Thanksgiving

I have always loved Thanksgiving for many reasons, one of which it is a time 
where celebrating "Giving" comes from a personal space.  It is not so focused on 
gifts exchange but more about sharing what we have right now.  It is a time for 
us to recall all the things we are "Thankful" for.  This is a great time of the 
year here in the Northwest as winter shows up in it's splendor; snow capped 
mountains, a clean-clear chill in the air, and this year's abundance of snow.  I 
remember when I was a child, I loved the rare South Georgia winters where we 
would get snow and didn't have to go to school.  Funny how things change as we 
age, isn't it? With all the snow, it brought about so many shifts in folks 
travel plans, as well as day to day life.  I love how as a child we see 
adventure in everything, yet as an adult we look on it so very differently; why 
is that?  


Yesterday when I was sharing a treatment with a friend I became very grateful 
for the abundance of snow as it reminded me that "Source" is ready at any time 
to give me all that I can ask for an more. Yet most often I allow something to 
separate me from that abundance.  It may be a lack of mentality or some old 
belief that says I am not good enough, or worthy of it.  Yet the abundance is 
still there waiting for me to pick it up.  Let's think for a moment that snow 
represented the thing you are looking for in your life at this moment.  Would 
you rush out side giving thanks for the abundance and scoop up as much as you 
could; would you think it is going to melt and go away as everything thing else 
does in life, or perhaps stay inside and say it is to cold to go outside?


So many times we choose to cut ourselves off from the thing we are for the most; 
be it Love, Abundance, Happiness, or Joy for one reason or another.  This is the 
perfect time to look around and see where you have abundance in your life and 
share that with others.  Let go of what others think of you and just dance as if 
no one is looking. Just close your eyes where you are right now put on your 
favorite music, and DANCE.  Get you body moving and allow the freedom to allow 
you to laugh out loud at yourself.  Take the time to tell someone that you love 
why you love them, and why you are thankful they are in your life.  You never 
know how much your words can BLESS someone else's life.  If you are here in the 
Northwest go outside and play in the snow like you did when you were a child and 
give thanks for the abundance and the reminder that it is always present and all 
we have to do it pick it up.  


LIVE, LOVE, PLAY and be THANKFUL for all that you have and watch it increase. 


I love you
Rev. Allen 

Sit Up Straight And Eat Your Vegetables!

“I am the Body Temple of the Divine!”  How does that feel when I say it aloud? 

This past week a group of us went to see the movie "Forks Over Knives"; a great presentation about plant strong eating.  After that outing I was speaking with one of the members of Amor and stated we should start a small group that meets once a month to share food ideas and eat together. "AND SO IT IS"!  Talk about manifestation and quickly; within 24 hours it was so.  I love when our community LOVES the greater good in all.  

I had the pleasure of choosing parents, and being "raised" in southern Georgia.  The beauty of this is my parents were those parents who always made sure we had great food on the table.  My mama, as I see it, is the best cook in the world.  I love the fact that she never made us eat anything we didn't like; funny how we ate almost everything she put in front of us.  I love that we had fruit and vegetables all the time and not only did we eat them, we grew them as well.  In looking back I learned at an early age that that which I plant, I manifest.  Literally!  I realized after the movie just how much my eating habits could use some adjustment, and that eating a plant strong diet would be a great idea.  I am so pleased to be a part of the newly formed group "Conscious Eating" on Facebook.  It allows us to share our successes, menu items, grocery lists, and keep each other motivated.  Today I made a "mama meal" of stewed cabbage and caramelized squash and onions.  YUMMY!!!!  

I was referred to a chiropractor this past week, and as part of the routine they did thermal imaging and an x-ray. Upon review of the both they found my spin to be out of alignment.  I could really feel that I was out of alignment as well; you know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and the small of your back feels tight…, yeah that feeling.  I was able to see on the x-rays that my head was tilted forward.  This is the good part.  The doctor told me that for every inch forward I was putting an 10 extra pounds of pressure on my spine, therefore the pressure on my neck felt like 30 pounds rather than 10.  He suggested that I pay attention to my posture.  "Sit up straight, and pull my shoulders back".  

I love how Spirit uses the most ordinary things to drive home an example in my mind.  When I am out of alignment with Spirit I feel it also.  How many times in my spiritual life have I placed extra weight on myself spiritually, knowing a simple adjustment would put me on the path to spiritual alignment?  The doctor told me it would take a few weeks to get my spin back into alignment.  How often, once I find myself out of spiritual alignment do I want to do 10 minutes of "OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM” and think that will make things all better, or better yet meditate one day a week and expect it to keep myself spiritually in tune? 

Posture changes and spiritual changes require us to shift physically and spiritually.  We begin by feeling our way back into alignment and once there, daily practice will help keep us in alignment with the Divine.  And, if we need an adjustment, it will most likely come to us easily and effortlessly. 

This week spend some time looking at your posture, spiritual and physically; I found out this week they are one and the same.  

I love you 

Rev.Allen