Auditing Foundations

Foundations is the first class that the Centers for Spiritual Living recommend for understanding Science of Mind. I took the class years ago from Reverend Donald Graves, but I’m auditing it again, with Christine, while she takes it for the first time. Our assignment this week is to write a letter to ourselves describing where we will be at the end of the course. We are to write a letter to ourself, seal it in an envelope, address and stamp it, then bring it to our meeting on Monday. Here is my letter:

Dear Mike,
You have come a long way in knowing your true relationship to God, or to the Divine. You have grown tremendously, yet, a focus on these beliefs over the next 10 weeks will create a laser focus on who I am. That laser focus will help me to take more charge of my life and consciously create the future that I desire. As I read the material and do my homework each week it will give me a renewed focus and that renewed focus will result in more direct results as I ask myself empowering questions.

By the end of the course, instead of waiting for something outside of me to tell me my purpose, I will simply decide on my purpose and be pleasantly surprised at how the universe conspires to make it happen. Here’s the thought that comes to mind:

        THE POWER TO SUCCEED

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy,
the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.

Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation)
there is one elementary truth the ignorance of
which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:

That the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then providence moves too.

All sorts of wonderful things occur to help one,
that would never otherwise have occurred.

A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manners of unforseen
incidents and meetings and material assistance
which no one could have dreamed would come their way.

Whatever you do or dream you can, begin it.

Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

Begin it now.

--Goethe

Providence has been waiting for me to commit; look out world; here I come.

Mike