Washington, D.C. - On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. The Bible is currently part of the collections of the Library of Congress.
Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presidents have traditionally used Bibles for the ceremony, choosing a volume with personal or historical significance.
President-elect Obama will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its initial use in 1861.
I chose to add this cute picture of President Obama because his journey is exactly what I am teaching today. Here is today's affirmation:
Jesus said, "Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven... I give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven... and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven... and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Matthew 16:19).
YOU are the one who ultimately determines your success or failure...according to what you do with these keys. Think of the areas in your life where you have bound yourself to a lower level of consciousness.
Isn't it time to make the commitment to detach yourself to lack, debt, ailments, possessions, conditions and negative situation in your individual world? Why not consider cutting the cord on people, places and things that have pulled you down?
Who or What has caused you to remain attached to: lack, debt, ailments, possessions, conditions and situations that have held you back in the past?
Did you do your homework from the INTRO posted on December 21st....the winter solstice?
IF not, go back and do it now because today is about helping you to see that your keys to abundance depend upon your choice to loosen your attachment mentally and physically to everything that has held your state of consciousness in lack.
Right NOW, change your 'limiting' attachments by putting your emotions under the control of your Higher Self so that any and all resentment, condemnation, judgment, unforgiveness and jealousy may be transmuted into: __________________________________________________________ fill in the blank IE: Love, Joy, Harmony, strength, confidence, compassion, creative insight, light hearted willingness to let go of the old pain, joyful acceptance of this moment right now, and so on.
TODAY is Dec 23rd, the last full day of work before the Holiday and time to see your family so this 'fill in the blank' is a great exercise to do.
Please ask yourself if you are PROUD of what you have built in your LIFE, with your FRIENDS and with your FAMILY?? You don't have control of them, but you can change your reaction to them.
IF there is any unforgiveness in your heart, in your life---just for TODAY--choose to transform any 'limitation' in the form of how you have identified yourself, or how you have allowed others to identify you but does not fit for you.
Why bind yourself with these limiting thoughts or feelings?
Please journal for just a minute and list everyone you have deemed unworthy, unloveable, unimportant, insignificant (including yourself). JUST FOR TODAY give those JUDGEMENTS a rest. I am not saying to forget them, or to discount your feelings, I am saying those old thoughts and feelings that you have attached yourself to are binding you to a lower level...and it is hard to play BIG when you feel so small.
- Forgive Yourself/Others for being so harsh
- Do your homework outlined in this blogpost for the day
- Allow the LOVE and ABUNDANCE of the personal work you have done to nourish you
- LOVE everyone (including yourself) deeply and genuinely today for showing you how YOU have accepted 'less than love' in your life
- And finally, surrender everything that does not look like LOVE to Spirit
And so it is!
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