Peace is a choice you are able to make in every situation. You can make the choice for peace immediately, or you can take as much time as you want to find peace about the situation. But understand that the amount of time you take to accept peace in any situation is purely up to you. You contain within yourself this ability to choose peace. Yet, judgment is always the ego’s answer, and its result is pain, stress and resentment. In every situation the ego offers this gift to you, and it is mighty proud when you accept it.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 38
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Rejoice my friend, for a new day is at hand. You do not need to accomplish anything. You need only remember your true self by allowing the recognition of peace to come into your awareness. You no longer need to jump through rings of fire or over barrels to earn your peace of mind. Peace of mind is your inheritance. You simply need to remember that peace is your natural state.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 46
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If you honestly desire peace of mind and joy, vow to yourself to do nothing that does not bring you peace of mind and joy.
Yes, that’s it. This exercise, as simple as it seems, is the beginning of clarity, the beginning of understanding your Godself. What you might find difficult is the execution of this exercise. It might be difficult for you because this is something that, until now, you have refused to do. To do this exercise, simply recognize the choices you make that do not bring you peace of mind and joy. True self-love begins with the understanding of what does and does not bring you peace of mind and joy. Once you have made a commitment not to do anything that does not bring you peace of mind and joy, you will find peace of mind and joy in all that you do.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 74-75
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… joy and peace are our natural states. If, in any situation, we are not at peace, it is because we have misperceived reality. We have lost our peace of mind, not because of some external force, but because of a simple misperception of reality. A reinterpretation of reality is all that is needed to obtain peace. Our interpretation of an event, not changing the event itself, accomplishes this. Realizing and acknowledging that we can do this with one event brings us closer to the realization and understanding that we can do this with all the events in our lives. Again, if we can find inner peace in one event by reinterpreting reality through our Godselves, the possibility becomes real that we can do this with any event in our lives.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 106
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Our level of peace is directly related to our level of trust in God. The more we trust God, the more peace we experience. The less we trust God, the less peace we experience. If we choose to completely trust God, then stress will not be a part of our experiences. If we experience any level of stress, it is because we have chosen not to fully trust God.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 128
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If an individual needs to hear the words “I forgive you” to feel better, or if I need to offer these words to feel closure, then I will offer them, but I will try to simply overlook the bothersome action from now on. This seems like a big step, yet I know that the step is only as big as I make it, and that in truth there is no step. To actually see the child of God as the child of God in every instance will bring total peace once you understand what it is you are truly doing. There is nothing easier than to see the child of God as the child of God. If you are open to this, you can be open to the idea that there is nothing easier than to be at peace. There is nothing easier than to be in your natural state.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 156
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I am simply here to remind you and myself that there is another way. Through compassion and understanding, we can choose peace instead of anger. We can choose a peaceful mind instead of an anxious mind. We can choose happiness instead of sadness and we can choose compassion instead of condemnation, anger and regret. We are all spiritual beings, having a human experience. We have yet to remember our perfection, and that is why we are here. Someone with whom we may be angry is here to assist us in remembering our perfection. He or she is our teacher, as well as our student. All of his or her actions and reactions offer us an opportunity to choose peace in a situation where we once found the possibility of peace unobtainable. This person offers us another opportunity to forgive what we once found unforgivable, and to love who we once found unlovable. In making these choices we remember our own perfection, and in remembering our perfection, we find peace, forgiveness and love within ourselves.
That “immature” person, in truth, has offered us the gift of remembering our perfection, that we can choose peace in any situation. What else but gratitude would we offer someone who is teaching and reminding us that peace is available in every situation? Would gratitude not be the sane response to such a wonderful gift? There is a place in your heart that understands what it is I am sharing. I know this of you, because I now know this of myself, and you and I are one and the same.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 168
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There are four steps that I have used and still use to obtain peace on the road. They are as follows:
- Learn to differentiate between the spiritual being driving and the action of cutting you off.
- Look at each driver on the road as the child of God and visualize someone you know, trust and love. I visualize Jesus, especially when I need His assistance with those who cut me off or drive recklessly.
- Pray for the safety and protection of every driver who cuts you off or is driving recklessly.
- Be a positive example on the road.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 201
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You might currently believe that there are times where you can achieve a peaceful state and times when you can’t. You might have already taught yourself that you can remain peaceful if “x” happens, but not if “y” happens. My friend, the only difference in these circumstances lies not in their physical manifestation, but simply in our beliefs. It is because the work lies within, in modifying our beliefs, that only a simple reinterpretation is needed to obtain peace in any situation. When we lack peace in any situation, it is not because peace is not available, but because we have somehow blocked the awareness of the presence of peace. Once the blocks are dismantled, all that is left is the state of peace.
My friend, the universe is kind. It will offer countless opportunities to obtain peace in areas that we previously perceived peace to be unobtainable. Our Godself also knows that we can achieve peace in any situation. This knowledge is currently within us and it is only our willingness to consider it that is necessary. Currently, you may have blocks to this awareness and they manifest themselves as situations in which you believe that peace is unobtainable. Again, my friend, the universe is kind. It, along with your Godself, will assist you in bringing about situations where you block the awareness of the state of peace. This is done to allow you the opportunity and understanding that peace in such situations is indeed available and attainable. It is only by bringing these blocks up to your awareness that you will have the opportunity to choose once again.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 225-226
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The more at peace you are with your physical world and everyone and everything in it, the more peace you will experience in your life. The more peaceful thoughts you have in your mind, the less fearful thoughts you have and the more peaceful a life you will experience. It is truly that simple. The more moments you spend having peaceful thoughts in your day, the less moments you spend having negative thoughts. The more time you spend having peaceful thoughts, the more peace you will experience. This might seem simplistic, and it is, for truth is always simpler than your ego allows you to imagine. The ego has no interest in truth and would have you believe that truth is complicated, inaccessible and unobtainable to mortal man.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 234
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Other people’s patterns will not change until we decide to change ours. Once we shift from a fear-based thought system to a love-based thought system, our outward perceptions will also shift. When this choice is made, and it is simply a choice, nothing others do will affect our peace of mind. When our minds reside in a state of total peace, it is impossible for us to experience anything other than peace, and we are likely to view everyone around us as existing within that same peaceful state.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 236
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Imagine, if only for a moment, how much more peace you could experience in your daily existence if you would only allow yourself to see all experiences, both positive and negative, as gifts, regardless of lessons learned. Imagine that instead of constantly analyzing and judging your experiences, you smile and are thankful for having them. My friend, listen carefully, for the beginning of knowledge lies in this simple shift in perception. Imagine a life where, instead of asking “why” or “why me,” you simply trust and say “thank you.” How much more peace and joy would this simple shift in perception bring to your life and to those around you? My dear friend, heaven is indeed available on Earth – now.
– James Blanchard Cisneros, Author of You Have Chosen to Remember: A
Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 241-242
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