The Builder Within

Indecision

 

“He who hesitates is lost.”  This is an old saying, but one in which there is more than a grain of truth.

 [Message for a friend]

 

 “He who hesitates is lost.”  This is an old saying, but one in which there is more than a grain of truth. When we make up our minds to do something that has perhaps been on our minds, pro and con, for many weeks and then hesitate because someone may be inconvenienced by our desire, we are on the road to being lost, for in that indecision creeps doubt and all the negative fears that we can summon up. 

We know, to the best of our ability, what our desires may be and our goal in life. We try to fulfill these desires and thereby grow and come nearer to this coveted goal. We can only do this by maintaining a positive atmosphere of good and the knowledge that everything works together for our good in the life -- even seeming disaster. 

What of the risks, the promises that may not turn out to be all that we desire? Well, what about them? If we accept in good faith all that comes our way, excluding all the fears, doubts and negative vibrations, we cannot lose and indeed stand to gain, not just the promises extended but far more than we could even dream about. 

You may not realize this, but your unrest, your feelings that you wanted change in your position, were not just self-imposed -- no, they were dictated by Spirit where the need for this change was clearly seen.

We must keep out of the ruts of life, expanding, growing, trying the new and letting no grass grow under our feet. We have the indwelling Spirit of God within and we, if we use the silence, can find our own best road of life. We know instinctively when we err, when we go wrong, so trust the current that knows its way. Go forward with the flood tide, knowing that you are making the right move for it is time to move on to better things in all departments of your life. Do not look back with regret, but go forward and the world is yours.

 

Good

  

... each one receives from life just what he has created for himself through the law of cause and effect.

 

Everything works together for good and, no matter what the outer appearance may be, you may be sure it is a result of the inner man. Each one must have his incoming and outgoing tide of life, and to some it comes early in life and to others late, but whatever time it (the full stride) arrives, it is always welcome.

All is good or the lesser good in some cases. Naturally I do not want you to think evil is good for it is not, and it does exist. But it is all for a purpose, to teach man, through evil if necessary, the greater good. We must have contrast and all are evolving to their own spiritual attunement.

Out of the old, into the new, or another way of putting it, each one receives from life just what he has created for himself through the law of cause and effect. It sounds simple and in reality it is, but we complicate life by our thoughts and our actions which, of course, are the result of our thoughts.

First mind, then action in the material. First desire, then gratification if it is for us to have this come about in our life. This is a pattern of life and it cannot be changed by our wishes.

Work at it, think it through and then go forth and do. Power is given to those who use it aright.

 

Compensation

Compensation is a law. We sow and we reap -- cause and effect -- a great law of life and a just one.

 

Whatever we may have or whatever we may lack in life has its compensations. If we have love we lack nothing, no matter how we look at it, for love is the vital life of our life, our reason to be. Without it we are starved, always hungry -- seeking, seeking after it. We may have great riches, be successful in the eyes of the world, but if we lack love we are indeed poor. 

But as I say, everything has its compensation. Suppose, for instance, you have brought up a family and they have left home, married and have families of their own. This loss of family has compensations because you are no longer obligated to feed and clothe them and they, in turn, must look after their children. 

Then too there are the new additions to the family life that add interest to our own life. We can be on the sidelines, giving advice if asked for, help if needed and love at all times. Is this not compensation for the mere loss of their being always in your presence? Then too there is the added freedom of time that is gained to do with what you will. There is still plenty to do, always there will be work and perhaps too we should play a little and gather strength for our later years.

Compensation is a law. We sow and we reap -- cause and effect -- a great law of life and a just one. Give and it will be given to you. Compensation.

 

Progress

 

We are always in the process of growth and growth in any direction is inevitably slow.

 

From the old comes forth the new and sometimes the pain of change is profound. We must, inasmuch as possible, eliminate all negative thought. We know that with all of life’s vicissitudes that is far from easy, but all gain lies in struggle.

