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No one else has to believe

11/12/2013

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Do not be disturbed by the words of another they know not My love, although it is as fully present for them as it is for you. Hold the Light. You are My sunshine My darling.

Thank you Lord for caring, caring for me. I see you in Eternity. Amen.

All is well
All is well
All is well
Listen to what I say
Listen for the good
Look for the good
It is there
To be found
Though sometimes
You have to be a hound.

What would make you happy darlings? You want the
world to be perfect.

No one else
Has to believe
In you
Just you
I already do.

Come to Me
When you are weary
When you are teary
When you just cannot go on
As you have gone on.

You are perfect as you are, as you are now, as you come to Me, as you seek Me and My Goodness. You are reaching for and grabbing hold of the Love I have for you which brings you further Perfection, further Wholeness, Holiness if you may say. But do not feel My darling that you have to be this All before you can proclaim in My Name. Do not wait until your head is even with your heart. Now is the time to share what you have been shown. In this way, others may rise unto the Light along side you.


Do you ever just write down the things that come to your brain? I do. It’s my stream of consciousness, a river flowing clear water with some varied turbulence. It amazes me, now that I am seeing it. In spite of me, a book has been written this year, a spiritual primer. All in my hand. All out of my heart, without the involvement of my head. Yes, I was the medium, just as the pen and paper were. I am a tool for God’s good. I stand amazed. It is good that I wasn’t too aware, as my mind could not or did not edit.

It is written!

Excerpted from the book Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story by Debra Clemente
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Plagiarism

6/23/2013

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Plagiarism, that’s the only explanation the minds of men can come up with when another man expresses an idea as his own inspiration and the idea has been previously, documented somewhere else by another. It is thus assumed that one copied from another. Even the radical ideas and teachings of Jesus are attributed to other factions that some assume he must have studied with. These small minds are not yet aware of the “One Great Mind” to which all have access to. Ideas of Truth are always present and available here. This is “The Source,” the fountain of inspiration of all inspired thought. Inspired thought is that which rises in one’s own mind from seemingly “nowhere” as man cannot physically or mentally know this source.

Jesus spoke of this saying that the Kingdom of God, “His Wisdom,” was hidden from the intellect of man. This is why no amount of reasoning will convince any one of the truth of these words. Some people insisted that Jesus prove himself. They wanted Him to argue His points and defend His Message. But as He knew this knowledge was hidden from mens minds and intellectual reasoning, He did not bother. In fact, He thanked and praised God for the fact that God had so hidden and thus kept safe this “glorious wisdom” from fools disguised as scholars.

If we want to know and understand “Spiritual Truth,” we have to be a seeker. We have to have an open mind and heart. We have to desire a higher understanding. We have to let go of all preconceived ideas. We have to quiet the noise of our minds. We have to make a continual practice of this. We have to listen, listen to our own heart. Within each of us “Spiritual Truth” lives. First one has to know thyself and their innate worthiness to know higher.

Excerpted from the book Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story by Debra Clemente


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You need to “reboot.”

6/11/2013

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You have to push the reset button of your mind to start again with the freshness and fullness of life as a possibility. You have to clear your “hard drive” of all the corrupted files that are jamming the flow of the system that is in place. We are speaking mentally and spiritually here. This has nothing specifically to do with the physical things you see in life, except what and how and if you think of them. What has to happen is a major reprogramming of what you think about anything, period. You have to get back to basics, to what you came in with, what you knew and didn’t know.

What you didn’t know was whatever you believe now about anything. You didn’t know about money so you had no beliefs about it, whether it was good or bad or if you had any, some, lots or none. You didn’t come in to this world worrying about what you wore, or if you wore anything. The only thing you knew about was what felt good and what didn’t. When something didn’t feel good, you openly showed emotion by pouting and crying. When you were comfortable and satisfied you were calm and peaceful.

