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Acknowledgments
About the Author
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Books by Marianne W illiamson
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About the PublisherINTRODUCTION
A  miracle is a shift in thinking, a shift from fear to love. At first glance, that sounds a bit ridiculous. How does shift ing a
thought cause a miraculous change? And yet  it does exactly that. For  every thought we think creates  form
on s ome level. A simple though t—seemingly trivial or even unimportant
—carries within it the power to move mountains. And that is the least it
can do. There is no worldly power—no money , no technology , no
business or government—that c an match in power the power we wield
by simply using our minds for the purposes of love. “I love, I love!”  you might say . And of course you love. W e all do. The problem, however , is that we do not love only . W e love, but then we
take it back. W e love, but then we stop when it becomes inco nvenient. W e love, but only until the ego is challenged by the thought of risk. And so it is that  while we love,  we do not wield the power of love. W e love, but we do not love only . And so we love, but we do not work
miracles. The purpose of this book is to help guide your thinking to the
thoughts of love that will break  the chains of fear that bind y ou. One
moment, one situation, one thought at a time, we can evolve beyond the
lower thought forms that keep us bound. And in so doing, we become
miracle-workers, working miracles for ourselves and for all the world. The first  place to start working miracles is not in the world aro und you,
but in yourself. Y ou’re not going to work a miracle in your environment,
but in your mind. Because mind is Cause and the world is Ef fect, we change the world
by changing the thoughts we think about the world. Begin with a simple step:
Put dow n this book and look a round you. Look at the chair you’re
sitting o n, or the table that’ s ne xt to you, or the walls around y ou. And
ask y ourself this: What ar e my thoughts about this chair , or this table, or
this wall ? That they’r e not good  enough, or nice enough? Or do I never
r eally think about them all, just taking them for granted?Now try  a simple shift: W ow , ho w lucky I am to have a c hair . Billions
of peopl e do not. How fortunate  I am to have a table. Billions of people
do not. And how lucky I am to h ave walls ar ound me. Billions of people
do not. Notice t he slight ener getic shift that occurred within you when you
made that change, how your thi nking went from a kind of hard place to
someplace softer , from somewhere floating around your head to
someplace deep within your heart. And now know this: YOU JUST SHIFTED THE UNIVERSE. Y es, that is what I said. The wind currents at the North Pole are af fected when a but terfly
flaps its  wings in South America, and the entire world is af f ected by
every thought you think. Y ou don’ t have to believe this idea, of course. A
miracle-worker simply knows it. Anyone can be a miracle-worker—anyone who chooses to be. Anyone can hear the sound of a n ancient melody that calls to all of us,
beckoning us to remember who we truly are and what power we have. A
miracle-worker accepts the idea  that every thought has an ef fect not only
on the one who thinks it but on everyone else as well. It is n’ t necessary to believe any of this. This is a guidebook, not a
doctrine. Simply try it out. And watch things change. So we’ve already established that you might not have had a clue about
the significance of your chair , o r your table, or your wall. And yet the
meaning that we ascribe to an ything will determine what meaning it
ultimately has for us. Think som ething isn’ t good enough, and it never
will be. Think something is wonderful, and it will only get better . So thoughts like this are miraculous thoughts:
I give thanks for this chair , for this table, for this wall. I r em ember with compassion th ose who do not have such simple
amenities, and I pray they will r eceive what they need. I surr ender myself, that I might be used in bringing the end of
suffering to all the world. Now wh at did such thoughts jus t do for you? Not for others, but for
you?They established  you within a dif ferent corner of the universe . Y ou
moved f rom som eone with a slig htly open heart to someone wit h a more
fully op ened he art. And the mor e open your heart, the mor e miracles
you’ll r eceive. For miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. When  you
choose to love, you choose to work miracles. What fo llows are 365 readings that, when read daily , encourage you
to stay focused on love and to  avoid the distractions of fear ,  anxiety ,
shame, guilt, and everything else that is not built on love. It is this daily
choice to think with love that determines what miracles come into our
lives. Th e universe is ready to bless you. Are you ready to rece ive these
gifts? My prayer is that this book will help you.DA Y 1
T h e  u n i v e r s e  i s  c o n s p i r i n g  i n  e v e r y  m o m e n t  t o
b r i n g  m e  h a p p i n e s s  a n d  p e a c e . T he u niverse is n ot random but i ntentional. It reflects the will o f God,
the cosmic Thought driving all things toward greater perfection. My ego mind—my own self- hatred masquerading as self-love—
would p oint me  always in the direction of fear , luring me toward the
blaming thought , the attack or defense, the perception of guilt in myself
or others. Its goal is my suf fering, or the hell of my own illusions. The spirit within leads only to jo y , as it inspires me to see the love in
everyone and the possibility of miracles that lie inherent in all things. The universe itself is the handwriting of God, as He constantly creates
and re-c reates th e perfection that He is. W ithin that perfection I have my
true being, and within my true being I am happy and at peace. T oday I will not be tempted to wander the byr oads of pain, bu t
rather I will set my feet upon th e path of joy and peace. May th e
spirit of God pr otect my mind fr om any for ces of fear that would
divert my thinking. May I not be  deceived into a false belief in th e
validity of guilt and attack, but rather may I be constantly
uplifted to the divine per ceptions of innocence and love. For
ther e shall I experience the bliss of God’ s cr eation.DA Y 2
F o r g i v e n e s s  s e t s  m e  f r e e  o f  p a i n . W e do n’ t f or give s omeone for their sake; we for give them for the  sake
of our own pea ce of mind. Any attack on another person is an attack
upon ourselves, for in the spiritual universe there is only one of us here. What I think about anyone else I’m thinking about myself. All of us are
joined in the on eness of God’ s l ove. Only love is real and only love has
power; everything else is a mortal illusion. For giveness is my salvation fro m pain. If I believe in the real ity of
what “y ou did to me,” then I w ill feel as though the consequ ences of
what yo u did to me are real. By “overlooking,” I will “overcome.” The
question becomes this: Where do I put my faith? Do I put my faith in
something loveless that someone did to me, or in the eternal love that lies
beyond and corrects all things? T o the extent that I withdraw my
attachment to what you did, I wi ll no longer be af fected by what you did. I have decided to put my faith elsewhere. That is the miracle of
