During these times of amazing change, many feel they have had to make sacrifices for self preservation. Some people come to this idea with a sense of victimization, believing something or someone “out there” is causing them to make sacrifices.
Once again, it is all a matter of perspective. Yes, we have had to tighten our belts, find new jobs, new homes, make sacrifices – yet we can look at it differently.
The word ‘sacrifice’ comes from the Old Latin meaning to ‘make sacred.’ ‘Sacred’ means dedicated to a deity or religious purpose. If we look at this from a Religious Science point of view, what would our lives be like if all the changes we were making were done from the perspective of making our lives sacred? Dedicating all that we are, all that we have, and all that we have ever had – to the Divine?
We would be living in Truth. The Truth is, there is nothing but God. There is no separation at all. Everything we are, everything we have, every thing we think we’ve given up is God. The sacrifices we’re making are so we can more fully be our Divine Selves.
And that’s a good thing!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
The I Am that I Am is hungering to be recognized – and so I do. I celebrate this awesomely powerful Presence that is my life and everything I experience. I celebrate the unconditionally loving and infinitely intelligent nature of this Presence. I know it as Divine Energy – the Source and substance of all that is.
I open my heart and mind to make all things sacred. Everything I experience with my senses is sacred. Everything I feel is sacred. This makes my life a holy experience. I rejoice in this Truth. The Divine in me, as me, is honouring Its perfection as me.
As I change my perceptions, I change my experience. I declare my life is one that reflects the wonder and uniqueness of The Divine. I feel joy in all my endeavors. My whole being dwells in the generosity of Spirit.
With a grateful heart, I release these words – knowing they are so. And so It is.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday, June 05, 2009
Slow Life
I spent 3 days in Seattle with ‘ohana this week. (‘Ohana is family in Hawaiian – of blood or choice). Perhaps because we are in week 2 of our Gratitude Campaign, I was able to experience the joys of acknowledging others in a deeper way. I acknowledged them by allowing myself to be fully present, and I enjoyed every minute.
There is so much continually attempting to get our attention. Besides the various technological tools we have bombarding us with information, there are also ‘to do’ lists, errands, our families, friends, jobs, people and pets. How often do we really participate in life in a slow, conscious manner? Or allow others to do so?
At one point on the way home, I was traveling the speed limit, enjoying the beauty of the forest I-5 goes through. Cars whizzed past me, some drivers honking, some glaring at me for going “too slowly.” I wondered where they were whizzing off too, and spent some time making up stories about them. When I realized what I was doing, I laughed at how easy it is to get pulled out of the present and brought my attention back to what I was doing. Those people were none of my business. My business was to enjoy my drive home. And I did.
Awhile ago I heard of the Slow Food movement – where one uses fresh ingredients, makes things from scratch and enjoys their meals. I think we should start a Slow Life movement. Where we show up, pay attention, and truly experience each moment.
Join me?
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Today I show up for my life with a new intention. My intention is to consciously experience all of it. As I do this, I am able to more easily remember and experience the Oneness of all Life. I honour every second of Life. I honour how Life shows up for me, whether It be in people, plants, animals or places.
I am ready to live a Slow Life.
I open my mind and heart to experience the things I have forgotten. I let go of my need to be plugged in to my computer, Ipod, TV or newpapers. I recognize these as wonderful technological tools, yet they are not the reason for my existence.
My existence is for the Glory of The Divine. To experience God knowing Itself in, through and as me. I am now consciously aware of all of my Now moments, and consider them a great gift. I honour the gift by paying attention.
God in me, as me, is an expression of my good, and my good is everywhere!
With a grateful heart, I release these words, knowing they are so, and so It is.
There is so much continually attempting to get our attention. Besides the various technological tools we have bombarding us with information, there are also ‘to do’ lists, errands, our families, friends, jobs, people and pets. How often do we really participate in life in a slow, conscious manner? Or allow others to do so?
At one point on the way home, I was traveling the speed limit, enjoying the beauty of the forest I-5 goes through. Cars whizzed past me, some drivers honking, some glaring at me for going “too slowly.” I wondered where they were whizzing off too, and spent some time making up stories about them. When I realized what I was doing, I laughed at how easy it is to get pulled out of the present and brought my attention back to what I was doing. Those people were none of my business. My business was to enjoy my drive home. And I did.
Awhile ago I heard of the Slow Food movement – where one uses fresh ingredients, makes things from scratch and enjoys their meals. I think we should start a Slow Life movement. Where we show up, pay attention, and truly experience each moment.
Join me?
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Today I show up for my life with a new intention. My intention is to consciously experience all of it. As I do this, I am able to more easily remember and experience the Oneness of all Life. I honour every second of Life. I honour how Life shows up for me, whether It be in people, plants, animals or places.
I am ready to live a Slow Life.
I open my mind and heart to experience the things I have forgotten. I let go of my need to be plugged in to my computer, Ipod, TV or newpapers. I recognize these as wonderful technological tools, yet they are not the reason for my existence.
My existence is for the Glory of The Divine. To experience God knowing Itself in, through and as me. I am now consciously aware of all of my Now moments, and consider them a great gift. I honour the gift by paying attention.
God in me, as me, is an expression of my good, and my good is everywhere!
With a grateful heart, I release these words, knowing they are so, and so It is.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Gratitiude
Dear Ones,
Last Sunday, our Centre initiated a Gratitude Campaign. For 30 days, we are choosing to be grateful instead of complaining!! Using Blesslets acquired from www.gratitudeinaction.com that read “Thank You God,” we are ready to experience more good, more joy and more Life!!
Here’s how it works: Remember the “Complaint-Free World” campaign we participated in a couple of years ago, in which Unity minister and author, Rev. Will Bowman, designed a purple bracelet to break ourselves of the habit of complaining? He suggested that every time we caught ourselves complaining, we change the bracelet to the other wrist.
This is the first part of our Gratitude Campaign. We’re taking it a step further. When we change the Blesslet to our other wrist, we change the complaint to an expression of gratitude. Here’s an example: I needed to buy gasoline. I came to my favourite gas station and noticed the price - $1.05 a litre!! I started to complain, realized what I was doing, changed my bracelet, and declared “Thank God I have a car to drive!” I immediately noticed the physiological changes in my body – from a clenching of my muscles at the beginning of irritation, to the releasing of my muscles and a much, more peaceful feeling.
Metaphysically we know that ‘where the attention goes, the energy flows.’ I would much rather be focusing my energy on what I’m grateful for, wouldn’t you?
Sai Baba of Shirdi said:
Before you speak, ask yourself:
Is it kind, is it necessary, is it true,
does it improve on the silence?
WOW – My Mother was always telling me as a child to think before I spoke. Now I can ask myself: “Does what I am about to say improve on the silence?” Certainly complaints wouldn’t. Gratitude would.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I am one with the Great Silence, the Divine Creative Power that is the Cause to all. It is within me and all things. It is an Energy that is acted upon my thoughts and feelings.
Knowing this, I now declare I live a life of gratefulness. I celebrate everything I have attracted into my experience and everything I have not. I am grateful for my body, this wonderous earthsuit that allows me to experience all there is to experience in this place in time. I am grateful for my emotions, that give richness and meaning to my experiences. I am grateful for my mind, that is working for me all the time. I give thanks for that One behind my body, mind and emotions, that is my Life and my Guiding Light.
I declare that Life is good, very good. Joyously I release this word to Law and see that it is my Truth. I am so grateful. And so it is.
Last Sunday, our Centre initiated a Gratitude Campaign. For 30 days, we are choosing to be grateful instead of complaining!! Using Blesslets acquired from www.gratitudeinaction.com that read “Thank You God,” we are ready to experience more good, more joy and more Life!!
Here’s how it works: Remember the “Complaint-Free World” campaign we participated in a couple of years ago, in which Unity minister and author, Rev. Will Bowman, designed a purple bracelet to break ourselves of the habit of complaining? He suggested that every time we caught ourselves complaining, we change the bracelet to the other wrist.
This is the first part of our Gratitude Campaign. We’re taking it a step further. When we change the Blesslet to our other wrist, we change the complaint to an expression of gratitude. Here’s an example: I needed to buy gasoline. I came to my favourite gas station and noticed the price - $1.05 a litre!! I started to complain, realized what I was doing, changed my bracelet, and declared “Thank God I have a car to drive!” I immediately noticed the physiological changes in my body – from a clenching of my muscles at the beginning of irritation, to the releasing of my muscles and a much, more peaceful feeling.
Metaphysically we know that ‘where the attention goes, the energy flows.’ I would much rather be focusing my energy on what I’m grateful for, wouldn’t you?
Sai Baba of Shirdi said:
Before you speak, ask yourself:
Is it kind, is it necessary, is it true,
does it improve on the silence?
