Prepare for your Good

There are the dry times, when money and
opportunity seem a long way off. The key is
not to dwell on the lack, but give thanks
for the good that is coming your way. Since
you know that good is coming, expect, prepare,
and give thanks.

There is a power of expectation. It is like
a magnet that pulls things towards you. It is
the faith of in things unseen. It is the belief
that good is coming your way.

Preparation is digging a hole for the
coming water, or buying a welcome mat for the
coming house. It is action combined with the
expectation that your good is coming. It shows
your confidence in the God force.

Gratitude is prayer in reverse. Instead of asking,
your giving thanks to the God force for what is already
coming your way. This is true worship.


With expectancy, preparation, and gratitude it
is just a matter of time before your good finds you.
Your good is awaiting you, so be patient, and keep
moving forward.

Rain

It's September in Belize, which means the sun is back overhead
as it heads for the southern hemisphere. Yet, this weekend we
got light rain, off and on. This rain cools things off, removes
the dust from the air, and waters the plants. So after a few
weeks of hot sun, nature is restored by a few days of wonderful
rain. This is so true of life.

Ideas: Be in the Moment

"There is never a money probelm,
there's only an idea problem"
Robert H. Schuller, "MY Jouney"

Being in the Moment, Present, we can become
sensitived to a problem that needs solution,
or just fulfilling needs of people.

Whether its imagination, intuition, or just
plain seeing and grasping the solution; hence,
creatively, by solving a problem, creates
a money making activity.

Solve enough problems for enough people,
and abundance is assured. But how???


1. Meditation, quiet the mind, and the solution
may come through to you.

2. Brainstorm, yourself or with a group,
ideas that may work. A good team is priceless.

3. Find the true Cause to the Problem.
All problems are effects (circumstances)
of Causes.

4. Carry out the solution. Persevere, and carry out your
solution. The greater the solution, the more
heroic the scale.

5. Charge well, and go to the bank. This is a stumbling
block for many people. Reciprosity is very important if
you help someone with a problem.

Refinement

When one makes the conscious decision to begin the spiritual
path, to open up the soul, they usually find themselves in
troubles. There is a paradox in life that when tries to
become goodness, that difficulties and obstacles appear to
block the way. These difficulties usually involve loss of wealth,
friends, jobs, or some other circumstance that seems to get
in the way. Many blame the devil, and announce "the devil is a liar".

Where do these difficulties come from?

We can pray to God, and ask them to be removed; however, I have
found these troubles to later be blessings. It is as if God
has sent these troubles, to cause our transformation. The effect
of our holding on to the old self are pain and suffering. That is
how we overcome our limitations. This is our refinement. Pain
and suffering are the inner fire that burns off our limitations.

If we can let go, and let be, while have faith that something
better is coming our way, we can make room for the new by removing
the old. Yet me must work through the pain, have the courage to
face whatever difficulty that presents itself, and grow.
Life is about growth. Refinement purifies the soul.

Trial Time

Hello,

It's been about 4 months since my last post,
and it has been a time of trial. It didn't feel
right to add any more articles till I got
through it. In this spiritual work, one is always
a student as the tests seem to get harder, and more
challenging. Strength and self-control that grew
from past challenges are pressured by new obstacles
and circumstance. The darkness before the
dawn was two weeks ago. Calamity again has proven to be
a genius.This post is about the aspects of trial.

Realization:
The adventure begins when the problem becomes so obvious
that it cannot be ignored. It becomes apparent that a
solution is needed soon, or disaster awaits.

Identification:
The problem becomes defined, and understood. In fictional
books of old this is the ogre, monster, or dragon.

Cause and Effect:
Problems are circumstances, which are effects of a cause.
Cause->Effect. What is the cause that produced the effect?

Investigation:
Finding the cause is like peeling an onion. Each layer brings
one closer to the thought/belief that created the problem/
circumstance.

Meditation:
Now it takes prayer/meditation to change the thought/belief which
will creates a different circumstance.

Battle:
This battle period is like the darkness before the dawn, as
disaster looms, courage faces doubt, which produces
pain/suffering, and the inner fire that brings solution/victory.

At-one-ment:
The dragon is defeated, the problem is solved, and you recognize
the energy source that welled up inside you. God has worked through
you, to improve you. You have the solution, which begins to turn
circumstances in a positive direction.

Validation: Green Shoots
Small positive outcomes give you an early signal that your solution
has changed your situation. Now its time to maintain new habits
with patience and selfcontrol.

What is Wealth?????

For the best definition of wealth I adapted
this from an old Syrian saying:

"If you have your health than that is a "1",
as good health is the most important thing.
If you are at peace with your creator add on a zero
If you have a good spouse add on a zero.
If you have good family add on a zero
If you have a good friends add on zero
If you enjoy what you do for living add on zero
If you are generous add on a zero
If you have money add on a zero

The most important thing is your health,
because without that nothing much matters.

Creativity comes from challenge, not complacency

Once the quest has begun we will come up with many
obstacles and troubles. These obstacles are our tests
to re-create ourselves, to get rid of old thinking,
to break out of comfort zones that our ego has set
up over the years.

Many write about the power of prayer, but with the
mistaken idea that God is going to get you out of
the trouble, while you remain passive. That is not
entirely true. God is within you, and works through
you to get you above your troubles. Troubles are
are typically not met head on , but are transended.
You are the instrument through which solutions arise.


It is prayer that activates the creator inside us,
and not only gives us ideas, but attracts solutions
to us. These solutions could be advice from a
friend, a book that finds its way to you, or your
own "aha" moment of intuition. It is the challenge
of the problem that causes us to change, and accept
new ideas. Then we have to do whatever comes to us,
and wait in hope and faith that the problem is already
solved.