It is your holy work, to deeply love, honor and respect the precious self that you are, the soul that only you hold.

We and we alone have the power to change our lives, and we can choose to do so at any moment.

The Toltec tradition tells us that we surrender a portion of our life force when we dwell on any unhealed wounding event from our past. The unprocessed emotions surrounding these events burden us and weigh heavily on our hearts. They must be dealt with if we want access to all of our vitality. Ultimately, what we will find is that forgiveness is the key to reclaiming all the life force locked in past hurt.

If we keep this question in mind while planning our days, we will see that we actually have countless opportunities to add to our life force. Being around people and places we love and doing things that give us deep satisfaction, taking time to digest the events in our lives, being less busy, telling the truth, laughing a lot, eating right, exercising regularly, having long talks with those we love-these are among the best ways to nourish our vitality. Our life force thrives when we are completely engaged in the present moment.

The present moment is the pivotal point of power.

It is your holy work, to deeply love, honor and respect the precious self that you are, the soul that only you hold.

Before you begin your day: Take a moment of silence and meditation, and give yourself permission to have all that you desire.