spirituality and health

Start the day right. It’s good for your health

August 29, 2019 By Beverly Goldsmith Leave a Comment

Start the day right. It’s good for your health How good is it to wake up in the morning ready to start the day right! To get up refreshed, happy, and rearing to go, is something worth achieving. So how do you start the day right and get off to a flying start? There are many ideas about this ranging from eating a healthy breakfast to meditating. For many people though there’s another way to start the day, and it’s proven to be highly effective.

One morning a woman woke feeling stressed and worn-out. In thinking about this, she found herself blaming her job workload. Right away she decided to start the day right, and commenced her morning spiritual routine. She gave thanks that divine Spirit was constantly supplying her with boundless vitality and stamina. She reasoned that because of this, her good health could never be depleted by doing an honest day’s work. As a result of this early morning spiritual thinking, she felt reinvigorated and quickly returned to being her normal, lively self.

6 TIPS TO START THE DAY RIGHT

– Start the day right by establishing a regular morning routine. Make it a daily practice to think spiritually before getting out of bed, checking your smartphone, or dealing with family matters.

– As soon as you wake up, take a moment to give thanks that divine Love is caring for you and the family. Make a prayer of gratitude about it. “Thank you divine Love, that You’re right here with us. Your loving care will meet our every need.”

– Dump negative, unhealthy thoughts or fears. Fill your mind instead with health-bringing, wholesome thoughts. “Admitting only such conclusions as you wish realized in bodily results, you will control yourself harmoniously.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p.392

– At the end of the day, prepare for tomorrow. Disengage for sleep-time. Have zero notifications from apps and phones at night. Fall asleep being grateful for Love’s care of you and the family.

– Next morning, start the day right. Make it a priority to think spiritually. “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” Bible. Psalm 143:8

– As you head out the door, remember that your health, happiness and security come from a divine source and are always present. Then, be sure to keep this in mind throughout the day. You’ll be glad you did. So start the day right. It’s good for your health.

Beverly Goldsmith writes on the connection between spirituality and health and is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing.

– This article is published on Motherpedia. Read more from Beverly on Motherpedia…
– Also published in the AUGUST 2019 edition of Around Point Cook Community newspaper in print and online via Issuu.

Be happy. It’s good for your health

August 29, 2019 By Beverly Goldsmith Leave a Comment

Be happy. It’s good for your health There are many reasons to be happy with one’s lot in life, and then there may be some that make you feel unhappy about it. But when asked, most of us just want to be happy – to have someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to. We’d all like to be healthy, financially secure, connected and satisfied. So how do we achieve and maintain a consistently happy frame of mind?

To be happy moment-by-moment is not as difficult as you may think. It’s actually our natural state of being. It’s quite normal to have positive levels of happiness and contentment. As individuals we’re very resilient and able to bounce back readily when bad things drag our spirits down.

For years a friend found it difficult to retain happiness. Even little things that went wrong would instantly plunge him into prolonged unhappiness. This changed when he learned to think spiritually about himself. It seemed entirely probable to him that a divine Creator had ‘programmed’ him to not only be happy but to stay happy. Possessing resilient, balanced thinking, was actually native to him and everyone, thus he could resist becoming unhappy. This change in thinking had a positive effect. Things, big or little, ceased to drag him down into depression, and he went on to be a normally happy person.

4 TIPS TO BE HAPPY:

– Think of happiness as a spiritual quality that resides permanently in your heart and mind. You have it and you can also share it with others. “Happiness is spiritual, born of Truth and Love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p. 57:18

– Expect to feel perfectly normal and positive about yourself each and every day, no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Experiencing heart-felt gladness, is supported through a connection with the divine source of happiness. “I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil.” Bible. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13.

– Don’t wait for something or someone to make you happy. True contentment and buoyancy of spirit isn’t something to be sought out and then acquired. It’s yours already.

– Be proactive. Open your thinking, and allow the joy of happiness to be expressed in you. You can defeat unhappy thoughts and feelings and be happy in all you do. Knowing this is good for your health.

Beverly Goldsmith writes on the connection between spirituality and health and is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing.

– This article is published on Motherpedia. Read more from Beverly on Motherpedia…

– Also published in the JULY 2019 edition of Around Point Cook and Around Altona Community newspapers in print and online via Issuu.

Stop and help. It’s good for your health

August 28, 2019 By Beverly Goldsmith Leave a Comment

Stop and help. It’s good for your health

May 12^th is Mother’s Day in Australia, the time when I celebrate my mum’s wisdom: stop and help. Her compassionate words mirror the well-known Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” and “If you’ve had a kindness shown you, pass it on.” My mother followed this principle and taught me to care about and help others – regardless of their age or race.

My mother knew how wonderful it is to receive the loving kindness of others in times of great need. Also, that it’s a joy to pass it along when the opportunity arises. To stop and help someone we don’t know may require us to step outside our comfort zone. Yet this selfless action embodies genuine humanity and enables us to be good neighbours and citizens.

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR – STOP AND HELP.

One day when driving to the shops I saw a workman lying face down on the curbside. Feeling concerned, I asked my husband to turn back saying, “We can’t just leave him lying there. We can’t be like those in the story of the Good Samaritan who didn’t stop to help an injured man. If it was you or me lying on the roadside, I’d want someone to stop and help.”

Leaving the car, I went to the man and asked if he was alright. He was a senior workman of another nationality and spoke very little English. He was quite disoriented and couldn’t remember where he lived. Right then, another man came walking by. I called him over. Amazingly he spoke the workman’s language! Also a young mother driving by, asked if we needed help. Declining her kind offer, I decided to check the workman’s phone and wallet. I found nothing except a card with one phone number on it. Using my mobile, I called and spoke to the man’s work partner who arrived 10 minutes later. Happily by this time, the workman was standing up and fully recovered.

