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Thursday 09/07/2006
Criticizing or blaming others diverts us from the important task of realizing our power to change. Empowerment rests on our willingness to claim responsibility for our experience. It is up to us to live with power and freedom. No one gives that to us and no one can take it away.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 09/08/2006
The critical mind leaves out the compassionate heart. Only seeing a single aspect-the error-the critical mind cannot grasp what the heart knows. Begin now to view yourself and others with the holistic vision of the heart.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 09/09/2006
Everyone seeks healing and makes many errors along the way. Criticizing and blaming others only exacerbates the wound. Love heals it.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 09/10/2006
Both compassion and wisdom are necessary. Without wisdom, compassion becomes sentiment or pity rather than a true expression of divine love. Without compassion, wisdom cannot reach its highest potential in divine love.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 09/11/2006
Each day should include some physical work that is useful. Physical work strengthens the body and calms the mind through concentration on the task. It connects us to the earth and the holy present moment. Every day nourish the body, the mind, and the spirit.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 09/12/2006
Attachment to desired outcomes from our actions causes restlessness in the mind and body. When the mind rests in the awareness of God as the owner of all outcomes it is possible to engage in action that is clear and deliberate without the murky restlessness that comes with attachment.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 09/13/2006
People often put so a lot of energy into trying to attract what they want in life. More time sincerely spent in prayer and meditation increases the light or reflection of divinity within a person's character. This light has a magnetism that draws to it whatever is needed.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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