What a joy-filled day it is when it's a day you begin by giving praise and thanksgiving to God for all that you have, everything He's already done, and the promise of blessings you anticipate in your heart that by your faith you know are still yet to come. What an awesome feeling it is to wake up in the morning, go about your day, and go to bed at night with your mind and soul at peace. What an even greater feeling it is to have your heart and spirit filled with the assurance that all is well and in divine order despite what appears to be going on outside you or around you because you know your blessings are on the way. And the three keys to unlocking your blessings are forgiveness, praise and an attitude of gratitude.
With so much madness and mayhem going on in the world in which we live today you have to have something solid and dependable to stand on. After listening to all the negative stories we hear repeated daily on the news, at work or even on social media websites, we need something to give us the reassurance that despite the overwhelming constant changes going on in the world, everything is going to be alright. Otherwise, you're prone to lose your mind, become deeply depressed, and overcome by fear, doubt and uncertainty about the future.
Without the reassurance that a higher power much bigger than us is at work and always working in your favor, you will become consumed with worry over what's going to happen to you. Or how you're going to take care of your family. Before long, without even consciously realizing it, your mind becomes so focused on trying to figure out the future that you're no longer living fully in the present. When this happens, you begin to overlook the good in your life and take for granted the blessings you already have right in front of you now.
But when you have a strong relationship with God and a solid spiritual foundation to keep you grounded, the negative things unfolding around you in the world don't have the same affect on you. The depressing stories you hear in the news everyday won't cause you to become paralyzed with fear. Even the unpleasant or challenging circumstances in your own personal life won't have the power to break your spirit or penetrate your soul. While all these things may temporarily cause you to feel down they won't be able to take you out. Why?
Because when you know that our Divine Creator and the God you serve is much bigger, greater, stronger and more powerful than any person, situation, employer, health issue, financial situation, or government system in the entire universe, you're able to rest assured that no weapon formed against you can prosper. You will also know that the governments of this world can stay shut down as long as they like. Because the Kingdom of God never shuts down, never turns you down, never shuts you out, never cuts you off, never lays off, or closes it's doors. Nor does it ever fire. Rather, it fully employs and always has a perfect position for you open for hire.
In essence, what I am saying is when you know that you are a child of the Most High God you trust that God is well able to meet all your needs regardless of what's happening in our physical world. When you have faith in the promise of Gods word, according to the Holy Scriptures, that He will never leave or forsake you you will also know that everything is always working together for your highest good. When you come to the realization that while the world is ever changing God is the one constant in the entire universe you will believe undoubtedly the scripture in 1 Corinthians 2:9 that says, "But as it is written, The eye has not seen and the ear has not heard and the heart of man has not conceived the things which God has prepared for those who love him." And when you remember that God's word can not return to Him void, you will begin to stand on the aforementioned scripture as your Truth unwavering until the supply for your need manifest.
An even better example, is when you have a personal testimony from a similar or worst situation in your past that God brought you out of better off and further ahead than you were when the situation began. You can refer back to that experience as confirmation that what God did for you before He is well able to do for you again.
Until next time...I surround you with Love & Light! So remember to always keep your love light on.
A One Love Production
By Anna M. Hendricks
copyright October 2013
References: Holy Bible, Lamsa Aramaic Translation
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Life Unbound:The Freedom of Living Beyond Our Fears
True freedom doesn't come from acquiring wealth.
Nor does it come by attaining great knowledge
or academic degrees.
Although all of the aforementioned things
definitely contribute largely to expanding
our opportunities and allow us to afford
more pleasurable comforts in life...
True freedom is achieved when we
learn to face and conquer the things
in life we fear the most.
Thus, fearless living is limitless living.
For it is not until we learn to live fearlessly
that we obtain the true power it takes to attain
any of our life goals.
Therefore, let us strive to create a
life unbound by the limitations of our fears.
Only then can we begin to experience the essence
of truly living life to its fullest potential at all.
Until next time...I surround you in Love & light! So remember to keep your love lights on!
