To Be or Not to Be Positive or Negative - Our Choice

We can choose to be or not to be. To be free or to be enslaved to negativity.
To choose life, love, joy or peace. or choose anxiety and oppositiivity. Sometimes we may be feeling so physically ill, that we aren't even conscious of choice. How do you change your mind, your heart? Do you know you can? Do you have and use the tools of pra...yer, meditation, asking for support, reading inspirational literature, yoga, nature walking, creativity or just sometimes breathing consciously. What does it take to get out of your own way and into the Loving Peaceful Now? Be Free, Be Love,ron



"So much of modern life is a feverish anticipation of future activity and excitement. We have to learn to step back from this into the freedom and possibility of the present."Fr. Bede Griffiths(Gratefulness.org)

Rob Jackson: ‎"Peace comes from within, do not seek it without." ~ Buddha
Orandon Marie: Well I, for one, love that your posts are always up-beat and, supportive & nurturing, Ron! Thanks for that!! ((♥))
Ron Alexander: Thank you Rob & Orandon - supportive affirmative comments are so welcome here!
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Ron Alexander: Oh, Orandon, you remind me not to take ourselves so seriously, nobody else does - Does the Universe have a sense of humor?
Trust that life can do perfectly well without your interference. Life is simple,... unless we complicate it. We only need to BE in our heart and focus on our heart´s vision and love will do the rest. Sounds too easy... well it is. If something inside you objects to this, you can be sure it is not love, but ego. Ego tends to complicate things and put stones in our way. Love knows no limitation, no cannot´s. only soulutions. ~ Grace Elohim
By: Grace Al-Isha
Personally, I don't see the "ego" as a problem unless it is unbalanced - too weak or too strong (both strong and weak indicate poor self image.) Otherwise, this is an excellent post. Ron
Barb Walker: I think there are various definitions of Ego afoot. The Course in Miracles talks about Ego as being that part of the being that believes that it is separate from God. That seems to be fairly close to what is addressed here.
Ron Alexander: I understand Barb. and that has become a fairly standardized definition of it. However, Freud invented the term as the Conscious Mediator between the id (instinctual self) and the Super Ego (the Higher Self). We all need a healthy ego, and Obama demonstrated that with brilliance last night at the Press Dinner. Did you see it?


Hope is the deep orientation of the human soul
that can be held at the darkest times.Vaclav Havel(gratitude.org)

Silent Meditation Retreat!

Kristiana Owens:

Silence whispered strong and clear
Through the shadows of my fear
Bright sound illuminates my heart
As in me Heaven's gates do part
I step out of Time and see
...Oneness' smiling before me
In Souls of Gold Love guiding me
Throughout Blessed Eternity

So good to hear, as I just registered today for my third Silent Meditation Retreat! An awesome ten days! I am keeping a copy of that in my records for inspiration, as it is not easy staying quiet that long, if that is alright with you, dear Kristiana!?
Kristiana Owens: Of course Ron ♥ I'm honored you'd want to take it with you. Thank you my friend ♥ I know you'll enjoy your time. Nothing as peacefully blissful as the Silence ♥
Much LOVE in ONENESS to you All ♥

Kristiana Owens
To meditate ~ To find the Silence ~
Look for nothing
Think nothing
Feel nothing
BE your Breath ~ and KNOW the rhythm of God ♥
Ron Alexander: Another awesome SILENT meditation poem to collect to support my ten day retreat in Aug. (It's not easy keeping my mouth shut for that time, however, I do clear out my busy mind, but "feelings" that is another story, dear Kristiana!

