Step out of the shadow

Some people have experienced horrendous situations during their childhood. In many cases, they continue to relive the memory repeatedly.

They become prisoners of the past.

As others from their past move on in life, they remain at a standstill. If they manage to move forward a step or two, the demons of their past resurface -- pulling them back.

 Their behavior towards self and others is controlled by their inner demons. The only way to survive and free oneself from such demons is to step out of the past and enter the present.

Some people are quick to say, “It is easier said than done.

 It is difficult to forget.” 

Nothing in life is unachievable.

It is not about forgetting; it is about forgiving and giving

 yourself permission to let go. 

You possess the key to the cell in which you are a prisoner.

All you need to do is give yourself permission to unlock the 

door and set yourself free.

 It is the first step.

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After that, it becomes easier to heal your inner child.

Turn the negative into a positive.

By helping yourself, you can help others who are facing or

 have faced similar experiences. 

God has chosen you to heal some of the wounds of the world.

--Alan Batten for Unity of Charlotte

 

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

Everything is just an illusion anyway

There was a time when I was so overwhelmed and distraught by conditions in my life-- over which I had no control --that I actually lost big chunks of my waking hours. 

In fact, I don’t remember days or even weeks during that time. 

My marriage was falling apart—truth be told, it was over.  I took it very hard.  I was very young and very hurt and emotionally devastated. 

I had a seven-year old to care for and because of my emotional state, wasn’t capable of caring for myself, let alone a seven-year old.

However, I didn’t think I had a choice in the matter. 

After all, there was a child depending on me.  I carried on, went into what you might call auto-pilot for the sake of my daughter, and existed in a sort of half-life for a while. 

Finally, one day, while walking to work, I heard a bird singing. 

Then I noticed flowers that were growing in gardens along the way, and realized the sun was shining and the sky was blue. 

 My sepia-tone world was transformed to Technicolor. 

 I felt like Dorothy entering the Land of Oz.  As emotionally bruised and battered as I still was, I had a rather enormous realization.  Awakening from my pain in such a beautiful way was truly a blessing.  After a time, I realized I was doubly blessed, and that sense of gratitude has stayed with me ever since.

Recently, someone reminded me of how important it is to give thanks even when you think you have nothing to give thanks for. 

 Hearing this, reminded me of a time when I did just that.  I gave thanks for awakening to life.  I was in pain and I gave thanks anyway and I continue to give thanks every day. 

It’s been 40 years since my divorce.  I’m still grateful for my awakening. 

I’m a relatively new student in The Course in Miracles, but anyone who has studied that course knows it teaches that everything is just an illusion anyway.  The only thing that’s real is love. 

Love leads to forgiveness. 

Love leads to gratitude. 

God is love and love is all there is. 

That old saying, “We’re spiritual beings having a human experience” is much easier to say than to live.

And, because I can be categorized in that statement, sometimes the going gets tough for me.  When that happens, I remind myself to keep it simple and bring it back to gratitude. 

Whatever is happening in my life I say to myself, “embrace it and be grateful anyway . . . forgive yourself and be grateful anyway. . . love yourself and be grateful anyway”.  Wake up in the morning and be grateful . . . go to sleep at night and be grateful. 

 Whatever is happening in your life right now, whether you see it as good, bad, beautiful, or ugly, love yourself, forgive yourself, and be grateful anyway.

Lesson . . . I am much stronger than I ever thought possible, and I am blessed with the awareness of all of God’s blessings.

Thank you God; thank you God; thank you God, and so it is.

---Kate Morgan for Unity of Charlotte

The sweet taste of abundance

Prosperity . . . something most of us want in abundance in our lives, but sometimes do not recognize.  Yet, it's always there ready to land in our laps, if only we remain open to it.
 Lately, I've been focusing on developing a higher prosperity consciousness.  As is usually the case, the Universe does provide.  Read on and I will tell you about it.

One morning last week, I walked to my car to find the right front tire flatter than a pancake! Naturally, I was on my way somewhere that required a timely arrival, but I stayed cool. I made a call to my son.

 My son came right over and drove me to where I needed to go.  At the end of the day, he brought me back home-- after treating me to dinner--and then changed the tire. He recommended a possible course of action for getting the tire fixed.

