The moth seemed to be stuck and appeared to have stopped making progress. It seemed as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. The man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth; so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But its body was swollen and small, its wings wrinkled and shriveled.

The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand and be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a small, swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
The man in his kindness and haste did not understand that the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was necessary to force fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight upon achieving its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets, and don’t forget the power in the struggle.

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Once a woman was having a dream and in the dream, a great big dragon was chasing her. She ran as fast as she could and eventually the dragon captured her. When the dragon grabbed her, she became terrified and cried out, “What are you going to do with me?” The dragon in his confident and powerful voice said, “Lady I really don’t know because this is your dream.”

Often people say, “I am hopeful that one day my dreams will come true”. Early in my ministry I changed these words to be my dreams are waiting on me to come true. In other words, what do I need to accept and release so that I may step into my dreams? How do I become more self aware, so my consciousness can accept more success, love and prosperity?

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Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl’s upturned face. “A dollar ninety-five. That’s almost $2.00 If you really want them, I’ll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday’s only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma.”

As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.

Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere — Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me?”

“Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you.”

“Then give me your pearls.”

“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess — the white horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She’s my favorite.”

“That’s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night.” And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny’s daddy asked again, “Do you love me?”

“Daddy, you know I love you.”

“Then give me your pearls.”

“Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper.”

“That’s okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you.” And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss. A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek. “What is it, Jenny? What’s the matter?” Jenny didn’t say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, “Here, Daddy. It’s for you.”

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny’s kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure.

What are you hanging on to?

As we continue to turn our junk-store jewelry over to God we open ourselves up to accept the Pearls that was intended for us all along.

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“Grow, grow, grow…I have to be more tomorrow than I was yesterday.”
The Universal Imperative is “Grow or Die.”

Can you pinpoint any area of your life (relationships, career, school,
and so on) where you have witnessed the Life Force that
originally sustained you so well, begin to withdraw? By
this I mean, the diminishing of the “juice or passion” that is
so vital to your existence and well-being.
Ignite or re-ignite your passion and listen to the whispers of your own divinity!

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There is one truth which matters to us as students of life.
The truth which we discover along our journey is the
truth which is imperative to follow and honor.
Jesus stated this simple method to live by,“and you will
know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John
8:32) He did not say we shall all know the same truth nor
did he say “set yourselves free” and then know the truth.
The path of joy is one in which we listen inwardly and
follow the truths we believe. All of us are blessed with our
own inner awareness of what actions or movements
forward we are to take. As we follow what we know to be true, our lives prosper. As we deny the truths we are hearing, not only are we not free, we are limited to a life of trial and error.

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Do you ever wonder why it seems so innately easy to accept roads created by humans, yet we doubt the roads of our own life which lead us to our amazing Selves? We often ask God why we have to go this way or that way, when we should consider asking God if there is a better or different route to take other than the one we are on.

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“Life is a gift. It is given without instructions, directions, or an owner’s manual. Life is a performance with no dress rehearsal and a great symphony with very few encores. Some people have near death experiences, yet what if we focus more on the “near life” experiences? True living means giving all that we are and have to everything we do. Life mirrors the enthusiasm and commitment we bring to it. Loving people live in a loving world, lonely people live in a lonely world and stressed people live in a stressful world. When we are asking life to give us something, we will receive it when we start to bring it our awareness. In other words, we get what we bring. The quality of life is not measured by the numbers of years but by the understanding that life happens to us by happening through us.”

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Focus is a key factor in our lives…you can be in traffic and focus on how slow it is moving, you can look at your relationship and see how challenging it is…you can look at your yard and call it work….you can spend time complaining about your country, other countries, the hospitals, the patients, the other people…..there are many ways to focus on “WHAT MATTERS.”

Too many people waste time on STUFF that doesn’t matter to them or their goals.

Next time you begin to complain about your life and the things that are in it, stop and ask yourself, “What is important in my life.” Is it to focus on the good or the bad? is it to focus on what needs to be done or what I have already accomplished. Be clear and focus on the best case scenario for you and everyone involved.

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There is a vet, Dr.Turene Frazio and his wife Fatima who put all of their resources into helping take the dogs and cats off the streets and keeping the animals alive. Needless to say, not everyone is supportive in the immediate circle of influence and this is evident there.

I personally supported 9 dogs coming back to the states so they may have a deserving healthy life. The spiritual stories are amazing – how these families lives have changed, how miracles have happened – but of course, these animals pick up all the energy from all the people from all over the world at the Casa praying for change, hope and inspiration. All of us who are in tune with animals know that these animals carrying these same energies within themselves.

I was shocked to hear that the veterinarian office was informed by the city that they were being closed down and if they do not have a new place to go within the next 2-4 weeks, all the animals will be euthanized. The veternarians will be out of business and there will be no hope for the animals in Abadiania.

You can go to my website: www.TempleHayes.org and review the SOFI project.
We need help and we need it quickly. If you know anyone who is famous like Ellen, Oprah, Doris Day, Betty White, Sarah McLaughlin, Bob Barker’s foundation, the news media….any of these could get the news to stop this vicious act of cruelty.

It is too much of a contrast – going to have a sacred experience while all around… life is suffering and being ignored.

Please help – you can donate to our 501c3 and all is tax deductible. Do not hesitate to contact me at Temple@templehayes.org

Loving life, Temple Hayes

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