We are always in the process of growth and growth in any direction is inevitably slow. A tree is not grown in a day, a flower is not produced in a minute, but growth, slow though it is, is inevitable. We must just be sure of direction for the law of attraction is always in action and tends to draw to us that which we expect.                                                            

All laws of life, when broken, cause the troubles of humankind, and very few indeed are those who go through life without running into trouble of one sort or another for that is how lessons of life are learned. Often, in seeming failure is true success for only in failure can we learn where our mistakes have been and how we must change. 

If we earnestly desire change whether, in material or spiritual things, it must first occur in [the] mind and then follow through with the necessary action for we cannot merely wish for better conditions or more harmonious relationships or whatever is uppermost in the mind that causes us to desire change. 

We are what we think and the world generally holds the same opinion of us that we hold of ourselves. In a sense, we must love ourselves. If we do not, we are not being true to self which, in essence, is the God-power working through the fog and mists of human minds. No, it is not easy and yet it is simple. Think and act, cause and effect, simple yet complex, mind over matter. Mind in command; the master at the helm, not a ship without a captain.

Love is the power that truly guides and overcomes all obstacles of life.

 

Vacations

 

We need change, we need relaxation --we all need vacations.

 

Everyone needs a vacation, a period set apart from the daily routine of life and a change of pace whereby he can let down all tension and become relaxed, letting go the old and taking on the new.  

It is not always necessary to have a change of scene on vacations, but it is desirable for with a change of scene the old thoughts are thrown aside and are more easily replaced with different ones. Everyone needs this change of thought that gives us a true vacation, another term for change. 

A continuous plodding on in a rut of sameness creates dullness of mind, and we need a stimulus to bring us back in time again with the harmonious life. When all is in harmony, of course, no vacation is necessary or in any way needed, but few indeed have this true of their lives. 

All work and no play is not a good thing and, conversely, neither is all play. We must create a balance and, by this change of pace, create new and more varied conditions that tend to relax the mind and, in turn, the body.

Those who, through their own shortsightedness for whatever reason, do not allow themselves a vacation period are like machines that are finally pushed beyond endurance and so give out. I do not say this always happens, but the tendency is there.

We need change, we need relaxation -- we all need vacations. 

Mind Clutter

 

We all keep attics of relics in the mind and like to bring them out and go over them every once in a while.

 

Our minds are our workshop. What we put in them we work on and make into plans or designs for living. It is our life. 

Most minds are like homes; they become cluttered by old outworn things that should be put into discard. We all keep attics of relics in the mind and like to bring them out and go over them every once in a while. They are ideas and obsessions that we cannot seem to rid ourselves of, and yet the more we cling to them the more we become slaves to them.   

All possessions of whatever kind are encumbrances which we could easily do without, yet we fear to let them go for sometimes we think they might come in handy. Is this ever really true in this land of abundance and plenty?  

Our ideas and ideals constantly change or, if they do not, they should change for otherwise we are not growing, but are stagnant and cannot see for our own obstructions. We are often our own enemies though we, of course, do not realize this fact. 

Clear out the old encumbrances -- the old ideas and ideals that you have long since grown away from. Do not look back on the past. Look ahead to the glorious future, and keep in mind only the good and only the good will return to you.

Welcome Change

 Everywhere at every moment there is change for that is Life, and Life is, was and ever shall be.  

 

We do not stand still. We go forward or, if we do not go forward and do not go into reverse, we stagnate. One must have change in the life.

Change will and does come to all. Sometimes it takes a radical about-face to conquer self; we must try to do this always for that is what we are incarnated here in the flesh to do. We must conquer or be conquered. That is why we grow, because the experiences or changes of life cause our reaction to it and, by our reactions, we grow or the reverse. And so, life takes on a deeper meaning and we realize what we must do in order to go forward and grow in greater stature and receive greater light.

We cannot grow if we stand still or do not welcome change as it comes to us. Of course, sometimes lessons must be learned through sorrow and grief where otherwise we would not grow. Sometimes we must learn by bitter and even tragic experiences because we would not learn in any other way. However, this is not necessary where there is spiritual awareness and light of the spirit. This gives us an advantage for we have overcome much before we come into this stage of growth.  

