Something To Tuck Under Your Pillow:Two Hearts Are Better Than One

In case you weren't aware or hadn't checked your calendar, today, December 21, 2016 marks the first day of winter, also known as, the Winter Solstice. It is also the shortest day and longest night of the year.

So for those of you, like me, who live in the region of the world where gets pretty cold outside during the winter months, that means it's time to stock up on your hot coco with marshmallows, hot apple cider, and your favorite tea with a little, "something special" in it, to keep you warm on the inside.

And while you're at it, make sure you also have your favorite blanket ready. So you can snuggle up in with someone you love and keep each other warm on the outside as well.

Until next time....remember to keep your heart open and your LOVE light on!!!

A One Love Production
By Anna MsPoet Hendricks
Copyright 2016

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Sunday's Food For Thought:True Love Is Friendship On Fire

Most people are looking for or say they desire to be married to someone who is also their best friend. Well I actually have several people in my personal circle who have found and are married to someone with whom they share that kind of connection. And what I have come to learn from each of them, and my own life experiences too, is that you have to first become that which you desire to have.

In simpler terms, each of those married couples, in my family and friends circle, who also share the true love of their best friend, had to first learn to be a best friend to themselves before the universe attracted them into each others lives to become the best friend, lover, spouse and life partner to each other.

So while you're praying for...and waiting for...your true love to show up in the form of a best friend and marry you, practice the art of being a best friend to yourself first. Which means loving yourself enough to nurture and care for the needs of your own heart the way you're expecting and looking forward to your true love and life partner to do when they arrive.

Until next time...Remember to keep you heart open and your LOVE light on!

~Anna MsPoet Hendricks-Your Goddess of Love

A One Love Production

By Anna MsPoet Hendricks

Copyright 2016

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Something To Tuck Under Your Pillow: The Butterfly Effect

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend full of adventure, excitement, and fun! My weekend was very transformational and full of wonderful new insights and life changing revelations that led to me stepping outside of my comfort zone to bring you my message for tonight in a different way.

With that said, click the link below to view my first Inspirational Love Notes message in video, rather than written format, on my new, Inspirational Love Notes YouTube Channel that I'm very excited about and happy to share with you. I look forward to hearing your feedback. So please share your thoughts. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! ~ Anna MsPoet Hendircks

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By Anna M. Hendricks

Copyright 2015 

Peaceful Grace: A Poem for the Citizens of Ferguson, Missouri

 

Dear God, 

Your people are in turmoil and desperately

 need to heal...

From centuries of long-suffering,

and pain they deeply feel...

And while no one can deny

 the history of injustice

that's been endured is real...

Help us dear Lord,

to find a better way to address 

this tragic ordeal... 

Instead of fueling the fire 

of anger and rage,

For your protection and grace

Lord, let us appeal...

Give us the wisdom and resolve Lord

to turn from violence, 

bow our heads, 

and kneel...

Then united as one in Spirit

Let us pray, 

Father...Peace Be Still!

Dedicated to the citizens of Ferguson, Missouri, and our entire nation, that has suffered far too long from such repeated and senseless acts of violence and injustice. I pray that as a people and a nation we cease the violence and learn to live together in peace, harmony, and Love.

As always...I surround you in Love & Light! 

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By Anna Ms.Poet Hendricks

Copyright November 2014

Something to Tuck Under Your Pillow: Self Love...The Prerequisite to Loving Other's

Do you have a co-worker, roommate, friend, family member, neighbor or mate that has things about their personality that really irritates you? It's okay to admit it, we all have (or have had) someone in our lives like that at some point. The thing is, in most cases, those little irritants that get under our skin and pushes our emotional "hot" button the most about another person is usually a behavior trait, characteristic or habit that we really don't like about our self but may not be consciously aware of.

You see, our relationships with others mirror back to us the area's within ourselves that still need healing, maturity, acceptance, development, strengthening, and growth. So it follows that a perceived weakness or other irritant we can easily see, and quickly judge, in others may actually be something we are subconsciously rejecting, denying, dismissing or refusing to accept about ourselves. Which, ironically, is why it's so easy to detect it in other people. 

So before you harshly judge that trait or habit about that co-worker, roommate, friend, family member, neighbor or mate that gets on your nerves so badly, ask Spirit to reveal to you what that person has come to mirror to you about you. Ask that it be revealed to you in a way that you will clearly understand. 

