tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76794581448682301602024-03-07T22:59:13.398-06:00A Touch Of Grace For YouThoughts To Feed Your SpiritGrace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-80158610690286539882012-08-30T09:59:00.002-05:002012-08-30T09:59:17.714-05:00Defuse Hate With KnowledgeIf there is someone directing hatred or unkind feelings to you, take time to spend with them. Just spend an hour over lunch or at a park and just talk about life in general. You will find that they have the same desire to be understood and loved as you do. Unkindness will fade and you will have more respect and good feelings toward each other.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-69768018793562367602011-10-11T08:33:00.002-05:002011-10-11T08:36:22.108-05:00love resides hereWhen you fill yourself with love then hate cannot reach you for hate cannot reside where there is love. When someone is hateful toward you, send them love. Keep sending then loving thoughts and words until things turn around.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-82922080054889929372011-10-06T08:21:00.002-05:002011-10-06T08:24:07.691-05:00love your neighborThere is most likely someone in your neighborhood who is feeling desperate or helpless. They probably feel unloved. Reach out to those around you. You never know how your kind word or loving response might lift your neighbor up.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-31834862546606277642010-09-17T09:05:00.002-05:002010-09-17T09:08:49.247-05:00lingering hatredWhen someone in your presence has acted hatefully don't hang onto it and talk about it. By doing so you are just spreading the hate around. Instead, send this person loving thoughts and then let it go. If others have witnessed it also and want to talk about it, urge them to also send loving thoughts to the offender and let it go.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-29114603200111091162010-09-17T08:58:00.002-05:002010-09-17T09:04:00.784-05:00washing their feetWhen you are in a place where a hateful act is taking place, think of Jesus and his act of washing the feet of his disciples. Then wash the person who is being hateful with loving thoughts and words. This will help to nutralize the hate and sometimes even disolve it into a posative atmosphere.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-27294572138631245212010-09-09T08:12:00.002-05:002010-09-09T08:16:29.538-05:00get rid of self hateIf you are struggling with self hate you need to stop and shift gears in the direction of love. Errors of the past were important to your growth. They provided the way for you to gain the wisdom you need for your life. Now move in a forward, loving direction with God as your pilot. He loves you always. Draw on that as you learn to love yourself.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-51366584139074777562010-09-09T08:05:00.002-05:002010-09-09T08:12:09.503-05:00sowing love in immediate relationshipsWhen your loved ones are being hateful it is because they are in emotional pain. Silently send your loved one a blessing of love each time they behave hatefully. Turn to God and get out of your ego. Ask him to make you an instrument of his peace. If you can keep your thoughts to love then there will be no room for you to hate. Remember, God is ALWAYS there. He can send pure love through you.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-86021267652143467812010-07-06T07:11:00.001-05:002010-07-06T07:12:37.691-05:00love never failethNo matter what the problem or situation, use love as an answer. Love never faileth.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-14594051744928883662010-06-27T08:18:00.002-05:002010-06-27T08:22:16.198-05:00get into natureBeing in nature is the best way to clear the world away and be at peace. Our souls long for the quiet and connection that being in nature provides. Even just a walk in a park can help to quiet us and bring us a feeling of peacefulness. So take time on a regular basis to in nature with God.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-766236578946722792010-06-24T08:26:00.002-05:002010-06-24T08:30:53.874-05:00you need to make peace with yourselfYou cannot be a peacemaker if you don't feel peace with yourself. Every time you go into a self loathing or negative self talk you loose you ability to be at peace with yourself. Take moment to wrap yourself in a bright warm "blanket" of Gods light and peace, telling yourself that you are of God and therefore able to strive for the best that you can be and then sit in that warm peace as it washes over you. Then you will be able to exude peace to others.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-59496719315538443132010-06-23T08:21:00.002-05:002010-06-23T08:26:32.203-05:00being a peacemakerWe all encounter situations during the day where we can be a peacemaker. When we see someone we feel is behaving badly we need to remember that situations are not between us and others, but between us and God. Choose to smooth things over or to help another out even if they may have been wrong in their actions. Give others the benefit of the doubt if you don't know the whole situation. Be a peacemaker for it is in the giving that we receive.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-35197402493520406142010-06-18T07:30:00.002-05:002010-06-18T07:39:14.113-05:00practice thinking peaceHow many times a day do we think about things that are negative like "This world is so awful." or " My sister never treats me right." ? These kinds of thoughts will keep us in unrest and we must put them aside. We must replace them with peace making thoughts instead. Think about how beautiful the world is and that we are all here to love one another and be good stewards. Love your sister even though she is acting badly. Think of all of her good traits. <br /><br />This kind of thinking puts you in a good place and sends loving, peaceful energy out into the space around you. This energy is felt not only by you but by everyone in your presence.