Your Life. Bruce McArthur

Consciousness. Whenever we do that, we bring joy to others. This is further emphasized in this reading:

      Your body is indeed the temple of the living God. There He has promised to meet you often. Meet Him, in joy, in song, in prayer. Thus you will find your life blossoming—physically, mentally and spiritually—even as the rose. And the very fragrance of your life, the beauty of your life, will make and bring joy to many. (3440-2)AR

      To a young man, Cayce offered important advice on sowing seeds and also gave him a unique and meaningful purpose:

      Find each day where you may help someone less fortunate in some way, whether in body, in mind, in opportunity, in circumstance. Help not for pay, not just because you want to help, but because he is your brother, because he is yourself, for as you do unto others you do to your Maker …

      In that manner, then, may you … find that which will bring the greater help, the greater joy, the greater experiences of life. (5250-1)AR

      We can summarize the steps to becoming a channel for joy in our world:

      1. Be joyful in all that you do.

      2. Smile often.

      3. Manifest to others the seeds of the Spirit, such as peace, love, joy, and patience.

      4. Pray and sing joyfully.

      5. Help someone each day.

      You can create a similar program for any one of the seeds of the Spirit you choose to manifest. “As you sow—so shall you reap!”

      Whenever we start such a program, our actions are understandably a bit mechanical—like a child first practicing the piano. Practice, however, will make perfect. We should be kind, gentle, and supportive of ourselves while we are learning. I often write notes to myself to remind me of what I’m trying to do. Then I put them in many places so that I will find them as I go through my day. Or I use a timer to jog my memory. I even give myself a reward when I remember without the notes. Such aids can be helpful when we are working to change our consciousness.