Invite the Holy Spirit to show you the part(s) of you that you need to accept, heal, or mature within yourself the most that this person has been attracted into your life to help you realize. Then practice patience when interacting with that person while trusting the universe to respond to your request in a timely manner and perfect  way. Also, pay attention and remain alert so that you don't miss the answer when it shows up.

Once you've received the answers you asked Spirit for give thanks. Then begin doing the inner work necessary to change, heal or accept that part of you that is being reflected back to you through the other person. Once you do this one of two things will happen. The other person will suddenly no longer do that "thing" that irritates you so much. Or they will suddenly leave your life path in a most peaceful and harmonious way. 

In either case, the second most important commandment Jesus gave in Mark 12:28-31 is to, "love your neighbor as thyself". But before you can truly uphold and fulfill this commandment you must learn to completely love and accept yourself without judgment first. In other words, you cannot give away what you have not yet fully acquired. Loving and accepting yourself wholly is a prerequisite to loving and accepting another. So attached below is a wonderful affirmation on self love to help you get started. 

Read it. Then tuck it under your pillow to pull out and repeat every time you find something about yourself to nick pick or something about another that irritates you. Use it as a tool to help you learn to love and accept all of you...just as you are. So you can learn to love and accept others just the same. 

 

Until next time....I surround you in Love & Light! Sleep well...Good Night! 

A One Love Production

By Anna "Ms.Poet" Hendricks

Copyright November 2014

 

 

Something to Tuck Under Your Pillow: Two Keys to a Peaceful Sleep

Ephesians 4:26 gives us two very brief, clear and direct instructions regarding how to handle our anger each day.

1.) Do not (sin) by allowing your anger to control you.

2.) Do not let the sun go down while still holding on to whatever caused you
      to become angry.


If you choose to be obedient to the guidance and wise counsel of this scripture, written by the Apostle Paul, I think you will find it to be highly beneficial to getting a more peaceful, restful, sound sleep at night. Not to mention, these instructions will also get you through the day with far less stress and anxiety that so many people bring home to their beds at night. 

So before going to sleep tonight save the message in the above attached image along with the aforementioned scripture. Tuck it under your pillow as a reminder to control your anger during the day. Then release and let go of any and every perceived offense that may have caused you to become angry throughout your day before going to bed each night.
 
This will not only make a major difference in you experiencing a more peaceful sleep...but also a more peaceful life. Sleep well...Good night!

Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light!

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A One Love Production
By Anna "Ms. Poet" Hendricks
Copyright November 2014

Never Give Up On Your Dreams

 If dreams only happen in your sleep,
keep sleep walking,
until your dreams become your reality. 

Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light!  

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Choosing to Change Your Life

Are you unhappy with the quality of your life? Have you been struggling to figure out how to get from where you are to the life you really want? Well, the road to changing your life begins with having a new vision for your life and making different choices that will rewrite the next chapter of your life story.

The most effective way to use your power of choice, that will cause a domino effect leading to your end goal of changing your life into the life you really want, begins with changing your perspective about your life. 

Here's how changing your perspective leads to changing your life:

Changing your perspective causes a shift in consciousness.
A shift in consciousness produces a change in self-limiting beliefs.
A change in beliefs evokes a change in attitude.

A change in attitude inspires you to break bad habits.
Breaking bad habits leads to discontinuing self-sabotaging behavior patterns.
Discontinuing self-sabotaging behavior patterns increases better judgment.

Better judgment encourages better choices.
Better choices attracts more desirable, fulfilling experiences.
More desirable, fulfilling experiences awakens true happiness.
True happiness points the way to deeper, lasting, genuine joy.

Genuine joy gives birth to inner peace.
Inner Peace comes from being your authentic self.
Being your authentic self frees you to follow your heart's desires.

Following your heart unfolds the path to your life purpose.
Living in alignment with your life purpose automatically opens the way to living life more abundantly.

Living a more abundant life means, having greater health, wealth, happiness, joy, and love.
Greater health, wealth, happiness, joy, and love allows you to live the life you really want.

Living the life you really want is the true measure and meaning of success. 
Achieving true success begins with changing your perspective. 
Changing your perspective simply requires invoking your power of choice.

Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! 

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A One Love Production 
By Anna Ms. Poet Hendricks
Copyright October 2014

Attitude is Everything

Let's face it! We all have situations we experience from time to time that feels unpleasant, frustrating, throws us off balance, and disrupts our ability to stay focused on other task, projects, or goals we deem important to us. Life is always going to throw us a curve ball every now and then, that's just the way it is. 