That’s what you came in with, a wonderful guidance system. No beliefs, none are necessary for existence. If they were you certainly would have come in with them as you will notice you were designed perfectly for this life you have. Actually you haven’t noticed as well as you should, for you have forgotten this wonderful guidance system you came in with. You stopped trusting it. You stopped believing in it and instead believed those who arrived before you. Well of course you did, as they were bigger and stronger and caring for your physical needs. We know that they did have the best of intentions when they told you the stories they told you about the value of material things and emotional things that arose. They taught you well, as well as they could. They just taught you what had been taught to them, customs, rituals, and stories explaining life and how one was to move through it.

They taught you with their words and actions, some good, some not so good. Some you vowed to follow and some you chose to deny. But at that point, when you became of age to choose your own life course, you as well had forgotten what you came with. The wonderful system put in place to guide you through life without rules, regulations, rites and restrictions. Your original programming was a befuddled mess, so entangled in the things you had been taught about life that you didn’t even know what you knew. Yes, you came in knowing, all the rest has been a belief. And the beliefs are what trip you in life, what impedes the natural flow, that block the strong current of good that is always coming your way, flowing to you.

So we say to live afresh you need to see the day anew. You need to “reboot.” You need to clear the hard drive of your mind from the random files that breakup your stream of consciousness.


Excerpted from the book
Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story
by Debra Clemente
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Set it Aside

5/28/2013

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“I was pissed.” you say. What do you expect to prove by your anger? Are you out to teach the other a lesson? How about instead make it a lesson in love, a lesson of forgiveness. I forgive you of your hurtful thoughts. Let others misdeeds go as well. Only in this way will you know Peace. Peace be with you, the Peace of Love and Forgiveness.

It’s the ego that doesn’t want to let go. It fears for its life. It is always in the defensive mode. Put the ego to rest. Tell it that is runs your life no more. Let God move up and take control. Put God’s Will, Divine Love in the driver’s seat. Do not keep score. Keeping score is not how you play or win the game of life. Whoever keeps score loses, loses their life. They die to the opportunity to know Wholeness, Holiness.

Crucify the ego or you damn yourself! Don’t you see this? You are not so all that that anyone is going to bow down to you. If you cannot hold your breath or bite your tongue then remove yourself from the situation. Take a walk, breath deep.

What exactly do you think three little words of “I am sorry.” will do for you, redeem your soul? Not unless they come from your own mouth, otherwise they are lost, or you are lost. This lesson must be learned. Will it be tonight? Why not change your mind and change your heart? It is hardened so. Do you know that you are ugly when you choose to behave this way? Your beauty is hidden, spoiled by your boastful pride. “Pride, me?” you disclaim. Yes, pride is getting in your way. Are you too proud to unconditionally love another?

Try this experiment for me, if you will please. Let go of the anger and hurt, if not just for a while. Set it aside for now. Imagine laying it on the floor and pushing it under the bed out of sight. Now, in your mind’s eye pick up a bouquet of fragrant flowers. Hold them, admire them, smell and inhale their sweet essence. Let their essence become yours.

So how did that go for you? Quite smoothly, I observed. You transitioned well. You let go and allowed Love to flow to and through you. And look what happened, the other was able to love you in return. He had no need to act in defense with his ego. Instead through the Love, the quiet space you softly offered, the other was able to self examine and thus realize his ways and how such had impacted you. A sincere apology was then offered, and again and again, which you most lovingly accepted. Now, how could have this scenario have played out any better? I presume you have no need or desire to pull out the old hurts for they now lay dead under your bed.


Excerpted from the book
Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story
by Debra Clemente


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Feel Good

5/27/2013

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Only do what you can feel good about. If you can’t find a way to feel good about something then you are better off just not doing it. If it is something which you feel, or know, needs to be done then you need to get to a level of acceptance with it, a neutral position. Don’t ever participate in anything with a level below acceptance or you will be swinging or shifting yourself into an uncomfortable place which only sets you up to continue on that downward path. Look for things to feel good about all the time wherever you are and whatever you are doing. As you think about things to feel good about you will feel good and thus more good things to think about will come to you and then you will be upwardly mobile on the upward spiral of higher desire. Desire well.

