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​Morning Thoughts: What can we take with us to the next life?

9/29/2021

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As we mature (yes, I avoided saying ‘getting older’), the fear of having missed out in life, trying to finish the ‘bucket list’, fear of going before our time, fear of old age and decay with the end of an unavoidable departure from this plane - all of this begs the question: what can we really take with us to the next life? Is there a need for anything?

Is the next life just a state of bliss, a party, or what? Well, we don’t rightly know, do we?

I believe, and maybe you do too, that life doesn’t end once we pass over the great pond. Life lives, but it undeniably will be transformed, and certainly from this physical experience into a mental and spiritual one.

After this life-stage, when we are stripped of all material goods, it appears that we can only take our values, morals, our good character, and the knowledge of truth we have unfolded at the time of our passing or transition to the next dimension, with us. Our earthly belongings will be nothing more than a dream.

All so-called material things are reflections of the mind’s substance. They are mental in nature and therefore will go back to their native nothingness once we move on into the next realm of being. Dust to dust.

Hence, it is of utmost importance to work on our spiritual unfoldment, our contributions to this world, our goodness and helpfulness to humankind, our love for all living beings - not only work for monetary gains, and our material, physical lives. All of this, of course, should be enjoyed while here, but only the actual sense of enjoyment will be with us when we depart.

In this lifetime, our culture wants everything right now, instant gratification. There is no patience in this kind of thinking. However, the spiritual process is not instant. It requires diligent loving thought and right reason. It is an ongoing, evolving process with many ups and downs – and we must let God, the Universe, the Almighty intelligent power, know that we are happy to be alive and grateful for everything we have.
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With Love, ULRIKE



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​Morning Thoughts: This is only the beginning

9/21/2021

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I’d like to share the Foreword of one of my books. This one belongs to “Better Living through Right Thinking” and it seems so appropriate at this time in my life.

It reads:
“This is only the beginning…the beginning of becoming aware of self, because the ‘self’ is the only reality you can ever be fully aware of.
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Every day is a new commencement of this wondrous process of unfoldment from within. Within is where it starts and within is where it ends. Within is all there is, even though it looks that the world we live in is without. An illusion of our five senses we have believed since we were born.

However, we have only existed and not lived fully up to now. We have not yet used our full potential of this awareness, because we assumed that we are humans, not mental beings of light. Once we understand the incredible reality that we are mental beings, spirit, we will be able to glimpse at the great I AM.

I AM, these two most important words of all words, stand for you and for you and for me. I AM stands for all living beings because I AM is the only Truth – the only actuality. Once the meaning of these two words is fully understood, we can dwell in the bliss of the eternal.”

Be well my friends!
With Love, ULRIKE

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Morning Thoughts: ​Love conquers Hate

9/15/2021

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This notion of ‘love conquers hate’ sounds quite cliché lest we are in the midst of a turbulent situation. Amid these trying days, it’s time to think about the consequences to hate another person. Hating really disturbs the natural harmony of our being. In-harmony affects our body.

This disturbed mindset influences our overall health in many ways.  Hurry, worry, contribute to tenseness in the neck areas, stomach troubles, and of course many accidents happen while rushing, not paying attention to the task at hand, or being absorbed in our own nervous energy.

A loss of a loved one, be it through death or rejection, the shock of being left behind, can really affect our mental health in so many devastating ways.

As someone who has observed mental healing for many, many years, I can attest to the fact, that the bone structure of the body represents this mental ‘harmony’.

When we experience aching bones, or even worse broken bones, we can be sure that our mental ‘harmony’ was disturbed or broken. Muscle weakness, stiffness and overall mental nervousness show the weakness in mind that we are experiencing at that time. Keeping negative emotions like resentment, hurt feelings or any kind of suffering, surely damages not only our nervous system, but also our physical body.

We must start looking at our mental ‘harmony’, our loving thoughts for life itself, and learn how to better our daily experience by the simple mantra: ‘Harmony is the principle underlying all life’.

A great synchronized plan is in store for each of us, shapeable by our desires and its fulfillment through right thought, supported by the Universe’s perfect blueprint.

Now is the time to move forward and soar! Be that beautiful butterfly and appreciate ourselves, our neighbor, and our Universe. I promise myself to be the best I can be because Love prevails. Love always wins. Love is the substance called God.
​With Love, ULRIKE 

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​Digging deep

9/1/2021

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I read a lot of inspirational and psychology books. This is my saving grace and I’ve been doing this for 40 years. It really has helped, and still helps me, to overcome some disheartening experiences.

There is a lot of advice ‘out there’ and each of us must decipher what works and what feels real for the current situation. But when looking for Truth, it doesn’t matter who wrote it, said it, or taught it. Truth is Truth. We feel it in our gut, we know instinctively what’s right and what’s wrong, what’s good and what’s not acceptable.

I embrace Truth when I find it. I’m not afraid of it even though it’s not always what I’d like to hear. I take it with a grin or a tear, sometimes many tears. And if I don’t accept the Truth presented, I surely will be tested and will have to learn the lesson the hard way.
How do I know it’s the Truth? Does it feel right? Is it loving, uplifting, spiritual, pure, honest, and good for all concerned? I’m asking myself these questions all the time. Every decision I make has these questions attached.

Looking deep within my Soul, I’m asking my Higher Self, ‘What is my purpose and what is my goal in life? What do I really want? What do I think is lacking in my life? Am I as authentic as I can be?...and much more’.

Then, I listen carefully. My questions will be answered because it all stems from within. However, as much as I want the answers ‘right now’, I know there is no need to rush or worry. My heart might not agree, but my reasoning knows that patience is a virtue. I’m telling myself to take my Soul off the clock. When working from within, I must make sure not to overwhelm myself. Everything I need will be accomplished in due time, when the time is right.

In this process of self-discovery, I remind myself that it doesn’t matter what others do or say. I listen to opinions but do not take them personally or as my ultimate guidance. Each of us is only responsible for our own lives and our personal experiences. So, I stay focused on my own business—which is the business of my individual unfoldment. It’s the business of personal growth and happiness – one day at a time.
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With Love, ULRIKE
www.thehappypaintbrush.com


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