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Death has been a frequent visitor  in the past month with Ann 

 and I  attending two funerals. Yesterday my son Alexander told

me of the death of his Step - Father John who passed away in a

hospital  in Canada late Saturday night.

 

Although John was  fifteen years older than me,  I related to this

man who came from little, even drove a cab in his early days like 

I did at one time, and went on to create a successful insurance 

business while living a full and accomplished life. He was also

extremely kind and loving and treated my sons and all those

he encountered with love and caring.

 

I wrote this simple note for my son's Alexander and Jason this 

morning and I thought I would publish the note in hopes that

it might help others who are grieving the loss of  a loved one.  

 

        A LIFE WELL LIVED

  

A life well lived in not forgotten

the positive energy created

exists forever – not only

in our hearts and minds

but within the universe eternal.

 

The love given – the love received -

the good accomplished –

the hand held out full in times of need –

the tears wiped away with simple kindness -

is what we carry forward with us

within our hearts - our lives forever.

 

A life well lived in not forgotten.

 

Thank you for reading.

With love,

George Bryant Cronk

 

 

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Last week I went to see the recently released film Limitless dubbed

an American techno thriller staring Bradley Cooper who portrays

Eddie Mora a demotivated Sci - Fi writer living in New York City

who is offered an illegal drug NZT - 48 which promises to expand

brain capacity from the usual 20 percent used by most of us daily

to a full 100 percent. Although Eddie is quickly addicted to NZT,

he moves from rags to riches with spell bounding speed. I enjoyed

the film even though I could have done without a few of the intensely 

violent scenes.

 

Limitless seems to appeal to our modern day cultural bias towards

curing all that ails us physically or mentally with medication. Just

take this pill and it will all be better.  When I discussed the movie

with my son Alexander who is a student in Florida,  he was quick

to comment on how he really wished there was a real drug like

NZT – 48 and how much his life would certainly improve by taking it.

 

I began to think about the New Thought belief that we already have

limitless powers through the Law of Mind Action and Attraction if

we would only recognize and learn how to use them properly.

Mastering these powers may not be as impactful as or quick as

medication but the side effects are surely less dangerous.

What if we truly believed it was possible to change our lives through

the controlling of our own thought processes? Would we be limitless?

 

As I do with Ann each morning I write Alexander a brief Affirmative

Thought via email and this morning I could not resist making this point.

 

                   Limitless  

 

Today realize you have the power

to be limitless – to live your life

with vigor and intensity –

to excel at all you do and utilize

your capacity to the fullest

simply by committing to do so

without question – without doubt –

fully believing in your potential

with all your heart, mind, and soul.

 

AT 4.4.11

 

I do believe we have the power to change our lives through the

interpretation of our lives. I also believe Alexander could create

the life of his desires if he would  believe it was possible. I haven’t

heard any comments from Alexander but I am sure he will say,

“oh great but I would rather have the pill."

 

Thanks for reading.

With love,

George Bryant Cronk

 

 

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The other night Ann and I were discussing how our spiritual

orientations had changed over the past few years. Ann revealed

that although enhanced by her New Thought focus, she still felt

very much a Baptist at heart and most connected with the music,

preaching, and sense of community the Baptist Church had to

offer. Then Ann asked if I would attend Baptist services with

her and she would attend Unity services with me.

 

My first reaction was negative and I said I didn’t agree with the

Baptist approach and would rather not. After sleeping on it I

awoke and chastised myself for my intolerance and inflexibility.

Wasn’t the central theme of my work that all paths lead to God

and no path was more appropriate or more sacred than another. 

 Wasn’t the original point of New Thought to work as a spiritual 

enhancer not as a replacement, and certainly not the only

religious option. I meditated, wrote the note below for Ann, and

woke her up and said that I would be glad to share in her religious

undertaking if she would participate in mine. She smiled and

thanked me.

 

As a reader of my blog I want to be sure that it is clear,  although

I have a New Thought orientation,  I am in no way saying that

anyone should give up their path and follow mine. What I am

encouraging is setting up a personal relationship with God, or

intensifying  the one you have now,  in order to enhance your

current spiritual approach. As Larry David so aptly stated,

just because I love lobster does not mean everyone must eat 

 lobster.

 

 

                    Personal Path To God

 

Today let us choose our own personal path

to God knowing all ways lead to the same

destination – knowing all vehicles have

been inspired to take us where we are going,

where we desire to go, to the heart and

essence of divine love.

 

Today let us be accepting and tolerant of all

religious and spiritual pursuits selecting the

one  that sings to our heart and answers

our needs without requiring others to do

the same – knowing God has no walls,

no ways, no dogma, no doctrine  - only

the full light of love.

 

Today let us move on our chosen path

with a desire to connect personally and

become one with God – growing,

evolving, and becoming divine.

 

NOE 3.26.11 8:45AM

 

Thanks for reading.

With love, George Bryant Cronk