HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I love this time of year. People are tuned into gratitude while busy planning Thanksgiving dinners with family and friends. The hustle and bustle is upon us as we enter into this holiday. This season reminds us to be grateful for what we have and be grateful for what we don’t have. We look to God knowing everything is in Divine Order. Sometimes what we think we want is not what we need.

Today I focus on all the good I do have. In my morning meditations I look out my window and am in awe of the beautiful view of hills and nature. I watch the birds fly and land on the balcony. I know nature is abundant and beautiful. I am grateful for my fulfilled life, for Steve for my children and grandchildren. I am grateful for my family and friends. My prayers go out to all.

I also know this season can be heartbreaking for those who are spending this time alone, or without loved ones who have passed, and/or loved ones who are not talking to them, or friends who may have said unkind words. You can change the heartbreak to heart-heal, to heart-love, to heart-forgiveness and truly enter this season open and receptive to good and more good in your life.

• Heal your heart by remembering the beautiful times you spent with those
• you loved.
• Love ALL, even those most difficult.
• Forgive those who may have done harm to you in thought word and deed. Unforgiveness blocks your good. Forgiveness opens the door to a stream of new and Divine Opportunities.

We wish you all a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Give Thanks to GOD first and then Thanks to Everyone and Everything else. We ALL come from the ONE SOURCE.

Giving Thanks to GOD and All,                                                                                          Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

Poway, and the San Diego area is having Winter Rain. We are grateful for the rain, for it keeps the concern of fire away. However being true Southern Californians, we hope it ends soon so we can feel the sun and lovely weather we are so blessed to have.      Sun, rain, clouds are all part of nature and really a metaphor for our lives.

Rev. David Ault wrote in the Science of Mind magazine, “In the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition, the nature of mind is often likened to the SKY – vast open and fundamentally unchanging. Phenomena such as thoughts, emotions and life events are clouds that pass through the sky. No matter how dark or turbulent the clouds become, they never alter the sky’s essential nature.”

David likened the SKY as GOD, never changing, always there, calm, beautiful, holy, changeless, loving and more. Clouds are but passing fears, worries, health challenges, work challenges, family and friend challenges. They float across our lives and yet when we rise above the clouds, rise high in thought, feeling and consciousness we tap into the SKY/GOD Consciousness which is changeless and eternal.

Rev. David says, “We are not our fears, our conditions or our past stories. These are the clouds. We are instead the ever-present, changeless field of Divine Mind – the Sky”

Ernest Holmes says, “There is a Power for good in the universe greater than we are, and we can use it!”

That POWER is the God Power within us. When we stop looking at what is wrong and start rising above in consciousness and realize what is good, right, eternal, we let go of the storm clouds and put ourselves in the hands of GOD.

Do you want to be fretting in the storm clouds, or knowing the Truth of God, as all good, all loving kindness and knowing the highest and best for you?

Release your cares and concerns unto IT/GOD/SKY/ DIVINE MIND.

ALL that GOD is, is also in YOU.

Loving the Clear God Sky. Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends

A couple weeks ago I had 2 MOHS procedures on my face due to skin cancer.

The Doctor was able to clean and clear it out. I was very grateful. I had to wait after each procedure to see if he scraped enough for a clear margin. While waiting, I was talking with his assistant. She asked what book I was reading. I told her, and she was interested so she took a picture of the book in order to purchase it. Shortly, the Dr. came in letting me know I was good to go!

“A simple smile, a thoughtful gesture, a little conversation can help someone feel seen and valued.” (Daily Word)

One week went by and I returned to have the stitches removed. I brought the book with me because I had finished it, and wanted to give it to the assistant, if she hadn’t already purchased it. I had thought about dropping it off a few days earlier, but a little voice inside me said, “Wait until your appointment.”

I checked in at the desk and saw her. I asked, remember the book we talked about last week? I finished it and wondered if you would like to have it. The receptionist said, “It is her birthday today.”

I smiled and said Happy Birthday. She was really surprised by the book. I saw some tears in her eyes. She came to hug me and thank me. I then wondered if anyone else had brought her a gift or thought of her. I told the Dr. later, it was her birthday and he said, “Oh I forgot…” The way he said it made me think he was going to do something for her birthday.

“I give my attention to the whispers of my heart I receive from the Divine within.” (Daily Word)

Thursday is World Kindness Day. Listen to the WHISPERS of your heart and bring joy to another person.

Blessings, Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

Dia de los Muertos – Celebrated November 1 and 2.

“The festival is rooted in the ancient Aztec belief that death is a continuation of life. Descendants of the Aztec people exist to this day, primarily in Mexico. The Aztecs, who were native to central Mexico from the 14th to the 16th century, celebrated the deceased with monthlong festivities.”   National Geographic

“The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. These celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember amusing events and anecdotes about the departed.^[7] It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage.” Wikipedia

Last week I was in my morning meditation when overwhelming grief came over me. I thought about the people I have known and loved, who passed away. I have a list of people I pray for both here and those who have crossed over. Needless to say that morning I was missing those who died, and I cried. Sometimes in our culture we try to “buckle up” or “move on” when someone we love dies. However I also believe we need to allow grief to happen. Let the tears flow, and remember the beautiful times with our beloved family and friends.

I love how our Mexican brothers and sisters celebrate and honor people who have died. Expressing love through celebration is a wonderful way to keep memories alive and well. For we know, we never really die. We just walk through the other side of the doorway. What makes us sad is, we cannot see the person in human form. The door is shut temporarily. However, we can KNOW they exist and are alive and well in God’s dimension of eternal life.

The holidays are upon us and it may sadden us to think we cannot spend time with our beloved ones who have passed on. And yet, we can. Put a chair at table for them. Bring them into your meditation. Light a candle for them. They are always with us and will send messages when we are open, willing and receptive.

I decided to add another votive to my meditation table. This one will be there through holidays, holy days, for those who have passed from my life. I will remember the wonderful times we had, the fun memories as well as the trials.

No one ever dies. They just move on.                                                                         Chief Seattle says, “There is no death, only a change of worlds.”