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TRUE THANKS

Let us turn our thoughts towards gratitude

today, knowing even our most jubilant thanks

falls short of the true worth of this being,

this existence - no momentary, or even

lasting concern casts a shadow upon this,

our very aliveness.

As we prepare to give thanks, feasting

on our very abundance, let us recall that

we are the hands and feet of the divine

based good in the world, recommitting

ourselves to our scared promise,

to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.

So let us look for our opportunity to

return our favor - an act of random

kindness, a gesture of goodwill, a hand

outstretched in a time of need, a word

of endearing encouragement - knowing

true thanks is best expressed with action

in a world so in need of our compassion. 

AT G. 11.27.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

 

 

THANKS GIVING - A THANKSGIVING AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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What a wonderful concept - a holiday where

the primary mission is to be grateful and to

give thanks, offering true gratitude for all we

have been given. I think the Affirmative

Note below sums this up and provides some

additional guidance on how we might expand

our thanks giving.

 

THANKS GIVING

Let us live this holiday of thanks giving

            with true gratitude in our

hearts - fully acknowledging the gifts

   of life, we have been given – truly

     understanding the bounty that

                     surrounds us.

 

Let us live this holiday of thanks giving

        focused on love and kindness

    seeking to make our relationships

      with family, friends, associates –

    and even those we wish to change –

       deeper and more meaningful.

 

Let us live this holiday of thanks giving

      connected with our own Divinity –

            knowing God is within us –

   dwells with us and allows this Divine

           nature to shine through as

     we accept others and ourselves

            as God personified.

 

Let us live this holiday by giving thanks!

AT G. 11.23.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

GRATITUDE - A THANKSGIVING AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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GRATITUDE

Let us scan all of our positive emotions today

and choose the most powerful – gratitude –

knowing this sentiment represents our Soul

felt thanks for the sentient life we now enjoy –

grateful for the delicate thread that stitches

the fabric of our lives together into a living,

vital, wondrous form - a Divine thread sowing

a myriad of possibilities and situations into

an abundant, prosperous, and meaningful

existence, allowing us to discover and reveal

our sacred purpose, enabling us to be the living

hands and feet of God in a tangible world –

opening our eyes to the miracles sewn together

by Grace, so significant and thorough that it leaves

no life forsaken – no Soul untouched.   

AT G. 11.16.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.  

A FRIENDLY UNIVERSE - AN AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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A FRIENDLY UNIVERSE

Let us realize today that life is for us

    not against us – always working for our

greater good and prosperity – ready

    to open up the possibilities, clear away

the obstacles, generate solutions if only

    we believe in a friendly universe.

 

Today, let us go forward expecting good

    things from ourselves, our co-workers,

our leaders and this day knowing all

    that is needed is prepared and in place

for constant and sustained good fortune –

    for our overcoming and becoming more.

 

For all of this good fortune today let us

    be grateful - expressing our gratitude

with every breath, with every thought,

    thankful for being surrounded by

a positive, welcoming world, always

    ready to surprise us with its magic,

its grace and its wonders cast in

    our perpetual favor.

AT G. 9.18.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

A SIMPLE ORDER - NOTES ON ENLIGHTENMENT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

 

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Beneath the passion play of human existence,

exists nature, the natural, God’s world,

the simple order.  It is often easy to confuse

our constant state of human eruption with

what came first. When we settle down, rest,

meditate, dream, space out, pray - we can

reconnect with and join this order once more,

realizing we, too, are part of this simple order.

 

This morning, as I prepared for meditation,

I opened my journal to the note below.

As I read it, I felt a sense of calm, peace,  

and I wanted to share it with all who might

benefit from a pause in this life's hubbub.

 

A SIMPLE ORDER

Tangible life erupts in mysterious ways,

like a fire at the end of a long evening,

a flash here, a spark there, a burst

of blue light ignites only to be snuffed

out by a gentle wind, lost in the embers

of its magnificence.

 

We live in discrete but connected

particles of consciousness, moments

always quietly present, simple, silent

reflections of our inner state of peace. 

Reflect on the moment that surrounds you –

a slender song of opulent life calmly being –

no rush – no impatience,  just a simple order.

 

No need for doing – just enjoyable reflection –

life turning at its own pace – enjoin

its presence –  its nowness – listen

to its breath, listen to it sing,  it calls you

to its place – its God-given existence –

no harm – no foul – just the simple glow

and the hum of life eternal - being. 

NOE G. 7.3.2013 8:15 AM 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

LET YOUR SOUL SPEAK - AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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Although I have often used other words or phrases

to discuss the "Soul," such as Divine Self, Spiritual

Mind, or the Divinity Within, I am always being

brought back to the sheer power of this word.

 

Defining what this word means for each

of us is a major step in our spiritual journey,

listening to what it has to say to us is

the miracle that waits for us within. 

 

LET YOUR SOUL SPEAK 

Today let your soul speak and tell

        you what it needs to flourish and bloom,

            to be nourished and thrive –

listen with your heart of hearts, 

        not your mind, knowing beneath

            your consciousness flows a stream

of  Divine wisdom and enlightened desire.

 

Today let your soul speak – give it voice –

        give it the podium, enabling it and

             allowing it to express its desire –

reach out for its truth in your noisy world –

        let it boldly propose the unthinkable,

            the unreachable, or perhaps, just

to remind gently that you have stepped

        off your path and need adjustment.

 

Today let your soul speak, knowing

        the answer has always been within –

            purposeful, inspirational, spiritual,

practical – waiting for your mind

   to clear enough in order to be heard.  

AT  G.  3.22.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.