to the news. In the first place, I do not believe there is any unbiased news any longer. Like all media they have an underlying opinion and agenda making it impossible to be neutral and simply report the news. That is MY opinion. Also, most of the media hype we hear on a daily basis is negative. It would be impossible for me to write about HOPE on a daily basis ingesting all of the constant negativity.\

So imagine my surprise today when we are asked to do exactly that. Turn on the news, late-night shows, etc. Listen, really listen, to what they say, try to feel the underlying intention. Ugh. Any thing that is NOT positive and uplifting;

PAUSE, REWIND, MUTE, REPLAY, PUTTING POSITIVE WORDS TO THE DIALOG

Be specific. Be vivid. Imagination is the first step to creation.

Yes, turn their words around on them and make them say words that are uplifting, kind, helping, optimistic, etc. In other words, imagine the world we would like to see and then begin to create it. We do have power. We are never powerless. We can always do something. It is time we used our power to create the world we want to see.

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take…

-Affirm…“I am loved.”

-Meditate/pray…ask…”What is my next step for my highest good and the highest good of all?”

-Drink lots of water.

-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths.

-Use our imagination to energize our power.

What made me smile yesterday…

-A beautiful day.

-Vicki, Julie, Jody, and I went to see the Van Gogh exhibit. It was fabulous.

-Lunch was at Fishbones in Greektown.

-Followed by ice cream from Astoria.

-After I bragged about my sweet dog, Louie, never doing anything wrong, he started picking my roma tomatoes to chew on.

Love, Blessings, and Gratitude,

Rev. Chris