Not wanting to waste time, I immediately called one of the repair spots recommended. I was given the price for the repair, and told that while it was too late that day to fix it, if I brought it in before they closed it would be ready for me the next morning.   It seemed the best course of action was to take it in immediately.  So I did.
  When I arrived at the repair shop, I was asked to wait while they checked to see if the tire was, indeed, "fixable."  After only a minute or two, I was informed they would fix it right away. Having been originally told I would have to wait 'till the next day, I was delighted.  So I waited. 

 As I waited, I stood in the very large garage with 5 auto bays, all of which had enormous doors. All of which were wide open.  The day had been warm, but as I stood there a steady, fresh, cool breeze embraced my body.  It is summer in Charlotte. As we all know, this type of weather isn't the norm.  I am from Wisconsin where it is, and cool, fresh air is one of the very things I miss most in this climate.  I was in heaven.
  
Given the circumstances, I waited patiently, enjoying every minute of the soft, cool air and giving thanks for it the whole time.

When the young man repairing my tire was finished, he collected my car keys, replaced the newly repaired tire, put the spare away, and returned my keys with a smile and the words, "OK, you're good to go."  "But I haven't paid yet," I replied.  "Oh, that's OK" he said with a smile, "you're good."

The first thought that went through my mind was, "Thank you, God!" several times over.  After confirming with the young man that he did indeed mean for me to simply leave without money changing hands, I presented him with a HUGE HUG and kind words of great thanks.  I'm guessing he was about the age of my grandson.  His response to my hug was to flash me a brilliant smile, turn beet-red and say, "No problem."  He looked like I was making his day, when in my mind, he had just made mine!

If this isn't prosperity in action I don't know what is.  In a situation that some might have found worrying and upsetting, I was gifted with a positive attitude about the situation from the very first moment I saw the flat. I received generosity of assistance in the form of rides, having dinner out with my son and his family, having my car made drivable to repair, blessedly cool weather, a free tire repair and the truly sincere appreciation for my gratitude from a young man I'd never seen before.  WOW.

It's not like I really need proof, but for those who do, if this isn't proof that prosperity comes in many forms and when we least expect it, I don't know what is.

And I repeat, "Thank you God, thank you God, thank you God!"  . . . and so it is.

--Kate Morgan for Unity of Charlotte

Peace creates Oneness

 There are several dimensions to Peace. It is more than a state of mind. Peace is also more than a fantastical global agreement by egoistic leaders and wanttobes.

  

Peace is silence, tranquility, harmony and perfect right order among everything in the Cosmos.  The Creator has yearned throughout Eternity to express more of Its nature. That inevitably means expressing Itself as the Spiritual and Physical Universe. 

 

Creation is not finished yet; otherwise peace would prevail among living beings. We can dedicate our individual lives to amplifying the peace that our lives embody.

More Peace flowing through us in every direction can bring all of creation into right order.

   Peace is the power that orchestrates perfect right order throughout the entire Cosmos. Only Its intelligence is equal to that Prime Directive.

Do you agree? Peace is harmony and right order. Open up! Let yourself be an instrument of more peace! This is all we need to agree to. Whatever is required to generate that Oneness is already in action. Listen! Peace is in Action.

 Meditate and accept the reality of peace as harmony and right order throughout Creation. God’s Body and Soul continue to blend together as One. Know that more Peace is generating the peacemaking power required to blend this awesome diversity perfectly.

The rigors through which we are going can only be countered by a Peace that is more powerful than this anarchy we are experiencing around the globe.

 We must invite Peace to exercise Its Peacemaking power!! 

When we sit and practice, we know the stillness within is our spiritual destiny. We know  the peace which prevails is magnified and amplified as we permit ourselves to be instruments of peace!

Peace brings about the proper order for all creation to blend together as ONE! Peace generates ONENESS!!

 Peace is a creative power.

 Peace is blossoming forth oneness.

 Invite God to radiate through you into every direction and to re-amplify through those whose consciousness is receptive.

More instruments of peace are hearing our call to Meditate for Peace. Join us at Unity of Charlotte on Tuesdays from 7-8PM as we Meditate for world peace, local peace and peace within each of us.

Are you peaceful? Are you a peace generator?

--Lawrence Toliver for Unity of Charlotte