for giveness. Something lovel ess might have occurr ed in my life, and of course
I hav e to pr ocess my feelings . . . but I don’ t have to indulge them . I need to honor my feelings . . . but I don’ t have to spew them. By
standing on the spiritual truth that only love is r eal, I develop the
ability to endur e the gap in tim e between the pain of someone
having h urt me,  and the miracle  of my r elease fr om suffering. In
time, as for giveness becomes my way of life, the gap itself will no
longer exist.DA Y 3
T h e r e  c a n  b e  n o  d a r k n e s s  w h e r e  I  p r o v i d e  t h e  l i g h t . L ight is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one, the
other disappear s. All the darkness in my life—the fears, neuroses,
dysfunctions, and diseases—are not so much things as the ab sence of
things. They represent not the presence of a problem but rather the
absence of the a nswer . And the a nswer is love. All fearful manifestations
disappear in the presence of love. T oday I make a  stand against d arkness, knowing that love will save
me from the painful delusions that occupy my mind. As I surrender my
mind to love, and dedicate mys elf to the Light of T rue Being, then love
will cast out my fears and light will cast out all darkness. It is  not the love given to me by others, but only the love that I
myself p r ovide, that will save m e today fr om suffering. I call to
mind any person fr om whom I have been withholding love or
for giveness, or situation fr om which I have been withholding faith
in miracles, and surr ender such thoughts for healing.DA Y 4
G o d  g o e s  w i t h  m e  e v e r y w h e r e ,  b e c a u s e  G o d  i s  i n
m y  m i n d . G od is not outside me, but lives w ithin my heart. He lives in my mind,
as I live in His. There is nothing  I can do, and nowhere I can go, that can
separate me from God. Believing in a separation between myself and God is at the core of all
my problems. For no such sepa ration exists. I am not alone, for God is
always with me. There is  no problem that God cannot solve. He guides me to right
thought and action whenever I request it. He parts all waters a nd calms
all storms, through His spirit that lives within me. No matt er what I go thr ough today , I need not fear . For God is
all-powerful and God is her e. I am never separate fr om the On e
who cr eated me. Ther e is nothin g I can do to make Him turn his
face awa y fr om me. I am loved,  I am car ed for , and I am totally
safe in the arms of God.DA Y 5
FOR REFLECTION
O n  t h e  M i r a c l e  o f  S u r r e n d e r
G od knows our crooked places that need to be made straigh t, the
wounds in our h earts that fester for years unhealed, the broken pieces of
our lives  that seem beyond repa ir . And He who is the author of  miracles
has infinite desire as well as power to heal them all. At a certain point, it doesn’ t rea lly matter so much how we got to be
a c ertain way . Until we admit our cha racter defects—and t ake
responsibility for the fact that regardless of where we got them, they ar e
ours now —God H imself has no power t o heal them. W e can talk to a
therapist for hours about how our relationship with Mom or Dad made us
develop a certain behavioral c haracteristic, but that of itself will not
make it go away . Naming it, surrendering it to God, and askin g Him to
remove it— that’ s  the miracle of personal transformation. It won’ t go
away in a mome nt, necessarily , but its days are numbered. The medicine
is in your psychic bloodstream.DA Y 6
I n  t h e  s p i r i t u a l  u n i v e r s e  o n l y  l o v e  i s  r e a l ,  a n d
n o t h i n g  e l s e  e x i s t s . W hile the appearances of the three-dimensional world would deceive
me into the false belief that there are powers more powerful than  the will
of God, in fact only love is the  kingdom, the power , and the glory . My
physical senses are useful tools,  but they are not the arbiters of  ultimate
truth. Only the love in my heart is the knower of all things. The world has trained me to believe in the illusions of fear  and
separation, and to disbelieve in the truth that lies beyond them. T oday I
make a stand f or truth, as I extend my perceptions beyond what my
senses reveal to me, to what I know to be true in my heart. I commit to
the realization that only love is real, and I recognize the ultimate
nonexistence of anything else. This way I gain the power of a miracle-
worker , a channel for God in His will that only love prevail. No m atter what situation I am in  today , I will r emember that only
love is r eal. I will not be waylaid by false appearances. When I
cannot find my way to true vision, I pray to be r eminded that
false ap pearances ar e powerles s befor e the will of God. I pray
that my inner eye be opened to the love within all things.DA Y 7
W e  c a n n o t  s a v e  t h e  w o r l d  w i t h o u t  G o d ’ s  h e l p ,  b u t
H e  c a n ’ t  s a v e  t h e  w o r l d  w i t h o u t  o u r s . W e  n e e d  H i s
l o v e ;  H e  n e e d s  o u r  h a n d s  a n d  f e e t . T o d a y  I  g i v e
H i m  m i n e . A  lo ve that hove rs above the ea rth, however well intentioned, is not
enough to save the world. It is  a willing heart and love embodied that
carry with them miraculous authority to turn darkness into light. God can not do for us what He ca nnot do through us, and today I pray
that He works through me. Ma y I be used for a higher purp ose, as I
surrender to Him my hands and feet, my thoughts and behavior . May
they ref lect His  love. May angels guide me, that I might do the part
assigned me to help heal the world. T oday is  a day o f surr ender , as I seek not my own goals but th e
one goal of God. May my heart be so open and my soul so soft
that I am a conduit for all things good. May it be r evealed to me
wher e to  go, what to do, what t o say and to whom, that I migh t
serve Him best. In every momen t may I r emember to pray , “Dear
God, please use me.” For thus it will be so.DA Y 8
T h e  u n i v e r s e  k n o w s  h o w  t o  o r g a n i z e  i t s e l f . T o d a y  I
s t a n d  b a c k  a n d  l e t  i t  c o m e  t o  m e . D ivine or g anization is inherent in all things. The lar ger plan is no t mine
to k now and no t mine to create; it is simply mine to follow . As a cell
contains a natural intelligence by  which it fosters the healthy functioning
of the body , I too have natur al intelligence that fosters the perfect
unfolding of my life. My natur al intelligence is love, and as long as I
cleave t o that and that only , all things good and true and peaceful will
find their way to me. I ca nnot use my fingers to cr eate a design out of a pile of ir o n
shavings; I can only do that by using a magnet. That magnet is
the love within me, attracting n aturally the most positive events
for m yself and t hose ar ound me. T oday I will not walk ahead of
love. Ra ther , I will trust that as I r est content within my heart, th e
universe will automatically find a way to lift me up and bring m e
peace.DA Y 9
T o d a y  I  a l i g n  m y s e l f  w i t h  t h e  w i l l  o f  a  l o v i n g
u n i v e r s e . T he u niverse is not random but intentional; as a reflection of divine
Mind, it intends love and happiness for all living things. The question I
want to ask mys elf in any situat ion is, “Am I aligned with the will of the
universe?”
