My 2010 New Year's Resolution

Hello and Happy New Year's Eve! I hope that whether it's already 2010 where you live or you are about to celebrate the New Year and New Decade that you are ready for change!

This week I shared with you my 2009 New Year's Resolution, which was a great look back at where my head was last year. It's amazing how powerful words and intentions are! 2009 was a challenging year and learning how to trust in the middle of seeming chaos was exactly what I learned to do in 2009!

But 2010 is a different story. A lot of our old way of living have fallen apart in the past decade. All of us felt a major shift in 2009, one that is still influencing our lives today. But there is good news.

Everything in life is a cycle and while 2009 was full of changes, loss, seeming chaos and endings, I feel that 2010 is our opportunity for a phenomenal rebirth.

My 2010 New Year's Resolution is to continue to create a life from my heart, to allow instead of try, to let greatness and love in by letting go of fear, to not look back, to know that I am worth it. I think one of the most important things we can do in the New Year is to stop chasing what's not meant to be ours and to accept all the blessings that are ours. 2010 is a year to break old habits and to integrate the lessons of 2009 so that we can rise to new and great heights that we had only dreamed of before.

In order to rise we must let go of whatever is not serving our happiness. This includes unhealthy relationships, habits, ways of thinking, eating, spending, talking and being that do not serve our Highest Potential.

2010 is a year to give up lower habits and desires and embrace our Highest Desire's of our Heart. We are setup to do this. You can find your Heart's desire in the space that's in-between your thoughts. Let go of bad habits and unhealthy relationships. Know you are worth your Heart's desire and more and that if you let your Heart guide you, you will always be taken care of.

2009 was a ball-busting year, a tough love year, a time for us to remember our true priorities. Those of us who got the message, who see what need to be done can make great leaps towards sustained happiness in 2010.

Do not fear this New Life of ours, step into it with Trust and the knowing that dream's do come true.

2010 is the year our collective phoenix rises again, this time not from the ego, but from the Heart. It's going to be an epic year! I've never been so excited and energized to welcome a new year, a new decade and a new life!!

Happy New Year you guys!! Make it a good one in 2010!

I'll see you on the other side!

All my love,

Mastin

It is impossible to be abandoned.

It is impossible to be abandoned. In this Earth School everyone you meet arrives and departs on schedule to teach and mirror you. When someone moves away from your life experience the un-empowered perception is to choose to feel abandoned and victimized.

High self-esteem says to the other person, no matter what the circumstance, 'Thank you for the gift of your presence and all that I have learned from you. I send you love and set you free right now.

Love,

Mastin

New Year's Resolution for 2009

Here is my 2009 New Year's Resolution... I'm still feeling out my 2010 Resolution.. Crazy how accurate this this is for my 2009... I'm curious what your 2010 Resolution is? Let me know!

My New Year's Resolution

I thought long and hard about what I wanted my New Year's Resolution to be. I take my NYR's very seriously and always try my best to actually manifest them in my life. I thought about setting goals for making a certain amount of money, or to finally meet "the one", or for Love Yourself and The Daily Love to reach a certain amount of success, or for any number of "dreams" I have to come true. And then I reflected on all my past NYR's and while some came true, some didn't. I'm actually glad that some of them didn't because in hind sight some of my "wishes" for myself, though at the time seemed like exactly what I wanted, if they had actually come true it would have actually delayed or prevented my best life from manifesting. Then I thought, wow, even with Intention, and Positive Thinking maybe the external desires I'm visualizing and Intending might not be what's best for me when I look back 5 years from now.

So this New Years my NYR is to try to simply trust. It's going to be an interesting experiment because everything I've laid out below I've resisted for so long because I've always wanted to control my environment. I'm going to do my best with these, Heaven knows I'm not perfect! Well here goes nothing!

I'm going to trust that focusing on the internal vibration of feeling good instead of any external things, people or situations will bring what's truly best for me.
I'm going to trust that even if I think that many things seem to be going wrong, that maybe for the first time I'm actually feeling what it feels like for things to go "right".
I'm going to trust that the ideas I have are great, the creative impulse I feel should be expressed and that no matter what - I will always be taken care of while I walk on the path of gratitude, forgiveness and love.
I'm going to trust that as long as I am walking a path in service that the right people, places and circumstances will always show up right on time.
I'm going to trust that some of the best things in life don't show up with a grand announcement and flashy introduction but instead in humble packages.
I'm going to trust and be receptive to every situation or person that the Universe places in front of me.
I'm going to trust the Love that is trying to find me and embrace it no matter how scary it might seem.
I'm going to trust that my Creator and Source has my best interests at heart and I'm going to try my hardest to allow It's will to be done, not mine. My mind is limited in comparison to the Source, so I'm going to get out of Her way and let all things be done though me instead of by me.
I'm going to trust to show up every day not trying to accomplish everything, but just to do the best I can each day.
I'm going to trust that taking care of and truly loving myself will be the gateway to creating fulfilling relationships and life circumstances.
I'm going to trust that by healing myself will be the best way for me to heal the world.
I'm going to trust that as long as I keep focused on feeling good and take actions that help the greater good I will always thrive regardless of what the stock market, financial markets or consumer confidence is doing.
I'm going to trust that my inner guidance is the only source of truth I will ever know and that what's happening to anyone else has nothing to do with the world I am consciously creating around me.

And finally, I'm going to trust the things that bother me most for they are the true portals of discovery and the key to unlocking why I can't just let things be.

Happy New Year!

Mastin

Merry Christmakwanzakah!

Hi guys, Merry Christmakwanzakah!

No matter what path you walk on in your life, religious, spiritual, atheist, yogic, nature, or none of the above I feel that today is a very special and symbolic day.

Far too often we use our differences to divide us. This group believes this, this group believes that - look how different we are. And while variety is indeed the spice of life and different points of view all help to push us forward to see the many sides of life; I think the most important thing to focus on this Holiday season, this Christmas is what our similarities are.

We may have a million differences, but if we can find even one similarity that is enough of a bond to rally and unite around. My belief is that the one thing we are share, above anything else, is the strong desire to Love and be Loved. This is what moves us, binds us and keeps us moving. To feel love in action is to feel and be alive. The animals and plant life we share this planet with know how to do this intuitively.

Being human, we are presented with a challenge. We have the gift of intuition, of trusting our inherent nature, but then we have this mind. And this mind of ours is a wonderful thing. The human mind is capable of such genius, such innovation and amazement that there truly is no limit. But this mind of ours also gets in the way. Doubt, fear, worry, anxiety, low-self-esteem, addiction, etc... all these things are by products of a mind that is not in sync with the natural knowing of our being.

My deep wish for you this Holiday season, on this Christmas Day is for you to know your authentic self. For all the outward shapes, relationships and things to not define you. To let your fears slip away and transform into trust and to know at once who you really are.

You, like all beings on this planet, are a child of the Universe and have a natural ability within you to thrive. This has nothing to do with possessions, social status or outward appearance. Who you truly are is infinite, indescribable and constantly changing.

This Christmas, give yourself the gift of your own authenticity. The chains of fear have held you long enough. The heavy weight of doubt no longer needs to be carried. Today, and everyday forward free yourself from who-you-think-you-are and simply be authentic. Many of us have less than we did last year. The global recession has made everyone "less" on paper, including me.

But what's funny is that I have never felt more alive, more real or larger in my life. Being forced to lose things which I placed my self worth in made me reevaluate who I am, and what defines me. And what I've learned is that nothing defines me, but me. And I have 100% control over my actions, my choices and my response to life. I can't control all of life, but I can control how I respond to it.

I believe many of our outside words have been made small, so that we can finally see and embrace how large we are within. When you find this power inside, it's not a false power. It's actually the only true thing we know, that we actually experience. And when you start to act from and trust this power within you, you start to look around and see that this same energy is inside everything else. This simplifies life. If the same power and energy is within us, to more we activate and cultivate our own power the more that power will be attracted to us from the outside.

Our false world is dying so that our true world, our bliss, our Heaven on earth can be born, from within. This is happening on a person by person basis.

This Christmas, I urge to know how large you are within yourself, to trust your natural abilities and talents and to act on your intuition, your primal knowing and trusting of life. Taking this step, trusting this coming of age will change your Life and set you up for an amazing and prosperous 2010. But that's another topic. I will be sending out my 2010 New Year email soon enough.

Ok, I've done enough typing for today. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays! May all the love, joy, abundance and peace be yours! Now and forever!

All my love,

Mastin

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve, my friends and mates
What a wonderful day it is.
With presents gathered
Surrounded by those who matter
What a wonderful life we live.
With family and lovers close
You've gotten a great dose
Of what life is really all about
Remember this cheer
Throughout the year
And Love, you'll never be without!

