Exhausted after a long day, Anuli arrives at her apartment and heads straight to bed.  The empty feeling of a wasted day lingers within. She relives the day’s events in spirit and sadly sees nothing worth noting.

Anuli is well liked in the office. She is hard working and most dependable. She was called into a meeting today to help on a project that was outside her scope of responsibility. Ever the team player, she did not object.  She figured she would catch up on her own work over the weekend.

During her lunch hour, she logged on to youtube to continue her Spanish language learning but was soon diverted after seeing a new music video of her favorite artist. Ever the loyal fan, she did not object to watching more videos until her lunch time was up.

Toward the end of the workday, her friend invited her to a fellow colleague’s going away party. Ever the supportive friend, she did not object. She figured she may never see this colleague again and decided to forgo her planned quiet evening.

Her father’s words came roaring back as clear as if he were standing before her. “Focus, know your purpose” Never had the meaning of these words been as clear as it was this day. She realized that only by saying no and eliminating from her thoughts and actions everything which subtracts from her purpose could she make her highest contribution to society.  Only now did she understand why her father always politely refused all requests that were not aligned to his own clear purpose.

Patricia’s study is her favorite room in her home. It is a small but beautiful room overlooking her garden. The slightly opened window seems to bring in peaceful thoughts from her well-kept garden. On her work desk is a white, oval vase with beautifully arranged lilies from her garden. Its dazzling colors are striking. Its calming, delicate fragrance filled the room with its aroma.

In stark contrast to the rest of the flower, she noticed one of the small branches withering. On closer inspection, she discovered that it was partly disconnected from the rest of the flower. It no longer received the life sustaining nutrients it formerly enjoyed. Patricia cut off the branch and placed it directly in the vase where it would have contact with the water she feeds the flowers weekly.

The next evening, she noticed some of the brown spots reverting to green and smiled in wonderment. “So all it took was a reconnection with your source of nourishment.”

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Thousands seek help from doctors for depression. They are drying up, withering and are in need of lasting nourishment. What nourishment do they seek? … What nourishment do all human spirits seek? JOY. The opportunity to give love through selfless service is the only food that satisfies the human spirit. Only this connects the human spirit to its roots.

There was once a kingdom in the higher realms, unfathomably higher than the earth. Some of the inhabitants of this kingdom could not bear the scorching light prevalent in this realm. Therefore, they were unconscious and unable to  participate in the joyful activity that ensued there. In His unimaginable love the King extended his kingdom to include a lower realm, which was until then devoid of any life, in order to make it possible for these inhabitants to grow strong at a far greater distance from the great light and one day return to the higher realm as fully self-conscious members of society.

Guides were sent ahead of time to prepare this realm for these unconscious inhabitants and to teach them how to live according to the ways of the King. Through the help of the guides, they began to grow conscious of the abilities bestowed upon them. In time, conceit reared its head and some of them began attributing their success to their own intelligence.  These few slowly began corrupting the others and the guides were no longer sought after because the inhabitants thought they knew everything better. Centuries of misery, debauchery and war followed.

Seeing the destruction that lay ahead for these people, the King sent prophets to various corners of the lower realm to once again remind them of the way back to the higher realm, which was the sole purpose of the extension of His kingdom. But the evil had become so strong and pervasive that even the prophets’ influence were merely transient. Shortly after the prophets left, the people distorted their teachings and created religions in their name.

Still, some yearned for the knowledge of the King and the way back to Him so for the sake of the few, He sent His Son. The Son of the King, in all His majesty and indescribable power, descended to the lower realm to show the way out of the darkness. However, His great love was returned with hatred. He, who came out of love from the highest of heights, was brutally killed by the little people of the lower realm.

And yet, The King still leaves the door open for those of the lower realm who honestly strive to live according to His Word.  Despite the continual failure of the undeserving people who for millennia have mostly spread only destruction, He still allows them breathe.