Motivated By Spirit

Affirmations that crossed my consciousness and was left behind after a season of use; sometimes come up and demand to be used again. One such affirmation I had gleaned from a book years and years ago; used to propel my expansion; and had totally forgotten. It bloomed in my mind this morning. “ God loves me and cares for me and is giving me all good things .” It comforted me during a time of great financial upheaval and took me to a place of acceptance and grace. I thought I have moved beyond to a place where I did not have to focus on my material needs. But in climbing the spiral of growth, I am again in a place of financial upheaval. It is slower this time; not as abrupt as it was back at the end of the last century; but it is here nonetheless. More than a year ago my car died a very natural death. I simply accepted that I could rely on others to transport me; and so far I get around to necessary places like the doctor, the store and church. Recently I have chafed at ...

"Somewhere inside of me is a great contentment, a feeling that everything has already fallen into place and the springing forth into physical manifestation is right around the corner.   It is a quiet sense of completion, a deep knowing that former things have passed away, and the world I occupy has already changed. This feeling does not point to one particular event, but a general, overall settling into a new mode of expressing. " The above quote is from a book I have been threatening to publish for years now. I was making the final editing pass before seeking a publisher when that paragraph leapt out at me. There is no chance or accident. I am at a point in my experience when there is a giant shifting in how I do life. That thought has been dancing at the periphery of my awareness for the past few days. The paragraph written so very long ago solidified the shift for me. telling me that I am climbing the spiral and am at the same vertical point I was then. Experi...

The Whole of Spirit is the actor in the day I live today.   It is not that spectacular events occurred and everyone turned and said, 'here is a person through whom the Holy Spirit is acting'.   My ego would like that. There was a steady state of peace, a calm that was not disturbed by outer events and a growing awareness that life is beautiful and my being here on the surface of this planet is a vital part of that beauty. The thought that angels are watching over me is being impressed even more strongly on my awareness; that gives me a renewed sense of safety and strength. The small challenges that occur during any given day are placed in their eternal perspective almost immediately; that reinforces the idea of purpose and grace which is infusing my consciousness more and more everyday. My guides are extremely active in my thoughts now, and it has been my experience that whenever that happens something is afoot.   At the end of 1991 the beginning of 1992 the s...

I often watch television, mostly sports. For years now, I have noticed how much the language of spirituality has crept into commercials for many different products. I had compiled a list when I first started noticing this phenomenon. Alas I don’t remember what I’d labeled the list and will not now search for it; simply because a fresh one has caught my eye. I now quote a part of that fresh new look at the wisdom hidden with my latest commercial.   “…I am the end of your search… when you dream, you are dreaming of me…” from a car commercial as seen on TV. When I think of spiritual activity within the affairs of humans one of the first words that comes to mind is Search. Some people aspiring to discover their connection to their innate divinity describe themselves as seekers; they are engaged in a search. The ultimate find in this search is a path that leads to intimate contact with the Divine within themselves. This culmination is the ‘of me’ part of the commercial. ...

Whenever some cultural norm is violated, people often say ‘it’s just human nature’. What they are in essence saying it is within our human nature to be cruel and unkind, or uncaring of the needs of others. I have a different point of view. What has been termed ‘human nature’ is merely a collection of empirical evidence which stands in opposition to our Divine Nature. It is our Divine Nature which causes us to feel compassion; to offer a kind word to one in need; to hug a grieving person; to give aid to those whose lives have been upturned by floods, hurricanes or earth quakes. Our Divine Nature is inherent; that is to say we are born with it. Human nature is acquired. Because it is acquired it can be changed. We are always in possesion of our Divine Nature. Truth is it is who we are. Oft times we act from the learned human nature. When we do, we feel a pang of something akin to guilt. That is because our inherent Divine Nature has been violated to one extent or another...