Giving Back to The One Who Sent Me

Life is about giving; giving our all back to God which gives to us incessantly. Here is my all today God...How can I serve YOU today sweet SPIRIT? Here are my hands, my feet, my eyes and my ears; tell me what and I will use the power that YOU are in me to do YOUR WILL.

I was lifted from a long way down today and I am so very thankful to be present yet another moment to be the expression of the Almighty that sent me. Wired within me is the living Christ to righteously guide and direct the completion of my tasks. How blessed I am to know this: it is indeed the ultimate priceless gift!

Today, I was given that "bounce-back" effect that only God can give. Bounce-back for what you may ask? The answer is bounce-back for this current moment's expression and the awareness that each moment I live for God. God is a right now, in the present God; not an in the past nor for the future Power, but the Power that is happening through each one of us Now. God Power is the essence in our mind, hands, feet, arms --our entire being "RIGHT NOW!"

I am a writer for God...a computer user for God...an encourager for God, a Spiritual Counselor and Coach for God. I live, move and have my being in the Cosmic Christ Presence and I am glad about it.

Somebody receive this now. How About You?

Lovingly,

In the Living Spirit I Am.

Ethel

What Was Said In The Beginning

God is the only Activity occurring. Remember - "In the beginning God..." [Gen1:1], and "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning [John 1:1]." You and I are entities for the expression of this Activity. What will you express through GodMind today? Will it be from your true-God-begotten Self or from that which others tell you that you should be and/or what others may expect of you? Will it be from your agreement with God that you "can do all things through Christ which strenghthens you"; Christ being the awesome power within you and all humankind to achieve and express excellence. Ask yourself today, What is my mode of operation? Give it deep and serious thought.

We are "the divine idea" ever expressing and unfolding the excellence that our Creative Source is, in and through us. May we keep remembering, (realigning with and reconnecting in mind) with this truth. Be still and know...God is I Am! May we turn our minds entirely to God always for instruction, for health, for provision, for companionship, for deliverance, for Life - indeed for All.

God is the only Activity occurring! In the beginning God!

"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he
who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through his Spirit, who lives in you." (Romans 8:11, NIV)

Ethel, In the Living Spirit.

The Universe Is Calling

In my meditation this morning I heard: "All I can say is that I pray you catch this vision. My wish is that you be clean and clear to see and hear how to ex-press your divine destiny which includes your purposeful intent in this activity of life. May your dreams be realized not only for you but for the universe. "

Your and my (our) purpose are a part of the Divine Plan which encompasses the vastness of the greater good of the universe. We may not understand who our expression will touch nor how it touches; but that is truly the beauty of it all; because we have been given the spiritual, and mental tools and original raw materials to express, we are simply to do so, and that's that.

With Bless-ful intention,

Ethel in the LivingSpirit

Brilliant Gold-Dust

Anyone can show forth glimpses of short-lived eye-appeal; but a beautiful heart, which extends beyond skin-deep or surface level, radiates throughout an enduring track record with few unattractive snippets during off times. The reverse is also true. Ugliness can be seen transparently through a beautiful external facade.

When we willingly admit, recognize and renounce negative, ugly behaviors and patterns that are to be cleansed from our mental pallette, we are no longer doomed to repeat them again and again. Not until we do such cleansing, can we "hold" with consistency the Truth of our being which is purity, love, and beauty. Then we will experience beauty by radiating it in all areas of our lives. This kind of beauty transcends appearance and becomes likened to a most brilliant gold-dust in every facet of our lives--God-dust.

"...What matters is not your outer appearance--the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes--but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in" (I Peter 3:3-4) The Message.

(c) 2010 Ethel Russell-Ajisomo

Carpe Diem!

I love words, word origins and phrases. As I was skimming through different pieces of literature one day, I decided to look a bit deeper into the origin of the Latin phrase, 'carpe diem'. Noted in the Phrase Finder on Google, I learned the phrase is " 'Usually translated from the Latin as 'seize the day', or sometimes as 'enjoy the day, pluck the day when it is ripe' ".

