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Be the Hero of Your Life. The Art of Successful Failure. View from the West Hill. Hope is where the prison of guilt and shame faces forgiveness and living amends, and where the burden of bitterness and entitlement transforms into helpfulness and humility. In active recovery, we hope to become willing, open-minded and honest. We hope to relinquish cravings and compulsions, self-destructiveness and sabotage.
We hope to surrender character defects and defense mechanisms. We hope for healing and understanding. We hope to become productive members of society. We hope to practice spiritual principles and transform problems into solutions, and pain into learning and growth. We hope to reclaim our soul and our God and hold them precious in our hearts. We hope to cultivate daily conscious contact with our Higher Power and follow divine will. We hope to serve others with gratitude and joy. We hope to be no less than all that we were created to be.
God does meet our needs and encourages us to rest and reflect upon this knowing. God guides us toward our soul purpose when we are willing. Loss and death are not evil, because things of this earth are temporal, while things of Heaven are eternal. When we face our enemies, whether internal or external , God wishes to remind us that we are spiritual beings, filled with His abundant love.
When we remember this, there is goodness and mercy in every day and we are eternally blessed. Hope constantly gives and is constantly full. Hope is not bound to time, space, distance or any other conditions, for it resides in the soul. Hope bypasses conscious thought and sings straight from the source. We all have this source within us. Let us all celebrate and demonstrate hope today.
Posted by Mary Cook at 7: Our earliest experiences with nourishment have a significant effect on our desire to live and ability to thrive in life. How we are fed as infants and children stimulates blissful or stressful feelings. How long we must wait to be fed, following hunger pains, and to what degree we absorb, digest and make use of necessary nutrients, are important factors in our sense of safety and comfort. The emotional and mental aspects of eating are of vital significance to overall health. Children readily absorb the mental and emotional energies of the people who feed them and live with them.
Feelings of anxiety, apathy, depression, fear, haste, pressure, or resentment, interfere with healthy nourishment.
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The earliest natural highs are seen in babies who have just been lovingly fed. When the person feeding the infant tenderly holds the baby, is focused in the present moment, feels grateful and loving, and realizes their deeper spiritual relationship, the satiated infant enters a state of pure bliss. This is the real meaning of comfort food, when body, mind, heart and soul are clearly seen and nourished.
In adulthood, we typically try in vain to find this state. We may seek it through alcohol and other drugs, food, sex, cigarettes and countless other compulsions. We fail to find authentic benefits because the focus is solely on hedonistic pleasure. In contrast, natural euphoria is stimulated by positive alignment of body, mind and spirit.
It is not the external substance or gratification alone, but a holistic experience that awakens spiritual consciousness. It is the inner feeling of divine love and unity that must be aroused, not just the pursuit of or attachment to a loved one. Most of us have a memory of looking forward to a favorite meal in a beautiful setting, then losing our appetite due to an event provoking emotional distress. If we eat under these circumstances, we fail to enjoy it, and our bodies have difficulty absorbing, digesting and using the nutrients provided.
Additionally, if we are acutely depressed and either unable to eat or overeating, a calm, compassionate conversation with an understanding person can help us resume a normal appetite. The tradition of saying grace prior to meals, gives us the opportunity to prepare ourselves to accept and appreciate what we have to give and receive. It allows us time to release negative energies, whether physical tensions, or stressful thoughts or emotions.
We can express gratitude to God for all of our blessings. It is wise to consider what we bring to our tables. Eating fresh, wholesome foods in clean, pleasant surroundings is nourishing. Yet greater comfort comes from the joyous and peaceful fellowship with our Higher Power, family, friends and the world in which we reside. When we gratefully reflect upon the bounty of the earth and the privilege of our interdependent relationships, our interactions will be mutually beneficial. How well we serve one another and take precious care of who we truly are, vastly affects our conscious awareness of divine presence.
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We must clear space within us and in our lives, in order to fully receive what Heaven and earth offer. We cannot come to the banquet with stuffed bellies. We cannot receive blessings when our hearts are full of fear.