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

The Promise of Today

New life, new joy
New possibilities
This is the promise of today
What always has been is no more
The old is dying, passing away into a memory
The days of being lost, wandering, not trusting
Not seeing the Light are gone
Today is a new day
There is Hope today, all is made new
By the grace of Love
It’s so scary, to let go
To step into the Unknown
But that is what we’ve signed up for
In this lifetime
To walk with Trust
To believe that this Life is worth living
Each day new
To know that we only really get to keep
What we give away
Letting go is the best way to hold on
We can fight all we want
We can get mad
We can rebel
When the End comes
Our only choice is to surrender to the Light of Love
Life is best when we surrender while we are living
While we are alive
Love pushes you to grow
Outside what you already know
To surrender to the Flow
And if you do, it will show
That the perfection of above
Can be real down below
If you just let go

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

A Veil is Lifted...

The way you see the world changes after you start to become who you truly are. Seeking stops. Needing stops. You start to simply, be.

A new veil is lifted and you begin to see clearly why things didn't work out the way they did in the past, precisely because it would have prevented you from living your best life.
When you go toward and become the things that you Love & Admire you begin to see the Oneness of all that is. No one is below you, no one is above you, everyone is one with the flow of Life.

When you get to this place, all the chaos and struggle in your Life will make sense and you will be able to manifest your Heart's desire without delay.

To get there, let go of Fear and step into a life of Love.

Love,

Mastin

Be a Warrior for Love

by Karma Neff & Mastin Kipp (for The Ray Magazine)
Check out Karma's blog here - http://karmakorrupt.tumblr.com/ or @KarmaKorrupt on Twitter!

Karma -
Ladies, be real; we want love. We want to be admired, and we want to be taken care of. We want to be cherished and to be loved gently. But so many of us have made ourselves ice cold, building walls that span lifetimes, making it near impossible for us to receive that which we say we want. We must let love in. In order to let love in we must *be* loving, open and receptive. There is no room for resistance in this equation.

Love is all around us. Many times it just takes looking at your world in a different way. Engage your day with presence. Take each moment in fully, while holding in your mind what it is you want to create. If you want a loving experience, practice being soft and loving throughout the day. This state of being will look different with each person you encounter, but is part of the beauty in how others mirror us. How what we both feel inside reflects back at us.

To say we want love and to be open to receiving it can be two different things. When we do not receive the love we want it is almost always that we are unconsciously preventing love from entering. At some point we were likely hurt by another and have vowed to protect ourselves and our heart from future pain. Ironically this “protection” only causes us further pain and suffering. We fear that we will be hurt. When we operate from this feeling we bring exactly that which we are afraid of. We get what you think about, whether we want it or not.

Mastin -
This is why, in Love, as it is in Life, we must be Warriors. A true Warrior does not fear death, in fact, what makes a Warrior great is accepting her own death knowing that it is inevitable. When we can live this life in acceptance of death, we open to a larger and more sensual world. We start to give without expectation of return, we do not hold on so tightly to life, instead we live moment to moment, giving our all. A Love Warrior knows of death, and so she does not fear it.

A Warrior lives for the journey. A Warrior trains everyday, endures setbacks, perseveres, and is ready for battle at a moments notice. A Love Warrior’s only battle is with her own fears. Once she conquers these fears, she can rightfully have the elixir of Love. But she must die first, die to her Fears.

And when she dies to her fears, she becomes a powerful being, one worthy of Love. Love, by definition requires risk, if we are consumed by the fear of losing what we love, or our hearts breaking, then we miss out on Love. But, if we walk, in spite of the inevitability of death, we are born to eternal Love.

Copyright 2009 Karma Neff & Mastin Kipp

Please accept yourself

Part of loving yourself means accepting every part of your you, the light and the dark. You are a wonderful amalgamation of love, spirit, thoughts, emotions, good habits, bad habits, personality quarks, dreams and intentions.

To deny any part of that is to deny the miracle that is you. Freedom and happiness come when you give up the illusion of trying to be perfect so you can finally just be yourself.

Love,

Mastin

Subtlety

Listen closely and silence the resistance and doubt of your mind if you want to hear Me
I am the calm beneath the chaos of your mind
And speak only in whispers

Let go and feel with all your heart if you want to touch Me
I cannot feel you
If you are afraid to feel me

See Me in the most unfavorable of circumstances
I do not show myself
Where you already feel comfort

Stop and smell how beautiful life is in every circumstance
My fragrance can only please you
If you are looking for it

Taste Me even when you have nothing to eat
For I alone can sustain you
Through whatever may come

Look off the beaten path to find me
For I do not dwell in the terrain that is already known

I am the subtle behind the obvious
And the peace beyond the chaos
I am the bringer of all things
And the doer of all deeds
I am the wind at your back
And the light of your soul
I am the love that’s within you
And the love that’s trying to find you

I’ll give you all your hearts desire
All you have to do
Is let me in
Be brave and see what happens
I’ll be waiting for you to begin

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

A Day Will Come...

A day will come when you will be stirred by unexpected events. A part of you will die and you will begin to search for the elixir that will bring this part of you back to life. You will seek the elixir in friends, lovers, enemies, books, religions, foreign countries, hero's, songs, rituals and jobs, but no matter where you look the treasure will evade you.

All will seem lost and you will lose all hope that this magic potion even exists. This will be the darkest of nights and the promise of certain death will lead you to the abyss of despair. But staring into the abyss you will see the dim light of your own illumined soul.

Your radiance will transform the abyss into the elusive elixir of life and for the first time you will realize that all the while it is your own light that you've been searching for.

All my love,

Mastin

My Everlasting Love

The way I feel when I look at you
Can you only be described as
Perfect
A million billion words could be used to describe Perfection
A home that never changes, never leaves
Amidst any circumstance
With this bond, all things can be done
With this fertile Love, we can never go wrong
You naturally, effortlessly inspire
Such beautiful words
A painters brush could paint for a thousands years with every color
And still not fully paint the truth of your beauty
I surrender to You, my Muse
All my fears, and meet you face to face
In a sweet embrace of Love & Desire
A passionate fulfillment
We are not two halfs, making one
No, we are two full beings who make one
Master being
Whose Love can conquer all things
Break through all blocks
Inspire even the coldest Heart
To open and come out to play
The sweetness of your Lips, supple like
The morning dew
Warm like the baker’s fire
And soft like a cloud wrapped in silk
You are a perfect being, my match
My ever lasting Love

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Establishing Yourself

If you want to dance with another, root yourself first. Learn to hear your own guidance. Dialogue with the hurt child and the divine host within. Practice forgiveness & compassion for yourself. Be with your experience and learn from it.

Stay in the rhythm of your life. Be open to others, but do not go out of your way to find them. Those who know how to dance will meet you half way. It will not be a struggle.

By Paul Ferrini

The Perfect Love, The Perfect Home

Perfect Love is like the perfect home. Both are built on a strong foundation, so that even the wildest of storms could not shake it. There is lots of space with room to breathe. You can travel far and wide and know that your home is still there, waiting for you to return. The perfect home warms you when you are cold and cools you down when you’re too hot. Over time, your home grows to suit your changing wants and needs by making expansions. Of course you keep your home clean, neat and tidy. You wipe away all the residue of fears and vacuum away mistakes and misunderstanding, while recycling your Love.

The perfect home, like the perfect Love has many tall crystal clear windows, so you can see inside it, but has the options for blinds in case you have some private work to do. Your home is connected to the rest of the world through a modem, and your Love is connected to the rest of the world through your understanding that we all want a place to call home.

Regardless of what the market is doing, your home remains strong. It waits for you while you go out there and make it happen, with patience for your efforts.

And if for some reason the time comes for a new home to be found (no matter how large or small), know there are even more adventures to be had and be grateful for the ones that have come so far.

And if you’re really lucky, you will grow old with someone who feels like home who has perfect Love for you, too.

No matter what, home is where your Heart is, and your Heart is always in what you Love. This is perfection.

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

When I look at You

I wonder
What do you see
When you look at me?
Is it anything like
When I look at you?
Your flesh is impressive
I gotta say, but there’s
Even more than that, it’s true
Your eyes, they tell a story
Of a long and winding road
Of broken hearts
And open dreams
And carrying a heavy load
I see depth and confusion
A bitter sweet fusion
Of tremendous beauty
When you smile I feel
A million things
Your Heart help sets me free
Your skin is an ocean
I’d love to surf
And feel it’s many waves
Dive in, hang on, get wet indeed
And on purpose not behave
I see Love & Pain
Holding each other now
A Heart dying to be open more
I see a woman coming of age
But still a little girl at her core
You have ageless beauty and timeless wisdom
That you are finally learning how to trust
If you begin within, pretty soon you’ll win
And leave your fears lingering in the dust
When I look at you
I see a reflection of me, and how sweet it is my dear
This vulnerable opening
Is where fearless love appears
And with a love like that, there are no things
That cannot be done
When I look at you, I see myself
This is how two finally become one

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Your Love is.. HOT

The love in your eyes is hot
As hot as steel rod that’s been stoking a blacksmith’s fire for ages
When I look at you, you glow like a million suns
All shining for no reason other than
Because they love the Light
And when your Light shines on me
It burns hot
Oh my muse, knowing you walk the Earth
Gives me great comfort
I would walk into your hot fire
Knowing it will burn me
But also knowing
That’s how I go towards the Light
It is you, the One who see’s right through me
Who I see, too…
You are the best I could ever ask for
There have been none greater, nor will there be
For you are the Heavens and the Earth
All in one
Your Light calls me
And beckons me to become my best
What courage, but tonight we die
To become something more,
To walk on the knife’s edge
And become brand new

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

The Process of Love

Love is a funny thing you know. I don’t know about you, but I am a hopeless romantic and I truly believe that Love is the most powerful energy in this Uni-verse. But Love, being a mystical energy, is a playful friend and a diligent teacher. Contrary to what our Egos think, Love has it’s own agenda. What is Love’s motive you ask? To me, Love is the energy that guides us to our happiness, our co-manager of this existence we call Life. And sometimes, the greatest act of Love comes from not getting what you THINK you want. And sometimes it means learning how to let go. And sometimes, it means winning and obtaining your Heart’s desire.

