Many of us are not capable of releasing the past, of releasing the suffering of the past. We want to cling to our own suffering.

Thich Nhat Hanh

I have really enjoyed this time together and this focus on love for Lent. I hope you have too. I actually like the idea of 40 days to ____________. It is enough time to really change old, habitual thinking and behaviors. There is a reason  people go on spiritual quests for 40 days and 40 nights.

If we focused our thoughts on anything for 40 days our lives would change in amazing ways. Here are the suggestions I made at the beginning of this process.

How far have you come in the past 40 days?
Remember it is never too late to begin again ……

Seeing life though the eyes of angels

Okay, today is day 1 of 40 days to love. It is actually more than 40 days since for some reason the weekends aren’t counted in the days of Lent. I have no idea how that works but until Easter let’s focus on love!

Being prepared

This will be a fun journey and an awesome process. I suggest you get a journey just for this process. You can use it to make notes of your progress, you can decorate it with Easter Bunnies, colorful eggs and anything else you want. Buy a set of colored pens. Make it fun!


The journey

Take a few minutes to write about what you would like to accomplish.

How do you want your life to be different?
What do you want to create?
How much time are you willing to dedicate to the process?

Definitions

Life is and then we tell ourselves a story.

If we change our definitions our life changes.

So what are your definitions of:

Love
Freedom
Joy
Abundance
Spiritual connection
Angels
Eyes of love/angels
God
Perfection
Lent
Easter

So tomorrow is Good Friday. One more day to let go of the past so we can step fully into the light of llove.

With love and aloha,
Susan

Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.

Make Angels on Your Shoulder part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!

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