The stillness blesses me in the now of simply being, nowhere, nobody, nothing, and yet everyone, everybody, everywhere. MEDITATE BY CLICKING HERE FOR GUIDED MEDITATION SUPPORT THE MUSIC EXCERPTED HERE ON i-TUNES: MEDITATION/ DEEP SLEEP; MASSAGE MUSIC/SENSUAL MASSAGE; MEDITATION MUSIC 101/HEALING MEDITATION; O’ SANCTISSMA/SERENITATIS GREGORIAN CHANT FOR MEDITATION; HER ARRIVAL/CHRISTIAN SCOTT A TUNDE; DANCING ON…
Author: Mindful Leader
Cecilia B. Loving is Deputy Commissioner/Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the NYC Fire Department. She also served as an attorney for the NYC Commission on Human Rights, and was a litigator at Patterson Belknap; Kramer Levin; and the Legal Aid Society. She is founder of the Mindfulness Group at FDNY, as well as Co-Chair of the NYC Bar’s first Mindfulness and Well-Being Committee. In addition to obtaining her Juris Doctor from NYU School of Law, Cecilia obtained her BFA from Howard University, MFA from UCLA and M.Div from NY Theological Seminary. She has written several books, including Prayers for Those Standing on the Edge of Greatness; God is a Brown Girl Too; God is a Lawyer Too; and Seeing Myself as God Sees Me. She also writes blogs and articles, including “Mindfulness: Being in the Now Without Bias, Blame or Shame” (Catalyst, April 19, 2018).
I AM LIBERATED IN THE RESURRECTION OF SPIRIT BREATHING ME IN EACH MOMENT: April 21, 2019
In the center of the I AM, Love rises in me, as eternal wisdom, divine mind, infinite grace, amazing light. Each breath makes me more aware that I am liberated in the resurrection of Spirit breathing me in each moment. MEDITATE BY CLICKING HERE FOR GUIDED MEDITATION SUPPORT THE MUSIC EXCERPTED HERE ON i-TUNES:…
CHRIST RISES IN OUR CONSCIOUSNESS
“The answer, the solution to all problems, is the realized Christ; let us call It the risen Christ – Christ buried in the tomb of the mind will not come forth and do wonders, but Christ risen in our consciousness, Christ raised up from the tomb through meditation and communion – that is the miracle…
I KEEP RETURNING TO THE UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF THE PRESENT MOMENT: April 20, 2019
“Zen master Suzuki Roshi said, ‘In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.’ Mindfulness enables us to keep returning to the unlimited possibilities that are always emerging from the great birthing place of the present moment.” Jan Chozen Bays, from How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other…
I AM REBORN, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE OLD DROPS AWAY BUT BECAUSE NATURE SINGS: April 19, 2019
“At this moment, something profound happens. It feels like being reborn, not simply because the old self drops away, but because the world itself shifts like a kaleidoscope. Your eyes register brighter colors, and a hidden light seems to be trying to break through the thin membrane of the world. Sounds become sweeter; nature seems…
THE HEAVY WEIGHT HAS BEEN LIFTED: April 18, 2019
“When anyone is united to Christ there is a new creature: his old life is over; a new life is already begun.” (2 Corinthians 5: 17) “Into the state of the soul trapped in duality some light begins to shine. At the turning point a critical event shakes the soul. Everyday life is interrupted, either…
THE OBSTACLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED: April 17, 2019
“At the level of the soul we find out how to love our neighbors as ourselves, we are able to remove the obstacles that keep us from doing unto others as we would want them to do unto us. Jesus’s name for the realm of the soul is the Kingdom of God, and he clearly…
REDEFINE YOURSELF EVERYDAY IN A PURE STATE OF BEING: April 16, 2019
“If you wanted to, you could redefine yourself every day. As the fixed self gives way to a dynamic, fluid self that is open to the unknown, freedom dawns. In that freedom, you go beyond death by discovering that you encompass life and death in a state of pure Being.” Deepak Chopra, from The Third…
SPIRITUAL REBIRTH IS A PROCESS: April 15, 2019
“Spiritual rebirth usually isn’t a single event, a blinding epiphany that causes one’s life to change from that moment forward. Some individuals may be able to organize their spiritual life around one dramatic breakthrough, but for most, spiritual rebirth is a process akin to the long process that causes people to mature psychologically. The spiritual…
INFINITE SEASONS OF OPPORTUNITY RISE TO ANOINT ME: April 14, 2019
The prayer of resurrection pulls me from the depth of preparation, knowing that I am ready. This my time. All of the seasons of infinite opportunity rise to anoint me here and now. THIS IS A LISTENING BLOG. LISTEN HERE. I am covered in the light of being brand new. I am redeemed in the…
RISE IN THE LOVE THAT IS EVERYWHERE PRESENT: April 13, 2019
Today I rise, realizing that I am the love that is everywhere present. Miracles surround me, bathe me, claim me, and uplift me. Stones, boundaries, limitations, barriers that no one knew could be lifted fall, move, roll away and I am liberated in the oneness that we all share. THIS IS A LISTENING BLOG LISTEN…
WALK THE WATER OF ABSOLUTE GOOD: April 12, 2019
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE MEDITATION FOR 1-2-3-4 OR -5 MINUTES OR MORE I walk the waters of absolute good. I taste the sweetness of the manna that has blessed this day. I stand on the shoulders of faith. I do not falter. I cannot fall. Nothing in Spirit ever fails. This is my…
