“Extending Love to all that is becomes easy when you do not discriminate where God’s Love shall flow.” – The Voice for Love
Today –and every day – my job is to love everyone I encounter on my path. I may not like them, but I must love them.
“An act of love is an invitation to come alive. We have the opportunity to celebrate life through loving actions toward others. In so doing we celebrate our own life in God.” – In God’s Care
By loving others, I am more alive, I feel The Presence stronger. It’s win-win for all.
Yesterday Rog and I spent the first day of spring in Sedona, Red Rock Country, our future home. It was a most appropriate place to start off this season of rebirth.
We are moving to Sedona in the next month or so and still await Spirit’s guidance surrounding many decisions. With a feeling of peace and expectancy, we made the 2-1/2 hour drive from Gilbert in time to attend the Text Study group at the Course Community House, dedicated to A Course in Miracles. We received a warm welcome and connected in heart to the folks there. It was a great way to start off the day.
As the day unfolded, we were both open to Spirit’s guidance and that guidance came relatively easily and clearly – we were in the flow. We met new people we were meant to meet, and had adventures we were meant to have. Synchronicity was bountiful, and I felt The Presence and knew there was a plan and a purpose. And, I know our presence was helpful to those we met and healing occurred in various ways at various levels.
When I am open, like a child, and practicing the Now, I experience more synchronicity, which I love – it’s how I “came to believe.” Spirit’s message is clear, I am at peace, and there is a smile on my face and in my energy field.
Today I feel Rog and I are closer to making our relocation sooner rather than later and for it to flow easily under grace in a perfect way. Yesterday’s Sedona adventure helped bring me to that place. I am grateful.
I had an exchange yesterday with a business acquaintance on the way to a meeting which put me in a funk for the entire meeting and more. I had been a ‘good little girl’ but nonetheless had been taken to task for some action I had taken to thank the group that I had been a guest of the prior week.
When I got home I decided I’d had enough of feeling the way I did, a reaction I’m sure from something that occurred many years ago in childhood. I’d had enough and wasn’t going to take it anymore! So I retired to my cave and did some tapping, more formally known as EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique.
EFT provides freedom from negative emotions, which then allows one to blossom and rise above whatever hidden hurdles have been keeping them from performing to their capacity. It is based on discoveries regarding the connection between the body’s subtle energies, emotions, and health.
In a matter of mere minutes, the yucky feeling lifted – a miracle for sure! I don’t know if it’s permanently gone since I’m a novice at applying EFT. Nevertheless, it’s a tool I can and will go back to if I need to clear this issue again or another one.
I am so grateful that I remembered that this simple tool was available to me. I’m grateful that I loved myself enough to take action, that I made a choice for me. And, I’m grateful for the results.
The cleaner my emotions are, the clearer a channel I am to know God’s will. And, moving from any form of negative emotion to joy is surely God’s will.
As a spiritual being having a human experience I have no doubt that forgiveness is a never-ending exercise.
That said, I wonder if the last two days’ worth of synchronicity around the topic of forgiveness was not just about forgiveness. Could it be that God was sending me an extra reminder that He is present, a boost for my faith? I think so. And, I welcome it.
The last thing I did last night was to blog and, to my surprise, the topic turned out to be about St. Patrick, synchronicity, and forgiveness. [Such an array of topics…!] I ‘got’ that Spirit’s message was for continued work around forgiveness.
This morning, I opened my Daily Word and guess what the topic was: forgiveness! Okay, God, You’ve definitely got my attention. Is this about me forgiving myself more than it is about forgiving others? I look forward to further inquiry into the heart of this. Clearing blockages, whether within or with others, can only bring more joy and abundance into my life – I’m up for it!
“By forgiving, I’m not accepting or excusing the negative behavior of myself or others. I am offering us another chance to do better in our relationship. I let the love of Christ within me come forward, and I share this blessing with others. The love within my heart heals me as it flows out to others as words and acts of forgiveness.” – excerpt from Daily Word, March 18, 2009
Last night I decided on the topic for the next Gilbert Spirituality Meetup – forgiveness –, wrote a little bit about it, then posted the Meetup.
Tonight I was looking online for a prayer to post on my blog since I’m tired and it is much later than I’d like it to be. I stumbled upon the story of St. Patrick, and how apropos since today is St. Patrick’s Day! But even more ‘coincidental’, is that I learned that his story is one about forgiveness.
