GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in My name the Father will give you." - John 15:16

As long as you are remembering God, 

you are remembered by God. 

You are unburdened. 

You are chosen.

You are free. 

In every moment ask, 

'What is your will, God?'

And feel Him saying, 

'You Are.'

You, feeling Love, is God's will.

No matter what. 

No matter where. 

Love. 

I love you, 

Nik 

'You are Lifted' by Victor Thompson (19:19 mark)- https://youtu.be/jrvp5mnmU3c?si=vC4gIZfaG6ZHT3A4&t=1159

^^ this is how I chant 'Jesus' inside ❤️‍🔥

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Surrender Novena Day 3  - Given by Jesus to Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo

"How many things I do when the soul, in so much spiritual and material need turns to Me, looks at Me and says to Me; “You take care of it, then close its eyes and rests.” In pain you pray for Me to act, but that I act in the way you want. You do not turn to Me; instead, you want Me to adapt to your ideas. You are not sick people who ask the doctor to cure you, but rather sick people who tell the doctor how to. So do not act this way, but pray as I taught you in the Our Father: Hallowed be Thy Name, that is, be glorified in my need. Thy kingdom come, that is, let all that is in us and in the world be in accord with Your kingdom. Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, that is, in our need, decide as You see fit for our temporal and eternal life. If you say to Me truly: Thy will be done, which is he same as saying: You take care of it. I will intervene with all My omnipotence, and I will resolve the most difficult situations.

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You, take care of everything! (10 times)

Mother, I am yours now and forever. Through you and with you I always want to belong completely to Jesus.

Amen"

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"In my quiet place with Jesus, I heard the Lord say, "Get ready to recover all. Get ready to receive!" Some of you don't even realize that your feet have entered your promised land!
Hold the Fathers hand and obey his commands, everything is about to change! Look at the attacks as proof.
Your season has changed. The shift has begun. It's time. You have been remembered."- @Godlywaiting

"Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue." - Adam Clarke

"I do not know why there is this difference,
but I am sure that God keeps no one waiting unless He sees that it is good for him to wait.
When you do enter your room, you will find that the long wait has done you some kind of good which you would not have had otherwise.
But you must regard it as waiting, not as camping. You must keep on praying for light: and of course, even in the hall, you must begin trying to obey the rules which are common to the whole house.
And above all you must be asking which door is the true one;
not which pleases you best by its paint and paneling."- C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"When you don't follow morning sadhana, the whole day you will be tortured by maya. Whatever little I have taught you, follow that, and nobody will be aggrieved. No maya will touch you." - Srila Prabhupada 

"Carry the conviction in yourself
that the knowledge
'I am' within you is
God." - Nisargadatta Gita, 184

"You are the will of God." -A Course in Miracles

“I am the vine; you are the branches.

If you remain in me and I in you,

you will bear much fruit;

apart from Me you can do nothing." - John 15:5

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In every situation I've ever been in,

I stand there long enough,

or I sit there long enough,

listening to the Silence within, 

and whatever emotion was (t)here,

it parts like clouds, 

and there's the Son, again. 

Jesus, smiling like,

'You did it! GoOD!

Now let's do it again... (let's take it from the top haha)

Can you recognize Me again? 

Can you find Me again? 

In this scene?

And in this mess?

And in that person? 

And in this circumstance?

And  in this moment?

And in this one?

And in this one?

And in this one? 

This is all you're ever doing. 

Look up. 

Which means, look in.

This Love will bear fruit,

abundantly. 

It is Law. 

 

I love you, 

nik 

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Surrender Novena Day 2

"(From Jesus) Surrender to me does not mean to fret,
to be upset, or to lose hope,
nor does it mean offering to Me a worried prayer,
asking Me to follow you and change your worry into prayer.
It is against this surrender, deeply against it, to worry, to be nervous
and to desire to think about the consequences of anything.
It is like the confusion that children feel
when they ask their mother to see to their needs,
and then try to take care of those needs for themselves
so that their childlike efforts get in their mother’s way.
Surrender means to placidly close the eyes of the soul,
to turn away from thoughts of tribulation and to put yourself in My care,  so that only I act; saying, "You take care of it".

(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! 

Mother, I am yours now and forever. Through you and with you I always want to belong completely to Jesus.

Amen" - Father Ruotolo Dolindo 

"A beautiful prayer to Krishna is, 'please let me feel your warm affection as I chant.'" - Mahatma Das 

"Without a name, without a body, tell me about yourself. Tell me something about yourself without mentioning your memories or mind. Can you tell me something? Nothing can be said... That's You." - Nisargadatta Maharaj

“‘Lest ye become as little children, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.’ Unless you start again, become that trusting, open surrendered being, the energy can’t come in. That’s the kingdom of heaven; the energy, cosmic consciousness, the same thing.” – Ram Dass

"He was crucified so that his spirit could spread throughout the world. He sacrificed his body for the dharma. He never died, he never died. He is Atman (the Soul), living in the hearts of all."  -Neem Karoli Baba 

 

I told you I would teach you to pray the rosary. 

And I will. 

But this felt more urgent,

because I could feel your stress. 

I can feel your anxiety, 

your uncertainty, 

your increasing desperation for solutions, 

for the Light.

And of all the prayers I've prayed, 

this one works. 

There is no better prayer than this. 

I love you, 

nik 

"Love takes care of everything." Love is the same as absolute consciousness, pure intelligence or the power of God. When you have enough love inside you, there really are no problems. Problems only arise when you believe you're separated and loveless. " - Robert Adams 

Day 1

"Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying? Leave the care of your affairs to me and everything will be peaceful. I say to you in truth that every act of true, blind, complete surrender to me produces the effect that you desire and resolves all difficult situations.

O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Concluding prayer: Mother, I am yours now and forever.
Through you and with you
I always want to belong
completely to Jesus."

-Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo 

"Your faith has saved you; go in peace." - Luke 7:50

In this moment you are deeply thankful to be able to be Love while things are rearranging, knowing that wherever you appear to be right now, is where you need to be. That you couldn't be anywhere else.  That your blessings are unfolding.  That the miracle is here.  That the miracle can be felt before It can be seen, but that It must be felt consistently, before It can be seen... before the scene can change.

I Love you and I appreciate you!

Nik

nikki@curlynikki.com

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Today's Quotes:

"You can't stop the mind from thinking because you didn't start it thinking."
-Adyashanti

"Don't identity any thought as negative because it's just a thought. Who told you it's negative? It's just a thought. What's the problem? If you understand it's just a thought, it has no power. If you think it's a reality, then it destroys you."
-Sadhguru

Note: Feeling the Loving Silence even when thoughts are present.

"Even the feeling of the absence of God is His manifestation-- so that His Presence may be realized."
-Ananadamayi Ma

God isn't just on the mountaintop, He's in the valley, too, and everywhere in between, and beyond.  God's Love, It's Peace, your innermost Self, can be felt even when you're in the valley of sadness. It can be felt on the pathless-path up the mountain, and once you reach the summit, you'll find that there isn't a 'you' feeling this Love, there's only Love. Only God.  And in and AS That, you abide.

I Love you!

Nik

nikki@curlynikki.com

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Today's Quotes:  

"Shiva lives on the mountain top of awareness. This world is in the valley.  Many old souls have been trying to climb this mountain in reverse gear.  Even if they climb and reach near Shiva, they roll back down to the valley because of their attachments.  Climbing this mountain is not as important as changing the orientation: Turn your back to the valley and face toward Shiva."
- @ImmortalTalks on IG

Shiva is your innermost Self and the alert snake, with its raised hood around His neck represents PEAK Loving Awareness, Shakti, GoOD Energy on TEN!  As you read these words feel your back straightening, your shoulders relaxing down and back, your face smiling, your energy rising, Love peaking.  There! There you are!  Stay (t)here.  This is Go(o)d Energy and when you're practicing feeling and being This, This is all you see. You see that there is no valley or mountaintop, there's only the Kingdom. Only Love is here.  

"Everywhere you look, you see what you're looking for.  When you're looking for God, all you see is God."
-Ram Dass 

You and the Father are one,

that's what Jesus came to teach you. 

That Presence, 

that Hereness,

that Nowness,

that's hearing me--

It's Him.

You're Him. 

Turn on the Light. 