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-86724545107927706262010-06-16T09:02:00.002-05:002010-06-16T09:05:50.623-05:00blame gameIt's easy to say "I can't have peace right now because..." The harder things is to realize that we can stop, take a breath, and just find our peace no matter where we are or what we are doing. Peace comes only from within. It is in our complete control if we will just tap into it.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-67191355105776780882010-06-12T08:56:00.003-05:002010-06-12T09:01:00.665-05:00Daily meditationMeditation is the practice of connecting to God. Find time every day to meditate. Don't let your ego convince you that you don't have time. You only need a few minutes to start and then lengthen the time to whatever fits your needs the best, but spend this time every day. We need this connection to God.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-33488008649082264842010-06-12T08:47:00.004-05:002010-06-12T09:03:58.135-05:00ReturnWell, as you can see my brief repose turned into an extended leave of absence. I'm glad to get back to my usual ways and back into my book.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-16752824422317728612009-07-22T15:57:00.003-05:002009-07-22T16:02:21.832-05:00A brief reposeDue to life and all that it can bring at times, I will be away from my blog for a bit. Hopefully I'll post a thought here or there in the next couple of weeks , but nothing daily for a bit. I'll miss your sweet thoughts while I'm away but look forward to getting back in touch soon.<br /><br />GraceGrace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-56318298949484559692009-07-17T07:53:00.002-05:002009-07-17T07:55:23.671-05:00quiet timeFind time every day to be in a quiet space with God. It can be anywhere including outside. Spending even just a few minutes each day gives you enough experience with God to be able to call on his calming spirit at any time.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-30904700666377928512009-07-16T07:37:00.002-05:002009-07-16T07:41:41.881-05:00Choose peaceA line in <span style="font-style: italic;">A Course In Miracles </span>states, "I can choose peace, rather than this." What a simple statement. Let this be what comes into your mind any time you are in a situation that causes unrest. It won't change what happened but it will put you in a frame of mind that will handle it in a peaceful manner.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-67477790116690391032009-07-12T10:39:00.002-05:002009-07-12T10:46:42.451-05:00an agent of GodChoosing peace instead of unrest allows us to become agents of God. It's a call to action instead of being a way to just wallow in self-pity as to why uncomfortable things are happening to us.<br />We need to remember that peace and God are one. It is only our thoughts that can give us the illusion that we are separated from God for we never really are.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-3061598063418095022009-07-09T10:15:00.001-05:002009-07-09T10:17:13.432-05:00button pushersThe people who push our buttons the most are the best teachers we have. They show us exactly where we need to do the most work in the arena of being instruments of peace.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-79023204950626689152009-07-02T08:06:00.002-05:002009-07-02T08:10:00.601-05:00who is in control?When we are faced with a stressful situation or confrontation we need to take a breath and repeat this part of the prayer in our mind "Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace". If it is peace we desire, it is peace we must be.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-59692746798141893742009-06-29T09:46:00.002-05:002009-06-29T09:49:29.864-05:00inner peaceEven when there are forces around us that are negative we can keep our inner peace. We can ask that our center of peace be protected from negative speaking, or things that might happen around us. This way we also remain peaceful and spread a feeling of peace.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-22096898080255941302009-06-26T07:57:00.001-05:002009-06-26T08:00:33.445-05:00thy peace"Thy peace" is the peace of God. This is the key to spiritual solutions. Having God's peace. Sharing God's peace. Exemplifying God's peace.Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-54695403464320324752009-06-24T08:20:00.004-05:002009-06-26T07:57:52.911-05:00saint francisThe rest of the book is focused on the famous prayer by St Francis of Assisi. Lets refresh our memories of it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lord, make me and instrument of thy peace<br />Where there is hatred, let me so love;<br />Where there is injury, pardon;<br />Where there is doubt, faith;<br />Where there is despair, hope;<br />Where there is darkness, light;<br />Where there is sadness, joy.<br /><br />O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek<br /><br />To be consoled as to console,<br />To be understood as to understand,<br />To be loved as to love;<br />For it is in giving that we receive;<br />It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;<br />It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.<br /></div>Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679458144868230160.post-22085431713678033032009-06-23T08:47:00.002-05:002009-06-23T08:50:10.663-05:00slowing downEasy words today. Slow down in order to feel the higher vibrations. Put away being flustered and impatient. Unless it's life threatening, you have time to wait.<br /><br />"Be still and know that I am God"<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Holy Bible</span>Grace Albaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.com2