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Today's Daily Inspiration is inspired from the card entitled "The Underbelly" in the Touched By a Horse Inspirational Deck.

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration

The focus for today is:  Both dark and light have their purpose.

It may not seem appropriate to celebrate the darkness of life. Yet, the dark is a needed part of the light. In nature, night is an essential part of the growth process, and so it is with humans. Sometimes the dark serves to remind us of the alternate, and sometimes it is a needed balance point.

The "dark side" of us may have been part of our survival mechanism, a way of protecting ourselves from what we perceived was "against" us. However, it behooves us to periodically reexamine our "underbelly" and decide if our "dark" manifestations still serve us: the automatically-triggered anger, the feelings of low self-worth, the chatter of the inner critic, etc.

Both dark and light have served a purpose. And at this time, the darker sides of our expression need to be brought out to the light and accepted for what they have contributed. Then we get to decide if they still have a role to play in our lives.

Today's Daily Inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:

Celebration and Release
by Marie T. Russell

Read the original article here. 

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of acknowledging and accepting all parts of yourself (today and every day)

Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.

Today, we acknowledge that both dark and light have their purpose.

Today's Daily Inspiration was inspired from:

Touched by a Horse Inspirational Deck

Touched By a Horse Inspirational Deck (Whispers from a Horse's Heart) Cards 
by Melisa Pearce (Author), Jan Taylor (Illustrator)

Through a lifelong relationship with horses and an extensive background as a psychotherapist, Melisa Pearce has created a fun and easy way to learn about ourselves through our interactions with horses. Inspired by the bold equine paintings of artist Jan Taylor, Melisa translated what the paintings portrayed and intuitively wrote the "message" the horses were expressing.

The combined talents of these women brings to you an exquisite deck for your personal use or a wonderous gift. By using these cards daily, you will be inspired, enlightened, and encouraged to continue your journey of personal growth.

For more info and/or to order this card deck, click here. 

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About The Author

Marie T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also produced and hosted a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner Power, from 1992-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and reconnecting with our own inner source of joy and creativity.

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