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July 15, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Success in Focusing for Financial Benefit

We inspire ourselves in learning how we can use our personal power more and more. Ernest Holmes’s writings represent a key source of guidance and inspiration for much writing herein. Ernest Holmes author of Science of Mind and many other works which teach how to access Good, how to use our consciousness to shape our lives.

Consider these words of his:

“We have within us, a power that is greater than anything we shall ever contact in the outer, a power that can overcome every obstacle in our life and set us safe, satisfied and at peace, healed and prosperous, in a new light, and in a new life.” [1]~ Ernest Holmes

Illustration: A True Story

Dana had experienced a serious illness. Through the course of treatment there were significant medical bills that became her personal responsibility to cover. Using spiritual tools of the power of intention and prayer, D asked for assistance to pay off this medical debt.

Check Shows Up

One day a check showed up in her mail from the lab for most of $1000. Our star knew she owed them about $5000. Soon on the phone with the lab administrator, she inquired about this check and her outstanding bills to the lab.

“One moment please,” says the lab agent, “I will check.” Back on the line, “Our records show that your health insurance company has covered all the outstanding liability. Congratulations on the success of your suit to reverse their decision not to cover this.”

Fact Check

In astonishment Dana replied, “But I did not take this to court! I had accepted their determination not to cover this. I was paying it myself.”

The administrator: “In this lab whenever we see an insurance company clear a debt like this, it is a result of a court decision which compels them to shift their previous denial of coverage.”

ML: “I see. Oh my! Can this full coverage be an error or subject to reversal?”

Admin: “No. This is final. Your bill is paid in full.”

Our heroine felt a strong wave of awe and gratitude, delighted all at once. Her prayers were answered! Wow I used my consciousness and cleared some debt. Awesome!

We can replicate this kind of phenomenon with our own focus. Let’s keep our minds on the power of Good!

Have you had some prayers answered with impressive results? Please share your stories. They light up everyone’s life!

About the Author

Janet Pearlman is a spiritual teacher, counselor, healer and artist. These posts demonstrate everyday applications of the path to greater self knowledge and mastery. Opportunities for greater empowerment abound in the moments of our lives. As we all go for operating from a centered and loving space, we are creating a world where peace can prevail. In her forty-seven year journey of self-discovery, Janet has deeply studied the teachings of Abraham-Hicks, Ernest Holmes, Inayat Khan and more. Janet offers individual sessions by phone and in person. Please contact her at jpearl555@earthink.net to arrange an appointment.

[1] Ernest Holmes, Creative Mind, Science of Mind Publishing, 2003 (originally delivered in a lecture 1918)

July 8, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Our Warm Greetings Matter

We can make our days brighter by illuminating the contact with others. What does that mean? Making a warm comment to the staff checking us out in the grocery or pharmacy line. Sending a wave to the stranger we pass on the walking trail.

What value do we contribute? These offerings count—we warm both ourselves and those around us. And we too love to receive these friendly gestures. Our kindness counts tremendously.

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The Mailman

Larry, the mailman, gave Bonnie a wide smile when they caught one another’s eye. For several years Bonnie enjoyed the friendliness of her mail carrier.

At first Bonnie did not realize the impact of the man in the mail truck with his consistent smile and wave. She would see him on her walks through the neighborhood.

Somehow our star knew this was not a man “into her” in a wannabee boyfriend way nor in a “stalking” way. The dear man was his sharing his love of life—this enriched her day.

As time passed, occasionally when on a slower neighborhood street, Lawrence would pull over to share a quick “isn’t it a lovely day” or “how’re doin’?” Bonnie enjoyed the exchange of light hearted remarks.

B almost took this gift for granted. One day Bonnie read in the local online bulletin board that this carrier was going to be leaving the USPS, retiring. Oh! The heroine said to herself. “What a loss!”

Awakening, our protagonist realized she wanted to offer him appreciation. The thought was not so much for the delivery of the mail. (So many on the bulletin board complain bitterly about mail delivery but hers was mostly fine.) B wanted to thank him for that effort to beam his good vibration. Such a rare and heart felt expression that brightened her day at each encounter.

