Living In Spirit

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Resting By The River

Resting on our laurels. We have all done it; perhaps you are doing it now. Whenever I have, I find the leaves quickly dry out, becoming stiff with sharp points resulting in restlessness and discontentment, encouraging action. Living on the Spiritual Basis provides unlimited horizons for growth and the expansion of our consciousness, but we have to take the action. Think of it this way: Our consciousness floats in a slow moving infinite river, the river of connection to everyone and everything, Source immanent. Many unfortunately just float along, seemingly at the mercy of the current, buffeted by shoals of perceived lack and all manner of fear. Deciding the shore a better option, they leave the river, fear, the one true adversary, triumphant.When we make the decision to live on a different basis, the basis of trusting and relying upon a Power Greater Than Ourselves we chose to move away from fear, selfish and self centered pursuits and toward increased awareness and purpose, our consciousness, our relationship/connection with source improving as we progress. This however requires steadfast and consistent effort on our part.

No one spends all of their time in the river. We all climb out from time to time, resting on the soft laurel leaves arrayed along the bank. The problems begin if we attempt to set up camp, losing sight of the truth that our growth rests in our willingness to continue moving forward in our spiritual demonstration and awakening. So, when the leaves begin to stiffen take note and get back in the river, for something wonderful lies just beyond the next bend.

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Friday, August 19, 2016

Tennyson And Mountain Streams

Closer is He than breathing; nearer than hands and feet.-Tennyson. And that is most near indeed. In truth: we are always in contact with source. Why? Because we are of source, we are not human beings in search of a spiritual connection; we are spiritual beings experiencing the human condition.

The next time you find yourself looking at a small mountain stream take a moment to consider the waters journey. Every river and stream that empties into the ocean is connected to every other by an unbroken string of water molecules. These molecules will travel to the deepest recesses of the ocean, only to rise up again to the surface and evaporate, returning to the clouds to fall as snow or rain once more, a journey repeated countless times, source constantly renewed.

We are surrounded by wonder, the amazing complexity and interconnectedness of life in even the simplest things evident, if we will only take the time to consider. Though separated from one another by flesh, in truth, Spirit transcends all limitation and constraint. So when reaching out for source, for God in prayer and meditation remember: Closer is He than breathing; nearer than hands and feet, so drink deeply, for He is most near indeed.

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

A Moment And Eternity

Our existence in this flesh is but a moment in parentheses. ETERNITY (birth-life-death) ETERNITY. Having embraced Living on the Spiritual Basis we know the truth: we are not this body, we are divine, eternal beings experiencing the human condition, we existed before this body was born and will exist after it has returned to the dust from which it rose. We grow, progress in this life, by our willingness to share, to teach the spiritual principles, the fundamentals we practice daily with those just starting in earnest on their journey. Remembering always that all are equal in Our Father‘s eyes regardless of current circumstances or beliefs, that though they may be terribly lost, living in the grip of the adversary fear, true redemption lies just a prayer away.