FEBRUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER

 

ARE WE WHO WE THINK WE ARE?

 

We all have a belief as to who we are which is coloured by many different things such as our upbringing and the teachings we acquired during our schooling, the friends we have made and the people we have met during our life.

 

We know that we are spiritual beings temporarily inhabiting a physical body but do we really understand our spiritual nature and why we are here.  Are we here to learn something or are we here to discover ‘who we really are’?  Is there a purpose to this physical existence or are we here by chance or coincidence?

 

It is time for us to decide what we believe, to choose how we live and to have the understanding that we are all ONE.  Whatever you believe God to be, whether a person, a power, an energy or you are undecided there can be no doubt that this world is made up of energy and we are a part of that energy.  We have all come from the same source and we will all return to the same source. 

 

Love, unconditional love is the energy that permeates everything and holds everything together and if we believe this then it makes a difference to our understanding of ‘who we really are’.  Many of us have believed we are here to learn but what if we are here to experience physical life in every aspect to discover ‘who we really are’?

 

Many people live their whole life in fear rather than in love.  They fear change, that a disaster may happen, illness, death of themselves or a loved one, that they will be punished hereafter for their mistakes and that life is a continuous pathway of frightening events that they cannot avoid.

 

Do you believe that unconditional love is the energy at the heart of our existence?  If so then fear, which is the opposite of love, can be dispensed with because we cannot live in love and fear at the same time.

 

Let us pause and consider what we believe.  With the belief that we are here to discover ‘who we really are’ then a good starting point is to realise that we have to love ourselves first.  If we cannot love ourselves then we cannot love others, not just humanity but also the world we live in with all its beauty but life itself and in particular our own lives.

 

So many of us have been taught that others come first and we come last but I would suggest that it should be the other way round.  If we love ourselves first then everything that we do will be done in love and everyone will benefit.

 

Unconditional love never judges anyone or anything which includes us.  What if everything we have chosen to do in this life has been right and it isn’t possible to do anything wrong?  What if everything we do is right at the time due to our understanding of ‘who we really are’ and as we understand differently so the choices we make change.  With this belief we can discard guilt and the fear of retribution for what we thought of previously as our mistakes and discover that there is nothing to fear because love has taken away our fear.

 

My suggestion this month is that we all take a good look at what we believe and discard the beliefs that no longer serve us and hold onto the belief that we are living a life of unconditional love as that is what as spirit ‘we really are’.

 

With this belief we can really start to enjoy ourselves, our lives, the relationships we have, the people we meet and the beauty that is all around us.  We can use our thoughts to see the best in everything and discard the feelings of fear and gloom for the future.  What can there be to fear in a world of unconditional love, what can there be to fear about death for we shall be returning to a realm of unconditional love and happiness?  We can celebrate life, our lives and know that everything is proceeding according to plan.

 

We are creating a better life, we are creating by understanding ‘who we really are’.  We will understand our personal purpose and realise that the love we have been practising has lacked the unconditional aspect which is the centre of our very being.

 

As Spiritualists we believe the spirit world exists as we have received communications from our loved ones who are there.  We believe that nothing dies it only changes its form.  We cannot die - we have eternal life.  Unconditional love cannot exclude anyone.  Love always overcomes fear – it is a natural law.

 

Now is the time for each of us to decide what we believe and live according to those beliefs.  It is no use having a belief about life and then continuing to live in a different way.  We each have to make our own choice but in so doing we affect the whole as we are all ONE.

 

Now is the time to take a break, pause and reflect on how your beliefs have changed during your life and consider whether you want to move forward and start to make unconditional love the most important motivation in your lives.  Remember it is your choice and you cannot change another only yourself.

 

Only you can decide whether the foregoing makes sense to you.  You may find that it leaves you with unanswered questions and this is good as it shows that you are starting to really consider ‘who you really’ are and the purpose for living your earthly life.