The notice said his last day was very soon. How would B connect with him? Forces of Good handled that.

On the afternoon of his last day Bonnie happened to look out her front window near her keyboard to view a mail truck parked in front of her house, Lawrence there chatting with a neighbor. Out she went to grab the moment.

As the Universe flowed, Lawrence’s truck had broken down right in front of her house at her mailbox. (Is that a miracle or what?) B beamed at him as she reported how grateful she was for his big smile when he spotted her.

He reported how for the last two years he had reached for getting the locals their mail. His quest required him to work long 12-hour days for no overtime beyond his paid 8 hour duty. Now feeling tired, he looked forward to more relaxed pace by retiring.

Enjoying the conversation, Lawrence mentioned that he might see B again because he and his wife planned to attend the free concerts in the nearby city.

Inspiration

The next week Bonnie went to fetch a package that the new mail carrier had just placed on her stoop. B poked her head out to look at the driver, dead pan no greeting.

Wow what a difference! That experience was like a clunk on the head for our protagonist. By receiving the generous life spirit of the mailman, our star made the connection that her smiles, waves and “Hi There’s” lifted the people in her world.

For her this sharing came easily. Now she was more awake to how important it was to beam her joie de vivre as she went through her day. The Power of Her Presence affected this world!

Do you want to share the incidents when you have received such greetings or sent them? The big grin that someone suicidal sees that changes the course of their life. Or the simple ones we can easily take for granted both receiving and offering. Please comment.
We all benefit by more connection.

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July 1, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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The Power of a Good Mood

When we feel less than good, we may perceive situations, people without the clarity we need. When feeling lower than preferred, let’s reach for better feeling.

As we begin this action, we will (must) acknowledge the “momentum” of that lower mood. What does this mean?

The Abraham Hicks teachings tell us that when we get on a roll with what we have been thinking/feeling, we have created a flow of energy, Abraham dubs “momentum.” Here’s an example, if we have gotten discouraged, our thoughts run on the track of disheartened thereby putting our key focus on that. That flow colors our perceptions in that moment.

As we begin the shift in direction, we must account for the momentum, i.e. the time most of us humans require to change. What does that look like? We are wise to get our mind onto something else and begin some activity that is fun, a movement that shifts our energy, distracts us from where we have been focusing.

Leonardo DeVinci suggested breaks from work to juggle as a way to rest the mind and revitalize the creative.[1] This formulation is so very useful—worth understanding and running experiments to practice it.

Illustration from Life

Doris had a special event approaching and wondered what to wear. As first she contemplated, it felt more like a chore to get handled. Her thoughts ran:

“I don’t’ have anything to wear”

“I don’t remember how to dress up”

“Oh I don’t care. I don’t want to fuss.”

For a week or so she could put off deciding and she turned to other matters. Meanwhile, Doris was engaged in studying the work of Emmet Fox involving practice of more frequent and consistent positive self talk. She met with friends, she discussed this focus and modeled it as best she could for herself and others.

Before too long, Doris faced her closet to prepare for a weekly class. This day she spied a spiffy sleeveless red top she forgot she owned and then paired it with light gray nicer pants. Hey that felt satisfying.

D noticed—wow that was much easier than my previous impression. I own some nice things. Now I feel better and perceive them!

In a few more days Doris addressed her outfit for the reception honoring her art. Now with access to confidence and optimism our heroine wanted to dress up a bit and to feel like herself. She pulled out an outfit she had contemplated. After trying it, she discarded it—not quite right. Another idea: a knee length slim black skirt. No the zipper functioned poorly.

A few more beats she put together what worked for her. Same red top with a lightweight longer folksy black skirt. It worked.

Lesson: D learned that she need not struggle when she felt lower mood and out of sorts. That feeling was not “the truth”– it was a fleeting perception. So empowered to discern our fleeting unwanted perceptions.

How we see the world, our perceptions, shift as we reach for better feeling and persist. Our good mood offers us our growing edge level of power! Then we can see what we want is already here!!

