The Art Of Living

Alabama, US of A, March 21, 2011.
Thought Adjuster.
Subject: “The Art of Living.”
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Received by Oscar.
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Thought Adjuster: “There is a difference in doing the things you need to do to live in this world, and in doing the things to get what others tell you, you need. The former involves necessary actions and represent time well invested. The latter is simply a waste of time and the results obtained won’t bring you any closer to your spiritual goal. An excess in both categories can cause temporal or permanent damage to your physical, mental or even your spiritual well-being.
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“A balanced life is where you do what needs to be done to live, while preparing for the next phase of your existence is most advisable. Absolute spirituality is not advisable during material life. Your physical needs must be attended to, as well as your duties to humankind. You must study, work, collaborate and do for your neighbors what you would have them do for you, while you explore the spiritual side of life. Similarly, a life dedicated exclusively to material things will lack orientation and purpose, like walking blindfolded, unable to reach any destination.
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“The game of life requires equilibrium, balance, avoiding excesses in all areas of life. It is the art of cultivating a balanced personality. It is having your sights set upon the realities of heaven while having your feet firmly planted on the earth. It is living in this world without being of this world.
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“Practice this balance daily. Lighten the loads of work with the relaxation of a well deserved repose, without letting the pleasure of rest take away your desire to be useful. Consume what your body needs, choosing the best foods without giving in to excesses. Keep the momentum of your spiritual advancement without falling into paralyzing fanaticism. This is the way to cultivate the grace of personality that is exhibited by those who have mastered the art of living in the world while walking towards eternity.
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“Jesus is the living example of this discipline. His personality was so powerfully attractive to his peers because he was truly a man among men, someone who had really lived and knew the human challenges and anguishes, but at the same time He had discovered the path to the Father, reflecting an image of this path to others. He illustrated in an original way how any human being can reach the heights of spiritual life in living his or her own life, in his or her own environment and with his or her own resources.
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“Those who inspire us the most don’t do it by showing their superiority or special attributes. Human beings are best motivated when they see how one of their peers can achieve great things using the same resources and the same abilities that all posses. This, light workers, is what our Father desires from you. Become living examples of lives consecrated to the will of God so your neighbors will know this is possible right here on Earth by being just as you are, and by using that which you have already been given.”
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Heavenletter #4642 Replacing Worry, August 10, 2013
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God said:
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I mean it when I say you are not to worry about any of the matters you worry about, none of them. Worry is tantamount to heartache. When did I ever say you are to have heartache or heartbreak? Worry is a form of hurt that comes to you in little pieces. Little pieces accumulate and amount to a testament to what you do not want.
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Worry is like sticking pins into yourself. What a waste of time! Worry is definitely not your purpose for being alive on Earth. What a waste worry is. It is all for naught anyway.
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Worry says, “O Woe is me. I am guilty of something. Another shoe will fall.” Worry is a habit of sensing danger. It is a backward invitation.
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You’ve got to know the difference between responsible and guilty. Be responsible. Recognize and accept your responsibility. Then put your shoulders back and go forth in life.
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Guilt stews itself on the stove of your heart. Accept responsibility, not a sense of guilt. Consider guilt a sin, not that which you feel grievous about. I do not authorize guilt, and you are not to waste your life on guilt. No more, beloveds. Never again.
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I have absolved you from guilt. Guilt is a plaything that you tend to take oh so seriously. Once upon a time, someone pointed a finger at you. Now you keep pointing that finger at yourself, as if you deserve some kind of punishment, and so you punish yourself with worry. Enough, I say.
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Worry is a form of guilt. Worry is a kind of premeditated guilt. It is a kind of prediction or a replay: “Oh, no, I did something wrong.” You find yourself guilty of something ahead of time and also behind the times.
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With worry, you are watching out for something to happen to you or concerning you that you don’t want and that you will have remorse about. As if remorse is a good thing. An acknowledgement of your responsibility is to be a one-time thing. Worry is a poor sop to responsibility. Worry perpetuates worry. Worry is a red flag.