While it may be a fact of life that we have no power or control over the unexpected interruptions to our life goals and plans; we do however have enormous power and control over the attitude we hold in response to what comes on our life path. 

Attitude is everything! And I have come to learn, from my own personal experiences as well as observing the attitudes of people in my professional and personal relationships, that much of the cause for our (meaning most humans ) unhappiness is not so much what happens to us as it is the attitude we have in response to what happens to us.  

I have found this to be especially true on social media. It is so heavy latent with negative comments and messages people post. In fact, social media has become so inundated with people complaining and having such negative, critical, judgmental, condemning attitudes that I'm starting to find it worse than watching the nightly news. 

Which is why I began my Facebook group page, Inspirational Poetry & Love Notes,
where I post daily positive messages like this. All of the post I share here and on my Facebook group page are intended to be a source of inspirational, uplifting, encouraging messages that infuse people with positive energy and love rather than jump on the negative energy and attitude band wagon.

There's a lot of people out there hurting while silently praying and searching for a way to be relieved of the great deal of pain they are in. I also know first hand that many people have been walking around carrying that hurt and hiding their wounded places within for so long that it's now spilling over into their attitude toward life in general. 

Unfortunately their anger and frustration with their own life is being projected in their interactions with others. Especially those closest to them who love them most, like friends and family.  

I am not exempt from having such a human experiences from time to time. Yet, when I'm feeling overwhelmed by life's stresses to the point of needing an attitude adjustment, I have found that looking for the good in everything, even the things that don't feel good, helps to ease my emotional pain and lift the fog of frustration. 

The most effective method I've used and found to be the quickest way to help me realign my thoughts, shift my perspective and adopt a more positive attitude is by making a gratitude list.

So here's a gratitude challenge for you. Starting today complain about nothing and be grateful for EVERYTHING. No matter what the situation, whatever unexpected twist or turns life throws at you, or how your day unfolds, look for the good in it.  If you need help putting this into practice read Romans 8:28, which says, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God..."

For the next seven days, every time you find yourself having a negative attitude about anything, complaining or thinking and speaking negative, critical, judgmental, condemning thoughts or comments; stop yourself and go make a gratitude list. Write down at least seven things that you are grateful for in your life.

Here are a few suggestions to help you get started in case you can't think of anything:

Waking up this morning, still breathing, able to walk, talk, sit down and have the sound mind and physical ability to write a gratitude list are seven things to be grateful for right there.    

Also, while doing this gratitude challenge for the next seven days, refrain from complaining on social media and in your personal life relationships. Fast from reading, or engaging in any negative news or conversations. Either excuse yourself from the conversation and walk away or change the topic of conversation by sharing something positive. 

Another way of expressing gratitude is by letting your spouse, mate, children and true friends know how much you love and appreciate them. 

Everyone likes to hear words of affirmation. We all like to know that we are important to those we're closest to and love. Verbally expressing gratitude and appreciation to them for all they do and the role they play in your life will reassure them that you do not take them or the relationship you share for granted. 

Bottom line, a poor attitude of criticizing, complaining, and focusing on the negative will only attract to you more things to criticize, complain and be negative about. Yet, keeping a positive attitude by appreciating the blessings you've already been given while looking for the good in everything that is and expecting greater good to come, will attract your miracles and blessings to you much faster.  

This occurs because in most cases it's our own negative, critical attitude and energy that's blocking the manifestation of miracles and blessings that we're praying for and waiting to receive.  

Remember, to complain may be human...but an attitude of gratitude is divine. 

Until next time, I surround you in Love & Light! 


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A One Love Production 
By Anna Ms. Poet Hendricks
Copyright September 2014

The Antidote to Fear

The only guaranteed failure 

is being afraid to stumble and fall....

Stuck in stagnation, 

no forward movement at all....

Paralyzed by over analyzed 

intellectual stimulation...

Gripped by the stronghold 

of procrastination....

Unable to see clearly the path

to your desired destination....

Sucked into the emotional vortex

 of frustration, irritation, and aggravation....

Ahhhh...then in steps Faith to the rescue....

The only surefire thing 

that can help you....

Faith will lift the heavy clouds 

of hopelessness and despair....

And show you the beauty and blessings

in life that were already there....

Faith liberates...

It shifts your conscious awareness,

causing your thoughts to elevate....

It is the quiet confidence 

within that motivates....

Faith reminds you that despite your age

or circumstances it is NEVER too late....

To move forward toward your goals

and dreams in life
where you used to hesitate....

Faith reassures you 

that with God on your side,

failure is NOT your fate...

