Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy

Instead, next time you see a gorgeous woman on the cover of a magazine, a room to die for, or a meal that would take a professional chef a week to prepare, begin to chant, “You’re not real. You’re not real. You’re not real. I refuse to grant you the power to make me miserable.” (This spell breaker is even more effective if chanted aloud in a grocer

Today, be receptive. Start with the assumption that you’re beautiful, dazzling, absolutely fabulous. Ask Spirit to reveal how gorgeous and brilliant you really are. Every time someone pays you a compliment, accept it as if an angel had just whispered Spirit’s appreciation. Smile and say, “Thank you. How nice of you to notice.” Become abundant with

Reel Power: Spiritual Growth Through

But in order to nourish our souls, we need to feed our minds.

Magic flows through us, mystery infuses every encounter of every day.

explored the possibility of letting your eyes and hands collaborate with your heart.

just before I go to sleep, I lie snuggled in bed and listen in the dark to Gregorian chants—the sublime, ancient Latin invocations sung by Benedictine monks for the last 1,500 years.

Well, even if we aren’t, comparisons hurt us in profound ways. They undermine our confidence. Shut down our flow of creative energy. Short-circuit our access to Power. Deplete our self-esteem. Suck the life force from our marrow. Coveting destroys what is Sacred within.

One of the unexpected blessings of writing this book is that I’ve gone back over the ordinary moments of my life, mining them for meaning.

So shrug off their scepticism with a smile and go back to mining your acre of diamonds.