Kristiana wrote: "Hugs Effie <3 <3 <3 Good morning Ron <3 I was one of those who "studied" meditation for over a decade. Many instructions, kinds, etc. Forget it. ;) I am a strong type A personality and there was No way I could silence the thoughts. I also feel in pictures so no way the "movie" was coming to an end in my head. Meditation, trying to find the Silence was one frustrating "attempt" after another. Most times I didn't even bother. Too many "instructions" to "think" about. Til one day I decided to forget Everything I'd ever been taught. I simply sat. I decided to ALLOW every thought, every feeling. Not let them float by and out. But Feel them. And the most incredible experience I ever had formed. All I did was rub my fingertips together. Just to allow me feeling my own skin. Didn't realize that would do the trick. The thoughts formed around the feel of my own skin. So I took it deeper. I simply felt what it was like to be sitting where I was. Just have the thoughts around the feeling. I took that awareness to my heartbeat. Sat in that long enough until I could No Longer Feel my Body. That conscious expansive awareness took over and I grew up and out of me as I observed my "essence" my "light" grew beyond me, beyond the room I was in, beyond the house, beyond the sky, until I felt as if I FILLED all of Eternity. I dont know how to say that better. I and All were ONE. There were No limitations. No thought. Zero feeling. Only an Endless Ocean of Awareness I Became. Peace, just Peace. No emotional love. Pure Love. I could See Everything. Time governed nothing, nor did space. I went beyond the veil and felt I was "Looking through the Eyes of God" at the All of Eternity. I had Never had such a lovingly peaceful experience in my life. It would be years before I experienced that again. A true Silent out of body experience. I craved it. Little by little I tried to "recapture" that state. My true limitless state. Over the last two years I've experienced it again, and often, and now can do so almost at will. I sit where only Answers exist. No questions, no pain, no 3-D feelings. Pure Feeling. I wish what I experience for everyone. The reality where you Feel the truth of you BEING a drop in the Ocean As You ARE the Ocean of Silent, Breathing Life beyond anything we can experience here. The space in which no separation exists. No thought is your own. The space where your name has no meaning as you are Everyone and Everything. I just Let Go. And found All That Is <3 Today is Global Love Day. Going "in" to find that again today. To Feel my Oneness with you and All. I wish for you, my dear Me :) The Silence <3 "
Awesome description of meditation. That is pretty close to describing Vipassana Meditation (Buddha' s) which I practice and what is taught in the ten day silent retreat. I call it a Sensory/breath awareness that takes you beyond the senses! I had another friend who is a naturalRon Alexander - This other "natural Boddhisatva" says he goes to his "bone marrow" and really appears to get that deep.Kristiana Owens- Saturated Within and Without with the loving awareness of God-Self ♥ I get it ♥ I envy you those ten days and SOoooo look forward to one day enjoying that experience myself. Having been the mother of young children on any given day for 21 years as I spread them out in age from 21 to 8 (!) ;) I REALLY want that experience! :))

The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective.
Blessed Mother Teresa

Outwardly one's life may suffer every kind of limitation, from bodily paralysis to miserable surroundings, but inwardly it is free in meditation to reach out to a sphere of light, beauty, truth, love, and power.
Paul Brunton
Meditations for People in Crisis

All the faults of our mind – our selfishness, ignorance, anger, attachment, guilt, and other disturbing thoughts – are temporary, not permanent and everlasting. And since the cause of our suffering – our disturbing thoughts and obscurations – is temporary, our suffering is also temporary.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “Ultimate Healing”

Confusion to Clarity

Deb Wilson
‎"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present."
~ Lao Tzu
Deb Wilson Well, from one perspective I can understand how someone would say that.....but WHO is depressed and WHAT is this life that any should take serious? ;-
Norma J. Marr: So where does that put me...I am all 3 of them things...Now I can add confused...Ron Alexander: Byron Katie maintains that "confusion" is the basis of all suffering. It gives me headaches.
Eric Schneider:Breathe!
Jean Mitchell: Love Lao Tzue and so true, thanks Debs

Jean Mitchell: Breathing...........................dear friend, thank youRon Alexander: I find a deep meditation will take away my confused thinking and the headache starting with, of course, breathing!, thanks guys!

True Meaning of Happiness

Spirit knows only harmony, and a similar harmony now exists in my world.
If there is a conflict in the human will, I turn to Divine Wisdom. Here I find the answer that awaits me. It becomes clear to me now I may further the goods of others and be free to accept my own good. I give up all impatience. I am, in accord, with Divine Activity and experience a perfect state of progress that cannot interfere with anyone else. I lay aside selfishness and fear. I know that the loving and bestowing Spirit gives of Itself to me and to all others.
There is no scarcity of good. My blessings are abundant, and by sharing them I add to myself. With serenity, joy and love, I now understand the true meaning of happiness. I see that no pain or sacrifice is entailed. There is only Divine Wisdom bringing peace to all. I am happy and my world is made glad.
paraphrased from Ernest Holmes (365 - Science of Mind).

BE LOVE NOW!

Ra Divakar
‎"What loving act can I do in the present moment that will help to heal my inner discomfort?"
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Ra Divakar: Happy Resurrection Day everyone!
Rose M Maples:
"love yourself...." . Very good, I am going to put that on my wall. That and this quote has helped me doing a 3 day "cold flu crude" period:
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca Rose M Maples:
That's a beautiful quote.....so very true.. .
Ra Divakar: Yes, I was with my partner, and feeling very irritable, and trying to "heal my inner discomfort" towards her, when I decided that gratitude for her being there with me would be the solution, and that worked!

Full of WONDER! Happy Resurrection Day!

God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illuminated by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.Dag Hammarskjold

Margaret Allen Hiller: What a beautiful quote - especially for Easter. Thank you Ron. Blessed Easter to all, and an extra greeting to Eva in beautiful Greece.