I Love you,

nik 

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"You cannot ask the darkness to leave.
You must turn on the light." - S. Rinpoche 

"We are never without grace. We can never be abandoned, it is always there. God can never abandon living beings.
From just one candle, you can light a million candles without putting strain on the first candle. From one awakened being, you can set light into a million souls, so powerful is the light.
If you go into a room full of light, but outside is darkness, and you open the curtain, that darkness won't come in.
But if you go into a room which is dark and you open up a little tiny bit of a curtain, it will fill the whole room with light. Such is the power of the light.
We are this light and we must discover this..." - Mooji

"Swami Muktananda, in his guru kripa sad-hana, used to meditate intensely on his guru, Nityananda. He would visualize bringing him into his own body until he himself became Nitvananda. So intoxicated did he become in his devotion to his guru that there were times when he didn't know if he was Muktananda or Nityananda.
A sense of that feeling of devotion comes from the first-century Odes of Solomon:

My heart was split, and a flower appeared; and grace sprang up; and it bore fruit for my God.

You split me, tore my heart open,

filled me with love.

You poured your spirit into me;

I knew you as I know myself.

My eyes are radiant with your spirit; my nostrils fill with your fragrance.

My ears delight in your music,

and my face is covered with your dew.

Blessed are the men and women

who are planted on your earth, in your garden,

who grow as your trees and flowers grow, who transform their darkness to light.

Their roots plunge into darkness;

their faces turn toward the light.

There is infinite space in your garden; all men, all women are welcome here;

all they need do is enter." - Polishing the Mirror, Ram Dass

 

 

Don’t be distracted by thoughts of future or past moments,

or by what you consider noises in this moment.

All are welcome.

It couldn’t be any other way.

This moment is eternal.

It's not this instant, 

or this second. 

It’s not that breath,

or that heartbeat,

or that thought,

or this voice…

It’s what you can hear beyond it.

It’s what you’re being beyond it.

It’s the relaxation that you settle into.

That you come into fully.

Thank you, Father, for this moment.

It’s the contentment that allows for the next step,

for the Arrival. 

Thank you, Father, for this moment, 

for this Love, 

for your Presence,

for your Name. 

I love you,

nik

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"I say the Great Name over the deaf and the blind,
they are healed. Over a stony mountain-side,
and it tears its mantle down to the navel.
Over non-existence, it comes into existence."- Rumi

"The intelligent person will go inward first. Before going anywhere else, he will go into his own Being. That is the first thing, and it should have the first preference. Only when you have known yourself, can you go anywhere else. Then wherever you go, you will carry a blissfulness around you, a peace, a silence, a celebration." -Osho

 

 

He's showing you the way, 

clearly,

with no fear,

and no hurry. 

The difference this time is that you are not focused on the result. 

You're focused on Him. 

You're focused on Love. 

If you have to hold on to anything,

hold on to That--

this Feeling that brought you here this morning. 

This Feeling that has brought you this far will not leave you. 

First, It humbles you,

then It comforts you 

then It exalts you,

and all of these are happening at the same time.

You're wearing rags and the robe, the crown, at the same time. 

Sit up like the one you know you are. 

And now become aware of the one who is sitting. 

I Love you,

nik

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"You have to stop praying for growth but then resenting the growing pains. Bold women of faith aren't made in comfort zones but surrendering in the refiner's fire." - @ashley.morgan.jackson

"Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible."- @Yeshuavibez

"You start feling the most amount of resistance just as you begin to approach a new breakthrough..." - @sourcemessages

"The greatest gift God gave to mankind was His Presence." - Father Ken Geraci 

"Nobody else made sense to my soul, but you." - @Markanthonypoet 

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord." - Psalm 150:6

 

First He humbles you, 

then He exalts you,

blesses you. 

He's talking to you right now. 

Are you listening?

I love you, 

nik

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"Be patient, my daughter, in putting up with your imperfections if you wish to attain perfection.
Remember, this is a very important point if we want to make progress on the paths that lead us to God. When you cannot make great strides on your path, be content with small steps, waiting patiently for legs to run or, even better, wings to fly. Be content for now, my daughter, to be a small bee in the honey-comb, for very soon you will become a large bee capable of producing honey." - St. Padre Pio

"Imagine if God suddenly turned it all around for you.
Because you prayed when you didn't understand. You stayed still when he told you to wait. You loved when you wanted to fight. You went when he told you to go You started even if it seems impossible. When you trust in the Lord it's not supposed to make sense when you surrender it all to Jesus you will see exactly why things happened the way it did."  - @weareanewrevolution

This is the only message I've come to share.

It's the only practice you have to grasp.

The only one you hold.

"Only Love is here."

And everything that's holding you back has to let go of you. 

Affirm- 'Love is sealed in me.

I am sealed in love.

Love is me.'

I Love you,

nik

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"He is calling something out of you.  When God calls you, He is calling something out of you." -Roma Waterman via IG

"Mary, Mother of Jesus, Please Be a Mother to Me Now" - Mother Teresa 

 

Every time I remember that God is with me,
I know the world is for me, 
from Me. 

“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”
- Lao Tzu

Affirm: 'God goes with me wherever I go", and feel into this meditation from 'A Course in Miracles': 

"Today’s idea will eventually overcome completely the sense of loneliness and abandonment all the separated ones experience. Depression is an inevitable consequence of separation. ³So are anxiety, worry, a deep sense of helplessness, misery, suffering and intense fear of loss.

The separated ones have invented many “cures” for what they believe to be “the ills of the world.” But the one thing they do not do is to question the reality of the problem. Yet its effects cannot be cured because the problem is not real. The idea for today has the power to end all this foolishness forever. And foolishness it is, despite the serious and tragic forms it may take.

Deep within you is everything that is perfect, ready to radiate through you and out into the world. It will cure all sorrow and pain and fear and loss because it will heal the mind that thought these things were real, and suffered out of its allegiance to them.

You can never be deprived of your perfect holiness because its Source goes with you wherever you go. You can never suffer because the Source of all joy goes with you wherever you go. You can never be alone because the Source of all life goes with you wherever you go. Nothing can destroy your peace of mind because God goes with you wherever you go.

We understand that you do not believe all this. How could you, when the truth is hidden deep within, under a heavy cloud of insane thoughts, dense and obscuring, yet representing all you see? Today we will make our first real attempt to get past this dark and heavy cloud, and to go through it to the light beyond.

There will be only one long practice period today. In the morning, as soon as you get up if possible, sit quietly for some three to five minutes, with your eyes closed. At the beginning of the practice period, repeat today’s idea very slowly. Then make no effort to think of anything. Try, instead, to get a sense of turning inward, past all the idle thoughts of the world. Try to enter very deeply into your own mind, keeping it clear of any thoughts that might divert your attention.

From time to time, you may repeat the idea if you find it helpful. But most of all, try to sink down and inward, away from the world and all the foolish thoughts of the world. You are trying to reach past all these things. You are trying to leave appearances and approach reality.

It is quite possible to reach God. In fact it is very easy, because it is the most natural thing in the world. You might even say it is the only natural thing in the world. The way will open, if you believe that it is possible. This exercise can bring very startling results even the first time it is attempted, and sooner or later it is always successful. But it will never fail completely, and instant success is possible.

Throughout the day use today’s idea often, repeating it very slowly, preferably with eyes closed. Think of what you are saying; what the words mean. Concentrate on the holiness that they imply about you; on the unfailing companionship that is yours; on the complete protection that surrounds you.

You can indeed afford to laugh at fear thoughts, remembering that God goes with you wherever you go."
-ACIM, Lesson 41

I Love you,
Nik
nikki@curlynikki.com

Here's Your One-Second Mood Reset--

Close your eyes.

Find God.

Open your eyes.

See God.

Know that that feeling is now appearing as the world.

God is always in front of you.

Waving at you.

Walking by you.

Talking to you.

God is always right where you are, appearing as you and as everything on display.

It's never hidden.

This is the highest meditation.

To Look and Love.

To Look

and

Love.

To Look,

and not let the appearance of the world make you forget to feel Love.   

I Love you,

nikki@curlynikki.com

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Today's Quotes:

"...and the greatest gift God can give is His own experience. 
Every object, every creature, every man, woman and child, 
has a soul and it is the destiny of all, 
to see as God sees, to know as God knows, 
to feel as God feels, to Be as God is."
-Meister Eckhart  

"The Life Force that perpetuates your heartbeat and maintains and sustains all the other organs and functions of your body is not physical, but it is spiritual... is not temporal, but is eternal.  And once that basic truth has been established in your consciousness, you will experience the dissolution of all fear, the healing of all diseases, and the resolution of all conflicts.  This is the supernal activity of the Word being made flesh... this is the sacred process of Divine Grace being established on earth as it is in Heaven."
-Don Mardak

"The highest meditation is to think of nothing. If you can remain without thought, great power will come."
-Swami Vivekananda 

If you're not living Love,

which is the only commandment Jesus left us with,

if you're not living it,

you're not living. 

