Where do I go to receive answers to the questions on my mind or to discuss my innermost concerns? The answer lies within the quiet sanctuary of my soul, for there I commune with Him.

As I speak, He listens. Without condemning me, He listens to my thoughts and concerns. I know that He is aware of all that I have experienced and understands how I feel, but being able to voice my thoughts fills me with an immediate sense of peace.

As I listen, He speaks to me. There is a sacred trust between my Higher Power and me-a bond that can never be broken. As I listen to the guidance I receive from Him, I relax and feel divine love assuring me of what I am to do. In my quiet talks with Him, I experience the presence of Him in every Fiber of my being.

Love

Bill Martuge

My life would not seem complete without friends. I cherish the love and companionship of my friends. I am grateful for the support and encouragement they give to me whenever I need a lift or just a kind word.

This is the kind of friend I want to be. I want to be loving and kind, so I ask my Higher Power to guide my words and actions. I open my mind and my life to Him so that He can work through me to bring the blessing of friendship to others.

Friends are an expression of His love. I am grateful for each and every opportunity I have to give His love back to the world.

Thank you God for friends and for every opportunity to be a friend

Love

Bill Martuge

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

— Nelson Mandela

We are each of us teachers, Bill, teaching those around us through the words we speak and the way we act. Therefore, if we are to truly make a difference in the world, the question we must ask ourselves daily is this: Am I teaching love today?

May you always be an example of love for others to follow.

Love

Bill Martuge

Fear is always counseling you against the perils of ‘now’ because of something that happened ‘once before’.

–Robert Holden

 Yesterday might be a nice place to visit, but only fear wants to live there. The next time fear calls out to you face it squarely and remind it gently that you no longer choose to live in the past and it can’t live in the present. Then bless it and let it go.

May you always be aware that fear needs the past to survive.

Love

Bill Martuge

If you feel yourself commanded by people and events, set yourself at ease. Remember the one item that is always subject to your possible control — your own clarified mind. Your mind can control everything because of its supreme power to react correctly to everything. In the Outer World people may seem to exert command over you, as with unjust taxes, but no one can control your mental reactions to outer events. Nothing in the Outer World can touch a man living fully from his Inner World.

–Vernon Howard  

The circumstances in our lives are determined by our reactions to them, and as Shakespeare pointed out, “There’s nothing good nor bad but thinking makes it so.” When we consciously decide that we will not label life — that whatever is happening is neither good nor bad, but simply is — then any and every situation immediately loses its power to harm. By neutralizing the event we essentially cause the storm clouds to dissipate and in this seamless and simple way claim victory.

May you always be aware that your life is yours to control.

Love 

Bill Martuge