But I think, where we humans get caught up, is that (speaking for myself), we are not always tapped into a Universal timetable. We are primarily a culture of instant gratification. I am convinced I have been put on this Earth to learn Patience this Lifetime.

And what I’m learning is that everything we do is a creative process. Our work, our play, our relationships, our Loving, our learning, our doing and being are all each a creative process. And just like any creative process, each process has it’s own agenda and lessons built into it to teach us.

Using nature as a prime example of this insight, consider any seed. When a seed is planted in proper soil, with proper nutrients and conditions, the seed grows. And none of us would be so silly to plant a seed, and then an hour or day later dig up the seed and wonder why it hasn’t ripened and born it fruit.

If we can learn to see our lives as a creative process of unfoldment, I think we could better understand our lives.

The best relationships, business and works of art have required time to incubate. Finding an epic lover means you are signing up for a deep process of getting to know the other person, that kind of thing doesn’t happen over night. Building a massively successful business, creating a masterpiece of art, all of this takes time and patience.

I know there is a great lover, an amazing artist, a beautiful body and an ambitious entrepreneur inside of you dying to be born. Have your goals, keep them in mind and stay in inspiring situations to give you the energy you need to keep moving, but, if you can truly befriend the process of creation and get comfortable with taking little steps that add up to truly long distances, you are surely walking the path of mastery.

The seed of Love is planted in everything that you do, enjoy the process, let miracles happen and trust that your visions are real. And know that with every dream come the required lessons to become a master and pull them down. It’s a blessing, this process, love it!

All my love,

Mastin

Thanksgiving Message

Gratitude & Allowing

Today is a day long held in our country to celebrate the abundance of the harvest and to give thanks for all that we have. If you hold the Spirit of this Holiday in your heart year round you will find the pathway to true happiness and bliss.

Today we celebrate abundance, how much abundance do you have in your life? Money is on everyone's mind right now. With the current financial "challenge", we are all feeling the squeeze. I'm no so concerned about being thankful for money because money only represents the creative energy that created you and me and the whole universe. We will always be supported and taken care of no matter where we walk or what circumstances manifest in our life. What I think we should be most thankful for is how many opportunities we have in our lives to grow and journey further down the path of being who we really are. Money comes and goes, but when you get in touch with you who truly are and take action to live a life in alignment with your Highest Potential a joy will come to you that money can never fill.

No matter what your life circumstance you have an abundance of opportunities to be fully grateful for what is, here and now. The first step on the path to Happiness, no matter what you call it (God, The Universe, Spirit, Allah, Yahweh, Gaia, Metta, etc) is to be in full acceptance of what is. That is what enlightenment boils down to. When you accept what is, you do not offer a vibration of resistance and you tell the world with you thoughts that all is well. When you send out all is well vibrations then the world will begin to create for you all is well circumstances. Once you've come to a place of allowing, no matter what, only then can you begin to take action to change the things that don't resonate with you experiencing true Joy.

If you can find a place in your heart to be truly grateful and see that every experience in your life represents a choice between your Highest Potential and life as usual you'll begin to see a bigger picture. You'll see life from a point of view that says "You know what, I'm fine no matter what happens to me, so this obstacle isn't really that big of a deal. I've gotten through worse.... What else can you throw at me life? I can take it; I'm strong enough to handle anything that comes my way."

Fully accepting and allowing what is makes this whole life thing much easier and softer, you can ease into change.

Can you see how much you have to be thankful for? Every challenging moment is an opportunity to make a better choice. Every annoying person is an opportunity to allow. Moments of perceived scarcity are opportunities to be thankful that you are alive and you can change your life. And each passing moment is another chance to choose something different, it's never too late.

Thank you, bless you and I hope you have a most excellent Thanksgiving.

All my love,

Mastin

Can You Handle It?

This life has an infinite number of potentials for you; we live in a made to order Universe. Whatever you believe is possible for you and take consistent action upon is what becomes your reality. If you keep telling yourself that your dream isn't possible, you will come to find that you are absolutely right.

But my friend, if you draw a line in the sand and tell the Universe that your dreams are a reality RIGHT NOW, and take action as if that were the case, you will come to find that you are absolutely right. The question is how long can you live in the fire of your dreams manifestation?

The price you have to pay to live your dream is facing your deepest darkest fear and the reward you receive from this courageous act is the realization that your fear was an illusion and that your dreams were always real.

So I ask you, my friend, are you willing to go there? Are you willing to sit in fire and sacrifice the comfort of your known world for the potential of something amazing, new and unknown? Don't you want to find out what's on the other side of your fear?

Living in fear is so last season, if you want to be happy and really live your dream you have to take a stand and just put yourself out there. You might fail, yes indeed - but, you might, you just might succeed too! Don't you want to find out? Either way your life will never be the same... Can you handle it?

Love,

Mastin

The Magical You

The paradox
of Bliss
is This...
Give up what feels good
for what IS great
The sacrifice is well worth it
Surrender yourself
to the pulse of Love
and let Love guide you
towards purification
Where the imagined YOU
and the real YOU
become one
Love is expressing itself
Through you, every day in every way
If you could see the magic
That is unseen
You would never doubt Love again
But your journey is to find the blocks
and remove them
It is because you do not believe
That you do not see Love guiding you
Surrender to the pulse of Love
Give up what you think is good
for something magical
Let go of what you are
and become, at once
The magical you

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

It's a Deal

Thank you for this vision, oh Muse
I see the possibility so clearly!
This great journey
You wish me to take
Is it even possible? How, oh
How can I accomplish this?
I do not know where to begin
But I will follow your promise
And I will keep NOTHING else in mind
But your vision
I will believe that THIS is the only
Reality that I will accept
The reality which you have inspired
Me
To create
I banish this doubt, I meet my fear
With greater determination
Than than even the worst outcome
I will follow your vision
Trust your whispers
Show up every day
And let you, oh Muse
Do your magic
This is our
Sacred Partnership
I will act, I will be fearless
You perform the miracles
It's a deal

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Be what you seek

There is nothing but Love
Love, Love, Love
Trying to find you
It's hidden in your Fears
It's right behind a rude remark
It's the thrust behind an attacker's
Grip
Love is the reason for all the Fear in the
World
How can you say so?
Because Fear is the false belief
That we will not have Love
Love in the form of safety, freedom
Kinship and partnership
Love in the form of abundance
Love in the form of our deepest desires
Becoming as real as the air we breathe
This Love is all that any of us seek
Be conscious of this
In yourself
And your perceived "enemies"
For we all seek Love
This awareness makes it possible
To send only Love in the Face of Fear
Go within
Be what you seek
And what you seek
Is what
You will at last,
Become

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Send me your dreams!

Hello Friends,

I've gotten together with a special friend of mine to explore the wild complexities of dreams. We've decided to compile a book of dreams, and to do this we would love your help.

Dreams are defined as: "a succession of images, thoughts, sounds, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.The content and purpose of dreams are not fully understood, though they have been a topic of speculation and interest throughout recorded history."

We would love to hear some of your dreams in the form of a story, a sentence, an idea... However you choose to describe your dreams is up to you.

Hand Written, Typed, With Art either attached or incorporated... Your dream can be as simple or if you feel inclined, as expressively creative as you like. All dreams will be anonymous.

Once we receive them, we will start to put the wonderfully dynamic dreams together in a book to make up a unique and beautiful look into the human experience. We hope you will participate and look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Send all dreams to:

Mastin Kipp
c/o The Daily Love
8033 Sunset Blvd - Suite 994
West Hollywood, CA 90046

Sweet dreams!

