Good Morning DearHearts,
Perhaps you too have had this experience. You are standing in one room of your home, you remember something you need to purchase the next time you go to the grocery store. The grocery list is in the kitchen, but by the time you get to the kitchen, find the pen and the list….you can not remember the item you wanted to add to the list.
There are many explanations for this situation that range from needing doctor intervention to jokes. Many attribute these memory lapses to the advancement of age, however, I have a different theory. Adults just have too many thoughts.
We know we have too much brain wave activity when we try to meditate. Quiet mind we think, then we think of something else. Back to quiet mind. Back to something else.
Children rarely experience this condition because they do not bother their minds with multiple thoughts at once. They stay in one brain space at a time. Another way to phrase this is “the now”.
Adults have an issue with now because there is so much past and future roaming around inside of their brain-spaces. There is so much to distract and deny the brilliance of just one thought or moment – or so we believe.
The magnificence of one single thought within our mind is not only brilliant; it is healing.
Try it.
Right now (the only now there is) breathe in and as you release that breath release all thoughts you may be having about anything or anyone. Stare at this page without actually seeing it and just breathe in and out. Each time you find a thought, let it go. When you have spent a few moments in this quiet bliss, add one thought word to your clean mind and that is PEACE.
Now breathe in the word PEACE and exhale with the word NOW.
Repeat, repeat, repeat.
The power of our thoughts is emphasized in spiritual teachings. We have all experienced the ability of bringing forth an experience out of a thought. So perhaps if we are more selective about which thoughts we allow into our mind we just may have less difficulty in remembering.
Anyway, it’s just a thought.
“I loose the world from all I THOUGHT it was” ACIM / Workbook: Lesson 132
Please Remember There IS Great LOVE Here FOR US- NOW!
In Love, Light and Peace,
Janet Weissman
A Course in Miracles Facilitator
Spiritual Counselor
Reiki Master
© 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Good Morning DearHearts,
I have repeatedly mentioned how I see every situation in my life as a metaphor for my own spiritual growth. This is actually the original motivation for my writing adventures that became Good Morning DearHearts.
Every ordinary occurrence in the day to day life we share offers moments of awareness as we step back from the doer to become the observer. These innocuous moments hold jewels of knowledge that wait for the realization of the Truth to dawn on us.
I want to share one of these experiences now.
Last year I finally decided my bathroom needed a small renovation; new paint, new faucets, new towel bars and a new light fixture. Over several months I purchased the necessary objects and then scheduled a handyman to do the installations.
He started with the light fixture and almost immediately there was an issue. When the old fixture was removed the electric source (hole in the wall) for the wiring was not in the center. The lovely light fixture I had purchased would not work, so I needed to return that one and find something else. In the meantime, the handyman left me with one light bulb hanging from the hole in the wall so something would happen when I “flicked the switch”.
Finding a new fixture proved to be more of a quest than I thought and truth be told I did not dedicate much time to the quest. Now several months passed and I had learned to live with a 40 watt illumination. This is proof in itself how we can manage to adapt to a “less than” desired life. More than six months passed before I decided to focus on this situation. I found a new light fixture after a couple of online searches and had it delivered.
When my handyman came back he too was astonished I had lived with that single bulb for so long. He installed the bathroom lamp and instead of one bulb there were now five. The amount of light had increased 400%.
My initial reaction was there is “too much light”. I had become accustomed to practically living in the dark (how did I apply make-up? – but I digress) and now there was an abundance of illumination. I thought about removing some of the bulbs or changing the wattage to decrease the sudden flood of brightness.
Do you see the awareness?
After living a darker existence the light becomes almost too much to handle. This is true in more places than my bathroom.
Although the thought of not being worthy of having light in my bathroom was not one that consciously came into my mind, somewhere it must have existed. What other reason did I have for denying myself the gift of light?
The “Great Rays” of our Fathers Love for us beam down in all aspects our life. We can choose to deny them access to some small or large portion, but they do not cease to be there. When we are ready to allow them full access the Light is fully there because it has waited for our readiness.
The quote from ACIM that I want to share may not seem fully applicable because I was not experiencing physical pain during my single light bulb episode. But, I also was not fully joyous and I was not honoring my Self with the lack of brightness I chose. Whenever we are not completely happy we are choosing to experience some level of pain.
“Tolerance for pain may be high, but it is not without limit. Eventually everyone begins to realize, however dimly, that there must be a better way.” (ACIM T2:III:3:5)
And yes, the word dimly from the quote is quite suitable to this story.
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Remember THERE Is Great LOVE Here For US Now!!!
In Light, Love and Peace
Janet W.
© All Rights Reserved 2013
ACIM Facilitator
Spiritual Counselor
Reiki Master
Good Morning DearHearts,
I remember as a child hearing the axiom ” Cleanliness is next to Godliness”.