You're dead.

This Love is life,

eternal. 

This Love is food,

It's water.

It's your wealth.

It's the substance and tone, 

the Vibration of your future. 

That's why we don't have to pray with words.

We pray with (t)His Vibration.

We communicate like this...

You can't see me, 

but you can feel me.

I'm communicating with you between the words.

My love is touching you,

through these words.

His love is touching you, 

He doesn't need words.

God doesn't need your instruction,

your consultation,

your approval.

He doesn't need anything. 

But you are to give Him your will. 

And notice the resistance that comes up.

Give Him everything, 

until you have nothing left.

And then you are given everything. 

I Love you,

 nik 

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"To become great one must be humble.
The tree laden with fruits always bends low.
If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
Our duty is to fall down and adore where others only bow.
Sri Ramakrishna

"Help me, Lord, to remember that religion is not to be confined to the church... nor exercised only in prayer and meditation, but that every where I am in Thy Presence." - Susanna Wesley

"When you pray, God listens.
When you listen, God talks.
When you believe, God works." - @coffeewithmyfather 

"Should I keep in mind constantly that I am consciousness only?
M: You are consciousness and consciousness is you and that's it; it is not necessary to always keep your attention on that fact. When you know that this is your finger, is it necessary to constantly repeat that it is your finger?"- Nisargadatta Maharaj 

You have to find Peace now,

not later.

You have to find it right now in the middle of everything that you're going through.

And one way is to initiate a constant conversation with God, 

to pray ceaselessly--

"Only Your Love is here."

As if you're saying it to God--

"Only Your Love is Here, Jesus" (or the Name that stirs you), 

and it's like you're on His lap, 

or at His feet, 

and you can feel Him saying to you, 

"Only Your Love is here."

Filling you. 

Healing you. 

Convincing you. 

Replacing you. 

We are One. 

I love you, 

nik 

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"...crowning me with love beyond my power to hold." - Based on Psalm 23 from Catholic Miselette 

"let your striving cease.
He is sustainable.
He is not exhaustion.
He is peace.
He is not chaos.
He is rest.
He is not worry. take His portion, it's yours." -@trueherworth 

"I pray God may open your eyes.
...and let you see what hidden treasures He bestows on us in the trials from which the world thinks only to flee." -St. John of Avila 

"Constant prayer is the deep assurance within my heart that God is in charge, and I have no need to worry. That's what it means to pray continually, because prayer is union with God."-Mother Angelica

"He who has the Kingdom of God within himself will imperceptibly pass it on to others. The atmosphere of Heaven will radiate from us even when we keep silence or talk about ordinary things."- Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

What have you been believing in?

I'm guilty of believing in superfoods.

I'm always googling,

like if I'm eating something particularly healthy,

I like to Google and read about studies that have been done on what it can prevent or what it can strengthen.

And I catch myself in the midst of that old pattern of behavior and laugh at myself,

but I still find myself doing it as if it's the carrots,

or the celery,

or the seeded grapes...

It's God, 

appearing as those things.

And you still eat those things.

You still eat good,

you still eat God--

that's Communion.

You're aware that the substance of those grapes is him.

Is IT.

Is the I am that You are,

nourishing yourself with your Self. 

Right now You're writing to yourself. 

I Love you, 

nik 

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Alone with God by Victor Thompson- https://youtu.be/dr2oHT-k9hk?si=U31tjpFq34F6wU1i&t=1998 (33 minute mark) 

"A relationship won't satisfy you, Only Jesus will.

Your dreams won't satisfy you. Only Jesus will.

Beauty won't satisfy you. Only Jesus will.

Achieving won't satisfy you. Only Jesus will."

- @prochurchurchmedia 

 

You feel like you're in a prison of your own making.

And you've done everything in your will,

in your power to get out.

You've tried new diets,

new supplements, 

new people,  

new prayers, 

old prayers,

but have you tried Love? 

You've tried everything but Love. 

Love dissolves the bars.

Being what you are right now...

there are no bars.

They're gone.

You're free. 

Love will be in the forefront today. 

The world is in the background. 

You're no longer running after things, 

they're coming to you, 

they're happening for you, 

because you're content. 

Because you're Love, 

only Love is happening. 

This is what you hadn't tried. 

I Love you, 

nik

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"Stop running after things and let things come to you. That's the meaning of the saying 'Contentment is golden.'" -Sri Swani Satkidananda

"Can you all do something? Do nothing for few minutes every day.
The highest is attained effortlessly."
Gurudev H.H.SriSri Ravi Shankar

"Once when I was meditating I heard His voice, whispering: "Thou dost say I am away, but thou didst not come in. That is why thou dost say I am away. I am always in.
Come in and thou wilt see Me. I am always here, ready to greet thee." - Paramahansa Yogananda

When you feel Joy,

you're back at the beginning.

You're Here,

at the beginning.

And now you know all you have to do is keep feeling Joy,

in every step,

in every breath,

and in (and AS) every seeming moment,

keeping your eyes on this Gift that He gave to you,

that He's constantly giving to you.

'Here'... is just another name for Joy.

Joy is another way to say, 'Here'.

Joy is how 'Here' feels. 

Bow to It.

Give your life to It, 

the one you lived up until this point.

And watch what It gives you back. 

I Love you,

nik 

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"Stop doing it afraid, and do it anointed." - @socialdox 

"Do not let the past disturb you. Leave everything in the sacred heart of Jesus and being again with Joy." - Saint Teresa of Calcutta 

"If you knew how much I love you, you'd cry for joy!" - Our Lady of Medjugore 

"A new beginning is emerging from the valley. I feel it in my spirit. I know you didn't plan on it going this way. I know you hoped it would have worked out with that person. I know you thought that life would be so different by now, but there is a grace over your life right now. There is a grace to let go of what you can't control because that is where the most remarkable miracles are birthed. And I know you wanted it your way. I know your hopes and dreams feel they are crashing and burning, but this is only the beginning." -  @Godlywaiting

R E L A X

God is circling around you,

that temple,

that tower.

He's aware of your situation,

of every thought, every fear.

You had gone astray,

lost in what you're not,

and who you're not,

but you're back.

How does it feel to know who you are?

To know whose you are?

Shift into this felt-Knowing, this Silence.

Stop leaving, and expect miracles.

I Love you,

Nik

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**My favorite icon of Jesus (on my nightstand, the pic I went to lay the communion in front of! )- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Pantocrator_%28Sinai%2

**My favorite Maharajji picture (on my stand)-
https://maharajji.love/files/images/Maharajji_solo_color/#/view/ID216434

"Hidden power"
- Baba Ram Singh ji

"A hand unseen is behind this creation, and every pair of eyes is looking towards that hand which is not seen.  Wherever one looks, one is looking for that hand which is behind and unseen. You look at a flower and appreciate the flower and behind the flower, there's that beauty, that truth which could bring this beauty. If this flower does not remind you of the eternal beauty, of the eternal truth, then it has not fulfilled its purpose. So behind every activity, pleasant, unpleasant, chaotic, harmonious, is one Divinity."
-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

"All I know and all I can say is, God is preparing me for something. I am necessary."
- via IG @Ceexnotes

"One of the proofs that our Simran is being done correctly is that, in any kind of difficulty, we first remember Simran."
-Baba Ram Singh

"I woke up and decided I will not stress over things that are out of my control.  People will be people.  Jobs will be jobs. But one thing I know for sure is... God will be God and... He's got me."
-via IG @amazinggracecoffe

"The only comfort we can find is by saying: "Allah is aware of my situation.""
-via IG @noorsayingss

"God will speak clearly, guide deliberately, and liberate completely as you know and experience his heart more fully."
-via IG @NeilVermillion

"I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still con't know if lam a falcon, or a storm, or a great song.
-Rilke

"Trusting the reality of reality itself."
-Neil Douglas Klotz

"Anything CAN happen
BECAUSE
He is the
God of miracles."
-Via IG @letsgrowsisters

Every time you feel Peace, you're free.

Every time you feel Peace, maya, the illusion, can't see you.

Your old triggers can't find you.