If I am only seek ing my own go als; if I am blaming anyone or l iving
in the past; if I am competing but not collaborating—then I am not
aligned with a loving universe . I choose instead a miraculous path. I
enter ev ery situation with only o ne intention: to be a vessel of lo ve and a
blessing on my surroundings. May all people who I meet or even think of
receive my love. I nee dn’ t worry w hether the universe intends my gr eater good, fo r
it intend s a gr eater good for all  living things. The divine weaver
is al ways weaving. I am a thr ea d in the eternal tapestry of God’ s
golden cr eation,  no mor e or less than anyone else. My accepting
this allows me to r elax into a consistent knowing that I am
blessed. I shall feel this blessing as I choose to bless others.DA Y 10
FOR REFLECTION
O n  B e c o m i n g  W h o  Y o u  A r e
W herever you’ve been, and whatever you’ve done so far , your entire
life was building up to this moment. Now is the time to burst forth into
your greatness, a greatness you could never have achieved without going
through exactly the things you’ve gone through. Everything you’ve
experienced was grist for the mill by which you have become who you
are. As low as you might have descended, in God there are no limits to
how high you can go now . It is not too late. Y ou are not too damaged. In
fact, you are better than you know .DA Y 1 1
T o d a y  I  c h o o s e  h a p p i n e s s . T he circumstances of my life may go up and down, for the mortal world
is chang eable. The immortal world, however , is changeless, for there
there is only love. I build my h ouse on the rock of the immortal world. T oday I choose only immortal thoughts. I ext end my perception beyond what my senses perceive, to what my
heart kn ows is true. I withdraw my belief that I need anyone or anything
to be other than what they are, in order for me to be secure. I know that
whenever fear expresses itself, love will ultimately prevail. Therefore I
need no t fear , nor cry , nor despair . T o the extent to which I see what is
truly true, I see only cause for happiness. Happiness is the choice I make today . It does not r est on my
cir cumstances, b ut on my frame  of mind. I surr ender to God an y
emotional habits  that lead me down the path of unhappiness, and
pray for guidance in shifting my thoughts. In cultivating the
habits o f happiness, I attract the  people and situations that match
its fr equency . I smile mor e often, give praise mor e often, give
thanks m or e often, and am glad mor e often. For such is m y
choice today .DA Y 12
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  f e a r s  a n d  b u r d e n s  t o  G o d . I  needn’ t carry into my day the burdens of my existence. Rather , I
surrender them into the hands of God. I know that they will be lifted
from me, for what I place on the altar in my mind is then altered in my
life. When I do not know what to say or do, He who is alive within me
will illu mine my thinking and guide my words. When a possible
outcome makes me weak with f ear , I will feel His arms around me. And
when the road s eems lonely and long before me, I will know I am not
alone. Dear God ,
Please take fr om me the bur dens that I carry . Please uplift my thinking and bring forth a miracle. Send a wave of love to disperse my fear . And so it is. Amen.DA Y 13
T o d a y  I  a t o n e  f o r  t h e  m i s t a k e s  o f  m y  p a s t . W hile I have mad e mistakes, I remember today that God is infin itely
merciful. I am willing to atone for my errors and make ap propriate
amends, that the mercy of God be shown to me. I pray for for giveness,
that my heart might be free of shame and guilt. I know that I am a perfect
child of God, and that my mistakes do not make me less so. God sees me not as someone whose guilt calls for punishment, but as
someone whose errors call for c orrection. As I turn to Him and admit my
errors, g enuinely atoning in my heart for any damage I may hav e caused
to other s or to myself, the miraculous power of the Aton ement is
released on my behalf. I will be  given a chance to begin again; as many
times as I may have fallen, such is the number of times He lifts me up. For such is the awesome mercy of God. I ato ne i n my heart for the mista kes I have made: the r ecklessnes s
and irr e sponsibility , the laziness and dishonesty , the harm I hav e
caused to myself or others. I pray for those who I may have hur t,
and ask that they be healed of any pain I might have caused them. I v ow to be a be tter person now , that I might rise wher e befor e I
had fallen, and shine wher e I had dwelled in darkness.DA Y 14
T h e  h o l i n e s s  o f  t h e  p r e s e n t  d e l i v e r s  m e  f r o m  t h e
p a i n  o f  y e s t e r d a y . E very moment reveals God’ s infi nite love. Living in the present, I am
safe and  free. Nothing can keep me bound to the past except my  thoughts
that would keep me there. I for give myself, and others, fo r any mistakes we made before  this
moment. I choose not to drag t he burden of my past into the promised
land of each new day . I am open to the miracles that the present holds out
as its gift to me in the eternal now . I sur r ender my focus on the pa st that I might dwell fully in the
pr esent. May my mind not wand er into the darkness of befor e, but
rather be filled with the light of now . May my heart be open to the
knowing that anything is poss ible in any moment, and Go d
Himself is not h eld back by the  fears or mistakes of yester day . I
for give what has been, and embrace what is. I am at peace in the
holiness of this instant, and r elease all else.DA Y 15
FOR REFLECTION
O n  t h e  M i r a c l e  o f  t h e  P r e s e n t
I t’ s nothing more than a mental habit to idealize another time, another
condition, another reality . It is simply a way to avoid the reality of our
lives rig ht now . And in avoiding the reality of our present circumstances,
we a void the mi racles they of fer . Everyone does it because that’ s the way
the ego mind works. But we can stare down this self-defeating habit and
cultivate a truer perspective: that wherever we are is the perfect place,
and whatever time it is now is the perfect time. That doesn’ t mean we
can’ t or shouldn’ t improve things, particularly ourselves. But indulging
the t hought that if only we were  somewhere else things would be better
is a surefire way to experience pain.DA Y 16
T o d a y  I  a c c e p t  m y s e l f  a s  I  a m . W ho God created is divinely perfect, and that includes me. I have made
mistakes for which I atone, but my mistakes are not who I am. T oday
may I be who I am called to be, that my thoughts and actio ns might
glorify love. W ithin m y hear t, as within all hearts, there is the light of a divine
creator . And that is who I am. N othing I have done, or that others have
done; no thing I have thought, or that others have thought, can dim the
light that dwells in me. I pray to see the perfection in others, tha t I might
see it in myself. I pray for the strength to for give all others, tha t I might
for give m yself. I pray for the power to love all others, that I m ight love
myself. T oday I  will not be tempted by a false humility that woul d
pr oclaim I am not enough. Indeed I am enough, as is everyon e.
May neither my wounded plac es, nor my weaknesses, nor m y
mistakes of the past obscur e t he light that dwells within m e.
Rather , may I accept myself with the tender mer cies that God
Himself has shown me. He cr e ates anew in every moment th e
chance f or me to shine. Thr oug h Him, for Him, and because of
Him, I can.DA Y 17
N o  m a t t e r  w h a t  t h e  p r o b l e m ,  t h e  s o l u t i o n  i s  l o v e . T here is but one p roblem and one solution. All problems are a deviation
from love, and all solutions are a return to it. Whatever problems I face today , I will look for answers i nside
myself. I will search my heart for any lack of love . . . lack of for giveness
. . . l ack of acceptance of my brother or myself. I will be lifted then to an
illumined place, where wisdom and truth shall guide me. There I will
find the answers that I seek. Dear God ,
May I not be tempted today
T o put blame on others. I myself am the sour ce of my healing ,
as when I allow Y ou to change my mind. May Y our spirit guide me to a better place ,
That my pr oblems may disappear . Amen.DA Y 18
