JOY is one of the PRINCIPLES that GOD is and therefore I am. I use IT to express delight and great pleasure. I have joyful memories when I detect the aroma of my favorite foods from my childhood. My heart bursts with joy when I hear the voice of a dear one. When I see a newborn’s face, I have feelings I can’t even describe.
Each day I embrace the joy of knowing I am fully DIVINE and fully human. I am the PRINCIPLE of LIFE, which I joyfully manifest into living. I feel great joy and wonder as I guide myself to a deeper understanding of my humanity, my DIVINITY, and the world around me.
I am the PRINCIPLE of LOVE that I make into loving. What greater joy could there be than manifesting love from the PRINCIPLE of LOVE?
Sometimes my heart goes out to a friend or even a stranger who is struggling. Other times, my heart breaks when I learn of another’s devastating news. In those moments, I feel compassion and want to help.
I pray, affirming health, wholeness, peace, and comfort. I might call on the phone or visit in person or by Zoom. I may offer financial support or material goods.
When needs are great, I know whatever I can do is helpful. I know many people care as their humanity is harmonized with their Divinity. Our joined efforts, minds, hearts, and hands, create a network of support as we lift up even the direst of situations.
Whether stretching and yawning from a good sleep, enjoying a brisk walk in the early morning, sipping a replenishing drink after a workout or enjoying time in the sun, I feel refreshed. I move forward into my next activity with a renewed feeling of well-being.
Building upon and refreshing my knowledge may relieve me from thinking too much about my obligations. Investing time with a good book and/or revisiting favorite passages from my favorite writing can provide a relaxing mental pause.
I refresh my awareness of my DIVINITY with prayer, meditation, and or contemplation. IT is inherent wherever I am, whatever I am doing. It is easy to find the DIVINE reflected in the people and animals I encounter and in the natural beauty that surrounds me.
With understanding, I keep my cool in mind and body.
UNDERSTANDING is an innate POWER in everyone. IT is used to know, comprehend, and perceive. Seeking to understand provides information and insight, which eases my reactivity. In any agitating circumstance, I practice understanding to remain calm. If I’m tempted to lose my cool, I remember my POWER of UNDERSTANDING; I comprehend how to keep my emotional thermostat dialed down.
Perhaps poet Rudyard Kipling was referring to understanding in his poem “If” when he wrote the importance of “keep[ing] your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.”
Properly mastered, I combine my POWERs of UNDERSTANDING, STRENGTH, and OMNIPRESENCE to be a beacon of light in times of trouble or crisis.
Whatever this day may bring, I always carry the light of understanding with me. I am cool in my mind and body.
With understanding, I keep my cool in mind and body.
Each new day, the sun rises on a world full of wonders. I spark my interest and kindle my excitement in response to the magnificence of the natural world, the many fascinating things there are to learn, and the many displays of creativity around me.
When I shrink from life, when my interest in exploration wanes, I may lose my zeal and passion. Then I remember the Power of Zeal is an aspect of my innate DIVINITY. To regain my excitement, I become more proactive in my life. I break out of comfortable habits and routines. I “zealitiously” try new things and meet new people. If I feel intimidated, I remind myself that I am fully DIVINE and fully human. PRINCIPLE and LAW are everywhere available for my use. As my interests grows, so does my excitement.
In The Story of Unity, James Dillet Freeman tells a story from the Unity movement’s early days. During a period of financial insufficiency, staff gathered to pray. An associate said, “Let us pray that the money holds out.” Cofounder Myrtle Fillmore countered, “Oh no. Let us pray that our faith holds out.”
Today I remember the importance of the POWER of FAITH as the foundation of my faith, my belief, in all my endeavors. Like everyone, I will desire all kinds of things during my lifetime. More money, more time, greater harmony, to name a few. While praying for specifics is important, I always start by synchronizing my humanity with my DIVINITY because the POWER of FAITH is the foundation of all beliefs. I choose where I place my faith.
I feel inspired watching a young child discovering new things, eyes wide with awe and wonder. Even the smallest experiences – feeling the tickle of a butterfly on the skin or blowing the seeds of a dandelion – are a marvel and a joy.
I think of this when I notice I am chipping away at my sense of awe and appreciation during disappointing life circumstances. I remember that my experience of life is my choice, and it happens entirely in my consciousness. Today, I let go of disillusionment as I decide to live in wonder.
As I view life anew, I believe in the goodness of life and of all people. I broaden my awareness of the treasures happening all around me each day. I emphatically choose to navigate life with a sense of wonder.
Renewal is part of the rhythm of daily life. Eating and drinking to nourish and replenish my body, resting to quiet my mind, and sleeping after a day of activity are some of the ways I renew myself.
Even so, my spiritual renewal is most important, especially at those times when I feel drained at depth. I declare I am fully DIVINE and fully human. It is up to me to keep my awareness of my DIVINITY strong. It is through prayer and meditation that I synchronize my humanity with my DIVINTY.
In the morning, I claim ease and grace for my day. During the day, I pause and remember my DIVINITY. As I go to sleep, I feel deep gratitude for my day. In all these ways, I renew myself moment by moment, day by day.
GOD is PRINCIPLE that is made up of an infinite number of PRINCIPLES including DOMINION and OMNIPRESENCE. IT is the non-changeable realm that is the basis of the entire changeable realm – both physical and non-physical. It cannot be seen, tasted, or touched but it can be perceived and discerned by anyone’s consciousness. PRINCIPLE is the resource I use for manifesting myself and the life I live.
If I ever doubt the presence of PRINCIPLE, upon reflection, I need only behold the world around me and remember that PRINCIPLE is the starting point and the raw material for everything. My ideas, dreams, and all that I do are some of the ways I express PRINCIPLE. Living from my DIVINITY, living from my awareness of PRINCIPLE, I AM the light of the world!
Great power lies within me, like a treasure chest full of gold and precious jewels buried in my own backyard. It is so close that I sometimes overlook it, leading me to search near and far, seeking strength and value outside myself. Yet my personal power is based on and manifested from my innate POWER of POWER, sometimes called DOMINION.
My POWERs of WISDOM and LOVE along with the PRINCIPLE of CREATIVITY and OTHERs are innate-gemstones I can discover, learn to express, and share with the world. I am rich in my capacity to use these inherent PRINCIPLEs to reach goals as I intentionally create my life. I think, feel, speak, and behave in accordance with abilities derived from my DIVINITY. I shine light on the hidden parts of myself, knowing my personal power comes from expressing my best self.
