Today's Stimuli
August 27, 2013
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DOING THE WORK SURRENDERING AND CLEARING FEAR
One of the reasons we become stuck in an experience is because we hold on to it. This week we will practice surrender.
CALLING IN THE GOOD
Using a sheet of lined paper, complete the following statement a minimum of 11 times daily identifying those things that cause worry, anxiety, fear, anger, shame, guilt or any other negative emotion in your life.
Dear God: Today I give you this _______ about _______. Identify the emotion in the first blank and the experience in the subsequent blank space.
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Surrender refers to a state of physical, mental, and emotional inaction which provides an energetic opening which facilitates Divine Presence and activity.
Surrender refers to the yielding or giving over of self, desires, intentions and outcomes which is not equivalent to disinterest. Rather, surrender is a state of detachment from the details and controlling the details related to how the outcome must or will unfold.
It is a state of neutrality which allows events to unfold without limitation, judgment or resistance.
Surrender is the active state of remembrance that there is a divine law and order to activities and events.
As a state of consciousness and being, surrender means being flexible, willing and open to the flow, influence, energy and power of Divine Presence.
In the realm of common experience, surrender is thought of as giving up, as in defeat. In the spiritual realm, surrender is giving overto a powerful, higher presence which takes into account the interests and well being of all involved.
In a state of surrender without attachment to how or when things must occur, we become receptive and obedient to the inner voice which may offer opportunities and possi-bilities which were not considered.
The greatest demonstration of surrender is in the choice not to indulge toxic emotions (e.g., anger, guilt, shame, etc.). To surrender a negative emotion requires acknow- ledgment that it exists and the choice not to allow it to control thought or behavior.
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THE HEALING OF YOUR HEART
"As I begin this day, I open to receive You. Please enter where You already abide."
Marianne Williamson
Mama, Papa, Yahweh, Allah, Jehovah, Elohim, Yesuah, Holy Spirit, Come!
I open my heart to receive You. I ask You to enter where You already abide. I call forth all that God is to guide and direct me today.
I give myself a way of ease, elegance and grace to experience sweet surrender. All That Is, today, I surrender every issue of my heart and ask to receive Your Heart. Bring every chamber into complete alignment and full regulation of Your original intention.
Clear every blockage I have created from fear and trauma, so that Love may flow freely with beauty and effervescence.
Re-mind me that I am safe and there is no-thing to fear. Repair every valve door that has been damaged by self-inflicted pain, hurtful experiences, abuse and denial.
Give me Your heart, God!
Soften the hard edges that remain. Strengthen the walls and function of each chamber.
Let Your healing hands massage Compassion, Forgiveness and Gentleness into its center muscle, that each impartation may be fortified and sustained.
Clean and wash away the residue of my past and smother me with the balm of Infinite possibility for my today.
Let the substance of my new Heart flow fluidly in the direction of You God; and let my heartbeat synchronize with the rhythm of Your Love for me.
Thank You for the gift of Your Heart.
Ashe' and Amen.
Reverend Manazerine Baptiste
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I surrender and release the control
I think I have over my life.
I surrender all anxieties I have about
relationships and allow love to
come into my life.
I surrender my fears and allow
Divine Wisdom to guide me.
I surrender my need for approval
and accept myself the way I am.
I surrender any need I think I have
for unhealthy foods and I now
support my body temple with
beneficial, nutritious food
that promotes good health.
I surrender all thoughts that
I am unlovable, my heart is
now open and I radiate love.
I surrender all negative thoughts
and fill my mind with gratitude
for my wonderful life.
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Surrender is the active reminder that there is a divine law in operation, and that we are always accountable to the law. Surrender is an admission that we cannot make anything happen. However, if we are in alignment with the law, we will always get what we deserve. If we are not in alignment, it simply means we must do the work to make ourselves so.
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Surrender allows us to face the thing we fear before it becomes a reality. The fear of being wrong. The fear of losing control. The fear of being found out. Most of the time, the thing we fear has absolutely no power, yet we brace ourselves for the worst possibility. In that defensive posture we keep our minds fixed on what could or might happen. The fear of facing that imaginary negative outcome is what keeps us paralyzed. Surrender places us in the offensive position. It gives us the opportunity to plan, and to move according to the plan.
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Surrender helps you to become willing to live through the experience, without giving your entire life over to it. It also makes room in your heart and mind for the Divine to give you a new idea. A new thought. When you surrender, give up the fear thoughts, and give up the control of a situation, you open the way for a miracle to take place.
Excerpts from One Day My Soul Just Opened Up
by Iyanla Vanzant
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Something for the Men
Be Smart About Getting Your Finances In Order
These days it's easy to get organized as you start out because everything is online. Set up online folders to save the documents you get from your employer: retirement plan documents, loan payments, or any kind of document you'll need for reference if something happens.
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20907
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