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May 10, 2019 - January 20, 2020
Giving away money can pay off enormously in actual dollars brought in, but, more importantly, in peace of mind.
As Jerry Gillies, the author of Moneylove, says, “The rich spend money, the poor bank it.”
YOUR LIFE IS ABUNDANT, AND YOU COUNT!
RELEASE MY FEAR OF LACK AND ACCEPT THE ABUNDANCE AND PROSPERITY OF THE UNIVERSE sits on
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making me happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and, as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live.
I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I’ve got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
Often we think that the correction lies in a new mate, house, car, job, or whatever. Not so.
use the tools that will align you with your Higher Self—and thus to allow the good feelings to flow once again.
The Chatterbox, as you’ll remember, is the part of us that tries to drive us crazy. It is the repository of all our negative input, from the time we were born to the present moment. It contains our childlike ego that needs constant attention and doesn’t know how to give. The Conscious Mind sends orders to the Subconscious Mind based on the information it gets from either the Higher Self or the Chatterbox. We can train it to choose from either.
or even whether you believe it or not.
This is where the affirmations, positive thinking, tapes, books, sayings and whatever other tools you have come in handy—to remind your Conscious Mind that you do not have to listen to the Chatterbox any longer.
“I am a strong and worthy person,”
Now what I’d like you to do is to imagine yourself approaching that goal “as if” you had no fear…. I want you to see yourself approaching that goal with a sense of power and confidence in yourself … confidence that it will all be all right….
You will know if you are on the right path by the way you feel. Trust your feelings. If the path you’re on isn’t providing you
joy,
satisfaction, creativity, love and caring,...
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Hence you’ll begin to feel their sadness and not be so harsh in your judgment.
Nothing is going to work for you unless you do the work. Say YES to life. Participate.
Move. Act. Write. Read. Sign up. Take a stand. Or do whatever it takes for you. Get involved in the process. As Rollo May wrote in Man’s Search for Himself: “Every organism has one and only one central need in life, to fulfill its own potentialities.” He goes on to say that joy is the result of using our powers to their fullest, and for that reason, joy, not happiness, is the goal of life.
ebullience of the spiritual part of ourselves. Joy is characterized by lightness, humor, laughter and gaiety. Lighten up. If you have ever been around a person who is centered and enlightened, you are struck with their humor and ability to laugh at ...
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align yourself with some higher purpose. To become involved is to reduce our fear.
much to give this world. So commit! Commit yourself to pushing through the fear and becoming more than you are at the present moment. The
Whether you are a bank teller, housewife, corporate executive, student, street cleaner, teacher, film producer, salesman, lawyer, or whatever, it’s yours to give. As you live this way, moment by moment, day by day, in perfect time, you will find yourself moving closer and closer to Home. The paradox is that when you stay close to Home, you can go anywhere and do anything without fear. The Divine Homesickness disappears as you find the place where we all are connected as loving human beings. Whatever it takes to get you there, FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY.