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NewThoughtNoteForTheDay - ONGOING CELEBRATION OF LIFE - Finding God On The Train - 12.31.2013

 

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I woke up this morning with this thought:

what if my life today, right now, is the life

I look back on as the high point of my life, 

where I was the most productive, the most

happy, the most contented.  

 

As I approach the new year with resolutions

and plans for 2014, I realize, that in truth, 

they are all very conditional, dependent

on a set of  circumstances to be present.

Isn't this the truth about future living,

 it is conditional, requiring the confluence

of multiple scenarios to actually take place. 

 

With these thoughts in mind, I got up

and transcribed the note below. So today,

let the ongoing celebration of life commence.

And for all of us, I wish heaven on earth in

the new year!

 

ONGOING CELEBRATION OF LIFE

 

Let us remember and know fully that

this moment is the best moment,

that it is the only moment, always

eternally present – a place for life

to grow – an opportunity for us

to fully live.

 

Let us understand, when we step

out of this moment, we move into

the haze, the disquiet of blurred

thought and conflicting intentions –

sleeping through the moment in a

distorted dream, rather than living

focused and true.

 

Today, as we prepare for a new year,

let us realize, perhaps, the zenith

of our existence, the high point of

our lives, is not down the road yet

travelled, but the one beneath us

now – wake to its offering – an

ongoing celebration of life.

 

AT 12.31.2013

 

With Love, G.

 

NewThoughtNoteForTheDay - BE EARNEST - Finding God On The Train - 12.28.2013

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Ok, it is the end of the year, and for many 

of us, it is time to assess where we are in life.

Not to start with personal excuses, but I have

struggled this year, and the book, I was well

on my way of finishing at the beginning 

of the year, frankly, has languished.

 

In fact, as I dealt with the dark night of

my soul, my quest went on hold and my

mission, I guess, staled out and went into

maintenance mode. I did a blog post now

and then, but that was it.

 

To make matters more intense, last night

I started to read Judith Wright's book - 

The One Decision - Make A Single Choice 

That Will Lead To A Life Of  MORE.

 

The One Decision, and I quote Wright,

is a personal commitment about how

you are going to live your life. It is a

compelling decision to a way of being, 

a quality of life, or a higher principle

or Higher Power.

  

My first, somewhat smug,  reaction was -

I have done that, I have a clear mission.

As I was reading, I began having a debate as

to how really focused I was on that mission. 

God does have a way of getting our attention. 

 

This morning, in my meditation/prayer

session, I asked for direction in what I

needed to be doing to get back on track 

with my mission and the book. A little later,

as I transcribed the inspired note below, 

I realized that I had received my answer -

BE EARNEST!

 

One definition of the word "earnest" is -

resulting from or showing sincere and

intense  conviction. The note's message, 

for me at least, is clear -  I need to return

to  the "earnest" pursuit of my mission,

or "One Choice." It is time for me to stop 

being waylaid by my own turmoil, and 

begin to stretch my possibiilty into a

thriving reality. 

 

So, let us make our One Choice, if we

have not already done so, and be earnest

in the pursuit of what truly matters in

this new year. 

 

BE EARNEST

 

Let us be earnest today, moving forward

with a clear perspective of who we are,

of our purpose, and of our destination –

refusing to be waylaid by our own

confusion, misdirection, or turmoil.

 

Today, let our earnest pursuit of what

truly matters spark our enthusiasm

and inspire our actions, knowing this

is our time to stretch our own possibility

into our actual reality – the time for

our dreams to take life.

 

So, with an earnest heart, soul, and mind

we find our lives infused with sincerity,

meaning, and passion – overflowing

with all we need to prosper, to flourish,

to thrive – able to see and reach our

intended destiny.

 

AT G. 12.28.2013

 

With Love, G.

 

NewThoughtNoteForTheDay - THE PILOT LIGHT - Finding God On The Train - 12.18.2013

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Since it is my birthday, it is a good day to

check my spiritual pilot light, as the note

below explains. It is essential that we 

become aware of, and connected with,

our own passionate striving, enabling

our flame of authenticity to burn brightly. 

 

It has taken me a lifetime to fulfill this

mission, and still, at times the flame

flickers, sputters, and as it dims, I realize

that a course correction may be needed. 

Often, this communication comes by way

of my meditation guidance, or just these

recurring thoughts that will not go away.

