Today's Stimuli
July 5, 2014
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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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 Freedom is a state of being in which all experiences are viewed as opportunities for healing, personal growth, and natural development in alignment with universal law and Divine will. Freedom is demonstrated as a state of internal well-ness, and external congruency. The intent is to support the individual in realizing a state of physical, mental, and emotional freedom, which supports positive action toward a desired intention. When an individual becomes able to regard the self as both one with God and as an individual personality/ expression of God, the experience is one of freedom. Attachment and bondage to the perceived limitations of the physical human expression are the result of mental and emotional misinter-pretations. Freedom, therefore, is the knowing and embracing of truth to such a degree that you are able to cooperate with the flow of God within your being. Freedom is a function of con- sciousness. When the conscious mind releases all attachment to form and outcome, the experience is called freedom. Those who know their oneness with God have no fears. Freedom, therefore, is the absence of fear. |
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Blessed Mother Father God, Creator of all there is, Divine Indwelling Spirit, I come to You this day with a heart full of gratitude for the coming of The Light in to my life and back into this world.
I open my heart and my mind to receive and allow this Divine Light to flow through me in me and as me.
I open my heart and my mind to receive and allow my divinity and nobility to reign at the center of my consciousness, as I remember that I am a living breathing expression, a child of the Most High God.
I give this day to You. Show me where You would have me go, what You would have me say and do in Your name. Guide me to my greatest good in every aspect of my life.
Thank You, God, for the love and the light that I feel deep in my soul. Thank You for calling me home. I am so grateful to be re-minded of who I am and whose I am.
I claim the light and love of Christ. I let it be so and so it is. Amen.
Rev. Lynn P. Barber
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Right here and right now, I release
the self-imposed chains that hold
me down and walk consciously
into the light of freedom.
Today I am liberated from the
tyranny of my negative
thoughts. I am now free of
all doubt, worry, and anxiety.
In this moment I am newly born
into the spirit of freedom.
Today I declare my independence
and celebrate the good in my life.
Right now I release the fear that
holds me hostage and
proclaim my independence.
Right here and right now I remove
all barriers to love, joy, peace,
harmony and vibrant health.
In this now moment I turn to
the Divine within me and
recognize that freedom is
my natural state of being.
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Do we choose for ourselves that which we truly desire?Under most of the normal conditions and pressures of life, we do not. We allow labels and expectations to keep us in boxes, then we cry out for freedom. The entire purpose of life on earth is for us to be free, exercise free will, and choose the parameters of our freedom.
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Freedom is a state of mind. It is the outgrowth of our willingness to make conscious choices of our own free will and to live through the consequences of our choices without blame, shame, or guilt. Freedom is a sign of self-awareness. When you are aware of what it takes to maintain your mental, emotional, and physical well-being and you make conscious choices toward that goal, you are exercising your freedom.Freedom is the recognition of the truth.
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You are powerful.You are unlimited. You are the reflection of creative genius. When you realize this truth and accept it as a fact of your reality, you know that you are free to choose whatever you believe to be the truest reflection of your identity. Freedom requires consistent and repeated acts of courage.
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What you believe, how you feel, what you do, how you respond to any given circumstance at any given time is the only impediment to freedom. You are always free to choose how you will respond.
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Are you courageous enough to live the truth of your desires without fear? This is what will determine your freedom. . . . More important, once you are clear about the experience you want to have, you are free to make the choices that will result in your having that experience.
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When I realized that God, the divine source of life, not people, was the source and substance of all good things, I was freed from every "ism" that held me captive.
Excerpted from One Day My Soul Just Opened Up
by Iyanla Vanzant
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Something for the Men
Planning on taking a trip this summer?
Well, here's a little check list that might
make that trip a little easier....
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Inner Visions Institute
Silver Spring, Maryland 20907
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