Spiritual Solutions

Here’s a great article by Kevin Schoeninger of Mind-Body Training and Spiritual Growth Monthly that I don’t want you to miss, because it highlights so well the difference between assumption and experience. So, I’ll just let your experience of the story speak for itself. . . .

Is It Possible To Move Beyond Judgment?

Have you ever been in the supermarket where you witness a mother or father struggling with their kids and yelling at them? Did you get upset at the “meanness” of these parents? Did you feel that the kids weren’t being respected and cared for? Have you ever been shocked to find yourself being that parent?

Or have you found yourself annoyed at a driver weaving in and out of traffic because he was only thinking of himself and putting the rest of us at risk? Have you also found yourself occasionally being that driver?

Do you get angry when you see wars of religion—one trying to dominate the other with its “right” point of view? Do you find yourself being intolerant of intolerance?
The web of judgment is certainly tangled.

Is it possible to move beyond that?

Let me share a brief story that opened my eyes about this.
 
As I related in last week’s post, my wife and I take an annual trip to Sedona Arizona for our anniversary. On this trip we like to take a hike up onto Cathedral Rock. It’s one of our favorite spots. The lush environment around the base of the rock is so peaceful and serene, while the heights of the perches at the top are simply majestic. Legend has it that this gigantic red rock formation has a powerful energy that comforts you and makes you feel like everything is O.K. It’s even said, as I shared last week, that, if you are open to it, you can receive messages from this rock.

Any judgments come up for you yet?

So, my wife and I are enjoying the two hour climb around the north face to east face and upward to the top. At several points, the rock gets pretty steep and some folks balk at this point. On my first time here, I had serious doubts and had to take a moment to relax and dig for some courage. To an experienced hiker or climber, it’s probably nothing too exciting or dangerous. Nevertheless, everyone seems quite accepting of varying levels of courage when you reach these points. The comfortable ones take a break and wait for the less confident ones. The fearless ones assure the scared ones that everything will be O.K.

When my wife and I reached the top, or as high as you can go without equipment, we took some pictures and then settled into a comfortable spot to rest up and enjoy the “energy” of the mountain. We lay down on the red rocks, my wife in the sun and me with my back against the cool red rock wall in the shade. I enjoyed the silence, punctuated only by the occasional “thunderous” helicopter flying by for a bird’s eye view. As an experiment, I asked the big rock if it had any message for me.

Shortly, there came a blustery, athletic presence storming up the hill, huffing and puffing. He took the top, had a brief look around, made some loud comments to his girlfriend, and then quickly began his descent. “In it for the workout,” came to my mind.

Next there came a middle-aged couple. When they reached the top it was clear that the woman was pretty scared. She stared at the way back down with trepidation. Almost immediately she began her descent, backing down on all fours, while being coached enthusiastically by her husband. “Missed the experience,” I thought.
Soon thereafter, came a barefooted girl with tattoos on her arms. She arrived at the top silently, like a cat, found a nice slab in the sun, and lay down with a smile on her face. “She’s really got it right,” I thought.

I followed suit, closed my eyes, and felt “soooo” relaxed against the soft, cool, red rock. I asked again for a message.

Before long these words came into my head: “Everyone’s experience is valid.”

I instantly felt how this released my judgments against those who “raced” up the mountain, were “too scared” to enjoy the experience at the top, or “too noisy” to listen and feel the silence. As I let this realization soak in, I understood it in a visceral way, in a way I hadn’t before.

Everyone’s experience is valid from their point of view. It makes sense to them given who they are, where they’ve come from, and where they are going. Who am I to judge that? I have no idea about any of those things for someone else.

In that moment, I felt free of judgment toward others and free to be myself. These two fit perfectly hand in hand. I’ve since discovered that, when I carry this phrase into life—“everyone’s experience is valid”—it frees me to appreciate the unique qualities that each of us bring to the table. The consciousness behind this phrase creates a fertile ground of understanding which can be used to resolve conflict and cooperate toward what we all truly desire—which is, at once, different and the same.

Enjoy your practice,

Kevin

Kevin Schoeninger

If you are interested in knowing more about the Mind-Body Training Community and Spiritual Growth Monthly, I can tell you that I have enjoyed several of their programs and the Spiritual Growth Monthly newsletter for several years. You can go to Raise Your Vibration / Core Energy Meditation (Gift Page) for a powerful free meditation technique.