Happy Easter dear Alexander , I love your quote & agree full with it !

"The longer I live the
more beautiful
life becomes." ...
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Ron Alexander: Thanks so much Anne, that quote has disappeared from fb wall. I don't think you can leave quotes like that anymore. And it goes along wonderfully with a Happy Easter, don't you think? so happy Resurrection!<em>

Peace & Kindness Reminders

When everyone around you seems to be in bad spirits,
bickering and complaining, ...take a step back.
It's so easy to answer in kind,
but instead feel into your heart and answer gently.
Let peace radiate from you.By: Terry Fuentes..

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama

Buddha's Belief in God

Sai Sharma: Osho can't be compared to Buddha at all. I don't believe in 0sho's concept of no God...infact every atom in the universe is God, its our duality nature which makes us feel that we are different from God. People say Buddha was atheist but th...is is sheer misunderstanding as he did believe in light which can be said as one power we give different names. Budhha was against religious rituals but not againt the omipotent or omnipresent power. He didn't believe in fasting or praying through flowers or other items, that's absolutely truth as God is not looking for offerings or your fasting, all that we do for our satisfaction. God looks only for pure heart and that can be attained through various paths, Buddha chose the highest path of meditation.

Borrow the Beloved's Eyes

“In the eyes of love, all people are doing the best they can from their own levels of consciousness."
Deepak Chopra:
Borrow the Beloved's eyes. Look through them
and you'll see the Beloved's face everywhere.
No tiredness, no jaded boredom...
things you have hated will become helpers.
Jalaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
We Are Three (gratefulness.org)


Become this....fall in love, there is no separation....do you know what you are? You are a manuscript of a divine letter, you are a mirror reflecting a noble face...this universe is not outside of you...look inside yourself...look inside yourself...everything that you want....you are already that...♥ RUMI♥



Since God is Love, and We are all One, We are all God's Love and can go forth in peace and joy
Effie Aghili Amen♥♥ So comforting and always true...♥♥♥
Ron Alexander: "We are there, and there is no way back. Anything that looks like stepping away from ONENESS and LOVE, are manifestations becoming obsolete and on their way out. We are riding the wave of LOVE and even though we are still waiting for those not yet awakened, we already created critical mass for changing our collective consciousness, so there is no way to hinder the transition NOW. We are ONE, we are LOVE and very soon all will remember this and live it fully"~Bent Kim Lundbergeace and joy!

HIDDEN MESSAGES IN WATER - Dr. Masaru Emoto Experiment With Meditation A...

If thoughts can do this to water, imagine what they can do to us. Time to get back to Dr. Emoto's original work - with updated video - includes Japanese disaster. We were back at the Isle of Light today sending healing thoughts to the ocean today!

Love Is Sufficient - Forgiveness is the Next Most Powerful Tool!

One can live magnificently in this world
if one knows how to work and how to love. Leo Tolstoy
How about if one just knows how to love???????One in Love, ron
Bunni Vaughan Healy: You need to love someone who knows how to work. ;)Ron Alexander: Ha Ha! You pegged it again, HoniOnieBunni! Have you seen my messages about the band?
Bob Sampron: Gotta eat. Thus, the work. But, you can love your work and those who share the work with you.
Ron Alexander: Great point, Bob. Glad I asked this question - you and Bunni are spot on...especially as my energy is flagging as I get older.
Bent Kim Lundberg: I agree with you Ron. ♥ LOVE is sufficient. ♥ The birds do not carry wallets. They know very well that god provides for any being that does not imagine lack ♥

But if you want to work, then choose to do what fills your heart with JOY, for th...at is your soul saying 'Yes, this is me' and the guidance you get to live LIFE fully in JOY and Happiness as you are meant to ♥

In the words of my still inner voice: 'If you will just choose to always follow the JOY of your heart, I promise you that I will deliver all you need in every moment of NOW' ♥
I observe that there has always been enough for each of us, for else we would not be here NOW ♥ LOVE ♥♥♥
Namaste'!Ron Alexander: WOW - "Wonder of Words" - just what I needed to hear Bent! ONE IN LOVE NOW! Thanks so much!

I am sorry, please forgive me, thank you. I love you!
♥´¯) .♥.•*¨`*♫.•
´*.¸.•´♥` "Besides love, forgiveness is the most powerful ...spiritual tool we possess. We can indeed change our destiny, the world, and ourselves by choosing to forgive….
So, what is forgiveness? Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves. It is a conscious choice to not get caught up in resentment or thoughts of revenge against another. We energetically unbind ourselves from thoughts and feelings that attach us to the offense. By choosing to forgive, we do not minimize the responsibility of the offender or justify the wrong. Rather, we free ourselves of our own negative thoughts." ~ James Van Praagh

Take Yourself Lightly - Fly Like an Angel!

