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Saturday 12/07/2002
Self-confidence grows as we learn to harness our will power. The more we allow desires to determine our choices, the more alienated we feel from the soul and its joy. We have a choice.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 12/08/2002
Discern the dominant quality in the mind such as peace, passion, or inertia, and take a step away from identifying with changing mental states.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 12/09/2002
Live this day with the intent to please God, your Higher True Self. With each choice inquire: Does this please God?
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 12/10/2002
Excitement has another side, the depression that comes when the excitement has burned down. Enthusiasm, or being "in God," is more useful. With enthusiasm, our focus is on God, rather than the excitement fueled from imagining how things will turn out.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 12/11/2002
Don't confuse selfless service with activity. The hallmark of selfless service is peace and the harmony of unity consciousness. This does not come from either activity or inactivity but relies on a pure intent.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 12/12/2002
Just as the power of a raging river can be harnessed to light a city, so can our own energy be directed toward the single purpose of Self-realization.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 12/13/2002
In its natural state, the heart sings. When we listen to the heart, our voices cannot resist.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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