Your old karmas can't find you.

You become invisible to them.

Because you're so BRIGHT ...

when you're like This.

"You blind everyone,

even yourself. "

That's why you can't see anything,

that's why the view ahead looks empty,

that's why it appears dark...

trust me that It isn't.

Trust Him.

He's touched you,

and like it says in John, "one thing I do know: I was  blind and now I see."

"I was one way, and now I'm completely different. And the thing that happened in between was Him."

Love and Look.

Look and SEE.

Everything is changing.

Nothing is the same.

I Love you,

Nik

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"The story is always old.  The silence is always brand new."
-Jeff Foster

"Keep going. No matter how stuck you feel. No matter how bad things are right now. No matter how many days you've spent crying. No matter how hopeless and depressed you feel. No matter how many days you've spent wishing things were different. I promise you won't feel this way forever. Keep going."
-@Poetstext

"Inhale: I am done holding this breath. 
Exhale: I deserve to exhale."
-@BlackLiturgies   

"All is well, and everything is unfolding as it should. There are no mistakes. None have ever been made, none are being made, and none will ever be made."
-Robert Adams

"Your entire being is like a tree. Your family and friends only touch specific parts of it - mostly the fruits, maybe some branches . A large part of you remains untouched You feel like a machine, you feel dead inside. You shout , snap, and sulk at random things, or silently suffer. How to tell them that you want your entire being acknowledged? Or maybe you yourself have forgotten your entire being. That's why you need a person or a deity, a mortal or immortal, who is like air, who doesn't want anything specific from you , who touches every inch of your being, who makes you feel alive."
- @ShunyaSouls via IG

"You're so bright you blind even yourself."
-Unknown

“Matthew, you didn't lose any time. It just got rearranged. You're gaining it all back now.”
-The Chosen on Amazon Prime

"I was one way, and now I'm completely different. And the thing that happened in between was Him."-The Chosen on Amazon Prime 

Smile,

like you've been accepted,

like you're doing a new thing, today,

like you're being something new, today,

like it's the Christ that lives, not you, today. 

Those are His hands that He used to play this episode.

Those are His feet that He will guide into the right spaces, 

into the only space you can be, today. 

To be Him. 

To see Him, 

everywhere. 

Love is saying, "Close your eyes and find Me,

and now open your eyes,

and let Me continue to be found."

I love you,

nik  

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"Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His Love than in your own weakness."-St. Teresa

"You are accepted.
You are accepted by that which is greater than you,
and the name of which you do not know.
Do not ask for the name now; perhaps you will find it later.
Do not try to do anything now; perhaps later you will do much.
Do not seek for anything; do not perform anything; do not intend anything.
Simply accept the fact that you are accepted!"-Paul Tillich

"Raise yourself to the level of energy where you are the light you seek" - Wayne Dyer

"See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all vou see." - Wayne Dyer

 

 

 

 

 

Every time you think of a problem,

something that needs to be solved, 

come back to this inner alignment. 

Inner alignment feels like this--

stomach unclenching,

jaw softening, 

shoulders coming down and back,

chin tilting up,

the face smiling.

It feels like an exhale,

a lightening,

a clearing,

a Peace that washes over you. 

And you do this a million times a day. 

You do this every time a thought comes --

even one that doesn't suggest a problem,

even one that just suggests it is time to go get food.

Hear that thought,

and allow that thought to let go of you. 

And you still go get the food,

but you move from this Love, 

through this Love, 

in this Love

as this Love. 

That's how water moves--

around and over,

until there's nothing left to move around or over. 

Nothing to move through. 

There's only water here. 

Only Love Now.

I love you,

nik 

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"What stands in the way is the way." - Marcus Aurelius 

"Problems will continue to arise tillyou come to a deep understanding of witnessing. That is the only golden key, discovered b centuries of inward search in the East: that there is no need to solve any problem. You simply observe it, and the very observation is enough, the problem evaporates." - Osho

"Life is too short to keep solving problems one after another. Just wake up and walk ahead, problems will get solved by themselves." - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

You dropped the desperation.
You dropped the need.
The way you're pursuing your goals now is different than any other point in your life. In the past, you needed to establish a foundation. Which came with a ton of resistance. Now, you're exploring all the different paths to abundance. You're doing it openly, with joy, and excitement.
The energy shifted, and so have your results. This is a new day. A new chapter. A new way. You're moving from a space of inner alignment." - @sourcemessages

"We love God as much as the one we love the least." - Dorothy Day 

 

Even if nothing looks different yet, 

you have to look...

until you let go. 

You have to look, 

until it (the illusion) lets go of you. 

Until you know there is no 'you'. 

Just Love.

It's time to stop acting like you're not a Saint, 

acting like you're not ready, 

or that you're almost there, 

acting like you're unworthy. 

Step up. 

Light up. 

You're up. 

It's Love's turn. 

I Love you, 

nik 

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"We Fall Down" by Donnie Mcklurkin 

"Don't forget that the saint is not the person who never falls, but rather the one who never fails to get up again, humbly and with a holy stubbornness."
- St. Tosemaria Escriva -

He will provide the way and the means, such as you could never have imagined. Leave it all to Him, let go of yourself, lose yourself on the Cross, and you will find yourself entirely.
- Saint Catherine of Siena,

There's a storm in you right now. 

It's always there in the background, 

sometimes in the foreground. 

When a seeming circumstance brings it to your attention, 

you blame the circumstance,

you blame that person, 

but the storm was here and it's BEEN raging, 

waiting, 

for you to Feel 

to Know, 

'I Am' in the midst of 'you'.

For you to hear that still, small voice saying,

"Peace be still."

You can say that to your thoughts inside, 

you can say it to your anger inside. 

Feel God's presence within you, 

and that's the Peace that stills. 

The clouds part, 

and you can feel the Son again. 

That's the Promise. 

Everything is happening, but Nothing Is. 

I Love you,

nik 

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"Help me to journey beyond the familiar
and into the unknown.
Give me the faith to leave old ways
and break fresh ground with You.
Christ of the mysteries, I trust You
to be stronger than each storm within me.
I will trust in the darkness and know
that my times, even now, are in Your hand.
Tune my spirit to the music of heaven,
and somehow, make my obedience count for You."
AMEN.- St. Brendan 

Lift up your hands, 

to praise Him, 

to be held by Him,

to receive more of Him. 

There's nothing but Him. 

So where's fear?

What fear?

There is none. 

I Love you,

nik 

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"I have found Love. Love has let Himself be seen." - St. Veronica Giuliani 

"Love makes the heart leap and dance. Love makes it exult and be
festive. Love makes it sing and be silent as it pleases. Love grants it rest
and enables it to act. Love possesses it and gives it everything. Loves
takes it over completely and dwells in it. But I am unable to say more
because if wished to relate all the effects that
my heart experiences in
the act of going to Holy Communion and also at other times, I would
never finish saying everything. It is sufficient to say that communion is a ...mansion of love itself."- St. Veronica Giuliani 

Them:
"Why do you always lift your hands up during worship?"
Me:
"Because that's what children do when they want to be held by their Father." - @amazinggracecoffee

"From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised." - Psalm 113:3

"My main goal in life is genuinely just have a good day. Five year plan? Have a good day. Plans for this week? Have a good day.
Why I'm doing what I'm doing?
Because I want to have a good day. It's all about having a good day. Nothing is as precious as the present moment. Neither the past nor the future.
Therefore I will make sure to spend it having a good day." -@thepositivityplatform

In this parade of life, you're watching as everything is coming to you.

Your destiny.

That goal.

That version of you you want to be...

It's all in the parade line.

You may not be able to see it yet, but it's coming.\

You're on the route,

and it's en route.

You can't miss it.

Relax.

Enjoy your Self.

Smile.

