A.R.E. Meeting for 12/27/21

Leader: June
 
Seven shared an opportunity to keep the Christmas spirit among the group alive through the magic of Zoom. We even had one in Montana and another in New Jersey. In the SFG Book II Opportunity chapter, we read “A Knowledge of Self Helps Us To Recognize More Opportunities,” and “The Higher the Ideal the Greater Are the Opportunities.” We discussed how some people do good, like inventors, but do not see the true results of their endeavors during their lifetime. We seemed to resonate with part of reading 373-2: “Do ever in self that thou knowest to be right, though it may make of self even an outcast to thine neighbor.”
 
In the Experiments book, we have a choice of two:
 
Experiment 1: Whenever you find yourself restless or disenchanted with a current situation, become aware of how it has been particularly created for you here and now because it perfectly meets your need for that experience. Thank the Father for it.
 
Experiment 2: Focus on doing the little things of daily life well and with love. Choose one “little” thing, such as beginning the day with a prayer of gratitude, smiling, offering to help another.
 
We thank June for her leadership during the month of January.

A.R.E. Meeting for 12/20/21

 Leader: June

We had a full house of seven attending this week as we manifested this opportunity for fellowship. We talked of astronomy and sojourns and Eric made us aware of John Moyer on YouTube.
 
To begin the chapter on Opportunity we read “Definition” and “Opportunities Come Through Cooperation.” In the Experiments book, we read through the experiment on page 6:
 
Experiment: Try meeting each “problem” which confronts you in daily life with this question: “How would my own thoughts and ideals have played a role in helping to create this situation?” (Examples—(1) financial problem: perhaps past thoughts of fear about losing money created a self-fulfilling prophecy; (2) health problem: perhaps past attitudes toward my body led to poor eating habits and now this illness; (3) relationship problem: perhaps I have silently been overly critical of this person in the past."

A.R.E. Meeting for 12/13/21

Leader: June
 
Four unique seekers met this week to work on applying our search for God. The question was raised whether we wanted to meet every Monday during December. The feeling was expressed that as long as we had three members Zoom in, then we would meet. The question was also asked whether we should change to group ideal from Oneness to Love. The decision was made to postpone the idea until more from the group were present.
 
June read the Preface to SFG Book II, something we may have passed over previously. There were large excerpts from Cayce reading 5749. We then went to the experiments book and read the Introduction: How to Use This Book, where Mark Thurston spells out what he hopes we get from his books.
 
For the experiment this week: Work on your meditation, trying to raise your consciousness, and possibly try new things. Practice love and self-love during your meditation time.

A.R.E. Meeting for 12/6/21

Leader: June

When all arrived, we had six sensational loving souls, expressing what they love. Like the section we read in the SFG book talked about personal experiences, so did we.
 
We finished Book 1 in the SFG book after completing the chapter on Love. We have been assigned the last experiment in the Experiments book:
 
Experiment:  Select and write down the name of one person in your life whom you would like to love more deeply. Write out a list of your current perspectives and feelings about this person. Each day for at least a week keep an attitude of being open to see a deeper reality. This new perspective of a greater dimension may come through a dream, a meditation insight, an intuitive impression or something that someone else says. Keep a record of how a new, more loving outlook towards this person awakens in you.

A.R.E. Meeting for 11/29/21

Leader: Sylvia

We reached five entities briefly this week at our meeting, then dropped down to four. We updated ourselves on Thanksgiving celebrations and holidays, but then delved into the vaccine mandates. We discussed how to rid things of smells and how addictive gambling can be. All were discussed lovingly.

In the SFG book, we read two sections in the Love chapter: “Love is Giving,” and “Divine Love Passes Understanding.”

We read the next two experiments for this week:

Experiment 1: Work with the principle of giving at the physical level. Each day for at least a week, be willing to give of the best that you have. Especially try to do this with small things, such as sharing an exceptionally nutritious piece of food with someone or giving someone a favorite book. Record your experiences with this approach to love.

Experiment 2: Love others by being present in the now and by giving without trying to elicit a particular response. Keep a record of those specific instances in which you were able to love in this way.

   Example: I helped my child clean up his room without any concern as to whether or not he would thank me when we were done.

A.R.E. Meeting for 11/22/21

Leader: Sylvia

We eventually worked our way up to six loving learners this week in attendance. Cindi said she contacted our former group member Nancy D., and she and family are doing well in Washington State. In the SFG book, we read the next two sections in the Love chapter: The Power of Love and The Test of Love. Not only did we read that Love is God, but love allows no place for hate and recognizes no evil.

 We read the next two experiments for this week:

 Experiment 1: Make an effort to experience the potential within you to love life. Try to have a feeling of trusting life. Look beneath those experiences that seem “ugly, or heavy, or hard” for a deeper meaning and the hand of the divine. Record instances in which you are able to see life in this way.

 Experiment 2: Select and write down the name of one person whom you frequently view as an enemy, a rival or a troublesome person. Then write down the good qualities that you can see in him. If you cannot think of any, spend several days observing him in your daily life until you find something you can write down. Finally, spend at least a week thinking of that person in terms of these good qualities and acting on that perception. Keep a record of your actions. 

A.R.E. Meeting for 11/15/21

Leader: Sylvia

Five fabulous servants met to share the love of our search for God. We started the chapter on Love and read the “Introduction” and “Love Manifested” section. Just before that, we touched on the topics of evil and possession based on a fairly recent blog post on the A.R.E. website. We went to the Experiments book and have two experiments to consider this week:

Experiment 1: Demonstrate your love for individuals in your life by greeting them by name. Make a special effort to remember names when you are introduced. If you do not know the names of people you see frequently, try to find out. And then use the person’s name to show your caring for him as an individual.

Experiment 2: Select and write down one stimulus to which you often react in an automatic and inharmonious way. Then decide on one interrupting behavior or mudra. Make an agreement with yourself that for at least a week you will use your mudra anytime the chosen stimulus happens in your daily life. Keep a record of how you respond after completing the mudra.