For most of us, Halloween is a fun holiday. Kids and adults dress in costumes to party and go ‘trick-or-treating for goodies. But the story behind Halloween is very different. The history of Halloween and Christianity goes all the way back to the Middle Ages. The roots of trick-or-treating can, for example, be traced back to a… More The Story Behind Halloween
With Easter on Sunday, I want to share some special thoughts and quotes about how Easter and the Resurrection are expressed from a New Thought perspective. “Every time we rise to the realization of eternal, indwelling life, making union with the (God)-Mind, the resurrection of Jesus takes place within us. All thoughts of limitation and… More Special Easter Message
In trying to find the perfect Christmas Story, I decided to share one that I published a few years back. Most everyone has heard the Christmas Story — whether it be about the first Christmas and the birth of Jesus or about Santa Claus and all the good things you will receive if you’ve been… More Special Christmas Story
Christmas memories are different now that my kids are all grown and out on their own. We put up a fancy live tree during their growing up years. We had dozens of ornaments and decorations for the house. The kids loved helping with the tree and arranging the nativity scene. But we never did the… More Christmas Memories
As a special thanksgiving message, I am sharing an ancient prayer of the indigenous people of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy located in New York and Canada. Native Americans believed that all creatures; all things, including humans, were beings with consciousness. It seemed fitting that this passage is the perfect Thanksgiving Prayer. Native American Thanksgiving Prayer Today… More Thanksgiving Prayer
Have you ever said to someone (or had someone say to you): Thanks for everything? Maybe someone did something to help you through a difficult time or task. “Thanks for everything” is a way to express the gratitude we feel for these moments of appreciation. Most of us don’t think about giving thanks until Thanksgiving,… More Give Thanks for Everything
November is the month where we typically think about what we are grateful for. With Thanksgiving near the end of the month, it is a perfect time to start a gratitude practice. As part of your gratitude practice, start by letting go of “lack.” See and feel everything around you as a gift and embody… More Start a Gratitude Practice
June is an exciting month. We are honoring love and freedom by recognizing both Pride Month and Juneteenth. If you are not familiar with these two June commemorations, here is a brief explanation: Juneteenth (19th) – also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation… More Honoring Love and Freedom
Easter is the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Easter also coincides with one of the first days of Springs. Both perspectives embrace this day and season as a time for new beginnings. The metaphysical meaning of Easter and the Resurrection brings all these points together nicely. The metaphysical definition of the word Resurrection:… More Easter: New Beginnings
As a holiday gift to you, please enjoy the special Christmas poem below: (Taken from the 2020 Unity booklet: The Spirit of Christmas) If Every Day Were Christmas If every day were Christmas, how different life would be, if not one day but all the year were ruled by charity. Had we the faith in… More Special Christmas Poem