In spite of our best efforts to lean on God's guidance, we sometimes don't understand what's going on in our life. We trust, wait, pray, listen to people, listen to ourselves, and the answer still does not come.
During those times, we need to understand that we are right where we need to be, even though that place may feel awkward and uncomfortable. Our life does have purpose and direction.
We are being changed, healed, and transformed at levels deeper then we can imagine. Good things, beyond our capacity to imagine, are being prepared and brought to us. We are being led and guided.
We can become peaceful. We do not have to act in haste or urgency just to relieve our discomfort, just to get an answer. We can wait until our mind is peaceful. We can wait for clear direction. Clarity will come. The answer will come, and it will be good for us and those around us.
Today, God, help me know I am being guided into what's good about life, especially when I feel confused and without direction. Help me trust enough to wait until my mind and vision are clear and consistent. Help me know that clarity will come.
Melody Beattie
God will do It's part when we do ours. The work of resurrection is a continuous process, at work in all dimensions of time and space. Where there is lack, God's abundance is on the way. Hold on. Have faith. It's coming."
Marianne Williamson
Perhaps now is the time to sit down with yourself, and really delve into the realms of your sub-conscious desires. What do you really want out of life? Where do you want to be? Whom do you want to be with? What do you want to be doing? Are you working at a job you enjoy? Are you living where you would 'if' you had the choice? Are you sharing your time with people you love? Are you choosing do to things that fulfill your needs and desires? Or are you doing what you think you have to or 'should' do?
Marie T. Russell
If we are to experience the greater oneness with the Spirit inwardly, then we must remain open to support our connection outwardly as well. We must be willing to do unto others what God, though the Spirit, would do through us as the expression.
John Morton
All the blessings in life happen to us as they happen through us. Be the blessing, so that the blessings can increase, develop and grow. "Today, I consciously bless everyone I meet."
Mary Manin Morrissey
AA Thought for the Day / There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. but when they are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life. / 12 & 12, p. 98
Finally, the forests have provided us with tantalizing glimpses of nature's compassion; one of my favorites is an observation by the researcher Jean-Pierre Hallet. Hallet was studying elephants in the Belgian Congo when he noticed an elephant that had lost its trunk, probably through some injury. Hallet was intrigued by the animal's svelte, well-fed appearance - without a trunk, an elephant has no tool for foraging. He followed the elephant and his herd into the forest. When the group finally settled down to browse for food, the mystery was solved: as the trunkless elephant stood by, the rest of the herd industriously tore off leaves and twigs for him. One at a time they brought bundles of food, playfully competing for the right to feed him. Not one of the elephants ate until their trunkless companion had eaten his fill. / Eknath Easwaran
When were you last stopped in your tracks by a fabulous flower, magnificent rainbow or spectacular sunset? Or even the laughing face of a small child? When did you last consciously look for the awe and wonder in everyday things around you? Almost everything in nature is a miracle if we open our eyes. And our loved ones are the biggest miracles of all! But often they are the ones we lose our awe, wonder and reverence with the most.
Amanda Gore
“The child within you has what it takes to envision and manifest ANYTHING! Let your spirit soar upon wings of creation. Let your soul playfully dance. Let your inner kid out of you and give your self expression. You are a child of the universe—if you can imagine it, you can be it!”
Greg Barrette
"Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important."
Stephen Covey
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
Lao-Tzu
During those times, we need to understand that we are right where we need to be, even though that place may feel awkward and uncomfortable. Our life does have purpose and direction.
We are being changed, healed, and transformed at levels deeper then we can imagine. Good things, beyond our capacity to imagine, are being prepared and brought to us. We are being led and guided.
We can become peaceful. We do not have to act in haste or urgency just to relieve our discomfort, just to get an answer. We can wait until our mind is peaceful. We can wait for clear direction. Clarity will come. The answer will come, and it will be good for us and those around us.
Today, God, help me know I am being guided into what's good about life, especially when I feel confused and without direction. Help me trust enough to wait until my mind and vision are clear and consistent. Help me know that clarity will come.
Melody Beattie
God will do It's part when we do ours. The work of resurrection is a continuous process, at work in all dimensions of time and space. Where there is lack, God's abundance is on the way. Hold on. Have faith. It's coming."
Marianne Williamson
Perhaps now is the time to sit down with yourself, and really delve into the realms of your sub-conscious desires. What do you really want out of life? Where do you want to be? Whom do you want to be with? What do you want to be doing? Are you working at a job you enjoy? Are you living where you would 'if' you had the choice? Are you sharing your time with people you love? Are you choosing do to things that fulfill your needs and desires? Or are you doing what you think you have to or 'should' do?
Marie T. Russell
If we are to experience the greater oneness with the Spirit inwardly, then we must remain open to support our connection outwardly as well. We must be willing to do unto others what God, though the Spirit, would do through us as the expression.
John Morton
All the blessings in life happen to us as they happen through us. Be the blessing, so that the blessings can increase, develop and grow. "Today, I consciously bless everyone I meet."
Mary Manin Morrissey
AA Thought for the Day / There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. but when they are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life. / 12 & 12, p. 98
Finally, the forests have provided us with tantalizing glimpses of nature's compassion; one of my favorites is an observation by the researcher Jean-Pierre Hallet. Hallet was studying elephants in the Belgian Congo when he noticed an elephant that had lost its trunk, probably through some injury. Hallet was intrigued by the animal's svelte, well-fed appearance - without a trunk, an elephant has no tool for foraging. He followed the elephant and his herd into the forest. When the group finally settled down to browse for food, the mystery was solved: as the trunkless elephant stood by, the rest of the herd industriously tore off leaves and twigs for him. One at a time they brought bundles of food, playfully competing for the right to feed him. Not one of the elephants ate until their trunkless companion had eaten his fill. / Eknath Easwaran
When were you last stopped in your tracks by a fabulous flower, magnificent rainbow or spectacular sunset? Or even the laughing face of a small child? When did you last consciously look for the awe and wonder in everyday things around you? Almost everything in nature is a miracle if we open our eyes. And our loved ones are the biggest miracles of all! But often they are the ones we lose our awe, wonder and reverence with the most.
Amanda Gore
“The child within you has what it takes to envision and manifest ANYTHING! Let your spirit soar upon wings of creation. Let your soul playfully dance. Let your inner kid out of you and give your self expression. You are a child of the universe—if you can imagine it, you can be it!”
Greg Barrette
"Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important."
Stephen Covey
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
Lao-Tzu
Photo; Your Lake Sunset - Lake Quettico Park, Canada
2 comments:
Marie T. Russell
I like what she said. These are the things I ask myself.
AS well as other questions. I also believe that I am always where I need to be.
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
Lao-Tzu
HA HA so true yet funny!
So much of what we bring into our lives, is what we have drawn . The key is to be focused and aware.
My child within plays a lot outside.
Thank you for my snips!
Love and light to you, Jimmy James!
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