I Love you,

Nik

nikki@curlynikki.com

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"Regard the sensations of life as an endless parade.  You are Awareness seated at the reviewing stand, and the parade of sensations, actions, and thoughts is passing before you. This perspective will keep you from getting caught up in any particular entry..."
-Bob Pilato

"The finest emotion of which we are capable of is the mystic emotion... here in lies the germ of all art and all true science.  Anyone to whom this feeling is alien, who is no longer capable of wonderment and lives in a state of fear, is a dead man... This knowledge, this feeling... this is the core of the true religious sentiment.  In this sense, and in this sense alone, I rank myself among profoundly religious men." -Albert Einstein via The Supreme Awakening I (highly recommended book of awakening stories by Craig Pearson, PhD)

"Mystic comes from the Greek word 'to close'; your eyes, your ears, presumably to dive within and experience the 'germ of all art and true science'."
-Craig Pearson, The Supreme Awakening 

"It takes a special kind of commitment to do what you're doing. To commit to the growth of your mind, the health of your body, the expansion of your soul, and the fruition of your purpose.  One step at a time because that next step may be the one that helps you round the corner on something big in your life.  At times it's hard to keep the momentum, but you always seem to find a way to get it going. No matter what. And that's where progress lies. That's where your commitment to your Self becomes your Truth. 
-via IG @SourceMessages

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There's no 'you' watching anything. There's just watching, always, already.  In each moment we practice waking up from the dream of being the thinker, into a truer reality of being the formless Watching.

You watch the anger,

you watch the fear,

you watch the breath.

And when you watch your Self,

You know God.

There’s only God.

I Love you,

Nikki@curlynikki.com

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"Breath is the cause of thought, it will create thought when there is no one watching it."
-Swami Lakshmanjoo

"The winds of God's grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails."
-Ramakrishna

"Mind and breath have the same source. Hence breath is controlled when mind is controlled and mind when breath is controlled. Breath is the gross form of the mind."
-Ramana Maharshi

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And He gave you this episode. 

Love's giving you this message-

"You're asking for the wrong thing...

asking for a sign of something to come,

or of something to start, 

but it's here. 

Just as I Am.

See this.

Affirm: "I need Peace, I don't need control.

I need God, I don't need a sign.

I have God, so I have everything."

And now relax into that Everything. 

Drop your shoulders down and back into that Everything. 

Drop your mind down into your heart. 

How does that sound?

Put your hands up, palms up. 

What do you see?

Are you looking at hands or are you looking at Love?

Love is your body. 

Love is The Sign...

watch things get GoOD. 

I Love you, 

nik 

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"Rule the thoughts in yourself, that you may become ruler of all things."- St. Basil the Great

"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles, and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"You don't always have to pray until the walls fall down. You don't always have to beg until you have no words left. You don't always have to be in battle mode.
What if surrender is the key? What if rest is what God is asking? What if your ability to let it go is the very act that God uses to bring the promise? Sometimes the promise comes right when we're letting go. Maybe your surrender is the final test!" - @Godlywaiting

"Sri Ramana: What is meditation? It consists of the expulsion of thoughts. All the present troubles are due to thoughts and are themselves thoughts. Give up thoughts. That is happiness and also meditation.
D: How are thoughts given up?
M.: The thoughts are for the thinker. Remain as the Self of the thinker and there is an end of thoughts. (Talk 452)
D.: How is meditation to be practiced?
Sri Ramana: Meditation is, truly speaking, Atmanishtha (to be fixed as the Self).
But when thoughts cross the mind and an effort is made to eliminate them the
effort is usually termed meditation. Atmanishtha is your real nature. Remain as you are. That is the aim.
D.: But thoughts come up. Is our effort meant to eliminate thoughts only?
Sri Ramana: Yes. Meditation being on a single thought, the other thoughts are kept away."- (Talk 294), Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi

You're not seeing light, 

you're being Light. 

You're being everything you see, 

feeding everything you see,

with (y)our Energy 

with (y)our Love

You see the Mother everywhere, 

the Father everywhere,

the Son everywhere,

This light is everywhere...

where's the problem? 

I Love you,

nik 

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"Peace rushes in the moment we remember it's not up to us to figure it all out." - @Proverbs31

"If you have never felt God's love inside you, ask Him to help you. Be quiet for a minute. It may be as gentle as a butterfly kiss. It may be as quiet as a ladybug.
But as you listen, you will recognize His whisper deep inside you.
You may feel peace. This is the beginning of enjoying God. He doesn't always speak in words. Sometimes He speaks in a picture, a feeling, or a song, But He always speaks with love."- Essene Virgin Mary 

"The voice of the Lord is full of power; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound."- Psalm 29:4 

Because you know only Love is happening, 

only GoOD is happening. 

You've fallen into God's Hands, 

into His plans, 

and all the blocks have been removed. 

You Are Freedom. 

Everything that was, is, and will be, is taking place in (t)here. 

Thank God, 

I Love you, 

nik 

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"You're moving into a higher dimension. The nonphysical bar in your life has been raised. You had to learn how to heal in order to make space to now thrive. You had to learn how to let go in order to move forward weightlessly into transcendental experiences. You had to awaken to the realities that exist beyond just this one in order to expand the nature of your possibilities. And now...here you are. In a space between what was, what is, and what will be. A culmination of all the things you've asked for. Remain rooted in gratitude for being in this position of privilege, and watch as your life unfolds in unusually phenomenal ways." - @sourcemessages 

"Things that couldn't happen before, can happen now. Things that were blocked before, are available now. You won't have to beg, borrow, or stress to get your next blessing. It's coming forth now." - @shirdisaibaba 

Whatever tight situations you find yourself in, 

before you start moving things around, 

before you start manipulating,

trying to resolve things, 

try to feel the Love. 

Listen for the Love. 

And then you stop looking for reasons to smile. 

There's never any reason to stop smiling,

to stop bowing,

to stop praising,

to stop celebrating. 

You're all smiles. 

I Love you, 

nik 

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"God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.
I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.
He has not created me for naught.
I shall do good; I shall do His work.
I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments.
Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him.
If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him.
He does nothing in vain.
He knows what He is about.
He may take away my friends.

He may throw me among strangers.
He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me.
Still, He knows what He is about." -St. John Henry Newman 

"The cosmic humor is that if you desire to move mountains and you continue to purify yourself, ultimately you will arrive at the place where you are able to move mountains. But in order to arrive at this position of power you will have had to give up being he-who-wanted-to-move-mountains so that you can be he-who-put-the-mountain-there-in-the-first-place. The humor is that finally when you have the power to move the mountain, you are the person who placed it there--so there the mountain stays." -Ram Dass, Be Here Now

"No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you." - Carl Jung

"We dont create abundance. Abundance is always present. We create limitations." -Gil Michaels 

Close your eyes, enter into your temple, and feel the Love that built it. 

Our chanting, 

our singing...

they're outward representations of the real song,

of the real dance,

of the real spiritual praising that's always happening in here. 

Christmas is always happening in here. 

Easter is always happening, 

the Baptism,

the Enlightenment ,

is always happening. 

Genesis is always happening. 

The miracle that you've been waiting for--

has happened, 

and is happening, right now. 

Your Awareness of it just sped it up. 

It caught you up. 

Stop worrying. 

Trust. 

Love. 

I love you, 

nik 

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"God is about to speed things up. He's about to do it quickly. He's going to speed things up to make up for time the enemy stole from you!
Get ready. Get your running shoes on. God is about to give up an opportunity of a lifetime and this one will change your life! You're about to move in a major way.
Prepare. It's going to happen quickly and you must be ready!" - @Godlywaiting

"How to avoid God:
Avoid silence, avoid solitude, avoid any train of thought that leads off the beaten track.
Concentrate on money, sex, status, health and (above all) on your own grievances. Keep the radio on. Live in a crowd.
Use plenty of sedation.: - C. S. Lewis

"One must feel that God is the atmosphere, the air, everything around you; and become conscious of that" - Ananadamayi Ma

"Christ with me. Christ before me. Christ behind me. Christ within me."  Saint Patrick

"May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us. - St. Teresa of Avila 

"The cross we bear always precedes the crown we wear." - MLK

Happy Resurrection day.  Not just His... Yours.

He is You. His story is yours. There's only One.

Remember.   

I Love you,

Nik

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"Inhale Love, exhale gratitude."
-@RamdasBatchelder via IG

"Always remember that when dusk arrives, it already has dawn in its womb."
-Amma

"No matter where you are in life, celebrate it. It's either a product of your growth or a place that will help you grow. Notice the progress. Cheers to today."
-@antthewriter on IG

"In Adam- the universal man- God sleeps. In Jesus Christ- the individualized God- God wakes."
-Neville Goddard

“Christ was lost in love. He was one with all beings and he had great love for all in the world. He was crucified so that his spirit could spread throughout the world. He was one with God. He sacrificed his body for the dharma. He never died. He never died. He is atman living in the hearts of all. See all beings as the reflection of Christ.”
-Maharajji

"Om. That is perfect. This is perfect. From the perfect springs the perfect. If the perfect is taken from the perfect, the perfect remains."
-Swami Muktananda

“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames."
-Rumi

"Hanuman is the knower of all hearts, and lives only to serve God within us and prepare us to live fully in the spirit. His entrance into our lives brings about the fulfillment of every desire. It's not necessary to ask Hanuman for anything, For he knows all."
-Krishna Das

Filling Up My Eyes from Mooji Mala, written and saaaaaang by my friend, Ana Ling!  