Smile First
“Smile at life, even when life has not smiled at you first. Be the first one to initiate goodness, and you’ll be the first one to benefit from that goodness. You are here, and there is nothing to fear. Count your blessings, and before you’re finished counting you’ll have even more.” The Daily Motivator by Ralph Marston
( thanks, Steve Farrell)

Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.
- Peace Pilgrim : ))


Orandon Marie Perfect! Sometimes smiling is the best response and even more effective than silence. You can at least enjoy the pleasure of having a little smile for yourself. We all know the world is suffering, but how much of that suffering is created by ourselves? So even smiling in our pain can and does create transformation. We are just spirits having human experiences.
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Playfully Serious, and Seriously Playful...
That's how to run this Chocolate Factory. (((♥)))
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Orandon Marie ‎(People take themselves too seriously, don't ya think?) ♥
Nataliosa Ichimoku Mafiosa likes this..Faerykissnaturals Theresa Love it.
Ron Alexander Sheriously, offisher, I didn't drop a drink!
Orandon Marie Drunken Disorderly, or Disorderly Drunken??? ; p
Passionately-Crazy... AND! Crazily-Passionat
Orandon Marie The bar around the corner is called "The Stumbling Monk"... (But after I few? I call it "The Mumbling Skunk"...)
Ron Alexander Everytime I see someone like prosperity teacher last night say "seriously" with a strained look on their face, I like to use "sheriously"to lighten things up a bit. Good one, Orandon, thanks!
AOrandon Marie Good Point, Ron! (BTW: our body language says a helluva lot more than words. Like, 90% more! All the more reason to make online forums FUN! And not too full of serious bullshit, IMO!) ; ) xo! ♥

Clinging to anything is to choose death rather than life.

Suchi Kumar
It wont' last.

It won't last.

The challenge you are facing.
...
It won't last.

The bliss you are experiencing.

It won't last.

Life means stimulation. Stimulation means change.

This is what you signed on for by being embodied.

Clinging to anything is to choose death rather than life.

This day, choose life. Know that it will not last and look forward to the next experience. All are blessings.
~Chapel of Spiritual Light Spiritual Empowerment Center

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Changing - "Rejecting" Negativity

The key to removing unwanted thoughts, actions and behaviors is to reject them, not resist them. Rejecting is dismissing something's validity and letting it go and resisting something is assigning a negative value to it that you don't like and feel the need to fight against it. Resist not, but reject any value that you feel is inappropriate to your growth and expansion. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.

Ron Alexander: Another valuable post, Dr. Dean. I have been working on changing negative thoughts to affirmative ones and it ain't easy sometimes or is that most of the time? Acceptance and gratitude really helps. Can we accept our thought even while we reject it while being grateful that we know we have a choice?

Borrow the Beloved's eyes.
Look through them
and you'll see the Beloved's face everywhere.
No tiredness, no jaded boredom...
things you have hated will become helpers.
Jalaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
We Are Three

Smile First

“Smile at life, even when life has not smiled at you first. Be the first one to initiate goodness, and you’ll be the first one to benefit from that goodness. You are here, and there is nothing to fear. Count your blessings, and before you’re finished counting you’ll have even more.” The Daily Motivator by Ralph Marston
( thanks, Steve Farrell)

Yes, I Thank You God & You ee cummings

Yes, I thank You God! & thank You ee cummings & Ra!
"how should tasting
touching hearing seeing
breathing any-lifted from the now
of all nothing-human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?"
Yes,
i thank you God

i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
...wich is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birth
day of life and love and wings:and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any-lifted from the no
of all nothing-human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
Our approach to gratefulness has to be big enough
to embrace all the difficulties of the world.Brother David Steindl-Rast


Ron Alexander ‎"Peace is only one thought of gratitude away." may be Brother David's quote? Love his book GRATEFULNESS THE HEART OF PRAYER.

When the Sun Shines through the Waves

When the Sun Shines through the Waves


Ron Alexander: I have seen the rare green flash several times as a boat captain on the clear horizons of the sea, but never a green like this in a sunset (or sunrise)? Is this an actual photo?Whale Communicators: Interesting Ron, I assumed it was photoshopped because I work in Photoshop. I just asked my Spirit Guides and I am getting this is a natural occurance Let me search for some pictures I have of some recent orbs coming in in rainbow colors like this - I have never seen anything like it in all my life..
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Ron Alexander: It very well can be real, as the green flash is supposed to be a normal color as well as all colors of the rainbow at sunrise and sunset. It is just that the green is usually washed out by all the reds, blues, yellows &
oranges. Scientists say the colors are refractions of light of the atmosphere. Of course. Some colors are enhanced by pollution, unfortunately, but that is enhancement of natural colors. The green flash requires a clear flat horizon, so they are usually only seen on the ocean. I have seen them from boats, and a couple from beaches - sunrise on the East Coast and sunset on the West Coast. They have been studied extensively from Observatories on the West Coast over the Pacific .
Ron Alexander: One friend of mine was convinced (she had heard) that the green flash was caused when the sun went under the waves. I love the poetry of that description!