T h e  o n l y  p a t h  I  a m  a s k e d  t o  m o n i t o r  i s  m y  o w n . I  re sist all temptation today to judge how I think others should be have. I
cannot know the deeper forces at work within anyone’ s heart. My
deliverance comes from accepti ng all people, not judging or controlling
them. I p ray that when I am tempted to speak or act without charity , that
God’ s spirit will correct my tho ughts. I pray to be an instrument of love
by w hich people are reminded of their innocence, not an instr ument of
blame th at reminds them of thei r guilt. I do this for my own sake, that I
too might be released from fee lings of guilt that would otherw ise bind
me. It is not my job to monitor anyone’ s journey , to know what’ s right
or w r ong for others, or to try to contr ol their behavior . My
salvation lies in deep acceptance of people exactly as they ar e,
that I might know the inner peace that such acceptance brings. Amen.DA Y 19
M y  t r u e  s e l f  i s  a  b e i n g  o f  l i g h t  a n d  l o v e . T o d a y
m a y  I  b e  m y  t r u e  s e l f . T oday I rememb er who I really  am. I am a child of God, created
changeless and divinely perfect. While I have made mistakes and might
surely m ake mo re, I accept that in the moments of my error the spirit
within me remains innocent an d pure. I for give others their trespasses
that I might feel for given for my  own, for all of us are light and all of us
are love. T oday I  resist the temptation t o punish or undermine myself. All
mistakes are a betrayal of self,  and today I honor the goodness that is
natural t o my being. I resist any worldly projection onto me t hat I am
less than the perfect child of a wholly loving God. Thus I am  able to
celebrate and truly enjoy my life. T oday I see pa st the filter o f my shame and guilt, to the
acceptance that nothing I have ever done or could ever do can
diminish the true light of my b eing. God cr eated me eternally
innocent, and within my spirit so I r emain. Having atoned for my
err ors, I am fr ee to r emember God’ s spirit is always alive in me.DA Y 20
FOR REFLECTION
O n  t h e  P r o m i s e  o f  t h e  P r e s e n t
T he eternal self d wells in eternity , and eternity intersects linear time at
only one point: the present. Who you are in this moment, therefore, is
who you truly a re. And who yo u are is love itself. From that essential
point of  perfect being, created anew by God in every instant, miracles
flow naturally . Love interrupts  the past and opens the future to new
probabilities. No  matter who yo u are, no matter how young or old you
are, in the present, all things are possible.DA Y 21
N e g a t i v i t y  p o i s o n s  m y  m i n d ,  a n d  p o s i t i v i t y  r e s t o r e s
i t . I  have a choice whether to join in the darkness of the world, its petty
judgments, and constant blame. When I do so I inject my psyche with
poison, and today I choose a healthy mind. I r eplace  all negativity with a positive attitude, in which I se ek to
find, an d to articulate, the goo d in every heart. If I disagree, I will
disagree with honor . If I debate  a point, I will debate with res pect. If I
need to draw a line for the sake of justice, I will do so with an h onor for
the dignity of all. I will no longer be car eless with the working of my mind. Rather ,
I will use it as it was cr eated by God to be used, as a conduit for
love and a gateway to peace. May everyone, including myself,
feel the tenderness of my appr o val and not the harshness of my
unkindness.DA Y 22
I  d e d i c a t e  m y  w o r k  t o d a y  t o  t h e  f u r t h e r a n c e  o f  a l l
t h i n g s  g o o d . W hether I am paid or not, whethe r I am working out in the wor ld or
planting my own garden, I dedicate whatever I am doing today to the
uplifting of all things. May the activity of my mind and work of my
hands be of service to the healing of the world. T oday I remember that there is only one work: to be who I am
capable of being, to do what I am capable of doing to make the  world a
better place. May my life be of use to something greater than myself, that
I might feel the joy of being used. Dear God ,
T oday I dedicate all I am and all that I have ,
That love might use me as a conduit of its power . Illumine my mind and incr ease my understanding ,
Hone my personality and deepen my skills ,
That all I do might glorify Y our pr esence in the world. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 23
T o d a y  I  r e c o g n i z e  t h e  m i r a c l e  i n  a l l  t h i n g s . H ow o ften do I not notice the mi racles all around me, or honor all the
kindnesses show n me, or allow myself to fully embrace the good that’ s
in my life? T oday I remember that every day is precious, every heart
carries w ithin it the spirit of Go d, and every event contains the platform
for a miracle. May I not be blind today to the awesomeness of life. May the days be  gone when I took for granted all the blessings i n my
life. May my eyes be open, that I might see more beauty; may my ears be
open, that I might hear my truth; may my spirit open, that I might feel
the tender touch of God. T oday I see thr ough a differ ent set of eyes, that I will r ecognize
the m iracles all ar ound. I see the sparkle of light that surr ound s
all things and the yearning for love that exists in everyone. I see
the i nnocence beyond all guilt a nd the love beyond all fear . An d
thus I am r eborn into the truth of who I am.DA Y 24
I  d w e l l  i n  p e a c e ,  k n o w i n g  t h a t  G o d  i s  h e r e  a n d  G o d
i s  g o o d . S ometimes I search for God, though God is in my mind. Sometimes I
wait for truth, w hen truth is in  my heart. And sometimes I allow the
appearances of the world to obscure God’ s goodness. But not today . T oday I know th at I need to do nothing and I need to
go nowh ere, to experience God’ s love. For wherever I am, closer than
my brea th is God Himself wit h His arms around me. I am safe and
secure in knowing this. I am blessed by what I know . May I not be tempted by the darkness of the world to think that
God is gone, or lur ed into the th inking of the world to ever doubt
love’ s power . God is her e, love is r eal, and I am safe. These things
I know and will not for get. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 25
FOR REFLECTION
O n  S a y i n g  Y e s  t o  N e w  B e g i n n i n g s
O ur v ery cells re spond to the thoughts we think. W ith every word,
silent or  spoken, we participate in the body’ s functioning. W e participate
in th e functioning of the univ erse itself. If our consciousness grows
lighter , then so does everything  within and around us. This means, of
course, that with every thought , we can start to re-create our lives. In
saying yes to new beginnings, we begin to bring them forth.DA Y 26
I  g r e e t  a l l  w h o m  I  m e e t  t o d a y  w i t h  t h e  l o v e  o f  G o d . I t can  be a kind smile, an under standing pause, a touch of a hand that
makes all the dif ference in how  someone’ s day unfolds. I wish to be a
conduit of love to those I meet, that I might know a softer way of being
and a deeper sense of peace. Let me remember today that all  of us are in need of love, both those
who ma ke it obvious and those who make it easy to for get. Whether
showing their love or hiding it, my brothers are, as I am, in need of
understanding. May I be someone who understands. May my selfish natur e melt aw ay , dear God, and compassion
come to  take its place. May e veryone I meet or even think of
today be  blessed  by the love I send their way . I will r eceive as  I
decide to give, and today I choose to give love.DA Y 27
T h e  u n i v e r s e  i n t e n d s  t h a t  I  b e  l o v e d . A l l  i s  p l a n n e d
f o r  m y  g r e a t e r  g o o d . A s the  handwriting of God, the u niverse both self-or ganizes and  self-
corrects. Through love I am co nnected to a pattern of perfection. All
problems in the world—from t he subtle to the immense—derive from
someone having lost connection to the love within their hearts. T oday I plant m yself within love’ s universe, that I may dwell w ithin
the mira culous m atrix. As I alig n my thoughts and actions wit h love, I
experience my greater good. I trust the universe to create thr ough me
ever -increasing dimensions of peace and joy . I d o not know how to contr ol th e universe, nor do I need to. The
universe is contr olled by love and love alone. Outside love ’ s
embrace the world is chaos, but within it all is safe and secur e.