The phrase came back to me this morning after I had finished with the Saturday housekeeping duties. I am sure it was used by my Mother to induce me to clean my room once upon a time ago and I am sure I did not question it back then.
But now, why are cleanliness and Godliness so linked?
I believe the answer is about respect and honor for those who visit and most certainly to honor our own Self. It is about a welcoming space for others and our Self to BE at home. It is about clearing, so the clutter of the busy-ness of the world is removed; thus allowing the energy of our Spirit to flow through our homes and life without distraction.
Living in a home where there is order, brings forth a space for calmness and quiet to thrive. God is very calm, there is no conflict. Can you imagine God searching for his car keys because He can not find them in the clutter? Certainly not the picture Heaven paints on our soul.
There was a time when families had dinnerware that was reserved for holidays and company. This was a gesture of respect and honor to either the occasion or guest. The house was always made ready before the visitors arrived. The intention was to extend a welcome and show respect. I once worked with a person whose spouse went on “company alert” before gatherings at their home.
Cleanliness and order in our home shows respect to who we are. It prepares the space to welcome others who enter, because each Guest is God visiting.
There are many tales of a rich man waiting for his honored guest to arrive, having readied the house for the event. Instead of the expected nobleman, a pauper arrives and is scorned and turned away. At the end of the story it is revealed that the poor man was really the honored guest in disguise.
Springtime is a season associated with re-birth and cleaning. The two items are most certainly linked. We clean out the dust and accumulated debris so the new can come forth. Let us recognize our own Heaven is the Sacred Space we inhabit and welcome others to visit. And let us honor our evolving Self by offering a clean space for our own Peace and Growth.
“ To your tired eyes I bring a vision of a different world, so new and clean and fresh you will forget the pain and sorrow that you saw before.”[1]
Remember There IS Great Love Here for US Now.
In Love, Light and Peace
Janet Weissman
©2013 All Rights Reserved
A Course in Miracles Facilitator/ Boca Raton, Florida
Spiritual Counselor
Reiki Master/ Private Sessions
[1] ACIM. Text 31. VIII:8:4
Good Morning DearHearts,
Many are proud that they have a good memory. Some can recall with great clarity events and experiences that happened long ago in time. Of those who tout their ability to remember, some have learned that being able to retrieve minute details can sometimes be a less than desirable quality. The preoccupation with who, what, when and why events occurred keeps the rememberer locked in the past. The one with a good memory may continue to have unpleasant memories.
Does this mean that it is better to acquire a selective form of amnesia? Not exactly.
The true solution to keeping only the joyful moments and releasing the ones that have saddened us is forgiveness. Forgiveness allows us to bring light to a situation that our mind has cloaked in darkness. The more unpleasant we have interpreted the past event to have been, the more darkness we have placed around it. Many have spoken of the past with the phrase “the darkest day of my life”. The shadow times will remain so unless we grant illumination.
This is also true for past people in our life. If we have had an unsavory or challenging experience with someone and we can not bring ourselves to see that being in any other way, we are locking them and us in an unlit room. This darkened place will keep hidden the true reason for our relationship with each being, to recognize our Bond of Light. Forgiveness will facilitate the release of the judgements we have placed on others and ourself. We can and will join each Soul in Light.
The key to Forgiveness is willingness. Are we ready to embrace only the fun, exhilarating, joyful, loving memories we have had? It will require us to release the attachment (addiction) we have had with pain and woefulness. Even though this seems like it would be an easy decision to make, it is not.
Remember the love you felt when you were embraced by others and not the disagreements or perceived wounds. No thing ever has or can harm your Spirit, this being true means each of us remains whole even when we do not perceive it. We are wholly capable of remembering the beautiful moments that have enhanced our ability to recognize Love. As we connect with the memory of Love we are learning and remembering our True Self. It is possible to have a good memory of only good memories.
“And when the memory of God has come to you in the holy place of forgiveness you will remember nothing else …”[1]
One more note, remember to take that supplement for your memory, oh what is it called?? Ummmm lecithin, yeah that’s it.
In Love and Light,
Janet
©2003/2013 All Rights Reserved
[1]A Course in Miracles. Text. Chap.18IX.14:1
Good Morning DearHearts,
This is a new adventure for me and one I have been thinking about for quite some time.
I am not sure how this will evolve but NOW seems like the right time to try.
For those who already know me and for those who don’t, I will continue to share my insights about life through my spiritual path, A Course in Miracles. Let’s see how that goes.
These posts will probably be more concise than my usual missives. They may only be quick observances I have while going through my day.
For instance………
As I was driving to the store I was musing on today’s Lesson and heard a brief snipet from some song on the radio. The lyrics (no idea of the song or the artist) said something about “forgetting and forgiving”.
I immediately thought, can anyone truly forget? We hold on to grievances even when we say we don’t. But I do know that Forgiveness IS possible, and that is more than enough to know.
In Light and Love,
Janet
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