Mind Power

Our Desires

 

Everyone’s destiny cannot be just as we would desire it, of necessity we all must vary and our lives go often in very different grooves. 

 

We all carry within us desires, hopes, fears, frustrations, ambitions, et cetera, some of which cannot be realized or brought into manifestation. Our fears, of course, we do not want manifested and yet we all do harbor some fears; it seems to be a part of the human element and something we must work out ourselves.  

Our ambitions, hopes and desires are many times manifested for us, but there are some desires, notably those involving others that, through conflicting ideas, cannot become manifested for us. 

For instance, if we strongly hope and desire for a person to be near us and to always want to be nearby, it may conflict strongly with the other person’s desires. They may desire the opposite thing and, of course, then this cannot bring about the manifestation of that particular desire. 

Everyone’s destiny cannot be just as we would desire it, of necessity we all must vary and our lives go often in very different grooves. Whatever happens is for the best and often is the only way for true growth of character.

Accept all the good things that can be and are being constantly manifested for you, but always keep in mind that the rights and desires of others may run counter to yours and therefore cannot be outwardly manifested. But all is good or lesser good and all is truly constant change.

Many Mansions

 

“In my Father’s house are many mansions.” is a quote from Jesus that is often misunderstood; in fact, it is rare that words from him are understood by people.  

 

“In my Father’s house are many mansions.” is a quote from Jesus that is often misunderstood; in fact, it is rare that words from him are understood by people. By house he means His physical body and by mansions is meant the various bodies, astral and spiritual that house the soul in different times. 

Most people take it to mean a house to be lived in and homes in a future realm of light, and in a sense this too is true because, of course, although we may not truly need shelters on the other side of life, we probably will not immediately change our mode of living, and so what is desired strongly by us can be realized and materialized on the next plane of existence. 

Our desires are what determine this factor, but in the case of the quotation the habitation referred to is the material body plus the astral and other bodies of finer vibrations than we here can imagine and in these we all will sometimes dwell, hence the many mansions. [By] the reference to “In my Father’s house”, he means the universe and all the indwelling people therein. 

It is a saying with much depth and much simplicity to it also, yet often misunderstood. It is meant to be and truly is a message of comfort to the bereaved bringing with it the knowledge of the many mansions that always replace the old one no longer needed by the indwelling entity.

True Feelings

We are the sum and substance of, not exactly our thoughts but, our true feelings. 

 

We are the sum and substance of, not exactly our thoughts but, our true feelings. Of course, thoughts are important and those we hold constantly do become convictions and then we feel differently, if they are thoughts that differ from those we have hitherto held. Changing these thoughts into feelings or, I should say, consciously trying to do this requires steady conscientious work with a capital W.   

All success in every venture depends on work in a given direction and changing our insecure, self-conscious, immature feelings into those with more power, more personality of a positive nature requires patience and real perseverance.  

There will be stumbling blocks on the road, there will be times of self-doubt, but if you will keep the end result in view and know that everything is possible to God and therefore through this power of God to man, you will win and become that which you so earnestly desire.  

You must make a start at some point so why not now? Give it all you have and know with God’s help you will succeed. The road may not be as long or as hard as anticipated. Often this is so. Our fears are often founded on thin air and when worked over are dissipated like so much fog. 

Act and then feeling will follow. Believe and it is so.

Peace for Mankind

People do not ... grasp the fact that they alone are responsible for their fate, that they are the only ones who can bring about a just and lasting peace ...  instead of the profits of war.

 

Peace is one of the most important elements in the world today and one that all mankind should seek and truly are seeking. The reason it is not in evidence many places in the world is also quite apparent. It is due to the greed, selfishness, self-centeredness and kindred emotions held by the people of the world; yes, held onto in spite of all the knowledge that it is the salvation of the world.

People do not and will not grasp the fact that they alone are responsible for their fate, that they are the only ones who can bring about a just and lasting peace if they truly and unselfishly desire it instead of the profits of war. 

It is a deplorable fact that men can and do profit from the agony of others who become involved in war because of the greed and power desired by the men who are empowered to run some of the countries of the world.

Peace commences first in the minds and hearts of all mankind, and we must become more tolerant, more kindly towards those who have less of the world’s goods, who are perhaps also of another race or creed and who do not think or act as we do for their backgrounds differ tremendously.  

Can we not then overcome these negative conditions and through our better selves learn and negotiate with those who so desperately need assistance?  All must do so eventually, but suffering will come unless they [the greedy, the selfish] change their ways.

The Light of Wisdom

If man were imbued with more love of fellow travelers on the road of life, regardless of race, color or creed and freed from the slavery of self-enrichment, this world would be rid of war and all threats of war.

 

Many on this earth plane of life need the light of wisdom desperately and know it not. Some in high places in the government and in the influential places of life need it even more than the so-called masses. 

If man were imbued with more love of fellow travelers on the road of life, regardless of race, color or creed and freed from the slavery of self-enrichment, this world would be rid of war and all threats of war. It is only where darkness exists in the mind of man that allows these terrible ideas to be a threat to mankind.  