T oday I choose the arms of love in which to r est my soul.DA Y 28
M y  s o u l  i s  i m p r i n t e d  w i t h  t h e  y e a r n i n g  t o  b e  m o r e . J ust as a flower bends toward the sun, I bend toward the lure of spirit. In my heart I am restless, for I know I am called to the greatness of my
true being. Let me not tarry in my weaker places. I am given otherworldly help today as I reach for what is possible. Angels h erald my birth into the glory of who I really am. A me re nod in
their dir ection, the slightest invitation for spirit to enter , and my mind
becomes a touchstone for the thoughts that take me there. I pra y for guidance and str eng th today , to become the person  I
long to be and do the things I long to do. I honor the imprint o f
God upo n my soul, and the yea rning of my heart to follow the
path He lays befor e me.DA Y 29
I  a m  n e v e r  a b a n d o n e d ,  a n d  n e v e r  l o s t . I  a m  h e l d  i n
t h e  a r m s  o f  G o d . A t times it feels I am alone in a dangerous world. I am hurt by life and
cannot feel the e mbrace of a lov ing God. Y et such times as these cry out
for faith. A sun that is eclipsed is not a sun forever hidden. God nev er turns  his face from me, nor rejects my prayers. His spirit
resides within my mind, to guide my thoughts to the thoughts of peace. I
am never left w ithout His comfort. I am not separate from the source of
my creation. May my Internal T eacher r emin d me always that I am one wit h
all Cr ea tion. I am not separate or apart fr om love. I bend my
thoughts in the dir ection of lo ve for myself and others, that I
might be deliver ed fr om the pain of a fearful world.DA Y 30
FOR REFLECTION
O n  L i f e  a s  a  S p i r a l
A ccording to ancient Asian philosophy , life is not a circle but a spiral. Every life lesson that has eve r been presented to you (whic h means
everything you have ever been through) will come back again,  in some
form, until you learn it. And the stakes each time will b e higher . Whatever you’v e learned will bear greater fruit. Whatever you’ve failed
to le arn will bea r harsher consequences. Whatever didn’ t work  in your
life before this point was a reflection of the fact that you hadn’ t yet
integrated the dif ferent parts of yourself. Where you didn’ t yet accept
yourself, you attracted a lack of  acceptance in others. Where you hadn’ t
yet d ealt with yo ur shadows, you manifested shadowy situations. Broken
parts of you encountered broken parts of others. So now you know! That
was then and this is now .DA Y 31
W i t h  e v e r y  b r e a t h ,  I  b r e a t h e  i n  G o d ’ s  l o v e . E ndless love and power are availa ble to me, whenever I remembe r who
I am. I am a child of the universe, a thought in the Mind of God, forever
surrounded and sustained by the substance of divine mind. I o pen my mind today to the rem embrance of my true nature and the
nature of the universe. I open my mind and I open my eyes today to the
love that is all  around me. W ith every breath, I drink in the holy
substance that infuses all things. On this day I r emember and will not for get that love is all ar oun d
me. I acknowle dge love’ s pr esence in myself and others, an d
br eathe in with every br eath all the power it bestows.DA Y 32
M y  b o d y ’ s  c e l l s  a r e  s u f f u s e d  w i t h  l i g h t . M y bo dy i s a gift, enabling me to  ground my spiritual journey w ithin
the i llusion of t ime and space. It is neither my ultimate reality nor my
true identity . I use the body as it was meant to be used—as  a vessel
through which to express my love. I p rotect  my body from the assaults of modernity—from the tho ughts
of f ear to the contaminants of  the physical environment. I d o so by
infusing my body with the light  of the divine, seeing with my inner eye
the spirit of God as it pours into every cell. Dear God ,
I dedicate to you my body . Pour into it your spirit. Pr otect it fr om the for ces of fear
And use it for your purposes. T urn my body into a holy thing. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 33
I  f o r g i v e  m y s e l f ,  a s  G o d  w o u l d  h a v e  m e  d o . W hat God  created  is eternal, and what God made perfect shall re main
so forev er . Our mistakes do not un-create the love in which we were
created. Though I have made mistakes, I atone for them and accept
God’ s re lease from any continuing consequences. His mercy is built into
the structure of the universe. I feel God’ s mercy as I extend mercy to others. T oday I walk a softer
way , holding neither myself nor others to the cross of condemnation. I w ill not use my mind today to  attack whom God loves. I atone
for err ors that I have made, I seek to make amends and to be
today who I was not befor e. May my actions now align with
God’ s love within me. I for give myself, as I know He for gives me,
for the mistakes that I have made.DA Y 34
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  m i n d  t o  G o d . W hile my mind can go in a millio n directions, I pray today that it go
toward l ove. Ma y wildness in m y mind and heart no longer foster chaos. May the peace of God within me bring all chaos to an end. Seeking order in my universe, I  eschew at last the intemperate mind. I place my mind in the hands of God. I pray to be released from fear , that
I might now know true love. Dear God ,
Please stop the storms within me. Make peaceful my mind and calm my heart. Reveal to me the love ar ound me ,
That my fear might fall away . Amen.DA Y 35
FOR REFLECTION
O n  R e - E n c h a n t i n g  t h e  W o r l d
W e were all indoctrinated into a disenchanted world, and we’ve
sacrificed a lot i n order to live there. The world isn’ t better of f for having
forfeited its tenderness. The meanness and cynicism of our age, the
reflexive sarcasm  that passes for intelligent reflection, the suspicion and
judgment of everyone and everything—such are the toxic by-products of
a dis enchanted worldview . Man y of us want of f that wheel of s uf fering. W e don’ t want to accept that what is is what has to be. W e want to pierce
the v eil of illusi on that separates us from a world of infinite possibility . W e wan t anothe r kind of life— for ourselves and for the world . W e are
considering that there might be another way—a door to miraculous
realms that is simply waiting for us to open it.DA Y 36
W h a t e v e r  I  g i v e  t o  o t h e r s ,  I  a m  g i v i n g  t o  m y s e l f . I n the  mo rtal world, what I give away is no longer mine. In the s piritual
world, o nly wha t I give away is mine. If I give anger , I shall know anger . If I give love, then I shall know love. Help me resist, dear God, my projection of blame onto others. For it
is only in seein g them innocent that I can be at peace. Help me to
disagree without  blame, to share without criticism, and to debate  without
demonizing anyone. Make me in all ways a conduit of your love. T oday I give m y peace to othe rs, that I might be at peace. I
withhold my judgment, that judgment not be mine. I extend my
love, that love be mine for ever .DA Y 37
T o d a y  I  r e s t  w i t h i n  t h e  s o f t n e s s  o f  m y  h e a r t . T he e go mind would lead me astray , to arrogant attitudes and puf fed-up
airs. In fact it is my spirit self, m y humble self, that makes me shine and
calls forth my good. In m y hu mble place I am strong, for the power of God can then move
through me. While arrogance hides my beauty , humility makes it visible. In my humility , I step back and let God shine through me. T oday I r est wit hin the softness of my heart, and in that place  I
am lifted  up. The universe r eg isters the power within me, as I
give all power to God.DA Y 38
M a y  m y  m i n d  b e  a  t o u c h s t o n e  f o r  l o v e  t o d a y . M ay I be divinely programmed today to think thoughts that are the
most creative, positive, insightful, and beneficial. In doing so,  I do not
give up  personal responsibility  or turn my power over to so mething
outside myself; rather , I take th e highest level of responsibility , asking
God to make my mind a literal touchstone for His love. As I think with love, I co-crea te with God a space for miraculous
breakthroughs. I  walk forward in confidence today , having pr ayed that
my mind will be used for holy purposes. I pra y that God’ s spirit oversha dow my mind today , r earranging
all f alse per ceptions and upliftin g them to divine right or der . May
wr ong-minded per ceptions dissolve in the pr esence of endless
love for myself and others. Amen.DA Y 39
E n l i g h t e n m e n t  i s  m y  g o a l  t o d a y . T he jo urney of en lightenment is a journey of the mind: from a focus on
the b ody to a focus on spirit, fro m a limited sense of self to an unlimited
sense of self, from a sense of separateness to a sense of unity with all
things, from blame to blessing, and from fear to love. This journey of my mind and heart—not always easy but al ways
miraculous—changes every aspect of my life. It transforms my  nervous
system, my ener gy , and my inte rnal state of being. It leads to ch anges in
