Last week, I met with a group of folks to discuss what Ernest Holmes meant by being ‘Open at the Top.’ To put this in context, here is one of Holmes’ quotes about the subject: It is up to us to find the place in between which gives freedom without giving the freedom to destroy… More Open at the Top
The best way to improve life and attitudes about life is by minding your mindset. What do I mean by that? Often, situations are controlled by what we think about them. If you believe they look bad, they turn out bad. In reverse, if we think they are good, then they become more positive. I… More Minding Your Mindset
During the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, I am assisting in a ‘back to the basics’ CSL (Center for Spiritual Living) class. Part of the class is focused on taking a new look at prayer. CSL and some New Thought Centers organizations base their beliefs and teachings on the words of Ernest… More New Look at Prayer
Spending time listening to one another seems to be a challenging task in modern times. We seem so intent on doing what we need to do that we don’t take the time to really listen. Have you ever considered listening as a spiritual practice? I spent many years in sales as a retailer manager and… More Listening as a Spiritual Practice
We were working with friends on a business project when my friend made an interesting statement that made me think. We were talking about churches and their beliefs on who or what is God. She told me she didn’t believe we were God. Since she was so matter-of-fact about it and didn’t ask for an… More Who or What is God?
SPOILER ALERT: SELF CONFESSION FOLLOWING. Sometimes, I forget who I am in Spirit. Unfortunately, this is what happened recently. The worst part was I forgot about looking inside myself for answers and directions. And this is not the first time I have drifted into trouble. I wrote an article titled Remember Who We Are a… More Looking Inside
Happy Easter to all! As part of my morning readings, I discovered an inspirational story on Discovering Our Divinity. It seems appropriate to share the story on Easter weekend. The excerpt below is from the article, God Wants You to Be Yourself by Ernest Holmes and was shared in the March Science of Mind Magazine.… More Discovering Our Divinity
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
When I was in the fundamental Christian movement, we were told we needed to ‘die to self (or ego)’ to allow Jesus to guide our life. Letting Spirit guide us in all we do is a proper perspective. But does that mean we reject our ego? Is there a place for both ego and spirituality?… More Ego and Spirituality
When I was active in the fundamental Christian Movement, we had a saying: “So heavenly minded that you are no earthly good.” At the time, observing heavenly-mindedness meant that the particular person seemed so focused on ‘getting to Heaven’ that they were not functioning much on earth as humans nor relating to life in the… More So Heavenly Minded