One of the weekly messages received from Jewel Diamond Taylor, dynamic Public Speaker and one of my self-appointed mentor's, inspired me as follows on the subject:

"This is a day and week you have never seen before. Open the
present of life God has given you today. Seize the moment, seize this precious day. Do not waste it.

Get moving. Be thankful. Be focused. Be productive. Be mindful of who and what activities get your energy and time.
Remember to refer to your things-to-do-list. This is one habit that has saved me time, energy and money. If your list is out of sight, it's out of mind and most likely won't get done.

As you let go of the "woulda, coulda and shoulda", you will have more energy to make the most of the present called today. If you can learn to shake off the stress and drama in your life, you will have more energy, faith and peace to move forward."

"God bless you and stay in the Light." ~ Jewel Diamond Taylor

Jewel Diamond Taylor is author of the books "Shift Happens", and "Too Blessed to be Stressed" and others. To connect to her website click the followiing link: http://www.donotgiveup.net/

If this message inspired you feel free to leave a comment and by all means share it.

Mold your day your way!

Lovingly,

Ethel

Happy Fathers Day

To All Fathers--Happy Fathers Day - Callielou - Beliefnet Community (Click on the link)


Happy Father's Day!
To all of the fathers, father-figures and surrogates as well, we celebrate this day that God has made and given us all the choice in which to relish. Let's do so with a loving heart that forgives mis-takes, re-takes and just plain "unknowingness"; with a heart that embraces and cherishes the the God-given role of strength, lovingkindness, and guidance including discipline and integrity.

I was thinking about my father who has made his transition. I began to grow more appreciative and glad as I allowed the divine spirituality of my father to seep into my awareness. We dance, we laugh, we converse richly now. This is something which may or may not have occurred when my daddy was still in his physical form but it happens every time he comes to my awareness now. Glory! I begin to thank Almighty God for the many things I continue to learn from him.

It dawned on me, this is what I truly want to remember and how I want to interact with everyone. Unless we are doing our spiritual Christ-transforming work, we often come into contact and interact with one another from an externally-driven mode of expression whereby we model less than genuine and lower than loving intentions toward one another. And even then it still may be hit-or-miss depending on our level of understanding and frame of mind in the given moment.

We are to worship Almighty God in spirit and in truth which comes through our discernment and we will experience godliness by allowing God-essence to shine through our delivery of beingness. So I say Namaskar: I behold the divine in you. I know it is there because it is the image of the Creative Source and Architect of all Humankind. Anything else that may show forth teaches us to continue to unite with our Spiritual essence to keep seeing more of God within.

Happy Father's Day everyday.
In the Living Spirit,

Ethel

Can You Feel Me?

Michael Jackson asked us "Can you feel it?" I have several Facebook hommies who send their FB friends, which of whom I am one, thoughts in the spirit of love by sending them flowers, hugs, and gifts via the Facebook applications. One of them sent a message saying that she "wishes that she had money to send a real flower to all of her friends when she wanted to".

Just having a desire to send friends and family a flower, a touch , a gift of warmth and peace is special in and of itself. To do so in the next best possible way sends out positive vibrations from her mental field. The heartfelt, genuine love expressed is currency enough and greater than all the flowers a physical dollarbill could buy.

Do not mis-interpret my message; to receive real flowers in physical form is grand but even grander still is the feeling which leaves its footprint on the hearts and minds of those who give and those who receive in and from a genuine state of love; expecting nothing in return.

The thoughts of love, appreciation, and inspiration that come along with the giving of positiveness and beauty capture and share more than the mere outer beauty of the flower: we get to be sprayed and impressed with the genuine individualized Godstuff of the giver as issued directly to them by the inexhaustible Creative Source -God the Generous.

Blessings Beloveds,

in the LivingSpirit,

Ethel

Allow Love to Emerge

Give love. Love is what we are...our essence -which is God and you know God is LOVE. Just breathe that in and let your recognition and reconnection with love guide you for the next 5 minutes. Just become one with the genuine, pure love from your heart.

