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Satisfied with ever-present good
I don’t know how many times I’ve caught myself thinking, “If only ….” If only I had a bigger house. If only I had more money. If only I were thinner. If only my kids were better behaved. There’s a whole lot of thinking about myself in the above statements, and that simple “if only” can be a dangerous phrase to fall into.
While it’s right for our legitimate needs to be met, I’ve found that rather than focusing on what I don’t have, it’s much more helpful to think about what I’ve learned from the Bible and my study of Christian Science about what I already have, about what we all have as God’s children. I’ve come to realize that when I start listening to “if only” thoughts, I’m not loving the good that is always present and supplied by God. It means I’m not showing gratitude for what I do have and for the blessings that are going on in the world.

September 26, 2016 issue
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Letters
Virginia P. Fay, Judith Cordray
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Preparing the soil, planting the seed
Scott Thompson
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Satisfied with ever-present good
Jennifer Johnson
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Go ahead and represent!
Lynn G. Jackson
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Right desires and their fulfillment
Marilyn Wickstrom
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Rotation in office of Journal, Sentinel, and Herald Editor
Christian Science Board of Directors
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Back pain from car accident dissolves
Ken Heroy
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Diagnosed dental problem healed
Stephen Rea
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Healed of leg pain
Paul Sedan
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'I climb, with joy, the heights of Mind,'
Photograph by Carole Jackson Poindexter
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The uses of gratitude in diplomacy
<i>The Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board
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Gratitude and progress
Keith S. Collins
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Dealing with negativity
Deborah Huebsch