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| "Because
our spirits remember the plan we chose for this
life, we are often drawn to people or situations
that impact us in important ways. This is often
the force behind 'chance' encounters. I was told
there are no coincidences. However, making the
most of these opportunities is up to us as we
exercise our free will." The Ripple Effect, p. 20 |
"Reaching
even just one soul with the message of God's love
sets into motion a reaction which passes that
hopeful message to others and then to more, rippling
out to reach countless souls." The Awakening Heart, p. 4 |
"Forgiveness
of self is where all forgiveness starts. If I
am unable to forgive myself, it is impossible
for me to truly forgive others. And I must
forgive others. What I give out is what I receive.
If I want forgiveness, I have to give forgiveness." Embraced By The Light, p. 116 |
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"God
not only prepares us to do his will, he also gives
us all that we need to do it. He sends to our
path the right people when we need them, whether
we realize it or not." The Awakening Heart, p. 132 |
"God
has a vantage point we can never perceive. He
sees into our eternal pasts and futures and knows
our eternal needs. In his great love he answers
prayers according to this eternal and omniscient
perspective. He answers all prayers perfectly." Embraced By The Light, p. 106 |
"God
knew we would make mistakes. Life is all about
mistakes. It is constant change and growth. Our
greatest challenges in life will one day be known
to us as our greatest teachers." The Awakening Heart, p. 118 |
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"We
are all collectively bonded to each
other while on Earth, united in this one
supreme purpose: to learn to love one another." Embraced By The Light, p. 97 |
"The
knowledge of what has always been, remains in
us, . . . When we follow our hearts, when we are in tune and balanced, and when we listen to the still inner voice within . . . we 'know.'" The Awakening Heart, p. 53 |
"We
are sent here to live life fully, to live it abundantly,
to find joy in our own creations . . . to use
our free will to expand and magnify our lives." Embraced By The Light, p. 59 |
| "When
we trust in God, he guides and directs us to further
knowledge as we need it. Growth is a process,
and when we take time to internalize and understand
what we believe, we are more richly blessed; our
beliefs radiate in our countenances for all to
see." Embraced By The Light pp. 43-44 |
"When
we leave ourselves open to God to learn more about
unconditional love, he readily sends us the people
we need to learn to love without judgment. Put
to the test, our spirits expand with greater love,
God's pure love, and it shines brighter within
us." The Awakening Heart, p. 159 |
"Life
does not end when we die. Death is a rebirth into
a spirit world of light and love, a transition
from the physical to the spiritual that is no
more frightening or painful than passing between
rooms through an open doorway. It is a joyful
homecoming to our natural home, . . ." The Awakening Heart, p. xi |
| "The
fact of a pre-earth life crystallized in my mind,
and I saw that death was actually a 'rebirth'
into a greater life . . . that stretched forward
and backward through time." Embraced By The Light, pp. 31-32 |
"No
music on earth can compare to the vastness and
strength of the songs of God's praise that I heard
in the spirit world [which] soothed and comforted
me....Music can be a source of great healing—as
well as the opposite." The Awakening Heart, p. 70 |
"As we each find one person with whom to share our light, a wonderful miracle begins to take place: we find the Lord answering our individual prayers and preparing us to become the light, the answer, to yet many others." The Ripple Effect, p. xvi |
| "By
coming here without our eyes fully open, we are
forced to follow the whisperings of our spirits—those
quiet truthful impressions that spring from the
subconscious. As we follow them, we begin to hear
also the whisperings of God." The Ripple Effect, p. 2-3 |
"Our
Father in Heaven created man in his own image—which
is that of a perfect and multifaceted man. Women,
too, are in the image of God and are multifaceted.
Women's bodies are co-creators of mortal life,
and this makes us Godlike in a literal sense.
In heaven, women and men are perfectly balanced
in their roles and are equal. Standing side by
side, they are perfect complements of each other." The Ripple Effect, p. 6 |
"A
great Awakening has begun. People around the
world are opening their eyes to their own spiritual
natures. They are beginning to see who they
truly are and what they have always been—beings
with an eternal past and a glorious future." |
| "As
long as we have life here, we are learning, our
spirits are growing, and we are coming closer
to the divine, even by the things we suffer. We
may not always know what to do in our lives, we
may be troubled and in pain, but be assured, as
long as we are here, we are growing." The Ripple Effect, p. 16 |
"In
reviewing my life I saw that I often repeated
the same mistakes over and over until finally
I learned the lesson. But I also saw that the
more I learned, the more doors of opportunity
were opened to me. And they were literally opened.
