Hi ${token1},

How is this helping me?

It's not hard to see the future
for you make it every day
But most men will build oblivious
and throw it all away

It's not hard to lift a mountain
for it's lighter than you think
But most men won't hear it shifting
and give up and let it sink

It's not hard to talk with angels
they've got much that they will share
But most men are deaf to whispers
so such guidance they won't hear

It's not hard to walk on water
for such miracles abound
But most men are blind to magic
and trod only solid ground

It's not easy to find order
in life's chaos and its pain
Rest assured the goals you seek
will manifest here on this plane

For every wish is filed for filling
every prize is yours to flaunt
But you can't see how life helps you
if you don't know what you want!

COMMENTARY:
How is this helping me? That's the question for today.

We live in a creative universe. Once a wish is set in your mind, creative forces are called into action to build the future you desire. And everything that happens from that moment on is happening to get you closer and closer. But, if you don't recognize what's happening, you'll mistake the ensuing chaos of the sometimes necessary "Reconstruction Crisis" as omens of doom, evidence of a bad decision, or your God telling you no. Everything, including the apparently unrelated events that follow are part of that reconstruction.

Rest assured, if you begin each assessment of the conditions of your life with the question "How is this helping me get what I want?" you'll often find that a path is being created, a person is being removed, a situation is being rectified which is actually clearing the way for you to move a step closer to your dreams. Don't fight it. Go bravely with the flow.

The greatest challenge, therefore, to recognizing when you're seeing the future being built, when mountains are moving, when angels are guiding you, and when a miraculous path is being placed at your feet for you to tread, is being clear on what your dreams and goals are in the first place! Spend some time today making your list of goals, your ideal life, your dream future, write them down, put them on your wall, look at them and visualize them every day, then watch with wisdom how life sets about making them real!

*Also, check out the current issue of Essence Magazine (Nov 05 with Boris K on the cover) for a quote and mention of your favorite Passion Prophet in a cover story article entitled "Profit from Your Passion." Check it out

Walt's Life Rhyme #431
How is this helping me?
(c)Walt F.J. Goodridge
The Passion Prophet
''I share what I know,
so that others may grow!''

*Michael M.
Hey Walt, My name is Michael M., and we met at the Columbia University Alumni of Color Outreach Program (ACOP) dinner a few weeks back. I'm the one who wants to be (Is) a politician and run for office. Im sending this email just to keep in touch. The things you told me about being the person, in the present, that you envision yourself as in the future have helped me to realize and clarify some of my own views on life and goal setting. In my household, it has always been just me and my mother, and many of the things you said fell in line with the philosophy and outlook on life under which I was raised. My talk with you has helped me to clarify and put words to many of the ideas that I have grown up with and held for many years. I am very thankfull to have met you and I am grateful to you for your willingness to talk with me in such an enegeretic and straightforward fashion. Since I talked with you, I have lessened the amount of times that i say "I'll think about it." I have consistently showed up for the things I tell people I will show up for. And I have been making an active effort to remove words like 'problem' from my vocabulary. So again, thank you for you eagerness and willingness to talk to me and share your knowledge with me.

*Karmella,
"What a Blessing!" I just wanted to let you know that the poem of the week "Assets and Facets" [429] has blessed me today. I have lost my home, car, job and all of funds have been depleted. This so timely because people including my family have looked at me and the turn that my life has taken and labeled me as complete failure, not to mention the fact that they have faith for themselves and everyone else but me. But this gives me an extra boost and helps me to want to keep going. Thank You and keep doing what you do. Karmella