Succumbing to Forgiveness

Our mind is filled with thousands of thoughts and hopefully, most of the thoughts  are great ones. And yet, we have some thoughts that percolate to the surface of our mind that involve judgment, suspicion, cynicism, anger, blame, distrust, envy, and jealousy.

And we think that if everything would just go our way, we'd never have any of these thoughts; we'd never get angry, never to to forgive anyone, and we'd be happy. But we need to remember that in this physical world, we are always at choice and we always have the opportunity learn and grow andtransform.

Every experience - and every negative thought - gives us an opportunity to connect with our inner genius and to connect with the Divine Presence. Succumbing to forgiveness allows our hearts to open wide and to step into our authenticity and rise above our small identities and petty judgments.

We are here to experience our greatness and our magnificence. We are here to live our passion and our purpose. We are here to make a difference. And if we are so busy hiding out and living in shame or blame, then we are missing out on living, loving, and experiencing the Truth of Who We Are. One of the secrets of living a fulfilling and happy life is to forgive; it opens the heart and allows us to grow into our infinite possibilities. 

And don't forget, that includes forgiving yourself most of all!

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

If we criticize, condemn, and censure, these are the attitudes that occupy our thinking.  They will not only reflect themselves outwardly, they will also reflect themselves inwardly.  They must, for the without is but an extension of the within, and the within is the determinor of that extension.  If we want a complete clearance of our attitudes, we must forgive everything and everyone.  Whether we like it or not, or whether we accept it or not, this is one of the great truths of life.       ~ 365 Science of Mind

Janet Kingsley, founder and spiritual leader of Center for Positive Living Sedona has been opening hearts and minds to infinite possibilities since 1998. Through articles, classes, and coaching she opens the heart, intrigues the mind, and feeds the spirit.

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What Are You Hungry For?

It seems like we want everything quick today. If we see something we like, most people don’t save up for it; they just go out and put it on their credit card. We listen to sound bites on the news and eat fast food. It’s like we are using Cliff Notes for our lives. When we are hungry for something, we want it and we want it NOW!

Who hasn't been tempted to give it all up because we think it isn't worth the wait? Or, conversely, we will pay money for the “magic bullet.” You know, thatthing that is guaranteed to change our lives in a weekend. We get pulled into the 5 steps of Success, the 7 Keys to Happiness, the Magic of Making All Your Dreams Come True. I've spent time and money on those ‘Magic Bullets’ myself only to find smoke and mirrors and not a real "Magic Bullet" at all!

Can we come to a place and rely on spiritual food to help nourish our soul and feed our spirit?  And what might we have to give up in order to do that? We might have to give up our desire for the approval of others or our need for recognition and appreciation from anything or anyone external to us. 

On our journey to remembering the Truth about who we are on a daily basis, we don’t need to give up sugar or chocolate or video games. We need to give up something much deeper and much more important. What stories have to go? What have we been believing that has kept us stuck and in low gear? What ideas keep us feeling less than? What ideas keep us feeling apart from the Infinite? When we can release those, then we are moving toward our infinite possibilities 

And the great thing about being hungry for spiritual food, is that is is low carb and low calorie!

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

When I go out and plant a garden, I walk away and leave it, and I know something is going to make it grow.  Its growth -- the law of its being, that which is going to react to it out of the Universe now -- is independent even of myself, though I planted it. I was the gardener only.  We speak of “making” a garden.  We plant one.  Nature makes the garden; “God gives the increase.

. . . the person who uses the Principles of the Science of Mind the most effectively is the one who is the most deeply inwardly convinced of a simplicity and an integrity of the Universe, and that he is the one who can do it.  No conceit about it:  he can plant the garden; the garden is independent of him.

      ~ Ideas of Power

Janet Kingsley, founder and spiritual leader of Center for Positive Living Sedona has been opening hearts and minds to infinite possibilities since 1998. Through articles, classes, and coaching she opens the heart, intrigues the mind, and feeds the spirit.