Welcome change always for it is life and growth and [is] necessary for us to go forth and expand our frontiers.

The Old and the New

The world is but a reflection of the mass thoughts of humanity, and nothing but a change in man’s thought life in a universal manner can bring us out of this darkness.

 

We all tend to cling to old ways and old habits of thought and action and find it very difficult to get out of this rut. By constant use, these ruts become deeper and more firmly embedded. Sometimes it actually takes an emotional earthquake to eliminate them and replace them with new and better ones.   

All we can do is try and, if we fail, remember that it is in persistent effort that our success lies and our seeming failure will be only a temporary thing. We are bound to have setbacks, that is all a part of the plan of life, for nothing goes on to progress without finding something of difficulty along life’s path. We would not learn life’s lessons if this were not so.   

Just keep in mind the goal of greater spiritual awareness, higher vibrations, greater peace and harmony and greater love, and all the lesser things will eliminate themselves, and you will be on the road to successful living in an age of chaos and great confusion. However this need not upset you, for you know there is a plan in all this -- it is but paving the way for the world to leave the swaddling clothes of the infant and to come out into the pure light of spiritual awareness, leaving the material gains in their proper perspective.  

The world is but a reflection of the mass thoughts of humanity, and nothing but a change in man’s thought life in a universal manner can bring us out of this darkness.

Combatting Loneliness

We are as young as we feel and as happy as we allow ourselves to be always.

 

There are many ways of combatting loneliness which at times strikes at everyone. There comes a time in the life when, after a lifetime of activity, we are thrown upon our own resources to help us wile away the time. Time is of the essence and was never made to just pass by and never accomplish anything, but some people are satisfied to do just that. 

We must get away from a self-centeredness and into a true world-mindedness -- to be at one with the pulse of the world and to be willing to do whatever comes to us to do. In this way we are not setting up a wall around us and retreating into a shell.

Get out into the active world and be as active mentally and physically as is possible for you to do. All must do this or a form of mental and physical stagnation occurs which means that you are just going through the motions of living and not really living at all. We have to have the necessary ambition in order to do this. The desire must be to go on and keep on, keeping active and alive to all the needs of others as well as of self.   

Our interests and activities, of necessity, are not always the same. We grow older, things change and our pattern of life changes also. Loneliness can and often does creep in, and we wish to be useful and active as always. It is always possible to be active and useful for all we need to do so is the desire and to follow our desire with action.  

We are as young as we feel and as happy as we allow ourselves to be always.

How to Overcome Afflictions

There is no substance of Nature that should in any way cause distress ...

 

All afflictions of the body stem from the mind; in some way the power of the mind has become bottled up, stifled as it were, and we sometimes need outside help to overcome these adverse conditions. 

There is no substance of Nature that should in any way cause distress, with the exception of the known poisons, such as the common ivys and sumac and such. Many times we even come in contact with these substances and are not afflicted due to our health condition at the time of contact. 

Truly, if we are full of health and peace of mind with all functions of our bodies responding to our mental suggestion, then we are free from all the effects upon our material bodies of elements that, at other times and under other conditions, have the power to afflict us with their poison and cause suffering in some form. 

How do we go about building up this very desirable condition that overcomes all these things? First, we hold the thought that all is good, that all is of God and all in its place has a reason to exist; that we can and shall live in harmony with all conditions.  

Second, we accept the fact that all is in the process of change and that vibrations of love and peace are always here in God’s world, so that if we attune ourselves to them they can reach us and help us in overcoming anything that temporarily causes distress. Call upon these forces, they are there for us to help us.

Third, we must recognize the Kingdom of God within us, not without, not dependent on others, not dependent on circumstances, not dependent on things, but entirely within and caused by our thought life and the laws of cause and effect, of attraction and repulsion, of polarity, and of love. The strongest link in the chain of life -- Love.