O Father, when I was blind I found not a door that led to Thee. Thou hast healed my eyes; now I discover doors everywhere: the hearts of flowers, the voices of friendship, memories of lovely experiences. Each gust of my prayer opens a new entrance to the vast temple of Thy presence.
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Are you doing the right thing? Let's ask that question again in another 25 years. By then, you will have gained just about enough perspective to know. Until then, well there's simply no way of telling! So you may as well stop worrying. Either it's the right thing or it isn't. If it really isn't, events and circumstances will make that clear. Meanwhile you receive a signal so strong that you cannot possibly doubt it, work on the assumption that all is as it should be. You are doing your best to be sensitive and wise.
Close your eyes. What do you see? Now, open them again. Hang on a moment. How were you able to read that last instruction if you had your eyes shut? You have stretched the rules, haven't you? You have chosen to do what you think is best, regardless of the instruction you have been given. Good. As you have done here, so you should do with any command issued by an apparent authority. Wherever you are being told something by someone who cannot hear you, it's time to ensure that your voice is hear
Now time brings the discovery that you are not alone in your desire to sort out a difficult problem. You have friends in unlikely places. You may not agree with these people about everything - but in one key area, at least, you have a common goal. You won't find this out though, unless you embark on a process of communication. You don't just need to listen to what's being said, you need to ask questions so that you can make sure something actually gets said. Be candid and clear, and you will make great progress.
It is just that sometimes, from the way we talk about the past and the amount of time we spend analysing it, Our actions are almost reaction of past experiences. Should you intervene or leave well alone? Though many choices demand careful consideration, they all touch upon this fundamental dilemma. In making a contribution, we effectively compromise our ability to stay separate from the situation. When we belong to a 'side', even if we might have been seen as neutral. You have to ask how much a situation means to you and what will be the cost of maintaining an air of indifference? And what will be the psychological cost? That question should soon answer itself
Once bitten, twice shy.' That's what we say when we want to explain our reasons for keeping a distance from particular people and situations. If we had a negative experience, we really don't want to repeat it. If we just blithely wandered back into the same troublesome territory, wouldn't we be extremely foolish? Yet might we not be sillier still if we were to put up a psychological barrier on the basis of flimsy justification and thus miss an exceptional opportunity? Be more open to a positive possibility. Every moment has the potential to be magical. Indeed, there are some who say, that if so much as a single moment passes without bestowing an experience of magic, this can only be because its passing is not being properly noticed. How many magical moments do you need to make this a weekend of wonder? Just one will do the trick! If we assume that a moment lasts a couple of seconds, then, from here till this time that's 129,600. Make the most of just one of these
We all like to feel as if we are in control. We can't help it. We are made that way. So, you may wish to ask, what about the people who seem to act as if they really don't care what happens because they are so easy-going and happy-go-lucky, that whatever happens is fine with them? Well, it is not that they are only pretending, or even that they are kidding themselves but somehow, they have taken control of their own fear of losing control! That gives them all the power they need. That's something to think. All around the world there is traffic congestion. Too many cars; not enough roads. And The roads are nice and clear these days. I shall stop travelling by public transport and go by car. Town planners have learned this lesson the hard way in years gone by. Many solutions just aren't as obvious as they might appear. There are hidden exceptions and tricky caveats which only slowly come to our attention. You are now seeing a smart way to address a recurring issue.
We need to be careful about what you say to someone? Are there certain words or phrases that are likely to trigger a powerful reaction? Should we avoid tricky topics, lest these give rise to uncomfortable exchanges? And how meaningful can our life really be, if so much of it is being spent under such diplomatic strictures? There are time when we have the chance to speak more freely and to be heard more respectfully. The truth is not anyone's enemy yet deception has the capacity to harm everyone equally. Problems are like microbial organisms. They hardly need a conducive climate in order to keep on growing. Give them just the smallest opportunity and they will replicate. Plus, of course, they feed on themselves. All you have to do is have one and somehow, it starts magnetically attracting others to it. Or so it seems. That has been your experience of late. But it need not be the way that things continue. A change in the cosmic climate implies a new understanding about how to tack
There is an old saying, 'If you want something doing, ask a busy person.' It doesn't make sense on the surface of it. Surely, it would be more logical to request assistance from an individual who had time on their hands. Yet folk who have a lot to deal with and are bravely pressing on before them, can often prove to be more mobile. If they add another item to their 'to-do' list, they may hardly notice. When You've got a lot on your plate, but if you make room for just a little more, you may yet become hero.
What can happen in the space of a single heartbeat? Everything and nothing. It is but a fleeting event - yet, under some circumstances, it can come to represent all the time in the world. It is an interval long enough to facilitate profound recognition, immense exuberance, a numbing fear, a life-changing departure or a paradigm-shifting and positive awakening. Don't underestimate the magic of a brief but vital moment. Sometimes events bring you closer to a deeper understanding of what your heart is truly beating for.
What kind of world is this? According to some, it is a 'dog eat dog' kind of a place. Or it is a 'rat race' in which everyone must fend for themselves and we should all be keeping a wary eye out for those who might wish to trick us. And it is true that, on bad days, it can seem as if such negative assessments are credible. Yet that's all most unfair and very one-sided. Planet earth is also a heaven, a haven and a magical source of delight and inspiration. Events will make you more inclined to believe that more favourable view.
We put forth our hands to receive God's gifts of life and sun and food and all the other things He bestows on us; but even as we receive them, we are unmindful of the Giver. If you have lovingly given presents to someone and then find out that he never thinks of you, how hurt you would feel! God feels that way, too.
'One good turn deserves another.' This old saying relates to the way in which people become more inspired to help one another, the more that they themselves are helped by others. Just as we feel inclined to smile at the folk around us when they seem to be smiling at us, we are more willing to go out of our way to make another person's life easier when it seems to us as if we are receiving the same courtesy. Soon enough be the beneficiary of a supportive gesture, don't have to wait for this to happen. We do what we know how to do. Unconsciously, automatically, we gravitate towards the tried and the tested. When we face the unfamiliar, we immediately realise that we are out of our comfort zone. Yet the more we stick with time-honoured tradition, the more entrenched we become. Our lives become too rigid, too predictable, too burdened with seemingly inescapable obligations. Improving an awkward set of circumstances is, in essence, as simple as breaking a habit - as you a
'The universe has your best interests at heart. It exists to support you however it can.' So say many teachers of New Age philosophy. How can they be so sure? The entire universe? All those stars stretching into space? They all exist for your benefit? What about all the other people in this world? And what too, about the unfortunate, unhappy, problematic circumstances that so many of us, so often find ourselves facing? How does the idea of a benign cosmos fit with that? Never mind how, just trust that it does.Take everything and everybody as your OWN! Enjoy your being on earth planet as A gift of God.
Thanksgiving and praise open in your consciousness the way for spiritual growth and supply to come to you. Spirit pushes Itself out into visible manifestation as soon as a channel is opened through which It can flow. You should be thankful for everything at all times. Realize that all power to think, and speak, and act comes from God, and that He is with you now, guiding and inspiring you.