Remember, God is Blessing You, Right Now!

Rev. Alan Rowbotham

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In the Matthew Arnold poem, Empedocles on Etna, he says, “We would have inward peace, but we will not look within.”

We are spiritual beings, bringing with us a life to unfold, power to release, love to express, and a pool of peaceful serenity at the heart of it. The root of reality is really within. It is the core of our being. Living life at the circumference, living superficially, we get all caught up in tension and hurry and rush . . . and in emptiness.

A key to serenity is the word “surrender.” In Semitic languages the word “shalom” means peace, or surrender, and there is no more appropriate form of greeting than “I surrender to you.” We have thought of surrender as coming at the close of a struggle, but the idea of “shalom” is a spiritual state that promotes brotherhood, and thus it comes first. Shalom!

True serenity is manifest in the person who has surrendered to life, not in the sense of being defeated by life and thus imbued with futility, but rather someone who has let life happen, who does not try to “unhappen” it. Then he or she can deal with a happening at the level of his or her own need, and find a growth experience through it.

Another important requisite to serenity, to inner peace, is the determination of each person to live his or her own life. When a person conceives life as seeking in the world that which will fill his or her emptiness, (s)he becomes totally “other-directed;” then the person is happy and serene when people and circumstances seem to suggest these conditions, and unhappy when the world is in confusion.

One’s moods and feelings and sensations – one’s total consciousness – may be likened to a barometer that simply records atmospheric conditions. You could say that one has an antennae out, to inform one what is happening and how one is supposed to act and react; and he or she rarely feels composed and peaceful and serene. The need is to change the other-directed pattern to one that is inner-directed. One must cultivate the “Silence,” take time at the start of each day to meditate, to get in tune, to feel the inner guidance working.

In the Bhagavad-Gita we are told: “The man of unstable mind hath no knowledge of the self, nor hath he an insight of meditation. To him who hath no inner vision there is no peace, and without peace, whence comes joy?”

The art of peace and serenity is the art of being before doing. Doing can be truly successful and personally enriching only if it is built on being. Develop the art of doing nothing, in a sense. This is the art of being. Joseph Pieper once said, “Leisure is not only the occasion, but also the capacity, for steeping oneself in the whole of creation.” Many of us feel insecure because we have not cultivated the art of being, the art of knowing oneness with the whole of life, the art of being simply in the flow of life.

For many of us, doing is totally other-directed. We do what we are expected to do, that which outer experiences call upon us to do. When we have nothing to do, we can feel secure only if we are inner-directed. A useful test is to take time to turn off your television, your radio, your cell phone, your computer, close the doors and windows, get away from other people, and just sit alone, for perhaps ten minutes. Now, how do you feel? Serene and peaceful? Often the busy, busy person is really running away from inner emptiness.

Robert Louis Stevenson once observed: “Extreme busy-ness – whether in school, college, church, or market – is a symbol of deficient vitality. It is no good speaking to such folk, for they cannot be idle; their nature is not generous enough.”

When we know that life is an inward-out process, we know in times of challenge that the need is to get turned on from within. Instead of rushing and fuming and fretting, or resisting and fighting, the need is to be still and meditate on the Source of all good. This kind of meditation is not a prayer to do something, to achieve something, or even to think something. The Infinity of good is always where we are; we need simply to discover it, to establish a unity of consciousness with it, to get into the flow of it, and to let it turn us on. A person who begins his or her day with this kind of meditation-preparation, this inward stillness, is going to have a happy, profitable, orderly, and inner-directed day.

The key to serenity and power is the awareness of that Source of light and power within us; it is our own Divinity. So take time to meditate, to be. Then you will do things effectively, in peace and serenity.

Remember, God is Blessing You, Right Now,

Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham

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In perfecting the art of living creatively, we must come to the realization that right where we are, right now, is the best possible place for us. This is where we must be in order to move in the direction of where we want to go.

Every place, every moment, you are in your right place, which is not a geographical location, but it is a state of consciousness. It is an attitude, a feeling. Someone has said, “Do what you can with what you have, right where you are.” Consent to life, let if flow, let it happen.

