Divine Sparks

We all have a destiny, a dharma to fulfill, and there are endless opportunities, people, and circumstances that surface throughout our lives to  illuminate our path.  The incidents and the people create tiny sparks that cause us to recognize, 'This is for me.'  These sparks are signals to pay attention and be astonished and know that the little sparks are being ignited by the Divine Source of all creation.  Unknown

I don't know where I found the above quote but it has been a source of inspiration for me.  I have been re-reading books of all sorts recently in order to cull out and release more of the clutter I have around me.  I forget how blessed, prosperous and fulfilled my life is periodically.  I forget that my life has a Divine plan and that I am living that plan while living my dreams.

Years ago, I remember driving down a freeway and seeing a huge Motor Home and thinking, where are they going?  What did they have to do to get to a point where they could enjoy something so magnificent?  And immediately, I heard a voice in my head that said, "Claim it."  I did.  At that time, that was like something that was so far out of my realm of existence, I promptly forgot about it.

Yesterday I was looking through my camera at some of the pictures accumulated and realized that there was a picture of our Motor Home, which I call our "Mansion on Wheels (MOW)" and the tow in the rear.  Now, most Motor Homes tow a baby jeep, 4-wheeler, or some other light weight vehicle to get around when the home is anchored.  We tow a Jaguar.

When I realized this, my head went to "OH, My God!"  My dream and it manifested into something bigger than even I could imagine.  I need to look around my world and claim more of the good that I see.  Again, the lesson of "pay attention and be astonished."  I want more astonishment in my life. How about you?

Disgruntlement is not Allowed

"No disgruntled, unhappy sort of a person can do much in metaphysics.  That would be the first thing to begin with, so you can set a sense of peace, and satisfaction, calm and serenity.  God makes things from what you think."  Ernest Holmes

No wonder things don't manifest for people who are unhappy with their lives.  This really is proof that consciousness creates what we think.  We are at the center of God consciousness.  

This quote is from Love and Law by Ernest Holmes.  This is the first time I am reading it and it is creating the excitement I had when I first started realizing what the Science of Mind was all about more than 30 years ago.  

I remembered how thrilled I was when I first changed a red light to a green one while driving cross town.  Or how parking spots opened up in San Francisco in front of the doors where I needed to be.  Or when I lost a valued necklace and told the universe I wasn't finished with it and to please put it someplace where I was sure to see and find it again.  It happened within an hour.  Or when I got lost in Oakland in the industrial area (a very scary place to be when you don't know where you are) and asked to be guided to where I wanted to be.  I remember I heard this voice in my head that said, "Turn right.  Now the next left.  Go straight.  Slow down.  Cross this street and turn into the alley."  I was amazed.  I was where I needed to be!  

What fun to get what you want when you want it.  It takes training, good thinking and being definite in what it is that you want.  I remember using this process while studying for my PhD. degree years ago.  I was the first in my family to get an advanced degree.  

Dr. Holmes goes on to say, "We will learn by doing and not by reading, or hearing, but by doing."  I have pulled out my ragged, falling apart, Results Journal just to be able to record my winning results by "doing."  Join me?

Patience Pays Off Big

"Spiritual slumps are those periods when life feels stagnant and God feels far away."  Jane Beach

Several times in my life, I have felt the "spiritual slumps."  And as Rev. Jane goes on to explain, they are times of preparation for what's ahead.  

This is a great lesson not only in patience but to stay present to what is going on in your life.  I have a tendency to want to jump forward into what's new and next not fully prepared for the energy or what is needed to fully experience that next phase of life.  

There have been a few things I have learned and one of them is to be patient because there will be a lift off and I will be flying soon enough.  I use this slump time to rest, renew and get myself ready for what is about to take place.  Knowing God, it is something spectacular and is designed especially for me.  

I use the time for the completion of projects that need to be taken care of before the "next" big push into what my next phase of life is to be, including a deep cleaning of the house and a purging of what is not longer needed in my life.  There is something wonderful about spring cleaning - like a deep breath of fresh air right after a gentle rain.  

Your next step of life is a giant step in consciousness and it takes courage to be present and alertness to know when the time is right to make a move.  I always ask for signs so that I know I am on the right track.  The sign can be anything out of the ordinary like finding a penny on the sidewalk, street or even in your house.  I once found $.75 in the washer with only my underwear in it.  Very mysterious!  But fun.  My sign that it was time to move into something big, lucrative, and energetic as the money was made up of pennies, nickels and dimes.  

All of this reminds me to again "pay attention" to what is going on around me.  I invite you into the journey with me because if know the adventure will be great fun.

Building Castles in the Sky

"...we imagine bungalows when we should be building a palace."  Florence Scovell Shinn

When I read the above quote, the thought came to me that if we don't get what we want it is because we have asked for too little.  She goes on to say that, "All power is given man (through right thinking) to bring his heaven upon his earth, and this is the goal of the "Game of Life."  

Since she is getting this from the Bible, it occurs me to that each of us creates our own "kingdom of heaven."  Glory be, my kingdom is way too small.  Even though I have and have had a good life, I can think back in my life and career that I have thought way, way too small.  I have been feasting at a buffet table with weinies and beans with the prime rib just down at the end of the table.  

I realize that wealth is a matter of consciousness.  But there are some things that I could be enlarging upon in order to create a greater experience of life.   How many of us don't want the mansion because we would have to clean it?  Now it occurs to me that I could have "hired" the cleaners.  See what I mean about thinking too small?  

She again tells us, "There is a supply for every demand."  I have not been demanding enough of my birthright.  Ernest Holmes reminds us that, "Big results come to those who think deeply and simply and pertinently and persistently, and then, because they know."  

It is time to create the story of my next half life much bigger than I have up until now.  I know this process can be fun and it is okay to expand on what I already have and just go for more.  I love the idea of building castles in the sky - maybe three or four of them.  Join me?

Different Thoughts About Some Things

Time marches on whether or not we are aware of it.  Since we are in the beginning of March, I am reminded of the times in my life when I have not stayed focused in the present moment and have missed, or blanked out, or just can't remember what has happened.  I keep a journal but not a diary and I think now that has been a mistake.  So a certain extent, I should have kept a diary just to know now what happened during certain periods of my life.  

I woke up thinking about the year my former husband had his auto accident and how that incident changed our lives.  I was in such distress during that time that I couldn't think straight let alone record my feelings about what happened.  Witnesses said that he pulled out into traffic right in front of them and one car had "no where to go" but to crash into him.  The issue I had with that car, is that the woman had two children in the back seat.  My feeling has always been that she got distracted and wasn't paying attention to what was going on in front of her.  I was told later that the police who investigated the incident declared Bud dead and it was until hours later that other people realized that he was still alive and was sent to a trauma unit for care.

In my process of "lightening" up my mind, I realized that I needed to forgive everyone for whatever happened.  I had to forgive the witnesses for whatever they saw.  I had to forgive Bud for doing what he did whether he was at fault or not.  I had to forgive the whole situation and realize that that was what was needed at that time for everyone involved.  I had to forgive myself for all of the thoughts I have carried all these years about everyone.  

All those thoughts that I didn't realize that I was still carrying it around with me.  It doesn't matter who was right or wrong, I have to forgive all the people involved for what ever role they played in the situation.

Remembering that we all do what is the best that we know how, looking back, some actions were not right in my estimation, but I still have to forgive the people.  I can no longer allow this situation to color and darken my thoughts of my life now.  I am ready for more "light" to shine in my mind and release all that no longer serves me.  Join me?