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You Are the Architect of Your Life

We are in the construction business. We are building a house and the house is called our life. Have we been putting the best materials into it we possibly could? Or are we thinking about cheating life or getting by with shortcuts? 

Cheating life and getting by with shortcuts is settling for our limitations; it is buying into our excuses as the truth. It is playing small and playing safe; it isgiving up on our dreams and desires, or worse yet, giving up on ourselves; it is living someone else's dream. We are planning and drawing the blueprint of our lives at this very moment. Are we planning and drawing a mansion or a shack? Or something in between? Or, do we hold ourselves in check because of the stories we tell ourselves about all the mistakes we've made in the past and think we don't deserve success or happiness or the mansion we really want? 

Maybe we can't see our answered prayer; maybe we can barely distinguish light from dark; yet can't we sense something's coming our way? Isn't there some small voice within that calls you when you least expect it? Doesn't this voice of truth and love and adoration whisper and breeze past you? Listen, listen. When we listen to that, we are not cheating life or getting by with shortcuts. We are tuning into our inner genius; we are tuning into God. We are remembering who we are.

You were born with potential and greatness and wings. Don't crawl; learn to use your wings and fly!

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes:

Divine Love and Infinite Wisdom could not create us as spontaneous individuals without letting us alone to discover ourselves.  In the process of self-discovery we misuse the law of cause and effect.  This is our mistake.  It is through these mistakes that we learn how to use the law of life rightly.

      ~ Words That Heal Today

Janet Kingsley, founder and spiritual leader of Center for Positive Living Sedona has been opening hearts and minds to infinite possibilities since 1998. Through articles, classes, and coaching she opens the heart, intrigues the mind, and feeds the spirit.

Find out more at www.janetkingsley.com

Unexpected Obstacles

We all want smooth roads and smooth sailings, don't we? We all want a life free of struggle, drama, fear, anxiety, and strife. And yet, smooth roads don't create good drivers and calm seas don't develop good sailors. And a problem-free and hassle-free life may not grow our faith or make us strong. In fact, we are likely to encounter unexpected obstacles on our path and it is how we approach these obstacles that will allow us to create our lives from a sense of wonder and infinite possibilities or stop us in our tracks and set us up with infinite excuses. We get to choose.

When we can remember that "All is Well" no matter what obstacle we may encounter, our minds are free to rise up a new level of consciousness from which to look for a solution. You see, when we can be 'well' within ourselves, we can be well with the world. But when we are not 'well' with ourselves - when we think there is something wrong with us, that we are less than, that we don't get the breaks, that we don't have value or worth, that we are a phony, that we are flawed or damaged in some way, then these unexpected obstacles become important. 

And regardless of what shows up for us in life that looks dim, grim, and dark, we can still be well within ourselves and remember our passion and our purpose and not get tricked into thinking that anything in the outer world can affect what we think of ourselves. We are a majority of ONE. We are God in action, expressing Life and Love and Passion and Purpose and Exuberance and Awesomeness like no one else on planet Earth. And there are no unexpected obstacles that can deny that Truth. 

Sometimes the way through, is over or under or even around the obstacle. And we can enjoy the scenery along the way. Right?

Are You Listening?

Spirit is calling and I'll let you in on a little secret: Spirit never dials a wrong number. In fact, Spirit has your number on speed dial. So, Spirit may be calling, but the big questions is, ARE WE ANSWERING? Or do we let the call go to voicemail and save it for a later time?  Or maybe it goes to voicemail and we don't even bother to pick up our messages.

Here's another question: Who would you be if no onetold you who you were? If we didn't have all of these ideas running around in our head that we believe are true, wouldn't we think we were awesome just the way we are? We each have something so special and unique that is truly ours. And we need to get that out into the world and not hide in comfort, safety, or fear.  When we get out of our heads (listening to the 'Monkey Mind' living there), we can more easily hear the call of Spirit.

