Thank you Michelle for this very helpful Lift. When we take the time to pray we are establishing God's governance, the atmosphere of "Love abiding" where all spiritual ideas are in obedience to the Christ. As this is unfolding in consciousness we see the human scene begin to align itself more closely to the divine. We become witnesses to the ever-operative Christ in action, where in the words of hymn 144,145 in the C/S Hymnal describe so beautifully, "In atmosphere of Love divine, We live, and move, and breathe;"

Thank you, Michelle, for “Sweet smelling savor … simple willingness … everyone around picks up the scent.” Love it! Reminds me of a new co-worker of many years ago. On her first day, she stopped in my office to introduce herself. We chatted for a while and as she was leaving, I offered my usual, “Have a great day!” She turned and said, “Thanks. I’m also going to GIVE a great day!” For the years we worked together, we would daily exchange and follow-up on that little promise of “simple willingness.” What fun to witness the rise from “grumpiness” into “rejoicing and gladness!” And to think, it's all just as close as a prayer!

Thank you, Michelle. Your message is delightful. I have experienced the grocery shopping dilemma! "Freshening your thought through prayer" is a wonderful phrase. Prayer is available to us always in every situation and every minute of every day.

Lovely....... simple and true....

Thank you!

One Mind! This is how my day began, and as I prayed and worked to correct my thought, "self examination" I too regained my joy. Thank you for this healing message. Since your time is earlier than my time in Mobile, Alabama, your treatment reached across the ocean and touched me too. I just love the way divine Mind works around the clock and around the world.
Thank you,

The fragrance of your lift can be felt here in Hawaii. What a sweet and helpful idea --thank you!

Thanks Michelle-beautiful.Mike.uk.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays is good to remember that nothing real is going on but God's presence.
When I am shopping away from home, especially among a lot of people, I find an oasis in the words of CS hymn #20,

"Be true and list the voice within,
Be true unto thy high ideal,
Thy perfect self, that knows no sin,
That self that is the only real"

Love, the "only real", exhales the sweet smelling fragrance of peace and Love that makes it all right.

ESPAÑOL
En medio del bullicio y ajetreo de las fiestas es bueno recordar que nada real está sucediendo sino la presencia de Dios.
Cuando ando de compras lejos de mi casa, especialmente entre una multitud, hallo un oasis en las palabras del hymno Nº 20 del Hymnario de la Ciencia Cristiana,

"Sé fiel a la divina voz,
sé fiel a tu supremo ideal,
a tu perfecto y puro ser,
al ser que expresa lo real"

El Amor, lo único "real," exhala la fragancia del dulce aroma de la paz y el Amor que todo lo corrige.

... the truer, freer sense of our dear Universe is dawning on consciousness and we are so privileged to be here and how to witness it ... thank you Michelle for being part of the fragrance that love is perfuming our world with.

"Everyone picks up the scent". Oh, Michelle, that you for this sweet, message today. What a great way to begin God's day, already established.

Dear Michelle, thank you again for this beautiful, simple, healing 'Lift' - so often we look for the big, dramatic healings, when this reminds us that God is healing, conforming to His image of loving harmony, whenever we turn our thought to Him, i every place and all the time! I love the way you have described it as a sweet smelling savour - a purifier of atmosphere! Thank you so much, once more.

Dear Michelle,
what a refreshing thought! I woke this morning feeling unusually grumpy for no apparent reason, but your helpful Lift has lifted me out of it. Thank you so much!

Michelle's experience reminds of an an interview which I heard on BBC radio in England.

Some years ago a famous actress who was also a Christian Scientist was going through immigration at an airport when she was confronted by a very argumentative immigration official. She asked herself what her re-action should be.

After seeing this man as God was seeing him she had these ideas:

"What you are saying are not really your thoughts so no wonder you want to get rid of them. They are not my thoughts so I am not going to accept them as mine. Since these thoughts do not belong to either of us they cannot affect either of us."

The actress recalled how quickly the atmosphere changed to one of helpfulness and calm. She was soon through the airport having benefitted both their days.

Thank you Michelle for reminding me of this incident and giving me the opportunity to share it.

Many thanks Michelle for this inspiring reminder. Yes. "Prayer enables us to get everything done with joy and inspired energy." "Every prayer to Him is answered,/ Prayer confiding in His will;/ Blessedness and joy are near thee,/ Hear His gentle Peace, be still." (Christian Science Hymnal #76).

Love thy neighbour as thyself....what a big lesson this is...and how honestly described in this lift, thank you, and thank you lifters for the thoughts which keep the lifting around the globe...beautiful. I love the 'check out' as a reminder of what to do next..so often the clear thought or idea is right in front of us, prompting a good thought or spiritual statement to change our concept of what appears to be happening, raising our awareness to the clearer and freer view, from the perspective that divine Love governs all.

