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Thank you God for…

Lake View Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins — Lake View
Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins

…The Silence

That still place deep within us where we meet God.

I was awakened at 2 A.M with a message from Spirit. “It’s Trump, but it’s okay.” Not the message I wanted to receive, but strangely I felt at peace. I stayed up for a little while then went back to bed only to be awakened again at 5 A.M. with another message. “Shine your light.” I know this means to continue to teach and practice love and acceptance, but as a tangible sign I was led to get out the new lighted angel I bought last month for Christmas, hang it in the window and plug it in.

Our calling now is the same as it has always been — to shine our light. When the world seems enveloped in darkness we are more than ever called to shine our light, to live the Truth and to walk in peace and love recognizing the divine light in those around us. I know I’m having trouble seeing that light in a few people right now, but it is still there.

The real enemy in this world is not Donald Trump. It’s also not immigrants, people with different beliefs or ways of living or even ISIS. The real enemy is FEAR. It’s not “someone else” who is “against us” or causing the turmoil and upheaval in our country and the world. It is us. We are doing this to ourselves. We are destroying our own country with fear.

This is spiritual warfare folks and it cannot be fought with earthly weapons so put down your guns. It must be fought in our minds, with our thoughts. Use those tools for defeating fear I mentioned earlier. I have gathered links together in a new Saying No to Fear page. Please use it.

Live what you say you believe. Walk in light, love and peace. Show the world there is another way. Continue to pray and meditate for peace and awakening for those who have forgotten the light that they are will begin to remember. Peace be with you, do not be afraid.

Thank you God for…

Love.

Taking the Day off and… Cookies!

This rainy day here at the lake is also election day. Bob and I voted by mail so all that is left to do is wait and see how this horrible election cycle continues to play itself out. I’ve talked before about knowing my limits when it comes to world events so today I am taking a day off from the drama and trauma and just living.

I’m coming back to those things I love that feed my soul but sometimes let others make me feel are unworthy or useless. Later I will be going into the art studio but after yoga and morning meditation I started out cooking. I love to cook. I love to eat. I’m not ashamed to admit it. We all have to eat, why not enjoy it? Now I try to eat healthy but I’m not going to pretend I just really don’t eat anything.

Now I don’t love cooking so much when under pressure to get something on the table when I hadn’t planned anything. But give me a rainy day and all the time in the world and there will be some pretty terrific smells coming from my kitchen. So far chicken soup is on the stove. Cookies are cooling on the counter.

I wish those of you in the U.S. who are voting and waiting for results as well as those watching with concern around the world a good day, a peaceful day with at least a little time spent doing something that centers and grounds you and makes your heart sing.

Wait!! Did someone say cookies?? Yes, and here they are. Enjoy!

Banana Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Ingredients:

2 T. flax seed meal + 6 T. hot water

1 c. mashed ripe banana

2/3 c. agave nectar

1 T. molasses

1/2 c. applesauce

1/2 c. natural peanut butter

1 t. baking soda

3 cups gluten free flour

1 t. cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flaxseed and hot water. Let sit till it starts to gel.
Combine next 5 (wet) ingredients. Add flaxseed gel. Stir together.
Add baking soda, cinnamon and flour. Add flour in small amounts stirring after each addition.
Scoop batter by Tablespoons onto a prepared cookie sheet.
Now comes the fun part. Make a crisscross pattern on the top of each cookies with the tines of a fork dipped in water. This is in the style of traditional peanut butter cookies. There is also another reason for this. Without sugar and fat these cookies will not spread out and get crisp like “regular” cookies would. So I flatten my cookies either with the back of a spoon or the crisscross method.
Bake until the bottoms of the cookies are browned.
Remove from the baking sheet and cool.
Enjoy!

Interested in more of my gluten free recipes? My e-books, The Gluten Free Good Life and Have Yourself a Healthy Little Holiday are available at Espirational Books.

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Throwback Thursday

Meditate on peace. Inner peace first because that is how we create peace in the world.
Pray
Try to control your exposure to the media. Don’t hang on to every minute of election coverage.
During the election there have been many things said to intentionally instill fear in the people. Over the past few months we have been talking about ways to defeat fear. I have done this so we would all have tools to use if needed. Use them.
Don’t react immediately to “isn’t it terrible” types of stories. Election day hasn’t even arrived yet and we are already hearing about intentionally misprinted ballots (hoax), 15 days of total darkness in November (another hoax). Take the time to calm down and do a little research before you react. Snopes.com is a good place to start if you suspect something may be a hoax. Remember if something seems outrageous it probably is.

The most important thing we can do right now is stay calm and pray/mediate for peace.