I've been studying New Thought for almost 35 years and that was after almost 21 years of a very spiritual life as a Catholic. As a young girl I had plans along with my best friend Teresa to become a nun. I have studied a great deal of New Thought work from Ernest Holmes, Charles Fillmore, Thomas Troward, even Phineas P. Quimby (I found his work VERY difficult to read due to his limited education and the archaic language of the late 1800s.)
Perhaps I could be considered a transcendentalist--which might explain my deep appreciation of "The Concord Bunch" (and no, they aren't grapes!)--Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and more of the literati from Concord, MA, in the 1800s who subscribed to transcendentalism and would now very likely be considered New Thought Practitioners. |
| All Seeing Angel, (c) SZing, 2014 Used by permission. |
Despite these many years of practice and exposure to many different amazing tools and methods, I have not yet perfected my ability to create flawlessly exactly what I want nor am I content that I am spiritually "done." I still have competing beliefs that interrupt and derail some of my most closely held desires. But I practice every day in my spiritual beliefs and daily attempt to focus on taking the high road. Trust me, this is not always easy even after all these years--there are certain types of behaviors and people that still throw me into what I call my neanderthal mode which is as far from my spiritual preference as can be.
I'll probably refer to this numerous times but when I was a young girl my mother and father took a transcendental meditation course. One of the things they brought home was a cassette tape (for those of you not familiar with this antiquity, it's a recording such as one might find on a mp3 or CD.) This cassette tape was the audio book of Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. I have literally listened to this audio book hundreds of times since I was about 12 years old. It never ceases to inspire me. I learn new things and take away a new perspective each and every time. It is one of THE most significant pieces of my spiritual toolbox and also one of the most precious. In it, Jonathan and his teachers discuss the importance of practice. If you are just beginning your spiritual exploration, this is one good place to start. #dailyspiritualpractice #spiritual exploration #newthought #spiritualcreator
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