Thank you, yes it is always wise to be pleasent when seeing some one. My mother always had a smile on her face and I try to always have a smile. I think it makes everyone feel better. Thanks again.

El dulce sentir de la aroma espiritual
cual bella flor espande Su fragancia
en un universo sin fronteras
dando calides al quehacer diario.

principalmente...
cuando esta guiado por el Amor
que hace ligero el andar.

Muchas gracias Michelle, sintamos el aroma que diariamente nos inunda el ser.

Thanks'
Just what I needed.

My first thought when I woke this morning was to let God be in complete control of my day. I prayed along those lines for about a half hour before getting up. Then to find this beautiful lift further reminding me to watch my thinking that it be pure in all I do, see, and speak today. Thank you!

Merci, Michelle! I love the comment that prayer doesn't take time but a simple willingness to entertain sweet thoughts of God and our goodness as God's child (not exact quote). How precious is that! And as our textbook states: Love is reflected in Love! I have been thinking lately that our encounters with others are never accidental (there are no accidents in divine Science)and we are blessed/they are blessed in these encounters when we are spiritually grounded. EVEN at the grocery store!

How sweet your message is Michelle!
Thank you so much!
Merci beaucoup, madame!

Awesome lift, much needed. I'm grateful!

"Joy and inspired energy"-That's a prayer itself. ...II'm totally onboard with it. Many thanks!!

I so appreciate this practical and realistic lift- Thank you! It's good to be reminded that we can influence our environment, rather than accept the negative.

Thank you, Michele. Here is a one-line senryu I wrote that applies to this subject.

in the line not waiting--Being

Like the thought that it doesn't "take time" but simply a willingness to listen.

Then we find, like you, that God is at once! .... the center and circumference of being. (S&H 203-204).

Thanks

Lovely message and helpful comments as well. Merci beaucoup!

Thank you my dear. It was so appropriate to sincerely examine oneself...and think of praying and acknowledging the presence of ever presence God and His
gentle breeze of Love - Everything is of God and there is no commotion.
Blessings and calmness of every idea unfolds beautifully. Thank you again.

We're all picking up the scent! Thanks Michelle... How sweet it is!!!

Thank you, sweet Michelle! I, too, am experiencing of late that it really is all about my willingness to let God be in control of my life. After all, isn't God my Life itself? Who says I get to let my will run rampant and just do and say What I Want to Do and Say? Am I not here under a divine covenant to be the expression of God's Being? Is it really My Life or am I here to let God guide me into doing His/Her Work? I'm striving to let God's Being be expressed thru me and then the sweet smelling savor of His/Her Love will Bless Me and All I come in contact with in my daily walk. Yikes! Not easy! This takes Work and Prayer and a Willingness!

awww - delightful. I'm going to think about & do this today.

very needed "redirection of thought" this morning, as I try to get a positive hold on the good and turn to God thoughts. thank you very much, Michelle.

Sweet reality! Thanks Michelle for giving us "new views" and "fresh whiffs" of reality. A friend told me once: "Keep sweet and animal magnetism cannot touch you." Your lift today is a great aid in establishing and maintaining that sweet reality each day. Merci beaucoup!

What a wonderful message and sweet reminder! Thank you for this sachet of good thinking and expression!

Loved that, perfect, thanks so much

The sweet ever-present fragrance of Love and the point about willingness, not time. These are such precious thoughts.Thanks so much Michelle and everyone else for your wonderful insights. It only takes a second to feel God's presence and in that instant our lives change.

Thank you, Michelle.
The mellowness and scent of our Saviour is present everywhere in order to heal and bless
all.

Thank you.

It's good to remember this when driving in traffic, too! A sweet reminder. Thanks, Michelle.

I am all bubbly with thankfulness for these DAILY LIFTS.They correct, teach and fixate one's spiritual thoughts for the day, so that the person thinking those thoughts would have a blessed day throughout. I too have to deal with grumpiness all around me, as I am cared for by 4 Nurse Aides not trained in C/S. But I am glad for the challenge, for, as they grump, I am forced to pray as taught in C/S. Then amazingly, oh! so to the onlookers, the grumpiness disappears into it's native nothiness. How simple and how profound is this to end inharmony for harmony.
by TOBIAS A. WEISSMAN

Thanks, Michelle....we can't have too many reminders!
Just curious, Tony Martin....who was the famous actress in your story?

Thank you Michelle! Thanks for reminding us to turn our thoughts to God; its response is inmediate!!
Lots of Love to the DL Community!!

Michele, I'm reminded of these lines from hymn 218, "O Life that maketh all things new, the blooming earth, the thoughts of me.... the freer step, the fuller breath." Thanks for this helpful, powerful lift today. And thanks to everyone for sharing, and today especially to #14, Tony and #26, Gwen. thanks to the DL team for putting these on every week day.

