Some books just resonate with me totally. Today, I offer a quote by Marianne Williamson, one of my favorites, directly from her book “Age of Miracles.”
“It is your thoughts and your thoughts alone that determine what’s possible for you now. It’s time to proactively reach beyond any predetermined formulas you or anyone else might have for ‘what’s possible’ at this time in your life. No matter what did or did not happen in your past, the present remains an endless fount of miraculous opportunities – the law of divine compensation guarantees that.
‘Endless possibility’ is not just an abstraction; it is a yearning of the universe, an active force of constant and infinite elasticity. It responds not only to your past but to your present state of mind.
It’s not what happened in your life so far that has the power to determine your future. It’s how you interpret what’s happened, and learn from what’s happened, that sets the course for your probable tomorrows.
Life doesn’t always, or even usually, move in a consistently rising arc of progress.”
Age of Miracles aligns well with the discussion I had with a very good friend yesterday. She is a stay home mother of two. We went for a walk and talked. She was thinking about becoming a yoga instructor. I was thinking about a different path.
We both are physically active, like yoga, believe in spirituality, are roman catholic, believe in karma, believe in spirit and the universe, we booth believe in angels and, do not understand why so many religions and lifestyles crash when most use the same type of teaching as their base on how to become enlightened, how to become a better happier person, how to live a healthier life.
Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Wicca, Taoism, Sikhism, Atheism, Sciences, and the list goes on and on …
I was thinking all the above when she asked me ” but do you believe in God?”
She asked me if I believe in God right after I was thinking to explaine her that everything has truth in it and that humanity does not look at the bigger picture and combine the bits and pieces to form a whole. We should always look at the similarities instead of getting hung up and fighting over the tiniest differences.
We all have the same type of power running through our veins. We are all spirits of light, proof for this is how our neurons fire up and transfer electrical impulses. And we all have a soul. A SOUL. A soul that is connected and is communicating with other souls on this planet. We are all connected and part of an energy field. We communicate through thoughts. We can read each other. We can connect and reach to a higher vibration. Our minds are super powerful.
Do I believe in God? was the question that was hanging in the air.
Why did that question create a knot in my throat and made me feel the shivers run through my body and become quiet, smiling at the perfect timing?
What is more, why was I asked that question?
Love the thoughts coursing through my brain right now.
Larry and Joel Osteen, both help me keep a positive perspective even when fending off the dark thoughts caused when things don’t go exactly according to plan.
Plan again and stay positive. There is a plan out there that allows you to grow to your greatest potential. Keep working!
Hey Larry thanks for your latest article about miracles the age of miracles. But I did want to challenge your thinking even as you have challenged mine. Is the universe a person or is it like the Sun a brilliant orb that Burns men’s skin or Dries the harvest for consumption without concern at all about whom it shines upon? Does the universe have eyes that see and a mind to comprehend or cannot speak to us? Does the universe have compassion Or ire? Does it Assign to us wi righteousness or condemnation? If I pray to it can/does it hear and answer ? Me?
Do you think your thoughts are valuable? Do you believe that your thinking is powerful? Do your thoughts result in action?
Did you ever walk down a street and realize you found an answer to one of your questions through a random strangers actions? Did you ever pick up a random book that explained something you were wondering about? Did a friend ever call or show up at your door when you needed help, company, comfort or just someone to talk to?
Lets take this a notch further.
Do you think your thoughts affect the plants in your house? Do you think your thoughts affect the animals around you? Do you think your thoughts affect other people around you?
What is a thought? Is a thought described as a process in our body? Is thought a form of energy, a force?
Why do elements react to each other? Why do elements attract or repel each other? How do elements from the periodic table determine which other element offers a good connection?
Why do elements break connections and reestablish them with other types of elements? Why do salt particles start forming and building a crystal like structure up in a space ship? Why does space exist? How do stars and planets form?
How can light rays travel in space?
Are we beings of light? Do our neurons connect and communicate through transferring electrical impulses?
Can you describe a scientifically proven and documented psychic connection?
How do dolphins communicate? How does a pack of wolves communicate? How does a flock of migrating birds communicate? How do animals know when to start migrating?
How do you explain a team of players being in tune and sensing each others next move without talking or seeing the other person?
Did you ever participate in a group prayer? Did you ever join a group of singing people opening your heart, ears and voice to the worship? Did you ever feel the power of the collective? Were you ever influenced by the collective power?
Why do people generate and maintain a magnetic field? Why does planet Earth have a magnetic field? Why are we connected and live in symbiosis? Why is mother Earth feeding us?
Did you ever notice and experience a miracle?
Would you even know how to interpret it or recognize it?