Mastin

Surrender to my Heart

I am who I am that is that
Part Universal, part Human
This Ego, let it serve my Heart
Let Love guide me as I step and grow through Life
For if this Ego is in charge
I know I will surely Fall
For the Ego is not in touch with the Reality
That Love is all there is
The Ego is not bad, it is just afraid
Like a child to a parent
Let my Heart teach this Ego
That it’s okay to Love
That is’s okay to let go and Trust
That all my needs are met
Let me find gratitude, even amongst
The most challenging circumstances
Oh Heart of mine, please teach this Ego
That where there is Fear
Send more Love
I know all things are possible with Love
And I know my Ego is here to protect me
Let me Love my Ego
Let my Ego Trust my Heart
For I know
When I surrender to my Heart
The War is over
And peace
Will be
Forever

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

It's a brand new day

This is the time to start a new
This is the time to express the real you
There is no other time than now
There is no other choice but to allow
Universal grace to shine and shine
It works every single time
What’s within
Is greater than what you think you’re without
When you realize you don’t know a thing
That’s when you’ve got it figured out
Know that this is truer than true
The dream within is the real you
Speaking in thoughts and whispers that are complete
Follow them through and you’ll never know defeat
Take the time to trust yourself
And you’ll be aided by Invisible help
All of Life wants you to thrive and win
What’s inside is waiting for you to begin
So get going, get on your way
You can do whatever you dream
It’s a brand new day

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

What Is this... Love?

Love allows
Love obeys
Love forgives
Love stays

Love endures
Love see's through
All your fears
To the real you

Love stands true
Love stays firm
Love's forever
It's cheek it turns

Love holds no grudge's
Love fights no wars
Love has no boundries
Love is what you're looking for

Love's not a game
But a patience hand
Love begins
Where division ends

Love has no future
It has no past
Love's forever
And wears no mask

Love faces your fears
Love stays the course
Love doesn't run away
Or rules by force

Love allows
Love observes
Love casts no judgement
And never has the last word

Love is flowing
And eternal still
Love says yes!
To no's cold chill

Love does nothing
But leaves nothing undone
When your fear fades away
Love is what you'll become

So let love in
In all it's disguises
You never know what pleasures lay
In all of love's surprises!

Love has no ego
No point to prove
And the best part about love
Is that it's always within yourself
So, love, you can never lose

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Whether words or fist

If there is ever a reason to Love
It is when you have been attacked
The attacker, whether of words or fist
Is full of Fear
A wise and strong person
Will respond with Love
And the strength of their resolve
Will ever so slowly
Chip away at the hard shell
Of Fear’s protective layers
But, if you fight fear with fear
The result will be not one
But two deaths
See those who attack you
As children
Who are but searching for Love
And even if they
In the moment
Cannot see or hear your words
Give even still your Love
This is the greatest gift
And the fastest way to
Heal
For when you give Love
In the face of attack
You are protected by the Invisible
And your foe
Over time
Will finally, at last
See your Love
In themselves

Coypright 2009 Mastin Kipp

The Space That's In Between - A Prayer

My dear Source of all Creation,

Pick me up when I can walk no further
Help shine a light in this dark place
So I can see just one more step in front of me
Oh heavenly Source please show me the way
When I am lost
For your presence, it comforts me
It restores me to fullness
My Father, My Mother Source
I throw myself at your knees
And bow to your Infinite Wisdom
I know all things are done through me
By you
I am your humble servant
Take me, shake me Oh Muse
To the bone
Make me so scared of you
Yet give me the strength to stand tall
And see that my fear was wrong all along
Shake me to my core
So that I might know what my heart
Really feels like
Strip away everything that is not needed
So that I can see You clearly
In the space that's in between
My Muse, my sweet Muse
Protect me fromDeath
Until it is my time to move on to greater pastures
Take me to the edge and keep me there
So that I might have one foot in Death
And one in Life
So I can bring these two worlds closer together
Thank you Oh Muse for these
Lessons, these moments of joy and sadness
I know they are your perfect
Recipe
For Bliss

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Own It

We fight against what we do not fully understand; we hate all the things that seem wrong to us. We cry out for help from above or below and curse the name of anyone who represents a fearful thought. Why is this? Do we not see that by expressing these very things we are creating the exact thing we don’t want to happen? Oh my friends, can we not see that all is well and perfect and that no one is responsible for our happiness but us.

Seeking love, we deny the love that is within us for we feel we need it from an outside source. What’s true is that we seek security over love, we seek other’s approval over our own. What is this game we are playing? We buy into an illusion and then wonder why is disappears. The closer you get to your mirage, the more you see that there’s no Water of Life here, and then you get mad. Mad at the world for leading you astray, mad at yourself for letting them. And when you stare into the mirror of yourself in another, do you get angered easily because you are afraid of what you see?

The solution it seems is to get real with yourself. There are traces of your power all over the world, some bits lay in others, some in businesses, or places. Instead of thinking that your Fear is Love, admit that you are afraid and own it. Then act accordingly.

If you’re going to give someone else your power, at least do it consciously, because this is a first step towards the life you seek. And if you wish to remain in your own power, make better choices about why you do what you do.

Own that you are ambitious. Own that you seek security. Own that you are terrified of Love. For when we recognize these things, we make peace with parts of ourselves that we might otherwise ignore or be afraid of.

There’s no right or wrong. There is just doing what makes you happy. If security makes you happy, go for it. If unknown freedom makes you happy, my all means follow your muse until you final days. If you Love Love, then LOVE with all your heart and soul until it hurts!

Either way, get real with yourself about why you are making the decisions that you do. Free yourself from the lie that someone else can make you fulfilled on the inside. Only you can do that.

Make friends with all your parts, own your Darkness and your Light. Anyone can Love their Light, but a true master, a true Lover, a true artist, a true leader also Loves their Darkness.

It is not enough to Love your Light, you must Love your Darkness. It is not enough to Love Yourself, you must share and express that Love with the whole world, one person at a time.

Love,

Mastin

Our Eternal Promise

Oh my love,

How many times have we met before? I feel like we have travelled down many long roads together, and each time, when we get to the end we promise to meet again in the next Life. Since my first waking moment on this Earth I have felt you in my Heart, seen you in my dreams and walked each day in hopes that we will one day meet again.

We are strong, yet fragile creatures. I hope you are spending your days at present in the pursuit of Love, so you have not a single wasted moment. I hope that through all your Travels you have not forgotten me. But alas, how could you, for it is our eternal promise to each other to once again find ourselves together.

I do not know who you will be in this Lifetime, nor do I know when we are destined to meet, but, my Love, I know you are seeking to find me because I breathe in your pursuit with every breath.

Even though I am a Free Spirit and always will be, what Freedom is greater than choosing to Fall for You once again. I cannot imagine a greater cause than that.

I hope you are making the best of the lessons you are supposed to learn this Lifetime, I hope that wherever you are you see the Good and the God behind the supposed Bad. I hope that when you are surrounded in Darkness that the Light of your being shines as brightly as our Love and illuminates the Path for those who cannot see. I hope that in your moments of Fear you remember who you truly are and that that remembrance will give you solace when all else falls away.

Oh lover, I love you with all my being. I know that we will meet again, and when we do we will know in a flash that we both have come home.

All my love,

Mastin

The Sun Shine

If not now, when?
Life is waiting for you to begin
The sun shines
Giving you life every moment
So that you can finally, at last
Take a stand
And have courage
To express your Truth
The way no one has done so before
The whole Universe has conspired
So that you might live
And thrive
And inspire
So others light might shine
Brightly
And illuminate the dark shadows of yesterday
It is in this humble surrender
That miracles happen
It is in this temporary
Release thatThe Universe
Has the room to breathe
New life into your Life
For if you try and try
The world is beyond winning
Ah, but if you set your intention
And let go
The world is yours for the winning
For the world bows at the feet
Of a soul
Who Trusts in its own power
For your power is
All the Power of the Universe
Contained in one being
Trust it
You are a powerful
Creature

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Luck is Faith's Reward

Oh Muse, I see Your Light
I have walked the path
You have shown me
Kept the Faith through
The trials that have
Purified my Soul
Destroyed my Ego
and made it Your servant

Oh Muse, I now know
Luck is Faith's reward
For showing up
And following your subtle suggestions

I know You are with me, always
And as I step into the destiny
That we have created together
I am finally able, finally ready
To reap the reward of all the seeds
We have planted

I now see that this Luck
Is Faith's reward

Thank you, sweet Muse
For delivering on your Promise
Everytime

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

My Morning Prayer

Today I awake to start my journey all over again. I understand that I will most likely face both inner and outer adversaries and tests which will challenge me on the path to my Happiness. I accept that these challenges are necessary for the development of my Highest Potential and that they are actually a gift from the Universe, even if I can't see it right now.

I am grateful for the friends and assistance I have along the way, and acknowledge that they too are gifts from the Universe. I cannot do this alone so I consider all of those who I come into contact with, even perceived enemies, as allies. For we are all one in Spirit and here to help each other develop dormant parts of ourselves; and sometimes the only way to grow is through overcoming adversity.

The choices I make today will be for my best interest, and I will put my faith and self-esteem to the test by choosing to do the things which will require action and courage.