Do you have an account of your own empowering journey to share? We welcome your sharing to assist us all!

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[1] Gelb, Michael, How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci, New York, New York(Delacorte Press, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc, 1998)

June 26, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Toward Self Love

We know we want to be happier. We embrace the wisdom that this path will require speaking more positively and kindlier to ourselves.

We may start to realize that some of our habitual self-talk includes saying self-put-down things, questioning our judgment, mean assertions that we are not enough and more.

We practice positive and supporting statements to ourselves. We persist in noticing thoughts that are not true and shifting them again and again.

Emmet Fox articulates this point:

“There is only one way under the sun that man can attain salvation, in the true sense of the word, and that is by bringing about a radical and permanent change for the better in his(her) own consciousness….

Now why should man be so reluctant to change his consciousness? The answer is that the changing of one’s consciousness is really very hard work, calling for constant unceasing vigilance and a breaking of mental habits. (This undertaking) is worth much more than the trouble and effort it may call for.

If you make a qualitative change in consciousness… then not only is the change felt in every department of your life but it is with you through all eternity, for you never can lose it….

As soon as you obtain this spiritual consciousness, you will find that all things work together for good.”^[1]

Illustration: One Woman’s Process

When Marie fills her mind with her flaws and self judgments here are statements that raise her vibrations. Marie thinks

This litany of self-judgments represents a habit of thought I have repeated for seven decades. These thoughts ARE NOT the TRUTH.
In my upset and reviewing thoughts of failings, I have created a momentum of unhappy feelings and now I want to dissipate that negative flow of energy, that momentum.
I will shift and focus on flower gardening which I love. I go out and look at the plants in my flower garden.
After some time admiring the flowers, I feel better. Then I easily appreciate aspects of myself.
I value my persistence and my wisdom in how to move to feeling better. My habits can and are changing.
I recall the words of Ernest Holmes, “ I know and understand that only Good is real.”
Isn’t it great I noticed my feelings and made them ok. Then I shift them.
Feelings flow. When a cloud blocks the sun, the sun still shines heat and light.
I underscore to myself, “This is what the habit of self-change looks like.” I am successfully changing!

Let’s support one another in our process of flowing more love and kindness to ourselves. Do you have some stories that can uplift us all?

We live in times of transformation and we will all assist one another.

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[1] Emmet Fox Around the Year with Emmet Fox, A Bood of Daily Readings (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1952) p.199

June 17, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Good Flows from Unwanted

We could allow the strong cultural habit of thought to complain when some event occurs that we very much do not want: serious injury, death of a loved one, a job that does not come through and more. But shifting that habit offers the promise of more fun and more circumstances going our way.

Let’s gain more personal power and reach for clearer thinking. We can learn to transform troubling circumstances to unforeseen opportunities! As Darren Weissman, author of The Power of Infinite Love and Gratitude, calls it, “Gifts in Strange Wrappings.”

We could begin to notice how some of the unwanted occurrences in our lives birthed unforeseen advantages. How we perceive the “bad” things, how we choose to react shapes our lives in such profound and astonishing ways.

Dramatic Illustrations

On one of her recordings Caroline Myss, internationally known spiritual teacher and author, told a striking story. A woman (call her Lana) went off a steep embankment in her car, a horrible accident. Those saving her life were required to amputate bothlegs below the knee. Lana had loved to run and she wanted to run again. Determined, she acquired artificial legs. Before long, Lana discovered she was not happy with the way the available artificial limbs allowed her to move. Undeterred, she designed her own artificial limb– apparently in the shape of a question mark which provided more spring for steps. After a number of years, someone asked her how she viewed that car wreck? She responded, “Before the accident, I never inspired anyone. Now I do. I really value being inspiring.”

James experienced a serious injury in the 2013 bombing at the end of the Boston Marathon. Sent to rehab, he healed there for months. There he met a nurse with whom he became friends. When he healed, they courted and then they married. Later, he stated, “I am actually glad I got blown up.”

