I face the wo rld today
knowing that anything can happ en, for there is no appearance of lack or
fear tha t can prevail upon the will of God. God is love, and fear is
illusion. Knowin g this, I am a n atural worker of miracles and a deliverer
of peace. May I be fr eed of thoughts of worldly limits today , r ememberin g
that the childr en  of God ar e bound and not fr ee. May God’ s spir it
deliver me beyond the narr ow confines of fear -based thinking. May I be delive r ed to the infinite possibilities of love. Br eak m e
fr ee, dea r God, of the ego’ s claims of what is possible, what is to
be e xpected, and what is perm itted by its harsh assessments o f
who I am. Amen.DA Y 227
I  d e d i c a t e  m y s e l f  t o  l o v e ’ s  p u r p o s e s  t o d a y . T hat w hich is put in the service of love is protected from the grips of
fear . Tha t which is put in the ser vice of deep sanity is protected  from the
grips of neurosis. That which is  put in the service of what is good, holy ,
and beautiful is protected from the forces of destruction. T oday I put my
life in service to love. The ego has no power in the p resence of holiness, and my mind is
holy . T oday I de dicate myself hourly , even moment by moment,  to love’ s
purposes, as a way of casting out of my mind the ego fears that would
otherwise assault me. Dear God ,
I place all that I am
And all that I have
In Y our hands. T ake fr om me every thought
That is not of Y ou ,
And fill my mind
W ith Y our emanations
Of love. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 228
I  u s e  p r a y e r  a n d  m e d i t a t i o n  t o  e x e r c i s e  m y  s p i r i t u a l
b o d y . J ust as I look to food to fuel my physical self, I look to meditation and
prayer to fuel m y spiritual self. Just as I look to physical exercise to
strengthen my physical body , I look to spiritual exercise to strengthen my
spirit. Gravity works on both physical and emotional levels. Just as I d o not
wish physical gravity to pull down my muscles, I don’ t wish spiritual
gravity to pull down my min d. I work against emotional g ravity—
thoughts of fear , cynicism, negativity , victim consciousness, anger ,
judgment, and defensiveness—by praying and meditating throug hout the
day . The ego will constantly tempt m e to attach myself to a fear -based
interpr etation of the world. I fly instead on angels’ wings—th e
thoughts of love—above the fray  of worldly confusion. I pray and
meditate to keep my mind on love. And thus I soar above the
illusions of the world.DA Y 229
M a y  I  h e a r  t h e  v o i c e  f o r  l o v e  t o d a y . T oday may I hear the voice for God above the voice of the ego. May
the calm of love override the chaos of fear in my mind and in the world. I ask today what I can learn, what insight God would give me, and
what wi sdom He would place within my heart. May my thoughts be
illumined by for giveness. May love be my touchstone and my salvation
from fear . May His voice be with me throughout the day . Dear God ,
May I not be swayed today
By pr ojections of guilt ,
By attack and defense ,
By limitation and fear . Rather , may Y our love
So fill my mind
That I am utterly calm
W ithin Y our arms. Amen.DA Y 230
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O n  A f f i r m i n g  T h a t  O n l y  L o v e  I s  R e a l
I n any situation where loves does not rule, af firm that only love  is real. Say it, repeat it, chant it like a mantra. Allow it to cast out all thoughts of
blame a nd jud gment and fear . Think of the mean-spiritedness of
someone, then af firm that only love is real. W atch a horrible story on the
news, then af firm that only love is real. Feel your own fears about this or
that, then af firm that only love is real. This does not put you in a state of
denial, b ut rathe r in a state of tra nscendence. Y ou are not pretending that
something is not really happening, but only that it is not r eally
happening. And just as the W icked W itch of the W est disappeared when
Dorothy threw water on her , no  manifestation of fear will lon g remain
once humanity has risen to the understanding that only love is real.DA Y 231
T o d a y  I  c h o o s e  t o  b e  m i r a c l e - m i n d e d . T hrough t he auth ority of loving t hought, I am given the power to turn
any situation that is not love back into love, by thinking about it
dif ferently . T oda y I choose to be miracle-minded. Where I feel fear , I
will cho ose love . Where I see guilt, I will choose to for give. Where I fear
lack, I will choose to remember that in God all things are possible. Miracles will intercede for my holiness whenever I choose love,
bringing inner light into a darkened world. T oday I choose the power of
God over the weakness of my ego, to guide me and to set me free. Wher ever ther e is love, ther e ar e miracles. Miracles occur
naturally when I use my mind t o serve its purposes. T oday I am
devoted to the work of miracles in myself and in the world. Amen.DA Y 232
L o v e  a l o n e  i s  t h e  m e a n i n g  o f  m y  l i f e . F rom infinite love come infinit e possibilities. I am loved, an d my
purpose is to love. I have the power to think in ways that reflect and
attract all the love in the world. Such thinking—or enlightenment—is not
a process I work on, so much as a choice available to me in any instant. The wo rld will tell me that my purpose is this or that, my goals
should be this or  that, and that meaning lies in this or that. But l ove—my
ability to give and to receive it—is life’ s only meaning. T oday may I
remember that. God and  God alone is the sou r ce of my good. Love and love
alone is the s our ce of my life’ s meaning. For giveness an d
for giveness alon e is the key to m y deliverance fr om the pain of a
br oken heart.DA Y 233
A s  I  l e t  g o  o f  t h e  p a s t ,  I  a l l o w  f o r  m i r a c l e s  i n  t h e
p r e s e n t . M y situation might indeed be bleak. I might have made a huge mistake,
been given a raw  deal, or been betrayed by others. Y et still, wha t matters
is what I think now: Am I linger ing in the past, or allowing for a miracle
in th e pr esent? A m I blaming m yself and others, or for giving m yself and
others? Am I attached to what happened, or embracing new possibilities? The univ erse for ges a new path forward, in any instant when I re align
my thou ghts with the thoughts of love. The laws of time and space are
malleable, for through holiness I transcend them. I am entitled to more
than help; I am entitled to miracles. Dear God ,
Please wash me clean
Of yester day’ s fears. Let not my attention drag behind
As I enter the light of this holy instant. Keep me in the pr esent wher e Y ou r eside
And wher e I belong ,
For thus shall miracles be mine. Amen.DA Y 234
I  g e t  r i d  o f  m y  e n e m i e s  b y  m a k i n g  t h e m  m y
f r i e n d s . T he only way out  of enmity is through for giveness. I refuse to allo w my
grievances to hide the light of God in me. I free myself of ju dgmental
thoughts, for they cause my heart to suf fer . I t hink of those I blame and sen d them love. I think of those I resent
and wish them well. I think of those who have hurt me and I pray for
their happiness. Thus shall spirit infuse my mind, and deliver me beyond
the pain of my own condemnation. Thinking of every person who has caused me pain, or so I
believe; of everyone who has b etrayed me, or so I believe; o r
everyone who is wr ong, or s o I believe—I now r elease a ll
condemnation. I  leave to God all efforts to balance the rights an d
wr ongs of anyone, and pray that all of us now be at peace. Amen.DA Y 235
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O n  D i s e m p o w e r i n g  t h e  E g o
T he e go teaches that things lik e credentials, prestige, money , and
worldly power are more impo rtant than love. It counsels th at we’re
separate from others, that we have to compete to get ahead, and that
we’re not quite good enough th e way we are. And by our thinking such
things, we perpetuate a world in which they seem to be true. W e can escape t hat world only b y changing the thoughts that cr eated
it. S uch things a s credentials, prestige, money , and worldly power refer
to our external selves, and our e xternal selves are not who we are. Once
we know this, w e escape that world. As we begin to realize th at we’re
not here to do any of the thin gs the ego suggests, but rather  to love,
for give, serve, and heal, we disempower the ego. For just as the W icked
W itch in the W izar d of Oz  began to melt in the moment that Dorothy
threw w ater on her , the ego lose s all its power when we give all power to
God. Love is what we  were born with . Fear is what we have learned here. The spiritual journey is the relinquishment—or unlearning—of fear and
the acce ptance of love back into our hearts. Love is the essential
existential fact. It is our ultimate reality and our purpose on earth. T o be