FOUR STOP AND HELP TIPS:

– Open your heart. Let compassion and kindheartedness move you to stop and help.

– Don’t let language, age or race prevent you from assisting someone in trouble.

– Share a cup of kindness with others “…and never fear the consequences”. Mary Baker Eddy. Science and Health p.570:16

– If you’ve received a kindness from someone, pass it on without any thought of being rewarded.

– Teach youngsters to practice the Golden Rule: “Treat others as you would have them treat you”. Bible. Matthew 7:12 Doing so is good for everyone’s health.

– Beverly Goldsmith writes on the connection between spirituality and health and is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing.

– This article is published on Motherpedia. Read more from Beverly on Motherpedia…

– Also published in the MAY 2019 edition of Around Point Cook Community newspaper in print and online via Issuu.

Say I can do. It’s good for your health.

August 28, 2019 By Beverly Goldsmith Leave a Comment

Some days even undertaking routine chores can seem like climbing a mountain. If so, don’t give up. Instead, say I can do. Be strong. Encourage yourself to take the steps to keep moving forward. You’ll find yourself heartened, and able to accomplish all you need to do with strength and freedom.

EVERY DAY SAY I CAN DO

In life, we all have things to do that we may not like, or think we can’t do. It may be doing housework, driving in peak traffic, or undertaking a task where self-doubt is undermining our motivation to take the steps to complete it. Whichever it is, saying I can do encourages us to get active, be resolute and go forward with determination.

At one time a high school music student faced a mountain-like task. She had to learn and pass 3 years of music theory in one year to have it count for her HSC. Dismayed, she told her mother, “I’m too far behind. I can’t do it”. Her mother said, “There’s no such word as can’t. There’s a divine Mind helping you. Don’t give up. Let’s keep the high goal uppermost in thought rather than counting the steps to reach it. You know that passing this exam is desirable, and your expectation of achieving a good result will help speed your progress. Be confident. Have faith and believe. Say I can do this.” So the student believed and worked hard. She completed all the theory learning in the one year. And, she passed the final exam with honours.

FOUR TIPS TO SAY I CAN DO

– Have faith. The task may seem mountainous to you, but don’t let discouraging thoughts rob you of your ability and determination to succeed. Nothing is impossible. Believe that you can accomplish the good you hope for. Say I can do it. “Everything is possible for the person who has faith.” Bible. Mark 9:23

– Stop saying I can’t, or I don’t want to. Don’t procrastinate. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. You’ve been created an I can do person. You have tons of get-up-and-go. Exercise it!

– Be confident. You’ve been given the ability and freedom to undertake and complete every life-task successfully. “Whatever it is your duty to do, you can do without harm to yourself.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p.385

– Be open to new opportunities and challenges at home, work or school. Take them on. Look at every situation with enthusiasm. You can accomplish all you need to. Say I can do. It’s good for your health.

– Beverly Goldsmith writes on the connection between spirituality and health and is an experienced Christian Science practitioner and teacher.

– This article is published on Motherpedia. Read more from Beverly on Motherpedia…

– Also published in the APRIL 2019 edition of Around Point Cook Community newspaper in print and online via Issuu.

Count your many blessings. It’s good for your health.

August 28, 2019 By Beverly Goldsmith Leave a Comment

Sometimes the worries of daily life can get you down. When this happens, take a moment and count your many blessings. It will lift your spirits, discouragement and doubt will fly away, and you’ll see how truly blessed you are.

BE GRATEFUL FOR THE GOOD YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW

A woman disheartened by a lack of finances, told a friend that she felt terribly poor. The friend, wanting to comfort the woman and raise her spirits, asked her what good she had in her life right now. Did she have a roof over her head, clothes to wear, food for dinner that night, a bed to sleep in, a dollar in her purse, and the love of friends and family? The woman replied that she had all of this. “Then”, said the friend with great tenderness, “count your many blessings. Be grateful for what you have right now. You’re not poor. You’re actually rich!”

LOOK FOR THE GOOD IN EVERY DAY

Each bedtime, the mother of a primary school boy sits and talks with him about his day at school. She asks him what good things have happened and what he’s grateful for. Sometimes he tells her about helping a schoolmate, receiving a kind act from a playground friend, being able to answer well in a quiz, or successfully participating in a class exercise. This happy ‘gratitude time’ focuses on good, such as the spiritual qualities of sharing, caring and thoughtfulness that are present in him and others, as well his schoolwork achievements.

4 TIPS TO HELP YOU COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

– Make time to count your many blessings. Don’t skip through them. Name them one by one. Do this frequently. You may be surprised to find that you’re actually doing well.

– Create a gratitude journal. List your joys instead of woes and your gains instead of losses. The question is, “Are we really grateful for the good already received? Then we shall avail ourselves of the blessings we have, and thus be fitted to receive more.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p.3

– Don’t allow yourself to be troubled by conflict great or small. Count your acts of courage instead of fears, your friends instead of foes. Blessings bring comfort and peace.

– Note each occasion that your need is met. Divine Love has, and always will, “open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things.” Bible, Malachi 3:10. So go ahead. Count your many blessings. It’s good for your health.

– Beverly Goldsmith writes on the connection between spirituality and health and is an experienced Christian Science practitioner and teacher.

– This article is published on Motherpedia. Read more from Beverly on Motherpedia…

– Also published in the MARCH 2019 edition of Around Point Cook and Around Altona Community newspapers in print and online via Issuu.