Earlier this year, I wrote a series of articles describing How Affirmations Changed My Life. But the real change in my life began when I discovered, what I refer to as ‘affirmations on steroids’ — commonly called Spiritual Mind Treatment! So what exactly is Spiritual Mind Treatment (SMT)? SMT is a type of prayer that … More Spiritual Practices: Spiritual Mind Treatment
The spiritual practice of visioning, not to be confused with visualization, is the ‘brainchild’ of Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, minister and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City (LA area) which has over 8.000 members. He was originally ordained in Religious Science in 1985, but broke away and developed his church … More Spiritual Practices: Visioning
Continuing our discussion, from last week, on meditation… Meditation is one of the most popular forms of spiritual practices within the New Thought movement as well as many other western and eastern religions. Eckhart Tolle shares a unique lesson that is learned through a type of meditation referred to as “being present in the moment”. … More Being Present through Meditation
The ancient practice of Meditation is used by many different religious and spiritual groups in the western and eastern world. But what exactly is meditation? Wiki defines meditation as “a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity – to train … More Spiritual Practices: Meditation
In the last articles, I talked about my journey with prayer and affirmations. If you missed reading them, here are the links: Affirmations, Part One Affirmations, Part Two Affirmations, Part Three Affirmations, Part Four Part Five of My Story In Part Four of my story, I shared my troubled 20-year marriage to an abusive man. … More Affirmative Prayer Changed My Life, Part Five
If you attended any of my meetings or read my articles, you know I am passionate about sharing and engaging in spiritual practices. Personally, I left traditional religion as a young adult because I yearned for a spiritual practice that would speak to my heart. Like many raised in traditional Christianity, I was taught to … More Why Do We Engage in Spiritual Practices?
In the last articles, I talked about my journey with prayer and affirmations. If you missed reading them, here are the links: Affirmations, Part One Affirmations, Part Two Affirmations, Part Three Part Four of My Story About 25 or more years ago, I found myself in a troubled marriage driving me to deeper despair nearly … More Affirmative Prayer Changed My Life, Part Four
In the last articles, I talked about my journey with prayer and affirmations. If you missed reading them, here are the links: Affirmations, Part One Affirmations, Part Two Prayer, or communing with God/Spirit, is a big part of my life from the time I was very young Of course, as a good Catholic, I prayed … More Affirmative Prayer Changed My Life, Part Three
In Part One of this article on ‘How Affirmations Change Our Lives’, I shared my personal experiences with affirmations. I also shared that prayer: Can help us change our thinking thus change our life and reality! Can rewire your brain to respond and act on the positive rather than the negative! Changes your brain wiring … More How Affirmations Changed My Life, Part Two
Expressing and embracing the likeness of the Christ Consciousness is a goal for anyone wishes to grow spiritually. I would like to share some thoughts from Grace L. Faus, 1897–1988, Founder, Divine Science Church of the Healing Christ, Washington, D.C.: We become more Christlike as we accept Christlike ideas, such as— A word: Peace. Joy. … More Prayer for Embracing Christ-likeness