I LOVE YOU

Yes we are all tied together in the enternal bond of oneness through the power of Love.

The Perfect Mirror

Clean your mirror
The illusion of the perceived dualistic reality is a necessary function of birth, learning and death. The spirit becomes grounded with the earth and forms a physical being that absorbs and reflects the intention of the individual spirit. Our lives are a mirror of our desires filtered by our thoughts and beliefs. Living in the now keeps the mirror clean of negative thoughts and erroneous beliefs. Meditation is the spiritual Windex of the soul. ~ Dean A. Banks, D.D.

“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” Sufi Proverb (thanks Steve Farrell)

How we long for a key to open the next door. Searching. Here is the key you were asking for. Use it to open the door which is marked with your name. Inside is a mirror. Look, if you want to see the face of love. You are so worthy. Sharing Goodness Widely. Search no more. Rest in Love while you radiate YOU!
~Sculpo Febris (thanks Suchi Kumar)

Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. Rabindranath Tagore Thanks Daryl

The Universe wants to shower us with Blessings. Start with Self-Acceptance, Love Everybody and become a Divine Mirror on the Path to Oneness

the Body Holy

Manoj Kumar ‎:-). ♥. Everything you will ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body. But you haven’t learned how to read the wisdom of the body. So you can only read books and listen to experts ...and hope they are right. — Socrates

Every human being is a 'minute world' . It comes from the belief that whatever exists in the universe also exists in the human body - " Jo brahmande , soi pinde." Sri Guru Granth sahib. Means whatever is in the universe , the same is in the body.

If we can understand the force within , than one will be able to understand all the forces in nature and that our actions can affect the universe and the universe in turn can affect the well being of human being.

Since the (vital) fire called Kundalini flames upwards, and the moon, namely intellect, flows downwards, the Supreme Self, the Sun Consciousness, who is the (one) Source of both, dwells between them in the Heart. (Guru Ramana Vachana Mala,
In Other words, "There is no spot where God is not." The body is the "temple of the Spirit".

- "educate them in attaining Oneness. Share the wealth of spirit with all every day by giving love."

Ra Divakar
Be at peace. We are gradually changing from within. We are growing and expanding from ego-based dualism into spiritually based Oneness. As we unfold we will embrace each other more with our inner spiritual connection. Our youth is our hope and we must educate them in attaining Oneness. Share the wealth of spirit with all every day by ...giving love. It will catch on and spread like wildfire. It is up to us to live it every day and share it with every one we meet. Peace. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.
Ra Divakar: WISDOM - "educate them in attaining Oneness. Share the wealth of spirit with all every day by giving love." Thanks so much Dr. Dean - will share!


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Loading...Ra Divakar Have to add this by Dr. Dean:"As much as I had learned during my younger years nothing ever brought me to spiritual Oneness as much as when my eldest son fell asleep in my arms and I watched him sleep. I felt his spirit and I knew that God was within both of us. He is 32 now and bigger than me with a family of 4 kids and I know he had the same experience with his first child. These are the moments God gives us to know He is there. It is God's blessing to feel His spirit within another. Embrace that feeling and know the Divine." ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.
PeaceMaker Diggs (photos)
My heart sets upon waves of Light
Each Silent thought that bears INsight
Lapping against Time's endless shores
Smoothing sands beyond my mind's doors
The treasured Pearls that I find there
Angelic ONEders everywhere
Are you who've walked the cliffs with me
Cherished souls of Eternity ♥. Kristiana Owens
"Be LOVE, be JOY, be playful, for you are ONE with all, and you are here to explore and redefine yourself in the most ONEderful journey of LIFE. Never forget that you are totally unique in creation, and that because the truth is found in your heart in the kingdom of god, the shortest path home is listening to your heart and expressing the LOVE you meet there. Be the LOVE from inside"~Bent Kim Lundberg

Power of Love

"You do not become a doormat by choosing LOVE. Think of Jesus, Muhammad, Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu. None of these were/are doormats, and they have tremendous influence on all of humanity. It's all up to you. All the power of the universe lies inside you in the kingdom of god, and no change outsi...de of you has power even remotely close to the power of LOVE"~Bent Kim Lundberg

