HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THE POWER WITHIN
26 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in From Here to Serenity, Spiritual Wisdom, Things I've Learned, Website Link Tags: Divine beings, God, heal your life, masters, Meditation, Presence, your power
A Meditative Guide
The Power Within
An Excerpt: From Here to Serenity,
A Spiritual Guide to Transform Your Life
Author: Gail Manishor
www.gmanishor.com
Meditation is almost universally recognized as a way of healing your life. It is by quieting your mind and going within when Spirit speaks to us. We are comforted. We are healed. We begin to recognize our power.
Now is the time for us to let go of the ego-self and align our awareness to the truth that God, our Higher Power, is always within
each one of us. That Power and that Presence which is God is always available for us to use. We are the absolute expressions of
the Most High God. The extent of our awareness of this Divine inner Presence is the extent to which we have control over our
own lives and our own paths. This is the moment we recognize the truth of who we are. We do not have to be victims. We do not have to feel powerless. We are not bits of dust tossed in the winds of time. We are not pawns on some giant chessboard of life, victims to be used at will by some malignant or uncaring force. We can take control of our lives. We can be masters, not victims. It is a matter of choice. We have all the power we need. God never deserts us. We are never alone. It is up to us to realize the Presence within. We are Divine beings and because of the Presence within we are powerful and creative. We have control of our own destiny.
The Universe is in constant motion as God the Creator creates and recreates. Our life is a process. It is true that there are lessons we must learn and roads we must each travel on our separate paths to enlightenment. Never think for a moment that you are not on your right path. The wisdom within will guide you if you let it. Remain flexible, so that you are ready to follow that guidance on your perfect path.
Through the Law of Attraction as mentioned in Holmes book The Science of Mind and also in Esther and Jerry Hicks book Ask and It Is Given, we are creators. We are always creating whether we realize it or not. We can do nothing and create by default or we can take control of our thoughts, our words and actions and create our life as we want it to be. We are not powerless. We are powerful creators of our own lives and our own destinies.
Always know that today is the first day of the rest of your life. Today is a new day. It is a day you can see yourself as beautiful, perfect and powerful.
Remember–“ask and you will receive.”
28 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in From Here to Serenity, Spiritual Wisdom, Things I've Learned Tags: Anger, depression, exercise, Garden, jealousy, Princess Plant
Shame and Guilt – Who Needs It?
As promised, below is a picture from my Secret Garden (double click to see the picture better).
- Princess Plant
Below is an Excerpt:
From Here to Serenity, A Spiritual Guide to Transform Your Life
Gail Manishor, Author
www.gmanishor.com
Exercise to Rid Yourself of
Depression, Anger and Jealousy
Following is a reexamination of this author’s thoughts on depression and an exercise that came to me. I have realized that life’s lessons continue.
I thought I had come to a place in my life where I had overcome the need to do more forgiveness work, that I was above the petty feelings of jealousy. I wondered why I was depressed, why I was angry. Depression is anger turned inward on oneself.
Once again I began to examine my feelings. Then one day as I was laying on the floor in a Yoga position the realization came to me that I was harboring feelings of jealousy, anger and un-forgiveness. I felt those feelings were in my stomach and it came to me that I could mentally place a spigot in my stomach and turn it on and release all that stuff that I had been storing up. As I visualized turning the spigot to open, all the old garbage of anger, jealousy and un-forgiveness came spewing up. It seemed to shoot out of me and finally dribbled to a stop. I was overcome with the wonder of feeling cleansed. Finally after many months, I was at peace. I knew that Spirit had led me to this point of freedom. Since that time when I become aware of these emotions, I turn that faucet to open and blast them out of me so they do not have time to accumulate into depression. I found this to be a powerful exercise that you too can try.
Affirmation
I now forgive and release myself to my highest and best good. I am free.
LIFE CHALLENGES
18 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Spiritual Wisdom, Things I've Learned Tags: challenges, desert, Garden Angel, Life, nonjudgment
Challenges on Our Desert Path
“Allow the challenge to be a pathway to greater understanding. Use your experiences in life as a gateway to God. Allow these challenges to awaken something inside of you, to find the blessing in it all.”
Gail Manishor, From Here to Serenity, A Spiritual Guide to Transform Your Life
Just when we thought we had our desert absolutely perfect, something happened to upset our (my Garden Angel and my) plan. That’s the way life is. Life keeps happening. In life there are always challenges.
The first thing we noticed is that the 2 hibiscus plants that separated our yard from the neighbors and was the background for our desert began to look dry and seemed to be dying. My Angel and I became aware that our neighbor had stopped watering his lawn which was soon full of weeds. My Angel was horrified and I wasn’t thrilled either. Neighbors began to comment about our neighbor’s yard.
A whole series of discussions between my Garden Angel and I began: “How can we mask the weed filled yard from ours and make a nice backdrop for our beautiful desert?”
We had some lovely shrubs, but these were not high enough to shield us from the unsightly view. For what we thought might be a “quick fix” we brought 2 very beautiful “Mandarin Orange honeysuckle vines and a trellis. These did not take off as we had hoped they would. They were trying, but not ready to fill the whole job. Next we planted that in the area between the houses. It did begin to grow and look very beautiful, but it could not completely hide the unsightly view.
