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Tuesday 01/03/2006
The need to always be right is a refusal to grow. Being able to admit our mistakes allows us to correct more than the error. It opens the door to repentance and the improvement of character than can result.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 01/04/2006
Once you are immersed in the ocean of divine bliss in meditation there is no need to jump back onto the shore of technique.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 01/05/2006
Learn to use your energy wisely -- it is your life. Through the moment to moment choices we make about how to express the energy of our life we determine what our life is about and we determine who we are.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 01/06/2006
Anger is thwarted desire, or not getting what we want when we want it. To work with anger one must look at the desire, discover the underlying essential need and determine the healthiest way to meet the need.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 01/07/2006
Our relationships provide a precious opportunity for spiritual awakening. We must see one another with the eyes of God. See the Divine in all people and all situations.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 01/08/2006
A useful spiritual practice for removing negative traits is to "cultivate the opposite." It is not enough to want to remove greed or hatred from the mind. One must cultivate generosity and love in order to be transformed.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 01/09/2006
We experience the Source of all prosperity by being its instrument for good. By surrendering to giving all, we receive all. Give whatever you can.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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