New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 36 )
I realized how upset I had been. Those people and events that made me angry were all in the past. It was only my memory of them that was making me miserable. I hardly ever lock my keys in the car. This didn’t happen accidentally; there are o accidents. But now I must actively do something. I gently placed the kitten on the hood of the car as I tried the door once more. Locked tight. I leaned back on the door, closed my eyes for a few seconds and pictured myself driving home. …
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 40 )
As I contemplated these ideas, I realized how helpful and practical Gideon had been. He was trying to show me the way to a more glorious life. His method of teaching was simplicity itself. His was a lifetime of love and understanding, and because I felt his concern,I responded by learning many lessons extremely quickly. He used examples from everyday life and imparted to me not only knowledge, but understanding at the same time.
I remember driving along on a super highway …
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 41 )
As if reading my thoughts, he said, “We all must learn sooner or later to respond instead of react. When we react to what seem to be obstacles, we tend to become reactors and our reaction controls us. When we respond from a higher standpoint of understanding, we then are acting in a responsible manner and our very response controls circumstances and events. I know that you have given thought to this before.”
“It isn’t that I don’t understand all that, Gideon. It’s just so …
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 46 )
“He always sermonizes like that to me, Marla,” I said as we slid into the back seat. The driver closed the door and we were off. On my right sat my old friend Gideon and on my left the enchanting Marla.
“Where are we going, Gideon?” I asked.
“To the Restaurant at the Edge of Eternity,” he answered. “The what at the edge of where?” I blurted out, with surprise.
Marla added, “We figured it would be fun taking a break from your everyday work,John. That’s precisely why G…
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 47 )
It is generally difficult not to be optimistic, happy and peaceful when I’m with Gideon. And, with the added enjoyment of Marla’s presence, the evening promised to be, in a manner of speaking, “out of this world.” I was anxious to ask Marla questions, to learn what she was doing, to know more about her work. When we said good- bye many years ago, I knew I would see her again, but now I wondered if she knew of the trials I had endured since then.
As if in answer to my unspo…
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 53 )
There is a village in Scotland far from the bustling of busy cities. Or at least there was. Go, as the crow flies, north from Cromarty, beyond Dornoch Firth, toward the Northwest Highlands, and you will cross green, gently rising countryside to see the hills and lochs of this ancient land. You cannot help but be caught up in a spirit of exhilaration and freedom. Before you reach the ocean, about fifty miles away, turn sharply to your right and proceed directly east toward the…
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 54 )
“No, John. I quite understand.” A shadow of sadness crossed her face. Perhaps it was my imagination. However, the pull of that little village was so strong and I felt the need to be alone.
“I can’t explain it, Marla. I just must be alone with my thoughts.”
“There are times we all need ‘aloneness.’ Here, clip this remote control to your belt. The buttons on the main panel are duplicated on the remote. Remember, green for go,red to stop or to change programs. The white bu…
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 60 )
“Very well, my lord,” Donald replied. “But we’ve grown accustomed to addressing you this way. It’ll take some getting used to.”
We enjoyed a hearty meal. Charlie was as good at cooking as he was at piping. With dinner over, we relaxed to those lovely tunes, which to me are such a delight. Finally, I looked at my watch and saw that it was 10:30 P.M. That was when I realized I had my remote control clipped to my belt and that I was dressed quite differently from the people o…
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 61 )
The wind in the leaves above reminded me of poems I’d read about mystical lands and climes,though where I was tonight was mystical in itself. Thoughts flooded my mind, tumbling over one another in an effort to grab my attention. I had concentrated my focus so intently on the present that I could scarcely remember I was supposed to be having dinner with Gideon and Marla. Time often appears to be relative, resembling situations in everyday life when whatever it is that you are …
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 65)
“Yes, I remember now. Help is always there for us. We were not thrown into the cosmos as biological accidents. We’re children of our Creator with the power to alter creation itself. Yes, I know all these things, but sometimes I, too, become anxious and forget.”
“It’s easy to forget who you are. Fear, frustration, anger, doubt,greed, selfishness . . . these are the reasons for forgetting. Love, peace, joy, quietness, compassion, aloneness . . . these help you to remember; t…