You see, faith is the antidote 

to overcoming fear....

It makes your doubts disappear,

and gives you strength to persevere....

It makes the bridge between

where you are and wanna be 

suddenly appear....

Faith allows you to see the glorious 

future that lies ahead of you,

shining bright and crystal clear.

A One Love Production

By Anna 'Ms. Poet' Hendricks

Copyright August 2014

Today is Your Day

Today is MY day! Today is the day I become the answer to my own prayers by boldly stepping out on faith and putting my faith into action toward accomplishing my goals. 

Today is MY day! Today is the day I stand tall with the confidence and assurance that God is indeed real and is with me and for me in ALL things allowing NOTHING to come against me and prosper.

Today is MY day! Today is the day I, FEARLESSLY rather than fear-fully, look squarely in the face of any "giant-like" situation in my life. I pull back my sling of truth attacking it with my five smooth stones of Faith, Love, Spiritual Strength, Divine Wisdom, and Trust in God. With the power of visualization through my minds eye, called imagination, I see each giant like situation in my life fall powerlessly to its death.

Today is MY day! Today is the day I prepare and expect to receive my good and live my life more abundantly; overcoming all appearance of obstacle or adversity while claiming my absolute victory.

Today is My day! Today is the day I see the solution and resolution to every long standing problem or circumstance finally revealed to me. Today is the day I open my eyes with the ability to clearly see; all the beautiful, bountiful, blessings of God that are everywhere present around me at all times, thanking God for my portion of His goodness and grace that is both constant and sublime.

Today is My day! Today is the day I...Put an end to all stressing...See every burden in my life transformed into a blessing...Every area of stagnation move forward and start progressing. And today I am now professing...It is DONE! D.O.N.E.- Divine Order Now Expressing.

And since this day was created by God everything I mentioned above applies not only to me and my day but to you and your day too.

Until next time...I surround you in Love & light! 


A One Love Production
By Anna "Ms.Poet" Hendricks
Copyright June 20, 2014

Characteristics of a Winner

In every winner there's a desire,

to do what is said cannot be done;

A persistence to win the race that 

others believe cannot be won

There's an attitude others simply

do not understand

that says, " the power to create my destiny

lies within my own hands!"

If there's a will you can believe a winner

will find the path that leads the way;

And the words, "I can't" 

are words you'll never hear

a winner say

The power to manifest and turn dreams

into reality,

is the power every winner has deep

within and holds onto passionately

In every winner there's a hunger

that's not easily satisfied,

that keeps them affirming;

"To prosper is my divine right,

therefore I will not be denied!"

Winners give their very best

at all that they do

So look inside yourself and know

that a winner lives in you

A One Love Production

By Anna "Ms.Poet" Hendricks

Original Copyright 1997

First Revision 2008

Second Revision 2014

In Thee I Trust

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 

In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.

 ~ Proverbs 3:5-6

  

In thee I put my trust O'Lord,

to direct my path through life

and show me which way to go;

To use every challenge or adversity

I face to strengthen me

 and help me grow

In thee I put my trust O'Lord,

in times of disappointment and despair;

to fill my heart with the comfort of

your love that reminds me

in all things you are there

In thee I put my trust O'Lord,

be it my bleakest days or

 darkest nights;

to reignite the flame of hope

in my heart and guide me

with your eternal light

In thee I put my trust O'Lord,

to always restore my faith

and make me whole;

to let nothing rob the peaceful

calm of my soul,

to teach me patience and help me

understand

All things happen for a reason,

to everything there is a season

Yet,  no situation that unfolds

in my life is ever void

of your master plan

A One Love Production

By Anna "Ms.Poet" Hendricks

Copyright 2014

Heading Quote Reference: Holy Bible, New King James Version, biblegateway.com

Count it all Joy: Focusing on the Sweetness of the Bittersweet in Life

"...count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."  ~ James 1:2-4

Depending on ones individual perspective yesterday should have been a bittersweet day for me. You see, yesterday, June 3, 2014, was the four year anniversary of the memorial service we had for my Dad following his transition from this life and my world. That should have been the bitter part. Yet, the day was not bitter for me at all.  Instead, it was a day saturated in the sweetness of joy and love life also brings. I say that because June 3rd was also the celebration of my baby girl's two years old birthday. Consequently, this also meant I have successfully survived the first two years of my new role as mommy as well.  From my perspective that's the sweet part.