A One Love Production
By Anna "Ms. Poet" Hendricks
Original copyright July 2013
Revised copyright October 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
Consciously Creating Your Day and Truly Living it
"This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it"
~ Psalm 118:24
Would you waste the last twenty four hours of life dwelling on all the negative things from your past? Or would you choose to use your final hours more wisely by resolving to clean your emotional house through forgiveness of all ills of the past and opening your heart to fully experience and express love again one last time?
Well, why wait until the last day of your life to do all the above. Why continue going through your day being pushed, pulled, reacting to and ingesting whatever is thrown at you from your external environment? This doesn't have to be your reality anymore. You have the power within you now to consciously create the kind of day you desire to experience. And it all starts by consciously choosing what you want to see, experience and feel about your day regardless of what happens around you or what anyone says or does to you.
Another way to set your best day in motion and truly living it is by controlling what goes into your consciousness from the first moment the day starts. For example, instead of turning on the tv or radio before you even brush your teeth or have your coffee, try taking a few minutes after waking up to sit still, be quiet and get centered. Even the holy scriptures tells us in Isaiah 30:15, "In quietness and in hope shall be your strength".
So tomorrow when you wake up, try being still for a few minutes. Listen to the small voice of your spirit whispering words of wisdom to your soul. Connect with the vibration of love in your heart center. Focus on the rhythm of each breath you take. As you inhale and exhale allow the feeling of gratitude to permeate your entire body. Embrace the realization that you are experiencing the presence and power of God in each breath of life you breathe. Close your physical eyes and consciously visualize how you want your day to unfold by first seeing it unfold as you desire through your minds eye. Then release that vision and the desired outcome of your day to the universe. Go on about your day trusting in the divine process to work out all the details in a perfect way.
Why continue coming home at the end of the day frustrated by people and things outside of you. Choose to no longer allow things outside of you, and your thoughts about how you feel about what's happening outside of you, to dictate whether your day is good or bad. Decide for yourself how you wanna feel about your day by deciding the kind of day you want to have from the moment the day begins.
After all, every creation starts as a thought visualized in the mind before manifesting in the physical. Yet, for those who may think this sounds like a bunch of metaphysical mumble jumbo. Remember, the highest creation ever manifested began as a thought in the divine mind of God. That most powerful divine thought I'm referring to was manifested in the physical expression as the human race, which includes you and me.
With that said, I invite and encourage you to take a listen to the short video excerpt attached below of an online seminar by spiritual enlightenment teacher and author, JZ Knight, for more insight on, Consciously Creating your Day and Truly Living it. Then go create the kind of day that will bring the most peace, love, joy, honor and fulfillment to yourself and those around you. While your at it, embrace the goodness of the day as if it was the last day of your life. See it...believe it...achieve it!
Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! So remember to keep your love light on.
A One Love Production
Article written by Anna M. Hendricks
copyright 2013
Bible verse quotes, The Holy Bible, Lamsa Aramaic Translation
Video excerpt, 5 of 6 Online Beginning Event, Create Your Day,
JZ Knight, also known as Ramtha, shared from YouTube.com
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Dare to Stretch Your Faith: A 40 Day Challenge That Will Transform Your Life
Although I have many things in my life for which I deeply appreciate and feel grateful for, I have to admit that I'm still not yet where I'd like to be. Nor do I feel I'm expressing at the level of all that I know I have the potential to become. Truth is, no matter how much we accomplish or how much older we get, as long as we are still alive and on the journey of this human experience there is always room for growth. There is always more we can learn to help us evolve to the next level of spiritual awareness to become a better version of ourselves.
There is always room for us to learn how to love more deeply and unconditionally. We can always learn how to be more compassionate and express more patience with ourselves and others. There is always room to over come some fear we're secretly struggling with that's blocking us from achieving a goal, realizing a dream or living at the level of spiritual awareness we would like to be at. We can always learn how to experiencing a greater level of joy and happiness in our lives. And no matter how spiritual we may consider ourselves to be, there is always room to stretch our faith a little bit more. I know this all rings true for me. If any of this sounds like you too then this Inspirational Love Note is written just for you.
