For Sunday July 28th, 2024

Hello to one and all. Maslow's 'Hierarchy of Needs' is depicted as a triangle with five levels through which a person progresses to the top; biological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualisation. But it is incomplete. In reality there is another mirror-image triangle balanced atop of it. The five stages in the bottom triangle depict psychological development and are inwardly focused, for personal growth. Upon reaching self-actualisation the person becomes more outwardly focused, striving to create those same levels of personal growth for others.

It looks like a balancing act, but the results are magic.

May we sit this evening being aware of the responsibilities of loving outwardly, and of the beauty waiting to be created therein.

 
Bless you all in all you do,

Richard

PS Please excuse my rough computer graphic skills.

For Sunday July 21st, 2024

Hello beautiful people. Like the scent of a flower, our loving intentions are to be given out free to all. We sometimes apply limitations on our outward loving due to personal biases or individual situations.

Flowers give out their scent because that is their nature. We give out our love because that is our nature, as in 'made in the image of'.

 
May we sit this evening knowing we're made in the image of Love. May we love ourselves. May we share our love with others. May our hearts connect.

With blessings for all,

Richard 

For Sunday July 14th, 2024

Hello, good people. As we become more and more aware of the many ways in which we can be of service to others, from the simplicity of calling a cashier by name to devotedly listening to a loved one's difficulties, we not only get better at it but we are also entrusted with more.

So just as we think, "Ah, I got this now," we are offered an increased challenge to be of loving service.

May we sit Sunday evening to be accepting of this constant 'new challenge' scenario. May we willingly step from our comfort zone of loving service into whatever unfamiliar newness may be offered to us, and do so while trusting the 'powers that be' to have our backs.

For the future of humanity,

Richard

 
PS I'll be undergoing an ablation to try and control my atrial fibrillation early on Monday morning. If it works it'll be a huge reset and recovery of my daily energy. If you choose to send me a kind vibe it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks once again for all you do.

For Sunday July 7th, 2024

Hello beautiful people. We are told that if we need to go through a hellish experience in order to learn to not put ourselves through hellish experiences, that it will be provided for us. And, of course, doing so affects those around us as well.

For those who needed cleansing this is a straight forward lesson. For those who did not need the cleansing but were affected by it, the opportunity is very different. For those people the lesson is about acceptance of the paths of others and reaching out to them, if possible. For those who can be reached the lesson is how to do so. For those who refuse help, the lesson is in respecting their paths.

May we sit this evening knowing that each path is always available to all, hellish selfishness or the grace of loving outwardly. May we be present for others and may we choose well ourselves.

With reverence,

Richard