My husband Bill and I began to make rounds of nurseries looking for the perfect and least expensive solution to our problem. Bill loves anything with deep red leaves. I found a shrub that might work and began to check out different nurseries.
My Garden Angel and I went out and bought 2 nice size healthy Purple Hopseed Bushes (Dodonaea viscose Purpurea). We’ve placed them and will prepare the soil before planting.
Purple Hopseed Bushes
This was our challenge. I didn’t think about the neighbors and what their challenges might be. Later I found out that the bank was taking back their home. They may have become depressed and lost all interest in the home they had first bought with such excitement.
Before we criticize and blame others we need to take a look at ourselves. We judge others too quickly and harshly.
Just for one day see how long you can go without making a judgment of someone or something. It’s not easy. Are we thinking they’re too fat, they’re too thin, they’re doing this or they’re not doing that. Ernest Holmes wrote “Mind your own business.” I think that’s excellent advice. Terry Cole-Whittaker wrote What You Think of Me is None of My Business. We have enough to do deciding what we ourselves are going to do without making judgments about what others are doing.
Gail Manishor
Buy Gail’s Book: http://gmanishor.com/index.php?page_id=264
I have just come across The Spiritual Garden by John Stuart Leslie. It is worthwhile for anyone interested in gardening. http://johnstuartleslie.com/ Check it out.
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
08 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Spiritual Wisdom, Things I've Learned Tags: be a friend, be love, Be who you want to attract, Divine Mind, What do you want, What is it you really want?, Your Power of Attaction
Your Power Of Attraction
What Is It You Really Want?
First and foremost ask yourself this. What do you really want in your life? Do you want a new mate? Someone who fits in with the way you want to live? Do you want a new and better job? Do you want a better place to live? Or is it better health? Do you want more or better friends in your life?
You’ve heard this before, but it is still true. Be what you want to attract. If you want friends, be the friend you want to be. If you want love, be that love.
I know a woman who has many friends. Why? I’ve noticed certain things that she does and I’ve also recognized who she is and what she’s about. When I am at a gathering where my friend is, I usually see her with someone and when I am close enough to hear the conversation, I hear that she is asking about them and their family, about what is going on in their life. This is not an act. I can tell she really wants to know how they are and what they are doing. She does things for friends when they are in need. She drives an older lady on errands. She enjoys being with people of like-minds, she enjoys being of service. When she hugs friends, she puts pure and joyous love into those hugs. Therefore, people want to spend time with her and be her friend. They are drawn to her because they want to be more like her.
Another person I know walks up to others and begins telling them how she herself is. It’s usually with a sad look on her face. Still another usually has a happy and joyful continence. Which person do you want to be around?
You can pray for someone you want in your life. Do you want to change them or do you accept them for who they are and love them anyway? Everyone is not perfect in every area. We are all working to better some aspect of ourselves. Can you love and accept a friend as they are without having to “set them straight?”
What do you really want for your life? You can be whoever you want to be. You have access to the Divine Mind within you through meditation and quiet contemplation. As written about in the Prodigal Son, all that the Father has is already yours. You have all of the love, peace, wisdom and creativity that you desire. Ask Spirit what your next step is. Now follow your inner guidance to become who and what you want to be.
Gail Manishor, RScP, author of
From Here to Serenity, A Spiritual Guide to Transform Your Life
Gail is a Master Practitioner and serves at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas, CA
http://www.seasidecenter.com/
Buy Gail’s Book:
From Here to Serenity, A Spiritual Guide to Transform Your Life
http://gmanishor.com/index.php?page_id=264
STRENGTH & DETERMINATION
25 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in Spiritual Wisdom, Things I've Learned Tags: determination, morning dove, mother, staghorn fern, strength
Gain Strength & Determination
Are strength and determination innate in each of us? In From Here to Serenity, A Spiritual Guide to Transform Your Life, I discuss strength and determination. In Chapter 3, Will My Child Live? I wrote, “I learned I had the strength to do what was necessary to take care of our daughter by taking one step at a time. I surprised myself with the inner-strength that I had.”
When Bill and I married and I moved into our home, I brought a very large staghorn fern with me. The staghorn fern’s foliage consists of several fronds which resemble stag antlers. In nature it grows on a tree, sending its roots into the bark. Bill and I decided to mount the fern on the tree outside our garden window where we could see it often.
However, a “morning dove” decided this would be a perfect place for her nest. I was concerned we wouldn’t be able to water the fern with the dove nesting there and tried to discourage her. But she was determined to protect her nest at all costs and refused to go somewhere else to build her nest. No matter what happened she continued to sit on her nest.
Most parents have a deep sense of determination and strength when it comes to seeing to the welfare of their children.
Just as the morning dove was determined to stay with her soon to be born babies, so I sat with my child through her illness no matter what happened. She was in the hospital for three long months going from one crises to the next. One disaster followed the last. She didn’t want me to leave her even for a moment so I stayed by her bedside for 12 hours a day. It’s what a mother does.
Dove Nesting in Staghorn Fern
I invite you to comment with your story of strength and determination.
Gail Manishor, Author of
From Here to Serenity, A Spiritual Guide to Transform Your Life
Buy the Book:
http://gmanishor.com/index.php?page_id=264
