Spirit is Talking to You: True Stories of Signs, Wonders, Inspiration, Love and Connection. Joan Doyle
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Название: Spirit is Talking to You: True Stories of Signs, Wonders, Inspiration, Love and Connection
Автор: Joan Doyle
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Эзотерика
isbn: 9781771430012
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So what about when bad things happen? It is my belief that nothing that happens in our lives is a mistake. We may view events negatively or as disruptions to how we imagined our lives should be progressing, but from the perspective of the soul, things look very different. Unwelcome events can cause us to seek answers, to soul search. It is never a mistake to seek to know who we truly are, who we have always been and always will be, beyond the vehicle of the body. We seek to know what is most real about us.
Mother Teresa saw from the perspective of soul: beyond appearances, beyond ideas of earned value, beyond judgment. In Spirit we are all precious and deserving. In Spirit we are magnificent, whole, and perfect as we are and where we are. If we have work to do, it is to cut away all that says otherwise in our own minds. The beliefs we consciously and unconsciously accept and nurture in a world focused on achievement, wealth, comparison and materialism have limited our ideas of ourselves.
If we can accept the constancy of change in the external circumstances of our lives and sit quietly as the witness, the detached observer, we move closer to communing with the presence of the changeless within us. The moment we choose to do this– not resisting the less pleasant aspects of life and even the mundane everyday chores–it transforms our experience. Allowing things to be as they are, the struggle ceases and we find peace: peace with our lives, with ourselves and peace with the world. Being in the world but not of it, we are now a clearer channel for the Spirit to express itself and to do through us what is ours to do.
So if we are open to it, we can hear Spirit talking to us through every stick and stone and creature, every person, circumstance or task. It is talking to us of wisdom when the trees shed their leaves to survive the cold of winter. Our good friends confirm that we are supported and loved, and make it easy for us to be our best selves. Difficult relationships ask us to grow in love, patience, and understanding. The dawn is Spirit’s reassurance of hope, and the sunset its blanket of rest. Our world is a daily miracle and so are we.
Albert Einstein believed that the most important choice we will ever make is whether we live in a friendly universe or not. The majority of the contributors to this book believe in a supportive, wise presence as the source of all life and that it is always available for conversation, willing to comfort and guide. Inviting the wisdom of Spirit into their living room, their car, their workplace, the belief is, wherever I am, God is. And God, or the Living Spirit, is always an aspect of love. Their faith is constant, active and real, not just practiced inside a church, mosque, or synagogue on a given day. It is not limited by the way the world thinks. It is a connection in consciousness that some choose not to define. In every case it is something personal and mysterious and sacred.
As you read, listen and soften as Spirit speaks to you through these very pages.
I hope whatever your chosen path that you know that you are unique, precious and loved, that you are more powerful than you know, and that you are never alone. You are here for a reason and the world is a better place for it.
The Spirit in me recognizes the Spirit in you,
Joan Doyle
Signs
A little consideration of what takes place around us every day would show us that a higher law than that of our will regulates events… our painful labors are unnecessary and fruitless….only in our easy, simple spontaneous action are we strong .
- Emerson
Signposts from Spirit or your Higher Self take many and varied forms. Pennies that say, “In God We Trust” are symbols for many, even if it just means good luck. White feathers for some symbolize an angel visitation, meaning they are being protected or comforted; they are not alone. Playing cards found on the street each have a meaning in Tarot, and are messages for some who believe in it. Your symbols are unique to you.
If you wish guidance in this way and you don’t have a symbol that you have recognized or decided to believe is yours yet, I encourage you to ask for one. Stay open and watchful to the events of your day and your responses to them. Watch how you feel when you see what you think is your sign. It will break your train of thought so you can either shift your thinking or affirm that you are on the right track. You attribute meaning to your sign depending on the events and thoughts surrounding it. Don’t over think it. Take a playful attitude and let yourself be guided by a feeling of peace and comfort. You will see your signs when you least expect it.
See A Penny
By Justin Elledge
“See a penny, pick it up,
All the day, you’ll have good luck!”
We have often heard this about pennies found on the sidewalk - that it’s good luck, a sign of the abundance of the universe or gifts from angels.
I developed a slightly different twist on the found penny after a friend told me how empowered he felt whenever he found a coin on the path.
Larry was like a mentor to me. A former navy pilot in WWII, parent, grandfather and “uncle” to many, he was a man of few words. When he spoke he always seemed to be able to bring life into focus and explain what was really important; what really mattered in our day to day lives.
One day, we were walking towards a restaurant, when we both spotted a shiny penny on the sidewalk that someone had dropped. He turned to me and said, “This must be my lucky day, my prayer answered!”
“You are lucky,” I said “but it is only a penny.”
“Only a penny? Only a penny?” he exclaimed and over lunch he went on to explain to me how much more than a penny it was.
At that time in my own life, I was working really hard and try as I might, I never quite felt like I was getting ahead. No matter what I did it always seemed like something would come along and upset the apple cart. I told this to Larry and he asked me, “Do you pray Justin?”
And I said “Every Sunday” And we both laughed. Then he asked another question, “How often do you listen?”
“What do you mean?” I replied inquisitively. He went on. “You say you pray one day a week, but how many days a week do you listen?”
“I don’t understand.”
“You know what it is to pray, you are asking for help from the almighty. My question is, how often does the Almighty reply?”
Somewhat sheepishly I answered, “I don’t know that I ever listened, I figured if God was listening and answered my prayer, he would definitely let me know.”
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