Mind Power

New Year’s Resolutions

 

When we change our thoughts about ourselves or about our conditions,  often we find we change our very life.

 

A new year has started and new resolutions are made to improve old conditions, to grow mentally and spiritually and to have a greater abundance of health and happiness.  

It is fine to make these resolutions and gives one an incentive, a goal which all need to go on in life. Whether or not we wholly succeed is not so important as the fact that we have this incentive and that we are trying to improve ourselves and our situation in life.  

When we succeed it is like freeing a bird from a cage in which he has been imprisoned for we too are released from false conditions that perhaps have held us back and prevented our going on to greater things because our thought about it has kept us prisoners.  

When we change our thoughts about ourselves or about our conditions, often we find we change our very life. And, if it is the right thought, it can vastly improve things for us. I mean by right thought, too, that it must not just be a fleeting thought but one that remains with us and one we hold to constantly in an effort to improve our mental life. In this way we also change our physical life and improve conditions in every department of our being.

It is all up to the self within, our indwelling entity to cause this change to come about and to adhere to it and work with it and then reap the reward of a better and more complete life. Our perspective will be changed, our outlook improve, our health benefit. We will be vibrantly alive to all the wonderful possibilities and a new sense of freedom from old negative fears will be ours. Happiness will result in our life and the lives of those we can influence to do the same.

Infinite Intelligence

The Intelligence who formed these plans is called God by you for the want of a better name, and by different names by other peoples of the earth.  It matters not by what name, it is still the Infinite Intelligence.

 

We feel that the Heavenly Father is Infinite Intelligence. He is the power which is universal. He is the one who has planned all the wonders of the universe, above, in the air, on the land and in the sea.

In the lands above your sky, it is His plan which is being used and worked with. His plan is the only workable plan for all peoples of the earth and in the Spirit world as well. 

This plan has been made by those who have a far greater intelligence than any who have lived for millions of years. It is this plan which will be followed as long as there is a universe.

He has not made an error in any of His work, the minutest detail has been carried out. He has planned for all creatures of the land, sea and air, and all who inhabit these planes. He has planned for the living and for the so-called “dead.” Through these plans all must work.

The Intelligence who formed these plans is called God by you for the want of a better name, and by different names by other peoples of the earth. It matters not by what name, it is still the Infinite Intelligence. 

This Intelligence had no beginning, has no ending, and always will be. It was always for the good of all and always will be for the good of all. It works wonders and will continue to do so.  

If you were to analyze these so-called wonders and follow them through, you would find they all began from simple beginnings. By these means were built and through them all is the handiwork of Infinite Intelligence.

We are not in this world for ourselves alone. We were put here by this Infinite Intelligence to work and live to the best of our ability. To be reborn and reborn until we are able to go on with this Infinite Intelligence, recognized by us, knowing it is within us. 

With this knowledge, when we pass, we will join the greater Intelligence and go on in the path of greater knowledge to help in this plan of the Infinite Intelligence.

 This is the only successful, working plan that has ever existed and will be the only successful one because it is of Infinite Intelligence and follows all laws. It will always be in the hands of this great Intelligence to see that all are in this plan and work with it if they are to be successful in whatever they attempt to do.  

The laws of the Infinite Intelligence are the only perfect laws and are the laws in The Bible. These laws have been given through the years to all peoples in different forms, but with the same meaning. They will be given through eternity and, if followed as given, will always be successful. It is only when man interferes and tries to change them to suit himself, then they fail.

Infinite Intelligence has planned for all -- simply, perfectly and beautifully.

Resurrection

We are constant weavers of destiny and there is no escape for us from the destiny we have chosen for ourselves. 

 

“I am the Resurrection and the Life.” What is the inner meaning of this profound statement? 

To resurrect is to once again bring into eternal life from a mortal life; to shed the material body for the spiritual body, to lift out of oneself into a higher state of being. All this, self-done through the laws of the Father God, ever present, ever powerful, ever loving.

The life is eternal and is eternal now, but is always changing, evolving from the inner man. His thoughts resolve into actions and so the law works and we grow outwardly and inwardly. Change being the order of the day with life and growth from what we are now to what we constantly hold in the mind as our controlling thought which gradually evolves into manifestation, and so it continues. 

