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Blessings and Belief

By Unity Community web master, Malayna Dawn

As someone who likes to recycle, I keep my page-a day calendars to use as scratch paper. And since I usually have a calendar with positive messages of some sort, I get to be inspired all over again!  Today I was consolidating a few lists (I'm a list maker, too) and noticed a recurring theme - BLESSINGS.

These are from The Secret calendar, from a few years ago. The first one was for September 28th:

"The dictionary defines blessing as 'invoking divine favor and conferring well-being or prosperity,' so begin right now to invoke the power of blessing in your life, and bless everything and everyone.

Likewise with praising, for when you are praising someone or something you are giving love, and as you emit that magnificent frequency, it will return to you a hundredfold."

The next is from August 27th:

"Praise and bless everything in your life! When you are priaising or blessing you are on the highest frequency of love.  In the Bible, the Hebrews used the act of blessing to bring forth health, wealth and happiness.  They knew the power of blessing."

And finally, adding another layer, the page for July 4th:

"See the things that you want as already yours. Know that they will come to you at need.  Then let them come.  Don't fret and worry about them. Don't think about your lack of them. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your posession." - Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)

These ideas are not new to us in Unity, but a reminder is always nice.  And when serendipity seems to be sending me the same message repeatedly, I figure I'd be wise to listen!

So join me as I love it all, bless it all, praise it all!  Infuse your past, present, and future with "health, wealth and prosperity" and call it all good. I know it's all good!

Enjoy!

Commitments for May 2012

More positive and productive thoughts from Lucele Coutts for Unity Community Church in Reseda, CA, for May 2012.

For May 1 - 7:

Circles of life flow in intricate ways, playful streams tumbling over banks, sparkling over sunlit stones, for life is an adventure.  I can do the same, dipping into life’s plenty, grateful for God’s joyous adventure filled with blessings.

For May 8 - 14:

Life is a two-way street.  I can choose to go with the flow or against it.  Since I choose to go with the flow of good, I feel my energy grow stronger, and I feel  happier and I can see my life getting better every moment of the day.        

For May 15 - 21:

Do you think have nothing to share?  Try giving a smile to a store checker, someone you pass in a busy store, waiters in a restaurant . A cherry hello or a wave to a neighbor?  You might be surprised at what you get in return.

For May 22 - 28:

As an expression of God. Divine Mind speaks to you in many ways, but most of all with your Inner Voice.  It is quiet, often so quiet you can’t quite hear, but try listening each chance you get.  You might be surprised at what you hear.

For May 29 - 31:

If you have nothing you think you can win, improve or change in ways that others might want to do the same.  Try a smile at work.  You might be surprised when you get the answer.  A smile in return can be a starting friendship.

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Commitments for April 2012

More positive and productive thoughts from Lucele  Coutts for Unity Community Church in Reseda, CA, for April 2012.

April 1 - 7: On this day I look for ways to help my daily activities become better by listening to my inner voice suggesting improvements that will help my world become a better place to live and work.

April 8 - 14: Though not creating something new, I find a way to make my work easier and more pleasant. Then if others ask how, I will show them how my simple changes can help what they do as well.

April 15 - 21: Remembering that my good comes to me at the right time, the right place and the right order, I open myself to do something that will not only make my life better but help others as well.

April 22 - 28: Seeming to miss the loving seeds God has sown for me, I open my heart, allowing God’s plan to unfold, taking each right step, at the right time, because I know God is leading me to right order.

April 29 - 30: Life is an adventure when I open my heart to I take my first step this day, for I will always find my way, each step brand new and exciting as I wait for God to show me the way.

Image from Microsoft sample photo library.

Commitments for March 2012

More positive and productive thoughts from Lucele  Coutts for Unity Community Church in Reseda, CA, for March 2012.

March 1 – 6: When things go wrong, I sometimes forget that God has given me the freedom to make right decisions, too. So today, I will watch every thought, word and act, using only acts of kindness and caring, because I know that what I give always comes right back to me.

March 7 – 13: Though I think I have missed some of the loving seeds My Creator has sown for me, I know there are unlimited possibilities still within the plan for me.  So I open my heart, give thanks, and prepare to take all the right steps, at all the right times, and in Divine Order.

March 14 – 20: Life is a two-way street.  I can choose to go with the flow or against it.  Since I want my life to be even better, I choose to go with the flow.  Each time I do, my energy grows stronger. So giving thanks for my choice, I not only feel, but see my life getting stronger and better.

March 21 – 27: Even if I cannot at first see, detect, or even believe, the seed of prosperity has been planted for me. I know there is always a right outcome for every situation--a perfect result for every circumstance in my life today, and every day.  So I give thanks, and I get ready for it.

March 28 – April 3: Today, without expecting anything in return, I make a point to give as many things I can, whether they may be only smiles, kind words, or helping hands.  Then at bedtime, as I go over my day, I will find that my heart is so full of love and joy, it will spill over while trying to hold it.

Seed Heart Image from Poems dal Veronica.

February 2012 Commmitments

More positive and productive thoughts from Lucele Coutts for Unity Community Church in Reseda, CA, for February 2012.

Feb 1 - 7  - When detours tell me I should take another way, I definitely let myself be led by my inner voice to somewhere even better, or I might be saved from harm, or to my very everlasting surprise, I definitely may find I am experiencing a brand new experience—finding it a really, exciting, great adventure.

Feb 8 - 14 - Even if I may not see, believe, or even detect it, there is a right outcome for every situation—a perfect result for every circumstance, for within God’s plan for good are unlimited possibilities.  So I wait and listen for that quiet voice, for when I do I know that my life is in my Creator’s loving hands.