Please find an article about him at this link. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/27/boston-victim-marries-nurse_n_5718501.html.

Gianna experienced a break up of a romantic partnership which had spanned 27 years. As it was happening and for a time afterwards, the ending seemed like a horrible tragedy, this protagonist felt unplugged from connections and thrown down on the mat of life. In those early months after the separation, this heroine had no idea what could come out of this heartbreak.

As G’s life unfolded, in less than two years’ time Gianna was creating a new life, moving to a new state and beginning a next chapter. This dear woman got busy learning how to be happier than she ever had imagined being.

Key was a shift in attitude toward creating more joy. Rising up, G allowed the juice from the pain to catapult her to an unforeseen adventure.

Goodnewsnetwork.org put forth a piece entitled “Something Good Always Comes Out of Something Bad”. Its author, a widowed mother, kept quotes from her daughter in the years after the father’s death, words about how the daughter saw things. Using that material this star, Eileen Douglas, wrote and published a children’s book entitled “Rachel and the Upside Down Heart”. In the piece she goes on to include accounts of how this book helped other children heal from great losses. Ms. Douglas conveys the essence of the point of this blog post beautifully. Read it here:_ http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/upside-down-heart/.

Spencer Quinn has written novels featuring Chet and Bernie in which a man and dog make an effective detective team and the canine narrates the story. Chet, the dog, recounts the way he flunked out of canine school, apparently with an unfortunate incident involving a cat. Mingled with his regret, this wise animal understands that out of those circumstances resulted meeting Bernie, his current master and partner, and realizes the huge positive life change that flowed from this “tragedy.

Conclusion

We are empowered when we read inspiring accounts like these. Please comment and share some tales of wonder from your life or another’s. Doesn’t it feel wonderful to inspire one another?

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June 10, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Well Being Prevails

Some of us are awake to how we feel and then reach for feeling as good as we can in each moment. At times we may become frightened and start down the path of more negative emotion.

Let’s make that ok. We encounter aspects of ourselves with resistance and then we can make changes to become freer.

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This represents a process of growing. By and by, we come around to feeling better and better again with some satisfying results.

Story to Illustrate

Part I

Anita has felt happy a lot in her life especially since she began putting focus on feeling as good as she can moment to moment. Recently, in collaboration with a Naturopath, A decided to consult a regular doctor to obtain more information on how her body was doing, to get some diagnostic tests. The naturopath wanted further insight to assist the healing of her swollen ankle.

Our star started to receive test results and hear the interpretations from this physician. When the doctor recommended an invasive procedure involving two days of inconvenient and unwanted preparation, Anita reacted.

She got frightened and horrified as she listened to what was required for this procedure. Many of the individuals with whom she discussed the procedure were also afraid. That feedback triggered more fear as she listened. (Feel afraid, discuss it, get more fear.) Mixed in with her reaction, she felt disappointed in herself that this was so upsetting.

On the other hand, part of her felt this much distress was too high a price and that the medical system had been turned loose looking for hidden unwanted disease.

Anita wanted: 1) to follow the adage “Don’t fix what is not broken,” 2) to expend energy on creative actions that feel good, and 3) to bask in Well Being.

Part II

The heroine had a day of upset. Then the next morning her online feed sent her a video of a cat and friends. The cat had kittens and lay with them in a cozy cat bed. Then one at a time animal friends came by: a hen, a rabbit, a puppy. Each visitor sat with the new family, nuzzled a bit. Some laid down to nap companionably.

Anita felt moved to tears. She heard a voice in her head “This is real life” with each player offered love sweetly. Wow she felt relief and a boost of good feeling.

That night her landline rang. This dear woman rarely answered that phone but this time she felt called to it. On the line was a woman who lived across the country with whom she had not spoken in 7 years. During the long phone call that friend shared how she had skipped taking that test and had been just fine. A soaked up that sign of Well Being and proffered support.

Part III

During the night that followed that visit to the doctor, Anita experienced insomnia. She had two instances when she limped to the bathroom for a nighttime pee. Her legs had some unusual energy running through them.