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Now say to yourself: “Stop this worry thing. God doesn’t want me to be a worry wart. God tells me, ‘Stop worry now, once and for all.’”
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Have no regret, remorse, worry or guilt. A waste of life, dear ones. Go take a walk, sit in the sun, pick a flower. Whatever you do, stop this incessant worry. Worry invites to you what you don’t want.
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Sometimes you worry that the good you seek won’t happen. And, then, when what you seek arrives, you start to worry you will lose it. You think, “What if, what if.” Play the game of What if no more.
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A ton of weight will fall from your shoulders when you drop off the burden of worry. Worry is a kind of hitchhiker. Worry hitches a ride on your back.
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Say right away, “Sorry, worry. No riding on my back anymore.”
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Worry doesn’t take a hint. Worry will try to shadow you. Worry will jump in front of you, jump to the left, jump to the right. Worry is like a bad cold that won’t go away. Worry is a cough that you keep hacking. Like a bad cough that hangs on, worry prevents you from having a good night’s sleep. Cough up worry, and be done with it. Accede no longer to worry. Give worry the boot. Sign off worry.
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What will you do to replace worry? How about blessing instead? Bless yourself. Yes, that’s a good idea. I’m glad I thought of it. Bless yourself, bless the world, bless all. Bless, bless, bless. Worry no longer.
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Heavenletter #4641 In the Pursuit of Love, August 9, 2013
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God said:
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I would like to talk about you today, My holy children, who have such proclivities for surveying danger. Even in the pursuit of love, you scout danger -- danger being disappointment, either yours or another’s. You want a sure bet, beloveds. Of course you do. Nothing wrong with that except life doesn’t work that way. Frankly, life in the world is not enough. Even if you have everything in life you might desire, life would not be enough, for nothing in the world is quite enough. You keep wanting more.
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Sure bets aren’t really what you want anyway.
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Life is an unexpected thing. Humdrum is often not to your liking anyway.
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There have been those who say to live today as if it were your last day. There is merit in this. With this idea in mind, you, My children, focus on the preciousness of life, every minute of life, even on this day of life. There is definitely merit in appreciating the gift of life.
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If this were the last time you were going to walk on the beach, you certainly would relish every sight and sound of the ocean. You would pay attention to every squish of your feet on the sand. You would appreciate all the seashells just as they are, strewn on the shore. The ocean would not be background. You would look intensely and relish every nuance. You would internalize the ocean, and you would take it with you. It would be deep in your heart. It always was, only it would have a specialness that it didn’t have when it was always available to you.
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Beloveds, when you think of it, what is not precious to you? Every moment is precious to you.
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On the other hand, may I suggest that you live life as if it were forever. There is something great with this view as well. And the Truth is that you are eternal. There is no end to you. There is merit in the ocean’s always being right there for you. It will never leave you, and you will never leave it. There will be no leaving of what is precious to you. It is within you. All is good. All is beloved.
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Have a great life in the world, why not? And, yet, there is more to life than life in the world. Of course, the outer world reflects your inner world, and your perception of inner and outer both reflect the other. The world is meant to serve you. Indeed, the world offers you possibilities that only life on Earth can. When all is said and done, Earth is your oyster. And, We can say, that Heaven is your pearl. Or vice versa.
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Of course, it does matter what We say. It matters very much, for words and thoughts lay the groundwork for what comes.
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You plant the seeds of your life with your words and thoughts. And so you grow a beautiful crop. You make a beautiful crop. You foretell it. And, yet, every life is a matter of the Divine.
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A house is built on a foundation. Heaven is pictured as above, and there is good reason for that. Heaven is Higher Place. It is even beyond the sky and the stars. And, yet, Heaven is the foundation of life on Earth. It is Heaven that initiates and sustains. Earth life is the surface. It is a story told.
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Heaven is no story. Heaven is IT. Heaven is where you are born, and Earth is where you visit. How you wish that life were indeed Heaven on Earth.
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And why not? Why not, indeed. Why, yes, is what I say. Immersed in Earth Life, at the same time your heart longs for Heaven, and your heart longs for Me Who longs for you.
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				*The Art Of Living*