Grateful - Thursday, November 22, 2012 | Daily Word

Grateful - Thursday, November 22, 2012 | Daily Word

Grateful

I BREATHE INTO A STATE OF ALL-ENCOMPASSING GRATITUDE.

As long as I have breath, I have life. As long as I have life, I am grateful.

I draw in deep, calming breaths that spread through my body, enlivening my senses. I breathe in gratitude for all I see, hear, taste, smell and touch. I am grateful for my loved ones, my home and for the myriad blessings in my life.

With my next breath, I dive deeper into gratefulness, breathing in gratitude for my oneness with God. I am grateful for who I am in God—whole, beautiful and irrepressible. With an energizing, amplifying breath, I breathe out any disquiet in my soul.

Poised in an elevated awareness of gratitude, I give thanks for all experiences: the physical and the mystical.

I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart.—Psalm 86:12

Expectation - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | Daily Word

Expectation - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | Daily Word

Expectation

I AM CENTERED IN DIVINE LOVE AND FULL OF POSITIVE EXPECTATION.

Some people anticipate family gatherings with joyful expectation; others, with a sense of dread. Expectation is actually a powerful state of mind that can shape our experiences. If I am expecting an unpleasant experience, I may be replaying a painful past. Rather than recreate the same experience, I change my expectation.

The past exists only in memory, so I let it go and begin anew. Regardless of what happens around me, I remain centered in what happens within me. I meet others with divine understanding and love. I am compassionate and kind. I release the need to change others, and I myself am changed. I am a radiating center of divine light, love and peace, full of positive expectation.

There is hope …, says the Lord: your children shall come back to their own country.—Jeremiah 31:17

Creativity - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | Daily Word

Creativity - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | Daily Word: "Creativity
I EXPRESS MY DIVINE CREATIVITY!
If I am feeling uncreative, I gently release that notion and graciously accept the many gifts that are inherently mine as a child of God. I am a creative expression of God, and God expresses creatively through me.

Creativity is the ability to make, produce or bring something into existence through my actions or behaviors. While creativity is often associated with arts and music, its breadth has no limits. Whether I mix ingredients for a cake, teach a child, or organize a community, I am expressing my creative nature.

My creations begin with an idea and come into fruition through the activity of my imagination, thoughts and actions. I express my gifts in many ways every day, and I joyfully share what I have created.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.—1 Corinthians 12:4"

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Inner Peace - Monday, November 19, 2012 | Daily Word

Inner Peace - Monday, November 19, 2012 | Daily Word

Inner Peace

I AM FILLED WITH THE CALM PRESENCE OF GOD.

Activities and gatherings may pack my schedule during the holiday season. Sometimes it can seem overwhelming. Yet in the midst of any busyness, I can find peace and calm within.

In the morning, I experience the peace of a new day dawning. If I feel stress or anxiety coming on, I close my eyes and breathe deeply. I focus on a spiritual idea, such as love, peace or harmony, and repeat it softly in my mind. This practice helps me make an inner connection with the Spirit of Peace and Order, and I open to inner tranquility.

Throughout the day, I turn within to find my center—to find God. As I attend to my tasks and activities, I carry the presence of God with and within me, and I am at peace.

Put things in order … and the God of love and peace will be with you.—2 Corinthians 13:11

Supported - Sunday, November 18, 2012 | Daily Word

Supported - Sunday, November 18, 2012 | Daily Word: "Supported
GOD IS MY RESOURCE AND MY HELP.
I am never without means of support. Information and ideas come to me through authors and experts, people in my community or friends and family members. Yet these are simply outward expressions of the Source of my supply. God within is my Source, and the best way to tap into God is through prayer.

Prayer is my channel to the all-knowing wisdom of God. In prayer, I receive divine ideas that guide me to the help I need. If I have doubts or concerns about my choices or decisions, I turn within in prayer. Prayer focuses my attention on God and I become an open receptor of inspiration. Centered in God, I have unlimited resources and wisdom. Centered in God, I am guided to my good.

You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.—Psalm 31:3"

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Forgive - Saturday, November 17, 2012 | Daily Word

Forgive - Saturday, November 17, 2012 | Daily Word

Forgive

AS I FORGIVE, I CONNECT IN ONENESS WITH THE DIVINE.

Forgiveness may sometimes seem daunting, but it is essential to my spiritual progress. If I hold resentment, blame or unforgiveness in my heart, I feel separated from the Divine. But when I am willing to forgive and let go of anger and guilt, I feel the love of God supporting me in every way.

When I forgive, I am not granting anyone permission to harm me or someone else. I am releasing the energy I have carried about mistakes I and others have made. The past is the past, and I free myself to move forward with compassion, love and kindness toward myself and others.

As I forgive, I change my thoughts, words and actions, re-experiencing my oneness with the Divine.

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.—Matthew 6:12

Divine Order - Friday, November 16, 2012 | Daily Word

Divine Order - Friday, November 16, 2012 | Daily Word: "Divine Order
I ALLOW DIVINE IDEAS TO MANIFEST INTO FULL EXPRESSION.
When I plant a seed, I imagine the harvest to come. Then, as I gather the harvest, I remember the seed and acknowledge the many stages of orderly growth and change from the time of sowing to the time of reaping.

Divine order underlies creation in all its forms. Whether I plant a garden in my yard or plant seed thoughts in my own mind, I rely on divine order to bring about fruition.

I carefully choose the thoughts I hold, for I know they produce after their kind. I let go of unwanted thoughts that may crowd in, and instead anticipate a bountiful harvest of opportunities to come. I give my garden of ideas time to grow, knowing they will mature into full expression in due time.

The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.—Mark 4:28"

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