Being an optimum mode of consciousness, it is evident that the body is primarily the result of wisdom, as opposed to method. As such it is the peak experience, the goal and the focal point towards which wisdom, in union with concentration, is constantly aiming.

Through the realization of the body the hope that constitutes the essential dynamic of taking refuge is fulfilled, and thereby meaningful being-for-oneself is achieved. This comes about through the resolution of the conflict between the world as it is and the world as it is imagined to be in ignorance. Once ignorance has been purified through wisdom, the mood of anxiety that was felt in the deepest recesses of the conflict is dissolved. Thus the body is grounded in the immediate experience of oneself and the world as they are. Instead of anxiety, joy becomes the underlying mood of one’s being-in-the-world. In this way the body stands as the culminating point of the process of actualizing authentic being-alone. The anxiety, which was the cause for taking refuge, is overcome through the wisdom that dispels ignorance and, thereby, the hope of finding meaningful being for oneself is fulfilled.

Love

Bill Martuge

Maybe I have put my dreams for furthering my education or pursuing a special interest on hold because of some responsibility to my family or my job.

Some people may question whether my dreams are even possible. Others may think that even having a dream is but a waste of my time. Yet I know that when my goals are based on guidance from My Higher Power, they can become divine realities.

Whatever I do, I will do it knowing that I am embracing His divine guidance. He inspires me, and I seize the day and every opportunity to fully realize my dreams.

Love

Bill Martuge

 As I listen to the love of My Higher Power that is speaking to my heart, I can and do forgive. I release any desire to be unforgiving as love reminds me that people can and do make mistakes. Often the words or actions taken by others were not intended to hurt me.

Sometimes the smallest slights are the biggest obstacles to me in being forgiving, especially if those responsible are people I hold dear. Yet I can stop a small mistake from growing into a mountain of grief by forgiving.

The healing love of God opens my mind and heart to forgiveness. Divine love lifts me above challenges and penetrates to the core of others, revealing the spirit of God that is within them.

Love

Bill Martuge

The potential for a full grown, sturdy plant lives within a tiny mustard seed. Love and understanding, live within each kind word I speak and each kind deed I do.

So I sow the seeds of kindness by speaking words of encouragement and love. I reach out to others and offer my support as they go through times of challenge and achievement. I give the gift of my cheerful smile to the people I see at home and at work. I listen attentively to what is being said and let others know that their thoughts and opinions are important to me.

In all that I do, I treat other with the respect and kindness they deserve. The growth of the seeds of kindness I have sown is a rich and abundant harvest of love.

 Love

 Bill Martuge

Intuition is an inner knowing, a personal message of guidance that My Higher Power gives to me so that I have the understanding I need to work through the most complicated situations life can offer. I know what to say and do, and I know what to refrain from saying and doing.

In praying about a question that is on my heart and I mind, how do I know that the answer I receive is from My Higher Power? I know because intuition, a wisdom of the heart, connects me with the wisdom of God.

The wisdom of my heart reveals guidance. Intuition, an inner urging, awakens me to a world of possibilities and reminds me that He and I are working together to create a wonder-filled life.

Love

Bill Martuge