As we scale the mountain of life, we could do so on our own or with the help of an inspired person or guru.

Blind living makes the journey to the top of the mountain arduous, tiresome and seemingly never-ending.

Guidance from an enlightened person makes the climb pleasant, enjoyable and fleeting.

This book contains 365+ enlightened thoughts for each day of the year that could help you start your day on a positive note.

At the end of the day, the book will help you review your day in light of these principles.


Each day`s message includes-

*a theme * a quote of wisdom

*a parable or real-life anecdote

*a prayer and *an affirmation.

`After reading the day`s message, close your eyes for a few moments, and be with the prayer and affirmation.

Take these powerful ideas into your subconscious, and allow the truth to shine away any darkness. The spirit within you will expand miraculously as you nourish your inner being`,
-Alan Cohen.

By applying the principles contained within these pages, there will be-

*tremendous healing *inspiration and *positive changes in your life.

You will be able to live life according to your heart and realise your true magnificence and potential.


About the author:

Alan Cohen is the author of 14 popular inspirational books, including the bestsellers The Dragon Doesn`t Live Here Anymore and I Had It All the Time.

He is also a contributing writer for the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

His column, From the Heart, appears in many New Thought newspapers and magazines internationally.

James Redfield, author of the bestselling, The Celestine Prophecy, calls Cohen the most eloquent spokesman of the heart . Cohen resides in Maui, Hawaii, where he conducts seminars on spiritual awakening and visionary living.

There is no limit to the healing, inspiration, and positive changes you can enjoy through applying the principles contained between these covers.

March on to the high calling of your heart, and your life will be a testament to the magnificence that is you.
Alan Cohen



INTRODUCTION:

The journey through a year of life is a wondrous sacred adventure. Each day brings fresh opportunities to surpass limits and step into our highest identity. Every new moment invites us to release fear and choose love a sour guide.

The path can be difficult if we attempt to walk it alone; even while we are whole, we must reach out for support and be open to receive help to weather the challenging times. Indeed, we are not asked to do it all by ourselves; the Great Spirit would not leave us feeling abandoned, and we are sent many friends and supporters to uphold us as we master our lessons.

Consider this book a hand to hold as you scale the mountain of your destiny. In just a few minutes each day, you can step back from your worldly activity and draw in a deep breath of spiritual renewal. You might like to savor each message in the morning to start your day on a positive keynote, and/or review your day in the light of the principles.

Each day s message include a theme, a quote of wisdom, parable or real-life anecdote, a prayer, and an affirmation. After reading the day s message, close your eyes for a few moments, and be with the prayer and affirmation. Take these powerful ideas into your subconscious, and allow the truth to shine away any darkness. The spirit within you will expand miraculously as you nourish your inner being.

There is no limit to the healing, inspiration, and positive changes you can enjoy though applying the principles contained between these covers. March on the high calling of your heart, and your life will be a testament to the magnificence that is you.