Excerpted from the book
Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story
by Debra Clemente
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Me? Crazy?

12/8/2012

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I found Debra to be one of my most fascinating guests. As she poses questions and then answers them herself, I just sat back and watched "the show." Oprah
Some people say that people that talk to themselves are crazy. Others say that's okay. It's when you start answering yourself, that’s when you have problems. So with that in mind, some would say I'm crazy. I say, they just don't know. They don't know what they don't know. They haven't, as yet, discovered the amazing secret to an amazing life as I have, the treasure trove of wisdom that lies within ready and available for the asking. Does "Ask and ye shall receive." ring any bells? Wisdom is a very important part of that equation. I'm not talking about trivial facts here. I'm talking about moment-to-moment useful, totally applicable stuff. Like, "Where did I put my phone? What is the name of his wife?" and "What should I do with my life?”

There are rules though, no guessing, none. For when I attempt to guess, ponder or think the answer my mind is instantly involved and I am disqualified from the game. The only way I can access this wisdom is by letting go of my own estimations and ask trusting, in this higher power working through me, for the answer. My own brainpower seems to block the flow of this stream of consciousness. I have to let go and allow flow. Just be, be willing to hear and to heed.

The heeding of the information is just as important as the reception of it. Imagine it this way. It's fun to give the ones you love gifts, especially handmade gifts of love. So imagine giving a special gift to a loved one and watching them open it, then drop it on the floor and walk away. Kind of takes the fun out of the giving doesn't it? So imagine a part of yourself that is the giver of such wisdom and how that part of you would feel to have someone you love not take hold and make use of the gift you have made especially for them.

The joy is in the giving, but proper reception is needed for the giver to be excited about the possibility of giving more. When the giver is acknowledged and thanked, their joy skyrockets. They sit on the edge of their seats awaiting the chance to be of service again.

So goes the "the game" I play within my mind and heart. There is a soul truth to me. Not a single "sole truth," but a vast infinite truth within my grasp, available to me, wherever I am, whenever I make myself available. Yes, I talk to myself. I ask myself and I answer myself. I thank myself and I love myself. Some would say I'm crazy. Some people would care if others thought them so. I don't. I know better. Thank you. I love you. You know me so well.

Excerpted from the book
Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story
by Debra Clemente
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Waiting to be Found

9/23/2012

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Excerpt from: Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story by Debra Clemente

April 11, 2011 - Journal Entry

We keep losing it. As an evolving society we seem to continually lose and rediscover things, ideas, and notions. I often ponder how the formula for making concrete was “lost” for so very many years after the building of the Roman Empire.

People die and their ideas die with them whether it is an understanding of technology or even spirituality. So many spiritually evolved beings have walked the earth. Many creating a strong following for the “new ideas” presented and lived. But just as the formula for concrete material translated through the generations loses its magic and holding power, the energy of these awakened beings seems to fade, dilute and be reformulated with passing years. The integrity and strength of both of these “thought forms” weakens and again is lost.

Attempts are made, formulas rewritten, but none can be proven. The key is again lost waiting to be found, to be seen, and again discovered with new eyes and fresh hearts willing to look at what is. Thank God for the seekers. They shall find what they look for.




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Tapping the Door of My Mind

9/19/2012

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The Sky is No Limit 5' x 4' oil on canvas Debra Clemente
Excerpt from: Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story by Debra Clemente

October 10, 2011 - Journal Entry



Then of course there are the writings, the writings upon writings that fill journal upon journal. To date I average filling two journals a month with amazing wisdom, thoughts and teachings that pour forth so generously and easily from the fount of my most inner and highest being-ness. At least that is my current comprehension of this source. I think of it as my God connection. I call it The Wisdom Channel when my family questions from where I get my facts when I answer a posed question with the confidence of one who speaks with authority. I do speak and write with confidence that I am speaking and writing the truth, for I have full faith in this source, which I believe is “The Source,” the one and only true source of all.

