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Who Was The Peace Pilgrim?

The body, mind and emotions are instruments which can be used by either the self-centered nature or the God-centered nature.  – The Peace Pilgrim

a role model

In my early years of enquiry into the spiritual life Mildred Lisette Norman Ryder was a major influence. She’s more popularly known as The Peace Pilgrim. Her story is an amazing one. Her life was the message, a message of finding inner peace and spreading it via contact with others. She walked, literally hiked, all over the United States for 28 years of her life, walking the talk instead of just talking about it! You may download or order a printed copy of her inspiring book here.

her message

Her central message is that we must be genuinely peaceful first and then that peace can be a beacon for others.

This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.The Peace Pilgrim

She speaks about 4 Preparations, 4 Purifications and 4 Relinquishments in order to achieve a peace beyond understanding… More here or in her book!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM peaceful by nature!

Recommendation: Peace Pilgrim by Peace Pilgrim

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How To Unfold…

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.  – Oscar Wilde

we hide

We hide behind a façade that’s manufactured by us and over time lose sight of how we were born. We are more concerned about how we appear to others. We don’t want to be hurt and certainly we don’t want to be exposed.

our essence

We are a unique expression of Universal Intelligence. We do have many rough edges, nevertheless we must expose our nature to the outside world. We must let go and thus experience our gifts to the world and to us. A child is more herself compared to how she’ll eventually grow up to be. We must be child-like. That’s a secret to happiness.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM expressing my inner child!

Recommendation: Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken… by Mike Robbins

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How To Be Happy?

Be happy, for your only function here is happiness.  – A Course in Miracles (ACIM)

why

Why are we not happy? Let’s watch our thoughts and determine what takes us away from happiness, now. Worries about the future? Regrets of the past? Low self-esteem? Lack of fulfillment? All of the above?

our job

God is pure joy. We are his children. We deserve to be joyful. That’s our job and it sure is our destiny. So?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my pure joy!

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

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Why Love?

It is Love that holds everything together, and it is the everything also.  – Rumi (the untold story)

love

It’s hard to fathom why we exist and God’s part in everything. Apparently love plays a huge part. Also it seems that God’s very essence and his motivation is love. What does this mean for us mere mortals?

god’s kids

We’re not merely mortals. We’re God’s children. Our spiritual essence is of God. Our very underpinning therefore is love. If we were to focus on love, on being love and practicing love then we’re probably on the right path!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM love…

Recommendation:

The Essential Rumi, New Expanded EditionA Year with Rumi: Daily ReadingsKindle Paperwhite, 6

How To Feel More Esteemed!

You are the only one that can deem yourself worthy or unworthy.  – Abraham

god’s children

We’re God’s kids so only the finest of outcomes is in store for us. We do play a huge part in co-creating our lives and its circumstances. If we think and act in accordance with natural law then we will live a very satisfying and fulfilling life.

unworthy?

We disallow universal energy from flowing through us when we think we’re unworthy. Only we can love self or not. When we dislike self we’re inhibiting creative energy from flowing through us. Let’s release these blocks by loving self and others. Let’s love, serve and be happy!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM loving life!

Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks

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Why You’ve Made it!

You are now, officially, the person you once dreamed you’d become.  – The Universe

look back

Let’s look back and think about the life we had aspired to live. Where do we find ourselves? What part did our thinking and beliefs play?

it’s official

Everything we’ve thought, dreamed, believed and done has led us to where we are today. We couldn’t have landed anywhere else. What do we dream of becoming next?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM trusting Life.

Recommendation: Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

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