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Your first line of defense in a situation of negativity is the positive use of your creative mind. You must stand as a beacon of positive energy if you are to break free of negative controls and move into a higher expression. You can do this both as an individual and within a group action.

The forgiving of the action is where the Spirit comes in. You know that you are maturing spiritually when you forgive, forget, and love in spite of, not because of, and not spitefully.

Express lovingly toward everyone you encounter.

Whatever has happened in the past, with whomever, over whatever, is past. It is as simple as that because it's past. And whether they were right or wrong, whether you did or you didn't do it, whether they did or they didn't, is absolutely immaterial. Don't waste your time on it.

One of the primary ways to love the condition is being thankful for it. Start out with gratitude, and realize that if an adjustment is needed, it's an internal one. There's no use in blaming the outer condition by asking, "Why? or How dare you?" or creating a sense of betrayal or "I don't deserve it." You might as well look into the mirror and see that the conditions are reflecting your relationship to your self. And realize that at some level the conditions have all been agreed to by you.

People think that the easiest thing to do, in the short run, is to try to escape from pain, using whatever means possible: drugs; meaningless sex; excess food, alcohol or cigarettes; excessive time spent with television, books, or films - anything to get away from the pain, right? Because after all, why hang around in the pain that someone else is causing, right? In the long run, however, trying to escape from pain is like trying to run away from yourself; it can't be done. You can go wherever you want, but the pain goes with you because pain is the response mechanism within you. Although it may seem as if your spouse is causing the pain by doing a certain thing, there is always another way of looking at the situation: just as the source of love is within you, so is the source of pain. When you experience pain, it is coming from a pain-full source within you. Pain is just a method of recognition. Some people are willing to look, but few have the courage to see. If you are brave enough to see, you might recognize that the pain you are experiencing has more to do with you than with him or her. By placing the blame on him or her, you can be attempting to avoid the relationship within yourself. When your spouse does that thing that can drive you up the wall, you can choose to outgrow it - not your spouse's action, but your reaction. You can do this if you are willing to own your reaction.

Be honest in your family relationships. If someone does something you don't like, tell the person. Don't say to your wife, "You don't cook like my mother used to cook." She already knows that. Maybe you're fat and sloppy from your mother's cooking and she's trying to trim you down. If you don't want to be trimmed down, just tell her you're built for comfort, not for speed. You see, you keep the humor in there, too.

If you give a lot, you receive a lot. If you give a little, that's all you get.

If I judge any part of you, I am honoring my judgment more than I am honoring the Soul inside you or me. That would be shutting off my Soul, and I won't do that to myself. I suggest that you don't do that to yourself either.

Learn from the experience of your life. Set your goals high and go for them. Do not let anyone or anything sidetrack you. Create only the very best things for yourself.