Although I definitely held my Dad's memory in thought, I felt no sadness or sorrow. Where there once was deep hurt and pain over missing him, only peace and joy resided in my heart. The peace of knowing my Dad no longer has to endure the long-suffering of pain from his health condition, that eventually lead to the outcome of his passing. And the awareness and respect that he was tired of living that way thus, ready to leave here and return to the loving light of our holy creator.

I also felt peace from the truth that my Dad is still with me in spirit because bond of love we shared can never die. Love and Spirit transcends the life of the physical body.
So as I hold my Dad in heart and mind each day knowing he remains alive in and through me this way as I reflect only on the fond memories that we shared while he was here, which also gives me peace.

While I miss my Dad immensely, I deeply appreciate the 74 years he was here of which 39 of them I had the opportunity to share with him as his baby girl, which was a gift from God within itself. So from my perspective I see all the aforementioned as a huge blessing that gives me no reason to feel bitter on the day that marks another year of his passing. Instead, it gives me every reason to feel gratitude, peace and love.

I am also thankful for the spiritual insight and understanding that whenever a so called, "void" is created in your life God always fills it with something else to balance out that empty space. In my case, the void created in my heart, my life, and my world following the passing of my Dad, was filled by God with the birth of my beautiful baby girl exactly two years to the day later of his memorial service. 

So rather than bitterness yesterday, I chose to place my focus on the sweetness of God's goodness, grace, and perfection of His love expressed and proven to me time and time again in the most wonderful and miraculous ways. The result in doing so was all the joy I was able to see around me and the peace I felt in my heart. And the extra bonus to my having this positive perspective, on my otherwise "bittersweet day", was the revelation I received that made it all so simply and clear.

It occurred to me that if we make a conscious choice, as I did, to place our focus only on the good in everything that unfolds in life, even when it's unfolding in a way we neither understand or desire, we will be able to always see just how good and gracious God truly is, not some of the time...but ALL of the time. I share this experience with you as my personal evidence that He really does work all things together for good. 

With that said, I leave you with this scripture from  1 Timothy 4:4, "Everything that God has created is good; nothing is to be rejected, but everything is to be received with a prayer of thanks..."

Until next time, I surround you in Love & light! So remember to keep your heart open and let your love light shine bright.



A One Love Production
By Anna "Ms.Poet" Hendricks
copyright 2014
References: Heading Quote, James 1:2-4, New King James Version, biblegateway.com
Closing Quote, 1 Timothy 4:4, The Good News Bible Translation,

  

An Abiding Love

 
You are more  than the choices you have made. 

You are more than the sum of your mistakes, 

past or present.

You are more than the situations 

or undesirable circumstances in your life,

many of which you unconsciously or consciously

helped create.

You are a child of the Most High God,

in whom He is well pleased,

despite the moments along life's journey

you stumbled and fell or missed the mark.

He is not keeping score of the countless

times you may have failed to rise to the

occasion;

because the only true failure

is failing to learn from each experience

you go through,

which helps you grow and develop the

wisdom to choose differently the next time around,

thereby, avoiding the same unpleasant outcome.

No, God is not condemning you

for your mistakes or human errors.

It is we who harshly hold ourselves

and each other in condemnation

through our personal judgments of self

and one another.

God on the other hand, loves you so deeply

and unconditionally that He gives you

the grace and blessing of a new day,

that brings with it the gift of a new beginning;

A new day that offers a fresh opportunity

with a clean slate to start over and try again. 

A One Love Production

By Anna "Ms.Poet" Hendricks 

Copyright 2014

Happy Birthday Pisces!

For my Inspirational Love Note today, I'm sending a super duper big birthday hug  filled with an extra special vibration of love to all my fellow Pisces celebrating birthday's starting today, February 19th through March 20. By the way, this special birthday wish goes out to all Pisces includes myself who will be getting my own celebrating on tomorrow as I celebrate my birthday too. 

I pray that this will be the absolute best birthday year you have had thus far. Also, I pray that on your special day you are surrounded by those who love you most, know you best and have your highest interest at heart and hand. Lastly, I pray that your life be blessed with more abundance of good than you can hold and your heart filled with more love and joy than you can stand. 

In the meantime, spend the next thirty days living, laughing and loving like only a Pisces can. And sense Pisces is the zodiac known for being such a giving sign and always doing for others first and self last. I encourage and strongly advise you to begin the above mentioned process for the next thirty days by doing something loving for yourself. 

Until next time...I surround you Love & Light!  So remember to keep your heart open and your love light shining bright.

A One Love Production
By Anna M. Hendricks
Copyright 2014