Many things I thought I had done by myself were
shown to have been extended by divine help." Embraced By The Light, p. 115 |
"When
God compels us and offers opportunities for teaching
his love and truth, we must teach as Christ taught:
meekly, lovingly, and by laying down our convenience
and temporal security. Then, like so many dominoes
set up by his hand, we touch our neighbor, we
unite as one, and God's love and truth ripple
out into all the world." The Ripple Effect, p. 44 |
| "Jesus's
message is that we are all to love one another;
we are not to presume to choose which of God's
children are unworthy of his love. Only God knows
the hearts of man. . . . By judging
others, we display the shortcomings in ourselves." The Awakening Heart, pp. 166 & 169 |
"We
can each experience a taste of His embrace by
opening ourselves to His unconditional love and
then by giving that love away to everyone we meet.
The ripple effect, from its very source, is available
to all who are willing to pass it along to others.
Heaven can be anywhere." The Ripple Effect, p. 13 |
"Those
whose hearts have been awakened to God have a
responsibility to share his love with others.
That is the nature of service and of love; all
of our lights shine brighter when we pass them
along." The Awakening Heart, pp. 194-5 |
| "Each
one of us came to earth on a personal mission
to be loved or to give love. We are to learn the
value and price of love. Other parts of our mission
include learning patience, humility, self-discipline,
and other virtues. These attributes are parts
of love." The Ripple Effect, pp. 16-17 |
"I
had seen in the spirit world that all material
things were created first in spirit; then we bring
them to physical reality with the tools and the
gifts God gave us. God has always used what has
always been." The Awakening Heart, p. 90 |
"There
was no questioning who he was. I knew that he
was my Savior, and friend, and God. He was Jesus
Christ, who had always loved me, even when I thought
he hated me. He was life itself, love itself,
and his love gave me a fulness of joy, even to
overflowing. All my life I had feared him, and
now I saw—I knew—that he was
my choicest friend." Embraced By The Light, p. 42 |
| "An
important purpose for mortality is to help us
learn to recognize and to choose the positive
even though the negative more fully surrounds
us. We make this choice consciously or unconsciously
in every moment of the day, and these millions
of tiny choices create the foundation of our identity.
We are what we think. We are what we say, what
we do, what we fill our lives with. Ultimately,
every being creates himself by these countless,
crucial choices." The Ripple Effect, pp. 73-4 |
"Letting
go of loved ones when they pass into the next
life is natural and right. In letting go and praying
for their continued growth, we share our love
for them and open ourselves up to the power we
need to move on. We need not insist that they
return to comfort or calm us. God is able to do
that as his spirit works among us, guiding us
to the full and rich lives he intends for each
of us." The Ripple Effect, p. 231 |
"The
angels may have departed, but Joe was now there,
comforting and protecting me. The love I felt
from him may not have been as powerful as that
from the angels or from Christ, but it was marvelous
and very comforting, nonetheless. The love we
share as mortals may be imperfect, but it still
has great power to heal and sustain." Embraced By The Light, p. 128 |
| "God
perfectly understands our lack of knowledge. He
knows that most of us do not remember our commitments
to him. In his eyes we are like little children:
susceptible and even expected to make mistakes." The Ripple Effect, p. 38 |
"We
live and thrive by doing things, by testing
our limits, by opening ourselves up to new experiences
and challenges, by seeking joy and even happiness
as we step out—not in fear or anxiety,
but in faith. Faith opens us to new and sometimes
wonderfully crazy ideas. Why? Because in faith,
we believe that God—in his strength and
good grace—will show us when we go too
far, and that if we get hurt, he will help us
to learn from the experience." |
"To
become as perfect as a mortal being can become,
we need to bring the mind, body, and spirit into
total harmony. To become perfect in the spirit,
we must add to that harmony Christlike love and
righteousness." Embraced By The Light, p. 57 |
| "There
is power in our thoughts. We create our own surroundings
by the thoughts we think. Physically, this may
take a period of time, but spiritually it is instantaneous.
If we understood the power of our thoughts, we
would guard them more closely. If we understood
the awesome power of our words, we would prefer
silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts
and words we create our own weaknesses and our
own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin
in our hearts." Embraced By The Light, p. 58 |
"Being
positive doesn't mean forcing ourselves to overlook
negative ordeals. Failing at something "over
and over and over" happens even to positive
people. It can break our hearts and bring temporary
despair, but it can also increase our endurance
and strengthen our character. Looking for the
positive effects of negative experiences helps
us to develop highter wisdom. Being positive means
opening ourselves to insights, solutions, and
even miracles. A simple way to do this is to ask
God to surround us with positive energy and then
to consciously absorb it." The Ripple Effect, p. 76 |
"Every
encounter we have, even if brief and seemingly
unimportant, may have more significance than we
know. A brief encounter may begin a greater ripple
that reaches its intended purpose years later.