-Alan Cohen

CONTENTS:
1. Clean Slate 1
2. Act Now 2
3. Grow with the Flow 3
4. May I Feed You? 4
5. Be Firm 5
6. Limitbusters 6
7. Finally Made Something 7
8. From the Rooftops 8
9. Your Point of Power 9
10. One Frog Per Hand 10
11. Big Love, Big Fear 11
12. Unbeatable 12
13. Time to Be Free 13
14. Forge a New Destiny 14
15. Great Spirits 15
16. Don t Shoot the Screen 16
17. The Eye of the Beholder 17
18. For Whom? 18
19. Shoes 19
20. Rethinking Hell 20
21. I m Off to Be the Wizard 21
22. Fear No Evil 22
23. A Few Kind Words 23
24. Gotta Serve Somebody 24
25. Tuck in That Ball 25
26. Accept the Grace 26
27. Money Love 27
28. Boomerang Efforts 28
29. The Search for Myself 29
30. Moving Targets 30
31. In-Your-Face Productions 31
32. Choice Words 32
33. I Had No Idea 33
34. Will Power 34
35. Doctor in the House 35
36. Beyond Survivorship 36
37. Get Outside 37
38. Buy a Ticket 38
39. I ll Be Your Rock 39
40. As Thyself 40
41. Pass the Salt 41
42. Priorities 42
43. Sweet Success 43
44. Still Good 44
45. Be My Valentine 45
46. Maybe Better Off 46
47. Don t Stop Now 47
48. Formative Minutes 48
49. Supposed to Stink 49
50. How Big Is Your Basket? 50
51. Homey Don t Play That 51
52. Shake Up, Wake Up 52
53. Just Be You 53
54. Ain t No Future in the Past 54
55. So Far So Good 55
56. For Your Own Sake, Forgive 56
57. Who s the Phony? 57
58. Thank You for Everything 58
59. Come Home 59
60. Time for Myself 60
61. Prototype, Not Exception 61
62. Take the Best and Leave the Rest 62
63. Beyond the Dark Night 63
64. From Where? 64
65. Whom Did You Expect? 65
66. Masters All 66
67. God s Law Above All 67
68. The Right of Consciousness 68
69. Hold Your Ground 69
70. Get Fired 70
71. One Link at a Time 71
72. Rocks or Light? 72
73. The Way Out 73
74. Becoming 74
75. Dolphins Await 75
76. ILVU4FR 76
77. Move the Spotlight 77
78. The C.C.C.C 78
79. The Holiest Orange 79
80. Pray to Be Wrong 80
81. Life Beginning 81
82. Jesus and Judas 82
83. Joy Is My Compass 83
84. Golden Moments 84
85. At Faith Value 85
86. Stinkin Thinkin 86
87. Where to Build a Sidewalk 87
88. Let It Go 88
89. The Answer Is You 89
90. Results and Excuses 90
91. Get Your Bearings 91
92. The Divine Fool 92
93. The Man Who Planted Trees 93
94. Worth It 94
95. Scars into Stars 95
96. Divine Discontent 96
97. Reading Skills 97
98. Get Real 98
99. How Much Do You Want It? 99
100. I Love You 100
101. Integrity 101
102. My Invisible Partner 102
103. A Touch Can Change a Life 103
104. The Active Ingredient 104
105. Perfect 105
106. How to Bless the IRS 106
107. In Their Best Light 107
108. Don t Think 108
109. Consciousness, Not Conditions 109
110. Guilt and Responsibility 110
111. Don t Miss It 111
112. Beyond Duty 112
113. A Better View of the Sky 113
114. When the Time Is Right 114
115. Nothing to Protect 115
116. Best When It s Worst 116
117. When to Pray 117
118. Blessed Death 118
119. You Won t Get Over It 119
120. The Answer in the Question 120
121. Blaze Now 121
122. Treasured Wounds 122
123. Lord of Your Kingdom 123
124. First-Class Flying 124
125. Swimming Naked 125
126. Gambling for God 126
127. What Could Be So Important? 127
128. Make Today Count 128
129. The Case for Forgiveness 129
130. Truth and Greatness 130
131. God s Payroll 131
132. A Bit of Myself 132
133. Soulmate Knocking 133
134. All in the Attitude 134
135. Gas or Brake? 135
136. A Better Deal 136
137. Crazy Works 137
138. The Temple 138
139. Screams or Music? 139
140. Sleeping Beauty 140
141. Stand by Your Plan 141
142. Hang in There 142
143. Now I m Sure 143
144. Time Out 144
145. Be Good to Yourself 145
146. Then I Saw the Picture 146
147. When the Student Is Ready 147
148. Find the Miracle 148
149. Leap of Faith 149
150. Blessed Interruptions 150
151. Tell Me Before I Forget 151
152. Crossing the Line 152
153. Happily Even After 153
154. Buddha on Board 154
155. The Unaffordable Budget 155
156. Get a Job 156
157. Where Is the Jungle? 157
158. A Silver Platter 158
159. The Key 159
160. Just Testing 160
161. Good News 161
162. The Pig of God 162
163. Fearless 163
164. Tigers or Strawberries 164
165. Beyond the Rap 165
166. Leave the Lady at the River 166
167. Could Be Your Ring 167
168. The Margin of Greatness 168
169. There You Are 169
170. I Feel Your Peace 170
171. In-Body Experiences 171
172. Perfect as Usual 172
173. Go to the Beach 173
174. Beyond Velveeta 174
175. Original Innocence 175
176. It s Not About You 176
177. Will You Bless Me? 177
178. Free to Live Anew 178
179. Lottery Winners 179
180. A Place for God 180
181. More Than Four 181
182. The Supervisor 182
183. Supersoul 183
184. No Psychic Required Here 184
185. Heaven and Hell 185
186. Declaration of Inner Independence 186
187. Whose Dream? 187
