“My On Awakening practice quiets the noise, the struggle to manage.”

“We must try to stop being a "blame thrower" and start shouldering our responsibilities. If we react with compassion, understanding, and love, then we will achieve spiritual progress. If we let ourselves be hurt or angry or full of self-pity, we achieve no growth and accept no responsibility. It's not always what happens that is my responsibility; it's how I react to what happens.”

“God never requires anything of us that is beyond our capacity to perform. If you feel overwhelmed with projects or responsibilities, ask yourself, “What do I really need to attend to right now?” The secret is to forge the chain one link at a time. Today, God, show me how to live one moment at a time; to perform one task at a time. I will do my best and leave the rest to You.

“God is a mysterious, creative, sustaining life force. God is there all the time. God constantly is on call to transform our lives; forever asking us to awaken to Divine presence. The challenge for us is to open our eyes, ears, hands, minds, and hearts to receive the truth of God’s real, persistent presence; to open to God’s grace. When we open ourselves to it, we are changed by it. The way we perceive the world shifts, and we experience life differently. You see God’s Love & grace everywhere. The process of awakening to what is already true, but not previously seen, is called conversion—a word that literally means “to see anew.”

Meditation for the Day “It seems as though, when God wants to express to us what He is like, He makes a very beautiful character. Think of a personality as God's expression of character attributes. When the beauty of a person's character is impressed upon us, it leaves an image which in turn reflects through our own actions. I will look for beauty of character in those around you. Prayer for the Day Today, help me as fit an expression of Godlike character as you can. I pray that I may look at great souls until their beauty of character becomes a part of my soul. I pray that I may reflect this character in my own life.”