consciously awa re of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the
meaning of life.DA Y 236
I  r e l e a s e  m y  n e g a t i v e  s e l f - c o n c e p t . I  d esire to think of myself as God thinks of me, and to know m yself as
He knows me. I was created, as was everyone, as divinely  perfect. Though I don’ t manifest my pe rfection on a consistent basis, my spirit,
having been created by God, is perfect nevertheless. I release any self-concept that fails to appreciate the beauty of God
within me. A negative self-perception serves no one, for hiding my own
light from my e yes also blinds me to the light in others. I choose to see
the light and beauty in everyone, including me. Dear God ,
May I know myself
As Y our beloved child. May I always r emember
Y ou cr eated me
In holiness and love. This is truly who I am ,
And so shall I r emain. Amen.DA Y 237
A g i n g  d o e s  n o t  d i m i n i s h  m y  b e a u t y . N ever at any point does the univ erse give up on me, consider me not
good enough, or consider me a has-been. Only if I think of myself in such
ways do I block the flow of miracles into and through me. My valu e does not decline wit h my physical beauty . As my outer
beauty b egins to  fade, my inner beauty shines forth most brightl y . T o the
universe, I am never invisible. I r e alize the li ght in each of  us is the gor geousness of the
universe, no matter our age o r physical condition. I live wi th
humble gratitud e for the light that shines within me. I will not be
tempted by worldly thoughts that would hide fr om me my value.DA Y 238
I  a m  i n  t o u c h  w i t h  m y  a n g e r ,  a n d  I  r e l e a s e  m y
a n g e r . I  want both to be in touch with my anger and to release my ange r . What
I do  not want is to project my anger onto someone else in the fa lse belief
that I will then feel better . Such behavior of fers temporary relief, yet a
more enduring suf fering. Anger , if I feel  it, should be acknowledged. But I need not, and
should not, act on it in dysfunctional ways. I feel my anger , ac cept it is
there, an d surrender it to God for transformation. May spirit a lchemize
my broiling emotions, that I might rise above them. I a sk that my anger be transmuted by love, so I might be show n
another way to h andle my despair . May my anger be r eplaced b y
a higher  way of seeing. T oday I  make a stand for my capacity to
move be yond my anger , as I place any temptation towar d attac k
thoughts into the hands of God. Amen.DA Y 239
G o d  f o r g i v e s  m e ,  f o r  H e  n e v e r  j u d g e d  m e . G od l oves me when I act wisely , and He loves me when I am fo olish. His love is based not on how I’ve acted but on who I am. He knows who
I am, for He created me. God’ s love is unconditional. My erro rs do not call for God’ s punishment, but for His corre ction. As I  aton e for my errors—willin g to make amends with a repentant heart
—then His merciful hand sh all reorder events to allow me new
beginnings. Such is the miracle of a non-judgmental God, the source of
all good and the reason for unending praise. How aw esome is God that—even when I have fallen fr om grace,
fr om the  truth within me, fr om the love that is the meaning of my
life—He loves me still. How mer ciful is God that—even when I
have br oken the bond that ties m e to His righteousness—He has
cr eated the Atonement to allow m e new life. My gratitude is deep,
and shall for ever be. Amen.DA Y 240
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O n  M e d i t a t i n g  i n  t h e  M o r n i n g
M any do yoga or work out in the morning. Many eat breakfast, read the
newspaper , and shower in the morning. But those who empower
themselves most in life are those who meditate in the morning. Through meditation, we cultivate our inner strength and release our
inner po wer . W e  align our spiri ts with God and place our minds under
the direc tion of  divine guidance. W e open our hearts to the h oly , and
greet th e day lovingly before sauntering out to meet it. W e prepare
ourselves as miracle-workers so we can then go out and work miracles.DA Y 241
M a y  m y  w a y  b e  u n b l o c k e d  t o d a y ,  a s  I  u n b l o c k  m y
h e a r t . T he path before me isn’ t set in stone, but in my consciousness. All
fearful thoughts result in fear; all loving thoughts result in  love. I
unblock my heart today , that I might walk a path of love. No matt er what  path I have taken to this moment in my life, I can
change it as I change my thoughts. I for give myself and others; I let go
the past and release the future; I remember that there is no lim it to the
miracles that come from God. T hus am I released from fear , and set upon
a path of love. Dear God ,
May my mind not stray fr om love. May my heart not stray fr om love. May my feet not stray fr om love. Not today or ever . Amen.DA Y 242
M a y  m y  e y e s  b e  o p e n e d  t o  t h e  m i r a c l e s  a r o u n d  m e . E very instant, the universe begins again. Miracles happen not in the
past or future, but now . Every moment, God is pouring forth His love,
with endless opportunities for renewal and rebirth. His voice proclaims
eternally , “Here is the glory of the universe. Embrace it, for it is yours.”
May I not resist the beauty of life, the colors of nature, or the nuances
of light. May I not be hardened to the fragility of the heart. M ay I not
abandon the field of miracles that is laid before me every mome nt of my
day . Dear God ,
Open my eyes that I might see
And open my ears that I might hear
The magnificence of everything. Open my mind that I might know
And open my heart that I might feel
The radiance of everything. Open my soul that I might r ealize
The miracle of Y ou. Amen.DA Y 243
I  a m  w h o  G o d  c r e a t e d  m e  t o  b e . I am a child of God. I was crea ted in a blinding flash of creativity , a
primal thought when God ext ended Himself in love. Everything He
touches is infused with His wonder , and He has touched me. The perfect me isn’ t something  I need to create, because God has
already c reated it. The perfect m e is the love within me. I allow His spirit
to remove the fearful thinking that surrounds my perfect self, so I might
extend to all the world the light He placed in me. May every thought I think and every feeling I feel be an extension
of God’ s love. May fear and illusion fall to the wayside as I
embrace the knowledge of who I r eally am. I am who He cr eated
me to be, and nothing else is r eal.DA Y 244
G o d  a n d  I  a r e  o n e . G od is my source, who continues to fill me with His nurturance and
love. I am never without His sustenance, for in every moment He pours
into me His divine elixir . Every  cell within me opens up to receive His
light. I d o not look to outer things to  complete me, for I am complete in
God. I do not look to outer things to sustain me, for I am sustained by
God. I need only  to realize who  I really am, and my relationship to Him. I live in Him as He lives in me; my God and I are one. God is closer to me than my br e ath. He is the light of compassion
and the power of for giveness. H e is the truth of my being and the
sour ce of my str ength. As long as I r emember this, I will know
who I am.DA Y 245
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O n  L e t t i n g  G o  o f  W h o  W e  A r e n ’ t  S o  W e  C a n  B e
W h o  W e  A r e
W hen Mic helangelo was asked how he created a piece of sculpture, he
answered that the statue already existed within the marble. God Himself
had created the Pietà, David, M oses. Michelangelo’ s job, as he saw it,
was to get rid of the excess marble that surrounded God’ s creation. So i t is with you . The perfect you isn’ t something you need to c reate,
because God already created it. The perfect you is the love wi thin you. Y our job  is to a llow God to rem ove the fearful thinking that s urrounds
your perfect self, just as excess marble surrounded Michelangelo’ s
perfect statue. The grea t, enlig htened beings of the world are those who have done
that—who have actualized the spiritual potential that exists inside us all. By following their path, we follow the path that leads to our own
enlightenment. O ur task is to drop the nonessential clutter that surrounds
our shining selves.DA Y 246
R e j e c t i o n  i s  n e v e r  o f  m y  t r u e  s e l f . T he re al m e cann ot be rejected. I f someone doesn’ t see my beau ty , it’ s
not beca use it isn’ t there. If someone doesn’ t appreciate my v alue, it’ s
not because I’m less valuable. My value—like everyone’ s—is
inestimable because my value is established by God. No one’ s opinio n can increase or diminish the truth of who I am. May I accept oth ers as God acce pts me. May no one feel rejected by me,
that I might feel rejected by no one. May I be lifted above the pain of r ejection, as I r emember that
who I r eally am cannot be r ejected. May God’ s acceptance mean
