Which Wolf Will We Feed?

 “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” When FDR said this in his first inaugural address on March 4th 1933 America was in the grip of a deep economic depression, exacerbated by great clouds of dust howling over the central plains of America, displacing millions. FDR understood that fear is paralyzing. Whether you agree with the political course FDR set this country on is immaterial, the critical point is that as a leader he understood the power of fear. Living on the Spiritual Basis we confront fear where it lives, in our consciousness. Fear brings darkness to our thoughts, an actual feeling of constriction in the chest, as if life is being squeezed from us, the sense of impending doom attempting to overpower us.  

Fear is a liar. To be crystal clear: everyone dies of something; the flesh we inhabit one day will fail. Money comes and money goes. Jobs end and begin. We may fall out of love or someone we love may fall out of love with us. Accidents happen. The choice is ours as to how we handle the inevitable twists and turns of life. Do we cower in fear, paralyzed in inaction or step out in faith, demonstrating reliance on a power greater than ourselves?

Freedom comes when we turn in all things to Him who has all knowledge and power, who is the light banishing the darkness of fear, providing the keys to the kingdom, replacing the dread surrounding our heart with the surety of salvation, enabling us to meet perceived calamity with poise and serenity, putting the truth to fears lie. How is this accomplished? By choosing consistent prayer, meditation and service work in the face of stultifying fear. Our greatest gift is free will; out of free will we choose to create. Whether it is a new recipe, scientific theorem, musical composition, play or novel we make the choice to create, each day choosing which path we walk, which wolf we will feed, darkness or light, bondage in self or salvation. The choice is always ours.

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The Miraculous Freely Given

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The Miraculous Freely Given

One of the ways we demonstrate our spiritual fitness is by how much we give, freely, not only in riches but most importantly of ourselves. Consider for a moment the disheveled individual holding a cardboard sign seeking money for “food.” Now, they may in fact not use the money for food as we would judge it, but does that make their need any less real? A dollar, wrapped in a blessing, saluting the Divine within, provides more relief, opens more pathways of heart than can be experienced with human eyes.

All reap as they sow, by giving with joy, never out of grudging obligation or with strings attached for that defeats divine purpose, serenity and peace with intention are the harvest. So ask in prayer to be shown how to best be of service, tithing the gift of your time and expertise to those who need your gift. We are greater and more valuable than our fear driven carnal mind often allows or accepts, remember, you are a child of the Divine, directly connected in truth to all of creation.

So regardless of the size of our pocket book, a genuine smile accompanied with gentle eye contact wrapped in a  kind word to those suffering, acknowledging them, is a tithe that multiplies itself in ever widening circles, helping to release them, and ourselves, from the bondage of self, a simple confirmation of the relationship we all have with the truly Miraculous.

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Sirius XM and Divine Instruments

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Sirius XM and Divine Instruments

What does it mean to be an instrument of God's will? Since we all begin and end the same way, just the manner of exit somewhat more varied unlike our entrance, we are all essentially the same "type" of instrument. So, for this example, think radio as the instrument. When I was a young man cars came equipped with AM radios, FM an option at additional cost and 8 track tape players were the only after market option for enhancing the musical experience. Since then technology has advanced through cassette players, CD's, MP 3's and now commercial free satellite radio with hundreds of channels for every taste, quite an evolution. 

Our Spiritual evolution is very similar. At birth we were simple receivers with limited range. As we grew our capacity and range increased, our channels becoming more varied and powerful, some positive, some unfortunately negative. When fear controls the selection we are subjected to a continuous diet of morbid reflection in it's many guises, pulling us into depression. However just as with our radio, when an artist our song comes on we don't care for we can change the channel, we do the same with negative thoughts, turning from the lower to the higher, embracing love and Divine guidance over fear based thinking and living. 

And just like when a song comes on we love, one we always sing along with when alone in the car,  by turning from fear based channels of thinking and replacing them with channels of hope and peace, we truly become Divine instruments of love and guidance, not just hearing the tune, but becoming it.

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