my behavior and to shifts in how other people respond to me. As enlig htenment becomes my goal, my life is fr ee to transform. I
r elease my attachment to lower things, allowing my mind to be
guided into higher r ealms. Fear dissolves, and my love flows
forth. I am r edeemed and I am changed.DA Y 40
FOR REFLECTION
O n  A w a k e n i n g
I f y ou want to believe that what your physical eyes can see is all that’ s
there, th en fine, you can. Stay in  that small fraction of perceptu al reality
if yo u choose. But at some point, even if that point is at the  point of
death, w e all know better . I’ve  seen cynics become mystics on their
deathbeds. W e are here as though in a material dream, from w hich the
spiritual nature of our lar ger reality is calling us to awaken. The
magician, the alchemist, the mir acle-worker , is simply someone  who has
woken up to the material delusions of the world and decided to live
another way . In a world gone m ad, we can choose to be sane. In  order to
move o urselves, and our civilization, into the next phase of our
evolutionary journey , it’ s time for all of us to awaken.DA Y 41
T h e  s p i r i t u a l  p a t h  i s  m y  o n l y  p a t h . T oday I remembe r that every ev ent is a part of my spiritual jo urney . Every m oment i s a moment on my spiritual journey , inviting m e to rise
to the highest version of myself. May grace, compassion, underst anding, and love be the hallmarks of
my pers onality , as they are the  essence of my true being. May heaven
come to earth through me today . Dear God ,
I am willing today
T o be the person you would have me be. I r elease to you my illusions. Please str engthen me wher e I am weak
And heal me wher e I am wounded. Amen.DA Y 42
M a y  w h o  I  a m  t o d a y  b e  a  p o s i t i v e  i n f l u e n c e  o n  t h e
l i v e s  o f  t h o s e  a r o u n d  m e . E very tho ught we  think, every w ord we say , every action we take has
an e f fect on the universe. Other people feel what we’re thinking , whether
they’re conscious of this or not. Surrendering ou r lives to God is the ultimate taking of personal
responsibility , as God is not ou tside but within us. In surrende ring our
lives to him, we pray that his love move into and through us, as a light
unto all the world. Dear God ,
Please use me. Use my hands and use my feet ,
Use my thoughts and use my actions ,
That I might be a conduit for Y our love. May Y our peace, thr ough me, bring peace to all the world. Amen.DA Y 43
L e t  m e  b e  g u i d e d  b y  t h e  w i s d o m  o f  m y  h e a r t . O ur ph ysical eyes don’ t register the deepest truth of who we are, what’ s
truly hap pening, or what things mean. There is, however , an inner eye,
the opening of which is the purpose of our lives. T oday I will ex tend my perception beyond what my physical eyes
can see. Saluting  the love that lies beyond a veil of physical app earances,
I will invoke a world that lies beyond. My eyes will open to a truer truth. I will not be bli nded by the world today . I will not be guided b y
worldly sight alone. I seek true vision, that I might see. Amen.DA Y 44
T o d a y  I  b e a r  w i t n e s s  t o  t h e  a g o n y  o f  t h e  w o r l d ,
p r a y i n g  t o  b e  u s e d  a s  a  h e a l i n g  f o r c e . L et m e not for ge t today the nee dless suf fering of so many . I do not
dwell on this suf fering, but I bear witness with a compassionate heart. May I not be tempted today to attend to my own pain while
minimizing the suf fering of oth ers. May I not be swayed today by the
insidiousness of selfishness. Placing myself in service to the healing of
the world, I gain greater perspective and a more powerful consciousness. Dear God ,
T oday I r emember those whom the world has for gotten:
Those who ar e tortur ed ,
Those who ar e oppr essed ,
Those who ar e hopeless and feel no love ar ound them. May the love I send to them
Help work miracles in their lives. Amen.DA Y 45
FOR REFLECTION
O n  O u r  T r u e  F a t h e r / M o t h e r
W e c an help relea se the drama of our childhood by redefining w hose
child we are. W e are products of our family of origin, to be sure. But
who is that, exactly—our mortal parentage, or our immortal one? It’ s an
important distinction because we inherit the riches of whomever we
think so urced us. W e might have inherited limitation and fear from our
mortal p arents, but we inherited miracles and love from God. Our
worldly parents might have bee n wonderful people or they mi ght have
been scoundrels, but the lar ger point is that they’re not who created us. Superman was only raised  by those nice people in Kansas. Understanding that God is our t rue Father/Mother , and all humanity our
brothers and sisters, delivers us to a more, not less, respectful attitude
toward our biological family , and makes us more, not less , able to
receive the inheritance of God.DA Y 46
I  g i v e  m y  l i f e  t o  G o d  t o d a y . T oday I will not b urden myself by thinking I need to run the universe. I
needn’ t control anyone or anything. I need only to show up fully with my
heart and in my excellence. I s urren der everything to God, who lives within me. Every burden
and decision I p lace in his hands. I know that as I do so I will be led to
divine right thought and action. The universe will arrange itse lf on my
behalf. How wo nderful it is to r elax at l ast and fall back into the arms o f
God. It is not a stiff neck but a soft heart that will guide m y
course of action. I will not for get to trust in God today .DA Y 47
I  w i l l  n o t  b e  f a l s e l y  h u m b l e  t o d a y . T he think ing of the world is upsid e down, and one of the ways in which
our thoughts are inverted is in th e area of arrogance and humility . It isn’ t
arrogant, but humble, for me to accept that the power of God is within
me. What is arrogant is to think otherwise. Many o f my problems have ar isen because I chose to play small,
denying the power of my mind, the power of my love, my own power to
work mi racles. I  was born with spiritual wings, and I am meant to spread
them. T o day I will not be false ly humble, but will own in all ways the
power of my love and for giveness to work miracles in my life. T oday I r ecognize that while m y power is neither mor e nor less
than anyone else’ s, it is the power of God within me. Thr ough the
power o f my love, I pave the wa y today out of darkness and into
light for both myself and those ar ound me. Amen.DA Y 48
I  n e e d n ’ t  p r o v e  a n y t h i n g  t o  a n y o n e . I  a m  b l e s s e d  a s
a  c h i l d  o f  G o d . I  needn’ t compensate for any lack in myself, for there is no lack in a
child of  God. I am whole and complete as a spiritual being; I  need do
nothing to augment what is already perfect. In any moment when I puf f my self up, I appear less radiant. In any
moment when I am defenseless and humble, I am radiant with God’ s
love and power . T oday I will be defenseless and safe in the arms of God. Dear God ,
Please r emove any armor in fr ont of my heart ,
And all barriers to my love. T ake away my insecurities ,
And r emind me of my intrinsic value. Let me not be tempted to inflate who I am ,
Which will only diminish me and decr ease my joy . Amen.DA Y 49
I  m e e t  l i m i t e d  c i r c u m s t a n c e s  w i t h  u n l i m i t e d
t h o u g h t s . W hile the world is  changeable, the T ruth is not. May I not be tempted
by the drama of the world to for get the eternal peace of God. May I hold
to th e truth of who I really am  and how the universe operates, despite
whatever the world may say . In a universe where only love is real, I need not be deterred by the
appearances of fear . Where there is lack in the material world, I proclaim
the infinite abundance of the spiritual universe. Where there is discord
and con flict on the material pla ne, I proclaim the love that unites us as
one. T oday I  meet limits with the thinking of unlimited possibilit y . Whatever occu rs, I r emember that miracles ar e possible
r egar dless of cir cumstance. I pr oclaim the miracle, I pray for the
miracle, and I r ejoice in the miracle. Amen.DA Y 50
FOR REFLECTION
O n  Y o u r  P r e f e r r e d  L i f e
T ake a good look at your life ri ght now . If you don’ t like something
about it, close your eyes and imagine the life you want. No w allow
yourself to focus your inner eye  on the person you would have to be in
order to create your preferred life. Notice the dif ferences in how you
behave and present yourself; allow yourself to spend several seconds
breathing in the new image, exp anding your ener gy into this ne w mold. Hold the image for several seconds and ask God to imprint it on your
subconscious mi nd. Do that eve ry day for ten minutes or so. If you share
this technique with certain people, the chances are good they’l l tell you
that it’ s way too simple. It’ s up to you what you choose to believe. Dear God ,
Please impr ess upon me
The vision of whom I am meant to be. Reveal to me the bigger life
That Y ou would have me live. Undo the for ces that keep me bound ,
That I might serve Y ou mor e.
