If I were to doubt that I have the strength to be free of a habit, I would be giving the power of my thoughts over to doubt rather than to freedom. As incredible as it may have seemed, I now realize that my own thoughts can keep me from experiencing true freedom.

The good news is this: I am giving the power of my formative thoughts over to what God can do through me. I am never in any situation alone; the spirit of God within me strengthens me so that I can overcome any obstacle. I am free!

My thoughts help shape my experiences. The spirit of God within enables me to achieve goals far beyond what I had ever hoped to achieve. God is expressing strength and wisdom through me. I accept what God ,gives me, and I live my freedom now.

Love

Bill Martuge

Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, and the clear eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, at any time

If we are not happy, if we are not peaceful, we cannot share peace and happiness with others, even those we love, those who live under the same roof. If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, will benefit from our peace.

Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we have to practice to be able to enjoy it? No, we just enjoy it. Each second, each minute of our lives can be like this. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, even the sensation of our breathing. We don’t need to go to the mountains to enjoy the blue sky or go to the ocean to hear the sound of a wave. We don’t have to travel into the future to enjoy today. We can be in touch with these things right now. It would be a pity if we are only aware of suffering.

Love

Bill Martuge

“What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning – and some of them many times over – what do you find? That you can swim! Well – life is just the same as learning to swim. Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live.” 

— Alfred Adler

Persistence pays. Anyone who’s ever learned any new skill can attest to that. Persistence makes it possible for you to do the things you once knew you couldn’t, by strengthening and reinforcing your belief that you can. So persist.

Fearlessly make mistakes and then make some more. Because with each mistake made and gained from, you’ll move closer to what you want. Your persistence will be the current that takes you there.

May you always let persistence take your forward.

Love

Bill Martuge

So think as if your every thought were to be etched in fire upon the sky for all and everything to see. For so, in truth, it is.

So speak as if the entire world were but a single ear intent on hearing what you say. And so, in truth, it is.

So do as if your every deed were to recoil upon your heads. And so, in truth, it does.

So wish as if you were the wish. And so, in truth, you are.

So live your life as if God himself had need of you. His life to live. And so, in truth, He does.”

— Mikhail Naimy
from The Book of Mirdad

So it seems that everything we think and say and do and wish becomes the life we live for God. And so, in truth, it does.

So it appears that with every step we take we are experiencing God. And so, in truth, we are.

May you always be aware that God is in your experience.

Love

Bill Martuge

During a crisis, I may wonder if I will ever again be free of worry and stress. Then, as I become quiet and allow my total focus to be on the presence of My Higher Power, I experience the peace and the immediate relief that my awareness of this peace brings to me.
What I have discovered is more than just a few moments of peace during a difficult time. I have discovered that peace is my constant reality because within me He is my constant source of peace.

I don’t want to think about what would have happened if I had not taken that moment to connect to my inner peace on a conscious level. I do want to remember what happened because I did take that moment. The experience was one of instant relief that helped me make it through a challenge.

Love

Bill Martuge