188. Do You Agree? 188
189. Heir Pollution 189
190. Beyond Appearances 190
191. Hands to Earth 191
192. Immediate Results 192
193. I Read the News Today, Oh Boy 193
194. Unseen Help 194
195. Table with a View 195
196. Easy Way Out 196
197. Listen 197
198. Feed Each Other 198
199. No Small Plans 199
200. Velcro Relationships 200
201. Let It Be Easy 201
202. Today s the Day 202
203. Dare to Be Grand 203
204. On the Threshold 204
205. Is That So? 205
206. More or Better? 206
207. Right Mind, Right Time 207
208. Pygmy Thoughts 208
209. Right in Front of You 209
210. The Main Thing 210
211. Why Wait for Heaven? 211
212. Turtles All the Way Down 212
213. Honest Courage 213
214. The Most Powerful Prayer 214
215. Pass the Cream Cheese 215
216. Build Your World 216
217. The Power of the Word 217
218. This Too Shall Pass 218
219. Fame 219
220. Divine Order Now 220
221. I m Enough 221
222. Be the First 222
223. The Lord in the Tree 223
224. God Meant It for Good 224
225. Don t Miss It 225
226. Prayer Conditioned 226
227. For, Not Against 227
228. Make No Plans 228
229. Breaker, Breaker 229
230. Honor the Angel 230
231. Because I Say So 231
232. Too Far to Turn Back Now 232
233. Let s Do Lunch 233
234. Out of the Fishbowl 234
235. The Power to Heal 235
236. Don t Drop the Baby 236
237. Whose Birthday? 237
238. A Few More Phone Calls 238
239. See Perfection 239
240. Acts of Friendship 240
241. A Little Bit of Heaven 241
242. Where to Start 242
243. The Choice for Divinity 243
244. One More Shot 244
245. The Matchmaker 245
246. True Offering 246
247. Simple Gifts 247
248. How Big Is Your Wheelbarrow? 248
249. Tell Me Why 249
250. Miracles, Nonetheless 250
251. Experience, Not Opinion 251
252. Ripcord Grandma 252
253. Again! 253
254. Turn on Everything 254
255. The Choice for Happiness 255
256. The Diet That Always Works 256
257. Destiny by Choice 257
258. What a Job Is Worth 258
259. Bought the T-Shirt 259
260. The Whole Truth 260
261. Holy Loafing 261
262. Just Keep Driving 262
263. Gold In, Gold Out 263
264. Rock Formations 264
265. Abundant Universe 265
266. Letters from God 266
267. Enough Is Better 267
268. Breathe 268
269. Enjoy the Journey 269
270. My Other Whole 270
271. Real Authority 271
272. Lighten Up 272
273. Hot and Cold 273
274. Supermarket Saints 274
275. Ask for the Rolls 275
276. When Your Heart Is Strong 276
277. Greater Than Starfish 277
278. Agree on What? 278
279. Embrace Yourself 279
280. Life and Details 280
281. Frame of Mind 281
282. Just Changed Addresses 282
283. Get Off Your Buts 283
284. With the Energy 284
285. Don t Wait for Worth 285
286. Honesty and Truth 286
287. The Mirror s Gift 287
288. Connect with Source 288
289. Not Funny Anymore 289
290. Eggs 290
291. Sensitive Souls 291
292. As Much As the Valet 292
293. All in the Timing 293
294. The Inside Story 294
295. Drive It 295
296. Guaranteed Overnight Delivery 296
297. Closer Than You Think 297
298. The Sigh 298
299. Clear Away What Isn t 299
300. About Time 300
301. No Mistake 301
302. Walking the Talk 302
303. Spit It Out 303
304. Fast Forward 304
305. Out of the Closet 305
306. President of the Inner States 306
307. Unforeseen Circumstances 307
308. A New Face in the Mirror 308
309. Follow Your Star 309
310. Whose Business? 310
311. Give Me a Sign 311
312. You Get Paid for This? 312
313. I Have a Chance 313
314. It Takes Two 314
315. Truth and Consequences 315
316. Direct Is Better 316
317. Select, Don t Settle 317
318. Gladden Yourself 318
319. Must Be Some Mistake 319
320. Firewalking 320
321. More Inside 321
322. May I Believe for You? 322
323. Scan Your Lines 323
324. Sharks or Goldfish? 324
325. Light on the Shadow 325
326. Divine Alchemy 326
327. Don t Even Try It 327
328. Fido Was Right 328
329. Talk to Mrs. Jones 329
330. Thanksliving 330
331. I Am Good Fortune 331
332. Percentages 332
333. Press Out 333
334. The Faithkeeper 334
335. Watch Your Bags 335
336. Don t Take It Personally 336
337. Terminal Improvements 337
338. The Man Who Wrote the Book 338
339. Nature Bats Last 339
340. Make a Stand 340
341. Golden Words 341
342. Flesh and Spirit 342
343. All Taken Care Of 343
344. Withholding Tax 344
345. Just Sit There 345
346. Christmas Gold 346
347. God Is My Agent 347
348. Goods for Guns 348
349. Soul Required 349
350. I Forgot 350
351. Beyond Coincidence 351
352. Look in My Eyes 352
353. Travelling Light 353
354. Let s Dig Here 354
355. Well Adjusted 355
356. Cash Flow 356
357. Enough of a Reason 357
358. H.A.L.T 358
359. Let Your Dreams Come Through 359
360. The Light Has Come 360
361. God Is in Charge 361
362. Just Show Up 362
363. Primed 363
364. Toxic Thoughts 364
365. Pushing the Envelope 365
366. The Beginning Is Near 366