We are constant weavers of destiny and there is no escape for us from the destiny we have chosen for ourselves. We are, of course, influenced by our circumstances and those of others about us, but, by and large, our circumstances conform to our thought and expectations of good or ill that we entertain.

Keep control of the thought life and keep happy, positive thoughts in your mind.

Seeking the Light

 

...when each day sees a little gain a bit more harmony and peace, greater love and courage, then we know we are on the right track expanding and growing in the light of God’s love.

 

Every day we are in the process of growth. We are all striving in one way or another to grow toward the light as we see it. Later on the light may become brighter; we may become enabled better to see the way because we become more spiritally unfolded, but each day shows a little growth if we work in the right.

There are those, of course, who are content to stay more or less at a standstill and stagnate, but at some time in their lives they will again reach for and seek the light and go forth and grow.

A few, tragically, seem to grow in the darknes and feel they are downtrodden and then, instead of reaching for the light of understanding of their plight, they become bitter. Their lives turn inward in themselves and become twisted, dwarfed and, in many cases, ugly baecause then crimes flourish and only tragedy can come forth until they too once again seek the light. 

The road back is long, hard and fraught with much misery and they then need a helping hand from those whose light is bright enough to overcome the dangers and see ony the good that can be brought forth.

So when each day sees a little gain, a bit more harmony and peace, greater love and courage, then we know we are on the right track expanding and growing in the light of God’s love.

Evolving

We have the power, we have the solution to all our problems in our grasp if we but believe we can and will go forth and do and overcome.

 

The seeds of life grow in the dark, and later, when the roots are started, begin growing toward the light. The light is within but must first be awakened after the roots of growth are thrust forth into the earth life.  

Our childhood is the root system of life on the earth plane and in later years we may perhaps become aware of a greater life of the Spirit, an inner life that can help us to become a more spiritualized being.  

We are often awakened to this by some experience of life that shatters us to the core, or rudely disturbs our thoughts and throws our illusions to the winds. If this is so, it is well and we needed that experience to bring us into a greater light, a greater awareness of the purpose of life.   

We could not, even if we so desired, stand still. We must have varied experiences to bring us greater life. We may not always enjoy these experiences for many bring grief and inharmony to us, but if that is so, then it is needed to bring home to us some truth which in no other way would we see. 

We often need an abrupt change in our way of thinking about ourselves and others in order that our lives should be benefited thereby. We ourselves can often bring about a desired change simply by changing our thought about it and though not easy to accomplish, it is possible and if done will bring us what we seek in life.  

Peace, love, friendship, joy -- all should and can be ours if we will them to be and our need is great enough to cause us to change our ways to ways of truth and light.

If we desire strongly to attain a material thing or a spiritual attribute, either one can be ours by sincere application and by faith that it is so and will be so always. We have the power, we have the solution to all our problems in our grasp if we but believe we can and will go forth and do and overcome.

Spiritual Poverty

There is a poverty of the spirit that transcends that of poverty of material possessions and many of the earth plane of life have such poverty. 

 

There is a poverty of the spirit that transcends that of poverty of material possessions and many of the earth plane of life have such poverty. They do not realize it, of course, for their sense of values are warped and they perceive only the material, knowing nothing of spiritual values.  

When they do awaken to the real state of affairs, and often this is not until they reach the spiritual world, they suddenly find they have been following the wrong path of life and instead of growing in the light they have been wallowing in the darkness. It is sad then to see their plight, and to feel the remorse, the regrets for what might have been had they not been so blind to the real values life has to offer them. 

Such people certainly go through a form of mental hell for the realization is brought home to them that only in the material plane of life can they recover and go on in the light.  

While in the Spiritual realms they can be made to understand their lack and to go to schools where true values are taught and where they can learn better. In actual practice they must again go through experiences [on earth] that will give them the opportunity to grow out of their evil ways and to extend their knowledge in a practical manner.   

