You, I and everyone have indwelling gifts and abilities that are uniquely and richly ours. Call them our saving graces within us. For our intuition can literally save us from harm with its prompting and alerting us in times of need. Our sense of humor can turn a tense situation or conversation around into an encounter of […]
When we hear or read of practices, ideas and beliefs miles away from what we are accustomed to, we may resist those ideas. Here is an example, Thich Nhat Hanh offers the thought of sitting in stillness and or mindfulness aimlessly. He introduces the notion of aimlessness and idleness to the American listener or reader. After some thought, it sounds balancing […]
When a mother and father become parents. There is an accepting love, a huge unconditional loving attitude toward their baby. Love is the quality and motivating factor shining through the new parents as they care for the little one so helpless, hungry and needy. Watch the animal kingdom care for their babies; it is love in motion […]
“Remember to play after (or during) every storm.” —Mattie Stepanek Dear Reader — This Truth Message is an exception from the norm. May you receive blessings from the message. Beginning Thursday afternoon until late Friday evening the Northwest Houston area including our home town of Magnolia had a total rainfall of 21.4 inches of rain. I have heard […]
Our definition of prosperity is shaped by what we need and want. Prosperity can represent a tangible experience or an intangible state of being or a way of thinking. I offer two definitions for the meaning of prosperity: One reflects a Universal, changeless Truth; the other represents a tangible affirmative decree, filling an inner and […]
She is a feminine month, the fifth month of May. Her name evolved from two goddesses, the Greek and Roman goddess Maia. The Roman goddess Maia meant large and expansive growth, relating to the vigorous nature of springtime. A beautiful and colorful month displays an abundance of greenery everywhere. May’s warmth brings blooming flowers, fields of corn and other farmed landscapes of growing […]
We are in relationship with everything, what we can see, including what we cannot see. For now we will take up who we can see and what people and other life forms we know and have known. In our day to day living with self and others the optimum is harmony, balance and divine Love in our interactions, companionships and […]
Sometimes our life events, circumstances and schedules can feel hellish. Then life can feel heavenly and sometimes mediocre. In whatever way we are experiencing life, we can know we stand in holiness and are still one with Divine love, grace and presence. Furthermore, whoever wrote Psalm 139 must have known the twists and turns of life events and challenges. For we […]
Can you imagine living in a world where you did everything perfect? All of your interactions with other people and in varied life experiences went smooth and peaceful. Yet it is interesting how the master teachers, gurus, and other spiritually advanced souls did not do everything perfect or stir up controversy at times; even though these souls contributed greatly to […]
My husband and I enjoy going out for breakfast or lunch. Many times Millennials wait on us. They are mostly young adults born between 1980 and 2000, finding their way and choosing what kind of career they want and how they can contribute to society in meaningful ways. Most of them who begin a conversation […]