Everyone who comes into our lives may be part
of our mission, and we, a part of theirs. Understanding
this can give meaning to the common events of
life. By being positive and helpful towards others,
even in casual moments, we can make the most of
our time on earth." The Ripple Effect, p. 19 |
| "We
will never know all the effects of our prayers
in this life. We won't know all the good we do,
the hearts we touch, the lives we bless. We will
not even know what good we have brought into our
own lives through prayer. And we cannot know—until
we get there—what joy we give heaven by the
power of our prayers." The Ripple Effect, p. 107 |
"We
may become like the angels themselves, helping
others who are in need. In prayer and service
our lights will always shine. Service is the oil
to our lamps generated by compassion and love." Embraced By The Light, p. 107 |
"...this
crazy mind-boggling world is ours. We chose to
come to it, and we chose this period of time in
which to come. Many of us were among the strong
ones, ready and determined to come and bless this
world in these chaotic times. Now's our chance." The Ripple Effect, p. 91 |
| "God
never uses his love to hurt us. To do so would
countermand his own law of judgment. 'Do unto
others as you would have them do unto you...'
So he will never let us down, will never forsake
us. His love is extended to all, and he knows
exactly how to reach each person..." The Ripple Effect, p. 54 |
"The
spirit speaks a universal language, deeper and
more powerful than voice. It communicates accurately
and clearly, piercing through mankind's ignorance
or false understandings and recognizing each person's
true desires." The Ripple Effect, p. 95 |
“‘Love
one another,’ Jesus had said. ‘If you
can do that, all else will be fine.’ Setting
an example of love, and knowing that no one has
the answer for all, gave me greater focus and
vision for his will in my life.” The Awakening Heart, p. 44-45 |
| “We
are to live by faith, not by sight. Sight is involved
with the cognitive, the analytical mind. It rationalizes
and justifies. Faith is governed by the spirit.
The spirit is emotional, accepting, and internalizes.
And, as with every other attribute, the way to
gain faith is to practice the use of it. If we
learn to use what we have, we will receive more.
This is a spiritual law.” Embraced By The Light, p. 65 |
“Life
on earth is our opportunity to learn unconditional
love as Jesus taught it, to serve and sacrifice
personal welfare in behalf of others. Part of
Jesus' mission was to die for us…ours is
to live as he did.” The Ripple Effect, p. 31 |
“Once our prayers of desire have been released, we need to let go of them and trust in the power of God to answer them. He knows our needs at all times and is simply waiting for an invitation to help us. He has all power to answer prayers, but he is bound by his own law and by our wills. We must invite his will to become our own. We must trust him. Once we have asked with sincere desire, doubting nothing, we will receive.” Embraced By The Light, pp. 104-05 |
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“One
of the grandest mysteries of God is his foreknowledge.
Truth is knowledge of things as they were, as
they are, and as they are to come. God, possessing
all truth, has the ability to know all things
in advance. This being the case, we can trust
him to give us only that which will be good
for us in completing our life's mission successfully.” |
“As mortals we are to share light and love with each other—a spiritual exchange of energy, not the selfish pursuit of physical love.” The Awakening Heart, p. 40 |
“Each person's life is multifaceted, and we should trust the power of God and his angels to give us every opportunity we need to succeed. Our part is to seek to improve ourselves and, above all, to love others more fully. By praying for guidance and letting love rule our hearts and minds each day, we will eventually accomplish our many purposes.” The Ripple Effect, p. 2 |
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“We were conceived in love spiritually, and love is the center of our beings. It is the energy of our souls, the spark of our divine nature. Being made of love, we cleave to it and seek it in all that we do. When we do not have it, or when we have lost it, we grieve. Its presence or absence colors our every action. It is life. It is happiness. It is salvation itself.” The Ripple Effect, p. 145 |
“We are born to this earth with our soul, the pure part of us we bring to earth from the spirit world. As we develop, we lose some contact with that spirtual part—our divine self—in a process of forgetting that is necessary for our development. But we can lose too much, and when we have lost all awareness of our divinity, we become spiritually disconnected and depressed. To feel whole again, each of us can and must reconnect with our spiritual self.” The Awakening Heart, p. 215 |
“The road back from darkness is seldom easy or quick. Daily effort is required to stay on course, but a whole new world awaits at the end, if we persist. As we pray for help and stop thinking so much of our own misery, seeking instead to serve others, we will find peace in our souls. This service, combined with self-forgiveness and faith that God has already forgiven us, will renew us in spirit and grant us more energy to pursue the opportunities before us.” The Ripple Effect, p. 208 |
