Divine Detour!

Have you ever wondered why things aren't happening fast enough in your life? Why you've prayed and it just isn't appearing? It's like you are trying to get down a road a certain way and you just keep getting detoured and turned in another direction far from your destination. You eventually get there, but the trip can be exhausting.

I used to think I was being stopped and held up in achieving what I considered my goals. I was putting it out there and wondering why it wasn't happening. As I look over my life, I realize that what seemed like a detour was merely another stepping stone in my divine evolution. I call it a Divine Detour. That is the new way I look at the process of my journey to totally embodying my unity with Spirit.

My spiritual mentor, James Mellon says when something shows up in our life and keeps showing up, we need to really look at that thing. What is it here to teach us? Ernest Holmes teaches us to turn entirely away from the condition which seems contrary to the above statement. It's not. When looking at the condition, whatever it is, with fearless God eyes, we are open to see it as what it is--a Lie, not an entity, not REAL. So, therefore in looking we are turning away from the condition and looking at the Truth.

Thoughts are things, and things are thoughts. That's all. The formless is in the form and everything changes in a moment with a change of thought. It's all how you look at it and I am committed to looking at everything with my Spiritual eyes.

I already know that everything I require is right here. It is just a matter of opening my mind, to seeing it. How much of God can I know? As much of God as I become. This Divine Detour I've been on has revealed my Spiritual nature to me. It has given me the opportunity to learn to see the gifts that are present all the time. My Divine Detour gives me the opportunity to be in the moment, to know that right where I am is right where I am supposed to be. It would never have met the wonderful people I know today if not for my Divine Detour. My Divine Detour gets me out of the way of outlining how things should be happening and allows me to let go and let them happen.

When I trust my Divine Detour, I see that it isn't a detour at all. It is Divine Evolution Taking over my life. It is realizing that as Jesus said "The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand!" It is not coming. We are each the miracle, and now it is time to bring this miracle into the world and let it live as us.

ONE WITH THE INFINITE

"One alone in consciousness with the Infinite constitutes a majority. Knowing this in your thought, work in perfect peace and calm, always expect the Good, have enthusiasm, and above all have a consciousness of Love. Ernest Holmes in the Science of Mind

This was the reading this morning. How do I feel about it? The word that comes to me is Believe and get out of the way. Mike Dooley calls them the "cursed hows."

There is a plaque on the wall in my home, simply with the words "Believe." Whenever I start to get bogged down by how something is going to happen, I look at those words and focus on my intention and know. This is my only truth.

If as Ernest Holmes says above that I alone in consciousness with the Infinite constitutes a majority, I can never lose. I already have everything I could ever need. The Infinite and I are a majority and a majority always wins.

I believe this. I continue my work, always moving forward in love, peace and calm. I am supported by an Infinite Intelligence that guides me every step of the way. I sow love everywhere I go. My purpose is to serve and know that I am backed by this Infinite Power. That's it. It is so simple.

Now, to have a great day!

Today, I am Grateful!

I haven't written in a while. Gosh, it was well before the holidays. What a whirlwind December and now here I am at the beginning of a new year.

I just began another round of Mental Muscle with James Mellon as one of his assistants. In case the reader doesn't know what Mental Muscle is...it's a 16 week online workshop where the participants fearlessly dig into what they believe, eradicate the old and useless, and embrace the new and empowering. Life is lived from the inside out and that is what we practice. Each boot camp we choose a word to guide the journey. I've had words such as 'Love', 'Consciousness', and 'Center'. James says the word will choose us. There is a word that has chosen me several times and finally I have chosen to embrace it. The word is "Gratitude."

Why Gratitude? Well, I feel somewhat like I've been chasing shadows. And, in spite of all my studies and spiritual practice, still I have been acting like I might be lacking all I want in life.

As we know through studying Science of Mind, we are already everything we could ever want or desire. God is everything, and we are a part of God. Therefore, logic has it we have everything---abundance eternally.

So, by embracing the word Gratitude, I can bring this Principle home to my heart. It is a good word and when I awake with the word 'Gratitude' in my heart, the day takes a whole new shape. As the master Meister Eckhart said, "If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is 'thank you', it will be enough."

This morning as I let the word wash over me while I was running, the trees took on a new sparkle. As I looked at my husband, I felt overflowing love in my heart. As I thought of my children and two more grandchildren on the way, I thought how could I be more abundant.

Another gift of Gratitude is the present moment. You can only be grateful in the present moment. As I embrace the now, I will never miss the gift. Yes, this is the perfect word for me.