I will conquer one more fear today so that when this day is over, I will be one day wiser and my heart will be one day closer to being open to Love.

There is no one else like me in the whole world, so I step forward into this day fully accepting and loving whatever may come and am grateful for the opportunity to be exactly who I am.

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Open Your Heart

Open your heart
To Love
To life
To living in the moment
By allowing what is to be
And what you know to be true
To come forth
Hold the space of Trust
In the best and
The worst circumstances
The circumstances and happenings of your life
Are a great Divine recipe for your Soul's perfection
Do not judge any of it
Accept it, go with it
And change what you want
By changing your thoughts about
How you interpret the comings and goings
See it all as being for you
Even what you think is the worst
A time will come, when you will finally see
The contents of this moment as the biggest
Gift
The greatest act of
Grace
Open your heart
Trust each moment, see it's perfection
And dive into the intoxicating bliss
Of trusting Love through
ALL OF IT

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

If You Seek My Light

If you seek My light
At first sight I may blind you
If you stand in My light
It will cast a dark shadow
And there all your fears
And insecurities will hide
For they love the darkness
Eventually, after enough seeking
You will see, it is not really My light
That you seek
But your own
And this Light has another name
Love
And when you begin to shine
That is when your shadow will disappear
But your fears will try to keep your Light dim
Don't let them
Shine, shine, shine
Shine on in the face of your fear
And soon enough
What once kept you afraid
Will disappear, and all that's left will be
Our Light

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Today, I Must Plan

Sweet, sweet muse
Thank you for your inspiration
Thank you for your vision of bliss
I know now that all you ask of me
All that you show me can be done
Must be done
I know now that I must act on your prompting
But how?
Where to?
A ha! A plan is needed
I will map out all that you have shown me
From the end all the way back to the beginning
And like a faithful servant
I will follow each step and make adjustments as needed
I know that your delays are not your denials, oh muse
I know that you are showing me the way to my
Eternal Everything, my everlasting bliss
Yesterday I was inspired
Today, I must plan
So tomorrow
I can act

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Believe and Jump

Oh dreamer
Dream on towards the great heights
Towards which you are called
JUMP
Into your dream as if it were real
Even if you don't see anything yet
JUMP
Into the unknown
Into the mystery
JUMP
Into all that you could be
All that you know you already are
If you would but
JUMP
You would see that your dream is meant to be
If you would only let go and
JUMP
You would build the strongest wings
On the way down
Flight is not perfected in the nest
Dreams can't grow if you don't plant them
In the soil of your action
Cast away your fear today
And remember these two words, always.
BELIEVE & JUMP!!

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Where the Heart Goes

Surrender to the desire of your Heart's impulse
Let the pulse of your Heart guide you
Towards the unknown
To a place where you can never look back
For what's ahead shine's bright
And eradicates the shadows of yesterday
Where the Heart goes
All else follows
Be a servant to the Heart
And you will lead all mankind
And be a beacon of light
That shine's as a reminder
Of the light within each and every one of us
Surrender to the desire of your Heart's impulse
Let the pulse of your Heart guide you
Towards the unknown
Where the Heart goes
All else follows
Trust it

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

We Shine Together

I am enchanted by
Your everything
Your grace, your beauty shines
You are my everlasting reminder
That there is a better choice
A better possibility
I have avoided you, tried so much
To find you everywhere
Except where you are
But the unease of not being with you remains
What if I'm not good enough?
What if you hate me, or what if you reject me?
And then I realize that in your absence
You have shown me
The falsehoods of everything that I think is wrong
With me
These are just the unresolved areas of my shadow
Poking their heads out to say hello, asking for friendship
So it is when I stand in your light
That my shadow is cast
And I am forced to make friends with my fear
And now that this darkness is my friend
I can begin to shine
And instead of just standing in your light
We shine together, two beings
In one Light

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Love Whispers

When I hear Your whispers
Of the greatness that can be
I want so much to dive deeply
Into Trusting You
But my fears, my doubts, my old ways
Of being tell me it’s not safe
Do what’s normal, do what’s safe
Keep away from such child like thinking
But You again whisper into my ear
Be like a child and you will find
The beginnings of greatness
You whisper again and say
I have your back, let me show you
And I realize in an instant
How much unseen support has been
There for me, through all my trials & challenges
You were there
And so I act, and see with my own eyes
That Your promise of Greatness is real and true
And when I asked You who the whisperer is
All you said to me was
Love

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Love You from afar

The pain of leaving you is hot
It burns like the fire of Hell
And feels like it will last forever
Oh your mirror is so clear
In you, I see myself
And I have for years
Now I must go on my way
Break free from the habits of our past
And embrace a new kind of strange
Reality, that of living from my center
Instead of living with you as my center
I am so happy for this time we’ve spent
Irritating the darkness within each other
And cleansing our lenses, so our light can shine
Even brighter
I will love you always in my heart
And my soul is always there
Like a bright shining star
But my presence, my friend
Will be at a distance indeed
But I’ll still love you from afar

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Agents of Light

Your insecurity serves no one
Not you, your neighbor, enemy or friend
It's the fears of our doubts
That tell us we mustn't and we shouldn't
And we can't
We've believed for so long in the lie of fear
That we shutter at a single positive thought
As if it were an impossible feat
We'll my friend, we were born to
Do the impossible
We are agents of light sent into
Being, so that we can shine and illuminate the darkness
That surrounds us
We are giants pretending to be shadows
Afraid of our own light
Now we must stand tall
Embrace the struggle
And find joy in the sorrow's of the world
For this is our calling
When we ourselves feel great
That is greatness
We are here to shine
Come, my friend
Out of the darkness, out of your small standing
Rise, stand tall, and embrace who you really are
Angels are at your back, the whole Uni-verse
Will support your greatness
If only
You will

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

The Gift of Anger

Oh this hot coal of anger
How it can burn to the core
Of anyone who touches it's surface
But this fire, this rage of fear
Is a friend in hiding
The light of anger, the blessing of it's heat
Is that it melts away all the frozen shadows
Of our past
And sets them free to fly into the
Light of our awareness

Anger is a compass pointing towards
The blocks that keep Love from us
When anger becomes your friend
Love is sure to follow
Meet all your blocks with understanding
And this hot coal will cease to burn you
And begin to warm the frozen parts of your soul

Here is the gift of anger's heat
To express a grief and find a blessing in disguise
To break your heart
And find out that this is the only way for it to be
Open

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

The Light of the World

You walk along the path
Searching for all the pieces of your soul
That's out there to find
Until finally your search will help you realize
That you have been whole this whole time
Seek to find yourself
Go, get on your journey, and start at once
Do not deny an impulse, a desire
Embrace it, love it, go through it
And at last IT will set YOU free
Desire will transform into peace of mind
And you will have a Love affair with all of Life
Without seeking
And all the darkness will fade away
For you will be the light of the World

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Don’t Shy Away

Drop by drop my Love for you fills this cup
Half way, not half empty or half full
Just half
Waiting for two to become one

Don’t shy away
I know you’ve been hurt before
But if you pour your Love into
Our cup
It will quench your thirst for Love

For this cup is filled with my Heart
And with Love like this
There is no time table
No hurry
And no delay

Don’t shy away
Drop by drop, let your Love flow
Let your Heart fill our cup until
It overflows with the Joy

And so finally what once was two Hearts
Is now one Soul
That has finally found itself again
As US


Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

I'll Meet You There

Oh what a wonderful mirror you are
Showing me all the shadows of my heart
Your face enchants me
Your eyes penetrate my soul
I am not afraid this time
To stare back

The strength it takes to stand with you
Is the strength I’ve always wanted to show
I am not blinded by the fierce flame of your heart
I am not intimidated to drown in the depth of your love
I will take a leap of Faith and risk falling forever
If it means possibly falling into your arms

All the previous hurts and heart breaks
Have prepared me to be strong enough to meet you
Where you deserve to be met
To stare into the mirror of your Heart
And remain when others have run away

I am grateful that I have been killed by my Love
For the only part of me that truly died was my fear
I will meet you there
Along the road that’s yet to be made
I will meet you there
On a path that we will create
I will meet you there
And give you all my Love
It’s yours to take

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

LY Goes to Project!

Hey guys! Love Yourself is going to Project Tradeshow! We'll be at Booth #3033! See you there!

Xo,

The Love Yourself Team

Freedom

Freedom is the natural state of our Universe. And, paradoxically, everything happening around us is happening in accordance with the natural Laws of the Universe. A bird flies by combining the law of Gravity, the law of Lift and the Law of Intention. A seed grows by combining the law of Germination with the unique potential of the seed.

In between our natural state of freedom and actually being free is the great champion or destroyer of destiny: choice.

Like the bird that takes flight, or the seed that grows into it’s highest potential we have the power of choice to abide by the natural Laws of the Universe (and set our selves free to embrace our highest potential), or do buy into the weakening false beliefs of fear and scarcity.

We come into this world knowing that life is a joyful, abundant, loving and kind experience. But what we learn through the life experience of others is that this is not the case.

