{"id":16281,"date":"2016-11-24T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=16281"},"modified":"2016-11-24T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T17:45:49","slug":"a-blessed-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2016\/11\/a-blessed-thanksgiving.html","title":{"rendered":"A Blessed Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16282\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2016\/11\/Inner-Reflections--1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"Inner Reflections -\" width=\"628\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>&#8220;Let us thank God for putting us in our one big home of the earth; let us live happily and harmoniously and do His will, that our home may become what He wants it to be.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">Paramahansa Yogananda<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Inner Reflections Calendar , Self Realization Fellowship<br \/>\nPhoto of Mt. Baker, WA by Mary Liz Austin)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">We are here to help each other in our families and world.\u00a0 It is simple as it is The Golden Rule.\u00a0 We are here to appreciate one another and live off earth&#8217;s vast natural resources in a healthy and balanced way.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #333399\">It is part of our higher purpose for being here and coming to planet earth.\u00a0 Being present in the moment and listening with our heart and two ears is a good start.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399\"><br \/>\nWe are Spiritual Beings having a human experience.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #333399\">We are not what we appear to be or here for what we appear to be here for.\u00a0 It is easy to live life on the surface and not see we are preparing for a much bigger game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">Our physical life of 60-100 years is a mere blip in eternity.\u00a0 Some trees are over 500 years old.\u00a0 We are not our body or our mind.\u00a0 We are not the voice in our head.\u00a0 We are spirit, we are soul, we are created in the image of God with co-creative ability.\u00a0 We are blessed with the earth and all we need to sustain us.\u00a0 We are given everything and asked to discover why we are truly here.\u00a0 What is our higher purpose?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">Wisdom and enlightenment require deeper contemplation and commitment.\u00a0 What infinite intelligence created us, this world and universe and why are we here?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">Yogananda actualized his divine potential teaching people around the world how to find peace, joy, happiness, wisdom, prosperity and enlightenment.\u00a0 He was a world class writer, lecturer, teacher, guru, healer, successful entrepreneur and multimillionaire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">Yogananda was God&#8217;s Ambassador from India sent to America to teach meditation and Kriya Yoga and to share a practical path to God &amp; Christ.\u00a0 As Yogananda said, <strong>&#8220;God is the Guru.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>Autobiography of A Yogi<\/em> is one of the most read spiritual books for the past 70 years.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">Will you take the inner journey and go within?\u00a0 Will you experience peace, truth, wisdom and understanding?\u00a0 It is a place of love, clarity, discernment, humbleness and compassion.\u00a0 Discover the real reason you are here and new possibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">Go the distance, you can do it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>May this holiday inspire you to higher truth and consciousness.<br \/>\nMay you manifest the divine plan of your life and actualize you infinite potential.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><strong>Have a Healthy, Joyous, Peaceful &amp; Prosperous Thanksgiving!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399\">\ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>The MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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