 

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When you find and hold Love

before,

during,

and after

the Cross you've been given to bear,

you find that not only are you healed but that you can heal.

That your Presence Itself is healing.

Because It is everything.

And It is perfect.

I Love you,

Nik

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"You do not heal 'from' trauma.
You simply come to know yourself
as Life Itself.

And you turn towards the wounded place.
And you flush it with attention,
which is love.

And maybe the wound will always be with you.
Maybe you will always walk with the hurt.
But now, you hold it. It doesn't hold you.
You are the container, not the contained.

It doesn't control you any longer, the wound.
Because it is drenched in awareness now.
Drenched in You.
Loved by You.
Even celebrated by You.

You do not heal 'from' trauma.
You find healing 'in' the trauma.
You find yourself at trauma's sacred core.
The One who is always present.
The One who can bear
even the most intense feeling states.
And survive.
The Indestructible One.
The Infinite One.
The Powerful One.
You."
- Jeff Foster

"To love is human
To feel  pain is human
But to feel love despite the pain is pure angel."
-Rumi

"A boy came one time and asked, “Maharajji, did Jesus really get angry?” As soon as Maharajji heard the word “Jesus,” tears came to his eyes. He was sitting up when the question was asked, and he leaned over on his elbow and tapped his heart three times with tears coming down from his eyes. There was total silence for a moment. Maharajji had brought the reality of Christ into everyone’s consciousness, and he said, “Christ never got angry. When he was crucified he felt only love. Christ was never attached to anything; he even gave away his own body.” And at that point everyone was crying—we had gone through the complete Passion of Christ. And all of a sudden he sat up and said, “The mind can travel a million miles in the blink of an eye—Buddha said that.”
-Maharajji

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You feel like you're out of patience.

Like you've been patient enough,

and you're tired.

You're tired of living the same day,

of worrying about the same things.

But this moment is different.

Can you feel the difference coming in right now?

The Silence coming in right now?

It's saying, 'welcome back'.

Welcome Home.

You've been running out (t)here.

Lost in the world.

Lost in thought, 

lost in fear.

Believing you're that body,

believing in those problems.

Welcome back.

It's like this fragrance wafts into the room,

into the scene,

and you come to your senses.

You go beyond your senses. 

And you notice there's a Harmony here. 

A Light here. 

God has washed (y)our feet. 

What feet?

No feet. 

No hands. 

No body. 

Nobody can take This from you. 

Welcome back...

for GoOD this time. 

I Love you,

nik 

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"So long as He does not reveal Himself in a way that will dissolve all obstacles and obstructions, strive to live ever in His presence. Engage in whatever practice that helps to keep the mind centered in Him." - Anandamayi ma 

"Happy the man whose heart is set to call upon the Name of the Lord;
When he makes mention of the Name of the Lord,
he will be saved.
His ways are guided by the Lord....
He arose from his sleep,
and blessed the Name of the Lord:
In peacefulness of heart,
he sang to the Name of his God." -Psalms of Solomon VI:1-2,4, AOT p.663

"We have purified our hands in Truth and our lips in faith.
We have uttered words of radiance,
and were absorbed in thoughts of light...
Honour rests upon the 'uthras (pure souls) who sit in glory.
This is the prayer and praise that came to them from the great Place of Light and the everlasting abode.
We praise Him with it when we have risen from our sleep, before any have spoken falsehood.
For any man who prays this prayer, there will be forgiving of sins and transgressions in the great Place of Light and in the everlasting abode."- Mandaean Prayer Book 115; cf. CPM pp.111-12

"even at the end of my rope, I am still blessed.
with less of me, there is more of God." - @HerTrueWorth

"let go
of the pieces that no longer bring you peace." -louise kaufmann

What have you been seeing where only the Christ is? 

What headlines have you been reading?

What friends have you been praying for?

What sicknesses have you been believing in?

What have you been fearing?

What shame have you been feeling?

Saint Padre Pio says, "Blessed is the crisis that made you grow,

the fall that made you gaze up to heaven,

the problem that made you look for God. "

That's the only reason why you have problems.

To make you stop and look.

To stop and feel.

I stop and hear,

and the hearing of that Silence turns into The Feeling.

And It's not a feeling that has an opposite.

It's not a feeling that comes and goes.

It stays. 

And then I stay where He wants me.

You are where He wants you. 

Look. 

Beyond. 

Appearances. 

 

I Love you

nik 

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"Only 15 minutes, in the morning after waking up, sit in bed. Loosen your whole body, and realize that God is your own, God is within you. Just sit there for a few minutes."- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 

"We're one with Christ, we're one with eternity, we're one with consciousness... We've always been one with Christ. So when Christ says, "You have not chosen me, I have chosen you,"
in the ultimate that is true because there is only the Christ. There is only the Self, consciousness, reality. Everything is reality, everything is the Christ. So the Christ cannot help but choose you. For you are the only one. "I and my father are one. If you have seen me you have the seen the father. So in truth I have chosen you. There is only the one and I am is that. Do you follow this? The Christ as you say is the ultimate reality. The Christ of the universe. So the Christ has chosen everything, everybody. Everything is the Christ." -Robert Adams

When you feel Love and then see,

what you see changes. 

what you are changes,

into what was promised, 

into who made the promise.

Before the beginning, 

I loved you.

I love you,

and I always will. 

I always Am. 

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"Come inside and look with my eyes..." - Bawa Muhaiyaddeen 

"By day I praised you and never knew it.
By night I stayed with you and never knew it. I always thought that I was me, but no, I was you and never knew it." - Rumi

"Release the idea that growth always comes through pain.
Embrace phases of growth that come as a natural extension of embodying states of joy, peace, and love." - Unknown 

"The first of all beautiful things is the continual possession of God."- St. Gregory the Theologian 

"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" - 2 Corinthians 5:17

"The false 'I will end only when its source is sought." -Ramana Maharshi, Talk 222

"God is harmony; the devotee who attunes himself will never perform any action amiss." - Sri Yukteshwar Giri 

All you are is Love. 

All you are is God looking like a person,

acting like a person,

aging like a person.

But what knows the aging?

What knows this voice?

What knows the weight, the feel of that body?

Love knows.

It knows where you're headed.

It's already prepared a place for you,

a table for you.

It's smoothed the path for you.

It cleared it. 

It brought you Here. 

And what you don't know yet,

is that it brought 'there', Here, too. 

'There', where you think you want to be, is Here, too.

You just have to be sensitive enough to feel It.

I Love you, 

nik 

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"Things that are real are given and received in silence." -Meher Baba 

"Only a sensitive person can feel and experience the divine. An intellectual will only reel in his mind. Not everyone could feel Jesus. Jesus was right there! Only 12 simpletons could feel and experience Jesus, but intellectuals and highly-read people never knew anything. That sensitivity to feel the divinity comes only through grace. And once you have got that sensitivity, then that's it." - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Click here to see pics and footage from our Meditation Meetup on Saturday. Even though it appeared that we would be rained out, we weren't. Listen to learn and feel how I managed that all-too-familiar anxiety like a G. 

From the episode- 

That home you live in has not yet been built.

That device you're listening to this voice on has not yet been invented.

You have yet to be born.

That's a beautiful way of saying nothing ever happened.

Nothing ever happens.

Me praying for the rain to clear,

for that little symbol of a cloud with a lightning bolt over the 8 am hour to disappear, 

that's not prayer. 

Prayer is, 'thank you, Father, there is no weather app, no phone, no weather, no world, no Nikki here to be worried, no other power out there to be threatened by. 

Nothing is here. 

When I feel Love, I know nothing is here but that Love. 

And then sometimes that manifests as no storm,

no rain,

or powerful words that help, or seem to heal,

but only because the Knowledge is there that (t)here is no one there to heal. 

Here, is no one but Christ. 

But You. 

Open your I and See. 

