Tuesday, April 29, 2014

I lit a candle for you

"I lit a candle for you. I wanted you to feel its warmth, see its glow, and love its rhythm. I wanted you to have it for those moments when it's hard to see, when dreams fade, and when the night is too dark. I wanted you to have it because everyone needs a candle that has been lit with kindness and compassion. Everyone needs to see the flame of love and light. Everyone needs this more than they need a lot of the things they think the need.
Do everything with love. Love by itself does nothing, love is a fire in the soul. It is fuel for the living. Love is the unseen master that bathes a kiss and consummates a smile, it is the sparkle in your eyes and the rhythm of  your heart. Every thought is a tool designed for serving love. Every fiber of your body lives to serve love. Love's fire thrives with every loving action. Do not wait for love to build a bridge, end a war, or feed a hungry child, Your course of action bathed in love, can do all of this and more. If you think you are here to serve another master, you are mistaken. Don't allow your heart and eyes to close themselves to love. Love's fire has not gone out; it will always burn. Open your eyes and trust your heart. You are love's beloved servant."

--Copied from April 2014 Science of Mind Magazine, page 52.  Written by Bob Luckin

Thursday, April 10, 2014

If you look to others....




I am famous for being the quintessential pack-rat.  I never know what I will find when I start clearing out my desk.
The other day, I came across this quote from Lao Tzu, a 6th Century B.C. philosopher.  

“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled.  If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself.  Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.   When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”

The writings of Lao Tzu are attributed to Taoism, but that quote sounds a lot like a lesson in prosperity to me.

After all, it is when we look within that we find peace and happiness.
Spirit dwells within. 
Power dwells within.
Love dwells within.
Forgiveness dwells within.

 These things are true prosperity.  Lao Tzu is absolutely correct when he says, “When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”  . . . and then, with great gratitude remember to say, “thank you” to the Universe.
Just a thought.
                               
Namaste.

--Kay Morgan for Unity of Charlotte

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Do I accept an overflowing cup?

...the biggest question in life is,
How much good can you accept?

 

Good is flowing to you every day.
  
How much of it you experience depends on how much of it you can accept.

And how much of it you can accept depends
upon how 'worthy' you believe that you are.

God, of course, knows the answer to this.

You are worthy of all the good in the Universe.

How about you?

Do you believe that?

---Neale Donald Walsch