I am not referring to the illusion of love that the world tells us we should have; you know the kind that has conditions which make us think "if you love me then..." no, I mean that love of God within which tells us how to love ourselves so that we truly value ourselves and all other spiritual beings; the kind of love that loves just because it is love and it knows nothing else but love. Yes, we are heirs to that kind of love which helps us to see the divine in everyone in spite of their faults, outer appearances and/or actions.

This does not mean that we have to say anything or do anything to, or for anyone as a matter of fact it does not make us feel that we "have" to do anything under obligation. Love is freeing. And when we allow this true love habitation we find ourselves saying and doing loving things, including things which may not seem so warm, fuzzy and comforting but they are said and done from an intention of truly wanting the best for someone else simply because we value ourselves as opposed to feeling self-contempt or self-condemnation.

When we allow Love Its way, we will do and give freely from a sense of pure gratitude and thanksgiving for simply being a purposive part of this ever-evolving universe. It takes self love to erase insecurity brought about by thoughts of envy and jealousy. Insecurity is fear-based and there is no love in it. And if there is no love in it-it is a lie and there is no truth in it; Not only is there no truth in it, but there is no substance in it. Because God is Love and God is Truth, God is that which stands back of and under anything of substance.

Rejoice in the fact that we no longer have to grasp those lies and illusions that came from our mental and spiritual dis-connection with our Source. When we take our minds off God and good...we suffer in lies and illusions. When we get back in the flow of allowing real LOVE to guide us, we experience more pleasant thoughts and bounty from the blessedness of being in oneness.

So I challenge you to STOP reading right now for 5 minutes and allow that genuine, "inner-GodLove" to emerge. It's already there operating and desiring to operate and express even more fully with our continued recognition and abiding. Breathe it in and actually feel the connection. Let this Love guide your mind, heart and deeds for the next 5 minutes following the connective experience. We have no idea as to what 1 moment or 5 minutes in love will bring to ourselves or to someone else. If we act from love and with loving intention then that is all that God requires of us. (Romans 13:9 "The commandments...are summed up in this one rule: " 'Love your neighbor as yourself' ").

Now click the link below to watch this video and have a blast loving.

KarmaTube: Give Love - MC Yogi

Much love to you all.
in the Living SPIRIT,
Ethel

Think For Yourself Lights!

"When one does not think for oneself, the mind becomes filled with not only one's own dark and deadly putridity; but conjoins with other peoples' ignorance, and the self gets lost if not buried." Neelie

Contemplate: oneness with the Creative Source

Are you growing? Growing is about movement from one point to another in a forward motion; taking the situations in which we find ourselves and using them or applying them toward a new desired application or model. It is about learning from the situations in which we find ourselves and getting out of the wirlwind which just continuously goes round and round. Growth is about transferring knowledge from one situation to another for translation intended for improvement and the betterment of a situation. The very definition of grow means to "spring up and develop to maturity". Ask yourself the question 'what am I here to express'; more importantly, begin to answer thought-by-thought, image-by-image, spoken word-by-spoken word, and action-by-action: this greatness is what my life is about.

As we contemplate on the Creative Source of Life the answer begins to manifest through our every expression. To contemplate means [to view or consider with continued attention, to meditate on]. You see, we can do nothing of true importance without acknowledging the Creative Source, irregardless as to what we name it. We can do nothing without the Creative Source because we are nothing without It.

Our growth is the projection of our private devotion. What are you entertaining in your thinking--in your mental realm? Think on the qualities of life that you want to experience such as beauty, love, joy, peace, integrity, wisdom, poise, abundance, sharing, kindness. These are some of the attributes of God the Creative Source and Substance in which we have beingness. This means we must be in the flow or on the same page with this Energy before we can activley and consciously participate with the Will of our Source with any regularity or consistency. We must learn everything we can about the QUALITIES, and ATTRIBUTES of God which tells us exactly who we are in miniature individuality. Our growth and maturity in the Living Spirit depends on our daily practice of oneness. Contemplation on our oneness with God is our daily practice and brings forth our daily bread which in turn delivers our provision.