The next morning she no longer had a swollen ankle. She walked upright and balanced. The following day Anita identified that her knee above the affected ankle now was feeling warm.

Therefore, the reason for the trip to the doctor was already shifting. In a couple of weeks Anita enjoyed a session with a remote healer with whom she had had many valuable sessions over years. The healer offered “treatment” and again Anita felt a good chunk more balanced.

Part IV

During these weeks, the protagonist cycled through bouts of distress. But in having this much discomfort Anita “got a grip”: she realized she could focus her thoughts with greater mastery. Many days during this period, A listened to a long recording of Emmet Fox on her daily walks. The main message: put thoughts of Good first. Think Faith as much as she could.

Part V

As the star felt stronger and happier, A uplifted that feeling of being disappointed in herself. She had both gained confidence and reminded herself that these passages were fueling her growth.

So much showed up to assist her! As she felt more grounded in Well Being, more signs of Good showed up for her.

An important realization: even as Anita felt so frightened, tense and miserable, Well Being was still running and operating. The sun still shines behind the clouds. Duh! Good to keep in mind!!

Do you have a story to share with trials and triumphs? Please tell us the tale! We inspire one another!

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June 3, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Well Being, An Attitude for Healing

We have all experienced parts of our body not functioning optimally. How to remediate? We must address our attitude as focus on body, mind and spirit.

Louise Hay, a leader in the self-help movement, metaphysical teacher, and founder of a publishing house to foster such work, encouraged us to shift our thinking to facilitate healing of bodily conditions. [1] (To go deeper into how specific conditions relate to specific thoughts use this link https://theflowguy.com/louise-hay-list-of-symptoms/)

Yes, we use a variety of medicines, herbs, supplements, with Jin Shin Jyutsu, other forms of energy medicine, yoga, exercise and more. In doing so, we awaken to the power of our attitude to assist us further. We know ourselves to be already whole, breathe in the Well Being pouring into us at all times. We can bask in attitudes of Ease, Appreciation and Well Being.

Two Illustrations

Catherine Ponder

In 1966 Catherine Ponder published her book The Dynamic Laws of Healing.[2] Ahead of its time, the work is filled with many stories of dramatic healing from a shift in attitude.

In one account a woman who had failed to get relief from her doctors came for a session. After listening to the client’s long list of woes, the author Ponder asks the woman to tell her something that was currently going well with her. A few seconds transpired with no response from the client,

Catherine persisted pointing out that this dear one had walked into her office, did not live in her bed and appeared to see, hear, smell, taste and touch. The client responded after some contemplation– her right little finger was perfect.

The counselor told the distressed person to go home and focus on the perfection of her little finger, to praise its health, to give thanks for Life and refuse to think of her ills. In three days the patient returned and felt better in her whole hand. In her improvement, the client gladly continued to see Catherine and before too long the list of healthy parts grew and grew.[3]

II. Penelope’s Success

Penelope sought Jin Shin Jyutsu^[4] with two bodily conditions to address: a type of cancer and a blood condition. P had been acculturated to focus in on what was not going well (like so many of us). Seeing physicians often she took their grim tones and dire predictions to heart. As she came to the first session this dear woman focused on being a sick person.

In the hands-on art of JSJ students are trained to view a client as already whole, not a pile of disharmonies. Enjoying, Penelope chatted while she was receiving her hands-on treatment, soaking up the relaxation, the words and the attitude of the practitioner.

Our heroine absorbed the message that she was mostly well. Her being was so much more than her diagnoses, and her contribution vaster than her current job. Penelope loved this revelation and practiced it.

Early on P reported on her check up with the blood doctor: the doctor was surprised to see her improved condition—since that physician had predicted rapid deterioration.

This client kept with these JSJ sessions. After a year or so she went into remission from the cancer. Penny knew deep down her change of attitude “Mostly well: Already Whole” had made an enormous contribution to the course of her condition. Our star has stayed well for years and continues to focus on wellness!