Attached below is prayer of faith from one of my favorite books in my personal library, Until Today! Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind, by Bestselling Author, Inspirational Speaker, New Thought Spiritual Teacher and TV Personality, Iyanla Vanzant. I have been using this prayer for the few days during my daily prayer and meditation time and have already seen results in my life. In addition, I have been led in my spirit to take a challenge of faith by continuing to say this prayer for the next 40 days and see how God proves Himself by helping me grow in my faith and transform my life from the inside out.
I invite you join me on this journey to greater faith and life transforming experience by committing to take this 40 day faith challenge as well. It's easy! And it only takes about 5 minutes of your time every morning and every night with potential results that I'm sure will prove to be well worth your time and effort.
Just use the prayer I've shared with you below, by Iyanla Vanzant, and say it every morning upon awaking and every night before retiring to bed for the next 40 days. Beware however, this prayer is a very powerfully written prayer. And as with any prayer for transformation in your life, if you say it with conviction believing in your heart to see results, things may suddenly appear to go wrong in your life circumstances. If this should happen, don't stop doing the prayer.
In fact, that is the moment you should dig your heels in deeper and continue the prayer with even greater conviction of heart because that is sign it is working. Whenever begin doing spiritual work that stretches us beyond our comfort zones and moves us to a new level of personal growth and development, there is often the appearance of chaos just before the new order sets it. Another way of conveying this concept is the old saying, it's always the darkest just before the dawn.
So hang in there because should you take this challenge it's important that you stay committed and not break the 40 Day chain of thought, as it takes 40 days for the spiritual transformation to be completed. And there are various ways that transformation may take form in your life. It may be a mental transformation where you begin change your perception about a person or situation in your life for the better. Or an emotional transformation compelling you to forgive something or someone where your unforgiveness has been keeping you blocked or holding you back from receiving your own blessings and greater good.
It may also come in the form of a transformation in a long standing health situation you've been praying to see turned around. Or a relationship transformation you've desired to see mended and have harmony between you and the other person involved restored. Then of coarse it may be a physical transformation in the form of a job you've been in need of suddenly manifesting. Or a breakthrough with a goal or dream you've been waiting to see materialize finally start to move forward showing signs of success. My point is, there is a myriad of ways God can prove Himself and transform your life through your commitment to taking this 40 Day challenge to stretch your faith.
Remember, when you take one step toward God, He will take two steps toward you. So consider your commitment to taking this 40 Day Faith Challenge one very big step toward God on your behalf.
I'm excited to take this challenge with you. I'm also looking forward to hearing from you and sharing with you all the wonderful life transforming changes that I'm expecting to see unfold in my life and yours as we take the next 40 days to stretch our faith together. You can share your comments and feedback on the transformations that begin to occur in your life as a result of taking this challenge either here on my blog or in my Inspirational Poems & Love Notes group page on FaceBook if you're already signed up as a member there. Don't forget, as with anything in life, it only works if you work it.
Prayer of Faith:
"I now call the activity of the Holy Spirit into every cell, every tissue, every organ of my being. I invite the Holy Spirit to lovingly transform every energy, every belief, every idea, every understanding, every decision, every expectation, every judgment, every motivation and every behavior, bringing them into alignment with the perfect will of God, so that I may take the next step toward the divine plan for my life.
I now call the activity of the Holy Spirit into every cell, every tissue, every organ of my being. I invite the Holy Spirit to lovingly transform every energy, every belief, every idea, every understanding, every decision, every expectation, every judgment, every motivation and every behavior, bringing them into alignment with the perfect peace of God, so that I may take the next step toward the divine plan for my life.
I now call the activity of the Holy Spirit into every cell, every tissue, every organ of my being. I invite the Holy Spirit to lovingly transform every energy, every belief, every idea, every understanding, every decision, every expectation, every judgment, every motivation and every behavior, bringing them into alignment with the perfect love of God, so that I may take the next step toward the divine plan for my life. For all I have received and all that is yet to come, I am so very grateful! And So It Is!" ~ Iyanla Vanzant
Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! So remember to always let your Love light shine!