Feb 15 - 22 - I may forget to listen, or not think what I hear is a good way, if I think about it for a time, I will surprise even myself when I find it is not only the right way, but an even better way that I have ever thought possible.  So I open my heart, and give thanks, and take the right steps when my Creator is ready.

Feb 23 - 29 - I know that God is my only real source, my prosperity comes to me through many channels.  So I greet each one with love this day, ready to accept whatever is there for me, because God’s grace is always opening the way at the right time, in the right place, and the right order. So I give thanks.

Leap Year BONUS!
In this NOW Moment I give thanks for every breath I take, the water I drink, and the food I eat, for it is energizing me, and supporting me in health.  And as I feel that energy filling me, I give thanks that I am My Creator’s expression of health guiding me to be and do what I am meant to be and do.

Public Doman "Art Nouveau Leap Year" image is from Nancy Oram on Squidoo.com .

Thoughts for February 2012

From Lucele Coutts, one of Unity Community Church's members-at-large.

Wow!  As I look back, 2011 I seemed to be riding on a racing train, and as I was finally leaving December behind, January moved in fast as well. But as I now find it is time to think about February.

A health problem is still hanging on, and although I know God is helping to guide me every step of the way, I still feel like I am riding a moving sidewalk flying in the wrong direction. I am still working on other projects, and two major ones are not easy to handle timewise. 

Yet with God as my guide, I am managing. Because I am tied to my home base most of the time (due to the health problem), I work at my art projects with the Least Effort, because God is definitely in charge there. And I find the detours and bumpy roads are continuing in positive ways, and one has been completed. Now I  wait with patience, knowing the result will be positive no matter what it will be.  

     
So my TIP for the month is an easy one:  If you keep doing what you can, knowing that God’s help is always available,  it will become easier with every NOW moment.  Because with God in Charge, things always fall into the right place at the right time, and definitely in the right order. If you continue listening to your inner voice, the result will be positive, whatever it might be, because it will be what it should be.  

Chrysanthemum image from Microsoft sample photo library.

Commitments for January 2012

More positive and productive thoughts from Lucele Coutts for Unity Community Church in Reseda, CA, for January 2012.

Jan 1 - 7 
This is a new day, a brand new page in my book of life.  I greet each moment with great anticipation, stepping up to each level of understanding, keeping my heart open to receive what my loving God offers. And from its possibilities, it may not be what I expect, but I know it will be the very best.

Blank page image from Heather Vogel Frederick.

Jan 8 - 14
When I am facing something seeming difficult to overcome, I choose to think of it as a steep pathway, knowing there is always an easy way around.  So I turn to my inner creative Divine Intelligence, for I know it always knows the best way, at the right time and in the right order.  Then I choose to step back and listen to my guide.  

Jan 15 - 21 
As I feel healing energy within me, washing away the debris keeping my healthy, vital body from doing its perfect work, I welcome the warm feeling of wholeness filling me with every breath I take, and I blow away every false emotion and its evidence, for when I do, I realize that all is well, and my life is good.

Jan 22 - 28 
My inner Divine Intelligence has given me the freedom to choose, so I choose to be wise and thoughtful—loving and joyful—prosperous and giving—healthy and strong.  But most of all, I  choose to see that what is within me is in everyone I meet.  And for this, I say, Thank God, yes, my loving Creator, with whom I am one.

Jan 29 - Feb 4 
Though God is my only real source, and my prosperity comes to me through many, many channels, I greet each one with love this day, ready to accept whatever is there for me, because God’s grace is always ready, opening every door, in the right way, the right place and the right order, and I amalways  truthfully grateful.
 
BONUS: In the flow of life, I may choose to be like a fast flowing stream, a feather floating on a gentle breeze, or just coasting on a leaf.  But whatever I choose, I live in beauty, creating harmony, order and balance, for I live in the Divine Order of my Mother Earth, in the Infinite Universe, and all is flowing like a gentle caress.
 
 

Thoughts for January 2012

From Lucele Coutts, one of Unity Community Church's members-at-large.

Approaching January of this New Year, I daily find my life, as well as the world, quite different from 2011--both positive and not so, due to the unrest on our beloved Mother Earth.

So I have gained many reasons to shore up myself, because I see such conflict, and it is hard to ignore, and I have found many reasons to pray and meditate often.

The prayers that come to mind are those memorized over the years from childhood, and though they often seem childlike, they are helping me go beyond my unease.

Because they are so locked in my memory, they come easily to mind without taking a book from the shelf, which usually keeps me reading instead of praying, helping me get on with my life. And so having several health challenges that needed my definite effort, I found new ways and challenges that I enjoy doing that have become ways to improve my wealth as well.

So that is my TIP for this month: Letting God be in charge, look for ways to improve yourself, and as you open your heart to that challenge, I’m sure you will find surprises that God already has waiting for you.

Image from Calhoun Underground's new year's message for 2008: "This is gonna be a crazy year. Like a roller coaster ride. So we all need to grab hold of each other and hang on tight. And keep adding more folks to the cluster. Hug your neighbor, pass out random acts of love. Don’t wait for someone else to do it. Bring about the world peace we want so badly."

Bring It to the Now Moment

More positive and productive thoughts from Lucele Coutts for Unity Community Church in Reseda, CA for December 2011.

With every thought, word and action, I find it no effort to bring whatever seems to be needed at every 86,400 NOW MOMENTS of this day, because I know that God is in charge, guiding me right now.

 

Image:

"Healing Heart"

from a Healing and Prayer blog.

Healing Heart Energy

More positive and productive thoughts from Lucele Coutts for Unity Community Church in Reseda, CA for the third week of December 2011.

 

When I find myself in need, I open my heart to feel its healing energy flowing within me, washing away what I don't need, sending each breath of life with least effort, for my body grows stronger each time.

Image: Heart Healing from Co-Creating Our Reality.com, The Heart of Energy