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Forgiving for our own sake…

The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.Catherine Ponder

Yesterday I mentioned that you can light the candle of love (to remove fear) inside your heart and gain direct access to an endless flow of love from the Universal Source. The ‘how of it’ is done by simply being in a state of forgiveness.

  • Forgive yourself: At the deepest level as well as for the trifles of life.
  • Forgive all: Forgive all those who have wronged you; even those who irritate you and especially those who you resent.

When you do that you open a spiritual channel (even a physical one) where you’re now able to receive actual love from the Divine Source. Try the following specifically:

Sit and try one of the Stillness techniques. Then connect with God (Universal Mind) via prayer. If you don’t believe in a personal God then simply sit after this stillness practice; now start forgiving. As you forgive you’ll feel a corresponding lightness in your body, especially around your heart. This, over time, will allow joy to surge inside you. You will be healed of many physical and psychological ailments.  Repeat daily.

Forgiveness opens you up to receive love, which heals, at the deepest levels. To go all the way, there’s another step, tell you about it tomorrow!

Recommendation: In Every Heartbeat

In Every Heartbeat, Lessons from "A Course in Miracles"

The antidote to fear…

Fear and love can never be experienced at the same time. It is always our choice as to which of these emotions we want.Gerald Jampolsky

The emotions of fear and love, cannot at any given moment be felt simultaneously. Which means one simple thing: When you feel fear, or when you want to get rid of fear you ought to somehow experience love.

How do you do that? Just like other habits that we form, living in fear or dwelling in negative thoughts can be a debilitating habit. The opposite is true too. Form the habit of being happy, positive and appreciate all that you have including your loved ones.

Love also flows freely from the fountain that is inside you, the Universal Mind or God. Tomorrow I’ll share a basic step anyone can take to start feeling that love very readily!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power

True empathy…

Empathy is full presence to what’s alive in the other person at this moment.John Cunningham

This is about the best advice I’ve come across when it comes to building better relationships with one and all!

Think about it, your full attention on the other person, totally connected to the very heart and soul of this individual. What would be the world-wide result if we all did this even once a day? There are 3 components mentioned:

  1. Full Presence: We’re listening and present at all levels.
  2. Alive: We seek that which is beautiful and magnificent in the other.
  3. This moment: It all occurs in the eternal Now.

Imagine the sheer power of this one exercise on all aspects of our lives!

Recommendation: Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition

Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life

All we need is love…

The general thing to remember is that politicians need love.Dick Simpson

So do we. Everyone needs love and needs to be appreciated. We live our entire lives seeking love, adoration and appreciation from our lovers, parents, siblings, teachers and friends. Once examined we realize that this quest for love is the driving force in our lives and underlies all ambitions.

What does this mean to you?

What happens when we recognize this need in every person (including family) we meet, daily?

Recommendation: Love: What Life Is All About

Love: What Life Is All About

A Great Wind bears you!

Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while a great wind is bearing me across the sky.Ojibway saying

When ever you’re sad, feel the blues and otherwise don’t know what depresses you, a bit of stillness might be in order. In that stillness remind yourself that being alive is proof that the ‘great wind’, the might Spirit, the cause of all causes supports us and is with us. The stillness allows us to connect to that which is.

Take comfort in the fact that you really do matter and that another day will yet dawn.

Recommendation:

God Is Closer Than You Think: This Can Be the Greatest Moment of Your Life Because This Moment Is the Place Where You Can Meet God

Living a quality day…

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Goethe said this and what he refers to is living a life of quality. A life of quality is one in which we appreciate Beauty in thought and form. It’s a life where we acknowledge and accept Truth in any form that we behold it. And it’s a life where Goodness in action and being is considered the only way to live.

Attention to Truth, Beauty & Goodness can help sculpt a life well lived, a life that’s fulfilling at the deepest level, one that is full of Love and its expression.

Recommendation: The Art of Being

Extinguish fear with love…

Fear is a darkroom where negatives developUsman B. Asif

Our biggest inhibitor is fear. When fear is present love cannot exist. When love doesn’t exist our connection to ‘that which underlies all’ cannot exist. That creates a vicious cycle. The more we fear or focus on fear, the more fearful we become. Instead focus on creating the virtuous cycle of love, here’s how it begins.

It begins with our attitude toward ourselves and the world. We must accept ourselves; in other words love our selves. That allows us to have a positive outlook toward other people, the world and even God. In turn positive energy and circumstances begin to flow into our life experience. That builds and sustains the ‘lovely’ cycle.

Love instead, when fear tries to take a hold of you!

Recommendation: Love: What Life Is All About by Leo F. Buscaglia