mor e to me than  the acceptance of any person, for it is based on
my true worth. May I always r emember , when dealing wit h
someone, to make them feel as a ccepted by me as I wish to be by
others.DA Y 247
T o d a y  I  w i l l  n o t  p l a y  s m a l l . T oday I will not allow false modesty to keep me from claiming the
power w ithin m e. God placed it there to be used on His behalf, and I
serve no one by hiding my light. Pretending to be less than I  am is a
game that I play at my peril. In tr uth I have only scratched the surface of the gifts I can give to the
world, and it is my mission while I’m on earth to give to life all  I have. I
arrived on this planet with a s tore of power , and so far I have only
allowed myself to experience but a fraction of it. As I devote this power
to be used in the service of the healing of the world, it will ignite into a
mighty force. Such is who I am. T oday I see the beauty and power and importance in everyone,
that I might see it within myse lf. It is humble, not arr ogant, to
accept t he power of God withi n me. Nothing in the world can
match in importance the gifts that God has given me.DA Y 248
A l l  o f  u s  a r e  s p e c i a l  a n d  n o n e  o f  u s  a r e  s p e c i a l . E very heart is fil led with a blazing potential for greatness. Eve ryone
carries the same eternal spark, the same seed of God within us. Everyone
is equal at the deepest level of our souls. T oday m ay I recognize everyone  as a brother or sister on my journey
through life, struggling as I struggle and yearning as I yearn. May I
extend the compassion I wish to feel from others, to everyone I meet. May my eyes thus be opened to the truth beyond the veil. Dear God ,
May I cast no one
Out of my heart today . May I see everyone as my br other
In light
And my companion along the way . May I see in all of us
The truth of Y ou. Amen.DA Y 249
M y  s p i r i t u a l  j o u r n e y  i s  t h e  m e a n i n g  o f  m y  l i f e . S pirituality is an inner fire, the m ystical sustenance that feeds my soul. My spiritual journey drives me  into myself, to a sacred flame at the
center o f my being. This journ ey gives me eyes to see, and the inner
strength to live the mystery of the real. W alking the roads of the outer journey , outside the blaze of mystical
truths, I am cold and spiritually lifeless. I am less than my potential when
I am  lost within the illusions of the world. T oday I awake to the world
beyond the veil, and find the meaning of my life at last. May my eyes b e opened today , that they might penetrate th e
darkness of a w orld that has for gotten love. May my ears be
opened to hear t he cries of the heart that go out fr om every soul. May I not be tempted by the thin king of the world to for get why I
am her e.DA Y 250
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W e ar e heir to the laws that gov ern the world we identify in. If we
think of  ourselves as only being s of the mortal world, then the laws of
scarcity and death that rule this world, will rule us. If we think of
ourselves as children of God,  whose real home lies in a realm of
awareness beyo nd this world, th en we will find we are “under no laws
but God’ s.”
Our sense of who we are determines our behavior . If we think we’re
small, li mited, inadequate creat ures, then we tend to behave that way ,
and the ener gy we radiate refl ects those thoughts. If we thi nk we’re
spiritual beings with an infinite abundance of love and power to bring to
the wor ld, then we tend to behave that way . Who we think we are
determines what we do; what we do then determines what we
experience; and what we experie nce then determines our suf fering or joy . It’ s hard to overestimate the importance of remembering who we are.DA Y 251
T o d a y  I  a m  a  c o n s c i o u s  c o u n t e r f o r c e  t o  t h e  w o r l d ’ s
d e s p a i r . T oday is a time o f rebirth and renewal. Our world is threatened  by an
over -identification with the material world. Humanity is called to
awaken from an irresponsible stupor , in which we have recklessly
for gotten that dictates of love s hould be central to all we do. T oday I
commit myself to a path of awa kening, that I might be of service to the
new . May all that I do and all I cr eate be of use to God. May my life be
in some small way a counterfor ce to the world’ s despair . May the
pr oducts of my mind and the work of my hands bring forth
miraculous r esults for everyone.DA Y 252
T o d a y  m y  l i f e  i s  r a d i c a l l y  n e w . T oday , I choose not to be who I was yesterday . I choose to no longer
identify with the darkness in my past. I choose to detach from the drama
of former times. I put my life in the hands of God. Through Him, I enter the radic al blessing of new possibilities. My
heart is unburde ned by the shad ows of painful memories, for in God I
have new life. T oday I will loo k inwar d, not b ackwar d, that I might r eceive th e
miracle of r ebirth. The past is over and lives only in my mind. I
for give myself and others and walk ahead into the light of God.DA Y 253
T o d a y  i s  t h e  d a y  I  h a v e  p r a y e d  f o r . E very day of fers me the miracle of life, if I am open to receive it. Everyone of fers me the miracle of love, if I am willing to bless them. Every m oment of fers me the chance to start over , if I am open to its
messages to me. T oday is the day I have prayed for , a day of peace and blessing for
everyone. God creates only beautiful days. Through Him, may I create
nothing less. Dear God ,
May I live up
T o Y our cr eative genius
W ithin me. May I partner with Y ou
In co-cr eating a world
Of beauty and blessing
For everyone. Use me that I might be of use. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 254
I  d o  n o t  w a l k  a l o n e  t h r o u g h  l i f e . W hatever happens in my life today , I know it is a part of my journey . If I’m happy , I will not take my  happiness for granted. If I’m sad, I
will rem ember that times will ch ange. If there is conflict, I will p ray for a
miracle. If there is fear , I will pour forth my love. Every moment is part of a divi ne curriculum, and I do not wish to
avoid it s lesson s. I open my heart today to the fullness of e xistence,
praying to receive its blessings no matter what they are. I d o not walk alo ne thr ough life, for God is within me and ar oun d
me. I am blessed and pr otected in all I do. Every moment carries
a gift for me. May I r eceive it and pass it on.DA Y 255
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H e a r t
U ntil we rememb er that each of us is entitled to miracles, it’ s easy to
despair a bout the state of the world. If we think of power only in external
terms, it’ s easy to feel hopeless when unjust systems have power . But whe n we remember the magic of our inner selves—activ ating
otherworldly forces through devotion and for giveness and love—we rise
to realms of mir aculous authorit y that can, and always do, transcend and
cast out the injustices of the w orld. No external system of tyr anny can
stand fo rever in the space of an awakened heart. In the space  of light,
darkness disappe ars. In the spac e of love, fear disappears. In the space of
people who have remembered who we are, why we are here, and who
lives wit hin us, it’ s only a matter  of time before the cruelties of t he world
begin at last to recede from our midst.DA Y 256
M a y  G o d ’ s  p e a c e  e x t e n d  t h r o u g h  m e . I  do not s eek peace for myself al one, for I am not alone in the universe. May Go d’ s man tle of peace be placed upon me, and extend through me
to bless the world. God’ s greatest gift to me is a calm in my heart. W ithin that calm,
may I find my wisdom. Through my wisdom, may I find my strength. And seeing my strength, may others find a strength within themselves. God’ s gifts ar e never meant for any of us alone, for we ar e
blessed and healed together . I r e ceive God’ s gifts today on behalf
of everyo ne. May my life be a channel thr ough which they emer g e
into the world.DA Y 257
A w a r e  o f  m y  w e a k n e s s e s ,  I  s u r r e n d e r  t h e m  t o  G o d . I nstead o f trying to hide my faults, I consciously aim to find them in
order to deliver them to God. W hat I give to Him, He will take from me. He will not punish me but corre ct me. I do not fear God’ s venge ance, for
God is never vengeful. My greatest gift to Him and others is to be who I am capable of
being. M ay today be a day of growth for me. May I not re peat old
patterns, but break through into the regions of my highest self. M ay God
take awa y from me all that is false, and fortify in me His beauty and His
truth. Dear God ,
I seek to be
Who I am capable of being. T ake away fr om me
The things I think
That hide Y our light in me. May today be a day
When I br eak fr ee
Of old habits of fear
That bind me. Amen.DA Y 258