WOW – My Mother was always telling me as a child to think before I spoke. Now I can ask myself: “Does what I am about to say improve on the silence?” Certainly complaints wouldn’t. Gratitude would.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I am one with the Great Silence, the Divine Creative Power that is the Cause to all. It is within me and all things. It is an Energy that is acted upon my thoughts and feelings.
Knowing this, I now declare I live a life of gratefulness. I celebrate everything I have attracted into my experience and everything I have not. I am grateful for my body, this wonderous earthsuit that allows me to experience all there is to experience in this place in time. I am grateful for my emotions, that give richness and meaning to my experiences. I am grateful for my mind, that is working for me all the time. I give thanks for that One behind my body, mind and emotions, that is my Life and my Guiding Light.
I declare that Life is good, very good. Joyously I release this word to Law and see that it is my Truth. I am so grateful. And so it is.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Trust
More and more I am realizing the importance of Trusting! Many people will pray about something and then go right back to worrying about it. Worry is negative prayer. I believe the good we are praying for is instantly attracted to us – returning to worry prohibits it from coming into our experience.
When I feel myself in this situation, I like to use the Power of NO! As I catch myself worrying, I say “No! This is not my Truth. I prayed about this and I know prayer works! Nothing is too hard for The Divine! I let go of my fears and trust!”
Dr. Holmes writes in today’s 365 Science of Mind,
“I know the Infinite Creative Law is always bringing complete satisfaction into my experience. I am conscious that there is an Infinite Wisdom directing me. Whatever I should know, I will know. Whatever I should do, I will do. Whatever belongs to me, must come to me, and because of this Infinite Intelligence that is mine and that is within me now, I am compelled to recognize my Good, to see more, to understand and accept and express more.”
Let’s trust this Truth!!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is an infinitely intelligent Power working through everything right here and now, including me. This Power is a palpable Presence that lifts my heart, and fulfills my mind. This Power is both Love and Law, and works through me at the level I will accept for It to work.
Today I declare I am open to all the blessings of the Universe. What ever I have been praying about, I now choose to accept that this Power is so awesome It can fulfill all requests with ease. I let Spirit go before me preparing my way. Being Infinite Intelligence, It knows how, when, why, where and who. I breathe deeply and let go of my fears. I trust God to do Its perfect work, in, through and as me.
Gratefully I release these words into the law of mind, knowing they are so now – and so It is.
When I feel myself in this situation, I like to use the Power of NO! As I catch myself worrying, I say “No! This is not my Truth. I prayed about this and I know prayer works! Nothing is too hard for The Divine! I let go of my fears and trust!”
Dr. Holmes writes in today’s 365 Science of Mind,
“I know the Infinite Creative Law is always bringing complete satisfaction into my experience. I am conscious that there is an Infinite Wisdom directing me. Whatever I should know, I will know. Whatever I should do, I will do. Whatever belongs to me, must come to me, and because of this Infinite Intelligence that is mine and that is within me now, I am compelled to recognize my Good, to see more, to understand and accept and express more.”
Let’s trust this Truth!!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is an infinitely intelligent Power working through everything right here and now, including me. This Power is a palpable Presence that lifts my heart, and fulfills my mind. This Power is both Love and Law, and works through me at the level I will accept for It to work.
Today I declare I am open to all the blessings of the Universe. What ever I have been praying about, I now choose to accept that this Power is so awesome It can fulfill all requests with ease. I let Spirit go before me preparing my way. Being Infinite Intelligence, It knows how, when, why, where and who. I breathe deeply and let go of my fears. I trust God to do Its perfect work, in, through and as me.
Gratefully I release these words into the law of mind, knowing they are so now – and so It is.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Surrender
Many of us have experienced having a tune running through our heads that just won’t let go. This happened to me yesterday in the shower. (Isn’t the bathroom a delightfully sacred place – big grin.) I was so familiar with the tune, yet the words wouldn’t come. I know from experience this is one of the ways Spirit gives me messages, so I had to find out. I sang it for the Book Circle and we got part of the chorus, but when I Googled it, I still couldn’t find it. I finally called someone I know who likes old songs and she gave me enough words to find the lyrics online.
The song was “I will follow Him” by Little Peggy March. I remember this song as a teenager. I thought it was a love song written for a boyfriend, however when I read the lyrics, I discovered that every ‘him’ was capitalized. I will follow Him.
Now I don’t believe God is male, much less separate from me. However, when I read the words from a metaphysical point of view, the message for me is – There is only God, God is everywhere, and God is Love. It is up to me to surrender to Love. Love is my destiny – because Love is all there is.
In playing with the word ‘Destiny’ at a workshop not long ago, I decided it meant “Divine Expression of Spiritual Truth Invoking a New You.” At that same workshop I wrote in my journal “I am available to what wants to happen by means of me.”
Yes, I will follow Him.
What song is your Soul singing lately?
Blessings, Rev. Angelica
Come on – sing along with me
I WILL FOLLOW HIM (Little Peggy March)
I will follow Him, follow Him wherever He may go,
And near Him, I always will be,
For nothing can keep me away, He is my destiny.
I will follow Him, ever since He touched my heart I knew,
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away, away from His love.
I love Him, I love Him, I love Him,
And where He goes, I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow.
I will follow Him, follow Him wherever He may go,
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away...
I will follow Him (follow Him),
Follow Him wherever He may go,
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away, away from His love...
I love Him (Oh yes, I love Him)
I'll follow (I'm gonna follow)
True love (He'll always be my true, true love)
Forever (Now until forever)
I love Him, I love Him, I love Him,
And where He goes, I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow,
He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love,
From now until forever, forever, forever...
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away, away from His love.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
God, the Eternal One, the Everything That Is, is the Lover of my soul. I celebrate this Truth with every fibre of my being.
I now declare I am ready to express my authentic Self more completely. I am surrendering to the Higher Good of my Being. I am no longer willing to live in my little, complaining self. I no longer avoid my good.
I am now expressing the best of my Self. I am prosperous, healthy, loving and successful in all I do. My life and work is service to The One through many different avenues, and all avenues bring me great joy. I serve Love with Love.
I am so grateful for knowing I am the Beloved and the Lover. I am living in amazing Grace.
I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are already so. And so It is.
The song was “I will follow Him” by Little Peggy March. I remember this song as a teenager. I thought it was a love song written for a boyfriend, however when I read the lyrics, I discovered that every ‘him’ was capitalized. I will follow Him.
Now I don’t believe God is male, much less separate from me. However, when I read the words from a metaphysical point of view, the message for me is – There is only God, God is everywhere, and God is Love. It is up to me to surrender to Love. Love is my destiny – because Love is all there is.
In playing with the word ‘Destiny’ at a workshop not long ago, I decided it meant “Divine Expression of Spiritual Truth Invoking a New You.” At that same workshop I wrote in my journal “I am available to what wants to happen by means of me.”
Yes, I will follow Him.
What song is your Soul singing lately?
Blessings, Rev. Angelica
Come on – sing along with me
I WILL FOLLOW HIM (Little Peggy March)
I will follow Him, follow Him wherever He may go,
And near Him, I always will be,
For nothing can keep me away, He is my destiny.
I will follow Him, ever since He touched my heart I knew,
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away, away from His love.
I love Him, I love Him, I love Him,
And where He goes, I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow.
I will follow Him, follow Him wherever He may go,
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away...
I will follow Him (follow Him),
Follow Him wherever He may go,
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away, away from His love...
I love Him (Oh yes, I love Him)
I'll follow (I'm gonna follow)
True love (He'll always be my true, true love)
Forever (Now until forever)
I love Him, I love Him, I love Him,
And where He goes, I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow,
He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love,
From now until forever, forever, forever...
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high, it can keep,
Keep me away, away from His love.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
God, the Eternal One, the Everything That Is, is the Lover of my soul. I celebrate this Truth with every fibre of my being.
I now declare I am ready to express my authentic Self more completely. I am surrendering to the Higher Good of my Being. I am no longer willing to live in my little, complaining self. I no longer avoid my good.
I am now expressing the best of my Self. I am prosperous, healthy, loving and successful in all I do. My life and work is service to The One through many different avenues, and all avenues bring me great joy. I serve Love with Love.
I am so grateful for knowing I am the Beloved and the Lover. I am living in amazing Grace.
I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are already so. And so It is.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Awake!
Today Buddhists all around the world are observing Vesak – a celebration of Siddhartha Gautama’s life and teachings as the Buddha.
Devotees celebrate by offering flowers, incense and pouring water over the shoulders of a statue of Buddah to symbolize the cleansing of negativity. They also use the opportunity to reiterate their determination to lead noble lives, to develop their minds, to practice loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity.
It is said that when Buddha was first enlightened he was asked,
"Are you a God?"
"No," he replied.
"Are you a saint?"
"No."
"Then what are you?"
And he answered, "I am awake."