I’ve always loved the poem No Other Way, by Martha Smock, editor of Daily Word magazine for many years:

Could we but see the pattern of our days,
We should discern the ways
By which we came to this, the present time,
This place in life; and we should see the climb
Our soul has made up through the years.
We should forget the hurts, the wanderings, the fears,
The wastelands of our life and know
That we could come no other way or grow
Into our good without these steps our feet
Found hard to take, our faith found hard to meet.
The road of life winds on, and we like travelers go
From turn to turn until we come to know
The truth that life is endless and that we
Forever are inhabitants of all eternity.

We need to accept this day as the ideal time and where we need to be in order to begin to grow and to go forward. So, know this: God is right where you are. Right in this point of time, in the midst of this challenge, in this particular position, the creative process is working; divine intelligence is your potential for guidance, and a tremendous cosmic energy stands ready to support your every move.

Train your mind away from futile dwelling on the past and thinking, “Oh, if I had only done so and so.” What you did was what you were then; today you are a different person, with greater maturity and deeper perception and broader experience. Naturally, you can see today how you could have done things differently in a previous time. Just give thanks for all you have learned.

Many older persons have had “good old days,” with more energy, looks, position, money, and so forth, but that was then and this is now. Now it is time to accept what author Gerald Heard calls “second maturity” in which we give our consent to today and to all that it offers. Build on the now that is joyous and expectant. Today has something much more thrilling than yesterday. It is here, it is now, and it is new. “Rekindle the gift of God that is within you.” (II Tim 1:6) Stir up the expectancy and childlike enthusiasm for the good days which are the now days.

You must be willing to start where you are and do what you can with what you have. The emphasis on tomorrow as the time when our dreams come true is a barrier to be overcome in working spiritually to achieve through prayer. Many do not achieve what they think they are working toward because they think that if they do such and such now, then in some future time there will be a demonstration of health and prosperity.

Truth has relevance only in the here and now. Jesus said, “Pray, believing you have already received.” (Mk 11:24) The only demonstration there is, ever was or ever will be is in and of divine law and the only time it knows is now. Pray for the consciousness of wholeness now. Affirm you are in your right place now.

The best method to get started right now is to get started every morning in a positive, radiant, joyful consciousness. Elbert Hubbard said, “Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning, and the rest of the day will take care of itself.” Don’t wait to see what the day holds; bring a spirit of joy to it yourself. Don’t waste effort trying to pry joy out of other people or out of your job. It doesn’t work this way. You must put joy into your job, your day, and your relationships. Happiness is not in circumstances; it is in us. It is not in something we see or feel or view; it is something we are.

Life is a constantly unfolding adventure. Do not hold tenaciously to that which has passed. Do not grasp frantically to things you hope will happen in the future. Give you consent to today; look around yourself in the now. Experience the happenings of this very day. Some will challenge you, some will even be painful, but even this contains the blessings of growth for you. Give your consent, make your peace, and you will be led to a brighter tomorrow.

In spiritual seeking, get immersed in the presence of God. Don’t practice the absence of God, or deal with God in the past tense, or consider God as something that happens in the future. Don’t spend your time trying to find God, as though He were off somewhere other than where you are. The presence of God exists here and now, in time and in location. Right at this moment, right there within you, is the potential for a fulfilling experience. You are always in your right place! 

Remember, God is Blessing You Right Now!

Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham

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Are you bogged down in the belief in sickness and impotence? Then right now bring yourself to the present moment, and become aware that you can use your God given dominion over all things. God’s spirit of life, dynamic energizing life, dwells within you. It is there, and you have only to call it forth, put it into action, and you will begin to manifest perfect health in spirit, mind, and body.

Perhaps you have allowed yourself to be handicapped by fear and indecision. The first thing to do is to take your mind off the problem and perplexities and fix your faith in God. When you place your affairs in the Father’s loving care, all anxieties cease. Worrying incapacitates us for meeting life’s crises.

Use your faith, declare your dominion now. In II Corinthians 6:2 we read, “Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” And Jesus said, “Do you not say, ‘There are four months, then comes the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are already white for harvest.” (John 4:35)

Instead of having faith that sometime in the future your healing might take place, you can exercise your faith now, give thanks that your healing is already taking place and accept it now. “This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Ps. 118:24)

God is ever with you. Let Him quicken your mind, put the proper tools in your hands and lead you in the right decision. Through the guidance of the indwelling power of God you will be able to say the right word and do the right thing in every situation that may confront you.