I  i n c r e a s e  m y  f a i t h  i n  m i r a c l e s  t o d a y . L ooking a round m e, there are re asons to believe in the power of my
problems and the problems of th e world. But I place my faith in miracles
instead. There is no problem that love will not solve; my knowing this,
attesting to this, and practicing this makes me a miracle-worker . Thinking of one thing that seems to be an intractable problem, and I
place the light of God around it. I use my mind to af firm that in Him all
things ar e possible. I leave no room in my mind for doubt that this is so. W ith this refusal, I increase the possibility that a miracle will occur . May I not be tem pted to believe the testimony of my senses befor e
the testimony of God. In any situation, may I r emember th e
possibility of infinite possibility . May my mind thus be a condu it
of mirac les, as I have faith tha t they exist in God in unlimited
supply .DA Y 259
I  u s e  t h e  p o w e r  o f  a  p o s i t i v e  a t t i t u d e  t o  u p l i f t  a n y
s i t u a t i o n . M y doubt, fear , ne gativity , and judgment have destructive power . My
faith, lov e, posit ivity , and blessing have miraculous power . I will use my
power wisely today . Sometimes it’ s just an encouraging word, a tender touch, or a
friendly smile that can bring h ope to someone’ s heart. Such moments
represent God’ s love on earth. I  will be His representative today , as I try
my best to bring love and hope to any circumstance. Wher ever I go, may ther e be mor e love and peace because I’ m
ther e. M ay my mind be ever ale rt to ways I can ease the path for
someone. Dear God, please save me fr om a life lived only for
myself.DA Y 260
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O n  B u r n i n g  T h r o u g h  P a i n
C haos often fosters the greatest creativity . Breakdowns often precede
the g reatest breakthroughs. And  when the pain is greatest is of ten when
we’re on the brink of the greatest realization. The ego would prefer that we not look directly into the darkness. It
would not have us investigate  our pain, for th at is when we can learn
from it. The ego knows that crisis often leads to that pivotal moment
when we fall to our knees and a sk God for help. The ego is endangered
by crisis , prefer ring that a mild  river of misery simply run through the
background of our lives, never bad enough to make us question where it
comes from or what it means. Y et that painful moment, endured and
transformed, is our chance to “rout Satan and remove him forever .”
When th e pain is burned through rather than numbed, when our darkness
is brought to light and then for given, then and only then can we move on. And move on w e do. The ego knows this, and stakes its life on the fact
that we don’ t.DA Y 261
W h a t  I  g i v e  t o  o t h e r s  I  w i l l  r e c e i v e . W hat I put into the universe, the universe will put to me. I cannot
escape the law o f Cause and Ef fect, which is my protection when I am
loving a nd my teacher when I am  not. T oday I choose to be gene rous, for
generosity is in my self-interest. What I give to others I receive. I will not be tempted today to deny , however subtly , the ways I
withhold love from others. I will not feign confusion about the g enesis of
unfortunate even ts in my life, when I know in my heart what I did or did
not do to cause them. I atone for my errors and begin aga in today ,
knowing love and love alone will guide me truly . I seek to give today what I wish to r eceive. May I give love,
understanding, for giveness, and encouragement. May I liste n
well, nurtur e well, and speak w ith kindness. And when I deviat e,
may I be for given.DA Y 262
M a y  I  r e m e m b e r  t h a t  e v e r y  h e a r t  i s  f r a g i l e . I  am always so sensitive to my own fragile heart, while for getting that
others are as fragile as I am. All of us fear at times, and all of us love. All
of u s struggle, and all of us year n. All of us hurt at times, and all of us at
times hurt others. May I be less sensitive to my every emotional cut and bruise, and
more se nsitive t o the pain of others. May the scope of my com passion
extend f ar beyond myself, and i nclude a deeper consideration for hidden
suf fering in everyone. The scars  of the heart might be hidden fr om view ,
but all of us carry them and all of us desire love. Dear God ,
Please heal my selfish heart
And make me mor e sensitive
T o the pain of others. May I feel compassion
For all suffering ,
Not just my own. May Y our heart beat
Thr ough mine. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 263
G o d  i s  b o t h  m y  m o t h e r  a n d  m y  f a t h e r . W hether I had the most wonderful parents, abusive ones, or even none
at al l, God is my ultimate mother and father . He is my source  and my
continual nurturer . My spiritual self is parented by God. As an adult, I  am reparented by Him. I receive the hea venly
inheritance of the mind that He  bequeaths to me. I am entitled as His
child to the miracles that follow , whenever I remember whose child I am. May I think and act as befits my true origin. I r eceive  God’ s par enthood and my identity as His child. I detach
fr om the  false conditioning of the world, r eceiving the love that is
my past,  my pr esent, and my fut ur e. I r ejoice in that which is my
true origin and my true life. Amen.DA Y 264
W h e n  j u s t i c e  c a l l s  t o  m e ,  m a y  I  a l w a y s  r e s p o n d . T hough I live a life of plenty , there are those in the world who suf fer
unjustly . They are bowed down in sorrow and suf fering by systems over
which they have no control. May my life, in whatever way possible, help
ease the burden of those who suf fer from the injustices of the world. May I not for get that I am here to extend the compassion of God, to
help repair the w orld, to heal th e heart of humanity . Whatever I can do,
with my love an d with my ef for ts, may spirit guide me and give me the
power to do. Dear God ,
May love pour down upon me
And use me as its vehicle. May my life in some way be of service
T o those who suffer . May my efforts in some way bring justice
T o those in need of it. May my life in all ways be
Y ours. Amen.DA Y 265
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O n  K n o w i n g  T h a t  W h a t  W e  W a n t  A l r e a d y  E x i s t s
T he Bible’ s adage “Blessed are those who have faith and cannot see”
means “Empow ered are those who remember there is a truer truth, even
when circumstances tempt them to believe otherwise.”
When a pilot cannot see the ho rizon because of low visibility he or
she does n’ t assu me that the hor izon has disappeared. At a tim e of low
visibility , the pilot flies on instru ments that can gauge the situation more
clearly t han he or she can. Faith is like flying on instruments: i t’ s acting
on the assumpti on that just be cause you can’ t see a possibili ty at the
moment doesn’ t mean that it’ s not there. It’ s easy enough to have faith in  God’ s infinite abundance when we
have mi llions of dollars sitting in the bank; it’ s easy enough to have faith
in love when we’re receiving a  lot of it; and it’ s easy enough  to have
faith in the power of peace whe n there is no war . But when it’ s hard to
have faith is wh en we need it the most. By faith, we bring forth what we
want, by knowing that it already exists in a realm we cannot yet see.DA Y 266
M y  b o d y  i s  a  t e m p l e  t o  t h e  s p i r i t  o f  G o d . M y bo dy i s but a learning device, n ot my eternal home. I surrender  it to
God to use for H is purposes. May my body be a shining exampl e of how
the t hings of the  world, when re flecting holiness, take on the ra diance of
the spirit. May my  hands and feet, what I say , and what I do, all glorify the
higher purposes of God. May His guidance within my mind determine
the doings of my body . May my body be a temple to the emanations of
my soul. Dear God ,
I surr ender to Y ou my body . Please use it for Y our purposes
And fr ee it fr om the clutches
Of fear . May love determine
Both its function and its activity . May I live in my body
In health and joy . Amen.DA Y 267
M a y  w a r  b e  n o  m o r e . I n a world where every child is born of God’ s love, where ever y heart
yearns to connect, and every mother prays that her child be p rotected,
still yet we wage war . God for give us. In a wor ld where  every heart yea rns for peace and every nation needs
a rest from violence, where everyone prays that war not come near them
if it need come at all, still yet we wage war . God for give us. Show us
another way . Dear God ,
Please for give humanity
For the heinous thoughts
And cold, cruel actions
That occur on this blessed earth. May thoughts of peace
And yearnings for love
Swell up as though a mighty wave. May the world be washed clean
Of the wicked thoughts
Of fear and separation
That tear at our souls
And destr oy our bodies. May war be no mor e.