That’s what “Buddha” means – awakened, or enlightened. I know there is That Within Us urging us to awaken to our own Buddha / Christ / God nature. Perhaps today we could honour our Selves with flowers, something that smells good and a ritual shower or bath. We can re-commit ourselves to the Universal Principles taught in Religious Science and use them to lead noble lives, to develop our minds, to practice loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity.
Happy Awakening everyone!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is One Life. This Life is God’s. This is the life I am living right now. I celebrate my conscious awareness of this One Life as I move into the very centre of my Self.
I acknowledge enlightenment as my Path. I am awakening, and as I do, millions of others are awakening with me. We are ushering in a time of enlightenment in humanity.
I recommit myself to living a Divine Life, opening my mind and heart to the possibilities of Divine Expression moving through me. I allow myself to be in a greater place of loving-kindness. I am compassionate with myself and others.
I honour the Paths of those who have walked before me with courage and grace. Because of them I am who I am.
Gratefully I walk this Path with Joy. The details of my life reflect my gratitude and joy in being alive. I am living the One Life and It is good.
I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are so, and so it is.
Devotees celebrate by offering flowers, incense and pouring water over the shoulders of a statue of Buddah to symbolize the cleansing of negativity. They also use the opportunity to reiterate their determination to lead noble lives, to develop their minds, to practice loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity.
It is said that when Buddha was first enlightened he was asked,
"Are you a God?"
"No," he replied.
"Are you a saint?"
"No."
"Then what are you?"
And he answered, "I am awake."
That’s what “Buddha” means – awakened, or enlightened. I know there is That Within Us urging us to awaken to our own Buddha / Christ / God nature. Perhaps today we could honour our Selves with flowers, something that smells good and a ritual shower or bath. We can re-commit ourselves to the Universal Principles taught in Religious Science and use them to lead noble lives, to develop our minds, to practice loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity.
Happy Awakening everyone!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is One Life. This Life is God’s. This is the life I am living right now. I celebrate my conscious awareness of this One Life as I move into the very centre of my Self.
I acknowledge enlightenment as my Path. I am awakening, and as I do, millions of others are awakening with me. We are ushering in a time of enlightenment in humanity.
I recommit myself to living a Divine Life, opening my mind and heart to the possibilities of Divine Expression moving through me. I allow myself to be in a greater place of loving-kindness. I am compassionate with myself and others.
I honour the Paths of those who have walked before me with courage and grace. Because of them I am who I am.
Gratefully I walk this Path with Joy. The details of my life reflect my gratitude and joy in being alive. I am living the One Life and It is good.
I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are so, and so it is.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Tra La!
When I woke this morning I could hear “It’s May, It’s May .. the lusty month of May” (from Camelot) running though my head. What a delightful song! It’s about letting go of the shoulds, the musts, and the have-to’s and maybe being a bit naughty
I loved being woken by this serenade from the Universe!! Definitely a better message than the dire, depressing ones we’ve been getting lately, which to me, all break down to one thing: “Be afraid, be deathly afraid.”
For years I have been saying that the old paradigm of ‘might makes right’ is dying. We are in the midst of its final death throes! These are such exciting times, where loving-kindness, compassion, unity and peace are revealing themselves in the forefront of our collective consciousness. While this new paradigm is getting more firmly grounded, we’re seeing the old one fighting for its life. Years from now, we will look back and wonder “Did we ever really think like that?”
Many of you in this teaching have experienced this in your own lives. I look back “before Religious Science” and wonder who was that who wrote those odd things in her journal? Who was that who was so concerned with what people looked like, and how much she had gathered, what labels were on things, and how well she fit in? I know that person was me, yet it seems like someone else!
Today, Rev. David Ault posted on FaceBook that he “is having a great laugh after seeing a bumper sticker that read, "Oh EVOLVE already!" Perhaps our global message for May?”
YES! YES! YES! We’re doing it anyway – Let’s do it consciously and have fun with it along the way!!
“Tra La – It’s May – the lusty month of May. Be a little bit naughty today !!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
“Everything in life responds to the song of the heart. Ernest Holmes
Knowing the powerful Presence of The Divine that is absolutely everywhere, filled with all knowledge and unconditional love, is within me, I now open my heart, my mind and my whole being to experience today in all its fullness.
I declare I am ready to be showered with joy filled possibilities and Divine Gifts. I am open to receive all of Life’s blessings. I laugh in the face of negativity. I dance the evolutionary dance of Becoming. I am a radiant expression of the One Life!
For these and all the things I have received and for all the things I shall experience, I give thanks. I am so grateful to be alive, right here and right now. And so it is!!
I loved being woken by this serenade from the Universe!! Definitely a better message than the dire, depressing ones we’ve been getting lately, which to me, all break down to one thing: “Be afraid, be deathly afraid.”
For years I have been saying that the old paradigm of ‘might makes right’ is dying. We are in the midst of its final death throes! These are such exciting times, where loving-kindness, compassion, unity and peace are revealing themselves in the forefront of our collective consciousness. While this new paradigm is getting more firmly grounded, we’re seeing the old one fighting for its life. Years from now, we will look back and wonder “Did we ever really think like that?”
Many of you in this teaching have experienced this in your own lives. I look back “before Religious Science” and wonder who was that who wrote those odd things in her journal? Who was that who was so concerned with what people looked like, and how much she had gathered, what labels were on things, and how well she fit in? I know that person was me, yet it seems like someone else!
Today, Rev. David Ault posted on FaceBook that he “is having a great laugh after seeing a bumper sticker that read, "Oh EVOLVE already!" Perhaps our global message for May?”
YES! YES! YES! We’re doing it anyway – Let’s do it consciously and have fun with it along the way!!
“Tra La – It’s May – the lusty month of May. Be a little bit naughty today !!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
“Everything in life responds to the song of the heart. Ernest Holmes
Knowing the powerful Presence of The Divine that is absolutely everywhere, filled with all knowledge and unconditional love, is within me, I now open my heart, my mind and my whole being to experience today in all its fullness.
I declare I am ready to be showered with joy filled possibilities and Divine Gifts. I am open to receive all of Life’s blessings. I laugh in the face of negativity. I dance the evolutionary dance of Becoming. I am a radiant expression of the One Life!
For these and all the things I have received and for all the things I shall experience, I give thanks. I am so grateful to be alive, right here and right now. And so it is!!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Little Things
My friend Nancy sent me this note today:
“I work in the sewing room at Hilo Medical Center.... The other day one of the physical therapists came in and asked me to stitch something really fast on a couple of wrist splints.
My scissors fell of the table....as I reached down to pick them up she said " An absolutely brilliant tool.....scissors" and smiled.
It was an "aha" moment of sorts. After she left the room, I looked at my scissors and was grateful for them.
Who-da thought?”
Wednesday night our Centre community gathered to celebrate the Earth, and as we drummed and sang and prayed, it became all about gratitude. I read a quote from the Catholic writer Ernesto Cardenal from Abide in Love who observed: "Everything in nature has a trademark, God's trademark: the stripes on a shell and the stripes on a zebra; the grain of the wood and the veins of the dry leaf; the markings on the dragonfly's wings and the pattern of stars on a photographic plate; the panther's coat and the epidermal cells of the lily petal; the structure of atoms and galaxies. All bear God's fingerprints."
We began to acknowledge patterns: butterfly wings, spider webs, the glistening of snow in the moonlight, the rainbow effects of oil on cement, the ripples of a drop of water, the feathers on an eagles wing, the petal whirls of flowers, the threads in the carpet beneath us and the cellular structure of our bodies.
I noticed none of us shared “big” things … and the phrase ‘it’s the little things that count’ came to mind. And there are gazillions of little things making up the place you are sitting right now.
Stop reading and look around you. Let yourself have an open eyed gratitude meditation …
I am grateful for my chair, the table I am sitting at, pens, paper, my computer, the printer, my camera, the phone, and all the cords that help them work, my journal, my coffee cup, the table cloth, my warm fuzzy slippers and robe. Each one of these I can follow deeper, finding even more things to be grateful for – like the electricity in my home and the recycled pop bottles that are now the fleece robe I am wearing.
Our lives are made of little things…. And Gratitude – it’s the key to being happy.
Blessings, Rev. Angelica
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Gratefully I acknowledge God in the details of my life. This reminds me God is absolutely everywhere. There isn’t a place where God is not.
My life is made of little things. I open my mind to see them. I open my heart to appreciate them. In my mind’s eye, I see a web of ‘little things’ connecting everything and everyone together. I am so grateful to be an essential part of this web of Life. I am grateful to be able to recognize my value in this web. As I recognize the little things, I am honuring their purpose. As I see all these little things as expressions of the Divine, I am honouring my purpose.
God is absolutely everywhere – and where ever God is, all is well. I know this is True, I claim it and I accept it, and this is good, very good.
I release these words with a full heart. And so it is.
“I work in the sewing room at Hilo Medical Center.... The other day one of the physical therapists came in and asked me to stitch something really fast on a couple of wrist splints.
