"You are perfectly placed for your future. From that perspective, you can tell yourself the story of your success. Your success is where love is leading you. Be specific as you describe your success in the area you wish to improve. Don't hold back. See, hear, feel your new attitude and new approach as if you are already living it. Think of this as your story of expansion.
Be sure to make this a success fantasy. Give it a happy ending. It is a quirk of human nature that even when the possibilities are endless, as they are in fantasy, we tend to imagine ourselves losing. While making up your story, be happy -- no, be joyous -- as you contemplate the best outcome for yourself."
- John-Roger
Always win in your fantasies.
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Richard Powelll
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Boshard

look at love
how it tangles
with the one fallen in love
look at spirit
how it fuses with earth
giving it new life
why are you so busy
with this or that or good or bad
pay attention to how things blend
why talk about all
the known and the unknown
see how the unknown merges into the known
why think separately
of this life and the nextwhen one is born from the last
look at your heart and tongue
one feels but deaf and dumb
the other speaks in words and signs
look at water and fire
earth and wind
enemies and friends all at once
the wolf and the lamb
the lion and the deer
far away yet together
look at the unity of this
spring and winter
manifested in the equinox
you too must mingle my friends
since the earth and the sky
are mingled just for you and me
be like sugarcane
sweet yet silent
don't get mixed up with bitter words
my beloved grows
right out of my own heart
how much more union can there be
-Rumi
Rumi love,
Rumi wisdom
"...see how the unknown merges into the known."
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Rene Bull

​“You may remember the paradox of time we mentioned earlier:
Whatever you do takes time, and yet it is always now. So while your inner
purpose is to negate time, your outer purpose necessarily involves future and
so could not exist without time. But it is always secondary. Whenever you
become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight
of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is
primary, all else secondary.”- Eckhart Tolle
I remind myself to always come back to the harmony, the present moment, the peace that is present in the now. Transcend the stress and anxiety and go into the observation of the present moment.
This is an awareness training.
May today be a good day.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Herman Herzog

​"Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won't die. You will come to life. And don't be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it's their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don't be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious Presence. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.”-Tolle
The stories we tell ourselves about who we are, the stories others craft about us, are just that...stories.
There is an energy, a flow, a knowing that is under that. It is the foundation. Call it Soul, Spirit, the I AM. This runs like a stream and is never changing. It is awareness.
Go to the truth of who you are...and let it set you free.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Artist unknown

​"Alignment doesn't happen in the known, because in
the tangible, everyday world there is no such thing
as perfection.
We all want to be first, and being first is not
alignment.
Spiritual Warriors are basically indifferent to their
place in the world. They are content where they
are, and say, "The position I am in is the best
position for my learning, for my growth, and for my
expansion."
- John-Roger
This is radical. The majority of people will look at the accomplishments in the world to measure how they are doing. We are trained to do this, maybe we are designed to do this.
The big paradox is that the markers are inside, not out. How you relate to the issue is the issue as Drs. Ron and Mary Hulnick at University of Santa Monica would say.
Inside is the source, the Kingdom of Heaven.
Again, many people who have been on a path of transformation have heard this in some form or another. To hear it, to say "oh, that makes sense!" is one thing. To actually do it and master your inner world is another.
To say that neutrality and accepting where you are is actually better than winning or being #1 is radical.
Ride the waves, you are perfectly lined up for the wave to carry you to shore, go with the quiet intuition and enjoy.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Artist Unknown

Be as steady as the North Star and as flexible as the wind. - J-R
Continue holding the vision, be in the now, take in information, course correct, move forward.
This is a Master's Path to Creation.
May Grace fill your path.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com

"If you have a vision, a dream, a yearning for something that is worthy of you, then it is also worthy of your devotion.
What is worthy of you? That which uplifts you, supports you positively, and contributes to your joy and abundance. When you connect and commit to that, you can devote your life to it. And it's less a matter of your saying, "I'm ready to die for it," than your knowing, "I'm ready to live for it." I mean really live by experiencing the zest, the enthusiasm, the happiness of living in gratitude and fun.
Devotion is an energy that prepares the way in a manner that is often unseen yet often results in incredible opportunities. Devotion is an energy that says, "Regardless of considerations, I will move on it, with it, under it, around it. No matter what, I will go for it."
- John-Roger
I have been graced with knowing someone who's entire being was devoted to following Spirit. I never saw him waver. At the same time I told myself that I would never be able to even come close. When I told that to myself I was creating that reality, I was letting the negativity of the world pull me.
I now take a view that I can go into devotion in this very moment, and that would be great. If I find myself drifting into "story" or comparing, or fear, I can bring myself back into the moment and devote myself for one second to my upliftment, just in the now.
I use to collapse when I realized I wasn't mastering my world, I would give up, let the current take me over instead of looking to the shore and moving toward it.
When you find yourself at the choice point between judging yourself as not being able to do whatever and holding the vision of where you want to go, choose the upliftment, choose the expansion, choose the master's path just for the moment. Then the next moment, then the next, and soon the tide will shift and carry you to sanctuary.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
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Painting by Ivan Aivazovsky

"God meets you at the point of your action." - John-Roger
I have looked at some things in my life as too big to climb, overwhelming. My mind can build the negative scenario inside of me and bring the doubt. My emotions can go to the fear and I can freeze.
I have learned to just take one step, a small step in the direction of what I want to achieve. Usually that is all it takes to get the pump primed and see the Universe line up to support me.
The action is the affirmation.
May your day be filled with sweet miracles and Grace.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Dale Terbush

​"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances..." Thessalonians 5:16-18
I am realizing that I am constantly praying...it could be the prayer of worry, of fear, of lack....or it could be a prayer of gratitude and joy...and all points between.
Where you place your focus is what you create, is what you become....
Again, this is not an easy path, but it is simple. Our "story" will want to play out the drama to continue the story we believe, or we can transcend. This is a Master's Path.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Ivan Aivazosky