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“Through my own journeys, I have learned that it often seems easier not to move on; even the muck and mire in which we are stuck often seems less fearful and challenging than the unknown path ahead.... But faith is not complacent: faith is action. You don't have faith and then wait...you act upon it.” The Awakening Heart, p. 220 |
“Many faiths on earth do not include Christ but are loved and used by God nevertheless. Our Father never turns away a person who searches for him. He created our mortal conditions and knows perfectly what we face in sometimes godless circumstances. A person born to a home that does not recognize God is not cursed, but rather blessed with the needed opportunities of growth uniquely available in that home. Any person searching for any degree of light, in any religion or system of belief, is graced by God with opportunities for greater light.” The Ripple Effect, p. 110 |
“I saw the evil in surrendering to...my personal cycles of guilt and fear. I understood that I had to let go of the past. If I had broken laws or sinned, I needed to change my heart, forgive myself, and then move onward. If I had hurt someone, I needed to start loving them—honestly—and seek their forgiveness. If I had damaged my own spirit, I needed to approach God and feel his love again—his healing love.” Embraced By The Light, pp. 69-70 |
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“We are all shepherds to some degree. We are all compelled by the spirit to seek his truth and do his will, each in our own way, creating waves that overlap others and resonate within their souls, inviting them to do better, to look to God, to live life to the fullest with joy.” The Ripple Effect, p. xv |
“I knew that as part of his plan—as part of our growth—God may allow us to go through trials in a sorting-out period, a cleansing, a purification time when we are often forced to make new decisions based upon our currrent faith and trust in him.” The Awakening Heart, p. 25 |
“How empowering it is to know that we are so blessed, so directed by our Creator, to know that even in our weaknesses he never gives up on us. He encourages us in unending and marvelous ways to find and use our natural strengths for higher purposes, for a higher plan.” The Ripple Effect, p. 143 |
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“Heaven in all its glory could be summed up in one word: Christ. He is the light of creation, the joy of all life, and above all, the deepest love of our souls. To embrace him is to embrace the meaning of life and the eternal power of God.” The Ripple Effect, p. 12 |
“God is love in its purest form. His love seeks nothing from us and demands nothing of us. His love is unconditionally given to all who believe in him. To be in his presence and share his love, we must become as he is and learn to love without judgments or conditions.” The Awakening Heart, p. 39 |
“Despair is never justified, because it is never needed. We are here to learn, to experiment, and to make mistakes. We don't need to judge ourselves harshly; we just need to take life one step at a time, not worrying about other people's judgment of us, nor measuring ourselves by their measuring sticks. We need to forgive ourselves and be grateful for the things that help us grow. Our most severe challenges will one day reveal themselves to be our greatest teachers.” Embraced By The Light, pp. 70-71 |
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“If we live true to the spirit we came to earth with, we can progress more quickly. We do that by expressing the love of God that is within us, and we do that by loving God, ourselves, and each other. It is that simple.” The Awakening Heart, p. 119 |
“Prayers take form as an energy that if visible would be seen to add light to our presence or the aura around us. Our souls glow brighter in prayer as our spirits communicate with the Divine, because we are made more divine by the act of honest communication with Deity.” The Ripple Effect, p. 95 |
“We are like babies crawling around, trying to learn how to use the forces within us. They are powerful forces and are governed by laws that will protect us from ourselves. But as we grow and seek the positive all around us, even the laws themselves will be revealed. We will be given all that we are prepared to receive.” Embraced By The Light, p. 71 |
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“If each of us shares our light, soon all dark corners will be reached, and we will begin the healing of the world by chasing out darkness. We, too, will begin the healing of our own souls.” The Ripple Effect, p. xvi |
“It is our desires, not the wording or form we use, that provides the energy that makes our prayers effective. Without a desire to connect with God, our prayers become hollow and meaningless. But with true desire, our prayers not only ascend to heaven, but they nurture us well.” The Ripple Effect, p. 95 |
“During my experience, I learned that there are two parts to every person. They can be described in various ways: male and female, intellectual and emotional, protective and nurturing, right brain and left brain. Often we go through life being one way or the other, but we can learn to balance both parts. Being off balance, too far one way or the other, keeps the spirit away from where it needs to be to achieve its greatest growth.” The Awakening Heart, pp. 129-130 |
