The gift of conscious perception can be an astounding event that happens whenever we realize that it is we, and we alone, who assign meaning to whatever our eyes fall upon every moment of every day.

The greatest mystery of existence is existence itself. There is the existence of the universe and there is the existence of the awareness of existence of the universe.

I encourage you to join with me in making "thank you" your mantra for the next 30 days and witness an abundant universe at work. Your 86,400 seconds begin now!

By inquiring into your life story, you can recognize the layers of ephemeral distraction that keep your attention busy with entanglements. When you recognize this, you can reclaim your attention.

Would it help if you knew you were the joy behind the laughter, the color in the painter's brush?

If it is true that the self is still and silent awareness, then why do we often think of ourselves as anything but stillness and silence, unable to be quiet even for a moment? It is because we identify our self with our mind.

Just like any physical exercise demands repetition if you are to achieve results, it is no different with meditations. It is in the doing of the exercises that growth and change occur.

As our identity becomes more firmly grounded in being a silent, still point of awareness through the practice of an inward gaze and inquiry into who we are, change and growth will happen.

When seen clearly, without the clutter of worry and wanting, without the attachment to stone and air, space and time, the world becomes a playground for the expression of compassion.

When love and awareness meet you receive your birthright, creating space and time, universe and mind, giving birth to bliss. See clearly for yourself the essence of all that is.