An extract from the book “God
Spoke To Me” by Eileen Caddy – Section “Patience”
· LIVE FULLY IN THE MOMENT - Stop striving, and
live fully in the moment, finding perfect peace and stillness in that moment.
Strain comes when you try to look too far ahead. All these things I have said
many times, but you forget until you are once again brought to a standstill and
realize that you are making the old mistakes again. They may seem to be small
mistakes but they are vital ones and the sooner they are overcome, the better,
for I need to use you all the time, which is not easy to do when there is
stress or strain. Relax in My love and live fully in the moment. Know that all
is very well. Go on from there free, unburdened and unhampered by anything of
the lower self. Every day is new, every day you are pioneering new paths and
new realms. That is why you need Me as our constant guide and companion. Never
travel this journey alone; keep ever aware of Me no matter what you are doing.
It is good, every now and then, to stop and realize that you are indeed
pioneers and explorers into the New and that the way now opening up will be
used by thousands and not just the few. It is easy to lose sight of the goal in
everyday living and to fail to see how important it is. When you are too close
to something or somebody, this can happen all too easily. View those who are
close to you from a distance; get your perspective right and in focus. When you
have done that, forge ahead with new zest and joy in living. Realize how forge
ahead with new zest and joy in living. Realize how blessed you are to be where
you are, living the life you live, being completely guided by Me. This is the
way all must live who are moving into the new. Blaze the trail with new
enthusiasm. It is a glorious life and all are mightily blessed.
· RISE TO GREAT HEIGHTS - Rise, rise quickly
into the realms of Light, of Truth, of Beauty, leaving all else behind! In an
instant you can do this. The choice is always yours. When you feel low,
depressed or weary, immediately do something about it. As you think, so you
are. Remain in complete control of these thoughts and act swiftly. When your
thoughts become negative and you find yourself thinking unloving or critical
thoughts towards another soul, change those thoughts and do it quickly. As you
build up loving, positive thoughts towards every soul you come into contact
with, you not only help those souls but help yourself as well and find yourself
in those glorious higher realms where all is beauty. Watch your thoughts; never
allow them to bind or hold you down. I have so much to reveal to you and you
must be free, free from all that would fetter you. Negative thoughts are like
weights that hold you down. You can control your whole outlook on life and your
circumstances by your right thinking. This is a responsibility. When I say to
you: "Rise, My child," you know exactly what to do—raise your
thinking, and as you do so, you will rise to great heights. Let your heart
expand all the time. Love is needed everywhere. Remember that Love is service.
Love is action. Love is not some woolly, vague emotion to be talked about.
Learn to demonstrate it in all you do.
· MAKE TIME - There are many souls with hands outstretched seeking
help and sustainment. Be ready to give help when asked and never turn a
seeking, searching soul away empty-handed. Give and give unstintingly. Never
allow anything to be too much trouble. There is time for everything that is
really necessary. Make time by waking early in the morning when all is at peace
and quietness envelops everything. Use
that time to the full. Never regret spending precious time with Me. It is during
that time that you grow spiritually, that you blossom and flower. Times of
self-discipline are good, are proof that your choice is to put Me and your
service to Me first. Put first things first. This choice is made the first
moment you waken from sleep. Do you choose to indulge the self in further
sleep? Are you willing to seek Me first? Always you have to choose. Each day
the choice lies before you anew; it is not something you do once which then
becomes permanent. During the day, and every day, this choice lies in your
hands. In every decision you make, choose whether you make it for the self or
whether you seek My divine guidance and follow that. Keep constantly on your
toes; it is easy to slip and take the easy path, the self-indulgent one, and fail
to do My will. Walk in My ways and do My will. Let Me show you My wonders and
glories.
· THE KEY - The key to all true, lasting happiness is to love Me
with all your heart, with all your soul and all your mind and to love your
neighbour as yourself. When this comes first and foremost, life becomes rich
and wonderful. You can really say that life is indeed worth living. See good in
all things and in all people, be it just the tiniest spark. It can be fanned
until it becomes a powerful flame and all that is discordant and disharmonious
disappears into that flame and is consumed until only the purest gold is left.
Every soul seeks for happiness but often in the wrong way and in the wrong
places and wonders why it cannot be found. See Me first and find Me; that is
the simple answer. Put first things first, no matter what the cost or
sacrifice. No sacrifice is too great to reach that goal. It is vitally
important that you have complete faith in what you are doing, that there is
never a shadow of doubt. Be open and willing to accept anything, no matter how
seemingly strange or fantastic. In the new anything can happen and I mean
anything. Never push something away because it does not fit into a well-worn or
fixed form; accept it whether it is a thought or an experience. Try to put it
into words, no matter how seemingly
inadequate, and give it form. The further into the new you go, the more
of the old must be cast off, until eventually there is nothing of the old. The
old cannot exist in the new.
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· Eileen
Caddy’s Web Site – findhorn.org
