When my daughter and grandson were very sick, I learned the power of prayer — my own prayers and the prayer of others. I have been a licensed practitioner for 7 years. To receive my license, I took nearly 4 years of classes and passed a written and oral exam. To maintain my license, I… More The Power of Prayer
Last week, I talked about creating a sacred space. Today, I want to go deeper by sharing ideas for a daily sacred practice. But first, why daily? If you are anything like me, times that unbalances me come up during the day. I get triggered, rattled, and knocked off my spiritual center. When I start… More Daily Sacred Practice
Daily spiritual practice is a good habit to create, especially first thing in the morning. But the first step is to create a sacred space. To start creating a sacred spiritual space, pick a time and place each day for your practices where you feel safe. Somewhere safe makes it easier to connect with Spirit.… More Create a Sacred Space
While enrolled in CSL Practitioner Studies, I was encouraged to work with prayer partners. Since there was an even number in the class, we coupled up with one person and met regularly for mutual prayer. Unfortunately, I am no longer working with the same prayer partner. But I have had a few prayer partners with… More Prayer Partners
As a licensed Spiritual Practitioner with Centers for Spiritual Living, I’ve had the privilege of praying for others, in person and online. I refer to it as a privilege because when I pray for others, I am also praying for myself, as prayer changes everyone involved! When we pray for others, just like when we… More Praying for Others
I spent three days this week attending the CSL VISTA 2023 Conference. Of all the things I learned, I discovered how important belonging to a community can be. Our world has changed so much since 2020. Not just for me but for so many of us. We battled a pandemic that left us isolated and… More Belonging to a Community
One of the teachings I love about Science of Mind/Centers for Spiritual Living is their special prayer. But prayer doesn’t help if we don’t remember to pray! Being trained as a licensed Spiritual Practitioner, prayer was one of the central teachings: Praying for others, praying for ourselves, and praying for the world. I was also… More Remember to Pray
Visioning is an excellent tool for taking us out of everyday life and into the spiritual realm. You can vision to create your best life. The practice of visioning was developed and taught by Rev. Michael Beckwith, senior minister at Agape International Spiritual Center. According to Rev. Michael: Visioning is a process by which we… More Vision to Create Your Best Life
Prayer is communing with Spirit. But what and how do we commune with Spirit? And what happens when we do commune with Spirit? One of the greatest gifts given in New Thought philosophy is teaching its students (notice I did not say followers) how to pray more effectively. Charles Filmore, the founder of the Unity… More Communing with Spirit
After studying the Bible and religious theology for most of my life, I think there are many buried truths and misconceptions I have embraced over the years. As a Catholic, I was taught I was born a sinner, and the only way to salvation was to confess my sins to a Priest. I followed those… More Buried Truth