{"id":3743,"date":"2013-11-25T07:19:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T07:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=3743"},"modified":"2014-03-24T19:33:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T19:33:57","slug":"be-in-touch-with-the-present-day-twenty-eight-of-loveland101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2013\/11\/be-in-touch-with-the-present-day-twenty-eight-of-loveland101.html","title":{"rendered":"Be in Touch with The Present &#8211; Day Twenty Eight of #LoveLand101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being precedes the doing, so today is the day to be in touch with the present moment. To be gentle. To love well. To give with grace. \u00a0Enjoy today in complete rest. \u00a0Allow the moment to envelop you, wrapped in the joy of a world born anew.<\/p>\n<p>We are here to nurture our hearts, to enjoy who we are and to celebrate that expression in the world.<\/p>\n<p>My first mentor taught me &#8216;don\u2019t try to be better than your competitors try to be better than yourself.\u00a0 It brings to mind the quote from my dear friend&#8217;s support group for the Mother&#8217;s of Down Syndrome children, who has the most beautiful son named Gideon&#8230; &#8220;normal is a cycle on the washing machine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Heck YEAH! Normality is a function of whoever is the perceiver and has no bearing on the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s to know anything what you think is your greatest challenge can be your greatest blessing.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s to say.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take today to own and love\u00a0all of it.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/files\/2012\/11\/Oprah-surround-yourself-only-with-people-who-are-going-to-lift-you-higher..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2193 alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2012\/11\/Oprah-surround-yourself-only-with-people-who-are-going-to-lift-you-higher.-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<address>Be you. All of you.<\/address>\n<address>Own what you know.<\/address>\n<address>Know where you stand.<\/address>\n<address>Share the message when you can.<\/address>\n<address>Love. You.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p>In the light of remembering to be all of you. You might need a little reminder that you don&#8217;t do it alone. Enjoy CeCe Winans and Yolanda Adams singing <em>Count on Me<\/em> at the Grammy tribute to Whitney Huston&#8230; what a song, such a great message and a beautifully produced tribute that resonates&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Count on me through thick and thin<\/em><br \/>\n<em>A friendship that will never end<\/em><br \/>\n<em>When you are weak I will be strong<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Helping you to carry on<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Call on me, I will be there<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Don&#8217;t be afraid<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Please believe me when I say<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Count on me<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll get through it. \u00a0Don&#8217;t give in.<\/p>\n<p>smiles,<\/p>\n<p>Melanie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CeCe Winans and Yolanda Adams Count on Me\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3k5hdCFI_Hw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Day Twenty Eight of #LoveLand101 &#8211; Be in Touch with the present.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Melanie Lutz is a screenwriter, author, and visual story teller. For more from Melanie, visit her <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/2012\/09\/love-is-gonna-break-through.html\">Flight of the Soul<\/a><\/strong> blog on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beliefnet<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanielutz.com\" target=\"_blank\">Melanielutz.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being precedes the doing, so today is the day to be in touch with the present moment. To be gentle. To love well. To give with grace. \u00a0Enjoy today in complete rest. \u00a0Allow the moment to envelop you, wrapped in the joy of a world born anew. 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