Amen.DA Y 268
D e a t h  i s  b u t  a  v e i l ,  n o t  a n  e n d . W hile the body di es, the spirit does not. Let me not for get that those
whom I have loved but lost to death are not lost at all. Rather , th ey dwell
in th e pl acid rea lm beyond time and space. They are not lost to me and I
am not lost to them. May a golden cord entwine my h eart to those I love who have passed
beyond the veil. May my inner e ye be opened, that I might see t he reality
of e ternal life. M ay death not t empt me to for get that what and whom
God creates is created forever . Dear God ,
I place in Y our hands my sorr ow
And grief
Over anyone’ s death. May my mind be healed of the delusions of the world ,
That I might truly see
That life goes on for ever . May my heart be opened
T o the higher truth
Of life unending. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 269
I  a c c e p t  t h e  r e a l i t y  o f  w h a t  i s ,  e v e n  w h e n  t h e
m o m e n t  i s  p a i n f u l . T ears can come bearing important gifts. Often it is our saddest moments
that lead to our greatest growth . One of the most powerful lines in the
Bible is one of its simplest: “Jesus wept.”
My task is not to avoid painful emotion, but rather to transform it at
its r oots. I can not do this if  I don’ t move through my emotions
authentically , tru ly asking myself what lessons they hold for me. If I
would tr anscend my sadness, I m ust experience it first; I am ready to do
both. T oday I allow myself permission to truly feel what is in my heart,
both the  happiness and the s adness ther e. I don’ t r esist th e
emotional waves  that rise up in me, but rather witness and accept
them an d surr ender them to Go d. That way they ar e alchemized
and turned into the bridge to my deliverance. Amen.DA Y 270
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O n  H a v i n g  F a i t h  i n  M i r a c l e s
L ove’ s miracles are being created in every given moment, unobstructed
by anyth ing carried over from the past. That is the way the universe
operates. Faith in  love doesn’ t determine love’ s power , but it does
determine whether or not we  experience its power . Y ou can  misuse  the power of your mind, but you can’ t eradicate the
power of your mind. Y ou can put your hands in front of your eyes and
complain the room is dark, but you can’ t turn of f the eternal light of God. The universe is infinitely and eternally lit with the light of new
possibility , whet her we’re willing to consider it fact or not. W e can have
faith and have miracles, or we can deny faith and deflect th em. The
choice is huge but it is clear .DA Y 271
T h e  p r e s e n t  m o m e n t  h o l d s  t h e  k e y  t o  m y
d e l i v e r a n c e . H ow often we move too quickly through life, running from moment to
moment as if afraid of too deep an experience of any single ins tant. Y et
what is my fear of the present? Why do I feel I must escape it and move
on to the future when the present is where my treasure lies? If I seek to escape the present moment, I will never escape the
problems of the past. It is t he present that holds the key to my
deliverance, as I allow myself to dwell fully within it, embrace its
meaning, and respond to it from my heart. I g ive the pr esent to God that I might dwell within it with gr eater
understanding. I stop seeking to get somewher e, and embrace
that in any moment I alr eady am somewher e. I allow the glory of
the pr esent moment to bring to m e its gifts. I r eceive them with a ll
my heart.DA Y 272
I  p u t  a l l  f e a r  o f  l a c k  i n t o  t h e  h a n d s  o f  G o d . T oday I remember that we live in an abundant universe, in which any
worldly lack is automatically c ompensated for by spirit. Wherever I or
others h ave diminished my worldly good, the universe has an automatic
plan for my increase. T oday I will not be tempted to for get this. It is my faith an d patience, not anxiety or impulsive action, tha t will
return to me m y good. The key to my external abundance is the
abundance of love in my heart. Dear God ,
I surr ender to Y ou
The fear in my heart ,
That ther e is not enough ,
That I will not be taken car e of ,
That all things will go wr ong. T ransform my thinking
That I might see that in Y ou
Ther e is only perfection and abundance
And I am at home in Y ou. Amen.DA Y 273
R e l a t i o n s h i p s  a r e  l e s s o n s  i n  m y  s o u l  g r o w t h . R elationships are spiritual assignments, people being brought together
who rep resent maximal potenti al for each person’ s soul growth. I can
walk aw ay from my assignments, but I cannot walk away from the
lessons they present to me. I wil l lea rn the lesson of each re lationship, or the lesson will rea ppear
in my life until I do. My ego focuses on the faults of others, but my spirit
focuses on me. Where was I in ego, living from the past, blaming rather
than ble ssing? W here do I need to lighten up, get over myself, get of f my
high horse? Where do I need to  for give or ask for giveness? Where do I
need to atone or make amends? Am I releasing someone else to their
highest good and wishing them only peace? Dear God ,
I place my r elationship with _____________
In Y our hands. Please lift our bond
Above the conflicts and illusions of the world. May I see only the innocence in them
And they see only the innocence in me. May for giveness wash us clean. Amen.DA Y 274
N e g a t i v e  e m o t i o n s  n e e d  t o  b e  r e l e a s e d ,  n o t
s u p p r e s s e d . H aving negative emotions doesn’ t make me a bad person; it means only
that I’m  in need of healing. Healing is a detox process, in which things
come up  in order to be released. God can only take from us wh at we are
willing to give to Him, and how can I give to Him what I myself have
not first looked at? Feelings need to be accepted as they are before they can trans form. As I  release my negative feeli ngs in an appropriate context—neither
projecting them onto another person, nor condemning myself for having
them—I begin the inner work necessary to change them. I accept that
they are there, r elease them to God, and pray that He will ch ange my
mind about whatever situation has caused them. Thus my miracle begins. Dear God ,
I give to Y ou, not hide fr om Y ou ,
My negative feelings
About anyone or anything. I know you do not judge me ,
But rather Y ou will deliver me
Fr om the insanity in my mind. Amen.DA Y 275
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O n  L i v i n g  i n  a n  E n c h a n t e d  W o r l d
W hen you  rememb er that you’re a  spiritual being, that God alone is the
source o f your power , and tha t the universe is inherently designed to
provide for your needs, then yo u are thinking in a miracle-min ded way . Y ou are exercising dominion ov er the mortal plane by remembe ring you
are not of it. Y ou will find yourself livin g in an enchanted universe. Y ou’ll just happen  to be seated ne xt to someone on an airplane who is
destined to be your new best friend. Y ou’ll just happen  to think up some
fabulous new project and attain ef fortless success in some non-tr aditional
way . Y ou’ll just happen  to  meet someon e in line at Starbucks who makes
a casual comment that completely rocks your world. Why? Because there is a realm of infinite creativity that exists
beyond  th e mortal mind  yet within  the Mind of God. This is not fantasy ,
but rather the spiritual reality of the universe. If you choose not to
believe this, that is your choice; if you choose to believe it, that is your
miracle.DA Y 276
C h a r a c t e r  d e f e c t s  a r e  n o t  w h e r e  w e ’ r e  b a d  b u t
w h e r e  w e ’ r e  w o u n d e d . C haracter defects  are not where we’re bad but where we’re wounded. That does not mean we’re no t responsible for them, but only that
admitting them should not bring  shame. W e were born to become more
perfect e xpressions of God, and facing our imperfections is part of the
process involved in getting there. Often our character defects have their genesis in childhood wounds,
