January 19, 2019 – MINDFULNESS

HOLD YOUR EXPERIENCES IN LOVING KINDNESS WITH WARMTH AND COMPASSION: January 19, 2019

“There are three mindfulness-based skills we can use to handle difficult emotions: (1) focused awareness, (2) open-field awareness, and (3) loving-kindness. Focusing on a single object calms and stabilizes the mind, and open-field awareness helps us respond to daily challenges in an even, balanced way. Those two skills can help us see what’s going on…

The acronym of P-R-A-Y-E-R means: We can PAUSE here and now. We can RELEASE the past. We can AFFIRM our greatness. We can YIELD to divine inheritance. We can EXPECT the best. We can REALIZE our oneness. P- PAUSE to claim your power In the 48th Psalm, the 9th Verse, the Psalmist says “Within your […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 10

It is this good medicine of the land that reminds us of the medicine of the Spirit that flows without ceasing, without judgment. “The crucifixion did not establish the Atonement; the resurrection did.” The course says that “[q]uestioning illusions is the first step in undoing them. The miracle, or the right answer, corrects them. Since […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 12

The course says “Miracles should inspire gratitude, not awe. You should thank God for what you really are. . . . Miracles honor you because you are lovable. They dispel illusions about yourself and perceive the light in you.” The course also says “[o]ur gratitude will pave the way to Him and shorten our learning […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 11

The course says “[t]he abilities you possess are only shadows of your real strength, and that perception, which is inherently judgmental, was introduced only after the separation. . . The resurrection was the means for the return to knowledge, which was accomplished by the union of my will with the Father’s.” We are the light. […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 9

A Course in Miracles says “whenever you offer a miracle to another, you are shortening the suffering of both of you.” “Know first that this is fear. Fear arises from lack of love. The only remedy for lack of love is perfect love. Perfect love is the Atonement.” from A Course in Miracles “The correction […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 8

When you are afraid of anything, you are giving it your power. There is nothing miracles cannot do, but they cannot be performed if there is doubt or fear. Moving beyond fear centers us in the love of our Oneness with Spirit and connects us with the power of our miracles. “All healing is essentially […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 7

Miracles are signs that we have chosen to be led by Spirit – not merely to receive but to give. Giving lies at the heart of miracles, as they are not merely for us but for others. Miracles are part of our spiritual DNA. We are here to help them manifest. The direction and purpose […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 6

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. Here, Rev. Cecilia Loving continues to guide us as the Spiritmuv Prayer Circle moves through A Course in Miracles, through the power of all that we are. There is no relationship between the time a miracle takes and the time it covers. The miracle substitutes for learning that […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 5

In her profound book BRAIDING SWEETGRASS, Robin Wall Kimmerer teaches us that “[s]trawberries first shaped [her] view of a world full of gifts simply scattered at your feet. A gift comes to you through no action of your own, free, having moved toward you without your beckoning. It is not a reward; you cannot earn […]

FINDING THE POWER OF LOVE – Part 4

“We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn—we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance. Their wisdom is apparent in the way that they live. They teach us by example. They’ve been on the earth far longer than we have been […]