I Love You, 

nik 

"Why let daily things bother you?
Have you forgotten how it is in time?
Your father has never met your mother.
The elaborate orchard garden you live in has not yet been planted." - Rumi

Jesus didn't say "believe in Me", He said, "believe like Me." - Neil Douglas Klotz

"12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14 Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it." - Mark 11 12-14  

Clearwater Beach Meditation link- https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zt98hRc1Q/

You spend time with God by listening.

Think of that image of Dolores from Disney's 'Encanto', with her hand up to her ear. That.

Just listening.

This listening is continuous,

that's mediation.

When you're listening you're not thinking,

that's meditation.

And then in the quiet listening,

Love is felt.

You hear God's silence, and then you feel God's Love.

You're gifted His Peace,

and then you notice that that too, is continuous!

No matter what comes (or goes), this Peace stands.

All you have to do is remember to listen for the feeling of Peace,

and then that Peace dissolves everything that isn't Peace...

help comes,

because God is.

I Love you,

Nik

nikki@curlynikki.com

Today's Quotes:

"...continuous reaching toward the center of our being, will eventually result in the experience of the Christ. In that moment, we discover the mystery of spiritual living: We do not have to take thought for what we shall eat, what we shall drink, or wherewithal we shall be clothed; we do not have to plan; we do not have to struggle. only Christ can live our life for us, and we meet the Christ within ourselves in meditation. The degree to which we attain the experience or activity of the Christ, the presence of the Spirit of God in us, determines the degree of individual unfoldment." -by Joel S. Goldsmith via Practicing the Presence, Chapter 7

"I am the spaces between my thoughts."
-via @daytohaveaday via IG

“If a man wants to be used by God, he cannot spend all of his time with people.” 
-A. W. Tozer

"Does a young woman forget her jewelry? Does a bride hide her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have forgotten me."
-Jeremiah 2:32

 

Getting in the Gap- by Wayne Dyer 

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When you're remembering Love, it's only because Love is remembering you.

Holding you.

Healing you.

Being you.

You reaching for God is like a fish reaching for water.

We're in It.

He's everywhere.

Thank God.

I Love you,

Nik

nikki@curlynikki.com

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"All your attempts to reach Me, are in reality My attempts to reach you."
-Rumi

"Sweet is the memory of Jesus, giving true joys to the heart; but sweeter beyond honey and all else is His presence." 
- from Aldous Huxley's 'The Perennial Philosophy'

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And if you're looking around right now,

ungrateful,

unimpressed,

close that body's eyes,

and feel what God has brought you to. 

You've come to Love. 

That prayer you've been praying, 

you're realizing it's been answered, 

that God has been here, 

that you've been saved, 

again. 

Every time. 

So stop worrying. 

I Love you, 

nik 

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"Look at how far God has brought you." - @holstrength 

Be patient if you can, and from sour grapes will come something sweet.
Rumi: Tbe Big Red Book
Morning breeze, bring news of beauty, but slowly, please.
Let the fresh fragrance stay.

"Be patient where you sit in the dark.
The dawn is coming."

"The universe was created out of joy and that is why you find temporary joy in the fleeting things of the world. Without joy life is an ordeal. So you must attain to that great Joy that has brought forth the world and is the essence of your own being. This is exactly what is discovered when the mind becomes still."

"Q: I find concentration difficult.
M: Go on practicing. Your concentration must come as easily as the breath. Fix yourself on one thing and try to hold onto it. All will come right.
Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts. The dissipated mind is a sign of its weakness. By constant meditation it gains strength, i.e. it gives up its weakness for stray thoughts.
When attention is directed towards objects and intellect, the mind is aware only of these things. That is our present state. But when we attend to the Self within, we become conscious of It alone. It is therefore all a matter of attention. Our mind has been attending to external things for so long, that the latter have enslaved it and drag it hither and thither.
If the mind wanders, we must at once realize we are not the body and inquire, 'Who am I?' and the mind must be brought back to realize the Self. Thus all evils are destroyed and happiness is realized.
Absence of mental activity is solitude." - Nisargadatta Maharaj, Conscious Immortality, It's All A Matter of Attention 

There is nothing you see that isn't Me. 

I AM (is) what you really want. 

Rumi said you, "sound the drum of nothing", 

until you feel something, 

a stirring, 

and then it's settled. 

When you say, 'thy will be done', 

or 'Jesus you take care of it', 

He says, 'I already did.' 

You're Welcome. 

I Love you, 

nik 

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"Your awarness and my awareness are God's awareness. If you are lodged in your awareness and I am in my awareness, there is only one awareness in the room." - Ram Dass

"If you want something,

release the wish, and let it light

on its desire, completely free of the personal ." - Rumi

"You are where you have always been. It is your body that moved till it reached this ashram." - Ramana Maharshi 

"Jesus you take care of it." - Father Dolindo, Surrender Novena 

Sit up taller, 

until You are taller than that body. 

Beyond that body. 

What can you hear?

What can you see?

You are being led by the Silence,

by the Sound in (and AS) the Silence,

by the Sweetness,

back to where you came from.

And while you effortlessly abide back here,

that body moves forward into the Light,

into its purpose,

into trials that it will triumph over,

into what it was made to do,

who it was made to be,

which is Christ in this world.

God in this world.

Can you treat everyone you meet today like they are Jesus in disguise?

Jesus in different costumes? 

Some old, some young, some with floppy ears and wagging tails, some with beaks, some with gray hair, some with brown hair, some with attitudes, some with smiles...

If you can treat each of these as if they are Jesus, 

you become more like Him.

Like The Christ He is beyond 'Jesus'. 

You walk like that.

You live like that.

Death dies like that. 

I love you, 

nik 

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"Now, at this time, you are not able to hear his True Name, but the name that is given to him is Jesus the Messiah." - Acts of Thomas; cf. AAA p.294

"The Messiah is Among You" --Matthew Kelly

"The whole purpose of life as I see it now is to practice the presence of God at every conscious moment. I used to think that such a state of mind or soul would be conferred suddenly when I succeeded in reaching samadhi or union. Now I realize that it is a habit that has to be trained into me, and that samadhi is not to be the cause of this perpetual enjoyment but the result and crowning achievement of it. More frequently now my mind is drawn to that very deep state where the presence of God is explicit, incontestable... Sometimes His presence comes with such a quiet and tender sweetness that I find myself weeping with gratitude. When you surrender to that absolute stillness, that all-pervasive beneficent light, that inexpressibly sweet, sweet bliss, there is no doubt, no doubt at all, in your heart or in your mind, that you are experiencing God." - Nancy Mayorga

"There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God... Ah! if we but knew the need we have of the grace and assistance of God, we would never lose sight of Him, no, not for a moment." - Brother Lawrence 

"Only from the heart can you touch the sky." - Rumi

"Surrender is not surrendering control. 

Surrendering is surrendering to the Control that's already built into you."*

Surrendering to The Plan that's already built into you--

His Plan that's manifesting through you.  

Knowing that He is among you, 

in the midst of you, 

changes you, 

and everything around you.

You see clearly that there is no 'you'. 

Only Love, 

fully operating.

Nothing happening, 

gloriously, perfectly. 

I Love you,

nik 

p.s. My Silence is never not here for you to borrow, to match, to mimic until you see your own clearly. Relax into your own. That Silence becomes your Home. And then It becomes a home. It takes the shape of one. Listen. 

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*"You don't have to make things happen.  Surrender is not surrendering control. Surrendering is surrendering to the Control that's already built into you. That's why you go with the flow. The current already knows where you need to go. You don't need to make things happen. Believing that you need to make things happen is resistance to the current. Everything that's relevant for you is already contained within the current's energy. Just go with the flow. Your life will unfold naturally. You will respond to it in a positive way. Synchronicity will abound. Everything that needs to happen in your life, that's relevant for you to experience, will happen in perfect timing. You don't need to make it work. Let it work." - Bashar 

"Father,
I am Thy name hallowed;
I am Thy kingdom come;
I am Thy will realized;
I am on Earth as I am in heaven." - The Essene Mary

"t is my will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting." -1 Timothy 2:8

W"hat are you trying to control that God wants you to surrender?"- @Craigroeschel

"When you have emptied all the content - thoughts, desires, memories, projections, hopes - when all is gone, for the first time, you find yourself, because you are nothing but that pure space, that virgin space within you. Unburdened by anything, that contentless Consciousness, that's what you are! Seeing it, realizing it, one is free, one is freedom, one is joy, one is Bliss.
You are absolutely free only when there is no identity left.
You are neither a Christian nor a Hindu nor a
Mohammedan; you are neither an Indian nor a Japanese nor a German; you are neither a man nor a woman.
You are pure Consciousness, and that Consciousness is eternal."- Osho 
~ Osho 

Ask the Son. 

