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Practicing the Presence

1957904We are always “in the presence.” What do I mean by that? Being a spiritual person, I believe in God. You can call it Buddha, Mohammed, Great Spirit, Elohim, Divine Source, universal Love, Source Vibration, Divine Impulse, the energetic vibration of the universe, self, or whatever works for you.

The problem is, as mere mortals with all sorts of “stuff” going on in our lives, both good and bad by our judgment, we tend to edge “The Presence” out in lieu of other more important or more pressing things. How strange…

What could be more important in our life than our health, prosperity and happiness? And what ultimately ensures this? Could it be our relationship with ourself? Isn’t the basis of a superior relationship with ourself, “Love?” And, if as Jesus says, “Seek the kingdom of God within you,” then, in order to “practice the presence,” we must first and foremost seek what we need within ourselves, by seeking our own counsel. When we seek our own counsel, we must discard all that does not equate with Love in order to “practice the presence.”

So, can we “practice the presence” all the time? Absolutely. As long as we are consciously “in love” we are ‘Practicing the Presence.” Try it some time, when all around you seems chaotic and crazy; just be.

~rev jim starke
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Think about it…

Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul.

-Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation

Completing Jigsaw Showing Solution Completing Or AchievementAs we move through our lives, we have thoughts and wishes of what we would like to see in our life and in our world during our life. As we think these thoughts, we put forth a vibration which is the equivalent of each of our thoughts. Those thoughts we act upon become complete in our mind(soul).Those we do not act upon have the opportunity to transform themselves in our mind as regrets, or incomplete desires.

The difference as to how our mind processes these thoughts, is in the energy we give to them. Are these thoughts just passing thoughts or are the thoughts something that we give our power to and then either act on or we tell ourselves that they are not within our reach, and don’t try, when even trying and failing can be a point of completion for us or the beginning of something great!

~rev jim
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Accent the Positive

check-file-glyph-icon_fkPSbT8d_LI always wonder why people choose to not see the possibility of good in a situation.

Take for instance, when one is either going into or coming out of a job interview. How often does one go into a job interview knowing they are going to totally smoke the interview? Mostly they are nervous or apprehensive, because they think they are not good enough or not qualified for the job. If they went in radiating the idea that the job was already theirs, they would probably get the job.

Conversely, when they leave an interview or are turned down for a job, why think, “I wasn’t qualified” or “I never get the good jobs.” Why not go to the place, where you know, “If this is not my perfect job, the next interview is going to be mine. I am ready for something even better!”

Being positive is all about taking charge of and responsibility for your life.

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Change your Life

merton07Why change? There are numerous reasons to change one’s life. Most of them boil down to you’re not happy with your life in its present state.

So how do you change it? You change your thinking. You change the way you look at things. By things, I mean your life, your friends, your job, your life experiences.

The first thing you might want to do is, “lose the story of who hurt you or the many things that have led up to where you are now.” Why? Because, unless you allow it to, your past has no power over you today! Even if you were presently in jail, you have the choice of thinking that your life is over. It may be forever changed, but that’s all right. Life is in constant change, and yes, your life may be “on hold” while incarcerated, but every day leading up to your release, you can work on how you can build something new and good for yourself, when you get out.

Those who are not in jail can start right now, in this moment! Be ready to change a lot of things, depending on your life and surroundings. Change can be easy, but usually not. It is though, way more rewarding than staying in an untenable situation. If it’s not working for you, it’s untenable!

Take a leap of faith. You could create the life of your dreams! How great would that be?

-rev jim
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