Good morning and welcome!

This morning upon regaining conciousness to this world, i could hear instruction, but i did not focus and now i can't remember what I heard.  i love hearing that instruction.  i know it is from the universe (God). i love even the "space" where i hear it. It is like being in a swimming pool, sounds from the waking world are not clearly audible, and thoughts are like objects floating around...but the instruction is so clear and so practical.

my life is a mystery. i call it a journey but it is also a mystery.  i go through life never being sure about any thing except that i am here.

upon awakening from sleep...it is best for me to be still and hear God.  If i miss that opportunity I have to look for "answers" from the universe through others and through "signs" and although I am sure they are all around me, I have to discern them.  

it is "day 11" of the new year...i still have not created time in my schedule of living for meditation.

i will.

warm waves of universal love and light,

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Good morning and welcome!

Honesty...can be tough, but it shouldn't have to be.  Last week I was part of a serious "post" discussion. (None of those listed on my site, so far the groups I belong to have been safe!) I found the group through a featured request for support on the "Community" page of beliefnet. In hindsight I now realize that the group might be a support group.  I didn't recognize it because I was responding to an individual question from one person in the group.

 Someone asked a serious question about themselves.  They wanted help. The group of people posting was very supportive and gave their responses, I also answered. I shared my perspective, but I tried to lighten up the "weight" by discarding the labeling aspect of their request for a "self diagnosis."  It is my opinion that labels  (positive or negative) give weight to the person they are applied to.  I try to abandon labels in my life.  For example, while I try to be a good person, I know that i cannot accept the label of good because I also do "bad" things.  (Like eat meat!  I am sure chickens wouldn't like me if they knew I ate them.)

 Other labels, like stupid, foolish, smart, bright have an emotional effect that can be distracting. 

The point of my post was, you know what the problem is...be careful AND address it.  Don't add to the problem by making it emotionally bigger than what it is.   

One person responded "mockingly" including incorporating my comments in their post.  I don't believe the person that posted intended to be directly insulting toward me, but "mocked" my post because I insisted on "discarding" the label.  I have been offended by that post, (oh-oh..that demonstrates more of my imperfection!)  I won't be posting in that group anymore!  I know it's good to present all sides.. but not to address each other's opinions by way of picking each other apart.  We are each one piece of the whole. I only have my piece of the answer!

On the high note, the group and their responses in empathy to the original post demonstrated the warmth of the many people who visit the beliefnet community. Another good outcome is that I will continue to respond to invitations to answer questions from my perspective but I will not comment on the post of another unless I agree with it.   It is nice to be here on such a progressive internet community.

Back to my happy (and safe) place...my quest for the understanding of the process of miracles and recognizing God in others.  That takes practice, not because I can't see it, but because I forget to look!  Okay...see God in each other, in as much as ye have done unto the....

 warm waves of universal love and light!  May we all experience the healing we need.

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There is a famous poem.  Footsteps. From what I remember, Footsteps is a prayer of gratitude and speaks of someone walking through their life, with Jesus walking beside them as support.  The poem acknowledges two sets of footprints as the evidence, but at some point there is only one set.  At that time the prayer asks where the support was.  The answer:  There was only one set because Jesus was carrying the walker.

The poem is often accompanied with a picture of footsteps on a sandy shore.  Recently I posted to a site where someone shared their challenges or rather what must have felt like their trials and tribulations.  After posting the "footsteps" poem came to mind complete with the picture.  I was reminded that we each have to keep walking on our journey.  Stopping will never get us there and we have to have faith that God, the universal creator will carry us through. We get tired...physically, mentally and emotionally... there are ways to "refresh"  but many of us don't know them.  Instead, we pray. There are spiritual practices that also help and inspire us. 

There is a wonderful practice that serves me well.  That practice which is the action I am speaking about is a rule that I've learned about but wasn't really taught by people.

 The rule is:  give/share the "extra" that you have for the right reasons, God will provide. Sometimes, when I see a need and I meet it for someone else with what seems to be my "extra" I get worried, but jut when I need my "extra" back....it is provided. 

We all worry about how our basic needs will be met.  I have worried about them all my life, however they have been met. Basic needs are nutritional food, good quality shelter and adequate clothing.  These basic needs (and more) drive our economy together. Since we have created the type of economy that weaves our lives together in a sort of economic fabric, sharing and giving is part of it. The rule that I have observed is that when I share/give to those I come in contact even to the last...my supply is replenished. 

This practice and the resulting experience has already happened three times this year and it is just the 9th day.  I think it is one of the 'laws" of supply and demand at work, that I am fortunate enough to be able to see working.  This practice requires faith, I don't want to share my "extra" I might need it, but when I do, it always comes back in time when I do need it!

Now its off to the world of work and trade and human interaction! May I see and respect God in each person I see today! I bow to God who is omnipotent and within his creation. 

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warm waves of universal love and light!

Good morning and welcome!

 Love that broad word that expresses itself in affection.....like the blossoming of flowers love is wonderful and love can take you on a path that you don't want to walk.  so what is it? 

For God so loved the world...

Mother sacrifices everything for her child,

couples long to "be" with each other...

what a force....why a force....

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Good morning and welcome!

 I woke up fatigued, not much rest although I took a sleeping aid!  I gave someone advice yesterday, and I am going to take it.  I am going to do my part, do my work and pray along the way. I am also going to bring good will and cheer to those I encounter.  I will take time to connect meet with God in them.

 warm waves of love and light to all...may we be productive 

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