It’s Up to Us!
Letter from Neale
My Dear Friends…
Our world today moves closer toward its most Magnificent Tomorrow, and we stand in thanks during this Season of Gratitude for this wonderful experience. Extraordinary developments occur every day which confirm for us that our brightest future is on its way. Not all of these developments seems to be the most positive in-the-moment, but all of them will be leading us eventually to humanity’s new horizon, the dawning of a new way to live together on this planet, and a new age of spiritual awareness.
I am as certain about this as anything — and I am equally certain that our progress along this path will be made easier and faster with help and determination and commitment from “regular people” all over the world…people like me and you.
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Beautiful Story
by Pastor Rob Reid
The pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry–to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn–arrived in early October, excited about their opportunities When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve.
They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls, painting, etc, and on December 18 were ahead of schedule and just about finished. On December 19 a terrible tempest – a driving rainstorm – hit the area and lasted for two days.
On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church. His heart sank when he saw that the roof had leaked, causing a large area of plaster, about 20 feet by 8 feet, to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high.
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Aloha to all of you at CwG
My brother and I are part of the CwG ohana (family) and experience the gratitude for this opportunity daily, in whatever circumstances appear…including diagnosis and treatment of lymphoma B 3 years ago and a major tib-fib fracture this year (at 65). I KNEW beyond any shadow of doubt that each instance would bring more miracles into my life, and they did! While I appreciate the instant suggestion of sedating someone for pain, my recall of Deepak Chopra’s suggestion of deep breathing (regularly, not just in crisis) offered an immediate change in the pain level…and the words that were part of my 6- week experience in a Buddhist monastery in Chiang Mai a dozen years ago – “no doubt, no worry, no expectation, present moment” – came to the forefront of my thoughts. Not to mention the endless words from CwG materials. Every moment is another opportunity for gratitude, for knowing that it need not be judged as “good” or “bad” but to instead be welcomed as another joyful life-experience. Bless you, Neale, for sharing your life experience with all of us so transparently!!
a hui hou – Verna and Ed
Attitude of Gratitude
By Bonnie Tanner
Ah yes, Thanksgiving does certainly bring to mind many things in my life to be grateful for.
In Canada our Thanksgiving is in October & I have enjoyed the tradition of family & turkey for years, but in recent years have asked around our dinner table for us all to think about the many things we have to be thankful for. Like most of us, I have so many things to be thankful for-one that quite often takes people back. I have scleroderma & am very thankful for it.
Initially I started down the path of feeling sorry for myself; this can be a very painful & disabling way to die. However within 2 weeks I changed my attitude & after 9 years of living with it, most people are unaware I even have it.
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Message from Marion
by Marion Black
I was thinking today of what I’m grateful for – right now I’m sitting in Southern Florida in the home of my newest friend, and at the same time I’m looking back over the last year of my life with amazement. The last year has been the hardest emotionally of all the years in over a decade, and yet by far it has also been a year full of more personal growth than I’ve ever experienced. I’ve lost a lot and gained ten-fold more. People have left my life and new friends and guides have arrived. My son has gone from being a little boy to growing almost as tall as I am, and my daughter has slowly stepped from being my baby to becoming a bright shining light of warmth and joy and gentleness. I’ve shed enough tears to drown in, but I’ve also had more joy and laughter than I’ve experienced in a very long time.
I’m not so sure that any of this is so unusual. I’m not even clear if it’s been truly so much better or worse – because it could be just that my awareness and my sensitivity to it all is greater than ever before – no matter. What I know is that I’m incredibly grateful for who I am today.
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Questions from CwG Readers
Subject: Help
My wife returned from a trip to visit her family and told me she was divorcing me. I’m having a very difficult time with this as I love her very much, but obviously she doesn’t love me anymore. I am devastated by this…Why??? Where is God in all of this???? What’s His Purpose for me in this…Is there a different path for me to follow?
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Neal Donald Walsh
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