Wake Up And Smile!

Namasté!

Good morning,

Upon your waking, did you put on a smile for today? Would you like to move out of the rut you are in? You can very well do it. You my dear friend have the power already within you to enable you to make new and different decisions. In fact, new decisions can bring new conditions. So let me ask you, what is happiness? Happiness is a feeling. Did you even know this? Most people think that happiness is something that comes to them because of something (or someone) else. Not so. Someone once said, "After feelings you change actions; change your actions and you change your life." No words are truer than this. I know there may be some resistance to this idea. I truly understand that it may be difficult to change habit patterns because I have had to do so my own self. But really, the whole point is that it can be done, if there is enough desire for a new livingness. So today dear one, ask yourself if you are truly happy or not. If conditions, people or things are what you think happiness is, it may be time to look within your own being to see if, in fact you are indeed happy. Know this, that happiness is not a thing of itself, a certain amount of money in the bank, a certain type of home or even the latest car of the year. No my friend, happiness is something much deeper. It is a state of mind in which no matter what is going on "out there," peace and tranquility reside within each one of us and tends to bring forth absolute peaceful situations into our very lives. So put on that smile and be happy today, and the next day and the next! Happy Easter Holiday.

In loving white light, my faith, love and magik...

Blessed be always,

~dyved...

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TREATMENT / PRAYER

"Great Spirit, how true is the wisdom "Be still and you shall know God." Please help me enter the still and silent flow of your love from which all life arises. Help me overcome the conditioned pull of my ego by repeatedly taking deep breaths and letting go to the present, the lifestream of the Divine Mind."

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"The way our attitude works is such that it is often troubled by outside factors, so one side of the issue is to eliminate the existence of trouble around you. The environment, meaning the surrounding situation, is a very important factor for establishing a happy frame of mind. However, even more important is the other side of the issue, which is one's own mental attitude."

~ His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
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"There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness."
~ Han Suyin

Lava flowing gently, yet inexorably, creates islands atop oceans; Winds blowing breezily sculpt the greatest mountains; Streams quietly cascading becomes the grandest rivers; Elephants leisurely walking make the longest roads; And the sun gently shining sustains the most varied life.

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Here is a little something to laugh at. Yes... this too is part of just being happy. Enjoy!

Burglar and an Elderly Woman

An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, "Stop! Acts 2:38!" (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven.) The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, "Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you." "Scripture?" replied the burglar. "She said she had and ax and two 38's!"

Bulletin Bloopers

The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours."

Our next song is "Angels We Have Heard Get High."

Don't let worry kill you, let the church help.

For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the alter.

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