In today’s reading, Captain Sulu tells us that we may be lost, but we’re making good time.  This also relates to our life: we may be busy, but where are we going?

Affirmation: I hereby commit myself to regular times for reflection. The busier I am, the more I will stop to review just where I’m going, and whether I’m getting there.

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In this Voyager episode called “Faces”, the away team have been captured by the Vidiians, and a Vidiian scientist has used advanced medical technology to create two forms of Torres from her mixed DNA, one pure Klingon and one pure human. Both sides of her must face their fears. Lt. Paris reminds us that sometimes fear can be a good thing because it gives us time to evaluate the situation. Affirmation: I will regard my fears as messengers of strength, not weakness; reminders not of aloneness, but of my connection to others.

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Using our creativity is a way for us to heal ourselves.

Affirmation: I open myself to the creative process which is my heritage as a creature of this universe. I will find ways to express what is within me, and be healed.

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Affirmation: My relationships are an important gauge of my emotional health … and a tool for improving it. I grow as they grow, and endure as they endure.

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This Next Generation episode starred the late Paul Winfield, who we remember as Captain Terrell in Wrath of Khan. It was about trying to communicate with a race that spoke in metaphor. One example of a phrase was “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.” The meaning was communication (or friendship) as a result of shared struggle. Affirmation: What I need to know from others lies not only in, but between and around their spoken words. When I open my mind to these other levels, I hear fully.

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