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“What is meant for you is always meant to find you. —Indian poet-saint Lalleshwari”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“When you knock, ask to see God . . . not any of the self-appointed intermediaries. —Thoreau”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“If you align in any moment with the flow of life as it presents itself, all will unfold in the right way at the right time with a certain spontaneity and ease.”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“Don’t drink at the water’s edge, throw yourself in. Become the water. Only then will your thirst be quenched. —Jeanette Berson”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“5. When Begging Ends I love the idea of Divine Source. It reminds us that everything, the fulfillment of every need, always emanates from the One. So if you learn how to keep your vibration high and attuned to That, whatever is needed to sustain you can always occur, often in surprising and delightful ways. Your Source is never a particular person, place, or thing, but God Herself. You never have to beg. Furthermore, Divine Source says that whatever resonates with you will always find you. That which does not, will fall away. It’s that simple. When Outrageous Openness first came out, I experienced this as I took the book around—some stores were simply not drawn to it. But knowing about Divine Source and resonance, I didn’t care. I remember taking it to a spiritual bookstore in downtown San Francisco. The desultory manager sort of half-growled, “Oh, we have a long, long wait here. You can leave a copy for our ‘pile’ in the back room. Then you could call a ton and plead with us. If you get lucky, maybe one day we’ll stock it. Just keep hoping.” “Oh, my God, no!” I shuddered. “Why would I keep twisting your arm? It’ll go easily to the places that are right. You never have to convince someone. The people who are right will just know.” He looked stunned when I thanked him, smiling, and left. And sure enough, other store clerks were so excited, even from the cover alone. They nearly ripped the book out of my hands as I walked in. When I brought it to the main bookstore in San Francisco’s Castro district, I noticed the manager striding toward me was wearing a baseball cap with an image of the goddess Lakshmi. “Great sign,” I mused. He held the book for a second without even cracking it open, then showed the cover to a coworker, yelling, “Hey, let’s give this baby a coming-out party!” So a few weeks later, they did. Sake, fortune cookies, and all. Because you see, what’s meant for you will always, always find you. You never have to be bothered by the people who aren’t meant to understand. And anyway, sometimes years later, they are ready . . . and they do. Change me Divine Beloved into One who knows that You alone are my Source. Let me trust that You fling open every door at the right time. Free me from the illusion of rejection, competition, and scarcity. Fill me with confidence and faith, knowing I never have to beg, just gratefully receive.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“Detachment creates room for creation.”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“Please show me your Divine Will in this matter and send a clear sign that gives the proper direction. And if for some reason I’m about to head the wrong way, please, please stop me.”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“Change me Divine Beloved into One who is wildly open to the New. Grant me the willingness to experiment and play. Free me from rigid patterns that no longer serve. Let me feel adventurous and spontaneous, knowing that the more I open to life, the more it opens to me.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“Move, but don’t move the way fear makes you move. —Rumi”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“7:50 a.m. Core Power Yoga Lot, Berkeley. I’m in my Prius finishing up a phone call before class. Suddenly a large black SUV whisks into the space next to me, so achingly close I can no longer open my door. I roll down my window, giggling. “You’re kidding, right?” I say to the girl, pointing at the almost empty lot. “I mean, really? Why here? Why me? Did ya just want to get to know me better?” She looks at me blankly, shrugs her shoulders, gets out of the car, and strolls upstairs. 7:52 a.m. Wow. Wedged behind wheel, momentarily fuming. 7:53 a.m. Wondering: Do I want to be mad and waste the morning with this? Does my body need the assault of even momentary resentment while on the way to yoga of all places? Or . . . do I want to feel compassion, plus a dose of good-humored astonishment, by just rolling with it all? 7:54 a.m. I spend a full minute contemplating how to twist myself like a true yogini over the gear shift to slither out the other door. But then, I have the Life-Changing Realization: I can MOVE THE CAR. 7:55 a.m. I move.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“abundance is something to be, not seek or await.”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“If you were in your body you’d be home by now. —Berkeley bumper sticker”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“The root of your problems vanishes when you cherish others. —Buddhist teaching”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“Why worry? What is meant for you is always meant to find you. —Indian poet-saint Lalleshwari”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“Because you see, what’s meant for you will always, always find you.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“God only gives us three answers, “Yes, not yet, or no, I love you too much.” —Anonymous”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“It’s available to anyone and is actually the strongest intention you could ever have: Thy Will be done through me. Use me. Take Me. Do what You will. Make me Your own. And believe me, God knows what to do with that intention.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“Divine Order says that the perfect solution to any problem is already selected if you allow yourself to be guided;”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“Ironically when you let the Divine take the lead old desires often begin to hatch and be fulfilled anyway (as a gift from Love Herself) except now you’re not their slave — Tosha Silver, “Unshackled,” Make Me Your Own”
― Tosha Silver, It's Not Your Money: How to Live Fully from Divine Abundance

“If the Universe wants you do to something, don’t worry. It’ll either give you the ability or send the help . . . if you are open.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“forcing a decision too soon. Often people intuitively sense what’s coming, but it’s not yet time to act. They impatiently try to push the Flow before God’s lined it all up.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of Spirit upon the body. —Rumi”
― Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

“Change me Beloved into One who can easily and generously send blessings to all, even those filled with negativity or fear. May I shower the planet with love, knowing there’s an unlimited ocean within me.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“I now offer this entire trip to You. Guide me where You will, knowing I’m surrounded always by Your protection. Free me from those who even unconsciously might wish me harm. I am fulfilled and safe, held in the arms of Your Love.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“My ship finally came in and I saw the precious cargo was me.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“Change me Divine Beloved into One who knows You alone are the source of all prosperity. Let me live in gratitude, trusting every need is handled and always will be. Release me from the prison of jealousy, knowing whatever is meant for me always comes. That alone is true wealth.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“Your Source is never a particular person, place, or thing, but God Herself. You never have to beg.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“If the child isn’t getting the love from you that it’s crying for, no amount of outer attention or coddling will ever do. Even the greatest partner or best friend can only supplement what you give inside. The first line of defense for that tender, waiting child is you.”
― Tosha Silver, It's Not Your Money: How to Live Fully from Divine Abundance

“My Beloved, free me from attachment to any situations that do not serve my highest good and Your Divine Will. Whatever needs to come, let it come. Whatever needs to go, let it go. All of my needs are always met. I am Yours. You are mine. We are One.”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

“Somehow I always knew that life gives endless new beginnings, endless chances to remember who you really are”
― Tosha Silver, Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender