Gratitude is associated with the month of November in the U.S. because of the Thanksgiving holiday. It still amazes me that Abraham Lincoln had the insight to create a national holiday just for giving thanks.
We all have much to be thankful for. Let us all see everything we can be grateful for. Recognize it. It will change your mental atmosphere and change your life.
What do you have to say about gratitude? It is not just platitudes! Gratitude is a spiritual force. It is an attracting power. It is easy to do. Add gratitude to your spiritual practice. It is a pure and simple communion with God.
(I am grateful to everyone who reads this blog and takes the time to comment!)
Until next time.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
October Idea of the Month
This month in the newsletter I talk about Choice.
Choice is one of the greatest powers we have been given by Spirit. Choice determines and changes your life. Your choice of thoughts, your choice of feelings, your choice of beliefs, and your choice of actions. Each and every one of these will determine what happens in your life.
How much conscious attention do you give to your choices? Or are you one of the many people who go through life with the "I've always done it this way" mantra? "I've always been this way." "I've always thought this way."
Now is a great time to think about your choices and WHY you choose what you choose. If you do a little digging, you may find some very silly or outdated reasons for your choices.
Now I don't want to get all political in this blog, but I have to say, for those of us in the United States, we have a choice coming up on Nov. 2. It is called election day. Your choice to even choose to vote is critical. And once you get into that voting booth, your choices in there will profoundly affect your life and the lives of everyone in this country. I won't tell you how to vote (although I would like to!), but I ask that you at least become conscious of your choices and the outcomes of your choices. Think about the future that will result from your choices. Think about what we went through under 8 years of a Republican administration and what a mess was left in its wake. Think about what a Republican control of Congress would be like for the next 2 years: political games and nothing getting done -- I only say this because they have actually promised to do nothing. Can you guess which way I suggest you vote?
The result of this election will reflect the collective consciousness of the United States. Do we want to protect our environment, end wars, help the sick, protect the average citizen, educate our children, and respect our seniors OR are we back to a consciousness of every man for himself regardless of the damage it may cause to the planet and our fellow human beings?
It will be interesting to see where our consciousness is. I know where my conscious choice is. I plan to tally it in the voting booth. I invite you to do the same.
Until next time.
Choice is one of the greatest powers we have been given by Spirit. Choice determines and changes your life. Your choice of thoughts, your choice of feelings, your choice of beliefs, and your choice of actions. Each and every one of these will determine what happens in your life.
How much conscious attention do you give to your choices? Or are you one of the many people who go through life with the "I've always done it this way" mantra? "I've always been this way." "I've always thought this way."
Now is a great time to think about your choices and WHY you choose what you choose. If you do a little digging, you may find some very silly or outdated reasons for your choices.
Now I don't want to get all political in this blog, but I have to say, for those of us in the United States, we have a choice coming up on Nov. 2. It is called election day. Your choice to even choose to vote is critical. And once you get into that voting booth, your choices in there will profoundly affect your life and the lives of everyone in this country. I won't tell you how to vote (although I would like to!), but I ask that you at least become conscious of your choices and the outcomes of your choices. Think about the future that will result from your choices. Think about what we went through under 8 years of a Republican administration and what a mess was left in its wake. Think about what a Republican control of Congress would be like for the next 2 years: political games and nothing getting done -- I only say this because they have actually promised to do nothing. Can you guess which way I suggest you vote?
The result of this election will reflect the collective consciousness of the United States. Do we want to protect our environment, end wars, help the sick, protect the average citizen, educate our children, and respect our seniors OR are we back to a consciousness of every man for himself regardless of the damage it may cause to the planet and our fellow human beings?
It will be interesting to see where our consciousness is. I know where my conscious choice is. I plan to tally it in the voting booth. I invite you to do the same.
Until next time.
Monday, September 6, 2010
September Idea of the Month
This month we are talking about a recommitment to the Truth.
It is not unusual to get caught up in our human intellect which judges based on appearances alone.
This recommitment to the Truth is to look beyond mere appearances and to realize and recognize that there is more to Life than just the appearance. We can know that behind every seeming limitation is the Limitlessness of Spirit. Behind every appearance of illness is health. Behind every appearance of lack is abundance. Behind every appearance of disharmony is harmony. Behind every appearance of failure is success.
Yes, we deal with the reality of the appearance, but we think and believe and act from the place of the Ultimate and Absolute Truth.
We don't ignore the appearance, but we see it for what it really is: a conditional, temporary, physical effect. Not absolute. Not permanent. Not cause.
If we believe only what we see, we will only get more of the same. We can change any physical effect when we start from Spiritual Cause. Know the Truth that there is only Good operating in this Universe.
Share in the discussion. Post your comments.
It is not unusual to get caught up in our human intellect which judges based on appearances alone.
This recommitment to the Truth is to look beyond mere appearances and to realize and recognize that there is more to Life than just the appearance. We can know that behind every seeming limitation is the Limitlessness of Spirit. Behind every appearance of illness is health. Behind every appearance of lack is abundance. Behind every appearance of disharmony is harmony. Behind every appearance of failure is success.
Yes, we deal with the reality of the appearance, but we think and believe and act from the place of the Ultimate and Absolute Truth.
We don't ignore the appearance, but we see it for what it really is: a conditional, temporary, physical effect. Not absolute. Not permanent. Not cause.
If we believe only what we see, we will only get more of the same. We can change any physical effect when we start from Spiritual Cause. Know the Truth that there is only Good operating in this Universe.
Share in the discussion. Post your comments.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
August Idea of the Month
This month we are talking about looking for, waiting for and getting impatient about our demonstrations. We have sowed our seeds, we have planted our ideas and desires in mind and so now, where are they?
We keep waiting for them. We keep looking for them. We keep asking, where is the manifestation we want so badly.
I know this may be hard to do, but hang in there. Even though you may not see your demonstration in physical form just yet, do not assume it is not there or on its way to you. The physical form is the last part of the creative process. It is the natural outcome of what is done in Mind. Stay within yourself and know your desires are met and exceeded by the perfect outpicturing of the Law.
Let the Law do its work and know it is happening in the perfect way at the perfect time. And in this perfect timing, YOU are becoming the person you need to be in order for this demonstration to take place. You are growing into your demonstration, so give yourself the kindness of allowing this growth.
Keep doing your best, giving your best and you cannot help but be rewarded. Keep that in mind.
What are your thoughts? Is that too Pollyanna-ish? Post your comments. Let's get a conversation going!
We keep waiting for them. We keep looking for them. We keep asking, where is the manifestation we want so badly.
I know this may be hard to do, but hang in there. Even though you may not see your demonstration in physical form just yet, do not assume it is not there or on its way to you. The physical form is the last part of the creative process. It is the natural outcome of what is done in Mind. Stay within yourself and know your desires are met and exceeded by the perfect outpicturing of the Law.
Let the Law do its work and know it is happening in the perfect way at the perfect time. And in this perfect timing, YOU are becoming the person you need to be in order for this demonstration to take place. You are growing into your demonstration, so give yourself the kindness of allowing this growth.
Keep doing your best, giving your best and you cannot help but be rewarded. Keep that in mind.
What are your thoughts? Is that too Pollyanna-ish? Post your comments. Let's get a conversation going!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
July Idea of the Month
Well of course, July's Idea of the Month would be about freedom. Ultimately, that is what leading a spiritually-guided life is all about. Spirit is free and as we work toward advancing our spiritual growth, we work toward advancing our freedom. Freedom of choice, freedom of thought, freedom of expression. No matter our current circumstances, we have freedom of thought. We always have and we always will. One great example of this is the classic: Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning." This is about surviving the Nazi concentration camps and how the thinking and mental attitude of every person Frankl encountered affected their ultimate survival or not in the camp.
This is an extreme example. But we must continue to remind ourselves that we have the freedom to choose every thought we have, and every emotion we feel. Do not give up that freedom. Do not let this freedom go to waste.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
Post your response.
Until next time, Namaste
This is an extreme example. But we must continue to remind ourselves that we have the freedom to choose every thought we have, and every emotion we feel. Do not give up that freedom. Do not let this freedom go to waste.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
Post your response.
Until next time, Namaste
Monday, May 31, 2010
June Idea of the Month and Feature Article
Priorities.
The idea of the month.
Pretty simple. The priority is: put God first.
How do you do that? One way I can think of as putting God first is inviting God to participate in my daily tasks. Ask for God's help. Declare your tasks completed easily and effortlessly. Envision the perfect outcome. All before you actually do anything!
God is perfect. God never makes a mistake. If you invite perfection to help you out with something, how can it turn out any way other than perfect??
The tricky part is remembering to do this. To ask. To invite. To declare.
Tell me what you think. Comment on this post. You don't need a Google account to comment. (somehow in the past you needed to have a Google account -- some oversight or change by Blogger I was not aware of -- to post a comment but not any more!)
Until next time,
Namaste
The idea of the month.
Pretty simple. The priority is: put God first.
How do you do that? One way I can think of as putting God first is inviting God to participate in my daily tasks. Ask for God's help. Declare your tasks completed easily and effortlessly. Envision the perfect outcome. All before you actually do anything!
God is perfect. God never makes a mistake. If you invite perfection to help you out with something, how can it turn out any way other than perfect??
The tricky part is remembering to do this. To ask. To invite. To declare.
Tell me what you think. Comment on this post. You don't need a Google account to comment. (somehow in the past you needed to have a Google account -- some oversight or change by Blogger I was not aware of -- to post a comment but not any more!)
Until next time,
Namaste
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
May Idea of the Month
So we are talking vibes. Vibration. Energy. The Law of Attraction. Like attracting Like. Being in harmony. Being in synch with our good. We have to be on the same vibrational wavelength as our good if we are going to attract it. And we have to change our vibrational wavelength if we are going to release the stuff in our lives that we don't want or that isn't in our highest good.
The clarification on this idea is that it is not the vibration that causes the attraction. The vibration is the physical manifestation of that which causes the attraction. The vibration is just the law which is carrying out the means.
The real cause, the real thing that sets the vibration in motion is Consciousness. Consciousness is First Cause. There are ways to raise our consciousness. That in turn would change the energy, the vibration, the wavelength. Always begin with consciousness and the Law (in whatever form) will carry out its mission of creation.
What are your thoughts?
Until next time, Namaste.
The clarification on this idea is that it is not the vibration that causes the attraction. The vibration is the physical manifestation of that which causes the attraction. The vibration is just the law which is carrying out the means.
The real cause, the real thing that sets the vibration in motion is Consciousness. Consciousness is First Cause. There are ways to raise our consciousness. That in turn would change the energy, the vibration, the wavelength. Always begin with consciousness and the Law (in whatever form) will carry out its mission of creation.
What are your thoughts?
Until next time, Namaste.
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