A STUDENT OF LIFE!

This evening I attended a computer class to learn how to open up my blog page for comments.

This is a challenge for me as I'm a bit shy about what comments I might receive

 My blogs are of a spiritual vein / thoughts that help and direct me towards becoming a better, more balanced person.

If these thoughts are helpful for me, then surely I would want to share them with others.

Of course, I would like to do just that and yet there is a side of me that is nervous about what opinions others might have...

I suppose I am spoiled by living in a Positive Community, the Servants of Love, where it is a basic requirement to be positive in how we view people and life in general.

The foundation of the community is to see God's Love behind all that happens, even the things we don't like.

So now, I am preparing myself to be open to others and to learn from whatever comments come my way.

I now become student of life!

Facilitate the flow of Grace!

WE are guided by the Graces God gives to us; like a spiritual energy that motivates us in doing good.

When we respond to Grace we become our true self, a Child of God.

Our lives become deep and meaningful.

Grace flows from one person to another as easily as a flowing stream.

This is how we love another.

Of course, if we place obstacles in the way ( pride and ego etc.) then we stop the flow of Grace.

So, it's important to learn how to respond to the Graces we receive.

How, I wonder?

Perhaps the easy way is to facilitate the Graces we receive by stepping out of the way and let God guide us.

When we do this, we become a facilitator of Grace for others too.

Passing on...

My brother, who had a stroke some years ago, took ill and winded up in Hospital. 

We, the family, had no idea how serious this might be as he still takes tablets and a drug called Warferin.

I mentioned this to a friend who is strong, spiritually and she stated that it's good to accept that someone might be 'passing on'.

I was upset and didn't know why... 

Was he going to die?  Should I be prepared for this?  Was it God's Will?

I do believe that God calls us, at our best...

I wonder when is that?  I believe in Life here-after and yet, am I prepared to die?

Being disturbed can be a good thing.

It makes me think about the Journey we are on, each one of us, and how our daily life is meant to lead us in the direction of Heaven.

So, is my daily life bringing me closer to God?

Good question...

Do I have an answer?

LOVE!

When we want to be guided through life, we need to find a good mentor, someone who can practically take us by the hand and show us the way.

Well, for those of us who are Christian, we have already found our Mentor in the Person of Christ.

Where do we go from there?

Do we sit back and wait for Christ to live our lives for us?

No. That is not the role of a Mentor.

Christ has told us, 'I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. Follow Me.'

This is the big Secret, to follow our Mentor / to follow Christ.

We have the greatest gift in life, a Free Will.  Therefore, it's up to us to choose which way we want to go.

Perhaps that's why Christ says, 'Follow Me.'

We have a guide-line, a map that will lead us to Love.

Each day, the choice is ours.

Let's choose the path of Love!

The Gift of Life

Today, this day is special.

Value it / value the Gift of Life.

Be open and willing to follow the inspirations that come.

Divine invitations come our way, each day.

Listen and obey.

Let's be grateful for the Gift of Life!

TIME OUT

It's important to take 'time out' and relax.

We may have a work-load, things we need to do / want to do etc. and yet, being able to switch off and simply relax is an art in itself.

Relaxation allows us to re-form our thought patterns.

We take time out to process the various ideas and creative endeavours that float around in our head.

For the Creative mind, this is vitally important.  It's like a spring-cleaning job.

Instead of running our many ideas and endeavours into the ground, we come  away from them.

Relaxing with a good book is one way / looking at an interesting film / writing a letter / talking with a friend etc. / whatever we are inspired to do will help us to keep sane and in touch with the reality of the world around us.

We are created to love, first and foremost.

After that we busy ourselves in being productive, which is all good.

What a shame if we lose sight of our prime purpose, to love.

Care is needed to protect us from becoming self-absorbed.

'People-absorbed' is a positive step in developing and learning how to love.

Take time out and listen to the inner-voice which is focused on love.

CONVERSION

Conversion is a change of heart where we learn to see our life-values from a different perspective. 

We are converted to a new way of living / we become a new person.

Many of the saints went through a strong change in their lives and there was no turning back, only forward.

St. Paul is a great example and one most people know about. He was a strong, zealous up-holder of the Law of God, or so he thought...

God stepped into his life like a bolt of lightening.  He was struck down and  unable to see.  His interior blindness became an exterior one.

Our challenges can be daily ones, where we are faced with a certain blindness of sorts.  We just cannot see something from another perspective...

Then we use our Faith / we invite God to direct us and He willingly does so.

We learn to SEE from God's point of view.

We learn to grow in Faith and Love!