If you seem to be weighed down by some circumstance, a steadfast faith in God will help you to lift up your head and to face the situation unafraid and confident. God’s omnipotent power is yours. God’s love surrounds you. His light is within you to guide you.

Perhaps you’ve allowed yourself to be fettered by hatred, resentment or suspicion. Turn your eyes instead upon the blessings of life and the blessedness of other human beings. If you feel that you’ve been treated unfairly, misused, or abused, it‘s time to exercise forgiveness. Then put it out of your mind. The only reality in any situation is the thought we have concerning it, the way we feel about it. This is the law of life.

“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely . . . think on these things.” (Phil. 4:8) Put the unpleasant thoughts right out of your mind by thinking of God’s goodness and greatness and love. Bless the person who has seemingly injured you. Behold the Christ in him or her.

Could it be that you have neglected the power of prayer? Prayer is the open sesame to the joys and riches of the kingdom, and yet we fail to use it.

Many marvelous answers to prayer have been outlined through the spontaneous faith of persons utterly unlearned in theology, psychology or metaphysics.

Remember the woman who came to Jesus for healing, hoping to push through the crowd to touch the hem of his garment without speaking or even being blessed by him? She probably knew nothing about the working of faith, but she had the secret of prayer. She had absolute faith, the courage to act, and the simplicity to accept. She used the necessary means. She believed if she could but touch the master, the healing would follow. And, confident in that faith, she pressed on, touched him, and was healed.

Simplicity of faith is the thing that always gets an answer, sometimes in the form of immediate, even seeming miraculous results. Sometimes, it may come slowly. Sometimes we lose patience and our faith grows weak. If we become faint hearted and fall back in our faith, then we must try again. Long years of wrong thinking, of imperfect practice, have often made deep grooves in the brain. It takes effort and continued practice before change.

Don’t be discouraged. Never give up. Keep faith in the latent powers within you. Remember those who have overcome insurmountable handicaps, and keep constantly in mind that you too can overcome. And you don’t have to wait. Whether your faith is small or great it is the key to riches of which you never dreamed. Remind yourself that “now is the acceptable time.”

Remember, God is Blessing You, Right Now!

Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham

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Some time ago I received an email article from a friend with the title, “The Birth of the Song ‘Precious Lord’.” The article ended with the name Tommy Dorsey and appeared to infer that it was the well-known big band leader who had written the story.

The article aroused my curiosity and upon research I discovered that it was in fact Thomas Andrew Dorsey of gospel renown who wrote the story after the death of his wife, Nettie, and their newborn child in 1932. The story, sad and tragic as it is, is also a powerful and inspiring illustration of God’s grace. The article was published in the inspirational magazine Guideposts in 1987 and in the July/August 2000 edition of Hidden Wisdom magazine.

Here’s the story:

Back in 1932 I was 32 years old and a fairly new husband. My wife, Nettie, and I were living in a little apartment on Chicago’s Southside.

One hot August afternoon I had to go to St. Louis, where I was to be the featured soloist at a large revival meeting. I didn’t want to go. Nettie was in the last month of pregnancy with our first child. But a lot of people were expecting me in St. Louis. I kissed Nettie good-bye, clattered downstairs to our Model A and, in a fresh Lake Michigan breeze, chugged out of Chicago on Route 66.

However, outside the city, I discovered that in my anxiety at leaving, I had forgotten my music case. I wheeled around and headed back. I found Nettie sleeping peacefully. I hesitated by her bed; something was strongly telling me to stay. But eager to get on my way, and not wanting to disturb Nettie, I shrugged off the feeling and quietly slipped out of the room with my music.

The next night, in the steaming St. Louis heat, the crowd called on me to sing again and again. When I finally sat down, a messener boy ran up with a Western Union telegram. I ripped open the envelope. Pasted on the yellow sheet were the words: YOUR WIFE JUST DIED.

People were happily singing and clapping around me, but I could hardly keep from crying out. I rushed to a phone and called home. All I could hear on the other end was “Nettie is dead. Nettie is dead.”

When I got back, I learned that Nettie had given birth to a boy. I swung between grief and joy. Yet that night, the baby died. I buried Nettie and our little boy together, in the same casket. Then I fell apart.

