A.R.E.'s Thought for the Day and my experience of Thought

Greetings!

One night in 2011, I went to a forum.  Before the gathering was over, there was a drawing for prizes.  There were about 12 prizes.  Seeing the filled auditorium, I thought, "Those who win a prize deserve the prize, and I am happy for them."  So names were called, and people went up the stage to receive the gift.  I said in my heart to every person that won a prize, "I am happy for you."  Near the end, a thought came, and I ended up getting a prize!  (Re My thought and the outcome )

In that post, I wrote it was interesting how my thought correlated with the outcome.

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As an A.R.E. member, I receive Thought for the Day *  on my phone (through my email acct.) every morning around 6 a.m.  ( * excepts / words of wisdom from Edgar Cayce channeled readings)  Some mornings I wake up and grab the phone to read the Thought for the Day .  If not, I  read it while I am on the computer later in the day.  I may have many unread emails, but Thought for the Day is not one of them.

Over the years, I found the excerpts uplifting and helpful in my spiritual journey.  Occasionally, Thought for the Day  turned out to be the answers to the questions that I held before I went to sleep.  When this happened, I logged in to read the whole reading.

On May 28, 2025, I received the following Thought for the Day -

"The mind governs the body more or less; consequently, the mind should dwell on beautiful things if we would have a healthy body."

I recalled my reaction was 'Ah, our mind governs the body."  It was somewhat interesting, but I did not search for the reading.

In the afternoon, I thought of what to eat for lunch.  (I ate when I felt hungry.  I did not have a fixed time for meals.)  Before cooking, I tried to open a glass jar of seasoning.  After a few tries, I just could not move the lid a bit.    

I had difficulty opening jars from time to time.  Sometimes I used the techniques ** I knew, and still could not open a jar / bottle.  (** e.g. put the jar under hot tap water for a while, turn the jar upside down and tap at the bottom a few times, or use paper / towel so as to have a better grip of the lid / jar)  I normally tried and tried to do it by myself before I asked for help.  My son often opened it with ease.  Seeing how easily he did it, sometimes I wondered if I had not applied the strength in my hands correctly while I tried to move the lid.  But then, I had to admit he was stronger than I was.  He was a bodybuilder, and I was not into exercise.  I saw other women lifted up a 24-pack of bottled water with ease.  It was not my case.

My son was at work that day.  When my son was not home, there had been times I asked my guides and angels to help me.  Amazingly, sometimes I got an idea as what to do, and was able to open a jar.  That afternoon I did not pray for help.

Holding the jar in my hand, I decided to give it one last try.  It did not work.  Disappointed, I thought "Oh, my hands are so "  Right then I paused (my thought).  I recalled the words in the Thought for the Day, and realized it was a negative adjective/label for my hands .  With a smile on my face, I said in my mind, "I am going to open the jar with ease."  I put my hand on the lid of the jar.  Incredibly, I did not need to apply any force!  I simply lifted up the lid.  It was as if the jar had already been opened.  To be honest, when I replaced the previous thought with a new positive thought, I was like a little girl who was trying to have some fun; I held no expectations.  I am a senior now.  It was (is) this little girl within that helped me see the fun, joy, magic and beauty of life.  

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While I was writing this post, I noticed A.R.E. had sent out a circulating file on The Nature of Mind on May 12.  I had not read the file.  It had 69 pages which included everything that Edgar Cayce said about the mind during his channeled readings.  In the same email was a short video on Thoughts Are Things.  In the video, John Van Auken shared his own experience in focusing on positive thoughts, and the importance of getting into a pattern of pausing before thought / capturing a thought before you let it become too powerful.  He said Edgar Cayce had said during one of his channeling sessions that new thoughts overshadowed old thoughts; therefore, it was important to focus on positive thoughts.

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The two experiences I shared were almost 14 years apart.  In other words, I had not paid enough attention to my thoughts in between those years.  The experience on May 28, 2025 certainly reminded me of the importance of my thoughts.

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It is never too late to begin focusing on positive thoughts and getting into a pattern of pausing before thought / before reacting to life situations.

Thank you, Loving Divine, Edgar Cayce, and all the wonderful teachers / friends at A.R.E.

Love and Blessings,

Q of D