My scissors fell of the table....as I reached down to pick them up she said " An absolutely brilliant tool.....scissors" and smiled.
It was an "aha" moment of sorts. After she left the room, I looked at my scissors and was grateful for them.
Who-da thought?”
Wednesday night our Centre community gathered to celebrate the Earth, and as we drummed and sang and prayed, it became all about gratitude. I read a quote from the Catholic writer Ernesto Cardenal from Abide in Love who observed: "Everything in nature has a trademark, God's trademark: the stripes on a shell and the stripes on a zebra; the grain of the wood and the veins of the dry leaf; the markings on the dragonfly's wings and the pattern of stars on a photographic plate; the panther's coat and the epidermal cells of the lily petal; the structure of atoms and galaxies. All bear God's fingerprints."
We began to acknowledge patterns: butterfly wings, spider webs, the glistening of snow in the moonlight, the rainbow effects of oil on cement, the ripples of a drop of water, the feathers on an eagles wing, the petal whirls of flowers, the threads in the carpet beneath us and the cellular structure of our bodies.
I noticed none of us shared “big” things … and the phrase ‘it’s the little things that count’ came to mind. And there are gazillions of little things making up the place you are sitting right now.
Stop reading and look around you. Let yourself have an open eyed gratitude meditation …
I am grateful for my chair, the table I am sitting at, pens, paper, my computer, the printer, my camera, the phone, and all the cords that help them work, my journal, my coffee cup, the table cloth, my warm fuzzy slippers and robe. Each one of these I can follow deeper, finding even more things to be grateful for – like the electricity in my home and the recycled pop bottles that are now the fleece robe I am wearing.
Our lives are made of little things…. And Gratitude – it’s the key to being happy.
Blessings, Rev. Angelica
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Gratefully I acknowledge God in the details of my life. This reminds me God is absolutely everywhere. There isn’t a place where God is not.
My life is made of little things. I open my mind to see them. I open my heart to appreciate them. In my mind’s eye, I see a web of ‘little things’ connecting everything and everyone together. I am so grateful to be an essential part of this web of Life. I am grateful to be able to recognize my value in this web. As I recognize the little things, I am honuring their purpose. As I see all these little things as expressions of the Divine, I am honouring my purpose.
God is absolutely everywhere – and where ever God is, all is well. I know this is True, I claim it and I accept it, and this is good, very good.
I release these words with a full heart. And so it is.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Truth
I remember a student I had years ago in Hawai’i, who during a discussion said: “When one uses the word “but” in a sentence, something on either side of it is a lie.” When this sentence comes back to me, I have to think about it for awhile, and I always realize it has some spiritual truth in it.
Here’s an example: “I want to go on the trip with you but I don’t have the money.”
Here are some possibilities of what is being said: The person has the money and doesn’t want to go on the trip. The person doesn’t really want to go on the trip, and doesn’t have the money anyway. The person wants to go on the trip and wants you to pay for it. The person wants to go on the trip, doesn’t have the money at the moment, and isn’t willing to do what’s necessary to acquire the money. The “lie” is that the person lives in a limited universe.
For me, the use of the word “but” is a signal that the speaker is going to argue for their limitations. Many of us do this, including me!! The Truth is, we live in an unlimited universe. The only limits we experience are ones we accept for ourselves and our world. In our teaching anything is possible if we believe. I personally know that if I really want to do something, everything necessary to do that shows up.
Notice when you argue for your limitations – are you being honest with yourself? With your Self?
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Today I remind myself of an essential Truth: There is only God – the One Life that is the source and substance of all there is – including me.
I now choose to set up a “witness” in my mind to gently, and with humour, remind me of when I am arguing for my limitations. In Truth there are none, and this is where I choose to be. I declare I am living in an unlimited Reality filled with creative potential. I open my heart and mind to my authenticity. I tell the Truth. I am filled with Love and Light. I know nothing is impossible to those who believe!
The desires of my heart are now manifest. This is good, very good. I am so grateful for this teaching, for being able to recognize when I am off track, to be able to bring myself back to Centre with ease. I am living in Grace.
I release these words to the Law of Mind, knowing they are already done. And so it is.
Here’s an example: “I want to go on the trip with you but I don’t have the money.”
Here are some possibilities of what is being said: The person has the money and doesn’t want to go on the trip. The person doesn’t really want to go on the trip, and doesn’t have the money anyway. The person wants to go on the trip and wants you to pay for it. The person wants to go on the trip, doesn’t have the money at the moment, and isn’t willing to do what’s necessary to acquire the money. The “lie” is that the person lives in a limited universe.
For me, the use of the word “but” is a signal that the speaker is going to argue for their limitations. Many of us do this, including me!! The Truth is, we live in an unlimited universe. The only limits we experience are ones we accept for ourselves and our world. In our teaching anything is possible if we believe. I personally know that if I really want to do something, everything necessary to do that shows up.
Notice when you argue for your limitations – are you being honest with yourself? With your Self?
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Today I remind myself of an essential Truth: There is only God – the One Life that is the source and substance of all there is – including me.
I now choose to set up a “witness” in my mind to gently, and with humour, remind me of when I am arguing for my limitations. In Truth there are none, and this is where I choose to be. I declare I am living in an unlimited Reality filled with creative potential. I open my heart and mind to my authenticity. I tell the Truth. I am filled with Love and Light. I know nothing is impossible to those who believe!
The desires of my heart are now manifest. This is good, very good. I am so grateful for this teaching, for being able to recognize when I am off track, to be able to bring myself back to Centre with ease. I am living in Grace.
I release these words to the Law of Mind, knowing they are already done. And so it is.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Seeing the Truth
Yesterday I had sort of a Twilight Zone experience. I was in the front of our building, and my neighbor asked me if I knew who had a small orange cat, and as she was asking, my cat, Romy, came running around the corner. “That one,” she said, pointing at him.
I told her Romy was mine, and she told me he shows up every morning at her back door, meowing. She lets him in and he runs to her daughter’s bed and has a nap with her! My neighbor has been calling him “Morris.” I asked her to please not feed him, and we both laughed. Romy loves to eat!!
As I went back to my townhome, I marveled at the ‘second life’ my cat has.
I think I know him pretty well. To me, Romy’s daily routine is: Wake up Mom at 6:00 am, get fed, go outside, come back in at 10 am, get lots of pets and cuddles, curl up on sofa until 2 pm, go outside, back in at 4PM for dinner, play “I’m escaping thru the front door” when it opens because cat door is locked, sleep on the basement couch ‘til 9 PM, come upstairs and bug Mom to play with toys, sleep on her bed.
He’s very friendly, showing up during people visits to greet everyone, and playing with the dogs I take care of within a few hours after their arrival.
Yet here’s a whole new aspect of him I didn’t know. I’ve also seen him coming home from the direction of the house opposite our building – I wonder if he has another life there?
When my roommate arrived home, I thought about how I think I know who he is – and yet he has another life outside the home as well. That made me wonder how many assumptions have I made about people because of my limited association with them?
There is one thing I can assume and be right every time! No matter who it is, human or animal, (or mineral or plant), it is God in form. God is so much more than we could possibly ever imagine – and so are we!
This Easter, join me in removing the preconceived ideas we’ve had about how Life works in our experience, and bless it all by knowing the Truth!!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Spirit is alive and aware in me, as me. It is the Lifeforce within me, and the things my Lifeforce interacts with. It is my feeling nature, It is my thoughts. It is absolutely everything. All there is – is God. This is my Truth.
From this moment I release myself from judgment and see Life as it actually is. I know It is beautiful. It is kind. It is loving. It is generous. It is nurturing. These are the things I want it to be, and so It is.
I declare my eyes are open to the greater Vision that is present. My heart is open to greater Love. My Mind is open to new ideas and concepts to live authentically. God in me, as me, is living a great life.
I celebrate this Life with every fibre of my being. God is good. And So It Is.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Changes
I was the first client at my nail salon this morning. The owners are away. I noticed their little dog, running to the door every time one of the employees showed up. He barked excitedly and danced around – yet he kept watching the door. I thought “Oh poor doggie, he’s waiting for his owners.” And as I had this thought, he turned and looked at me. I suddenly realized that for him, everything was the same, yet everything was different. His surroundings were the same. Most of the people around him were the same, yet his life was different.
I remember feeling this way when my Mother died. I came back to Hawai’i after the funeral surprised to see that there were rosebuds getting ready to bloom, weeds to pull, household chores needing to be done. Life had gone on while I was away, and that was mindboggling. Life would continue, but it had all changed in some way.
Many people are feeling this way today. Changes are happening. Savings, homes and jobs have been lost. Everything has changed, yet life goes on. This feeling is not safe, not comfortable.
There is, however, one thing we can count on never changing - Principle. It is always going to respond to our thoughts and feelings – it can not stop. That is Its nature. It is more important now than ever before that those of us who consider ourselves metaphysicians, do the work we have been trained to do. Maybe this is why we were drawn to this teaching. For this moment in time. To be able to stand in Truth, regardless of appearances, and stem the flood of fear.
