How to Change Your Life

Sometime, someplace, each of us must come to a point where we say, “I’ve had enough of this kind of life. I want to change. There must be more to life than I am experiencing.” 

A spiritual approach to life holds the answer. In the world of effects, we may seem to be merely ants, computers, objects to be used. But in the inner world, the spiritual universe, we are individuals; we are points of expression of a miracle power. You have meaning and purpose because you are part of a spiritual whole—just as the smallest part of your body is important to the normal and perfect functioning of the whole body.

You can begin today, right where you are, with the knowledge and understanding you presently have.

Get Away From It All

Take time to go apart and sit quietly. Get away from all the distractions that clutter your consciousness so that you cannot focus your attention on the outer universe; avoid the distraction of television, newspapers, books (even Truth books). 

Then as you sit quietly in meditation, gently ease all distracting thoughts from your field of consciousness. Don’t hurry them, don’t force them to go; simply become aware of them, bless them and invite them to go. This may take more than a couple of minutes, for your outer-oriented ego with its go-go need for continuous outer distractions may say, “Let’s get it over with. Hurry up! You’ve been sitting here long enough. Let’s do something useful!” 

But if you are serious about changing your life and the direction in which you are headed, let something deeper than your personal ego take charge.

This something cannot easily be described or labeled, but it can be experienced. We can call it the super-ego, the indwelling Christ, or the basic I AM of you. 

Living in the Now

The way to become excited or energized, or to feel fully and completely alive, is to look to and depend upon our inner contact with that inner energy field we call God, or the kingdom of God. This does not mean that we do not play golf, or bowl, or enjoy relaxation in many outer ways. The point is that we do not need these things in order to be happy. We are not slaves to outer things—we are free souls! 

Here are two suggestions for a start: first, make more than a halfhearted attempt to meditate; second, live deeply in the present moment. If you are going to work on the premise that real energy, real excitement (by which we mean that feeling of being fully and enthusiastically alive) comes from a source within you, then it follows that you have to spend some time getting acquainted, being at home in those far reaches of inner space. 

Exploring Inner Space

Once you are launched on a program of inner space exploration and discovery— once you taste, experience, make a part of yourself that inner atmosphere of peace and wonder and humility—you will find a new quality in your consciousness. You find that you look forward to living deeply in the present moment. This happens not just in your meditation times but as you live the hours and days of your entire life. 

Become self-energized by the power of God within you. You can live a truly wonderful life in the present moment. Gradually the light of the I AM suffuses your consciousness, spreading like the light of dawn. 

Gradually you change. Your habits change, your values change, your circumstances change and your life changes. You are no longer utterly and hopelessly dependent on other people and outer conditions to make you feel right or good or secure. 

Peace is power, for out of stillness, strength is born, and out of inner harmony, productivity flourishes. Rest in that inner peace. 

Adapted from Mind: The Master Power, published by Unity Books.

Enjoy this podcast with Rev. Beverly Molander — Get Ready to 'Change Your Story, Change Your Life': Guest Carl Greer