Amen.DA Y 51
I n  G o d  a l l  t h i n g s  a r e  p o s s i b l e . T here is no orde r of dif ficulty in miracles. One is not harde r than
another . W ith God, all things are possible. And I am one with God. W e can only hav e what we allo w ourselves to have. I will not close
my eyes today and then bemoan the darkness. I will not miss out on
miracles by denying they exist. I am open to receive the blessings that
faith in love bestow . May I not constr ict my mind today . I am open to the possibility o f
infinite possibility . I am open to the unlimited good that th e
universe has in stor e for me. I know that in God ther e ar e endles s
miracles, and they ar e meant for me.DA Y 52
T i m e  a n d  s p a c e  a r e  s e r v a n t s ,  n o t  t h e  m a s t e r s  o f
w h o  I  a m . I am a being of sp irit, not merely flesh. Spirit is not a servant, but master
of the material world. As I remember who I really am, I plac e myself
under the laws of the spiritual universe. In the spiritual universe, there is only abundance, only good, only
peace, a nd only  love. By remem bering spirit is my true identit y as well
as my true home, I raise myself above the limits of the mortal world. I am held bac k by nothing t oday . Seeing beyond the thr ee -
dimensional pla ne, I invoke the world beyond it. Ther e is nothing
my h oliness cannot do. Neither t ime nor space ar e mor e powerfu l
than God, for He alone is the King of the universe.DA Y 53
I  s e e  n o  o n e  a s  g u i l t y  t o d a y . I t is my choice w hether to focus on someone’ s guilt or innocence. It is
my choi ce wheth er to blame or bless. It is my choice whether to limit my
perception to someone’ s body , o r to release myself to the knowledge of
the innocence that lies in everyone. Which choice I make determine s my experience of myself, and  thus
my wor ld. If I see guilt in others, I will feel guilty . If I release my
attachment to the guilt in others, I will feel released myself. God does not ne ed me to police His universe. He needs me on ly to
for give. Dear God ,
Please r emove fr om my mind
Any tendency to judge
Whom I know you love. For I know you love us all. Amen.DA Y 54
T h e r e  i s  n o  l i m i t  t o  m y  p o t e n t i a l ,  f o r  I  a m  u n l i m i t e d
i n  G o d . I n e ach of us there lies unlimited potential, no more or less in me than in
anyone. T oday I accept with humility and grace the fact that this is so. God is great, and God is alive in me. I open myself to receive His
spirit, His wisdom, and His power today . May I not be limited by any
thought that I am less than He created me to be. I str ive t oday to be a living emb odiment of God’ s love. However I
might fail at tim es, I know His spirit will always guide me back to
the truth that li ves within me. May every step I take be a step
towar d love.DA Y 55
FOR REFLECTION
O n  E m b r a c i n g  W h a t ’ s  I m p o r t a n t
W e spend  so much time on unimportant things—things with no
ultimate meaning—yet for reasons no one seems to fully understand,
such no nessentials stand at the center of our worldly existence. They
have no connection to our souls whatsoever , yet they have attached
themselves to our material functioning. Like spiritual parasites, these
things eat away our life force a nd deny us our joy . The only w ay to rid
ourselves of their pernicious ef fects is to walk away . . . not from things
that need to get done, but from thoughts that need to die. Crossing the bridge to a better world begins with crossing a b ridge
inside o ur minds, from the a ddictive mental patterns of fear and
separation, to enlightened perceptions of unity and love. W e’re in the
habit of  thinking fearfully , and it takes spiritual discipline to turn that
around in a world where love is more suspect than fear . T o achieve a
miraculous experience of life, we must embrace a more spiritual
perspective. Otherwise, we will leave this earth one day without ever
having known the real joy of living.DA Y 56
I n  r e a l i z i n g  w h o  I  r e a l l y  a m ,  I  u n l e a s h  m y  p o w e r  a s
a  c h i l d  o f  G o d . I t is not what I do, but who I am, that generates my power on the earth. For my power does not come from a worldly source; my power comes
from God. As I relax each day into the knowledge of my spiritual source, my
true iden tity is revealed to me. I align myself with the truth of my being,
my h ome in Go d, and from that  place all good emer ges. Every  thought,
every fe eling, every action becomes infused with the light and  glory of
God. I r est in the kno wledge that I need to do nothing to incr ease m y
intrinsic value. I am in God, as God is in me. I find stillness and
power in the r ealization that this is so.DA Y 57
I n  c h o o s i n g  l o v e ,  I  c a s t  o u t  f e a r . I  will  see  today what I choose to see. If I choose to see guilt, then it will
be th ere; but then I will not see innocence. If I choose to see innocence,
it will be there; and then I will n ot see guilt. I will discern, but I will not
judge. Perception is my choice, and I do not pretend today that I am
powerless before  my decision. I  accept that every perception is a choice,
and today I choose to see love. May my  mind be disciplined today , to see past guilt to the love
that lies beyond it. In myself and in everyone, may I see the
innocent and pur e and true. Love is my power to invoke the
manifestation of what I choose to see.DA Y 58
M a y  I  s e e  a l l  t h e  b e a u t y  a r o u n d  m e  t o d a y . O ften I’m so lost in my illusions that I do not see the beauty of the
world, or hear the music of th e world, or feel the love in the world. T oday I choose to be aware of them all. How often I hid e away from the gor geous manifestations around me. From the beauties of nature to t he tenderness of friendship, the miracles
of the world often fade from m y view without my really hav ing seen
them. T oday may this not be so. T oday I see all t he evidence that the world is a wonderful place. May I not fall a sleep to the mira cles ar ound me. I embrace wha t
the world has to give to me, and I give thanks that it is so.DA Y 59
M a y  G o d  u s e  m e  t o d a y . L ove will  save the world, but only  if we express it. May everything I do
today be an expression of God’ s love. May I be a channel for love today , co-creating with God a more
perfect w orld. W ith every thought of love, I create a miracle. Ev ery time
I withhold love, I deflect one. Dear God ,
Use my hands and feet ,
My wor ds and actions today . Use who I am and what I do
T o help Y ou heal the world. Amen.DA Y 60
FOR REFLECTION
O n  G i v i n g  B i r t h  t o  O u r  S p i r i t u a l  S e l v e s
I t isn’ t easy , giving birth to our spiritual potential. Spiritual labor can be
very ard uous—one holy instant  at a time, when we give up, surrender ,
soften, don’ t care if we’re right, for go our impatience, detach from the
opinions and prizes of the worl d, and rest in the arms of God . But the
end result is the  love of our lives. W e begin to feel more comfortable
within o urselves, less laden by t he chronic angst that marks the  times in
which we live. W e begin to feel free at last of past hurts , able to
fearlessly love again. W e begin to exhibit the maturity and strength that
were lacking in our personalities before. A new ener gy emanates from
who we are, and others can see it too.DA Y 61
T o d a y  I  m a k e  a  s t a n d  f o r  l o v e . I t is important that I stand my gr ound today . I stand for wisdom. I stand
for integrity . I stand for honesty . I stand for compassion. I stand for
clarity . I stand for for giveness. I stand for love. May the se not be merely words today , but rather the field o f my
experience. May I gather up my internal forces and lead the l ife I was
created to live. May I not be luk ewarm today , but rather deeply committed to the
principles I believe in. Who am  I to be lazy when I have been
called by God to gr eatness. May I not for get today the