but it doesn’ t really matter where we got them—they’re ours now . As we
admit them and release them, we start the process of their dissolution. Ther e is  nothing God cannot do, including lifting me up fr om th e
depths of my despair . Whatever pain I might feel, He both sees it
and understands it. As long as I will show Him my wound—n o
matter h ow ugly the face it takes in me—He will heal it, for such
is His love.DA Y 277
I  h o n o r  a  b a l a n c e  o f  m a s c u l i n e  a n d  f e m i n i n e ,  i n
m y s e l f  a n d  i n  t h e  w o r l d . I  s eek to be in my life both assertive and passive, both driven to achieve
as well as relaxe d in the arms of God. May I receive from the d ivine and
then give to the world, in an en dless cycle of yin and yang ener gies that
make me both strong and pliable. I ho nor in myself and in others both the healthy masculine as well as
the heal thy feminine, knowing  that both are necessary to create a
beautiful world. I seek to serve the calling of both, as I encounter them
and they move through me. May our world be healed of the imbalance of masculine and
feminine. May I serve the r ebal ancing by which feminine for ces
of nurturing and love will again  hold sway , as they must if we ar e
to survive. Amen.DA Y 278
I  h a v e  i n f i n i t e  p o t e n t i a l  f o r  g r e a t n e s s . A ll of us carry within us an infinite potential for greatness. Even the
geniuses among us have but scratched the surface of what all of us are
programmed to achieve, once we manifest our full divine light. I, like all
of humanity , have only just begun to spread my wings. I w illing ly detach myself from the prejudices and judgments of the
world, that I might be lifted above the downward pull of fear -based
thought. I dedicate my life to th e evolutionary lure of a highe r state of
awareness, not only in what I think but also in what I do. Thu s shall I
grow more fully today into the manifestation of my God-given potential. I wil l not succumb to limited thoughts about myself today . I know
that thr ough God, who lives with me, I am always on my way to
something gr eater than I have known befor e. The universe is a
universe of constant incr ease, and I am a child of the universe.DA Y 279
I  c o n s c i o u s l y  p a r t i c i p a t e  i n  t h e  w o r l d ’ s
t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . I nertia means the tendency of th e object to move in whatever d irection
it’ s been  moving, until there is the introduction of a counterforce. T oday
I c onscio usly and proactively participate in a counterforce to the world’ s
despair: a field of peace and love. When en ough o f us love, fear will dissolve. When enough of us find
peace in  our hearts, war will cea se. When enough of us stand on what we
know to  be true, falsehoods will no longer hold sway . May my  thoughts
and actions today help get us t o “enough of us.” May my entire being
read, “I’m in.”
I cho ose to be awake, though many slumber . I choose to stand on
the t ruth of love, though many ar e lost in fear . I choose to be pa rt
of the solution, though many ar e at the effect of the pr oblem. I
choose t o be a vessel of courage, though accommodation be th e
or der of the day .DA Y 280
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O n  H o w  B l e s s e d  Y o u  A r e
N othing a bout your material circumstances has the power to stop the
engine of cosmic intention that you be blessed. And you are blessed
“eternally ,” whi ch means moment after moment after moment. In any
instant, regardless of what has happened in the past, the universe has
arranged and is continuing to arrange infinite possibilities for you to
prosper . It m ight of fend your sense of “realism” to believe this. Surely , things
can’ t be that good. And yet, they are. The universe is programmed to
manifest, throug h you, the highest possibilities for your creativity and
joy . And  that will never , ever ch ange. God is intent on your deliverance
from all forms of bondage to the freedom of unlimited love.DA Y 281
I  w i l l  n o t  a c c o m m o d a t e  m y s e l f  t o  t h e  d i c t a t e s  o f
f e a r . I  c o m m i t  m y s e l f  t o  t h e  w a y s  o f  l o v e . S ometimes it seems easier to accommodate ourselves to the ways of an
insane world than to stand up and say , “No.” Sometimes it seems easier
to just go along , to abide medi ocrity , to not have to take the heat of a
fearful w orld’ s approbation when we insist on doing what w e feel is
right. T oday I refuse to accommodate myself to the dictates of fear . I am
part of the revolution of love n ow sweeping the world, saying “No” to
fear and “Y es” to love. In whatever way I can, I contribute consciously to
the emer gence of a better world. Though the world is weary and tir ed of the fight, I r efuse to
succumb to the slumber of fear . This is not the time to be numb, to
acquiesce, to just go along. I wi ll not accommodate myself to the
ways of fear . I commit myself to the ways of love.DA Y 282
I  i n c l u d e  e v e r y o n e  t o d a y  i n  t h e  c i r c l e  o f  m y  l o v e . M y ego will always tell me that other people ar e the pr oblem . It tempts
me to blame, to judge, and to withhold for giveness. Y et I realize that its
main tar get is me. It would encase me in a shroud of fear . T oday I refuse t o blame anyone. No matter what judgment arises in
my mind , I ask s pirit to reveal to me another interpretation of ev ents. For
what is not love is a call for love, and today I choose to see that in
everyone. Thus shall I for ge the  miracle-worker ’ s insight, and a miracle-
worker ’ s power . Amen. My attack thoughts about anyone ar e attacks upon myself. My
for giveness of anyone is for giveness of myself. T oday I choose to
see innocence beyond guilt, and calls for love behind all shrieks
of fear . May I include everyone today in the cir cle of my love.DA Y 283
I  s u r r e n d e r  t o  a  p o w e r  g r e a t e r  t h a n  m y  o w n . I n s urren dering to God, I surrend er to something bigger than myself—to
a univer se that knows what it’ s doing. When I stop trying to  control
events, they fall into a natural order , an order that works. I’m at rest
while a power much greater than  my own takes over , and it doe s a much
better job than I could have done. I c an learn to tr ust that the pow er that holds galaxies together can
handle the circumstances of my relatively little life. I choose to
remember in any moment that a surrendered life is a more s uccessful
life, because it is under the control of a power much greater than my
own. Dear God ,
I surr ender to Y ou
All I am and all I have. Every thought, every feeling, every yearning ,
I surr ender to Y ou. I take my hands off the steering wheel. Dear God, please drive. Amen.DA Y 284
L o v e  i s  t h e  o n l y  u n a l t e r a b l e  t r u t h . T he morta l realm can be a place f ull of wonder and excitement, b ut it is
not—even in its most intense manifestations—the world of ultimate
truth. Only the reality of a radi cal, fundamental love is unalterable and
eternal. In th e en d, there  is only love. This is the truth I will remember at the
end of my life, or perhaps at the end of the life of a loved one. It’ s the
truth I see whe n the superficial preoccupations that compete for my
attention and rob me of my life force begin, at last, to melt awa y . T oday ,
I accept the fundamental truth of my existence: that only love is real. Love is the only ultimate; all els e is a hallucination of the mortal
mind. As I see this, I penetrate the veil of illusion that blinds m e
to my power and my good.DA Y 285
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O n  L o v e  a s  S t r e n g t h  a n d  N o t  W e a k n e s s
M aking love the bottom line doe sn’ t make you a doormat. It do esn’ t
mean you’re compelled to do a nything anyone ever asks of y ou. Love
always gives the loving response—but sometimes the loving response is
“no.”
