by the Sea

"A (W)holy Journey"

April 05, 2020

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait.

 Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us

to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

― Paulo Coelho

In New Thought, Jesus is seen not as the great exception but a great example; not the only pathway to God, but one pathway to God.  To “follow him” means to live in the same consciousness from which he lived, spoke, and taught and to recognize God/Divine Presence in all.

Palm Sunday & (W)Holy Week remind us that the spiritual path includes magical moments and low points, the awesome and the awful. We can embrace all aspects of the spiritual journey and develop fearless trust in life.

By engaging in the process, we’re asked to die to old beliefs, thoughts, and ways of being in order for our consciousness to be “born anew”.

Spiritual Practices to Develop Trust on the Journey

-Meditation, Prayer & Affirmation—take time to “go apart,” get centered and focused, so you can go back out and deal with life with perspective. Have a short prayer, affirmation, or song memorized to anchor your consciousness.

-Golden Key (Emmet Fox) shift consciousness and focus from the “problem” and focus on the “solution” => realization of God consciousness.

-Make the familiar, unfamiliar—see with new eyes, with beginner’s mind.

-Make the unfamiliar, familiar –reframe difficult situations to something more familiar.