Excellent ,, thank you ! :-)

Thank you Michelle....knowing God's infinite presence gives such a peaceful view of those around us. I'm sharing this with my son who is going on a job interview today...to know he and the company he's interviewing with are an expression of God and He is all in harmony...

Thank you Michelle!
This is so practical.
Good reminder -- It doesn't take time, just a willingness to go to the -- SELF-checkout!
(examining own thoughts! and bring them into line with God)

Thank you for this Lift and especially for your candor. That hurried, grumpy state can escalate if not handled and it's so important to realize that handling it is in the moment - that simple willingness to shift thought, not a big prayer session some other time. That's because Love's allness is there already, like a lovely smell that won't let us deny it's presence for long, eh? Isn't it funny how we sometimes try to postpone our peace by making a project out of it? Not to say praying and studying to correct a pattern of grumpiness might not be in order, but the living of our inspiration is definitely moment by moment. I feel supported by the Lift and comments today to carry out this sweet savor into my day. Thank you all.

Michelle, I love it! Especially "poignant" is the idea that we wouldn't think of going out without brushing our teeth - why do we go without refreshing our thoughts - taking a moment for sweetening prayer! I won't easily forget that!

Merci beaucoup, Michelle, for the honest, practical and spiritual message/Lift! "Paying-it-forward" with the priceless gift of Love/love always sweetens the human atmosphere of thought, action & experience ....... "--- as in heaven, so on earth, ---" (MBE, S&H 17:2). I'm forever learning from the meaningful Daily Lifts, thoughtful DL community comments and the excellent work of the DL team --- much gratitude --- Thank-you!

Thank you.

Beautiful, Michelle. Thank you for the gentle reminder.

Great reminder. Thanks!

Michelle's waiting in line account made me remember a similar one I had before Christmas. All the Daily Lifts at that time were especially welcome. I decided to not just read the words but try make them practical. On a Monday morning I was in line at the Post Office with a package to be mailed. I knew it would be busy. The line was out the door. Out of a possible five counters only two were open. People would come and go through the process to open but then would walk away. One person seemed to be taking her time. People in line started grumbling. At some point the thought came to me that God was in this place. I heard the unhappy clerk tell the man who had at least twenty-five envelopes to be mailed that she had been the only person working the past Saturday. This day she had been there since 3:00 AM and wasn't supposed to be at the counter, but someone didn't show for work. The man with the envelopes chatted with her, helped by taping his own envelopes and looking up zip codes on his phone -- just quietly showing her she was appreciated. Her whole demeanor changed. The atmosphere in line improved and step by step everyone was helped. A simple thank you and treating people with respect can make such a difference. Thanks to all who share their experiences and inspiration, and the lectureres and staff who send along the Daily Lifts.

From yesterday's Daily Lift video: "Love, redolent with unselfishness, bathes all in beauty and light".
(Science and Health. p. 516)

The redolence -- the sweet scent -- of unselfishness. Something to cherish and practice today.

Thank you, Michelle.

What great timing. Thanks so much. It met my need this morning...

Merci beaucoup Michelle.

Thank you! I left home this morning with my teeth brushed BUT my thought was angry and self justified.
Your lift alerted me to the joy and love I was NOT accepting NOR giving. What a wake up call! These Daily Lifts are so inspiring. They get us back on the right track. Thank you to everyone who helps to get them out.

Everyone around picks up the scent! Beautiful! Thanks!

Thank you so much Michelle! I love your honesty, humor, and joyful clarity. I love all the Lifters comments. Bevi #31, you are on it! A dear practitioner recently told me that it takes great SPIRITUAL (her capitals) discipline to leave all for Christ. I am loving that, b/c sometimes it feels like we are having to try so hard. Once we acknowledge that it is the reflection of Spirit, and see that it is SPIRITUAL discipline, I find it takes on more of a do-able and exciting challenge to become willing in that childlike way. Jesus says that we must become as a little child to enter the kingdom, the recognition of this holy present harmony that is our rightful heritage.

Thank you for a real "up lift"!

Beautiful thoughts, Michelle. I am uplifted, inspired and willing to be refreshed. Thank you

Thank you Michelle for this sweet smelling lift. The word "escape" came to mind as you described your urge to find a way out of the unpleasant atmosphere in your line up. But instead of us escaping from a situation, we can let our Truth "deoderize" our surroundings. I recalled a line from Science and Health,
"An odor becomes beneficent and agreeable only in pro‐
portion to its escape into the surrounding atmosphere.
So it is with our knowledge of Truth." (pg. 128).
I've made it a habit whenever I'm in a line up to think of some nugget of Truth - to pray - and always have a "beneficent and agreeable" experience, and sometimes some healing adventures. Thanks for sharing yours, thanks for those on this lift for sharing theirs.