Love is not wea kness, but strength. It gives us clarity , wisdom, and
astuteness about people. It gives us intuitive gifts that help us discern
situations we might not otherwise understand. W e never need fe ar that in
seeking God’ s guidance in something, we will be led to sacrifice our own
good. Sa crifice is the life we live befor e  we dedicate ourselves to God. God is not the way to sacrifice; He is the end to sacrifice. That is how
loved we are.DA Y 286
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  c r i t i c a l  n a t u r e . E verything we do is infused with the ener gy with which we do it. Even if I think I’m giving constructive criticism, if I say some thing
in an ef fort to change someone, then they will feel repelled. What I
might th ink is a sharing will co me across as an attack. I pray today for
the ability to communicate ef fectively , but with love. Behavioral change is not enough to transform our communication
skills. I cannot cover an attack w ith sugary icing, a sweet tone of voice,
or th erapeutic jar gon and expec t a miracle. For that, I need an authentic
switch f rom fear  to love. I pray today for the ability to honor the  spiritual
perfection in everyone, that the y might feel my love no matter what I
say . Dear God ,
Please r edeem my personality ,
That any sharp edges within me
Shall turn tender . W ith every wor d I say ,
May I heal and not harm. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 287
T o d a y  I  a m  c o m m i t t e d  t o  f o r g i v i n g  s o m e o n e  I  f i n d
h a r d  t o  f o r g i v e . W herever I withhold love, I block my own good. Wherever I stay stuck
in the past, I ke ep the present f rom unfolding miraculously . Wherever I
see mys elf as having been victimized, I tie myself to the expe rience of
victimization. The part of me that can be of fen ded, or victimized in any way , is not
the real me. The real me lives in triumph and spiritual victory regardless
of w hat I have been through or what has been done to me. Only my
holding on to grievances can ke ep the universe from providing me with
the miracle of a new beginning. Dear God ,
I surr ender to Y ou my grievances ,
The people I cannot for give ,
The place wher e I hold on and cannot let go ,
The darkness in my own heart. Please r emove the sickness
Of unfor giveness
Fr om my soul. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 288
M y  b o d y  a g e s  b u t  m y  s p i r i t  d o e s  n o t . M y body is merely a suit of clothes, a temporary container for my
eternal s pirit. As  I identify more  with my spirit, realizing that my essence
is ageless, my th oughts about age will change. Accordingly , so  will my
body . I am  not burdened today by false beliefs about the vulnerabili ty of
my body to age or disease. I see the white light of spirit that races
through every cell of my being, filling my body as well as my mind with
the revitalizing power of love. My b ody is a vessel thr ough which my spirit can operate while in
this world, and I am grateful for it. I wish to tr eat it with
pr ofound r espect, yet not be tempted to see it as who I am. I am
not m y b ody , and my body is no t me. My body is temporary and I
am not.DA Y 289
E n d l e s s  c r e a t i v i t y  i s  t h e  n a t u r a l  s t a t e  o f  m y  b e i n g . G od i s in a continuous state of creativity , flowing within and th rough
me every moment. W ith each thought I think, I open to rec eive the
imprint of divinity upon my con sciousness. I bask in the light that is Him
within me. All dark ness of thought or feelin g, all neurotic or fear -based patterns,
and all despair or limitation dissolve as I drink in the powerful vibrations
of lo ve. They ar e replaced by th e artistry of the divine, forming  patterns
of th ought and behavior moving through me to create the beautiful, holy ,
and true. God is the artist of the universe,  the Cr eator of all things, and the
designer of all life. I open my he art and mind, that I might be th e
paintbrush with which He paints and the vessel thr ough which He
pours forth His endless cr eativity and love.DA Y 290
FOR REFLECTION
O n  W h a t ’ s  P o s s i b l e  f o r  Y o u  N o w
O n the mortal pla ne, none of us  are perfect all the time. But on the
spiritual plane, all of us are pe rfect all the time. Who we r eally are—
perfect creations  of God, unchangeable and unlimited, none of us more
or l ess brilliant than anyone else—is the most positive self -concept
possible. T o identify yourself according to your spiritual rather than
material reality is enlightenment . From this perspective, you see  that you
ar e the l ight. No thought or conditi on of darkness—that is, lack of  love
in your own mi nd or in anyone else’ s—has any bearing whatsoever on
the truth of who you are or what the universe has planned for you. Y our
past, your mistakes, other people’ s opinions about you, even your
failures do not in any way limit who you are or what is possible for you
now .DA Y 291
T o d a y  I  e x t e n d  c o m p a s s i o n  t o  m y s e l f . T he roughness of the world is hard on the heart; mine has been tested,
as h as everyone’ s. T oday I ack nowledge any bruises on my soul and
deliver them to God. I know that in His hands they will be healed. I o wn my pain, t hat I might heal whatever darkness it has spawn ed in
me. I pray that neither others nor I will be af fected by my mistakes. May
my own compassion for what I have suf fered help heal me where I hurt. Dear God ,
I surr ender to Y ou
The scars upon my heart ,
The memories that sear ,
And the sorr ows that r emain. Please place Y our hand upon me
And miraculously heal me ,
That I might rise fr om the ashes
Of my past
And experience new life. Amen.DA Y 292
A l l  m y  t a l e n t s  a r e  o f  u s e  t o  G o d . W hatever talents I have, however  seemingly insignificant, can be of
use to God. Eve n if I think I ha ve none, if I of fer my life to Him, then
new talents will emer ge. T oday I share my gifts with others as a way of
sharing them with God. I re alize no gift is too lar ge or too small to be used for divine
purposes, to bring joy to someone, to help bring healing somewhere. I do
not underestimate the magnitude of my gifts today . Through God, their
potential for good is infinite. I am  not ashamed of my gifts t oday , however meager they ma y
appear . For that which is surr ender ed to God is lifted to its
highest cr eative potential, miraculously transforming fr om what
might seem to be a tiny gift to become a mighty for ce.DA Y 293
N o  l i m i t s  o f  t h e  w o r l d  c a n  l i m i t  m e . N othing in my wo rldly circumsta nces defines me or limits me. As my
mind is lifted ab ove the fear of the world, I am delivered to the field of
miraculous poss ibilities. I am fully loved, fully blessed, and fully of use
to God at all times. While the world might see my life as less than, no child of God is
less than  gloriou s. My spirit is abundant, though my worldly c up might
be empty . And my mind is radiant, though the thinking of the world
might confound me. T oday I a ccept that I am a child of a boundless
universe. Dear God ,
Remove the chains that bind me ,
In my mind and in my life. Fr ee me of any false beliefs
That limit my ability
T o see. Open my eyes
T o my fr eedom
In Y ou. Amen.DA Y 294
I  b l e s s  t h e  a b u n d a n c e  o f  o t h e r s ,  i n  o r d e r  t o  i n c r e a s e
m y  o w n . T he ego’ s world is limited, but God’ s is not. On the material plane,
there are only so many pieces of pie. But on the spiritual plane, there are
an infin ite num ber . My having a piece doesn’ t mean there is less for
others, and others having a piece doesn’ t mean there is less for me. There is enough for everyone. T here is enough room for everyone to
be beautiful. There is enough room for everyone to be successful. There
is enoug h room  for everyone to  be loved. I generously wish for others
what I most wish for myself, fo r what I bless in their lives I will allow
into my own. I wil l not jealously constrict my heart today , seeking to keep fr om
others what I would keep to myself. For only what I give away d o
I keep, and what I seek to guar d as my own I will lose. Such
r eversal of material law is the truth of the spiritual universe.DA Y 295
FOR REFLECTION
O n  M o v i n g  B e y o n d  C o m p e t i t i o n
E ach of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world. Each of
us is assigned by God a function that only we can fill. At the level of the
divine, none of u s are in compe tition with each other . W e do not have to
compete for a piece of the cosmic pie, for the universe has an infinite
number of pieces of pie. Mine d oesn’ t take away from yours, a nd yours
doesn’ t take away from mine. There is more than enough space in the
ultimate universe for all of us to prosper . Just as the cells of the body are p rogrammed each to do what the y are
