All human beings have frailties. Some turn to drink to handle their problems. Some lash out. Some retreat into a shell. All of these are coping mechanisms. How do you cope alone? Poorly, do you not? It is in the reaching out that you find support, for always will you [...]
When you look upon another, There I AM. When you gaze into the eyes of a lover, There I AM. When you stroke another's face, There I AM. When you behold the human race, There I AM. There is nowhere you can gaze That I AM not. This [...]
"Oh God, creator of happiness and hatred …" A shocking statement, perhaps. "How can this be?" For there is nothing but God. From the most base element or thought to the most holy, all is Creation itself in expression. How can you say, "That is God, and that is not"? [...]
Water swirls in little pools, following currents. You often do the same, following patterns set before you, or pushed along by the patterns of others. At times you get stuck in little eddies, going round and round, repeating the same action until finally released to drift along freely. Then along [...]
Chanting. We ask you to give it a try. Why? For in the act of repeating a sound, you do experience the act of creation. You come to a greater understanding of the Creator and of yourself as the same. Find a quiet place. Relax the body. Breathe deeply [...]
When you knock upon a door, it is opened. Alas, it is not always opened by the one you expect. You are not alone in this adventure you call life. Others play vital roles. All are cells in the body of the Creator, all serving the greater good. At times [...]
You ask how it is possible for one mind to know the thoughts of another. You think this is some kind of magic, as if your mind is jumping across empty space, entering the mind encased inside a physical brain, and reading the inner workings of that physical apparatus. As [...]
Love is in the air. Love is all around you. With beauty, light, and goodness, Love it does surround you. Do you feel a lack of love in your life? Then, my friend, you are looking the wrong way. Go within, where love resides. There it is not a [...]
How many times have you turned your head away from an uncomfortable sight? When you see one with a deformity or an infirmity that makes you feel uncomfortable, do you not wince inside and out and turn your head? When you see a beggar on the street, do you look [...]
Just like your concept of beauty, perfection is in the eye and mind of the beholder. All is a matter of perception. You as a temporary human being have been taught by other human beings the meaning of perfection. You set it as a lofty goal. You hold in your [...]
What happens when you pray? You set in motion a vibration. Thoughts are aspects of consciousness, and consciousness is the creative force of the universe—that aspect of mind which you share with the One Divine Mind. Using your consciousness in prayer, you create a link between you and that which [...]
Familiar patterns of energy cause you to repeat the same actions time after time after time. It is as if certain habits have become solidified. What is matter and form, but energy following a specified pattern that Mind has brought into existence and that you now recognize. Recognize how you [...]
Coming toward you in the distance you see a figure dressed in a white robe. Who could it be? There is a radiance about the body—a luminous glow unlike any you have seen. As this figure approaches, you cannot discern male or female, but the energy is pure love. Are [...]
A law is something unchangeable— That on which you can rely. In your world is Cause and Effect. This Law you can't deny. You think at times that chaos Is in fact the norm. But this is just a factor Of the acts man does perform. For man [...]
Be not always seeking the big "wows" from Spirit—the giant pieces of evidence which leave your mouth gaping. Seek instead evidence that Spirit is at work within you in more subtle ways as you go through every moment. Watch yourself and see how you are changing as you awaken ever [...]
Visualize success and it is yours, For from your thoughts success it pours. It's when you doubt, that then you fail For thoughts of doubt then do prevail. You will become that which you see For in your mind your thoughts run free. So harness them and give them [...]
Do you at times feel uncomfortable around others? Do you not feel at home in your own skin? This is due to two causes. The first is a lack of resonance. You and the others do not emit the same energetic vibration. You will naturally drift apart. The other cause—known [...]
Do not berate yourself for not going along with the crowd. Do you now realize how many do so because they have learned that this is the route to approval? Always follow your heart and your instincts. If these lead you down a solo path, so be it. You are [...]
A source. What is this? The beginning. The fount of a thing. The source of a river begins as a drop of water. It becomes a trickle, then a stream, which grows ever larger and flows until it becomes something much greater. Yes, it becomes fully part of an ocean.You [...]
Circular movements represent the shape of creation. All arises from the void and returns again to silence. All is vibration. You arose from the mind of the Divine Mind, beginning as pure spirit and to Spirit you will return. You experience what you know as birth and death, but these [...]
All of life is an imitation. What you perceive with the body is merely a reflection of an idea. That which began as thought took on a vibration until it "solidified," in your terms. All retains a specific vibration, and this is how you recognize things—by the consistency of the [...]
Expectations … they follow a spectrum from high to low, from beyond the stars to none at all. From whence come these hopes and dreams or lack thereof? All come from a seed of an idea. All arise from the mind, and there they are left to you to grow. [...]
Take the time to stop every so often and remember why you are here. It is not to make money. It is not to constantly be doing. It is simply to be. "To be what?" you ask. To be an expression of your Source. If your Source is all goodness [...]
We have spoken of zippers in the past … of how the teeth must fit together just so or they do not function. The same is true of your closet doors that ride a track. If not centered on the rail, they do not move as designed. Yet you push, [...]
Do not meet hatred with hatred. Greet anger not with angst. These lower vibrations only add to the mix. Anger, hatred, and intolerance are the byproducts of ignorance. There is a reason you call darkness darkness. Such lower vibrations represent a lack of light. Light represents goodness, love, compassion, and [...]
"Break out of the box." "They broke the mold when they made you." These are expressions of creativity, are they not? What kind of box have you placed around yourself? How do your thoughts box you in? Your spirit-essence does not exist in a box. It is boundless, limitless, and [...]