Thoughts to Remember

A. We have awesome power available to use for bringing ourselves back to balance: align our inner state to that of love, peacefulness and joy.

B. We are wise to notice on what our attention is focused. Is it a list of complaints and worries? Instead, we can shift to a vision of the able bodied, harmonious state of our being that we prefer. We can notice all the myriad positive developments all around us. We attune to Well Being.

Want to share some tales of how focusing your mind was part of your regime to heal a condition? Please know how your story contributes to the health of all of us! Thank you for telling us about it.

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[1] Hay, Louise, Heal Your Body (Santa Monica, CA: Hay House, 1988) p.1

2 Ponder, Catherine, The Dynamic Laws of Healing (West Nyack, NY: Parker Publishing Co, 1966)

3 Ibid , 99-100.

[4] See https://streamofyes.com/jin-shin-jyutsu/

May 27, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Empower Ourselves By Taking a Break

Much of the culture around us encourages not only working hard but also pushing through (ignoring) feelings of fatigue and distraction. That mode signifies us living with a lot of resistance to the flow of life. This author knows living with more ease is a lot more fun and produces better results!

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Instead, let’s pursue what we want with balance and good feeling.

Moment of Shifting toward Ease

Recently Tamara was having quiet time. Many thoughts drifted up, some related to next steps for projects, she jotted them down.

T picked up the notebook, started her to do list, and put down some thoughts that had appeared in her mind in a few breaths. “Oh my, “Our star sighed, “I have forgotten the one that prompted my starting the list! Uh oh, drat!”

For some seconds this dear woman began both to grumble and to “concentrate harder” to call up that item that has slipped away. That method was not working to recall that missing item.

Instead, Tamara returned to her quiet time, let her mind drift. Definitely she felt better relaxing again and hanging out.

A couple of minutes, then Pop! there it came. This dear woman remembered the task she had wanted to note.

What’s the big deal?

It’s true. Many of us know that phrase “Oh I will remember that in a minute.” Many of us realize letting go of that “push” can assist us.

Intellectually we may “know” that taking a respite for a chunk of time produces results. Maybe we can apply this principle in more areas of life than we realize.

Other Kinds of Relief

Withdraw after an intense discussion. Allow myself to “reboot,” walk around the block, Breathe.
Take a break after writing all morning.
When we fall, allow some recovery right there on the ground and allow some calm to return.
Allow two days for a 14 hour car excursion instead of one.
Put focus elsewhere when search for lost item. Relaxing and accepting the situation often allows finding the object.

Leonardo Technique

In How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci[1] author Michael Gelb describes how daVinci advocated strongly for shifting the focus. DaVinci recommended use of juggling physical objects. He found pausing in a concentration got his mind and body working differently, resting of attention. After the break, with returning to the creative task we can access new vigor, new creative prowess.

Take Away

Notice when we need to take breaks.
“Easing up on the pedal,” may allow us greater productivity
Experiment with what works for you to lift your energy.
Have more fun.

Please comment to report on discoveries. Did you create more enjoyment of your days?

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[1] Gelb, Michael, How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci, New York, New York(Delacorte Press, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc, 1998)

May 20, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Pause and Let the Universe Help

Let’s keep in mind that the Forces of Good are all around us all of the time! As we become more tuned to this benign environment, we become more relaxed and allowing of how what we need will be delivered in its time.

When we find ourselves “trying hard” to solve a problem, we can release that extra effort. How about if we ease up, and coast for a bit.

In that resting, we create a space where we can attract and receive solutions.

Illustration

Deanna now had charge of caring for the house. The living-with partner left to pursue in his life in a new direction. Among the adjustments D had to learn how to get the lawn mowed.

The Ex had stored the lawnmower in the basement, using planks as a ramp to pull out the machine and put it back. This approach was beyond the strength of our star.

This dear woman wondered what to do? Some acquainted with her declared that she needed a shed in which to store the device. Developing that possibility, Deanna learned that the shed would need siting and a foundation, and cost many hundreds of dollars. There was not an obvious spot for this building, might require tree removal and landscape leveling. Complications and expenses abounded.