 

Lately, I have been focused on the 

significance of spiritual wholeness, as it

relates to, and forms the foundation of,

the concept of holiness. During this

time, it has become clear to me that

we are truly holy when we are spiritually

whole. I would assume that being true

to our authentic spiritual natures, is a 

major aspect of this undertaking.

 

While I was meditating this morning, 

this passage came to me. I believe I am 

being inspired to use it as an affirmation,

to assist in my wholeness efforts. 

 

I choose to be whole and aligned with

my holiness, returning to the original  

concept of perfection, wiping the illusion

of imperfection from my awareness, 

refusing to focus on the distortion,

I will see as God sees, the one, the good,

the almighty. 

 

Based on the passage above, touching my

wholeness, or holiness, may require 

aligning myself with the intention rather

than the outcome. As you can see, I am 

still deciphering this guidance. More

to come.

 

But first, let us all check our spiritual

pilot lights.

 

THE PILOT LIGHT

 

Within every heart resides a flame -

a beacon conveying the essence of the

life it lights – a pilot light of passionate

striving – igniting with full vigor when

the path to our destined destination

finds our seeking souls - there and then

illuminating the world.

 

Perhaps, the very message of this festive

holiday season - centered on celebrating

the brightest light ever to exist - even now,

continuing to offer illumination in this often 

too dim world - a light reminding us of our 

true mission, to join the enlightened magic

by pursuing the very human nature needed 

to embolden our own leaping flames.

 

So let us not mistake the "whole" in the

true meaning of holy - reminding each

of us of our true intent - to share our

light with like-minded souls - and by

doing so, fan the flames of a brighter

world.

 

AT G. 12.18.2013

 

With Love, G.

 

 

 

 

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As I have worked through my own sorrow,

I have realized that I must learn to exist 

with it, as an equal partner in my life, not

as a darkness to be run from, but instead,

giving these darker emotions their rightful

place alongside the full range of emotional 

experience I now carry with me: and as the

note below suggests;  be a "keeper" of both

the light and the dark of my own life

experience.

 

In this same regard,  the expression of my 

sorrow, does not mean that I am now unable

to experience joy and happiness. The full

range of my emotional life must be allowed 

to have its place in my being, for me to truly

express my aliveness.  

 

KEEPERS

 

We are the receptacles of true emotion

in this life,  joy or sorrow, elation or angst, 

firing side by side in our minds as we traverse

this landscape of being, smiles or flinches, 

our outward expression of this experience.

 

We, the receivers and conceivers of this

life unfolding must accept the full range

of our emotional senses – the shocks and

caresses, carrying all with equal purpose,

a prefect equilibrium, a vibrant full range

of feeling, being, existing.

 

We, the full and final testament of sentient

existence, charged with transporting

all of this magnificence within, the keepers

of the light and the dark – all shades – every

hue –the evolving expressions of complete

aliveness.

 

AT G. 12.7.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

 

 

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There is one aspect of New Thought that

requires some clarification, and that is the

focus of affirmations, prayers, treatments,

and envisionings, on what is perfect, whole,

complete - the fully formed and/or the fully

desired end result.  It seems logical to infer 

that we should already be, now, what we are 

summoning,  or trying to attract into our lives,

and since we may not be, then we are deficient 

or lacking in some essential way. 

 

The same is true when we are peeling the

onion of our inner world, using meditation or

other forms of self-reflection, and as we explore

deeper, coming to realize we have some work to

do in clearing the debris of our internal mental

environment. The tendency is for our egos to

move in and find this newly revealed splinter,

using it to chastise us, or negate, or impede

our efforts. 

 

As the note below reflects, anything that we

discover in our spiritual quest that denotes

where improvement is needed, must be handled

with loving kindness. The rule here is that any

insight or revelation that is used to increase

our suffering, rather than diminish it, has taken

on a negative, destructive form, and should be

redirected.

 

So, let us commend ourselves for our forward

progress, proceeding with an open mind 

and a generous heart.  

 

FORWARD PROGRESS

 

Often in our moments of deepest

reflection, we see ourselves with more

clarity and honesty, our true selves

separated from the noise and commotion

of daily striving, perhaps exposing

the charades we have donned to meet

the challenges of living.

As we strive for more authentic being,

let us refrain from self-judgement,

taking these gems of insight as starting

points for enhancement and redirection,

commending ourselves for forward

progress.

As we reach for more of our potential,

let us do so with an open mind and

a generous heart, fully accepting

what has gone before as the stepping

stone for what we now endeavor,

ready to part the curtain and reveal

our waiting essence - evolving.

 

AT G. 12.4.2013

 

With love, G.