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Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration
The focus for today is: I stop, look, and listen for guidance and assistance.
At times, we may feel overwhelmed "by it all". However, we must remember that we always have help available, on many levels. We must not be like the drowning man who refuses help from others because he is waiting for God to come and save him. Our task is to learn to recognize who, and what, is there to assist us.
Help is everywhere, in many forms -- and it may not always look like we expect it to look. Help can come from another person, or from a "coincidence", or from our dreams and inner guidance. When we pay attention to our dreams and to all "signs" and synchronicities in our life, we discover the help that is always present - sometimes in a soft whisper, and at other times like a 2x4 hitting us over the head.
The more we can pick up on the quiet messages, the less we need the "hard knocks" of life to redirect our path. Dreams can often bring guidance, yet at other times they simply may be a restatement of things going on in our lives -- which in itself can be a form of help as well. Stop, look, and listen for the guidance and assistance that is always available.
Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
There Is Much to Accomplish
by Marie T. Russell
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of recognizing the support that is there for you (today and every day)
Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.
Today, we stop, look, and listen for guidance and assistance.
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Today's Daily Inspiration was inspired by the "Old Woman Sorceress" card from:
The Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards
The Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards: Spiritual Teachings of the Sioux
by Chief Archie Fire Lame Deer and Helene Sarkis.
This book and beautifully illustrated deck draw on the ancient Lakota ritual of healing and purification known as the sacred Inipi, or sweat lodge ceremony, which has existed in the Lakota culture for thousands of years.
The cards and accompanying book comprise a self-contained and highly original system that will help you harness creative energies to deal with issues that are of concern in your life. Used for self-discovery rather than divination, the cards gently guide you toward inner growth and self-knowledge in the time-honored tradition of the Lakota people.
Publisher: Destiny Books, an imprint of Inner Traditions Intl.
For more info and/or to order this card deck with guidebook, click here.
Creative Commons 3.0: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License. Attribute the author: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com. Link back to the article: This article originally appeared on InnerSelf.comAbout The Author
Marie T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also produced and hosted a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner Power, from 1992-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and reconnecting with our own inner source of joy and creativity.