"And Life most sweet from heart to heart, speaks kindly when we meet and part" ( CS Hymnal 30) A smile, a kind thought, seeing God's man as always perfect,
turns any situation that seems grumpy into a joyful experience. How blessed we are for this truth.
Thanks Michelle, and as always thanks for these wonderful Daily Lifts and the team that puts them together..

Thank you so much Michelle. Just imagine if we ALL lifted our thoughts by denying any disharmonious situation when confronted with one, and put in the TRUTH instead ,what an amazing difference we could make in the world! Yes! More prayer is always the answer!
Love and thanks,
Pippa

How easy to smile at everyone - it
comes back w/glowing eyes &
free SPIRITS!

This is wonderful! I love it. Very simple and clear thoughts. Thank you!

Such a great example of your living of the Truth, Michelle. I am so grateful to you and this blessed community, who seek and find and include all of Love's sweet fragrance. Thanks to Gwen for her one liner poem and to Tracy for "nailing" the monkey mind's need to make a "project" out of something that is called forth every moment..now...and now...and now!

Michelle, you are soooo sweet! I just love you and your spiritual uplifting thoughts and prayers. Thank you for all that you do!

EXACTLY what I needed to hear this afternoon, Michelle! TY so very much! And additional thanks to Tony (#14) for relating that incident, including the words of the little treatment. I feel greatly enriched...AND purified.

Thank you, Michelle, for your Lift today. It hit the nail right on the head for me. I've been struggling with
trying to deal with a very negative, angry, and demanding individual for years. You've given me a new and fresh way to deal with the situation. I would like to thank everyone for their comments, which are so helpful, especially #14 and #31. Those comments were spot on.

What a wonderful lift today. thank you very much.

I love this sweet smelling thought. Thank you Michelle

To Jan #42 the famous actress who I heard was Joyce Grenfell and she was giving a five minute talk on a daily programme on BBC radio called Thought For The Day. There will be many in England who recall this programme although I'm not sure whether it is still on. It replaced an earlier wartime programme at 8.50 a.m each morning called Lift Up Your Hearts. But that is going back a bit!

The ideas and experience shared in your Lift motivates me to watch over my attitude - because turning to God is possible, even if it doesn't seem like it, and spreads pure joy.

Thanks, Michelle. Your remarks are a great help in settling my thoughts.

Michelle, you have outed the most vicious thing that stands against our spirituality--whatever argues that we have no time to challenge our thoughts and whatever presents material mindedness VS perfect, healing and thought-raising ideas or a natural turning to commune with God. Thank you!

Michelle, just darling and your delivery so sweet and right on! Thank you for this pick me up or wake up message.
Thank you

Precious thoughts. Thank you.

Very nice! Thank you so much for sharing this!

Whew!!! What a FANTASTIC DL!!! My husband and I live in an assisted living facility and I've just read about myself in what this Lift seemed to mirror my and my husband's exact reactions, comments, etc. It seems there are some residents take a LONG time to order their choice for meals, others do some other peculiarities. And there we stand with our remarks, instead of turning to God, and knowing that what appears to be "annoying" about this one person, really isn't. So, we will pray about this, and just express the Love of God and the Christ as opposed to criticizing. Thanks for the "wake-up call" to see Life as it really is. Full of Love and kindness. And thanks for all the DL and preparations to keep what Mrs. Eddy wanted to share with the world: God's Word.

I enjoyed and appreciated all the comments. Thanks, Lifters!

What a lovely lift Michelle, thank you. I was taught a valuable lesson by my mother early in life; good manners and a cheery smile smile costs nothing....give, give, give them away! x

Simply beautiful! What a lovely DL, Nanouche. I enjoyed each and every comment. Just what I needed. I will take this sweet scent along with me. Blessings to all.

Thank you very much--how healing, lovely and helpful this is!

I keep very few of these Daily Lifts in my "save" files. This is definitely a keeper!

Not having time to pray is a familiar excuse. Thank you for the reminder that it does not take time but love to expose the Love that is God right there waiting to be discovered.

Wonderful

Thanks for the lovely ideas expresssed.

Reminds me of an experience in my favorite grocery. The familiar clerk was distraught. I began to pray silently. She thanked me without our exchanging a word. Later she confided that she was adopted and she had just learned that she had a twin in Korea. Her "new" family was flying her there to meet them. She was radiant!

This was a very timely Lift. I returned to a store and apologized for my last weekend's rude behavior after hearing it. Thank you.

Wow, Frank! That is cool. Good for you. And what an example for the rest of us. Thanks for sharing! And again, a big hug to all who left a comment.

Thank you so much Michelle. Inspired energy, willingness to pray, and the sweet smelling savor of God's Love and goodness are some spiritual nuggets I am cherishing.