A One Love Production
By Anna M. Hendricks
copyright 2013
There is always room for us to learn how to love more deeply and unconditionally. We can always learn how to be more compassionate and express more patience with ourselves and others. There is always room to over come some fear we're secretly struggling with that's blocking us from achieving a goal, realizing a dream or living at the level of spiritual awareness we would like to be at. We can always learn how to experiencing a greater level of joy and happiness in our lives. And no matter how spiritual we may consider ourselves to be, there is always room to stretch our faith a little bit more. I know this all rings true for me. If any of this sounds like you too then this Inspirational Love Note is written just for you.
Attached below is prayer of faith from one of my favorite books in my personal library, Until Today! Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind, by Bestselling Author, Inspirational Speaker, New Thought Spiritual Teacher and TV Personality, Iyanla Vanzant. I have been using this prayer for the few days during my daily prayer and meditation time and have already seen results in my life. In addition, I have been led in my spirit to take a challenge of faith by continuing to say this prayer for the next 40 days and see how God proves Himself by helping me grow in my faith and transform my life from the inside out.
I invite you join me on this journey to greater faith and life transforming experience by committing to take this 40 day faith challenge as well. It's easy! And it only takes about 5 minutes of your time every morning and every night with potential results that I'm sure will prove to be well worth your time and effort.
Just use the prayer I've shared with you below, by Iyanla Vanzant, and say it every morning upon awaking and every night before retiring to bed for the next 40 days. Beware however, this prayer is a very powerfully written prayer. And as with any prayer for transformation in your life, if you say it with conviction believing in your heart to see results, things may suddenly appear to go wrong in your life circumstances. If this should happen, don't stop doing the prayer.
In fact, that is the moment you should dig your heels in deeper and continue the prayer with even greater conviction of heart because that is sign it is working. Whenever begin doing spiritual work that stretches us beyond our comfort zones and moves us to a new level of personal growth and development, there is often the appearance of chaos just before the new order sets it. Another way of conveying this concept is the old saying, it's always the darkest just before the dawn.
So hang in there because should you take this challenge it's important that you stay committed and not break the 40 Day chain of thought, as it takes 40 days for the spiritual transformation to be completed. And there are various ways that transformation may take form in your life. It may be a mental transformation where you begin change your perception about a person or situation in your life for the better. Or an emotional transformation compelling you to forgive something or someone where your unforgiveness has been keeping you blocked or holding you back from receiving your own blessings and greater good.
It may also come in the form of a transformation in a long standing health situation you've been praying to see turned around. Or a relationship transformation you've desired to see mended and have harmony between you and the other person involved restored. Then of coarse it may be a physical transformation in the form of a job you've been in need of suddenly manifesting. Or a breakthrough with a goal or dream you've been waiting to see materialize finally start to move forward showing signs of success. My point is, there is a myriad of ways God can prove Himself and transform your life through your commitment to taking this 40 Day challenge to stretch your faith.
Remember, when you take one step toward God, He will take two steps toward you. So consider your commitment to taking this 40 Day Faith Challenge one very big step toward God on your behalf.
I'm excited to take this challenge with you. I'm also looking forward to hearing from you and sharing with you all the wonderful life transforming changes that I'm expecting to see unfold in my life and yours as we take the next 40 days to stretch our faith together. You can share your comments and feedback on the transformations that begin to occur in your life as a result of taking this challenge either here on my blog or in my Inspirational Poems & Love Notes group page on FaceBook if you're already signed up as a member there. Don't forget, as with anything in life, it only works if you work it.
Prayer of Faith:
"I now call the activity of the Holy Spirit into every cell, every tissue, every organ of my being. I invite the Holy Spirit to lovingly transform every energy, every belief, every idea, every understanding, every decision, every expectation, every judgment, every motivation and every behavior, bringing them into alignment with the perfect will of God, so that I may take the next step toward the divine plan for my life.
I now call the activity of the Holy Spirit into every cell, every tissue, every organ of my being. I invite the Holy Spirit to lovingly transform every energy, every belief, every idea, every understanding, every decision, every expectation, every judgment, every motivation and every behavior, bringing them into alignment with the perfect peace of God, so that I may take the next step toward the divine plan for my life.
