MARIA SHAMAYA CLEMENTE
Inspiration To Help YOU Be The Change!

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BE THE CHANGE

“May Peace Prevail On Earth”… My hands are cradling the polished, wooden “peace pole” that symbolizes the rich promise of a brilliant new world. Engraved on all four sides are words and images from universal languages that joyously deliver the message that peace is a global vision, and not just one individual’s isolated thought...

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Peace, Be Still, And Know That I Am God  


Through the ages these words have brought many a distraught individual a profound sense of comfort and tranquility.
Peace - simply saying this word floods our very souls and every nook and cranny of our being with the awareness that everything is going to be all right. Be still - an ancient directive to cease struggling or resisting and simply breathe in the soothing essences of mercy and compassion. And know - don’t wish or wonder or hope or believe or angst, just know. That I am - and because I am, you are. Because I am, everything exists. Because I am, all of creation has a rhyme and a reason. God - Spirit, Being, Mind, Lord, Creator, Intelligence. Simply invoking the sacred name of the One raises our vibratory level to higher and grander states of awareness.
What a powerful meditation to begin our day!
 
 

BE THE CHANGE BLOG

 Los Angeles Post-Examiner


Peace Now, More Than Ever


The year was 2006 and a community of dedicated peace activists gathered in downtown Atlanta for Mahatma Gandhi’s 137th birthday celebration. Years before I had moved to Atlanta...

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Circumstantial Peace

Can you imagine being the leader of your people for 75 years? His Holiness the Dalai Llama recently turned 79, and he was chosen for his role as the spiritual and secular leader of Tibet at the tender age of ...

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Got Gratitude? 

I love the month of November. First, because there is Thanksgiving and any holiday that includes pie is automatically a winner in my world. Second, because five years ago I adopted my two older cats as a provision in
a …

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A Season of Light 

"I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing Light of your own being.” Hafiz Throughout the ages mystics and avatars, saints and sages have all experienced the light immanent and transcendent – within […]

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Vision, Revolution and Transformation 

As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday this week and the nationwide release of the movie Selma this month, we do so because Dr. King inspired us to be great. He didn’t gather huge crowds in Washington, DC […]

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 Stand For Love

It’s been said that the longest journey we will ever take is the eighteen inches from our head to our heart. Ah, the heart, that sentimental messenger often relegated to the weepy, happy ending found in bad movies [...]

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Spring Garden: Soul and Soil

Spring has arrived! Spending many sumptuous, sunny days in my backyard, I’ve come to realize that gardens are metaphors for life. I’ve learned that my garden brings me joy because it is a natural classroom filled with [...]

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Easter: Meeting Nate Jacobs

I love the fresh possibilities of springtime. With its cool temperatures and balmy breezes spring is a welcome harbinger of renewal, and it brings [...]

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Mother’s Day:
Honoring the Divine Feminine

 
A Love Letter To Life
The lights are dimmed and candlelight shimmers across the faces of women smiling in silent repose. We are gathered in a circle, as women have been doing since time began [...]

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Labor Free Day

Why, I wonder, do we need a day to commemorate the idea of labor? I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t labor, [...]

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HalleBOOjah!

 Surrounded by my black cat and a plastic pumpkin full of sugary treats, my thoughts turn to Halloween, that classic Celtic/Christian mash-up [...]

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Gratitude for Catitude

 “I once had a girl. Or should I say, she once had me?” The Beatles may have penned that tune as a romantic melody [...]

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 Silent Night, Holy Night

Six years ago I bought a new car complete with all the latest bells and whistles. Not being familiar with many of the state-of-the-art technological advances, you can imagine my surprise [...]

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Love For All Life

How can you love one & eat the other? That quote, along with the image of a dog and a pig, greets me in colorful poster form as I [...]

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Gardening: An Ode to Spring

The sun is warm, the air is cool and everything in my yard is green and growing. Thomas Moore says, “When soul is present, nature is alive” and nowhere is that more apparent than in the setting of a garden […]

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Peaceful Mothers and
Mothers For Peace

“Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord …” You can thank the author of that song [...]

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Independence Day: Let Freedom Ring

Although it was decades ago, I remember well the first journey I took across this beautiful country of ours [...]

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Think I Better Let It Go

What’s the best thing to do in Florida
during a...

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F.E.A.R., V.O.T.E. and Some Other Nifty Word Plays

It’s almost over. Breathe. Yes, you know exactly what I’m talking about...

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The Daily Meditation Series

Each meditation book contains a month's worth of life affirming messages and affirmations! Relax, center yourself, and allow the thoughts, words, and feelings found in these meditations to serve as soul markers to guide you on your spiritual journey.

NOW AVAILABLE!
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Marvelous blurb about my book launch:
http://lapostexaminer.com/celestial-birth/2015/02/08

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The cover image, “Ignition” was created by artist Sven Geier. His amazing collection of fractal art can be found at

www.sgeier.net/fractals/index01.php

 

 

OUR CELESTIAL BIRTH

Master Affirmations For Our Journey:

WEEK 1 - THE JOURNEY OF AWAKENING BEGINS
“I stand in the light of a new day as I reveal the truth of my being.”

WEEK 2 - IT’S ALL INSIDE OF ME
“I am grateful that I am transforming my being through greater understandings of timeless truths and master teachers.”

WEEK 3 - MAKE IT REAL, MAKE IT PLAIN
“I am perfecting my state of being by consistently applying spiritual principles and truths to the art of daily living.”

WEEK 4 - SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD
“In the Spirit of excellence, I am serving the world as a fully realized divine being.”

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OUR DANCE WITH THE DIVINE

Master Affirmations For Our Journey:

WEEK 1 - OUR DANCE BEGINS WITH OUR PHYSICAL BODY
“I delight in all of the ordinary and extraordinary moments of my humanity.”

WEEK 2 - OUR DANCE TOUCHES THE BODY OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS
“I am grateful for the many faces of the beloved in my life.”

WEEK 3 - OUR DANCE INCLUDES THE BODY OF OUR FAITH
“I embody the deepest understanding and highest aspirations of my spiritual tradition.”

WEEK 4 - OUR DANCE REACHES OUT TO OUR GLOBAL BODY
“I am one with all of life and I am at peace with all sentient beings.”

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OUR WORLD AT PEACE


Master Affirmations For Our Journey:

WEEK 1 - OUR WORLD AT PEACE IS ONE OF AWARENESS
“I open my spiritual eyes to reveal the power within me.”

WEEK 2 - OUR WORLD AT PEACE IS ALL-INCLUSIVE
“I extend my open arms to embrace our spiritual unity.”

WEEK 3 - OUR WORLD AT PEACE IS FILLED WITH APPRECIATION
“I appreciate the world in which I live.”

WEEK 4 - OUR WORLD AT PEACE IS SPIRITUALLY ACTUALIZED
“I call forth the highest and best in myself and in the world.”

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