EXCERPTS:
Chap. 65 Whom Did You Expect?
Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test
first and the instruction afterward.
- Niklaus Wirth

When I taught adult school, I offered a yoga class followed by a stress-management course that I called Easing on Down the Road . The first night of the semester, the yoga class ran a few minutes overtime, and I noticed one of the students from the second class standing outside the door, nervously pacing back and forth. The man kept looking in the window, checking his watch, and making an anxious face. When his class began, he fidgeted and squirmed most of the time. He was one of the most uptight students I have ever encounted. During his class, I found myself inwardly complaining, Why does someone as nervous as he is have to be in my class? Then another internal voice asked me, Whom did you expect to take this class-calm and peaceful people? The voice had a point. I had advertised to teach stress management, and I shouldn t have been surprised to get stressed students. My complaint was as unfounded as a doctor waiting to see only healthy patients.

If you offer a service, welcome challenge from those who come to you to receive it. They are the contingent that will keep you on the cutting edge of your creativity and force you to go deeper into your latent genius. Your difficult clients will motivate you to open to the next level beyond the one that is currently comfortable, and ultimately improve your skills.

You are here to make the world a better place. Staying in the safety zone change nothing, stretching into uncharted territory will bring light to places that were dark. Congratulations on signing up to be an angel.

I pray to offer service to those who can be most helped by
My unique talents.

I serve on the cutting edge of my destiny.

Chap. 117 When to Pray
You got to pray if you want to make it today
-Hammer

My friend Tami, a guidance counselor in a Los Angeles elementary school, conducted a staff meeting to determine how to help a five-year-old-girl. At the age of four, Janet had watched her father commit suicide and was then sent to live in her aunt s home, where she was abused by her uncle. The little girl, emotionally traumatized, become aphasic and registered an I. Q. bordering on retardation. After Janet left the meeting room, the staff sat in stunned silence; they all felt the deep pain this child had undergone at a tender age. As the teachers rose to leave, Tami called them back, inviting them, Let s pay. The group held hands and each person, in their own way, asked God to take care of this child. As human beings, they had hit a dead end, and they acknowledged that they needed help from a higher power.

Perhaps it is the time we started to pay again in schools-and homes and offices and hospitals and government buildings and everywhere. I am not referring to rote prayer in which we parrot meaningless verse; I am talking about real prayer that emanates from the hearts of sincere human beings to the heart of a receptive God.

Prayer is our greatest power, for it connects us with the power of the entire universe, which is love. Often we leave prayer until the last resort, while it will help us just as readily if we use it as our first response to fear. Pray for your peace and that of others. God will answer.

Be with me today, and help me remember that
You are the source of true healing

God is my best friend and
My foundation of strength