First we have to stem it in our own lives. Let me tell you this – the worst is over. Do not get mesmerized by the media. Start declaring you live in a friendly Universe, and It is continually conspiring for your greatest good and highest joy. Be really grateful – for everything you had (even if you don’t have it anymore), for everything you have now – and everything that will have. Do everything you can for the people in your life, starting with knowing the Truth for them. Make a daily practice of knowing the Truth for our world. Even thought it might look like everything is falling apart, the Truth is, everything is falling into its right and perfect place. Smile. Smile at everyone and smile at your reflection in the mirror. Life is getting better every day.
This is not airy-fairy. This is using Principle. God in us as us, works through us. Let’s make it a good working.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I recognize the powerful Presence of Life in and as all. I know It is love and law. It is infinitely intelligent and unconditionally loving. It is everywhere, including within us.
I now declare we live in a world that works for everyone. The shifts taking place in every corner of our world, and our lives, are sacred shifts. Our intentions for a peaceful world, a world without lack and limitation, a healthy world, are manifesting right here and now. Regardless of how it looks, this is what’s happening.
I choose to stand in the Truth. I will not let anything shake me off Center. I have the Power of the Universe behind me as I make these declarations. And this is good, very good.
Gratefully I release these words, knowing the Law works!! I am happy that it works so well, and I am grateful to be a conduit of Good. And so It is.
I remember feeling this way when my Mother died. I came back to Hawai’i after the funeral surprised to see that there were rosebuds getting ready to bloom, weeds to pull, household chores needing to be done. Life had gone on while I was away, and that was mindboggling. Life would continue, but it had all changed in some way.
Many people are feeling this way today. Changes are happening. Savings, homes and jobs have been lost. Everything has changed, yet life goes on. This feeling is not safe, not comfortable.
There is, however, one thing we can count on never changing - Principle. It is always going to respond to our thoughts and feelings – it can not stop. That is Its nature. It is more important now than ever before that those of us who consider ourselves metaphysicians, do the work we have been trained to do. Maybe this is why we were drawn to this teaching. For this moment in time. To be able to stand in Truth, regardless of appearances, and stem the flood of fear.
First we have to stem it in our own lives. Let me tell you this – the worst is over. Do not get mesmerized by the media. Start declaring you live in a friendly Universe, and It is continually conspiring for your greatest good and highest joy. Be really grateful – for everything you had (even if you don’t have it anymore), for everything you have now – and everything that will have. Do everything you can for the people in your life, starting with knowing the Truth for them. Make a daily practice of knowing the Truth for our world. Even thought it might look like everything is falling apart, the Truth is, everything is falling into its right and perfect place. Smile. Smile at everyone and smile at your reflection in the mirror. Life is getting better every day.
This is not airy-fairy. This is using Principle. God in us as us, works through us. Let’s make it a good working.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I recognize the powerful Presence of Life in and as all. I know It is love and law. It is infinitely intelligent and unconditionally loving. It is everywhere, including within us.
I now declare we live in a world that works for everyone. The shifts taking place in every corner of our world, and our lives, are sacred shifts. Our intentions for a peaceful world, a world without lack and limitation, a healthy world, are manifesting right here and now. Regardless of how it looks, this is what’s happening.
I choose to stand in the Truth. I will not let anything shake me off Center. I have the Power of the Universe behind me as I make these declarations. And this is good, very good.
Gratefully I release these words, knowing the Law works!! I am happy that it works so well, and I am grateful to be a conduit of Good. And so It is.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Memories
I love my life! I am becoming more and more aware that everything I do is Sacred, no matter what I am doing. This past week, I dog-sat two darling puppies. One was a Yorkie and one was a Coton de Tulear.
One evening the Coton came to me and wanted to be picked up. Of course I complied, and as I sat holding her, I marveled at her soft, white fur. I breathed in and closed my eyes and suddenly was 8 years old, sitting in the washroom at Ramona Convent, hugging my only toy to my chest – a white stuffed dog. This dog was the most important thing in my life at that moment. It was the only familiar thing. I had been sent away to live at a girls school and was in a place of strangers. I didn’t know anyone. I wasn’t Catholic. I was an outsider.
Memory is amazing. As I relived a moment in time that happened 52 years ago, it was like I was right there. I could feel the cold white tile floor under me, and see the bathtub cubicles. I could hear the whisper of the nun’s habit on the polished wooden floors as she came down the hallway to check on me. I could hear myself crying, and I could feel the tightness of my muscles. I could feel my fear.
Dr. Holmes writes “…. Memory is an unconscious operation of what was once a conscious thought.”
Somewhere inside the vastness of me, I am still sitting in the washroom feeling alone and afraid. I wonder where this thought is active in my life now?
Dr. Holmes also writes that by changing our thoughts we can re-mold our affairs; and that by right thinking we can bring new conditions into our lives.
I can imagine that nun saying “Everything will be all right. You’ll do fine.” Did I believe her? Could I believe her? I don’t remember. However, I knew I could do something about it now. Going into meditation, I took that lonely little girl and her precious stuffed dog, and put them on my lap. I hugged her and infused her with all the love I could. I acknowledged all she had been through already in her short life, and shared some of the wonderful things she would experience as she grew up. I told her the nun was right. We turned out wonderfully.
All of us have memories of experiences that are still affecting us today. We can allow those memories to surface, gently and easily, and love ourselves through them. We can acknowledge our fears, change our thinking and trust the Divine. Doing this, we will revitalize our present time experiences and move forward with grace.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I recognize there is One Life – the Divine Life that is everywhere present, all knowing, all powerful. It is Creator and created. It is within us right here and now.
Knowing this I declare these words for us in the first person:
I am ready and willing to open my heart and live more authentically. All that is unnecessary to my highest good and greatest joy is now released. I am open to experience my Self and all the wonders of Life. I am filled with Divine Light and Love and there is nothing to stop me from being all I can be.
I am healthy in mind, body and emotions. My health radiates throughout my financial life, my work life and my relationships. I know this for myself and for everyone I meet. We have all turned out wonderfully as delightful expressions of this One Life.
Gratefully I release these words into the Law of Mind knowing they are already so and the Truth sets us free. And so It is.
One evening the Coton came to me and wanted to be picked up. Of course I complied, and as I sat holding her, I marveled at her soft, white fur. I breathed in and closed my eyes and suddenly was 8 years old, sitting in the washroom at Ramona Convent, hugging my only toy to my chest – a white stuffed dog. This dog was the most important thing in my life at that moment. It was the only familiar thing. I had been sent away to live at a girls school and was in a place of strangers. I didn’t know anyone. I wasn’t Catholic. I was an outsider.
Memory is amazing. As I relived a moment in time that happened 52 years ago, it was like I was right there. I could feel the cold white tile floor under me, and see the bathtub cubicles. I could hear the whisper of the nun’s habit on the polished wooden floors as she came down the hallway to check on me. I could hear myself crying, and I could feel the tightness of my muscles. I could feel my fear.
Dr. Holmes writes “…. Memory is an unconscious operation of what was once a conscious thought.”
Somewhere inside the vastness of me, I am still sitting in the washroom feeling alone and afraid. I wonder where this thought is active in my life now?
Dr. Holmes also writes that by changing our thoughts we can re-mold our affairs; and that by right thinking we can bring new conditions into our lives.
I can imagine that nun saying “Everything will be all right. You’ll do fine.” Did I believe her? Could I believe her? I don’t remember. However, I knew I could do something about it now. Going into meditation, I took that lonely little girl and her precious stuffed dog, and put them on my lap. I hugged her and infused her with all the love I could. I acknowledged all she had been through already in her short life, and shared some of the wonderful things she would experience as she grew up. I told her the nun was right. We turned out wonderfully.
All of us have memories of experiences that are still affecting us today. We can allow those memories to surface, gently and easily, and love ourselves through them. We can acknowledge our fears, change our thinking and trust the Divine. Doing this, we will revitalize our present time experiences and move forward with grace.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I recognize there is One Life – the Divine Life that is everywhere present, all knowing, all powerful. It is Creator and created. It is within us right here and now.
Knowing this I declare these words for us in the first person:
I am ready and willing to open my heart and live more authentically. All that is unnecessary to my highest good and greatest joy is now released. I am open to experience my Self and all the wonders of Life. I am filled with Divine Light and Love and there is nothing to stop me from being all I can be.
I am healthy in mind, body and emotions. My health radiates throughout my financial life, my work life and my relationships. I know this for myself and for everyone I meet. We have all turned out wonderfully as delightful expressions of this One Life.
Gratefully I release these words into the Law of Mind knowing they are already so and the Truth sets us free. And so It is.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Neighborhoods
A friend who’s on Facebook wrote: “Every time I see the friend request I think of Mr. Rogers and his song: “Won't you be, won't you be, won't you be my neighbor?”