I now call the activity of the Holy Spirit into every cell, every tissue, every organ of my being. I invite the Holy Spirit to lovingly transform every energy, every belief, every idea, every understanding, every decision, every expectation, every judgment, every motivation and every behavior, bringing them into alignment with the perfect love of God, so that I may take the next step toward the divine plan for my life. For all I have received and all that is yet to come, I am so very grateful! And So It Is!" ~ Iyanla Vanzant
Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! So remember to always let your Love light shine!
A One Love Production
By Anna M. Hendricks
copyright 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The Spirit of a Trooper
A Poem Tribute To My Late Cousin:
Vincent E. Lang
Vincent E. Lang
Sunrise - May 4, 1959 Sunset - August 18, 2013
My cousin was trooper…
And nothing less,
An extraordinary being who
continued
to give his best,
while overcoming more than
his fair share
of life’s most challenging
test.
My cousin was a trooper…
I tell you no lie,
And all the fond memories I
have of him
makes it hard to say good-bye.
For he was more than just
another
cousin you see…
He was a man who lived a
life of integrity,
with a beautiful soul and the
kindest personality.
One of my favorite cousins he
was to me,
who I was proud to call my
family.
My cousin was a trooper…
There’s no doubt in my mind,
Not an ordinary trooper…
one in a million…one of a
kind.
Through all his
long-suffering I never
knew him to complain.
Where most people would have
given up
somehow he was able to
maintain…
a spirit of faith, hope &
love,
despite his long journey of
declining health
and much enduring pain.
So in exchange for his
attitude of gratitude,
and positive prospective
toward life,
God sent him a triple blessing
all rolled up as one...
A guardian angel in the form
of his
care-taker, friend &
wife.
Yes my cousin was a
trooper...
To that I can attest,
And the flag in my heart now
flies at half-staff
As we lay him to his final
rest.
A One Love Production
By Anna M. Hendricks
Copyright 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Power of Protecting Your Consciousness
Your Inspirational Love Note for today:
Don't allow the negative attitudes, energy and actions of other people to AFFECT you to the point that it begins to INFECT you with the same debilitating consciousness of limitation from which their expressed negativity was born.
Merriam-Webster.com Definition of Debilitate: to impair the strength of
Now go back and re-read the aforementioned statement keeping this definition of the word, debilitate in mind when you read the last part of it. You should then be able to appreciate better the power of this statement.
In essence it is saying, if you hang around negative people long enough their attitudes, behavior and energy will eventually begin to infect your own thinking, thereby impairing the strength of your consciousness resulting in you adopting the same negative attitudes, energy and actions as them.
Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! So remember to keep your Love lights on!
~Anna Ms.Poet Hendricks
A One Love Production
copyright 2013
Don't allow the negative attitudes, energy and actions of other people to AFFECT you to the point that it begins to INFECT you with the same debilitating consciousness of limitation from which their expressed negativity was born.
Merriam-Webster.com Definition of Debilitate: to impair the strength of
Now go back and re-read the aforementioned statement keeping this definition of the word, debilitate in mind when you read the last part of it. You should then be able to appreciate better the power of this statement.
In essence it is saying, if you hang around negative people long enough their attitudes, behavior and energy will eventually begin to infect your own thinking, thereby impairing the strength of your consciousness resulting in you adopting the same negative attitudes, energy and actions as them.
Until next time...I surround you in Love & Light! So remember to keep your Love lights on!
~Anna Ms.Poet Hendricks
A One Love Production
copyright 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
A Date with Destiny: Celebrating the Ten Year Anniversary of Meeting My True Love
February has always been my favorite month of the year. One reason is because it's my birthday month. But a much bigger reason is because it's the month of Love. This year I have something new to add to those wonderful reasons to for February being my favorite month.
Ten years ago on this day February 10, 2003, I had a "Date with Destiny" and met a handsome Prince with whom I had shared a kindred spirit connection and friendship unlike any other I've ever experienced before. At that very moment I knew something very special and divine had just occured in my life because I felt and heard it clearly from my inner voice of Spirit/Wisdom that Never lies or leads me wrong.