Many, many who have come because us have experienced the lie of fear, bought into fear thoughts and as a result manifested a life of fear (which is the opposite of joy).

It’s commonly known across all wisdom teachings that thought precedes form. We have also been given the gift of intuition or “knowing” what our assignment here at Earth School is. But because we, as a race, have let the low vibrational thoughts of fear dominate our worldwide culture, many of us turn away from our true nature and our soul’s calling.

Freedom comes when we understand and combine the Law of Thought (thought precedes form), the Law of Intuition (your higher power speaks to you through intuition) and the Law of Intention (the organizing power of your thoughts) and the Law of Faith (that faith can move mountains) to germinate our highest potential.

It is ironic that to be free, we must submit our personal will to the will of the Universe that speaks to use through intuition. But this is the way of things, everything from the mystical unseen dimension operates in paradox.

Webster’s says being free means you are “not determined by anything beyond [your] own nature or being”. Your nature is love, your nature is creativity, your nature is one of acceptance and compassion, your true nature is larger than your ego. Your being is timeless, eternal and a genius.

To be free, you must not buy into anything other that your own nature or being, and then allow the Laws of the Universe to generate and organize everything that is in your best interest and destroy everything that is not.

True freedom comes from within and is a choice to buy into who you really are. Nobody can give you this freedom but you and nobody can take away this freedom but you. The choice is yours. Choose, but choose wisely, it’s all up to you.

Love,

Mastin

You'll Realize

What's come before is nothing but a dream now
What's ahead is a journey indeed
Today, this moment
Is all there is
And it's giving you what you believe

Just because what happened
happened
Doesn't mean it always will
If you keep an open mind
And have faith of the Universal kind
You'll be in for quite a thrill

To think you are your thoughts
Of the past that's in the dust
Is the greatest blockade
To a living a dream self-made
So let go and just trust

Cuz there's so much more out there
Waiting for you
Than you think there really is
So when you're just being you
You'll know exactly what to do
And realize you always did

Independence Day

Ah, July 4th. Midsummer is here, the BBQ is out, work is put on hold, fireworks are about to light up the sky and we are surrounded by friends and family. Life is good.

While we celebrate Independence Day today, I want to present a slightly different view on today. I was listening to some audio CD's by one of my favorite teachers, David Richo, about "How Relationships Work". He was talking about boundaries in relationships and said that if you think setting boundaries in relationships is selfish; remember it's no different than what our forefathers did on July 4th, 1776.

David's words really got me thinking and at the perfect time to.

I don't know about you, but this year's Summer Solstice has been particularly powerful and has brought about immense change in my life in the flash of an eye. And in the midst of this storm I'm reminded that all change is for my highest good, and when everything changes at once the hand of a power greater than me is responsible for the timing. Many people I know have been forced to recognize and address old habits, relationships and ways of living over the past few weeks that do not serve them anymore. Many dormant shadows have shown their presence so that the light of our awareness can rid them from our lives once and for all.

Now what does this have to do with July 4th you ask? Well I want to suggest, with the help of Mr. Richo, that after we have celebrated the boundaries and Independence of this great nation that we take a moment to make today our personal Independence Day as well.

Let today be the day that you declare to yourself that you have inalienable rights and have the courage to stand up to those in your life who convince you otherwise. If any of your relationships do not promote your right to "Life, liberty and the pursuit of Happiness", do what we did in 1776 and draw a boundary. And like the Preamble says, if any relationship becomes destructive, it is your right to abolish it and create new relationships that promote Safety and Happiness.

A single act of defiance in the face of oppression created a whole new country full of new found possibility and freedom. And so it is with you, if you are feeling the need for your own Declaration of Independence, have the courage to stand up for what you need. Who knows what kind of new life and possibilities are out there just waiting for you to claim your right and acknowledge that you deserve a better life? What would of happened if our forefathers hadn't taken a stand? Where would that of left us?

If you are not in the flow of your happiness, then abundance, freedom, creativity, joy and love cannot be yours. And if you are not in alignment with belief that what you desire for yourself you also desire for others, then these gifts will also evade you.

All beings are created equal and deserve happiness. Claim your right to happiness and let go of trying to control the will others. Give them the space to find what they need and give yourself the room to do the same.

As they say in the program, "first things rights, live and let live, share your happiness, easy does it".

The examples of how to do this are all around you. It's up to you to claim your own happiness and release others to find this gift for themselves.

All my love,

Mastin

Summer Solstice

Midsummer's Opportunity to Reap the Harvest of Love

So it's that time of the year already, its hard to believe. Sunday June 21st is Summer Solstice and marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer Solstice (or Midsummer) represents the end of spring and beginning of summer.

This is the time of year to celebrate the coming prosperity of the harvest and the good fortune of the warm summer months. But what are YOU harvesting?

The seeds of love you've been planting and acting upon in the first part of the year have begun to create a new life. It is this time of year that you must tend to the crops of your new life and make sure they are protected through the rest of the year. Many times crops can be infested or malnourished by now, which is why in many ancient traditions Summer Solstice was a time of prayer that the fall harvest would bring a bountiful return.

And just like the farmers protecting their yield, now is a time of year for you to check in and see how the new seeds of love and desire you planted are manifesting. This is the time of year when many old habits are broken and circumstances are brought to a head. It' time to rid the crops of your new goals and desires from any fearful thought parasites to insure a bountiful harvest. Just as the Sun will shine it's brightest during Summer Solstice, the light of your awareness can intensely illuminate the unconscious dark parts of your beliefs that are holding you back from your Highest Potential.

The new life of 2009 that you've chosen is now showing you all the blocks that are in the way of manifesting the life you truly want which is why so many things are being brought to a head. There must be a purification of the old before the new can truly enter.

While the recession is a global reality, the belief that lack true for you and that you are powerless to do anything about it is just another illusion. The truth is that you are surrounded by an abundant Uni-verse and have been given intuition and free will. And in between what you know you can achieve and actually making it happen is fear.

Take one more step today towards love. Take one more step today towards the destiny you want to create. And don't be afraid to let go of the habits and relationships that don't serve your greatest good or Highest Potential anymore. Spring cleaning is done... Ask yourself, what do you want to harvest in the fall? A bountiful crop planted in the soil of your love and self-esteem in action, or an infested crop that's withered away by the parasite of fear?

The choice is yours, right here, right now.

Have an amazing Solstice wherever you are!

Much love to you!

Mastin

The Face of Love

Love's confusion
Is a bittersweet ride
A path that leads to
The unknown’s surprise
I've given up
Trying to figure out why
And surrendered to the fact
That I'm just along for the ride

Cuz there's no way to know
What love has in store
There's no way of guessing
What's behind loves closed door

The only thing
That can be known
Is that the path of love
Will lead you to everything
That you're supposed to be shown

So I let go
And let love guide the way
And laugh at thinking
That I could of
Ever controlled love anyway

Love has many faces
That will smile and frown
Each one of them is a messenger
To a truth once lost
That now you have found

So don't fret and don't worry
Cuz you'll never be left alone
Follow loves urges and
You'll surely find that
Place called home

Where you give and allow in
All of loves blessings
Cuz you finally believe
That all the love that you give
Ten fold you will receive

The face of love may change
But the soul of love stays true
Have faith in what's showing up
And remember everything you seek
Is really inside you

© Mastin Kipp

Love For No Reason

The path of your heart will lead you many places
And most of the time
You won’t know why

The alchemy
Of trusting the mystery
Pulls your dreams down from the sky

So just let go
And start believin’
You don’t need to have
A reason
If you don’t know where to start
Follow your heart
Cuz love is never out of season

And if you see the edge ahead
And are afraid that you
Might die

Remember the edge you see
Is your opportunity
To grow your own wings and fly

So just let go and start believin’
Trust that love has it’s
Own reason
Just know that in your heart
Is where you start
To trust in your own feelings

And when you leap off the edge
And say
Goodbye

And when you jump you’ll see
You’ve been set free
And it’s only your fear that’s meant to die

Remember that
Life changes with the season
And when you think that
Your love is leavin’
Sometimes things fall apart
And break your heart
To let the love within be the feelin’

You’ll never walk alone
When you trust what
Whispers to you inside

The voice of divinity
Will set you free
And never tell a lie

And if you see the edge ahead
And are afraid that you
Might die

Remember the edge you see
Is your opportunity
To grow your own wings and fly

So just let go
And start believin’
You don’t need to have
A reason
If you don’t know where to start
Follow your heart
Cuz love is never out of season

© 2009 Mastin Kipp, All Rights Reserved.

A Memorial Day Reflection

Today in America we take a day of reflection to celebrate the fallen heroes of the United States Military. Memorial Day reminds us of the great sacrifice of our brothers and sisters in the Armed Forces. Since America's founding days the price of the freedom we enjoy has cost over one million American lives.