I really enjoy Facebook. It’s like a virtual front porch! I can sit on my swing, sipping my beverage of the moment, and observe the neighborhood, calling greetings and sharing stories with my neighbors. With FaceBook, I am getting to know many people at a deeper level. I’ve received so much inspiration. I have reconnected with many friends.
While I was writing this, I remembered a section of Marlo Morgan’s book “Mutant Messenger.” Marlo was on a walkabout in Australia with some aboriginal people who considered themselves to be “Real People” … and they walked in silence for hours. At the stopping points she would hear bits and pieces of conversations that seemed to have been carried on during the walk. Marlo asked one of the women how this could be, and the woman told her they communicated mentally, that they didn’t always have to talk out loud. Marlo was surprised and wondered why it was so easy for them to communicate this way, and considered difficult, even a little airy-fairy, for the western cultures. The woman told her it was because nothing was blocked by secrets. No one lied.
Facebook is making it difficult to have secrets. We’re learning to be more transparent and more accepting. We’re also learning to be more conscious of what we are saying as not only will everyone be able to read it, but we might get called on our stuff!! And that’s what good neighbours do, isn’t it - support us while we’re going through our stuff, yet gently keep us in line?
FaceBook is a microcosm of the macrocosm of the collective consciousness. The world is getting smaller. Neighborhoods are getting bigger. There are neighborhoods standing alone, and ones that overlap. There are ones I want to live in and ones I prefer not to. And it’s all good – because it’s all God. “Won't you be, won't you be, won't you be my neighbor?”
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Recognizing there is no place where God is not, I delight in living in God’s neighborhood. This Neighborhood is an infinite field of creative potentiality. I am empowered and enlivened by this neighborhood. I see my Self everywhere I turn.
I am grateful humanity is awakening to its spiritual magnificence. I am grateful to be alive in these exciting times. I am grateful to be a part of the architectural corps that is creating this new world. I choose now to be consciously aware of always telling the Truth, and living an authentic life. I choose to love my neighbors as I love my Self.
I release these words knowing they are so, and so It is.
I really enjoy Facebook. It’s like a virtual front porch! I can sit on my swing, sipping my beverage of the moment, and observe the neighborhood, calling greetings and sharing stories with my neighbors. With FaceBook, I am getting to know many people at a deeper level. I’ve received so much inspiration. I have reconnected with many friends.
While I was writing this, I remembered a section of Marlo Morgan’s book “Mutant Messenger.” Marlo was on a walkabout in Australia with some aboriginal people who considered themselves to be “Real People” … and they walked in silence for hours. At the stopping points she would hear bits and pieces of conversations that seemed to have been carried on during the walk. Marlo asked one of the women how this could be, and the woman told her they communicated mentally, that they didn’t always have to talk out loud. Marlo was surprised and wondered why it was so easy for them to communicate this way, and considered difficult, even a little airy-fairy, for the western cultures. The woman told her it was because nothing was blocked by secrets. No one lied.
Facebook is making it difficult to have secrets. We’re learning to be more transparent and more accepting. We’re also learning to be more conscious of what we are saying as not only will everyone be able to read it, but we might get called on our stuff!! And that’s what good neighbours do, isn’t it - support us while we’re going through our stuff, yet gently keep us in line?
FaceBook is a microcosm of the macrocosm of the collective consciousness. The world is getting smaller. Neighborhoods are getting bigger. There are neighborhoods standing alone, and ones that overlap. There are ones I want to live in and ones I prefer not to. And it’s all good – because it’s all God. “Won't you be, won't you be, won't you be my neighbor?”
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Recognizing there is no place where God is not, I delight in living in God’s neighborhood. This Neighborhood is an infinite field of creative potentiality. I am empowered and enlivened by this neighborhood. I see my Self everywhere I turn.
I am grateful humanity is awakening to its spiritual magnificence. I am grateful to be alive in these exciting times. I am grateful to be a part of the architectural corps that is creating this new world. I choose now to be consciously aware of always telling the Truth, and living an authentic life. I choose to love my neighbors as I love my Self.
I release these words knowing they are so, and so It is.
Friday, March 13, 2009
“These are desperate times. Challenging times. Hard times are ahead. Time to tighten your belt. It’s going to get worse before it gets better …..”
I know you’ve read and heard the same things. We’re being bombarded by the media, hearing stories of financial disasters from friends, etc.. NO! NO! NO! – this is not our Truth!! I’ve been using the Power of No a lot lately. My favourite phrase (not always said out loud) is “Not in my Reality.”
Many of these are phrases are also from spiritual teachers – usually followed by claims that buying their CD’s, books, courses etc. are the way out of the negative conditions. Stop listening!! Don’t we realize that by claiming the conditions or agreeing with them, we are perpetuating them!?!
There’s a story about Napoleon Hill, who was an advisor to President Roosevelt during the depression. The President once asked him “What should we do about this crisis?” Mr. Hill responded “Stop talking about it.” Mr. Hill helped create a Master Mind alliance in Congress. Pres. Roosevelt asked the media to let go of the stories of doom and gloom and they did. Congress, churches, schools and groups got behind the President, and began to talk about the good in the world, especially the United States. Soon the crisis was averted.
Ernest Holmes’ teachings advise us to turn away from effects, declare what it is we want, and move forward acting as if it is already so. Yes, it can be hard to turn away from what seem to be dwindling resources, especially when many are dwelling in fear, but the Truth is, we live in an abundant universe. Another favourite saying of mine: “There is always more where that came from.”
"Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around."
- Henry David Thoreau
I believe this absolutely. It is time for those of us who believe to live our beliefs. The Truth is we are living in exciting times! The old paradigms are falling away, and we are awakening to our Spiritual Magnificence! We set this in motion, and we will benefit from it. Stop looking at the effects as if they were disasters!!
Right now I am looking out my window at a sun dappled garden. Where there is shade there is still snow, however, the trees and plants have tiny leaf buds on them. The world’s financial situation could be like that snow, sticking to the shadowed places – and we are the plants growing in the Light regardless of appearances. I celebrate our growth! I celebrate our prosperity!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Lifting my consciousness above and beyond the human condition, I declare I dwell in a consciousness of world that works for all. In this world is peace, love, harmony and abundance. In this world we are aware of ourselves as spiritual beings playing in the realms of Infinite Potentiality.
Creative Principle is at work in every facet of our experience. I am motivated, empowered and inspired by Divine Intelligence within me. Nothing outside of me can prevent my growth. Nothing outside of me can prevent my conscious awareness of the Truth of my being. Today I know, without any doubts, that Life is moving through each of us creating more good all the time. I love allowing It to do so.
I rejoice in the fulfillment of our good. I celebrate our awakening to our spiritual magnificence. I honour the Presence that makes all this possible. I release these words into the Law of Mind knowing they are already so. And so it is.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Back in the 1980s, the lava flow from the southeast rift of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii poured over the magnificent Queen's Bath, destroying it entirely. Now, all you see is barren lava - except for one unusual area that stands out in the middle of the grey-black lava fields. Directly uphill from where the Queen's Bath used to be is a grove of tall palm trees and an arrangement of rocks that the Hawaiians call a Heiau (HAY'-E-OW). One cannot help but notice it because there is no way it should be there. The lava flow is over a mile wide and nothing survived except for the Heiau.
The Hawaiians tell stories about how the Kahunas intervened with Madame Pele, the Goddess of the Volcano, and she spared this sacred place where so many prayers had been infused into the rocks in the past. Like the parting of the Red Sea, the river of approaching lava split in two just a few yards above the Heiau and came back together when it had passed, missing the edges by only a few inches in places. This sacred Heiau reminds me of what we need to do nowadays while the messages from the mainstream media go through their changes. As the flow of information runs its chaotic course, most people are believing in it and are being carried away or are forced to relocate or rebuild their lives in its wake. What with unstable money supplies, property values plummeting, wars, bailouts, and sicknesses, it appears that there is no place to go to keep from being run over.
In truth, however, there are numerous places of refuge where we can retain our peace of mind in these insane times. Indeed, the consensus reality - the one that is constantly being pumped into us by the media - is but one reality out of an infinite number of realities we can choose to believe in. We can keep our attention on it, or we can put our attention on another more comfortable, fulfilling reality. Whatever we place our attention on is what we will create.
Excerpts from a newsletter of Intenders of the Highest Good
Tony Burroughs, author of The Intenders of the Highest Good, The Code and other works (see www.intenders.com), and an old and dear friend, reminded me, through this newsletter, of a great Truth. We are Heiau’s. We are places of great sacredness. Now is not the time to become immobilized by fear – it is a time to stay ‘prayed up.’ We can stand in the middle of the river and allow the chaos to flow around us, and we do NOT have to be affected by it.
It is also not a time to stand in our sacred place and look out and say “oh those poor people.” Our standing for the Truth, also lifts others up. We must know the Truth for all. We must be like the Kahunas who prayed/intended and stood strong in their Knowing.