Yes, Spirit is calling and it's time we make a decision to open up our minds and our ears to listen and to trust what we hear. It's time we leave the safety of our comfort zones and dare to show up and be great. It's time we live life based on who we are and not on who we thought we were.  Oh yeah!

One ringy dingy, two ringy dingy.

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

The practice of Truth is personal to each, and in the long run no one can live our life for us.  To each is given what he needs and the gifts of heaven come alike to all.  How we shall use these gifts is all that matters!  To hold one's thought steadfastly to the constructive, to that which endures, and to the Truth, may not be easy in a rapidly changing world, but to the one who makes the attempt much is guaranteed.

      ~ The Science of Mind

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What Truth Are You Living

The Buddhists have the four noble truths and we have our own version of four noble Truths:

1. We are Spiritual Beings (and we can awaken to our own divinity)
2. There is only One Thing, and that One Thing is God (and we can awaken to this Presence)
3. The Creative Process is always at work, the Law of Cause and Effect (and we can awaken and be in harmony with the Law)
4. God is good, all the time: 24/7/365 (and we can awaken up and align ourselves with that Good)

The challenge most of us have is in figuring out howcan we remember these Truths more and more each day. We spend a lot of time listening to our mind chatter that keeps us safe and small. When we succumb to fear and live in our cozy comfort zone, we are definitely notremembering these noble Truths.

The first step in remembering these Truths is to become aware when we are not remembering. We can begin to notice when we feel inferior or superior; notice when we need to feel right and someone or something has to be wrong - and best of all, we can notice without judgment. It's just a pattern of thinking that we can change. Let's change our pattern of thinking toward our four noble Truths and see if it doesn't make a huge difference in the joy, happiness, and quality of our life.

And what if "noticing" is half of the journey to enlightenment?

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

The great and only awakening that can ever come to us is when we become aware of the fact that that which enables us to think, to be conscious, to be creative, is the Mind of God active within us.

      ~ The Magic of the Mind

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Choose Your Own Dreams

Many people live their lives letting others make choices for them and then they wonder why they are dissatisfied in life. They may live their whole lives doing something that someone else wanted them to do (and continue to do it) and continuing to do it, even though the person that they wanted to please may have passed away years ago.

When I was growing up, I don't remember my dad asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up. But I do remember him telling me over and over again what he'd like me to be. It started small: he loved planes and flying so he sent me to Civil Air Patrol, signed me up for ground school and dragged me to the model airport field. That was his dream, and I allowed it to become my dream.  He loved riding bicycles so he took me every week to the Encino Velodrome to watch bicycle racers and we rode our bicycles each Sunday to the park to feed the ducks. That was his dream and I allowed it to be my dream. He loved debating and arguing so he told me over and over again to be a lawyer. That was his dream and I allowed it to be my dream.

And when I didn't become a pilot, a cyclist, or a lawyer, I had feelings that I was a disappointment to him. I pushed myself through college in a major that wasn't my dream long, long after my dad passed away, still allowing his dream to be my dream. And then I repeated that same pattern with my husband. Then one day I realized I was living someone else's life.

How might you be living someone else's dream? How have you set goals and desires based on what someone else wants for you? We all want to make a difference, live fulfilling, prosperous, and joyous lives and we can only do that when we are living our life and making our own choices. We need a clear picture of what we want to experience and how we want to feel. Our future is too important to allow others to choose for us. Let's choose our own dreams and goals and live a life we love.

 Saying "yes" to your own dream moves you into a whole new world of possibilities.

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

In the Science of Mind, we learn that persistent, constructive thought is the greatest power known and the most effective.  If the visible effect in our lives is not what it should be, if we are unhappy, sick and poverty stricken, we know the remedy.  The Truth is always the remedy, and the Truth is that the law of liberty is the only real law.  When we reverse the process of thought, the effect will be reversed.

      ~ The Science of Mind

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