Day 22 - December Meditations - Giving

"If you want to be unhappy think of yourself.  If you want to be happy, think of others." ~Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Affirmation:  Today I give and think of others.  I cherish my friends and family.

As I prepare to move into celebrating Christmas with my family, I found myself a bit frustrated about the gifts I hadn't bought yet.  I was upset that I waited so late, but I still have time today and tomorrow to prepare, however, I found myself even more upset due to the fact that I want more money to spend on presents right now.  I didn't enjoy feeling so frustrated, but then was drawn to the quote above preparing to meditate and discovered I wasn't thinking of others really, I was thinking of myself with the gift giving.  As I shifted my attention to the connection I have with my friends and family, the frustration lifted.  I once again am feeling excited about shopping and know whatever I can give and afford is enough.

Join me in a meditation on giving to anchor in the love of the season instead of the pricetag.

Day 6 - December Meditations - Moving from the invisible to the visible...

Ernest Holmes wrote, "All manifestation of life is from an invisible to a visible plane, through a silent, effortless process of spiritual realization."  Embracing this statement then...Let life stir from within us.  Although life around us at work, home, in the country and world will continue to stir around us, let us connect to and welcome the invisible power within each of us to be the real cause of our good.  Let us let the world off the hook today and embrace our responsibility to make ourselves available to the loving power of life that simply seeks to move through us and out into the world.  Join me in today's meditation and practice of acknowledging the invisible power that stirs within seeking to move through you and out into the world.

Affirmation:  I am a unique space where the power of the universe becomes manifest.  Today the divine effortlessly expresses as my living.

Faith makes you whole!

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise." - Robert Fritz

I am humbled by this quote, for it brings me to the realization how many times I have limited myself by what seems possible or reasonable.  It brings to mind the idea of faith.

Here is Ernest Holmes' definition of faith in the glossary of The Science of Mind:
"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."  Faith is a mental attitude, so inwardly embodied that the mind can no longer deny it.  Faith is complete when it is both a conscious and subjective acceptance.  Faith may be consciously generated.  In spiritual terminology, faith means a belief in the presence of an invisible principle and law which directly and specifically responds to us.  "Thy faith has made thee whole."

Our faith makes us whole, when we breathe and even consider beyond that which we know is possible or reasonable we are made whole and full.  All of a sudden we are in alignment with the full possibility of life.  Regardless of how I have chosen in the past, I choose today to consider beyond what I think is possible.

One of my favorite philosophers Heraclitus said "Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find [truth], for it is hard to discover and hard to attain."

Are you willing to expect the unexpected?  I am, but I realize I have to reconnect with this intention everyday.

Let us expect the unexpected and see what reveals through our lives yes?

I would love to hear any testimonies of any unexpected realization and revelations as a result.

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Love, Light & Laughter,

Darrell