I didn’t always know so, no, not at all. It’s almost like I was tricked into this writing. Not in any deceitful way but if someone had clearly told me from the beginning that I was to listen to and record the promptings of an inner voice, well I would have been so much more that skeptical. I would have been so freaked out with every random thought that I would have probably admitted my own self to the “funny farm.” But thank God, Yes, thank you God, for not handling it that way, for my trust was gained by a much softer and gentler approach. I signed myself up for what I felt was almost a game.

Words and phrases started coming to me as inspirations that I thought sounded like wonderful names for paintings. In the few years before, the names of my paintings had evolved from a statement of referencing time, place and subject to more esoteric concepts. Like Enlightenment and Look at the Bright Side and The Sky is No Limit. Now, I also see that the works themselves had emerged from within my own being, not specifically referencing a particular time, place or subject. When it came time to name a painting, I would just stand in front of it and wait for one of these ideas to pop in my head. I never second-guessed the idea, for I was always humored and delighted by each original idea presented. Besides, as I was such a prolific painter, I was always so thankful to have a painting title come to me, so it was never a chore.

One day, I was inspired to write down words and phrases that were coming to me which sounded like excellent painting titles. So I began writing each phrase down like a list as it came to me. Then I would click my pen closed, lay it down and turn my attention back to whatever I had been doing. But it seemed that just the moment I set the pen down that another great idea would pop into my head. I thought it was fun and a game. I remember saying to my husband David how I had a lot of painting to do as I already had the names of over 800 paintings. I thought it was funny and pondered the idea of reversing my creative process and beginning with a title and allow the image to flow forth from that inspiration instead of the process of creating as image and having a title inspired by such.

I never read back through them. I never saw the importance but I do remember wondering if I was repeating phrases and if I should edit the thoughts by not writing down “a title” I had written before. But I soon decided not to edit the words and just let them flow. I didn’t at that time have any idea how or really why these ideas were coming to me. I got my brain involved for a while in the beginning and started looking for great words and phrases. I would underline them in magazines articles and advertising. But that didn’t last too long for I found I didn’t have to work at this, the task at hand was to write down whatever came to me on whatever I could find to write it on.

It was a lot like how my art ideas have come to me. An idea forms in my mind begging to be expressed and until it is my mind cannot rest. So to appease my mind, I had to empty it of each idea as it came. And the more I did it the more that came. I couldn’t think about it. I had to remove my mind from the process. I never sat with pen in hand and stared at the paper wondering what to write next. I just wrote what I was given as it was given. I learned to always have within reach a notebook and kept several handy. Not ever considering that it was important when or where I jotted down each idea. It was just a game I played with myself.

Gradually, I was inspired to write out more flowing essay type ideas. The thoughts expressed and wisdom offered amazed me. I treasured the wisdom which was so apropos to everything I questioned about life and never doubted the authority behind it. It is now my understanding that the words of wisdom that flow through and to me, are for sure Divine Inspirations. But, I wondered, just how did I ever manage to be such a channel for such Divine Wisdom? And then I thought back to the multitude of “painting titles,” words which I had never assumed told any story or were any form of communication. When this idea came to me just a few months ago I literally ran to the cabinet where I have stuffed my old painting title journals. As I read I was stunned. There was an amazing continuity to the words and phrases, a conversation, communication, messages, wisdom, love, all there, all the time. It was if was if Spirit was tapping the door of my mind. “Hello, we are here, are you listening? All is well. Keep it up. Each day is better. Look up, love is all around you.”



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High Thoughts

7/1/2012

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"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" oil painting by Debra Clemente.
Hold your high thoughts.
I am on high so you must hold high thoughts to live through me.

From the book
Listen Hear, A Divine Love Story

by artist/author Debra Clemente.

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