He borther visited to help her get the lawnmower out of the basement, get it oiled and the lawn mowed. Then she rested.

Our heroine put the care of her lawn aside for a bit and attended to errands, chores, working full time, and much other stuff of life.

A dear friend visited and brought her husband. He observed the situation and commented off the top of his head, “Throw a tarp over it.”

Deanna’s mouth fell open—could it be that simple? She beamed with delight. Such an easy approach after all the effort the shed idea involved. To this protagonist it felt like a miracle.

Got stories that validate the value of letting it come to you, flowing with ease? Please share them.

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May 14, 2025
by Janet Pearlman
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Focus on Faith: Rewards Flow

We can choose to keep our minds on Forces of Good even when we may have someone “targeting” us. This may require extra focus and more intensive prayer. Let’s notice the power we can have with an especially intense focus. Check out this account.

I. The Beginning

Nadine worked in a government agency at a program manager level, three levels in the bureaucracy below the Commissioner. Her Unit Supervisor, her immediate boss, moved on and a new person, Camine was hired by the Bureau Chief. Her Unit supervised a contract worth a hundred million dollars of services.

Nadine knew that she was not favored by the Bureau Chief.

N had a job to do and she continued to do her best at her duties.

She reported to the Unit Supervisor and followed that person’s direction the best she could. Unfolding, the new Unit Supervisor proved to be dictatorial, capricious, and unproductive for everyone with whom she interacted including Nadine.

II. Strategy

Nadine assessed her situation and became determined to behave aligned with Forces of Good, exercising her Faith. For her this was an effective way to handle these circumstances.

What did that look like day to day? N refused to complain about the situation to anyone, and she did not gossip at all. She behaved the best she could and chose never to bad mouth Carmine.

As weeks and months passed, Nadine’s strategy resulted in Nadine losing most of her friendly connection to many staff at the contractor. In addition, Carmine put Nadine in difficult situations, gave her tasks that were very challenging sometimes with harsh deadlines. Once she landed a burdensome problem on her desk just prior to a long weekend knowing that would worry Nadine.

Internally, N kept her mind on positive energy and a flow of Good.

III. The Transfer

After many months, a surprising message came to N from the Bureau Chief. After three years on this contract management role, she was being transferred to another unit effective in three days. A bit ruffled, Nadine landed on her feet and went to the new work group.

Before too long, Nadine was given an assignment to create new programming in a difficult policy area, one that several other staff had been assigned and could not crack. In she dove, made connections in other departments and developed a multi-year plan of impressive scope and depth.

IV. Truth Came Out

After about a year, Carmine was terminated due to incompetence. Before she left the agency, she came over to visit with Nadine. C told N the story of how she had been instructed to make N’s work life hard, render her much less effective and isolate her. C admitted she had not realized how competent an employee N had been.

Carmine apologized for her actions and asked for forgiveness. Nadine forgave her.

V. Satisfaction Over Time

The transfer led to Nadine having an opportunity to do the best work of her career and to succeed in totally transforming the service delivery for that new policy area.

Throughout working under those trying circumstances, Nadine held to her principles without knowing her future. As it turned out her living in that Cone of Goodness had tremendous (and unforeseen) pay off.

VI. Summary

This story illustrates an assertion that Emmet Fox makes about dissipating evil.

“If someone comes into a room at home or into the office or shop[1], looking as if he meant to make trouble, just try switching your attention straight to the Divine, instead of squaring up aggressively to meet the difficulty or shrinking away to avoid it, according to your temperament. You will be amused and gratified to see the anger fade from the subject’s face (which will mean it has faded from his heart too) and quite different expression take its place.

VII. Take Away

We recommend aligning with Source Energy because it feels better than alternatives. Good outcomes result when we put focus on Forces of Good!

Like Attracts like. What energy we put forth will bring to us situations to match us!

Have some stories along these lines to share? Please inspire us all soon!

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[1] Emmet Fox, Around the Year with Emmet Fox (New York:HarpersCollins Publishers, 1931) p. 125