For days I closeted myself. I felt that God had done me an injustice. I didn’t want to serve Him any more or write gospel songs. I just wanted to go back to that jazz world I once knew so well. But then, as I hunched alone in that dark apartment those first sad days, I thought back to the afternoon I went to St. Louis. Something kept telling me to stay with Nettie.

Was that something God? Oh, if I had paid more attention to Him that day, I would have stayed and been with Nettie when she died. From that moment on I vowed to listen more closely to Him. But still I was lost in grief.

Everyone was kind to me, especially a friend, Professor Frye, who seemed to know what I needed. On the following Saturday evening he took me up to Madam Malone’s Poro College, a neighborhood music school. It was quiet; the late evening sun crept through the curtained windows. I sat down at the piano, and my hands began to browse over the keys. Something happened to me then. I felt at peace. I felt as though I could reach out and touch God. I found myself playing a melody, one I’d never heard or played before, and the words into my head – they just seemed to fall into place:

Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand! I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.

 Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light. Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

As the Lord gave me these words and melody, He also healed my spirit. I learned that when we are in our deepest grief, hen we feel farthest from God, this is when He is closest, and when we are most open to His restoring power. And so I go on living for God willingly and joyfully, until that day comes when He will take me and gently lead me home.

- Tommy Dorsey

The song has been translated into 32 languages and was the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s favorite, the one Mahalia Jackson sang at his funeral. It was also sung by Leontyne Price at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s funeral.

Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, Georgia, on July 1, 1899. He was a blues band leader for singers including Ma Rainey, but after becoming a Christian he turned to writing gospel music, reportedly after undergoing a spiritual experience while hearing the hymn “I Do, Don’t You?” at a Baptist convention. Across the course of his lifetime he wrote more than a thousand gospel hymns, including “Say Amen,” “Somebody,” “Take My Hand” and “Peace in the Valley.” He died in Chicago on January 23, 1993.

Remember, God is Blessing You Right Now!

Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham

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Here’s a great blog post from Karl Moore at http://www.karlblog.com – Enjoy!

William James (1842 – 1910), was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, who said:

“If you would be learned, you will be learned … if you would be rich, you will be rich … but work for whatever it is you want exclusively and don’t at the same time wish for a thousand other things.

“We become what we make our minds to become. It is nobody’s fault that the great majority of the people never make up their minds to become anything at all.”

How true is that?

We are what we make our minds up to become, but it is so easy to be distracted with a million and one different things, especially with the Internet. We are bombarded with new ideas, new information, and new opportunities every day.

But we need to learn to focus and stop ourselves from suffering from information overload.

How many people go through life plodding along, and at the end of it realize they have achieved nothing at all? Don’t let this happen to you!

James went on to say:

“There is no more miserable a human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.”

Once you decide to take action and focus on what you want to become, then you will be well on the way to fulfilling your life’s calling.

At the end of your life you’ll be able to look back and have no regrets.

James said:

“Act as if what you do makes a difference… It does.”

Remember, God is Blessing You, Right Now!

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Simple is such way of prayer:
Knowing that we need not question,
Sensing God as ever near,
Feeling that He cares and loves us.
Easy is this thing called prayer:
Thinking God is close at hand,
Simply loving, simply trusting.
God made prayer an easy thing.

The Prayer that Never Fails

It is important that we study, read Truth ideas, and seek to condition our consciousness. But finally we must, as Revelation says, “make an end to prayer,” and accept.

In Genesis we read: “And God said, ‘Let there be light;’ and there was light.” It doesn’t say “There must be . . .,” or “There shall be . . .,” or “Please, God, make there be . . .” It simply says, “Let there be . . .” “‘Let there be light;’ and there was light.” This may be the easiest and most effective of prayers.

For instance, if there is a health need, what better way is there to do this than to say, “Let there be health.” Just relax and, in receptivity to the everywhere present life of Spirit, let health take possession. This is spiritual healing in its simplest and purest form.”

Perhaps finances are a source of anxiety? Then let go! Fill your mind with the spiritual concept of prosperity. Declare with confidence: “Let there be limitless supply.” Don’t even think that you wish there would be, or you think there ought to be, but just “Let there be . . .”

