I want to talk with you about love…The Beatles said….all you need is love…Leo Buscaglia taught the first university class on love…… Dr. Gerald Jampolsky said “Love is letting go of fear.”…… You can find the most famous definition of love in Corinthians in the new testament. Everybody makes jokes about love……. So I ‘d […]
What would happen if you gave up complaining? Before you can answer this question, you first need to become aware of this pattern of thinking. Here’s a few examples: Neighbor: “Why does he always park his truck there?” Other drivers: “I can’t believe he’s going that slow. Merge means speed up and jump in.” […]
Do you ever feel down? Does gloom sometimes rest in your heart? Hover over your head? At times like this, remember these words by Martha Smock: “You are meant to be alive and enthusiastic. You are meant to press forward eagerly. You are meant to grow and unfold spiritually, as well as to be […]
I fast from error thinking. I feast on faith and hope. I suggest that you forget about giving up beer or quilting or dancing or gum or soda or tobacco or chocolate or wine. Even if you are making a sacrifice by giving up something, you are not affecting your state of mind in […]
I fast from distraction. I feast on being fully present. How many mobile devices do you own? One? Two? Three? How many mobile devices do your children own? Have you ever been talking to your husband, son, brother, best friend, and suddenly realized that person’s face is buried in some device? This is […]
I fast from doubt. I feast on confidence! Where does doubt come from? It derives primarily from our comparing ourselves to others and deciding we are inadequate. Not tall enough. Not pretty enough. Not rich enough. Not strong enough. Not smart enough. Not from the right neighborhood, the right race, the right state, the […]
Affirmation for today: “I fast from fear. I feast on courage.” I agree that this is a hard one, so let’s take it slowly. It seems that I am asking you to just let go of your fear, your uneasiness, your worry. And you are thinking, “If I could let go of my fears, […]
What if you “liked” everything about your life? Sorry, I realize that’s too much to ask. Let me rephrase it. What if you “accepted” everything about your life? Let’s go back a little further in this thought process. You do understand that thoughts are things and they take up space in your mind, right? And […]
Charles Fillmore, co-founder of Unity, writes in KEEP A TRUE LENT, Lesson #1: “I deny out of consciousness old error thoughts as if I were gently sweeping away cobwebs, and I affirm positively and fearlessly that I am a child of God and that my inheritance is from Him.” This decision is the beginning of […]
Every year in late February or early March, the Lenten season begins. It is, or can be, a marvelous experience in self-improvement. In a way, Lent is coincidental with spring, the season of new growth in nature. The trees and flowers are not content with the blooms of last year. And if we are in […]