importance of the gr ound on which I stand.DA Y 62
M a y  I  h a v e  t h e  s t r e n g t h  t o  f o r g i v e  t h o s e  w h o ’ v e
b e t r a y e d  m e . N ot everyone has shown me kindness or mercy , but still I have a choice. May I not remai n attached to pa st betrayals, but rather allow fo r giveness
to set me free. What I for give, I  am not condoning. I am merely placing in the hands
of God what is not mine to fix. I bless those who have betraye d me, for
only in seeing their innocence can I see mine. Dear God ,
I am willing to see beyond the guilt
That hides my br other ’ s light fr om me. I need Y our help to do this, though ,
For my pain has been very gr eat. Amen.DA Y 63
I  w a n t  a  b i g g e r  h e a r t  t o d a y . M ay I not be gui ded by a narrow mind, nor hindered by a mi serly
heart. May I not be limited by false beliefs, or swayed by pernicious
thoughts. T oday I want a bigger heart, that I might have a freer soul. May all
who meet or even think of me be aware that they are loved. Dear God ,
Expand my heart today . Enlighten my mind and incr ease my love
That I might be like Y ou. Amen.DA Y 64
L o v e  i s  a l w a y s  p r e g n a n t  w i t h  t h e  n e x t  b e s t  t h i n g . L ife is always bre wing more of it self. The universe is infinitely cr eative
and never stops arranging opportunities to love. No mat ter what happened even a moment before, the present is
always a new beginning. God’ s Mind rearranges time and space
according to our willingness to love. Nothing in the world can stop the
creative power of the universe. Let me not for get that the universe is endlessly cr eatin g
opportunities, following my lead  whenever I choose to love. As I
open my  heart, life will birth its elf thr ough me. I will be amazed
to see what comes forth fr om my heart. Amen.DA Y 65
FOR REFLECTION
O n  t h e  A l c h e m y  o f  P e r s o n a l  T r a n s f o r m a t i o n
I t’ s w hen we face  the darkness s quarely in the eye—in ourselves and in
the worl d—that we begin at last to see the light. And that is the  alchemy
of personal transformation. In the midst of the deepest, darkest night,
when we feel most humbled by life, the faint shadow of our wings begins
to appea r . Only when we have f aced the limits of what we can do, does
the limitlessness  of what God can do begin to dawn on us. It is the depth
of the darkness  now confronting our world that will reveal to us the
magic of who we truly are. W e are spirit, and thus we are more than the
world. When we remember t hat, the world itself will bow to our
remembrance.DA Y 66
L e t  o t h e r s  t h i n k  w i t h  m e r c y  t o w a r d  m e ,  a n d  m a y  I
t h i n k  w i t h  m e r c y  t o w a r d  t h e m . H ow often I’m reminded of God’ s  mercy toward me, as over and over I
have ma de mistakes and been allowed to begin again. Surely God’ s
mercy is woven into the nature of the universe. May I show mercy to others as  God has shown mercy toward  me. May I not withhold my gracious allowance for the mistakes of th e mortal
self. Rat her , may  others feel fro m me the charity and compassio n of one
who understands. Dear God ,
May I not withhold fr om others
The mer cy Y ou have shown to me. May I not r emind others of their mistakes ,
But rather be a space
Wher e people feel fr ee to begin again. Amen.DA Y 67
T o d a y  I  w i l l  b e  a  f r i e n d  t o  m y s e l f . N o one is going to accept me if I don’ t accept myself first. When a nyone has rejected me, I realize now that I had rej ected
myself f irst. I was waiting for so meone else’ s acceptance to prove to me
that I was worth  accepting! Not accepting myself, I didn’ t show up in the
fullness of myself when I engaged with others. And so of cou rse they
rejected me! T oday I will be loyal to myself. Not in denial about my weaknesses,
but loyal . . . and  kind . . . and embracing. I will accept myself w arts and
all. Other people will see my goodness when I have seen it first. No one knows better than I d o all the hell that I have been
thr ough. I will no longer beat up on myself, when I know so well
the blows I have endur ed. Starting today , I will be a better friend
to myself.DA Y 68
I  a m  n e v e r  f o r g o t t e n  b y  G o d . S omething is always happening  under the surface of things. Pieces
rearrange themselves. Love reveals itself. Life reasserts itself. I am part of th e universe; I am woven into the fabric of d ivine
existence. There  is a natural pull toward ever -increasing good that is
built into my soul. I am never for gotten by God. Dear God ,
Y ou ar e always guiding my life
In the dir ection of my higher good. Help me to r emember that I am one with Y ou
And never separate. Help me to surr ender ,
That I might know my gr eater joy .
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Introduction
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About the Author
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Copyright
About the PublisherINTRODUCTION
A  miracle is a shift in thinking, a shift from fear to love. At first glance, that sounds a bit ridiculous. How does shift ing a
thought cause a miraculous change. And yet  it does exactly that. For  every thought we think creates  form
on s ome level. A simple though t—seemingly trivial or even unimportant
—carries within it the power to move mountains. And that is the least it
can do. There is no worldly power—no money, no technology, no
business or government—that c an match in power the power we wield
by simply using our minds for the purposes of love. “I love, I love. ”  you might say. And of course you love. W e all do. The problem, however, is that we do not love only. W e love, but then we
take it back. W e love, but then we stop when it becomes inco nvenient. W e love, but only until the ego is challenged by the thought of risk. And so it is that  while we love,  we do not wield the power of love. W e love, but we do not love only. And so we love, but we do not work
miracles. The purpose of this book is to help guide your thinking to the
thoughts of love that will break  the chains of fear that bind y ou. One
moment, one situation, one thought at a time, we can evolve beyond the
lower thought forms that keep us bound. And in so doing, we become
miracle-workers, working miracles for ourselves and for all the world. The first  place to start working miracles is not in the world aro und you,
but in yourself. Y ou’re not going to work a miracle in your environment,
but in your mind. Because mind is Cause and the world is Ef fect, we change the world
by changing the thoughts we think about the world. Begin with a simple step:
Put dow n this book and look a round you. Look at the chair you’re
sitting o n, or the table that’ s ne xt to you, or the walls around y ou. And
ask y ourself this: What ar e my thoughts about this chair, or this table, or
this wall. That they’r e not good  enough, or nice enough. Or do I never
r eally think about them all, just taking them for granted. Now try  a simple shift: W ow, ho w lucky I am to have a c hair. Billions
of peopl e do not. How fortunate  I am to have a table. Billions of people
do not. And how lucky I am to h ave walls ar ound me.
A shift in thinking, from fear to love.
What is the author's definition of a miracle?
Every thought has an effect not only on oneself but also on everyone else.
What is the author's view on the power of thoughts?
Accepting oneself as a child of God, and recognizing that one's true identity is not defined by mistakes.
What is the author's message on accepting oneself?
Forgiveness is a choice, and atonement is the process of accepting and letting go of past mistakes, which allows for spiritual growth and healing.
What is the author's view on forgiveness and the concept of "atonement"?
The author believes that the universe is intentional and not random, and that it is always guiding and loving.
What is the author's view on the concept of the universe and its intentions?