Three months later we went on our first offical date to a Floetry Concert and that was the night I fell deeply in love with this amazing man that inspired me creatively and reminded me of a beautiful reflection of myself expressed in the form of mascline energy.
Fast forward to today, February 10,2013 after a 7 year unexpected seperated due to unforseen circumstances then being, unexpectedly once again divinely guided back into my life. We were happily reunited, our love and original kindred spirit connection was reignited and through all the trials and tribulations we had to face and overcome we're still here...still standing...still in love with each other and our beautiful most cherished blessing, our 8 month old baby girl.
So in celebration and honor of that fate-filled day our ten year anniversary of our Divine meeting of each other, we return to our genesis in spiritual fellowship through the church service at our place of worship, Hillside Chapel & Truth Center. And to our surprise yet again, as only Spirit (God) would have it, the topic of today's message in this mornings service was, "Surviving Love". After everything we've been through we can certainly say we are survivors of love. Yet, what stood out to me most from our church's guest speaker, Bishop Carlton Pearson, that gave today's lesson in spiritual living, was quote he shared on true love that I'd also like to share with you. It read, "Love is giving someone the ability to destroy you emotionally and trusting them not to." How profoundly true that statement is.
So in light of that and in honor of the very special day of celebrating the ten year anniversary of meeting my "True Love". I dedicate this song by, the greatest balladeer of our generation, Luther Vandross and this Inspirational Love Note, to the one who inspired me to love again with my whole heart from the day we met and continues to do so some ten years later today. Carlton (a.k.a Mello Melanin), thank you for being my muse. In short, you are my polarity...a beautiful divine reflection of the divinity in me...the masculine expression of my feminine energy that balances me and together we become a perfect unique expression of Spirit as WE. I will always cherish the day we met and remember "The Night I Fell in Love". Happy D-Day My Love (Our Date with Destiny Day).
Until Next time...I surround you in Love & Light!
Ten years ago on this day February 10, 2003, I had a "Date with Destiny" and met a handsome Prince with whom I had shared a kindred spirit connection and friendship unlike any other I've ever experienced before. At that very moment I knew something very special and divine had just occured in my life because I felt and heard it clearly from my inner voice of Spirit/Wisdom that Never lies or leads me wrong.
Three months later we went on our first offical date to a Floetry Concert and that was the night I fell deeply in love with this amazing man that inspired me creatively and reminded me of a beautiful reflection of myself expressed in the form of mascline energy.
Fast forward to today, February 10,2013 after a 7 year unexpected seperated due to unforseen circumstances then being, unexpectedly once again divinely guided back into my life. We were happily reunited, our love and original kindred spirit connection was reignited and through all the trials and tribulations we had to face and overcome we're still here...still standing...still in love with each other and our beautiful most cherished blessing, our 8 month old baby girl.
So in celebration and honor of that fate-filled day our ten year anniversary of our Divine meeting of each other, we return to our genesis in spiritual fellowship through the church service at our place of worship, Hillside Chapel & Truth Center. And to our surprise yet again, as only Spirit (God) would have it, the topic of today's message in this mornings service was, "Surviving Love". After everything we've been through we can certainly say we are survivors of love. Yet, what stood out to me most from our church's guest speaker, Bishop Carlton Pearson, that gave today's lesson in spiritual living, was quote he shared on true love that I'd also like to share with you. It read, "Love is giving someone the ability to destroy you emotionally and trusting them not to." How profoundly true that statement is.
So in light of that and in honor of the very special day of celebrating the ten year anniversary of meeting my "True Love". I dedicate this song by, the greatest balladeer of our generation, Luther Vandross and this Inspirational Love Note, to the one who inspired me to love again with my whole heart from the day we met and continues to do so some ten years later today. Carlton (a.k.a Mello Melanin), thank you for being my muse. In short, you are my polarity...a beautiful divine reflection of the divinity in me...the masculine expression of my feminine energy that balances me and together we become a perfect unique expression of Spirit as WE. I will always cherish the day we met and remember "The Night I Fell in Love". Happy D-Day My Love (Our Date with Destiny Day).
Until Next time...I surround you in Love & Light!
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