Ask Me-- 

acknowledge Me. 

And you don't have to thank Me with words,

just Recognize that it's Me. 

Just beyond these words.

Just past your boss,

just beyond their words.

Just past that phone, 

or that computer,

or that book,

or that tree.

It's Me. 

There is no question. 

Only the Answer. 

Listen. 

I Love you,

nik 

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"God Alone." - St. Louis De Montfort 

"If you have complete faith, there are no questions. If you have no faith there is no point in asking any questions because how can there be any faith in the answer you receive?
If you have faith in God when you know someone is taking care of you, what is the need for questions? If you have taken the Karnataka Express to Bangalore, there is no need to ask at every station, "Where is the train going?" When someone is taking care of your desires, why go to an astrologer?" - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence

"The Assisi Experience
A letter from St. Clare of Assisi to St. Francis
Dear Francis,
I must share something very sacred with you. Don't tell a single soul. I am sure you, only you will understand. Speaking of bread, recently this has been happening quite often. A neighboring farmer suddenly appears with fresh bread for us. He seems to arrive on the very days when our cupboards are quite bare. Somehow he knows just when we are getting hungry. But the moment we sit down and begin to eat this bread, I swear to you Francis, it is not bread! It is the actual love of our Lord. There are no words. Our bodies, hearts, and souls are overtaken! There is a presence which can only be described as love more pure then pure. I just sit there in awe and of course, tears. Many of the sisters have the same experience. The others cannot help but feel the peace that is suddenly in the room. We don't tell anyone. But I can share this with you, Franics. Thank you dear Francis. Thank you that I can share so completely. Your Clare."-- 
Historical fiction from The Love Letters of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi by Bruce Davis, available on Amazon

 "One flower cannot ask another flower for the sunshine - for the other flower cannot give it. But the sun is there and it shines upon all flowers. Therefore, do not look to another for help - for the help is there and available for you to use. Avail yourself of it."- Seth, The Early Class Sessions, Book 1. ESP April 8, 1969

A short and powerful meditation on the 'I' that you are, and how knowing It, is the deepest, most regenerative rest possible.  When you know that only It is here, there's nothing left to think or worry about because whatever you're thinking or worrying about, isn't there... where it appears to be Love is. Bliss is.  The Bliss that you're sitting in right now.  The spacious and loving 'I' that you'll be walking through later. Feel This and be free.

And here's a bonus activity from Wayne Dyer:

"Think of the five words -- "I am that I am." In your mind, place a comma after the word "that." Let "that" represent for you what you would like to manifest, or become as a person. I can't stress this enough -- write down on paper precisely what that represents for you. Whatever constitutes your wish, write it down and in your mind, call it "that." For example, "that" could mean your perfect health or abundance or a specific job or a happy, loving partnership. Write it down and be specific. And as you close your eyes in meditation, let your inner mantra be "I am that." For example, "I am perfect health," "I am abundance," "I am in possession of the job I seek."   

You take it a step further and let 'that' be... THAT... the All  that is being everything and nothing.  And then let THAT become what It's destined to be. That's trust. Surrender.

I Love you,

Nik

nikki@curlynikki.com

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"Who am I ?
Feel your reality
in the stillness, 
in the quietness, 
where there is no mind, 
no thought, no words, 
who are you then?
You just are. 
I Am. I Am. 
I Am not this. I Am not that. 
I Am. 
I Am that which has always been, I Am that which will always be, 
I Am That I Am. "
-Robert Adams       

"I  exist’ is the only permanent self-evident experience of everyone. Nothing else is so self-evident as ‘I am’. (…) So to do self-enquiry and be that ‘I am’ is the only thing to do. ‘I am’ is reality. I am this or that is unreal. I am is truth, another name for Self."
-Ramana Maharshi

"Deep rest is bliss, and bliss is the understanding that only God exists.  Knowing that only God exists is the deepest rest possible."
-Ravi Shankar

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"Since the Kingdom of God is within me, all power is within me." - Joel Goldsmith (Invisible Supply)

Bonus Quote:

"Here is the answer to every problem that will confront you, today and tomorrow and throughout time.  In this world, you believe you are sustained by everything but God. Your faith is placed in the most trivial and insane symbols; pills, money, “protective” clothing, influence, prestige, being liked, knowing the “right” people, and an endless list of forms of nothingness that you endow with magical powers.

All these things are your replacements for the Love of God. All these things are cherished to ensure a body identification. They are songs of praise to the ego. Do not put your faith in the worthless. It will not sustain you.

Only the Love of God will protect you in all circumstances. 
- ACIM Lesson 50

Today's Practice:

Every time you notice worry thoughts today, let go of them by immediately remembering the mantra, "all power is within me", allowing the words to guide you back to the Peace, the Love, Power, Itself. Use this mantra to help you FEEL through to the Truth of every moment.  Only Love is here.  There can't be a problem AND Love.  There are no problems in the Kingdom.  There's only God, only Love, only the One.  Relax your shoulders as you're reading these words and know that you are the Kingdom.  You are safe. All is well.  

Bonus Practice:

Take out a cute notebook and pen and write down everything in your life that is not power.    Keep adding to that list until you can see and know and FEEL that Love is the only Power and that all seeming other powers dissolve in the presence of this Love.  Love is truly all we need. Let's stay plugged in, today.  

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This is what Love feels like--

imitating His Silence, 

matching His Joy, 

holding His hands. 

Feeling Him move. 

Noticing... you're held. 

No desires. No needs. No wants.

Just Grace.

Thank God.

I Love you,

nik

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"When you teach a child writing, you hold its hand while it forms the letters: that is, it forms the letters because you are forming them.
We love and reason because God loves and reasons and holds our hand while we do it."
-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"For the grace of the presence, be grateful." -Rumi

"Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying? Leave the care of your affairs to me and everything will be peaceful. I say to you in truth that every act of true, blind, complete surrender to me products the effect that you desire and resolves all difficult situations." -Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo

How do flowers say 'thank you'?

By simply being.

Silently.

Beautifully.

Uniquely. 

Radiantly.

Hold your hand out as if you're waiting for God to place

Her hand in yours.

And feel Her hand in yours.

It's a Vibration.

And feel, 'thank you'.

Feel It until the smile comes back,

I Love you

nik 

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"For ascent it's not a mental procedure, it's a procedure of the heart which is thanksgiving. Look at the flowers, they are giving thanks to God. The whole being is nothing but thanksgiving! Not worried, they are being plucked, they will die tomorrow - not worried. As long as they live it's giving thanks. Look at everything, look at this candle, what is it? Is thanksgiving. Everything that is created is giving thanks.
What about us human beings? We say, because we can say it, they cannot say. It doesn't have words to say. We have language, that's how we have become superficial, we have lost our depth because we have language. There is no language for the silent expression" - H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

"I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one."- 1 John 2:14

"To wake up from the dream is to wake up from a deep depression.

Peace is not to be found there.

Love is not to be found there.

Happiness is not to be found there.

You will journey through the darkness of your own illusion until you are still and discover

"I Am The Light". - Pat Nolan

"Those who say they are born again should feel the all-pervading power of God around them. If they cannot feel it, they are not born again." -H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

"When you get to the point, where nothing, can rattle your cage, its because, you're no longer in one.  Your True Nature, is unlimited Joy, Peace and Love." - Pat Nolan

"There is no you, there is only the state of freedom. Be That. Be free like the sky.
Be still like the hill. Accept change like the seasons. Be silent like complete emptiness. You are That!" - Ramana Maharshi 

"Something big is about to happen for you. Your dream slowly unfolds itself.
A miracle is happening right now. The big dreams are coming true." - @saibaba_devotee_forever

If you're doubting yourself and your seeming path, 

GoOD. 

You're closer than close. 

You're Here. 

Beyond Here, 

where only I Am. 

Just listen...

(t)His Silence whistles as It moves through you. 

I love you, 

nik 

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“Lost" - 

by David Whyte

Stand still.

The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost.

Wherever you are is called Here,

And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,

Must ask permission to know it and be known.

The forest breathes.

Listen.

It answers,

I have made this place around you,

If you leave it you may come back again,

saying Here.

No two trees are the same to Raven.

No two branches are the same to Wren.

 If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,

You are surely lost. Stand still.

The forest knows Where you are.

You must let it find you."