For although the Spiritual realm offers much to them, they cannot go forward there until they have redeemed themselves from the life of material selfishness, greed, revenge and all the evil influences that cause the spirit to be in such poverty, lacking the love, the peace, the strength and power that alone comes with spiritual growth and brings one into the higher life of the Spirit when such a person is ready to enter the Spiritual realm of life.

Conquer Your True Self

 

Be true to the true self within and look within for the Kingdom of God for that is where it will be found.

 

“Seek the Kingdom of God that is within, then all else will be added unto you.”  These prophetic words are as true today as they were when first they were spoken.

Nothing outside ourselves really matters. It is our attitudes, our feelings and emotions that really make of the outward manifestations what they become to us.

We must conquer self and subjugate it so that we rule and not our feelings and emotions. We must always be at the helm. We cannot for a moment let our ship of life founder else we could easily be in distress and even founder on the rocks and reefs of life’s treacherous shoals.  

If we can keep an even keel when all else is stormy about us. If we can see through the mists and the fogs of doubt and uncertainty and steer for the quiet harbor of trust, faith and love, we will always be safe, and, what is more, always happy for with perfect faith, a cheerful countenance and love in our hearts we will win and reach our goal in life whatever it may be.  

Be true to the true self within and look within for the Kingdom of God for that is where it will be found.

Experiences

Every experience should be looked upon as good for each is needed for the growth of the soul.

 

Each one on the earth plane, and everywhere in fact, is different one from the other, even so-called identical twins. 

No one has the same needs, nor the same outlook in life nor the same experiences because the requirements of all differ widely, and it is well that this is so. 

Many, of course, do have similar experiences, but the reaction to the experience would differ with each because of the difference in background, thought and feeling. So life is made up of very different lives that come together for a time and then oftentimes are separated by distance or by death (we should say transition). 

Changes come to all as they are needed. Every experience should be looked upon as good for each is needed for the growth of the soul. In time, all will see that this is so. 

We may long for greater closeness of family ties but this too must change and of necessity must expand and grow, and the place for its growth is not always where we would most desire it to be. However, we can change our thought and our feeling about it, creating greater harmony in life by keeping our outlook cheerful. In time, we may find other and more welcome changes that will bring about our fondest dreams. 

We only grow by change and we must adjust our thoughts to it.

Conquer Self

Our thought life, if at all negative, must be recharged with positive thoughts that give us a more vital and vibrant attitude ...

 

When we conquer self, we conquer the world for it is only through ourselves that this is actually possible. We must be strong within to bear the strife and burdens of life. We must have love within for all creation and know that though we may not understand all life’s problems and purposes, still we have love for all creatures and tolerance for others that they too may see the light and solve their special problems as we are striving to solve ours.

Patience too is a very necessary attribute to acquire. In fact, it is a necessity if we are truly to master the self within. Our thought life, if at all negative, must be recharged with positive thoughts that give us a more vital and vibrant attitude and keep us on the crest of the wave rather than allowing us to become inundated by the negative attitudes.

This current of life that flows through all can be so charged that we become more keenly aware of all life that is around and about us. It will give us a great deal of enjoyment and happiness when we follow this path. It is not easy, nothing really worthwhile ever is, but once attained and we hold to it, we are the master. Our way is lightened and our burdens as nothing compared to the old way.

All is not gained at once, but when we plod steadily on in this vein we will win through and the rewards are many.

Gratitude

 

Everyone of us has some blessing that is ours and we should indeed express gratitude to God for what blessings we enjoy.

 

Gratitude expressed is a very wonderful thing and causes the person to be more aware of the great blessings of life. We all, no matter what our position in life, have much to be thankful for.  

Everyone of us has some blessing that is ours and we should indeed express gratitude to God for what blessings we enjoy. When this is done our blessings have a way of being multiplied, perhaps because of our very awareness of their existence.   

So many times people complain and fret and are envious or jealous of others not realizing that they themselves are unique and as equally endowed with blessings, although maybe of not quite such a high caliber. For the law of attraction comes in and attracts to us just what we expect, and, unfortunately, it is not always desired. 

We must expect only the best in order to attract it, and by our life and its thoughts and actions carry out, in the full, our part so that the law may work for us and not against us.

Count your blessings each day and be grateful for you have earned them or they would not be yours to enjoy.