Notes: Embraced by the Light

The book Embraced by the Light has been on my reading list for a few years now, and today the book fell into my hands. I was told that I could have it for one week. I'm currently reading several other books, but I felt very inclined to read this, and if I wanted to read it for free, I needed to read it NOW. Since I began reading  it (an hour and a half ago) I've come across some interesting ideas. Ideas I don't want to forget. I'm not saying that these ideas are pure truth necessarily, I just like them:)

Oh! An important thing to take into consideration - these are reminiscences of insights gained while this woman was on "the other side".

When I read the following I thought of the idea found in the Writings that art is and artists are inspired by souls in the next world.

"Many times the creative thoughts we have in this life are the result of unseen inspiration. Many of our important inventions and even technological developments were first created in the spirit by spirit prodigies. Then individuals on earth received the inspiration to create these inventions here. I understood that there is a vital, dynamic link between the spirit world and mortality, and that we need the spirits on the other side for our progression. I also saw that they are very happy to assist us in any way they can."

This next idea is something that I'd love to keep in the forefront of my mind for quite some time. I'm always wondering and pondering about fulfilling my purpose.

"As we learn to abide by the laws of this creation, we learn to use those laws to our own good. We learn how to live in harmony with the creative powers around us. God has given us individual talents, some more and some less according to our needs. As we use these talents, we learn how to work with, and eventually understand, the laws and overcome the limitations of this life. By understanding these laws we are better able to serve those around us. Whatever we become here in mortality is meaningless unless it is done for the benefit of others. Our gifts and talents are given to us to help us serve. And in serving others we grow spiritually."

Pray for the Will of God. Yep.

"We were given agency to act for ourselves here. Our own actions determine the course of our lives, and we can alter or redirect our lives at any time. I understood that this was crucial; God made the promise that he wouldn't intervene in our live unless we asked Him. And then through His Omniscient Knowledge He would help us attain our righteous desires. We were grateful for this ability to express our free will and to exercise its power. This would allow each of us to obtain great joy or to choose that which will bring us sadness. The choice would be our through our decisions."

Does the idea that we should love our enemies equate that we must not (and cannot, if we are to love others) judge ourselves? Probably.

"I knew that anything we do to show love in worthwhile: a smile, a word of encouragement, a small act of sacrifice. We grow by these actions. Not all people are lovable, but when we find someone difficult for us to love, it is often because they remind us of something within ourselves that we don't like. I learned that we must love our enemies--let go of anger, hate, envy, bitterness, and the refusal to forgive. These things destroy the spirit. We will have to account for how we treat others."

This last thought reminds me of how frequently we in the Western world like to damage ourselves by criticizing. This is something I don't want to take part in. I hope that my thoughts and speech can become positive, creative forces.....yay!

"Positive and negative energies work in opposition to each other. And when we internalize these energies, they become our servants. Positive attracts positive, and negative attracts negative. Light cleaves to light, and darkness loves darkness. If we become mostly positive or mostly negative, we begin to associate with others like us. But we have the choice to become positive or negative. Simply by thinking positive thoughts and speaking positive words we attract positive energy. I saw that this is the case. I saw different energies surround different people. I saw how a person's words actually affect the energy field around him/her. The very words themselves--the vibrations in the air--attract one type of energy or another. A person's desires have a similar effect. There is a power in our thoughts. We create our own surroundings by the thoughts we think. Physically, this may take a period of time, but spiritually it is instantaneous. If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our our own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive."

That's all for now! I hope this was enlightening for somebody. It'll be a good reminder for me when I randomly look over my archives.

Comments

[abi]

Did God really promise that He wouldn't interfere in our lives unless we asked Him to? Where/ when was that? That's kind of upsetting to me.

[jessica]

Abi - who knows if that's true. It's not from an authoritative source, just from an individual's experience. I think this idea falls in the mix with confusing stuff like free-will/God's Will. It kinda makes sense to me and kind of doesn't. I guess it's a bit relative - like EVERYTHING. Oiy, no clear answers here.

[mia]

i read that book a number of years ago. really like it too.... yep yep.

[javad]

sounds like a pretty cool book, i'll have to make a mental note of it

[Myk]

Wow, so all those cool and neat ides might not be just from my head?

hehehe..

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