Many more lives have been lost over the course of human history due to war and genocide. As we celebrate our fellow Americans who have laid their lives down so that we may free, let us not forget all of our fallen brothers and sisters across the globe. It hard to know exactly, but estimates show that close to one billion human beings have lost their lives due to human conflict since the beginning of recorded history.

That is almost one billion hearts that no longer beat. There are almost one billion fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, lovers and friends who never again in their lifetime tasted the sweet joy of love, or the simple bliss of a sunny afternoon. How many children weren't born, how many widows slept in half filled beds, how many great business, insights, discoveries and yet to be told love stories died with each fallen soul? It is such a large number that it's hard to fathom the magnitude of the total loss. Each life was a flame that was prematurely extinguished. Who knows what great and wonderful things could have been brought through the lives of those we have lost. These are gifts that our world shall never know.

We are all born knowing that love and communion with our creator are our natural birthrights. But we have forgotten that no one can take these away from us. All war is rooted with the thought forms that there is not enough, more must be acquired, there is a separation between "us" and "them" and that the name of "our" right to love and communion is the only real name and "their" name for it wrong. So in the quest for more, the illusion of separation and the argument over the name of Love and Divinity, all wars are brought forth.

But our fallen remind us that in our quest for security, love, communion and annihilation of "them", that it is only "us" who get hurt. Since, in reality there are no borders and we are all one expression of human life living in many forms, our wars are a fight against our own inner shadow. We seek to destroy in others that which we fear most about our own self. And our fallen heroes are our legacy of acting on this fear.

One billion lives, one billion human beings who all bleed the same crimson blood as we do have died because we are afraid of ourselves. Their sacrifice is not in vein, instead they show us though their absence the price of our fear. And this loss transcends all human definitions, borders and semantics. Perhaps our fellow humans did not die prematurely and instead they have all fallen to show the rest of us our common humanity. No matter what race, religion, nation or tribe we belong to we all share the same pain of the loss of a loved one. No matter our differences, we can all agree that in our heart of hearts all we want is a chance to be happy and to love.

If love is what we truly seek, then we must boldly say no to our fear and instead embrace that which we are afraid of with the understanding that everything we fear is a mirror to the fear we have of our own shadow. It's impossible to blame "them" because in reality there is only "us".

Let the lives of the one million fallen Americans and almost one billion fallen human beings remind us of what happens when we choose fear over love. Let us bow and send thanks to them and honor their sacrifice by choosing love over fear. Every time we decide to point the finger of blame at another, let us first point this finger at our own shadow. The peace that we seek can only be brought forth by shining the light of love on the dark side of our fears and knowing we must do the same for anyone we consider an enemy. In this way we will come to find that the only enemy was fear.

Have a great day!

In love,

Mastin

A More Perfect Union

The world
As it twirls
Is being hurled towards light

But our thoughts
As their caught
Seem to put up a fight

We think
And we drink
From the bottle of fear

While we hope
And we cope
That the darkness will clear

But in front of our eyes
Are the abundant open skies
And air that never runs out

The sun constantly shines
Even if the stock market declines
For faith illuminates all doubt

Separation is a myth
Love is the locksmith
That holds liberation's key

To a more perfect union
Of Spirit and humans
Not killing over the name of the One divinity

We've been given a dream
That requires self-esteem
To create our Universal birthright

Of creative freedom
Born from our internal kingdom
Where no matter what everything is alright

Copyright 2009 Mastin Kipp

Love is the Answer

Love is the answer
To any questions on your mind
Love is the path
To any treasure you want to find

Love is the key
To any doors you find locked
Love is the reason
To keep your heart unblocked

Ego is the motive
For all our Global fights
For when Love is absent
Darkness replaces the light

Without Love
All things meet certain death
Not having Love
Is like not having breath

We choke on the fights, the wars and the endless brigade Of our judgments, opinions and all problems man made

In the seeking of gold
And more security
Is an Ego that is thinking
There's not enough Love here for me

So it takes and it rapes and it never rests To ensure that no matter what and at all costs That it's fragile broken heart it protects

But the Ego doesn't know
The greatest secret of all
That Love is for free
And builds bridges over Walls

Love only gives
Like the Sun's shining rays
Love transcends Fear
And sets the Ego ablaze

Love starts within
And in a constant choice
To choose Love over
Fear's misguided voice

So let Love in
Be courageous and strong
'Cuz if you Trust in Love
Happiness won't be far along

© 2009 Mastin Kipp

Love Yourself World Tour!

What Once Is Now

What once was broken, is now made whole.
It didn't cost a thing, no need to pay the toll.
Congratulations to the energetic, for living from their soul.
If it wasn't for them, we'd just stay here and get old.

What once was one, is now made into two.
It used to be broken, but has been made new.
Humble thanks for the inspiration, to see the bird's eye view.
Without you, Father, we'd never know what to do.

What once was a burden, is now turned into gold.
Don't worry one bit, no matter what you've been told.
Peace and forgiveness, will break you out of the mold.
To let go of the past, and from now on be bold.

What once was a question, is not a solution.
What starts as a problem, turns into revolution.
By the young and the wise, to promote evolution.
Always pushing us forward, to find resolution.

What once was hidden, is now brought into the light.
It's not as scary, as you think that it might.
Newfound recognition for, this new day's night.
We'll fall asleep knowing, that everything's all right.

© 2004 Mastin Kipp

Self Reliance isn't Mainstream... yet.

We are all born with a special creative gift to give to this world. This is not taught to you by mainstream belief systems because we still mostly operate from Tribal Consciousness.

We have been conditioned to believe in scarcity because over the course of human history we have constantly battled for the control of resources. This impulse comes from the fear of believing that there is not enough to go around and that "we" are separate from "them". This way of thinking is what is responsible for the current "recession", which is only our collective perception of lack.

The truth is that there is no lack, we only lack confidence to believe in abundance because we are afraid there is not enough to go around because that is what we are being told. So we buy into it, thus perpetuating the problem.

What hasn't broken through into mainstream belief just yet is that there is more than enough to go around and that the perfection of human evolution is personal creative freedom for everyone. So on the path to this space, everything that does not support the creative spirit is falling away. Your job is to remember and act upon your creative impulses.

Whether you know it or not your Spirit and the Universe wants you to be free from the chains that bind you. You will never find this in a day job, relationship, drugs, alcohol, religion or spiritual practice. All of those things can point you towards your happiness, but true happiness comes from the creative expression of your Spirit.

You have to have courage to be able to trust what you know to be true because it's not popular or safe to be self reliant."

Earth Day

Today we celebrate Earth Day. As we continue to head closer to Unity consciousness we will all become more aware and active towards helping to preserve our environment, and this is good. But the best way for us to save the planet is to save ourselves. Each one of us is a microcosm of the macro Earth and represents our own planet if you will.

Just as the whole of our body is made up of 75-100 trillion cells, so to is the Earth made up of 6.77 billion human beings. The health of each cell either adds or detracts to the overall health of your body. If enough cells grow sick the body will grow sick as well. The same can be said for us and the Earth. Since we have been given the powers of thought, intuition and conscious choice we are the caretakers of this Planet we all share.

Your job is to be as happy and healthy as you can be - your happiness will rub off on others helping them to find happiness thus creating a ripple effect and making our world happier and healthier than it was before. Yes, it's important to take steps to Save the Planet, but the reality is the Planet doesn't need saving. It was here long before we were and it will be here long after us if we mess it all up. What we are truly doing today on this Earth Day is saving ourselves and that great challenge begins in your life in the everyday choices you make to either choose love or fear.

If you want to Save the Planet choose love.

Rebirth

Hello and Happy Easter!

I felt compelled to write a little note to you today on this day. This time of year has great symbolism for many different cultures. The constant theme for this time of year is rebirth.

Three Events:
It's said that Jewish Passover usually begins the first full moon after the spring equinox (it was a full moon Thursday April 9th) and that the Christian Holiday of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.

It's very interesting to note that the Spring Equinox, Passover, Easter and the first Full Moon of Spring are so closely related.

The symbolism of all thee dates corresponding around the same time is not a mistake. The same theme runs through each event: re-birth.

Spring Equinox:
The Spring Equinox marks the beginning of Spring, where in the Northern Hemisphere we come out of the darkness of winter and once again embrace Spring's promise of new life, new harvest and prosperity. In the spring our land is ripe for seed, animals awaken from hibernation and slumber and the plant life begins to blossom again. The environment comes back to life, it is reborn.

Easter:
Easter is the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead and was re-born only three days after his crucifixion on Good Friday. Christians believe that Christ died to wipe clean all the sins of the world and by Christ conquering death those who believe in Him will be forgiven of all sins and find salvation and eternal life through Him. In short, through Christ's death and re-birth we have been given the promise of new and everlasting life.

