Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. – Buddha
Affirmation for today:
I live wisely.
A Spiritual Perspective on Same-Sex Marriage
A short while ago President Obama decided to publicly support same-sex marriage. It was refreshing to see a politician put principle and personal experience over polls.
And yet, as I read the announcement and the ensuing debate I can’t help but be drawn to express the Spiritual perspective. It has been said that there are many differences in the path but the destination is the same. There is an essential truth that experience has taught me that holds true. It does not matter about the differences in the path, for when you strip away the ego-mind’s tendency to preserve the status quo both the motivation and the destination is love.
I honour all faiths that power the steps that each takes on their path. We may have different dogmas, creeds or belief systems we travel by, but we are also all on a journey of awakening to knowing God through and as us. And every moment spent in a criticism or non-acceptance of another’s beliefs, or in debate about how the choices of others infringe on our rights, is a moment lost in slumber.
I consider myself fortunate to not have the distractions of politics and polls. And yet for all that I also believe that I have a fundamental responsibility to take spiritual responsibility for my choices. This means giving up blaming others, blaming the world around me, and thinking for one minute that I am here to change others. At the very most I am here to support others in convincing themselves what their truth is to them.
One day I will be a minister with the Centres for Spiritual Living. One day people will walk into the centre that I’ve been charged with leading. And regardless of sexual orientation, whether you are hetrosexual, bi-sexual, gay or lesbian you will be welcome to join me in serving the revealing of Eternal Presence. For you see, no matter what public opinion may be today it will change. What will remain is my choice to accept others as awakening in their own way, just as I awaken in mine.
Daily Affirmation: May 17
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? – Buddha
Affirmation for today:
My mind is transformed through harmony and unconditional love.
Daily Affirmation: May 16
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha
Affirmation for today:
I am actively and lovingly present.
Daily Affirmation: May 15
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. – Buddha
Affirmation for today:
I express peace.
Daily Affirmation: May 14
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. – Buddha
Affirmation for today:
I feel peaceful.
Daily Affirmation: May 11
“There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Affirmation for today:
I celebrate the abundance of blessings in my life.
Daily Affirmation: May 10
“I’ve told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Affirmation for today:
I celebrate my life.
Daily Affirmation: May 9
“I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Affirmation for today:
I am solely responsible for my choices.
Affirmative Prayer: I Choose Peace and Happiness
“Let us choose to be identified with power, with love and beauty, with peace and happiness. Let us identify ourselves with abundance and with success.” - Ernest Holmes
I Choose Peace and Happiness
There is one magnificent and awe-inspiring field of Unconditional Love. My every thought, my entire mind, activates this field of Unconditional Love.
I choose to identify myself with power, love, beauty, peace and happiness. Each realization of my creative potential instills a knowing within me of the Infinite power available to me. I allow myself to dwell upon love and beauty, discerning it through all events and people as a by-product of the expression of God through all. I experience the flow of peace and happiness that results from this state of heart and mind. I identify with, and am receptive to, abundance and success through my creative expression.
With a celebration of the magnificence of Spirit as I know It, and a sense of Awe for what this awareness inspires through me, I release these words with a profound and deep gratitude. I know it is done in the Mind of the One. And so it is.
