I am transformed. It is true. This whole month has been about transformation at our Center for Spiritual Living and at our Sacred Journey. I am transformed. Do you know how I know? Because I have accepted it as so. I have allowed myself to tell myself that I am transformed and then to look for the signs of its truth. As Esther Hicks would say, “I am looking for what I want to see.”

Today, I went out running for the first time in about 10 days. Because of the Sacred Journey, I had to give up my daily practice due to time. I accepted that as the case and didn’t try to make it happen. My running time is not for stress; it is for relaxation. Anyway, when I embarked on the path today to begin my run, I was going to walk and maybe run a little. My carnal mind said “you haven’t run in ten days; you should take it easy.” Then another voice spoke – my true voice. It said, “You are transformed. You’ve already run this path. You are backed by Spirit. There is no reason why you wouldn’t be able to run right now. If you want to run, run. In fact, you’ve been running a marathon called “The Sacred Journey” for the last ten days.”

And, so, I began to run, knowing I was totally backed by Spirit. I was already transformed. A mind once transformed cannot go back to its un-transformed state. I was not just prayed up, but run-up. I know it’s not a word, but you get the point.

Where are other areas in my life where I am transformed. Perhaps there are old habits or thoughts or pettiness that no longer belongs to me. I have the choice to be transformed. I have the choice to leave it all behind and live from the transformed place. If I totally believe that Spirit backs me and lives through me, then what is the alternative? Transformation is the alternative.

I am transformed in health. I am transformed in wealth. I am especially transformed in love. The most important part of my transformation is to be a presence of love. I am daily finding ways to show up this way. One thing I know is that “Perfect Love casteth out all fear.” If that is the truth, and I know it is, then I would have nothing to fear. The day of the false missile warning here on Kaua’i proved that. In fact, it let me know that “I am transformed.”

Love and Aloha,

Rev. Rita