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We cannot raise our consciousness with willful, self-centered minds. We cannot be healthy if our spirit is forgotten, in the busyness of living. Pain signifies something within us either desiring healing or spiritual development. It is up to us as adults to respond to stress with peaceful, positive solutions. Each day we are invited to a banquet of life. Let us gather fragrant flowers and sweet thoughts for one another. Let us provide nourishing foods and loving embraces. Let us listen to the birds sing, and to the whispers of our souls.
Let us give back to our planet and to plants and animals for all that they give to us. Let us rediscover what feeds our bodies, minds and spirits, and celebrate and fulfill our sacred trusts with each other. In these ways we rekindle an intrinsic state of bliss that was created within us. Posted by Mary Cook at 3: We are the healthiest when we are in a continuous flow of giving and receiving. Unselfish giving is our true nature, and this consciously connects us with the divine, which is always giving. Acknowledging all of the goodness that we have inside of ourselves, and perceiving goodness in others, fosters feelings of fellowship and unity rather than adversity and separation.
This deeper perception of life generates positive energy for all aspects of our journey, and reinforces feelings of fulfillment irregardless of outward circumstances. Abundant blessings and lessons visit us in daily life to tempt us toward growth and enlightenment.
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When we are relaxed and open, we are more likely to notice the messages of the present moment and meet them with fresh, creative energy. Inspiration is remembering the spirit within us and others. We are a creation, and we are meant to receive, create and give from the eternal source of love. Being open to life means that we have the faith to make positive use of all that life gives us. Increasing our capacity to give is the most worthwhile practice in our personal development.
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The best gifts come from the pure and simple goodness of our heart. Whether loved ones or strangers, we can give compassion, kindness, sincerity and sensitivity. We can cultivate deeper value for all that is given to us, from our own body, mind and spirit, as well as from our environment and others on this earth. As we mature in our practice of giving, we develop greater discernment for the gifts that best match specific situations and people. Sometimes the perfect gift is listening, and sometimes it is active assistance. We might give patience or encouragement, a playful or a peaceful response depending on circumstances.
Some people need a prayer and others a warm embrace. We can give hope or humor, a tender touch or an open mind. We have gifts of clarity and curiosity, attention and appreciation to give. Giving joy, respect, smiles and love opens and enriches hearts. Acceptance, understanding and forgiveness are healing gifts for both the giver and receiver. We also give to others through our example. Those who see us, interact with us, or know us, receive the energy of our thoughts and feelings, as well as outward behavior and communication.
And where there is discrepancy, the inner energies dominate over the outer. We can develop regular practices of nurturing, valuing and protecting the earth and the plants and animals that live here. Cultivating a relationship of caring, considerate stewardship for our environment, promotes peace and goodwill, for a planet that gives so freely of its resources for our survival. The earth and all of its elements and inhabitants are interconnected into a huge web of life. Every aspect affects the whole.
How we treat the vulnerable, damaged, disowned and impoverished beings and aspects of life, either strengthens or diminishes our personal and global goodness. Witholding what was created within us to give, produces tension and discord. Being gracious and generous in our offerings to life generates ease and harmony. There is no higher calling than to be of service.
Whatever we give, carries the energy of our motivation, and the level of our integrity and spiritual development. When we give solely from a sense of duty or obligation, or to feel superior, or control or receive something from others, we are offering our own defects of character rather than goodness.
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To illustrate this from a different metaphor, if we listen to a musician playing mechanically, or with feelings of arrogance, or focussed on winning a prize or controlling someone, we do not feel elevated listening to this gift of music. Alternatively, when we listen to a musician absorbed and uplifted by the passionate joy of each note of the melody, we accompany the player into this higher state of glory and goodness.
We join together in true giving. We remain apart and empty when we are selfish. We are meant to play and share the music of life from our heart and soul. We are meant to remember and rekindle goodness and extend a sense of heartfelt hospitality to the earth and its inhabitants. More editions of Grace Lost and Found: From Addictions and Compulsions to Satisfaction and Serenity:. More editions of Holiday Writes: More editions of In My Mind's Eye:. More editions of Solving Life Problems: Occupational Knowledge Level One:.
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