 

With light & love,

Pat

 

 

JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER

 

I hope that you all had a very good Christmas and I wish you all a very happy, joyful and peaceful New Year.

 

Before we start 2012 let us pause a moment and reflect on the year which has just passed.  At the beginning of 2011 we all had different intentions as to what we hoped to achieve during that year.  We may have managed to achieve some of those things, set aside others and changed our intentions as the year progressed.  Now we are at the start of another new year and we are all standing at a different place in life.

 

We cannot go back and change what we did last year as that is now history we can only look at where we are now for living in the NOW is the only way we can live.  This year will bring different opportunities to all of s and our only starting point is this very moment.

 

Let us take a look at ourselves and understand who we are, why we are here, where we are on our journey and whether we are fulfilling our purpose. We know that we are spiritual beings and at this moment we are inhabiting a human body.  We are co-creators and as such we are creating our lives in every moment.  When we came to earth in these bodies it was our intention to enjoy the experience and to benefit from all the opportunities we attracted to us.

 

We have all heard of the predictions for 2012 and one thing is certain.  We are living in an every changing, evolving world and as a result we are also changing and evolving at the same time as we are part of the whole.  We are not only linked to each other but we are also linked to all forms of life including the earth itself.  The changes around us are becoming more and more evident and these changes are being reflected in the way we are thinking about life.

 

Joy is such a small word but it is very strong and powerful.  We can experience joy in so many different ways.  Each of us will have experienced joy in our lives from the birth of a baby, baby's first smile, happy relationships, a beautiful blue sky, the beauty of nature, the love we receive from those around us and the love of life itself.

 

Let us become more aware of everything that brings us a feeling of joy this year.  Let us notice all the wonders of life and really feel the joy within ourselves remembering that it isn't only what we receive through our physical senses that can bring us joy but the greatest joy we feel comes through our spiritual awareness of who we really are.

 

As we set our intentions for 2012 let us really put the joy of living at the top of our list.  Let us welcome the changes rather than fear them and learn to work together for the benefit of everyone.

 

When I was a child we used to sing a chorus which went:

 

Joy, joy, joy with joy my heart is singing

Joy, joy, joy your love to me is known

I'm on my way to heaven

Singing joy, joy, joy.

 

I always thought that joy was something I would find when I died and went to heaven but now I believe that we are creating our heaven here on earth.  We do not have to wait for the next phase of our existence.  We can live a heavenly life on earth if we choose to do so.  The choice is ours to make every moment of our lives.

 

We can look for joy and inspiration every moment, wherever we are or whatever is occurring in our lives.  It is how we are feeling that is important.  We all have many unanswered questions about life but within us lies the answers, within our spirit which is all knowing.  We have a great gift which we so often take for granted.  We have the gift of life which can never be taken away from us.

 

During the Christmas period we have all given and received gifts from our loved ones.  These gifts are symbolic, they are material gifts and as such they perish as time passes.  The gift of life is everlasting and we have the opportunity to make of it whatever we choose.

 

Let us choose to travel into 2012 with the intention of exploring more deeply our spiritual nature and how we can live joyfully during this year.  The more joy we feel the greater impact we will have on ourselves and those we meet.  We will uplift ourselves and others.  We will experience the wonder and love of life and maybe for the first time we will discover how precious our life is.

 

It is up to each one of us to decide what we want to create this year.  If we start now by creating joy in our lives we will create wonderful lives.  We will learn how to accept the changes  in our world and the changes we are feeling within ourselves.  We will be able to put aside those things which we discover are no longer important and focus on the opportunities that are here for each one of us.

 

Let us not delay any longer is finding joy.  Let's start now, this very moment.  We will find that joy is not as illusive as we thought, we can claim it, it is already within us, we were born with it, we just have to remember.  Let us dance to the tune of joy.  Let us remember this every day when we wake up.  Let us give thanks for it every night when we go to bed.  Let us be joyful in living and we will find that we will remember that we are also unconditional love.

 

With love & light

Pat

 

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