Diversity Rules Magazine

3 Diversity Rules Magazine August 2013 Keep Up Now By Terry Ludwig Terry's brother Rob died of AIDS in 2004 and left her his writings of which Keep Up Now is the result. Terry can be reached at keepupnow@gmail.com. Check out Terry's website at: www.terryludwig.net to find out how to manifest happiness and abundance. When I wake in the morning, I love it when my first thought is; "Thank you, Universe, for another day to experience joy and create happiness and abundance." I feel full of Love and ready to create another amazing day. I share my attitude of gratitude and abundance with everyone I meet and feel connected and empowered. I know it's going to be a great day! one Universal Source. What inspires you? What is your "go to" place for inspiration? What fills your heart with Joy? It's important to nurture and care for your Soul. Our Soul is our foundation; our springboard for experiencing happiness and creating abundance. Do you have a First Aid Kit for your Soul? If (c) Can Stock Photo Inc. / grsphoto not, it's time you create one. Think of all of the people, places or things that inspire you. Perhaps it's simply a method of quieting your mind and allowing yourself to connect with your Source. Make a list and keep it in a place you will keep in mind to look. When we're disconnected, it's hard to remember how to reconnect. If you have a First Aid Kit for your Soul, with inspirational tools and guidance, you have an invaluable tool to remind you how to get back on track. However, when my first thought isn't so wonderful, I know it is imperative to have something or someone to inspire me. OtherWhen you're in a wise, it's easy to fall into place where you're "Truly, I could not lend myself alone, there feeling a pattern of self destrucdiscontion. For this reason, I are angels among us acting through us, we nected; ask for have created a First Aid help. We're under know, we open ourselves and in joy they kit for my Soul. I have immense pressure reply with an offering up every need be a vast supply of sources from people, especomplied." – Rob Ludwig of inspiration. I love nacially ourselves, to ture and I love running believe we need to by the river and falling into the GAP while listening know how to fix the problem, figure out the answer or to my music playing loudly through my ear buds. I find the solution, when all we really need to do is stop, also love yoga; especially hot yoga. There's something and give it to a higher source. Allow the weight to be magical that happens when you connect to your inner lifted from your shoulders, and ask for guidance from wisdom during a yoga session. I love to draw, and also your Source. I've done this many times when I have spending time loving up my dog. I've made a point faced situations that brought me "dis-ease"; literally. to participate in Deepak Chopra's 21 Day Meditation When you let go, the answer comes to you. There is a Challenge. There's a new session beginning August higher power at work, and help is only a request away. 5th, and it's free! Check it out at ChopracentermediHave faith… tation.com. It's a wonderful way to experience meditaWe are very fortunate to be living in an age where our tion in just 20 minutes per day! I never thought I had resources for inspiration are abundant. With so many time to meditate, but those 20 minutes every morning opportunities to grow beyond our walls, there is no have changed my life. limit to where we can go! The world is at your comAnother "go to" inspiration for me is my "A Course in mand and the tools are at your fingertips. You can Miracles" studies. It's a course of learning that keeps create happiness and manifest abundance in this world me connected to the Source. I used to share my readof illusions and dreams. It's simply a matter of changing insights with my brother, Robbie, and he would ing your mind, and putting your energy and thoughts concur with similar insights he received during one into motion. of his many "dark nights of the soul" he encountered while dealing with the AIDS virus and it's debilitating Keep up Now ~ with the stream of higher consciouseffects. I realized then, all paths do truly lead to the ness and stay connected to the Source.

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