Living In Spirit

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an interesting Holiday, it's history associated with all sorts of things from Pilgrims giving thanks to God, Indian massacres to the Union victory at Gettysburg. Today the thanks given seemingly is for days off work for some, time and a half for others, football, ditching the diet and workout routine for mass consuming of vittles, family (maybe), friends (probably), coming sales for mass consuming all manner of merchandise and that nap after the mass consuming of vittles finished off with pumpkin or pecan pie.

Now imagine a world without Christmas displays before December 1st, the whole concept of "Black Friday" sales unknown, only those having chosen a career in public service (maintaining basic services, medical personnel, police and fire, etc) required to work, Thanksgiving being a day for actually giving thanks.

So take a few minutes today in quiet contemplation and give thanks for the lessons learned, the people who have touched you this past year. Love. Gently embrace the new person you are becoming, your unfoldment in Spirit is ongoing regardless of the amount of days in this flesh, your growth a daily occurrence because of a simple reliance on a Power Greater Than Yourself. And have seconds of that pie, I mean, it is Thanksgiving, Right?

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

A Few Sure Things

To recognize failure intelligently is the first step toward building success.
We all fail, often. So the question is do we profit from the experience or reflect morbidly on it?

Recognize success with thanksgiving, and build more success with gratitude.
Giving thanks for success while asking the same for all guarantees further success.

We can have anything in life we really want, as long as we are prepared to take the responsibilities that go with our desires.
Why do so many fail to demonstrate? God knows if we are prepared, ready, for He will never bring anything into our life that will overwhelm or ultimately harm us. Because of this Law Of Being any prayer that would ultimately cause the issuer or anyone else harm always remains fallow.
Gotta love sure things.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Clearing Our Perspective

Within as without. What we believe at our core always finds its way into the light. The thief, liar and cheat all eventually fly their colors and become known for what they are, in spite of their best attempts to stay hidden. As disconcerting to life as these individuals may be, those who speak of God yet act godless are the saddest of all. They recognize the beauty and importance of a spiritual connection only from the viewpoint of exploiting it for their own gain. If there ever were a creature that deserved our pity, they qualify. They truly “miss the beauty of the forest for the ugliness of a few trees”, their focus self-centered, the majesty of our connection to the author of all obscured.

Only you know your heart. When our relationship with God is right, all other relationships can and will fall into place. The secret place of our consciousness is where we lay the foundation and place our order for the future. With God as our partner the foundation is sound, the future secure in the knowledge that we have tapped the universal mind for guidance and strength. Unfortunately the clamors of the world insistently invade our serenity, to infect our heart with fear, to turn us from the miraculous to the mundane and fear based. If your heart is troubled, turn off the news, put down the newspaper, switch off the radio and let the phone go to voice-mail. Pick up whatever spiritual tome is at hand or appeals to you and spend some time with it. Read a few lines and quietly reflect on what they mean to you. Continue doing this until it is time to stop, you will know for your heart will be filled, peace re-established, perspective restored, your soul, your connection to the Divine cleansed, the forest in clear view, the beauty of the trees evident once again.