Thanks 365

 

We all know that this is the time of year to celebrate Thanksgiving.  But do we know that we can and should celebrate it more often? Not just annually, or monthly or weekly or even daily. We should and must give thanks for every moment in our lives.

Meister Eckhart, the 14^th Century theologian and mystic, famously said:  “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘thank you’, it will be enough.”

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude.

Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.

Thankfulness may consist merely of words.

Gratitude is shown in acts.

So when we act out of gratitude, we are indeed on a higher spiritual path.

Melody Beattie noted: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

In this season of gratitude, remember what counts. Not the feasting or the gifts, but a simple act of gratitude can go further than a whole sleigh full of goodies.

--Alan Batten for Unity of Charlotte

Be a love warrior

...from the words of Eknath Easwaren. "Not even the greatest of worldly achievements will satisfy us completely. Nothing finite can ever satisfy us. Sooner or later, all the vitality that has gone into pursuing countless goals in the outer world must flow into one huge desire to discover the divine presence within. This supreme discovery is what matters most in life. We are all born to seek the supreme truth."

"...what [is] the supreme truth...? He doesn't answer it but tells us it is everyone's job to seek it. Take a minute to think what your answer would be. You don't have to accept what others tell you because this is a personal journey. I think the sages of the past can be guides for our search because they lived the message and searched also.

I think the supreme truth is for us all to find a way to contribute love to the world and all its inhabitants and to eliminate violence by all of the residents becoming love warriors and replacing indifference, rejection,abuse, war and violence with the love of the earth and all of its inhabitants.

So search for your truth and think of it as if you are running a marathon, or are on a journey. Coming in first isn't the issue but finishing the marathon, completing the journey and finding enlightenment is.

You are more than you give yourself credit for, believe me.

To be compassionate to those who suffer is the key. So get out there and do it. Live your authentic life and the truth will become evident to you and all those who know you...."

--Bernie Siegel, Mind & Heart Matters. Excerpt from Milford-Orange Bulletin, November 13, 2013

Thinking on

 

Quote #1 is from Ralph Waldo Emerson.  He says:

"Never loose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."

 

Quote #2 - is from Ernest Holmes, and comes from his book, "The Science of Mind."  In the book he says:

"True Prayer must be 'Thy will be done' . . . It is a knowledge that the Will of God is always GOOD."

 

  Namaste

--Kate Morgan for Unity of Charlotte 

Receive Your Good

A sense of anticipation of your good is an essential part of becoming naturally prosperous.

 Nature, and yappy little dogs, abhor a vacuum.

Create a vacuum in the area you desire so the Universe can rush in and fill it. If you desire a new wardrobe, for example, simply clean out your closet. Make a bee-line to the closet and pick half of what’s hanging there to give away.

 That’s right: Give it away.

Take your clothing, shoes, accessories and other items to either the Salvation Army or Goodwill Industries. You will be providing other people with the opportunity to use your gifts. You will be tithing to them so they can accomplish what it is for them to accomplish.

 Pay it forward.

Back to your now-spacious closet. Put pictures of what kinds of clothing you would like to see hanging there, inside this space. Imagine your feelings when you can take your pick of nice new (to you) clothing.
You are now ready to receive your new wardrobe.

If you want a new car, go clean out the garage so you will have space to park it. Determine the resale price of your old car through any of a number of on-line services to get an idea of its trade-in value.

Or, you can write up the classified ad to sell it when your new car arrives. If the car is on its last legs, then plan to donate it to your local NPR, PBS station or  favorite charity so they can benefit. Finally, plan a celebratory day trip to embark upon in your brand new car the first chance you get.
You are now ready to receive your new car.

Continue this process for whatever it is that you desire.
Make room for it and the Universe will provide.

You have joined a partnership for manifesting Abundance. 

You are partners with Spirit/ God/ the Universe in collaboration to materialize your desires.

 God is the best partner you can ever have.

  His guidance about financial affairs will lead you straight to Abundance. Leave the concerns and worries to your Senior Partner. Leave the hard decisions and difficult situations to His management. His style is beneficial to all concerned. He authored the original win/win concept.

There is a famous Scriptural passage wherein God actually asks to be tested. It is the only place in the Bible where He does this.

In Malachi 3:10 (KJV) it is written “Prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”

So, has your way worked so far in your life?
Go ahead and give God’s way a try. And hang on!

You have nothing to lose except fear, pain, ill health, depression and lack.

-- Alan Batten for Unity of Charlotte