A Time for Remembering

The time has come in our evolution when we should awaken to the recognition that behind each one stands the Eternal Mind - that each has complete access to It; that each may come to It for inspiration and revelation - that that surrounding all is a Divine Law obeying the dictates of this Eternal Mind.  Ernest Holmes

Several blogs ago, I wrote about my friend who is experiencing Stage IV

cancer and she is now in Hospice.  When I talk to her, her voice is very weak and I can barely understand what she is saying.  Sometimes her sentences are disjointed and don't many any sense.

When speaking with her this morning, I told her that I would love to know what she had learned through this experience and she replied, "I haven't learned a damn thing." That came through loud and clear.  It made me laugh again.

That is what I miss about her more than anything.  We use to make each other laugh and we talked about things that were silly and we were able to laugh all the more.

I remember in Ministerial School, we were suppose to MindMap the next Sunday's sermon and submit it with part of our weekly assignment.  The next Sunday was Easter.  I got to thinking, how much can an Easter service change from year to year?  I called my friend and said, lets MindMap last year's sermon, and play hooky on Sunday and go to Great America as this will probably be our last Sunday to all play together before we started our new careers as ministers.  Most of our class was ready to play at an amusement park and we did go.  Had a wonderful time.  My friend and I laughed about the experience for years to come.  The problem with it was that every Easter since that time, all I wanted to do was go to an amusement park.  I wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel and release balloons from the very top and watch them float away again.

She is one of the greatest blessings of my life.  I miss her already.  God, surround her with comfort, courage, peace and release as she gets ready for her next journey of life.  

Remember

We are guided daily by Divine Intelligence into paths of peace, where the soul recognizes its Source and meets It in joyful union, in complete At-One-ment.  Ernest Holmes

Since being on a spiritual path, one of the hardest things I have had to remember is that "the whole of God is present at any and every point within God."  I forget that I am a spark of God, that I have the same power within me as God, and that I need to recognize it and use in order to create what it is that I experience in this life.  

Ernest Holmes taught that, "First realize that Divine Power is; then unify with It; and then speak the word as "one having authority," for the Law is "the servant of the Eternal Spirit throughout all the ages."  All I have to do is align with the power within me and use it like I mean it for whatever is needed in my daily experience.  

When I have remembered "who" I am and come into that authority, all goes well in my life.  Even when the "stuff" hits the fan, I can go through it with

equanimity and realize that no matter what, all is still well in my world.  

My secret is, to remember!  Dr. Holmes goes on to say that, "Man (you and me) would have no burdens if he kept this "High Watch toward The One" - if he always turned to God." 

Let us remember to include God in all of what is going on within, without, and around us.  I am ready for an easy life, which what I think about when I think of having a "burdenless" life.  I don't mind the challenges, the issues, the situations, as long as I know that I can get through them with ease, with a sense of calm and peace.  

The Course of Miracles tells us, "If you knew who walked beside you..." I am ready to remember more of my spiritual intuition.  If you remember with me, I can remember easily and with greater succession.  I will help you, you will help me and together we will help the world around us to remember.  All manner of things are well.  Let it be done.

12 Laws of Karma

1. The Great Law - Whatever we put into the universe will come back to us.
2. The Law of Creation - Life does not happen by itself, we need to make it happen.
3. The Law of Humility - One must accept something in order to change it.
4. The Law of Growth - When we change ourselves our lives follow suit and change too.
5. The Law of Responsibility - We must take responsibility for what is in our lives.
6. The Law of Connection - The past, present, and future are all connected.
7. The Law of Focus - We cannot think of two different things at the same time.
8. The Law of Giving and Hospitality - Our behavior should match our thoughts and actions.
9. The Law of Here and Now - One cannot be present if they are looking backward.
10. The Law of Change - History repeats itself until we learn from it and change our path.
11. The Law of Patience and Reward - The most valuable rewards require persistence.
12. The Law of Significance and Inspiration - Rewards are a direct result of the energy and effort we put into it.

My Ideal Merges Into the Real

We know that the Principle within us guides us in the way and the performance of Truth.  Whatever is for our benefit is already provided.  It is all One Presence, operating through One fundamental Law, therefore, everything necessary for our well-being is brought into our experience.  All good, all substance, all supply, all activity, all opportunity for self-expression is ours now!  Ernest Holmes

When "stuff" happens to us, it is hard to remember that it is part of our good.  It is hard to remember to see ourselves as God sees us, free and filled with vitality and sufficiency for every occasion.  We forget that the way to access Spirit is through our breath, which is why at the beginning of every prayer, meditation or even just a contemplation, it is suggested to "take a deep breath as you release all of the cares of the moment."  

For myself, I have to remember to go to that place in my mind where I have created a room where I feel loved, nurtured, blessed, respected, filled with wisdom, strength and love.  This is my place of deep connection with Spirit and where I can feel a profound shift in my consciousness for healing, or deep thought, or getting ideas, or needing transformation or a shift in thinking.  

Everything has already been provided for our benefit.  Step into that space in consciousness.  Make it part of your conscious daily environment.  Pay attention as to how your life changes because of this change in your attitude.  I am willing to see for you that not only do huge changes take place for you but that you experience more good, substance, supply, activity and opportunity.

Ernest Holmes said, "By thinking, you set in motion a Power that creates.  It will be exactly as you think.  You throw out into Mind an idea, and Mind creates it for you and sets it on the path of your life."  Throw into Mind the biggest ideas you can possibly imagine and watch the good, substance, supply, activity and opportunity show up on the "path of your life."  

Life can be a glorious, fun-filled experience.  Join me as we make it even better.