Before we leave the subject of purpose and passion, I encourage you to take a deeper peek into purpose. Start by pondering the following article from the Science of Mind magazine by Dennis Meritt Jones to see if something stirs within you. Imagine, in the beginning, before we each arrived here from the ethers of … More Deeper Peek into Purpose
I grew up thinking I was born a sinner. I was taught this by the church I belonged to, who told me I was born in original sin. Later in life, I rejected this teaching because I genuinely believed I was born out of love! So many people are taught similar beliefs about being a … More Born Out of Love
As a young Catholic, I tried hard to be a ‘good girl’ so I could get into heaven. I was never taught that heaven was a state of mind; all I needed to do was get in the Flow! While reading the Science of Mind Magazine, I ran across an article by Rev. Emile Gauvreau. … More In the Flow
The ‘American Dream’ of owning stuff does not give real purpose to our lives. Finding your purpose and passion typically produces greater inner joy than owning stuff. I remember, back in the 80s, when I worked with foster kids, how this applied. I was called into a meeting between a teenager, her father, stepmom, and … More Finding Your Purpose and Passion
Last week, a Facebook post cautioned people not to shop at XYZ stores because they carried a line of evil products. I asked myself: What is good or evil? The Star Wars movie series was released when I was active in the fundamental Christian movement. Of course, we went to see it as soon as … More What is Good or Evil?
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
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
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
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
The beginning of a new year is typically when many start looking at their life and seeking ways to stimulate growth. This year is no different — at least not for me. In January’s Science of Mind Magazine, I read an article by Ellen Castro. She describes spiritual growth: Slowly and methodically, spiritual growth happens … More 6 Powerful Ways to Stimulate Growth