There are some who will struggle in the rushing river and yell “Don’t be such a Pollyanna – face the facts!” I say – establish your own facts and YES - be like Pollyanna, who changed the consciousness of an entire town with her positive outlook. We are that Power Full!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is one perfect Intelligence, and It permeates the universe. It is everywhere and in everything. It is the air we are breathing. It is the beating of our hearts. It is what we see, taste, touch and smell. It is even more than this. It is – and It is all there is.
Knowing this, I now declare we are free from fear. We awaken from the mesmeriszation of the media. We are co-creating our world, attracting to us only that which is for the highest and best for us all.
Our Reality is not lack, disease or limitation of any kind. It is wholeness and holiness always, and in all ways. We stand firm in the Truth that we are creating a world that works for everyone, and it is good, very good.
I release these words, welcoming the release of fear they bring. Welcoming and grateful for being able to speak the Truth and know that It is so. And so it is.
The Hawaiians tell stories about how the Kahunas intervened with Madame Pele, the Goddess of the Volcano, and she spared this sacred place where so many prayers had been infused into the rocks in the past. Like the parting of the Red Sea, the river of approaching lava split in two just a few yards above the Heiau and came back together when it had passed, missing the edges by only a few inches in places. This sacred Heiau reminds me of what we need to do nowadays while the messages from the mainstream media go through their changes. As the flow of information runs its chaotic course, most people are believing in it and are being carried away or are forced to relocate or rebuild their lives in its wake. What with unstable money supplies, property values plummeting, wars, bailouts, and sicknesses, it appears that there is no place to go to keep from being run over.
In truth, however, there are numerous places of refuge where we can retain our peace of mind in these insane times. Indeed, the consensus reality - the one that is constantly being pumped into us by the media - is but one reality out of an infinite number of realities we can choose to believe in. We can keep our attention on it, or we can put our attention on another more comfortable, fulfilling reality. Whatever we place our attention on is what we will create.
Excerpts from a newsletter of Intenders of the Highest Good
Tony Burroughs, author of The Intenders of the Highest Good, The Code and other works (see www.intenders.com), and an old and dear friend, reminded me, through this newsletter, of a great Truth. We are Heiau’s. We are places of great sacredness. Now is not the time to become immobilized by fear – it is a time to stay ‘prayed up.’ We can stand in the middle of the river and allow the chaos to flow around us, and we do NOT have to be affected by it.
It is also not a time to stand in our sacred place and look out and say “oh those poor people.” Our standing for the Truth, also lifts others up. We must know the Truth for all. We must be like the Kahunas who prayed/intended and stood strong in their Knowing.
There are some who will struggle in the rushing river and yell “Don’t be such a Pollyanna – face the facts!” I say – establish your own facts and YES - be like Pollyanna, who changed the consciousness of an entire town with her positive outlook. We are that Power Full!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is one perfect Intelligence, and It permeates the universe. It is everywhere and in everything. It is the air we are breathing. It is the beating of our hearts. It is what we see, taste, touch and smell. It is even more than this. It is – and It is all there is.
Knowing this, I now declare we are free from fear. We awaken from the mesmeriszation of the media. We are co-creating our world, attracting to us only that which is for the highest and best for us all.
Our Reality is not lack, disease or limitation of any kind. It is wholeness and holiness always, and in all ways. We stand firm in the Truth that we are creating a world that works for everyone, and it is good, very good.
I release these words, welcoming the release of fear they bring. Welcoming and grateful for being able to speak the Truth and know that It is so. And so it is.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Love Heals
The past few days I have been experiencing a cold. Not just a cold, but a COLD. My ribs hurt from coughing, I couldn’t sleep more than an hour at a time last night because I was so congested and my head was pounding. Walking up and down my stairs felt like climbing a mountain in very thin air. What a mess!!
This morning I read this statement on Facebook:
“The use of love is to heal. When it flows without effort from the depth of the self, love creates health."
--Deepak Chopra
It reminded me of a phrase I use quite often when doing a Spiritual Mind Treatments for others:
“ Love is the greatest healing agent in the Universe.”
Why is it that I Treat so easily for others, but when it comes to me, I don’t??? I fall into the effects and then by focusing on the effects I make things worse. I know I’m not the only one that does this. Yet Love won’t let us stay in our pity parties – It constantly sends us reminders – Love Notes from the Universe. Today I choose to love my self and let Love create health.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is One Life – the Divine Energy that moves throughout the Universe. It is the Source and Substances of all there is. This Life is the Life I am living.
This Life is filled with Love and Law. Love points the way and the Law makes the way possible. I now rest in Love, welcoming the Creative Energy as It moves through me, returning me to perfect health. I declare I have health in every area of my life – my body, my finances, my self-expression and my relationships. I see Love everywhere and this is good.
I release these words into the law of Mind, knowing they are so, and so It is.
This morning I read this statement on Facebook:
“The use of love is to heal. When it flows without effort from the depth of the self, love creates health."
--Deepak Chopra
It reminded me of a phrase I use quite often when doing a Spiritual Mind Treatments for others:
“ Love is the greatest healing agent in the Universe.”
Why is it that I Treat so easily for others, but when it comes to me, I don’t??? I fall into the effects and then by focusing on the effects I make things worse. I know I’m not the only one that does this. Yet Love won’t let us stay in our pity parties – It constantly sends us reminders – Love Notes from the Universe. Today I choose to love my self and let Love create health.
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is One Life – the Divine Energy that moves throughout the Universe. It is the Source and Substances of all there is. This Life is the Life I am living.
This Life is filled with Love and Law. Love points the way and the Law makes the way possible. I now rest in Love, welcoming the Creative Energy as It moves through me, returning me to perfect health. I declare I have health in every area of my life – my body, my finances, my self-expression and my relationships. I see Love everywhere and this is good.
I release these words into the law of Mind, knowing they are so, and so It is.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Growth
Last night many of us got to attend an evening with Dr. Michael Beckwith and his wife, Rickie Byers-Beckwith. These two beautiful Spirits wove words and music together to give us an awesome experience.
Here’s one of the many things I got from their work:
Every morning ask yourself:
How can I grow today?
What can I give?
What can I celebrate along the way?
Just in case you don’t know it yet – we’re all about Growth!! Just look outside at the newly budding trees! How are you ‘budding’ in consciousness? Since it is a given that we are going to grow, we might as well acknowledge it and do it consciously!!
Dr. Michael said we are not here to get .. we are here to give! We will ‘get’ naturally by right of our consciousness. So what can you give to your world today? Your attention, your love, your compassion, your kindness, your forgiveness?
What can you celebrate along this Path of Growth and Service? Celebrate waking up!! Being alive! Having senses to experience the world with. Celebrate your accomplishments big or little. Celebrate your friends and family. Celebrate your Self! You are GodStuff!!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I recognize the Omnipotence, Omniscience and Omnipresence of The Divine. Everywhere I look, The Divine has shown up for me to see, even in my mirror.
Today I choose to walk the Path of Growth with conscious acceptance. I no longer am dragged moaning and groaning into my authentic Self. I am all I desire to be right now. I open my heart, my mind and my arms to accept my greatness!
My life now reflects my willingness to give of myself to my world. All around me I see good and more good. I feel peaceful. I experience the radiance of Life as It flows through me with ease.
I celebrate being alive. I celebrate being able to recognize my Divine Self as my real self. I am so grateful to know and experience these things. It is good, very good.
I now release these words into the Law of Mind knowing they are my Truth and the Truth sets me free. And So It Is.
Here’s one of the many things I got from their work:
Every morning ask yourself:
How can I grow today?
What can I give?
What can I celebrate along the way?
Just in case you don’t know it yet – we’re all about Growth!! Just look outside at the newly budding trees! How are you ‘budding’ in consciousness? Since it is a given that we are going to grow, we might as well acknowledge it and do it consciously!!
Dr. Michael said we are not here to get .. we are here to give! We will ‘get’ naturally by right of our consciousness. So what can you give to your world today? Your attention, your love, your compassion, your kindness, your forgiveness?
What can you celebrate along this Path of Growth and Service? Celebrate waking up!! Being alive! Having senses to experience the world with. Celebrate your accomplishments big or little. Celebrate your friends and family. Celebrate your Self! You are GodStuff!!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I recognize the Omnipotence, Omniscience and Omnipresence of The Divine. Everywhere I look, The Divine has shown up for me to see, even in my mirror.
Today I choose to walk the Path of Growth with conscious acceptance. I no longer am dragged moaning and groaning into my authentic Self. I am all I desire to be right now. I open my heart, my mind and my arms to accept my greatness!
My life now reflects my willingness to give of myself to my world. All around me I see good and more good. I feel peaceful. I experience the radiance of Life as It flows through me with ease.