Get into your consciousness that what you desire, God desires for you. It is part of the Infinite creative intention for you. Say “Let there be . . .”

This is the prayer that never fails.

Remember, God is Blessing You Right Now!

Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham

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Here’s another great post by Karl Moore

I love inspiring quotes!

They motivate me on a slow day or boost my mood whenever I feel a bit low.

Today, I have three quotes for you which certainly resonate with me.

Perhaps they’ll resonate with you?

Let’s start with Eleanor Roosevelt:

‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams’.

That’s just so true!

When you’re passionate about your goals … when you truly see the beauty in what you hope to achieve … you begin that journey into the future.

So believe in the beauty of your dreams!

Next up is Katharine Hepburn:

‘If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun’.

I like this one!

What are rules if they’re not to be broken from time to time?

Sometimes the best experiences defy the rule book … or should I say ‘what rule book?’!

And let’s hear it from George Bernard Shaw:

‘Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself’.

Isn’t that just so!

Many spend most of their lives asking ‘who am I?’ … Well, you don’t need to go looking.

You find yourself by creating yourself. There really is no better way of discovering the true you!

Have these given you something to think about?

I hope so!

Have a fantastic day!

I love inspiring quotes!

They motivate me on a slow day or boost my mood whenever I feel a bit low.

Today, I have three quotes for you which certainly resonate with me.

Perhaps they’ll resonate with you?

Let’s start with Eleanor Roosevelt:

‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams’.

That’s just so true!

When you’re passionate about your goals … when you truly see the beauty in what you hope to achieve … you begin that journey into the future.

So believe in the beauty of your dreams!

Next up is Katharine Hepburn:

‘If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun’.

I like this one!

What are rules if they’re not to be broken from time to time?

Sometimes the best experiences defy the rule book … or should I say ‘what rule book?’!

And let’s hear it from George Bernard Shaw:

‘Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself’.

Isn’t that just so!

Many spend most of their lives asking ‘who am I?’ … Well, you don’t need to go looking.

You find yourself by creating yourself. There really is no better way of discovering the true you!

Have these given you something to think about?

I hope so!

Have a fantastic day!

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(An article by Susan Apollon)

Life is filled with choices and directions we can take, but I believe the key question we must ask is: Do we choose to live a life founded on love or not? Science has validated the wonderful power of love; however, even if you put science aside, most of us figure out, as we move through our years, that what matters most is this thing called Love.

Not too long ago, a friend sent me a poignant story that had been circulating on the Internet—demonstrating the beauty and power of love. The story had to do with an older gentleman, who had been to his doctor, telling the physician that he was concerned about being on time for his next appointment—a meeting at a nursing home with his wife, who was living with Alzheimer’s. The gentleman explained that though he went daily to be with his wife, she had not recognized him in five years.

The doctor was surprised about his need to be on time since his wife did not remember or recognize him. The man’s reply, essentially, was, “She does not know me, but I still know who she is.”

The doctor who wrote the article shared that she was so deeply moved (as I was) by this man and the love he felt for his wife, that she had to hold back her own tears. The doctor continued, stating that she hoped to, one day, find such love.

The doctor’s words were, “True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True Love is acceptance of all that is, all that has been, will be, and will not be.”

From my perspective, whether this encounter actually took place is not important; however, the message is. Having treated patients who have loved ones with Alzheimer’s; and having personally known some who live a similar situation, this piece touched my heart.

Love is the reason you are here. Had this man been you, would you have chosen to love in the way he did? Choose wisely because the very heart of your existence rests on the quality of your choice.

May you enjoy days filled with blessings of love every day of your life.

—Susan Barbara Apollon, Intuitive Psychologist
Author of Touched by the Extraordinary

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Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham

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I have been asked recently if I would post the well-known quote on Love by Emmet Fox, so here it is. It can serve as a wonderful opening reading for your time of meditation, if you go deeply into the truth represented by these words.

Love

There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer;

No disease that enough love will not heal;

No gulf that enough love will not bridge;

No wall that enough love will not throw down;

No sin that enough love will not redeem. . . .

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble;

How hopeless the outlook;

How muddled the tangle;

How great the mistake.

A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all. . . .

If only you could love enough you would be the happiest and most powerful being in the world.

-         Emmet Fox

God is Blessing You, Right Now!

Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham

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