Passover:
In the Jewish tradition, Passover is a Holy Day that celebrates the Jews escape as slaves of Egypt. God inflicted 10 plagues on the Pharaoh in order to free the Jews, the 10th plague being that of killing every first born son. The Jews were instructed to mark their doors with the blood of a spring lamb and upon seeing this the Spirit of the Lord "passed over" these houses, saving their first born son. The first born of the Pharaoh was killed, and this caused him so much grief that he freed the Jews. So in this way, the Jewish Holiday of Passover celebrates God freeing the Jews from the bondage or death of slavery to be reborn as a free people.

My Thoughts:
No matter what walk of life you come from this is a great time of year to allow yourself to be reborn. We are not what's happened to us. The past is over and done with. The Promise of Spring, the resurrection of Christ and the liberation of the Jews all show us that we can move from darkness to light, from bondage to freedom and from fear to love.

In a sense, many things have died over the past year. We have a new President, probably less money than we had this time last year, maybe we don't have the same job. All the things that have fallen away from our lives have left much room for new life. Maybe you ended a longtime relationship because you new it didn't serve you anymore. We've been given the power to free ourselves.

Let's take this time to see how we can be reborn. So many times we are so sad mourning what we've lost that we can't see the miracles and opportunities that are always at our finger tips. Let us not be slaves to outdated bad habits, or stay in hibernation because we're afraid to face the world outside the cave of our current understanding. Let's go out into the world, get messy, make mistakes and learn that our fears can die and be reborn as love, understanding and courage.

What a miracle, you are alive today on this day where The Promise of Spring, rebirth and new found freedom can be yours.

The choice is yours to make.

With great love,

Mastin

What if tomorrow never comes?

"What if tomorrow never comes? Have you lived the courageous life you've always been inspired to live? Have you taken risks, fallen down, stood back up, tried again and again and again until you finally got it right? Did you give it your all so when you look back you have zero regrets and lots of scars? Can you honestly look at yourself in the mirror and see respect staring back at you? Have you felt fear and done it anyway?

What if tomorrow never comes? Could you honestly say you lived your life to the fullest? Could you say with a hearty "YES!" that you never ran away from love? Would you be able to say that you let the most important people in your life know how much they mean to you and that they aren't taken for granted? Would you change anything in the past or are you proud of the path you've taken?

What is tomorrow never comes? Have you been able to embrace life's messiness and realize it'll never be perfectly perfect? Did you have the courage to stand up for what you believe in not minding the consequences, no matter what?

What if tomorrow never comes? Would you have died with your music still in you? Would that precious gift that is only yours to give to this world die with you? Or would you and your gift live on eternally in the hearts of those it touched?

What's true for you and me is that one day tomorrow will never come, what if it's tomorrow?"

Love,

Me

Love

Love allows
Love obeys
Love forgives
Love stays

Love endures
Love see's through
All your fears
To the real you

Love stands true
Love stays firm
Love's forever
It's cheek it turns

Love holds no grudge's
Love fights no wars
Love has no boundries
Love is what you're looking for

Love's not a game
But a patience hand
Love begins
Where division ends

Love has no future
It has no past
Love's forever
And wears no mask

Love faces your fears
Love stays the course
Love doesn't run away
Or rules by force

Love allows
Love observes
Love casts no judgement
And never has the last word

Love is flowing
And eternal still
Love says yes!
To no's cold chill

Love does nothing
But leaves nothing undone
When your fear fades away
Love is what you'll become

So let love in
In all it's disguises
You never know what pleasures lay
In all of love's surprises!

Love has no ego
No point to prove
And the best part about love
Is that it's always within yourself
So, love, you can never lose

Everything, every time, everyone

Everything you take for granted is a blessing. Everything you fear is a friend in disguise. Everything you want is a part of you. Everything you hate you hate about yourself. Everything you own does not define you. Everything you feel is the only Truth there is to know.

Everything you wish for is already on its way to you. Everything you think creates your life. Everything you seek for you will find. Everything you resist will stick around. Everything you let go of stays if it's supposed to. Everything you need is right where you are.

Every time you bless another your bless yourself. Every time you blame another you lose your power. Every time you think you can, you can. Every time you fall you must get up and try again. Every time you cry you're one tear closer to joy. Every time you ask for forgiveness, all you have to do is forgive yourself.

Everyone you see is your reflection. Everyone you know mirrors you. Everyone wants to be happy. Everyone wants to live in joy. Everyone seeks a higher purpose. Everyone breathes the same breath. Everyone needs love to survive. Everyone has a purpose to fulfill.

Everyone's the same as everyone else. We just get caught up in labels, names, skin color and religion. Everyone's the same as everyone else. No one wants to feel the pain. Everyone's the same as everyone else. Everyone is dying for love to remain.

My Reaction to the Obama Inauguration

I can't help but yet again be inspired by the dramatic moment that was January 20th, 2009. In the moment I was filled with optimistic anticipation as I watched our 44th President be sworn in.

Let us remember that as amazing and inspirational as Barack Obama is, he is only a man - and he needs our help.

Now is the time to not seek for what we want and expect it to show up, now is the time to give to all our brothers and sisters what we desire for ourselves and what we want will show up in tremendous abundance. Now is the time to set free our past prejudices and realize that what we hate about others is really a reflection of what we hate about ourselves. Barack Obama has opened the door way, but Barack Obama cannot do this alone.

If we open up to the Spirit of Giving we will let go our thought patterns of lack and start allowing the flow of growth back into our lives, this act alone can end our current financial challenge. We must shed the false belief that there is lack in our life and as a result we must protect the little that we have and embrace a new belief that what we want is already here and the best way to get it is to give what we want to someone else with a pure heart.

Barack Obama is a spark and will make a great President, but he is not the President of your United State. Barack Obama might be a great man, but he is not powerful enough to make the best choices in your life everyday. Barack Obama is an inspiring man, but his words would be powerless without your action.

We have to become the President of our own lives. We must seek our own inner peace, inner freedom and inner fearlessness. Barack Obama cannot give this to you - he can help to show you the way, but you and only you can make this choice and this pledge to yourself.

So today instead of asking "What's in it for me?" begin to ask "How can I serve and give what I desire for myself to another"? A life of service and giving to others what we want for ourselves puts us in control of our own lives and is the only path that we can walk to manifest the change that we all so desperately desire.

All my love to you,

Mastin

My New Year's Resolution - Trust

"Courage is the power to let go of the familiar."
- Raymond Lindquist, Lindquist
was the Pastor at Hollywood Presbyterian Church

My New Year's Resolution

I thought long and hard about what I wanted my New Year's Resolution to be. I take my NYR's very seriously and always try my best to actually manifest them in my life.

I thought about setting goals for making a certain amount of money, or to finally meet "the one", or for Love Yourself and The Daily Love to reach a certain amount of success, or for any number of "dreams" I have to come true. And then I reflected on all my past NYR's and while some came true, some didn't. I'm actually glad that some of them didn't because in hind sight some of my "wishes" for myself, though at the time seemed like exactly what I wanted, if they had actually come true it would have actually delayed or prevented my best life from manifesting.

Then I thought, wow, even with Intention, and Positive Thinking maybe the external desires I'm visualizing and Intending might not be what's best for me when I look back 5 years from now. So this New Years my NYR is to try to simply trust.

It's going to be an interesting experiment because everything I've laid out below I've resisted for so long because I've always wanted to control my environment. I'm going to do my best with these, Heaven knows I'm not perfect!

Well here goes nothing!

I'm going to trust that focusing on the internal vibration of feeling good instead of any external things, people or situations will bring what's truly best for me.
I'm going to trust that even if I think that many things seem to be going wrong, that maybe for the first time I'm actually feeling what it feels like for things to go "right".
I'm going to trust that the ideas I have are great, the creative impulse I feel should be expressed and that no matter what - I will always be taken care of while I walk on the path of gratitude, forgiveness and love.
I'm going to trust that as long as I am walking a path in service that the right people, places and circumstances will always show up right on time.
I'm going to trust that some of the best things in life don't show up with a grand announcement and flashy introduction but instead in humble packages.
I'm going to trust and be receptive to every situation or person that the Universe places in front of me.
I'm going to trust the Love that is trying to find me and embrace it no matter how scary it might seem.
I'm going to trust that my Creator and Source has my best interests at heart and I'm going to try my hardest to allow It's will to be done, not mine. My mind is limited in comparison to the Source, so I'm going to get out of Her way and let all things be done though me instead of by me.
I'm going to trust to show up every day not trying to accomplish everything, but just to do the best I can each day.
I'm going to trust that taking care of and truly loving myself will be the gateway to creating fulfilling relationships and life circumstances.
I'm going to trust that healing myself will be the best way for me to heal the world.
I'm going to trust that as long as I keep focused on feeling good and take actions that help the greater good I will always thrive regardless of what the stock market, financial markets or consumer confidence is doing.
I'm going to trust that my inner guidance is the only source of truth I will ever know and that what's happening to anyone else has nothing to do with the world I am consciously creating around me.

And finally, I'm going to trust the things that bother me most for they are the true portals of discovery and the key to unlocking why I can't just let things be.

Happy New Year!

Mastin