I celebrate being alive. I celebrate being able to recognize my Divine Self as my real self. I am so grateful to know and experience these things. It is good, very good.
I now release these words into the Law of Mind knowing they are my Truth and the Truth sets me free. And So It Is.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Dearly Beloved,
You are My Beloved in whom I am well-pleased. Yes – YOU!!!
This weekend, while much of the western world celebrates Valentine’s Day, I’d like you to open your heart even more to Me– the Lover of your Life.
My Love is unconditional … I have no requirements for you to experience It – ‘cept one ……
Believe you are Loved.
When you can’t, I will love you anyway.
How can I not? You are my own Life …
Happy Valentine’s Day,
Love, God
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Love is a cosmic urge who’s sweep is irresistible. Love is everywhere, because Love is the Source and substance of all there is. Love is God.
Today I am ready and willing to be swept up in Love. I open my heart and let Divine Love express Itself more fully as me. I let go of all requirements I had set up for others to experience my love or for me to experience theirs. I realize that Love has no favourites, It just Loves. This is my new way of being – I just Love.
I see and experience Love in every area of my life – in my work, my finances, my health and my relationships. I see Love shining back at me when I look at my reflection in the mirror. Love is my Life.
With a grateful, love-filled heart, I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are so, And so It is.
You are My Beloved in whom I am well-pleased. Yes – YOU!!!
This weekend, while much of the western world celebrates Valentine’s Day, I’d like you to open your heart even more to Me– the Lover of your Life.
My Love is unconditional … I have no requirements for you to experience It – ‘cept one ……
Believe you are Loved.
When you can’t, I will love you anyway.
How can I not? You are my own Life …
Happy Valentine’s Day,
Love, God
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Love is a cosmic urge who’s sweep is irresistible. Love is everywhere, because Love is the Source and substance of all there is. Love is God.
Today I am ready and willing to be swept up in Love. I open my heart and let Divine Love express Itself more fully as me. I let go of all requirements I had set up for others to experience my love or for me to experience theirs. I realize that Love has no favourites, It just Loves. This is my new way of being – I just Love.
I see and experience Love in every area of my life – in my work, my finances, my health and my relationships. I see Love shining back at me when I look at my reflection in the mirror. Love is my Life.
With a grateful, love-filled heart, I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are so, And so It is.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Drop It and Leap!
Along with the sun shining, and buds appearing on the plants in my yard, there is something else brewing in me. Part of me thinks “Oh No! Spring Cleaning!” and another part is eager to get to the job. There is something so satisfying about clearing out the old and making room for the new.
So it is with our consciousness as well. Many of the world’s great thinkers, including me, are so excited about the major leap in consciousness that is occurring. The Vanguard has jumped. We see it and we feel it and we know we are all making this leap! We also know it’s a leap that can’t be made with baggage.
What kind of baggage is weighing you down? What have you been dragging around for years, or months or even days? Perhaps it’s something you haven’t had the courage to forgive, or perhaps it’s a responsibility that really isn’t yours to carry, but you’ve been carrying it. Perhaps it’s something you think you’re supposed to be doing, even though your heart is crying. Let go. The easiest way to make the leap, is to be fully in the Now.
Go ahead, drop that baggage. You aren’t doing it alone – we are leaping together, supporting each other in being authentic and free. Are you ready? Whee! What an experience!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I love playing in the fields of Infinite Potentiality. I am in awe of how Life uses me to create a world that works for all. I am ready for this work. I was born for this Work.
I celebrate the One Mind, knowing this is the Mind I am using. I choose right now to just let go of all that has been holding me back from all I am meant to be. I let go of my littleness. I now realize I am already what I’ve always wanted to be, I just thought I wasn’t. I allowed myself to buy into the old paradigm of “less than.”
This is no longer my Truth. I am a whole, complete and perfect expression of The Divine. My work no longer feels heavy, but light. I am playing in the fires of Love, joyfully expressing that aspect of The Divine that is uniquely me. Every area of my Life reflects this joy, and I am pleased.
Gratefully and humbly I acknowledge all that have gone before me, preparing my way. I am so glad I am here – it is a good time to be alive! I release these words, delighting in the Truth of them. And so it is.
So it is with our consciousness as well. Many of the world’s great thinkers, including me, are so excited about the major leap in consciousness that is occurring. The Vanguard has jumped. We see it and we feel it and we know we are all making this leap! We also know it’s a leap that can’t be made with baggage.
What kind of baggage is weighing you down? What have you been dragging around for years, or months or even days? Perhaps it’s something you haven’t had the courage to forgive, or perhaps it’s a responsibility that really isn’t yours to carry, but you’ve been carrying it. Perhaps it’s something you think you’re supposed to be doing, even though your heart is crying. Let go. The easiest way to make the leap, is to be fully in the Now.
Go ahead, drop that baggage. You aren’t doing it alone – we are leaping together, supporting each other in being authentic and free. Are you ready? Whee! What an experience!
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
I love playing in the fields of Infinite Potentiality. I am in awe of how Life uses me to create a world that works for all. I am ready for this work. I was born for this Work.
I celebrate the One Mind, knowing this is the Mind I am using. I choose right now to just let go of all that has been holding me back from all I am meant to be. I let go of my littleness. I now realize I am already what I’ve always wanted to be, I just thought I wasn’t. I allowed myself to buy into the old paradigm of “less than.”
This is no longer my Truth. I am a whole, complete and perfect expression of The Divine. My work no longer feels heavy, but light. I am playing in the fires of Love, joyfully expressing that aspect of The Divine that is uniquely me. Every area of my Life reflects this joy, and I am pleased.
Gratefully and humbly I acknowledge all that have gone before me, preparing my way. I am so glad I am here – it is a good time to be alive! I release these words, delighting in the Truth of them. And so it is.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Stand in the Light
This morning while walking the dog, I stopped to talk to a woman sitting on a bench. She kept saying how cold she was. As I walked away I noticed another bench close by which was directly in the sun, and turned back to her. “Hey,” I said, “it’s warmer over here.” She nodded, and replied “Thanks, but I’m already settled here.”
Not long after I had a phone call from a client during which I heard myself saying “You’re really arguing for your limitations!”
I then picked up the Science of Mind and opened it randomly for an “Ernest Fix” … and what did I see, but on page 411 ..”We can sit in the shade or move into the sunshine.”
Ok, Universe, I got the message! I asked myself “Where am I so settled in my stuff that I won’t move into the Light!?! And how much do I argue for my limitations?!?
These are the times for all of us to ask ourselves these questions. Regardless of what’s happening we have a choice. The awareness of these Principles gives us the tools to move beyond the chaos. Everywhere we are – God is – God in us, knows what It wants as us, and I now choose to let go of my arguments, stand in the Light and know – I absolutely know - God can be trusted!
It’s my pleasure to serve you today.
Blessings, Angelica
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is one Mind, One Intelligence that effortlessly creates all there is out of Itself. It is the Source and Substance of all things, seen and unseen. As a unique aspect of this One Mind, I am all that It is.
I am ready and willing to step into the Light and stay there. I remain on purpose with the Intelligence of the Universe. I no longer settle for what does not make me happy. I accept my responsibility in creating a world that works for everyone by using the Principles I have learned. As I choose to express more Good in my life I am blessed and bless everyone in my presence.
I rejoice in being able to see Wholeness – Holiness – everywhere I am. I am so grateful to be living in the Light. I am grateful to have the courage to move into the Light whenever I find myself in the shadows. I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are done, and so it is.
Not long after I had a phone call from a client during which I heard myself saying “You’re really arguing for your limitations!”
I then picked up the Science of Mind and opened it randomly for an “Ernest Fix” … and what did I see, but on page 411 ..”We can sit in the shade or move into the sunshine.”
Ok, Universe, I got the message! I asked myself “Where am I so settled in my stuff that I won’t move into the Light!?! And how much do I argue for my limitations?!?
These are the times for all of us to ask ourselves these questions. Regardless of what’s happening we have a choice. The awareness of these Principles gives us the tools to move beyond the chaos. Everywhere we are – God is – God in us, knows what It wants as us, and I now choose to let go of my arguments, stand in the Light and know – I absolutely know - God can be trusted!
It’s my pleasure to serve you today.
Blessings, Angelica
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
There is one Mind, One Intelligence that effortlessly creates all there is out of Itself. It is the Source and Substance of all things, seen and unseen. As a unique aspect of this One Mind, I am all that It is.
I am ready and willing to step into the Light and stay there. I remain on purpose with the Intelligence of the Universe. I no longer settle for what does not make me happy. I accept my responsibility in creating a world that works for everyone by using the Principles I have learned. As I choose to express more Good in my life I am blessed and bless everyone in my presence.
I rejoice in being able to see Wholeness – Holiness – everywhere I am. I am so grateful to be living in the Light. I am grateful to have the courage to move into the Light whenever I find myself in the shadows. I release these words into the Law of Mind, knowing they are done, and so it is.
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