He was actually British and when he was 16-years old, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and placed into slavery. Years after escaping, only through the alchemy of prayer, was he finally able to transmute his hatred for his captors into eventual forgiveness. Patrick’s religious experiences along the way led him toward the priesthood. He came to believe very strongly that it was God’s hand that first took him to Ireland, and that God was calling him to return. So after Patrick became a bishop, he journeyed back to Ireland, but this time by his own free will, on a mission of love and mercy.
But could it also be ‘coincidence’ that the very next page I came upon was an article by Leonard J. Ross about the power of forgiveness ? I think not. Most people who know me know that it was through synchronicity that I came to believe, and I do not believe in coincidences.
Yes, I know about the power of forgiveness and I know about synchronicity being a method in which God sends me messages. So, it’s clear that my forgiveness work is still to be in the forefront of my life at this time.
So much for using someone else’s prayer tonight to post a blog!
Dear Spirit- Thank You for Your clear messages of where I need to focus my inner work.
– “affluence”: an abundant flow” – “prosperity”: “according to hope, moving forward hopefully” – “wealth”: “well-being”
I knew that these are not the meanings in today’s culture and this morning embarked on a bit of research with the hope of being proved wrong.
Here’s what I found:
“affluence”: Merriam-Webster: “abundance of property: wealth” Encarta: “having an abundance of material wealth”
“prosperity”: Merriam-Webster: “the condition of being successful or thriving; especially: economic well-being” Encarta: “success: the condition of enjoying wealth, success, or good fortune”
“wealth”: Merriam-Webster: “abundance of valuable material possessions or resources” Encarta: “state of having much money: the state of having plenty of money or possessions”
It is no wonder that our society is in the shape it is ethically, financially, etc. The western world especially has moved drastically away from a spiritual focus to an excessive material focus in how we live our life and conduct our relationships.
I want the peace, joy, and love, that is my divine birthright and I know I cannot experience them by following these modern definitions of “affluence”, “prosperity”, and “wealth”. I’m sticking with the practice of the original meanings in my own life – and, I’m glad to observe that more and more people are too.
I’ve just come home from a Unity service. I was exhausted as I left the house, having stayed up way too late working on computer-related projects. Nonetheless, I knew that going to Unity would be a worthwhile activity as it would feed my soul (my most important need) and then even perhaps refresh my body. It did.
There, I was in the company and energy of other people seeking peace, comfort, and connection. I was refreshed through meditation, prayer, words of the lesson, and music.
Dear, sweet music for my soul. An instrumentalist, Paul McDermand, played steel drums choosing selections mellow enough for the setting. It’s unusual to not have a singer to provide the gift of music, but Paul’s music was delightful, and seeing the joy upon his face as he worked his art was an additional boost for my spirit.
And, I “lifted my voice” several times in song, my most enjoyable pastime. In so doing, I was also of service. Observing that there was no formal singer to lead the congregation in song, I decided that I would really put my all into singing and hopefully aid others in their musical expression. Besides, I was alone in my 2nd row position and there was no one sitting in the row in front of me to disturb! Singing spiritual songs with all my heart and in bold voice, I felt wonderful.
I don’t know if anyone around me heard me or was helped by me. But, I know that my idea was inspired and following it put me in a giving space and made me feel a closer connection to Spirit and the other church attendees. It was additional spiritual fuel for my soul, a surprise treat.
There are many ways to give, and it is no doubt true that as we give, we receive.
Now I’m fueled up spiritually, physically too, and ready to move forward in my day.
Thank You, Spirit, for the myriad ways I receive connection and I get to give.
“Peace and Love are your natural state. Only how you relate to a thought can take those away.” – The Voice for Love, March 14, 2009
How true, how true. My thoughts are powerful. And, when ego gets a hold of them, I inevitably lose my peace and giving love turns into a call for love, namely fear.
May I always remember who I really am: a peaceful, loving child of God.
My body may still be feeling groggy and sleepy, but my spirit knows it is a new beginning. And, beginnings are always lush with hope and possibilities.
As I start out and move through this day, I commit to practicing the Presence and sticking with the present. In the past lurks resentment, in the future, fear. The present is where I’ll find and feel faith.
Today is a new beginning. Now, in faith, is where I choose to be.
