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

 

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To summon - to authoritatively or urgently call to

be present, to urgently demand, to bring to the

surface.

 

Yes, this is what this note below directs us to do - 

to call forth the divine assistance that is ours

for the asking through affirmative prayer,

meditation, envisioning, or even a simple well

placed thoughtful request - all vehicles for

summoning these forces of good in our lives.

Often, I find I need to summon again, rather 

then expect that my summoning of the past

is still in some way current and in force. 

 

WHEN SUMMONED

Within us is a power so constant,

    so strong, so stabilizing that when

summoned will protect and guide us

    through any storm, any time of need,

ensuring we will weather whatever

    we confront with complete certainty.

 

Within us is peace so tranquil, so

    serene, so encompassing that when

summoned, it will soothe and envelop

    us until the tempest is subdued,

the tumult transformed into a

    gentle breeze, a calm oasis.

 

Within us is a guide so thoughtful,

    so caring, so wise, that when

summoned will gladly assist us

    through even our most difficult

journey, our darkest hour, gently

    clearing the path and pointing the

way to our intended destination,

    our waiting good, our heaven on earth. 

AT G. 3.20.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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

CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH THIRTEEN OF THE  BLOG BOOK - 

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BEYOND

Today let us stretch our imaginations

    beyond the parameters of our current

lives, expanding the capacity, exploring

    the possibilities until we realize that

whatever limitations we now experience

    are self-created.

 

Today let our imaginations take flight,

    soaring above and beyond, allowing

the dimensions to shift and alter at will,

    summoning the powers of the mind -

as new worlds form, flourish, and

    at times subside.

 

Today let us realize we are truly

    creative beings empowered with fertile

imaginations, to dream and conceive

    the details and plans of an ever

expanding existence – first in desires,

    then in visions, and then with faith

into tangible life.

AT G. 8.17.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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

CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH THIRTEEN OF THE  BLOG BOOK - 

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yearn –verb 1. to have an earnest or strong

desire for; long. 2. to feel tenderness;

be moved or attracted.

 

Listen for the stirrings and yearnings

of a clearer being, a more precious

progression.

 

YEARNINGS

Let us not be fooled by the machinations

    of our desire, maneuvering cleverly

to obtain the sought-after resolution,

    to create a scenario of want, or need,

perhaps, to placate the yearnings

    of physical intent and grasping.

 

Let us realize this instinctual thirst

    is forever perpetuated by the ebb

and flow of ancient, even primordial

    genetic concoctions, internal elixirs

and potions set to caress or coerce

    when thought will not oblige,

or impulse accommodate.

 

Let us correct and adjust

    as appropriate, not condemning

outright, but rather dabbling tastefully

    when advantageous, when beneficial,

worthy, not driven by an urge,

    but rather inspired by it,

fully sane and politely controlled.

AT G. 8.11.2016

 

As the note above contends, we are beings

of yearning, often forged in deep subterranean

places, smoldering until creating an ache

that takes form and purpose, often alive

within us, working to steer our intentions,

appropriate even our worthier activities.

 

These yearnings, so delicate, so determined,

so fragile, so incredibly strong and persistent,

even possibly, potentially disastrous,

yet wondrous, so alive with potential –

our muses, even our creative underpinnings.

 

These yearnings are often like frustrated

children, wanting what they want, without

regard to rationality, formality, or in some

extreme cases, even decency. Often, our lives

are impacted by the effective management

or mismanagement of our yearnings.

 

It took me a lifetime to understand that

at the core of my being, there existed a set

of spiritual yearnings, smothering beneath

a pile of secular desires and ambitions –

success, recognition, love, creative value,

smoldering while not gaining notice until

they set my life ablaze.  

 

I am not saying we have to deny our secular

yearnings outright, taking up an ascetic life,

but we also need to  incorporate fully our

spiritual yearnings into this secular mix,

by first establishing what these spiritual

yearnings resonate, then breathing life

into them, if plausible.  Our joy, our rapture,

our spiritual renewal, even our authentic

being may hinge on answering these spiritual

yearnings.  

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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

CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH THIRTEEN OF THE  BLOG BOOK - 

TITLED THE CRYSTAL PATH - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE,

PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

AVAILABLE ON THE RIGHTHAND SIDEBAR OF THE BLOG

OFFERED FREE AT 

www.FindingGodOnTheTrain.com 

 

POSITIVE EXPANSION 

Today we have the capacity for growth,

for positive expansion, simply by focusing

our imaginations on the potential of life

rather than its limitations, refusing to be

held captive by its transitory events that

steal our power and energy.

 

Today we challenge this innate capacity

by turning away from distortion and

mayhem, choosing instead to reflect

on the seeds of our positive becoming,

on the sprout, with its fresh bud surpassing

actual or perceived limitations.

 

Let us proceed today fully committed

to seize our ample capacity for good,

growth, and transcendence – turning

towards the positive existence, we are

here to cocreate, knowing within this

movement, clarity will be obtained, as

well as our rightful joy, peace, love, and

happiness. 

AT G.  3.9.2014

 

WITH LOVE,