"Act"

"The most difficult thing is the decision
to act, the rest is merely following
through. The fears are paper tigers. You
can do anything you decide to do. You
can act to change and control your life;
and the process is its own reward."
Amelia Earhart

The Fifth Principle that we teach in
Unity is to take action with what we
know.

The First through the Fourth Principles
remind us about God, the Christ in us,
how our thoughts create our lives, and
that prayer and meditation connect us to
God within us. (This is my abbreviated
look at the Principles.)

Action is the one Principle that is talked
about least of all, and carried out even
less than that.

In order for us to take action to change
our lives, and to be a catalyst to change
the consciousness of our planet, it
takes courage.

It takes a willingness to see our fears as
"paper tigers," as Amelia Earhart
described them, and to act on what we
know is ours to do.

As someone once said, "Actions speak
louder than words."

We can sing and talk all we want to
about "make our world a better place,"
but are we willing to take action?

Are we willing to act to make our home
or our workplace a better place?

Let Us Pray:
Living, Loving Presence, we go within
and connect with You. We ask, "What
is ours to do? What is ours to take
action in that we might make a difference
on our planet and in our lives?" Thank
You for Your guidance. Amen.

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Thank you for being who you are.

Happy Easter !!!

Love, peace, and joy,
Sandy

"Choose This Day"

"Your actions, thoughts, and choices
affect everyone and everything in the
world. What you choose to think and
how you choose to live sends ripples
of consciousness out to the very edge
of life in the universe and then returns
back to you.

"You make a choice each day to affect
people or infect them. Will you affect
them with your positivity or infect them
with your negativity?" -Chris Michaels

The above quote reminds us that what
we are putting out with our thoughts
and words does not just affect/infect us,
but it affects/infects the people around
us, and our whole world.

We say we want peace in our world,
but are we sowing seeds of peace? Do
we feel peaceful? Are our thoughts
peaceful about ourself, our loved ones,
our neighbors, and those who are
seemingly different than ourselves?

It is easy to get caught up in thoughts
of dualism--us vs them.

What would better serve us as
individuals, and serve our world, is to
remember that we truly are one. We
are one with God, and we are one
with each other.

I would not want to be a carrier of a
harmful disease that would bring
devastation to our world, and neither
do I want to infect our world with
thoughts of negativity that also have
devastating consequences.

Today what will we choose--to affect
or infect?

Let Us Pray:
Living, Loving Presence, we go within
and connect with You. We surrender
our thoughts, and our very beingness
to You. We desire to be beacons of
Light that affect the consciousness of
our world with Your Light and Love.
We give thanks for Your mighty work
in and through us. Thank You. Amen.

I'm grateful for you, and my thoughts
and prayers go with you.

Choosing Light and Love,
Sandy

"Faith is a Life-style"

"We are all given the same amount of
faith. Faith is a lifestyle, meaning it is a
daily practice to use our faith towards the
things that are good, helpful, hopeful and
that are life-giving. We put our believing
mind toward possibility."
--Mary M. Morrissey

Abraham is called the Father of Faith.
He was willing to leave his homeland and
travel to an unknown place following God's
guidance.

Truly, much of the story of Abraham, is a
story of faith as a lifestyle. He kept going
on even when the way was rough, and he
didn't do it perfectly. And, Abraham's
journey ended in the land God had told
him was his.

A lifestyle of Faith is communicating with
our Source, and communicating with our
fears--letting our fears know we are
following the guidance of our Source, even
though it may be scary.

Fear is an illusion set up by our ego, so we
stay in a place of comfort. We get to
choose: fear or faith.

When we choose faith there are all kinds
of possibilities that open up for us.

Let Us Pray:
Sweet Holy Spirit, we are grateful that
You are with us on this journey whether
we choose fear or faith. We are grateful
for all of the opportunities that lie before
us knowing we are never alone. Thank
You. Amen

Thank you for sharing your stories and
your journey with us. You bless us in
so many ways.

Choosing Faith,
Sandy

"Fear--Our Teacher"

"Without experience there is no point of
reference from which to know exactly
where you stand in your spiritual
evolution...How will you know if you have
conquered fear unless you are willing to
face fear and see it for what it is?"
-Diadra Price

Have you ever been working to eliminate
something in your life, and found that it
seems to be showing up a lot for you to
deal with?

I realized that I have had lots of fear that
seemed to run my life. It has kept me
from stepping out and doing things that I
know are mine to do.

As I became more aware of this, and
wanted to remove fear from my life, I've
had many opportunities to deal with it.

Life has given me experiences, so I get
to choose fear or Love. The realization
that Love is always present in every
situation helps me to be able to choose
Love.

My good friend, Charlene, recently
taught me a ritual that can be used to
release fear, and I would like to share
it with you.

Materials needed: A lit candle, a small
bowl, an ice cube, and a paper or cloth
towel.

The candle is a reminder that this is a
sacred time.

Take the ice cube in your hand, and
hold it in your palm. Use the towel to
catch the water that comes from the
melting ice cube.

As you hold the ice cube, see it as
your fear. Feel the cold and the fire of
the ice. See the fear begin to melt
away, as the ice melts. And, when you
are ready, you can place the remainder
of the ice cube in the bowl. Watch it as
it continues to melt. Breathe deeply,
and release any remaining feeling of
fear.

When the ice is completely melted,
then bless the water and release it to
a plant or whatever you wish to bless.

Let Us Pray:
Thank You, Sweet Spirit, for Your
Presence always with us, as Love. We
release our fears, and feel Your
Presence. We know that only Pure
Love dwells here now. Amen.

Meet Charlene Costanzo at her web
site: www.CharleneCostanzo.com. She
has written some wonderful books that
will inspire you and the child within
you.

Thank you for your support of this
ministry. We are grateful for you.

Grace-filled blessings,
Sandy