God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, & a sound mind.
Ida Rose: God 's word is truth, which is LOVE, the only truth, that man can not interpret or confuse differenyly, but TRuthfull

Ron Alexander: What happened to "Blessed are the meek."?
Ron Alexander: That is rhetorical question above. I think the "meek" are truly "humble", which means that they are so full of LOVELIGHTPOWER, that they shine forth, and don't have to blow their own horns!
Golden Angel: ~♥~LOVE~♥~ ♥
~♥~Love is forever present in each here and now moment.. To be able to see Love always connects you with the Truth of your Divine beingness (Let this settle in your bones as you sleep!)
How we long for a key to open the next door. Searching. Here is the key you were asking for. Use it to open the door which is marked with your name. Inside is a mirror. Look, if you want to see the face of love. You are so worthy. Sharing Goodness Widely. Search no more. Rest in Love while you radiate YOU!
~Sculpo Febris
Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.
Rabindranath Tagore

"Be LOVE, be JOY, be playful, for you are ONE with all, and you are here to explore and redefine yourself in the most ONEderful journey of LIFE. Never forget that you are totally unique in creation, and that because the truth is found in your heart in the kingdom of god, the shortest path home is listening to your heart and expressing the LOVE you meet there. Be the LOVE from inside"~Bent Kim Lundberg

A Merry Heart Does Wonders

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine...Proverbs

Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. When you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.Victor Hugo
Jeanne Porter Ashley: Love Victor Hugo, Ra! Ron posted "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine...Proverbs" I look toward the balance of it all in the end. metta... BIG love to you! ♥Ron Alexander Yes, being a Libra, balance is very important to me. Accomplishment brings joy to me!
Jeanne Porter Ashley: IMHO, whatever happens today may balance a past time or a future event...accomplishment is in the eye of the beholder. Be here now! Need do nothing. EXCEPT LOVE! ♥Ron Alexander Peace and Joy are the Natural Bookends for Love!

Ron Alexander Thanks Bunni & Sarjeev - Joy to the World...
Ra Divakar Joy is the realization of the truth of our oneness, the oneness of our soul with supreme love. Rabinidrath Tagore

Angela PeaceMaker Diggs yes your right on spot.♥
Subodh Kumar Misra Truly said. Thanks!
Jeanne Porter Ashley As we both know, right? Love & blessings to you for who you are and who I am when with you. I love you ♥

Ron Alexander ‎"Dont let someone steal your joy." somewhere in the Bible?

For happiness one needs security,
but joy can spring like a flower
even from the cliffs of despair.Anne Morrow Lindbergh


"Joy is what happens to us when we
allow ourselves to recognize how
good things really are."Marianne Williamson


"Joy does not come from what you do, it flows into what you do and thus into this from deep within you." Eckhart Tolle


"My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy." James 1:2
"Be happy. Feel the feeling of happiness. Observe where in your body your happiness appears first when you choose to feel happy. Just do it. Its easy. Feel happy. Just do it. Feel the wonderful feeling of happiness and let it spread to your whole body. Be happy. Its easy. Just be happy. Feel it and enjoy your day. You are meant to be happy and JOYFUL"~Bent Kim Lundberg
MySpiritual Journey: I feel it first in my heart and powerfully and lovingly radiating throughout my entire body and outwards, and then back inwards........


In this moment, right here, right now, is everything you need to live a fulfille...d life. The fulfillment of your dreams, the manifestation of your goals and the healing that you seek are all present in the now. You must lift the veil of distraction that obscures your true vision to see and experience the bounty of God’s abundance. Stop looking for some miracle event to happen and look to the resources that are available to you in your immediate environment. God has brought you to this time and place for a reason and has immersed you in a set of circumstances, events and people to actualize your dreams. Your job is to see the diamond in the rough, to uncover the hidden treasure and to trust in the Spirit of God. God is there behind the scenes composing and orchestrating a masterpiece symphony with your name on it. It is your song of life that demonstrates and proclaims His presence and love in your life. Stand tall and sing the song of health, wealth, prosperity and abundance and be the light on top of the mountain proclaiming the grace of God’s love and favor! ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.

Footprints - Peace & Joy are the Natural Bookends of Love

Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. When you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.Victor Hugo
(gratefulness.org)
Porter Ashley: Love Victor Hugo, Ra! Ron posted "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine...Proverbs" I look toward the balance of it all in the end. metta... BIG love to you! ♥Ron Alexander Yes, being a Libra, balance is very important to me. Accomplishment brings joy to me!



