Daily reprieve.
I am reminded how I am granted a daily reprieve from my alcoholism when I live out a spiritual lifestyle. I have taken the liberty of expanding this to all of my less than pleasant beliefs, thoughts, feelings, actions and reactions. Today I choose to set the intentions of entering every experience with compassion, humility, […]
Independence through dependence
I am reminded how my dependence on the power that is God gives me greater independence. Much like electricity flowing into my home, it is always available, I need only to allow the Spirit to flow through me. I discovered how my ego was blocking the flow of the Love that is God and making […]
Give freely
I am reminded how my spiritual path is one of service to others. I am to give freely of my time and talents in order to continue my spiritual growth. I am not always the best at this practice, somedays I choose to be left alone, in my linai watching the woodland creatures in my […]
Equal
I am reminded how we are all equal, not the same, but still equal. I remember how I believed others were above me and more people were below me. I didn’t mean it as a disrespectful thing just as a fact of the human condition. Fortunately, I discovered I was wrong. Throughout my career I […]
Trust
I am reminded this morning how I have always trusted some definition of God or some power greater than me. When I don’t have the conscious awareness of the Divine Spirit, I can trust that I am still connected to that power. Much like a series of light bulbs, when one in the series goes […]
Peace and conciliation
I am reminded this morning how simple thoughts of appreciation can bring such an alteration of mind that it changes my perception of the world around me. I have started the practice of being grateful for was does happen as opposed to fearful of what could have happened. As an example, the other day I […]
Stop jumping back in
I am reminded how I get to move upward after I have been saved from my own limiting beliefs and destructive behaviors. For many years I would drink, act out in negative ways, and then feel sorry for a while. Once I thought I was forgiven, and everything was once again right with the world […]
Overcoming
I am reminded how we are offered all we need to overcome what we judge as evil or wrong. To overcome evil does not mean we irradicate it, it means we learn from it and allow ourselves the gift of change. Much like our emotions, once we stop fearing it the evil is transformed into […]
Just as important
Humility is just as important in our good days as it is in our difficult days. I have discovered how I used to become what I called humble anytime I got in trouble for anything. As it turns out I was living in humiliation not humility. One involves thinking less of yourself the other involves […]
Victorious life.
I am reminded how the victorious life is achieved through Grace. Grace is achieved through allowing forgiveness of self and others. Forgiveness only happens after I found out how my beliefs, thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions were causing all my problems. I felt the pain of my transformation. I humbled myself in front of the […]
