We're deep into the season of Christmas with its brilliant colors, shimmering lights, tempting foods, joyful songs and mile long to-do lists.  Christmas, as we celebrate it in our culture, is a time of high activity and more intense feeling.  So in the midst of all the hoopla, it's good to pause for a moment, to reconnect with some basic spiritual wisdom.

"Truth is not added to your consciousness - it comes through unfoldment.  Our so-called human consciousness is a shutter.  At one point, it admits very little light, opened a little more, it admits more light, and as we become more and more spiritually minded, the shutter opens wider and wider, until eventually all humanhood disappears.  The full light then shines through."

These words from mystic, Joel Goldsmith, written in 1947, remind us that our primary assignment in life is to open up to universal Consciousness.  With intention, we can open ourselves to God a little more each day, and instead of resisting the events and drama around us, we can be receptive to their part in the opening up of our consciousness.  We can learn and grow from every single experience in our lives when we begin our day with an open mind and a willing heart. 

Close your eyes, take a breath, and drop all resistance for a few moments.  God is your Infinite Source - for everything you need - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.