We are all children of God, all on varied rungs of the ladder of evolvement and all traveling the path of greater enlightenment. To help one another along the way is one of the great privileges of this earth’s pathway to light, or wisdom. 

But many wrap themselves in the cocoon of ignorance and prejudice, feeling they are superior so they will have to go on in the life in error until such a time as they awaken to the fact that all is life, the same life, and all is of God and all going ever onward to greater light in the world. Many will not step out of their own little ruts of wrong thinking until some great catastrophe forces them to do so.  

We must expand our thoughts to encompass the greater good of all, not just the privileged few.

Self-Approval

 

Believe within that you are the arbitrator of your fate, the dealer of life’s cards and watch to see the positive good take control.

 

Self-approval must come first in life.

If we are at war in any way within ourselves, peace of mind, happiness and all good in life cannot become manifest to us because, of necessity, our vibrations do not and cannot attract it.   

God’s laws of life are not mocked and we are powerless to change them; so in order to have outward conditions as we desire, we must hold the good and positive power thoughts of life. We must not only hold them but, most importantly, we must truly believe them. It has been said that believing makes it so, and this is a great truth. 

Our true feelings, another name for belief, often belie us by showing their manifestation to us. We cannot escape this fact. Life is a constant struggle, at least this expression of it, for we often find it very difficult to believe truly that which we cannot see, that which we cannot grasp. Until this is overcome and we can truly say and know within that we are satisfied, that our true belief is right and we find peace and happiness in all life’s expressions, then we know we are indeed on a high mental plane of life and one not easily disturbed by the minor irritations of living. 

Believe within that you are the arbitrator of your fate, the dealer of life’s cards and watch to see the positive good take control.

Guideposts for Moderation

 

The guideposts are there and should be followed, but somehow we’d rather follow our own inclination, however false.

 

There are guideposts along the way of life for all to see and to follow if they are wise. Unfortunately few are wise and therefore these guideposts go unrecognized.

Have you seen any lately? If not, why not? Perhaps you have seen them but have thought, well just this once perhaps I’ll not follow and maybe it will be all right.  

Our health is good or bad because we see or do not see these guideposts along life’s way, and this is also true of our life in general. Everything in moderation is a guide that should be utilized, but often is ignored because our false appetite has grown so that it intrudes, and we feel we must satisfy it whether or not the food is needed, and so it is throughout. Once we have filled our needs that should be the end of it, but the weakness grows and becomes insatiable and we are victims of excess in whatever it is we are doing. 

The guideposts are there and should be followed, but somehow we’d rather follow our own inclination, however false. It is not always easy this reading of the signs and then abiding by them. No, it takes a certain amount of desire plus the will to accomplish and to be firm with self. Not easy, but it is the only way to keep from error.  

Follow your guideposts to victory over self.

Believe and Have

Nothing can be denied to the children of God if they believe ...

Open up the doors of a greater belief in the power of the self within and greater power will be extended to you. Believe and have. It truly is a simple rule, but the secret is to really believe. Just to say so is not enough. We must feel it, must know it and make it a part of our very lives.  

Whatever it may be that is desired to come into the life may be attained if we but believe -- and please note, I say anything. Nothing can be denied to the children of God if they believe enough and, of course, work at it enough to help themselves to bring about their fond desires.  

All desires are possible or they could not exist.

Age

 

Age is not a matter of years but of a mental attitude.  

 

It is natural, of course, as time elapses on the plane of existence known as earth that the body gradually diminishes in strength and power, but the mind is, or should be, always in control. 

If the life has been a happy and a contented one without undue strife and care, we can go on with strength and vigor of mind that so transmits itself to the body that age is no detriment. 

On the other hand, when we allow the thoughts of worry and stress to become uppermost and we constantly allow our feelings to become as old as our years, then we do indeed grow old. 

Some are old though their years are young for their mind has become one with the feeling of age and the cares and worries of life.

We cannot change the laws of life, but we can change our thoughts and feelings if we work at it correctly and our desire is strong to keep youthful and have our full measure of happiness.

Keep the laws of correct living. Eat only the energy foods and get plenty of rest. Keep occupied with interesting work and play. Keep always love as the paramount fundamental of life and you will indeed keep young.

Patterns of Life

Everyone is different from another and everyone has his own pattern of life to follow. 

 

There is a pattern to each life. One that he alone fits. We are not all keyed to the same things. Some can live in any environment and it will not adversely affect them, while others who have not established an inner armor of protection from adverse influences, cannot as yet do so. Everyone is different from another and everyone has his own pattern of life to follow.  

Wherever our strong desires lead us that is where life is endeavoring us to be. Whatever we strongly desire, if it is good, then of course, we eventually may receive if our desires lead us to work for it strongly enough.  

Our life is ours alone and we alone are responsible for what it brings out in us and in others through our efforts and desires. 

We may desire something for another that actually does not belong to him; that is to say, it is not for him to want it or even be ready for, and so no matter how we feel about it, it cannot become manifest until that person or [those] persons are ready to receive it.   

Whatever we have attained in life in whatever way, we have earned or it would not be ours, or at least it would only be ours for a very short period at best. So we know we receive through desire and through worth and that is just.