supposed to do, collaborating with other cells to foster the health of the
or gan of  which they are part, so each of us is divinely programm ed to do
what is best for us to do to contribute our greatest gifts to the world. As
we celebrate other people’ s gifts, we increase the value of our own. Whatever we approve of in ano ther ’ s life, we allow ourselves to have. Whatever applause we give another , we are attracting to ourselves.DA Y 296
L o v e  i s  n o t  m y  w e a k n e s s ,  b u t  m y  s t r e n g t h . S ometimes I feel that if I’m loving, vulnerable, and ener ge tically
unguarded, othe rs will take adv antage of me. In fact, it’ s my love and
defenselessness that provide me with divine protection. My love attracts
my greater good. Love gi ves me strength. It gu ides me to clearer thinking, more
meaningful refl ections, a kinder way of being, and a more attractive
personality . It opens me to a creative flow . It is the key to my success in
life, and the source of my inspiration. Love is the power of God flowi ng thr ough me. It is my privilege
in life to channe l His power for the good of the entir e world. W ith
every th ought I think, I have the opportunity to extend the for c e
that ble sses all things. I am grateful and humbled befor e His
power within me.DA Y 297
M a y  m y  w o r d s  e m e r g e  f r o m  t h e  s i l e n c e  o f  m y  s o u l . I f I speak  with my mouth, others will hear me with their ears. But only
if I speak from my heart will others hear me with their hearts. T oday may
my word s emer ge from somewhere deeper than my intellect—and never
from anger or defensiveness. May my words emer ge from the silence of
my soul. W ords have power to heal or to harm; I dedicate mine to the healing
power of love. May I become a healer of the spoken word. Dear God ,
May Y our spirit
Be upon me when I speak ,
Infusing my wor ds with
The ener gy of love. May my wor ds convey Y our power
And Y ours alone. Amen.DA Y 298
I  s t e p  b a c k  a n d  l e t  G o d  l e a d  t h e  w a y . I  st and humbly b efore a power th at is in me but not of me. I am  not the
divine so urce, b ut merely a fauc et through which its waters flow  into the
world. I find power as a human being as I defer to the power of the spirit. Placing myself in service to God, I pray that His love move through
me to bless the w orld. I take a step back today with my personality , that I
might more clearly reflect His gentleness and love. As I step back, He
leads the way for me to follow . Meekness and mildness carry invisible power . The meek shall
inherit t he earth  because of the ir str ength, having stepped back
and allowed a gr eater power to flow thr ough them. T oday I
choose t o step back with the for ce of my personality , that I might
step forwar d with the for ce of my spirit.DA Y 299
I  g r e e t  e v e r y o n e  I  m e e t  t o d a y  w i t h  t h e  l o v e  t h a t ’ s  i n
m y  h e a r t . T oday I will not  be tempted by the thinking of the world. M ay I
remember that everyone I see, or meet, or even think of is an innocent
child of God. Silently and invisibly , I greet them with love. Though my ego might tell me otherwise, I will remember that my
only purpose is to love and for give. There, within that space of
consciousness, I  will find my power as well as my joy in living. May
neither fear nor judgment divert me from my chosen path. Dear God ,
Post angels ar ound my mind today ,
T o r emind me of love
And pr otect me fr om fear . May Y our light surr ound each person I see
And show itself to me. Amen.DA Y 300
FOR REFLECTION
O n  N o t  T u r n i n g  A w a y  f r o m  L o v e
L ove makes us wake up in the m orning with a sense of purpose  and a
flow of creative ideas. Love fl oods our nervous system with positive
ener gy , making us far more attractive to prospective friends and
associates. Lov e fills us with a powerful charisma, enabling us to
produce new ideas and projects, even within circumstances that seem to
be limite d. Love  leads us to atone for our errors and clean up the mess
when we’ve made mistakes. Love leads us to act with impeccability ,
integrity , and excellence. Love leads us to serve, to for give, and to hope. So why would we turn away fr om love? What is the subconscious
resistance to such a powerful fo rce for good? Why do we fear the very
thing that makes our lives worthwhile? Just asking the question takes us
closer to the answer: that that which leads us away from love is never our
friend, never true self-care, and never from God. The ego is our own
self-hatred mere ly posing as our friend. Once we know that, the false
friend begins to lose its power to lure us away from love.DA Y 301
E v e r y  s i t u a t i o n  i s  p l a n n e d  a s  a  c h a n c e  f o r  m e  t o
g r o w . T oday I will recognize everything that happens as an opportunity to
grow—a chance  to embody who I am capable of being. If I am tempted
to w eakness, I w ill choose to be strong. If I am tempted to anger , I will
choose to for give. And if I am tempted by fear , I will choose to love. I k now the universe is set up t o support me in becoming my fully
actualized self.
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        I face the wo rld today
knowing that anything can happ en, for there is no appearance of lack or
fear tha t can prevail upon the will of God. God is love, and fear is
illusion. Knowin g this, I am a n atural worker of miracles and a deliverer
of peace. May I be fr eed of thoughts of worldly limits today, r ememberin g
that the childr en  of God ar e bound and not fr ee. May God’ s spir it
deliver me beyond the narr ow confines of fear -based thinking. May I be delive r ed to the infinite possibilities of love. Br eak m e
fr ee, dea r God, of the ego’ s claims of what is possible, what is to
be e xpected, and what is perm itted by its harsh assessments o f
who I am. Amen. DA Y 227
I  d e d i c a t e  m y s e l f  t o  l o v e ’ s  p u r p o s e s  t o d a y. T hat w hich is put in the service of love is protected from the grips of
fear. Tha t which is put in the ser vice of deep sanity is protected  from the
grips of neurosis. That which is  put in the service of what is good, holy,
and beautiful is protected from the forces of destruction. T oday I put my
life in service to love. The ego has no power in the p resence of holiness, and my mind is
holy. T oday I de dicate myself hourly, even moment by moment,  to love’ s
purposes, as a way of casting out of my mind the ego fears that would
otherwise assault me. Dear God,
I place all that I am
And all that I have
In Y our hands. T ake fr om me every thought
That is not of Y ou,
And fill my mind
W ith Y our emanations
Of love. And so it is.
God is love, and fear is an illusion.
What does the author know and believe about God?
The author's purpose is to love.
What is the author's purpose in life?
By meditating and praying to fuel the spiritual body, just as one would fuel the physical body through food and exercise.
How can one use their body?
The author chooses to acknowledge and surrender their negative thoughts and emotions to God, rather than trying to hide them or act on them.
What is the author's approach to negative thoughts and emotions?
The author believes that the ego is an illusion and that its power is limited, and that the only power is love.
What is the author's view on the ego and its power?
The author believes that every person is a child of God and that we are all connected, and that our relationships should be based on love and compassion.
What is the author's perspective on relationships and interactions with others?
The author believes that no one can reject or judge me, and that I am already perfect and complete in God.
What is the author's stance on the concept of rejection and judgment?
The author chooses to acknowledge and release their emotions, rather than trying to hide or act on them.
How does the author approach their own emotions and pain?
The author believes that there is no afterlife, but rather a spiritual realm where we are all connected.
What is the author's view on the concept of the afterlife?
The author chooses to identify with their true self, rather than their ego or the world's opinions.
How does the author approach their own sense of identity?
The author believes that the only power is love, and that we have the power to choose love and positivity.
What is the author's perspective on the concept of power?
The author chooses to acknowledge and release their pain, and to use it as an opportunity to grow and learn.
How does the author approach their own pain and negativity?
The author believes that judgment and criticism are illusions, and that I am not the judge, but rather a child of God.
What is the author's view on the concept of judgment and criticism?
The author chooses
What is the author's approach to their own emotions and experiences?