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“Our passion is the energy through which we serve our purpose. When we serve our purpose, we feel our passion. By following our passion, we will tap into the energy God gives us to serve our purpose." The Awakening Heart, p. 223 |
“God wants us to become as he is, and has invested us with godlike qualities. I understood that he wants us to draw on the powers of heaven, and that by believing we are capable of doing so, we can. Embraced By The Light, p. 61 |
“Father, thank you for sending your Son Jesus to bring to the world your unconditional love. Through your example in him, he has blessed us with love that never waivers or fails." Prayers and Devotions for Daily Living, 12/14 |
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“God knows beforehand what we need, but he wants us to grow by exercising our spiritual strength and constantly seeking his help in the face of opposition. The world may tell us to rely on our own egos and talents. Satan may tell us there is no God. Our own consciences weaken us with accusations of unworthiness. If we are going to pray effectively we must exercise faith sufficient to blast through these doubts and speak to our Father who is waiting patiently and lovingly for us to reach out. Sometimes is takes extraordinary circumstances to impel us to call on Father.” The Ripple Effect, p. 97 |
“We may see people facing one challenge on top of another and wonder whether they can take one more thing. Their growth is enhanced by their willingness to take what appear to be negative events and turn them into something very positive. These individuals continue to grow and expand at a tremendous rate, unlike others whose lives just drift along." The Awakening Heart, p. 218 |
“We were conceived in love spiritually, and love is the center of our beings. It is the energy of our souls, the spark of our divine nature. Being made of love, we cleave to it and seek it in all that we do. When we do not have it, or when we have lost it, we grieve. Its presence or absence colors our every action. It is life. It is happiness. It is salvation itself.” The Ripple Effect, p. 145 |
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“As I remained in the Savior's glow, in his absolute love, I realized that when I had feared him as a child, I had actually moved myself further from him. When I thought he didn't love me, I was moving my love from him. He never moved. I saw now that he was like a sun in my galaxy. I moved all around him, sometimes nearer and sometimes farther away, but his love never failed.” Embraced By The Light, p. 60 |
“There are far fewer accidents here than we imagine, especially in things that affect us eternally. The hand of God and the path we chose before we came here guide many of our decisions and even many of the seemingly random experiences we have.” Embraced By The Light, p. 68 |
“There is magic in gratitude. It frees us from worry and competition in life. It opens our hearts and hands to genuine love, ironicaly allowing our hearts and hands to be filled again. . . . Gratitude helps ward off negativity. Being grateful for the good things in life invites their continued influence.” The Ripple Effect, pp. 30, 76 |
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“Going
to a quiet, secluded place can remove us from
the cares and pressures of life and open our
hearts and minds to divine promptings. A quiet
place can be in nature or in an empty room.
Jesus told his followers to pray in their closets,
meaning that they should pray in private and
from the innermost part of their hearts.”
The Ripple Effect, p. 105 |
“Nothing
comes between us and God's love except what
we place there. Our self-righteousness and judgmental
attitudes often mask the obstacles we've created
that block us from God's love”
The Awakening Heart, p. 42
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“All experience is for our good, and sometimes it takes what we would consider negative experience to help develop our spirits. We were very willing, even anxious, as spirits to accept all of our ailments, illnesses, and accidents here to help better ourselves spiritually. I understood that in the spirit world our earth time is meaningless. The pain we experience on earth is for just a moment, just a split second of consciousness in the spirit world, and we are very willing to endure it.” Embraced By The Light, p. 67 |
“[God]
remembers, while you cannot, everything
the two of you spoke of and planned together
for your life. He knows how best to help
you along the path of your eternal purpose.
Begin noticing his hand in your life behind
even the most surprising things that come
onto your path. Sometimes these can be
part of the original plan. Sometimes they
are God's way of bringing you back to
the original plan when your own choices
lead you elsewhere. Remember that God
is perfect, therefore his plan for you
and the particular way he chooses to implement
that plan are perfect as well. To understand
this is to view all the events of your
life from a changed perspective.”
Before Earth Began, Study Guide, p. 5 |
“I
could see that God was always moving me in the
right direction; whenever I'd step off, he would
gently guide me back, always putting me in a
postion where my faith would have to be tested.
And it is in the testing of our faith that we
can experience the greatest growth.”
The Awakening Heart , p. 130 |
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