Elizabeth Bell: Footprints: I have this as a bookmark and just found it today when I wasn't looking for it :) I smiled as I read it, and then slipped it in a book to give to my sister because she was the reason I stumbled across it in the first place. I was looking for something for her, I just didn't know what it was I was looking for. And yet here it is again, the same message on the same day.....I believe he has something for me to hear. I love how God works, in his mysterious ways :)
Have courage for the great sorrows of life,the small ones. When you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace. God is awake and patience for .Victor Hugo
Jeanne Porter Ashley: Love Victor Hugo, Ra! Ron posted "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine...Proverbs" I look toward the balance of it all in the end. metta... BIG love to you! ♥Ron Alexander Yes, being a Libra, balance is very important to me. Accomplishment brings joy to me!Jeanne Porter Ashley: IMHO, whatever happens today may balance a past time or a future event...accomplishment is in the eye of the beholder. Be here now! Need do nothing. EXCEPT LOVE! ♥Ron Alexander Peace and Joy are the Natural Bookends for Love!

May You Be Blessed With An Amazingly Abundant Day Today

Angel of Abundance (looks like an Arthur Douet?)

May the clouds break, and the heavens pour down upon you,
More joy, more love, more laughter, & more money.
More than you could have ever dreamed of.
May the sun shine its golden light of prosperity,
through every cell of your extraordinary body.
May you be cleansed today, of any resistance or
feelings of unworthiness, that you may still be holding on to.
May your false illusions of doubt, fear and scarcity,
Gently fall away, like soft white feathers on summers' breeze.
May you be willing, simply willing, to allow the universe to
shower you with miracles today.
May the angels wrap you in their shining wings of opulence.
May the fairies deliver you to their pot of Gold, at the end
of a majestic rainbow.
May your eyes shine with the glorious truth of who you really are,
and may that truth uplift others in your presence, to their
own inner knowing.
May your ears hear the sound of perfection, ringing in your soul.
May you taste the deliciousness of every precious bite of life,
as your day unfolds, moment by moment,
with amazing grace,
heartfelt love,
and a bounty of magnificent money;
As this day ends, may you slumber, wrapped in an exquisite blanket
of enduring peace and profound gratitude.
And may the last words you speak today be ... THANK YOU!(from a prosperity blessing by Veronica Hay)

My Wish For You TodayThat you take some time to close your eyes and IMAGINE and DREAM, so big and so deep, that you become like the caterpillar, who emerges as the butterfly.That you LAUGH today, harder than you have ever laughed before, so hard, that your sides ache, and tears stream down your beautiful, glistening face.That you LEARN something new today, something so utterly amazing, that it shakes you up, and rocks your world. That you FORGET today, forget your age, forget your past, forget your aches and pains. And begin to REMEMBER, who you really are, and why you came here, and how very much you are loved.

Today, dear one, I thought I'd tell you how powerful you are, but would you believe... I couldn't find the words? They do not exist. So can you feel it? Neither is it possible for me to tell you, how courageous you've been, how beautiful you are, and how adored you will always be.
- The Universe

A Gift of Love (3 of 10)

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¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•. ✫☆

Peace, Joy¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•. ✫☆✫

¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•. ✫☆✫Love ♥ Laughter✫☆✫
JaniahLOVE - "love begets love".
Rumi with music and visuals to accompany his amazing poetry!

A positive sense of self can bring heaven to earth. If one manifests their divine nature they can transform their inner world and cultivate a life of love and compassion. Love and wholeness will bring us rewarding new life experiences and fulfill our souls potential. Let us all nurture awareness and nourish the spirit, for by doing so we will walk the earth in friendship as we reconnect with joy.Micheal Teal

Let Nothing Frighten You (Love is Letting Go of Fear)

Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
All things are changing.
God alone is changeless.
Patience attains the good.
One who has God lacks nothing.
God Alone fills all our needs. by St. Teresa of Avila (she wrote some great ones)
Ron Alexander: I know that God is Love and is within, so combine that with St.'s poem and you have "Love is letting go of Fear.

Let Nothing Disturb You. Let Nothing Frighten You.

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that
has been given to you....
May you be content knowing you are a child of God....
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us. St. Theresa of Avila



Hold your right hand over your heart and repeat God's Love is right here right now. This is especially effective going to sleep and while waking up at night and feeling down. LOVE!
Orandon Marie: Beautiful, Ron! You are such a Gentle Heart! ♥ Funny - when it comes to fear? most people are afraid of themselves! Fear and paranoia... I think these emotions come up through the soul in such a way, it can be a challenge to heal ourselves. Some elements are ingrained in our DNA, and need to be cleared. It's important to be proactive and find ways (tools and information) to help ourselves. We can ask enlightened others to help us empower ourselves as well.
Ron Alexander: Awesome Orandon Marie! I had an epiphany when reading a poem by St. Teresa of Avila: "Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
...All things are changing.
God alone is changeless.
Patience attains the good.
One who has God lacks nothing.
God Alone fills all our needs."
Ron Alexander: I know that God is Love and is within, so combine that with St.'s poem and you have "Love is letting go of Fear.
Jeanne Porter Ashley: Thanks for reading that to me when I was down, Ron! I appreciate your insight and agree, you are brilliant and blessed -- I am blessed to be on a small part of your journey. Love always matters!
Ron Alexander: takes One to know One, One Love, ron
St. Theresa of Avila's Prayer

Christ has no body now, but yours.

No hands, no feet on earth, but yours.

Yours are the eyes through which Christ looks with compassion into the world.

Yours are the feet with which Christ walks to do good.

Yours are the hands with which Christ blesses the world."
~ St. Theresa of Avila 1515 Spain

The Body and ACIM (A Course in Miracles)

Our bodies are the most useful tool for spiritual growth and expansion. They afford us the opportunity to share love and express creativity into our world. When we love and respect our bodies we are manifesting the Divine order of the Divine spirit within. When we disrespect our bodies we are succumbing to the illusion that they are not an expression of the Spirit of God. Love everything about yourself; mind, body and spirit! After all, it is all part of the mind, body and spirit of the Divine. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.

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In regards to ACIM and anyone that claims to receive guidance from specific religious icons I will state the following: We all receive guidance from the Divine. It is personalized to each and every one of us based on our particular situation and experience. All we can do is help others and point the way, but to claim that what was said to one person applies to everyone is hogwash. We are all individualized expressions of the Divine and we each have our own inspiration. We do not need a middle man between us and the Divine. Books, teachers and 'Courses" are fine in pointing the way, but pale in comparison to a direct one on one experience with the Divine. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.
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David Pliss So true. It is simply another sacred voice, even the Course says 'Forget this course, forget this world. and come with wholly empty hands unto your God.' So many people love side tracks. So many people only want their toys back (house, car, youth, health, money), they dont want a cure, it's too hard,
Dean A. Banks Thank you so much for imparting your wisdom, David! What you said is so true, please make it a new post.
14 minutes ago · LikeUnlike.Randy Welsh Hit the nail on the head here Dean,
Dean A. Banks If we keep hitting nails on the head, maybe we should construct a 'course"? LOL!
Ron Alexander YES! DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF THE TRUTH IS THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY LIVE THE TRUTH! thanks so much agaiin, Dean!
Ron Alexander As much as I learned from ACIM, Jesus tells us we can Heaven on earth. The "Kingdom of God" is here and now. And that our "body is our temple of God". It also says "Heaven is here and now" in ACIM text, both are true, I think. However, I like to be in my body here and now, and choose Love. "Love is letting go of fear" is from ACIM and is one of my greatest teachings! LOVE! (I wrote this earlier to comment on another ACIM teaching).
Dean A. Banks In regards to ACIM and anyone that claims to receive guidance from specific religious icons I will state the following: We all receive guidance from the Divine. It is personalized to each and every one of us based on our particular situatio...n and experience. All we can do is help others and point the way, but to claim that what was said to one person applies to everyone is hogwash. We are all individualized expressions of the Divine and we each have our own inspiration. We do not need a middle man between us and the Divine. Books, teachers and 'Courses" are fine in pointing the way, but pale in comparison to a direct one on one experience with the Divine.Ron Alexander: I studied with Dr. Thetford in Tiburon, CA. the same time I was working with Dr. Jerry Jampolsky who uses the Essence of ACIM in Attitudinal Healing Principles. I was studying psychology (somatic) at the same time, and when we in the group protested about ACIM putting down the body and the ego, Dr.Thetford told us to "tear out those pages." He was realized mind and had incorporated LOVE as his Essence. It was evident to anyone around him at that time.
Dean A. Banks Thanx for sharing that, Ron. That's the second time I had heard that.
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Ron Alexander Yes, Dean - it was probably me. I think Dr. Thetford "led go of his body" in the way St. Francis described it - "it is in dying to the self that we are born to Eternal Life." I think that it is being taught in ACIM with "ego" being used ins...tead of "self". I think both are true! However, as Freud invented the "ego" (in the 30's) as the "conscious mediatior between the "id" (instinctual self) and the" superego" (Higher Self). Another big difference between the Bible and ACIM and psychology is the function of our bodies, and I prefer to see my body as a "temple of Spirit." And take care of it accordingly! How else are we going to be here now?Dean A. Banks ‎" I prefer to see my body as a "temple of Spirit." And take care of it accordingly! How else are we going to be here now?" Ron, you are one brilliant and blessed man!Ra Divakar: We will know what both the fullness and the fulfilment of life mean only when the consciousness that the Spirit is our own very self comes to life within us.Paul Brunton
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