“I claim love now. I use Love to attract myself to what is highest and most spiritual, so I can be the best (light-filled human being) I can be.” —Paul Hasselbeck “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” I see the best in myself; I see the best in others. Today I let the greatest light within me shine upon people, things, gatherings, […]
The month of February (or any month) offers each of us the opportunity for kindness and love. Is there an area in our lives needing our affection and attention? Perhaps there are places in our personal life of self-care we have been neglecting. I was putting off an eye exam. With the onset of February […]
In our conversation in Part 1 and 2 on the essentials of prayer and enriching in divine Spirit and light, we are familiar with what opens our heart and mind to receive and take on more of our spiritual identity as the image and likeness of God. We have realized the significance of relaxation in preparing ourselves; we […]
We are continuing with prayer’s essentials with a conversation on the next aspect of deepening prayer–Meditation. While we have relaxed the mind, emotions, physical abode and anything needing comforting peace, concentration follows relaxation. In relaxation there is a turning from the outer to the inner power of divinity. The focus begins to concentrate on holy things, on […]
We are taking up the essence and qualities most important in prayer. First of all–you the prayer define what’s important each time you pray–or have moments of contemplation, stillness, divine connection and so forth… The reasons may vary from prayer to prayer. In New Thought spiritual practice and principle, there is a core belief in […]
“Refuse to let small, petty people distract you from your Big Purpose.” —Anonymous. If you have been diligent and successful in your purposeful work, in a project, assignment or event–how wonderful, give thanks for your willing and energetic spirit. Then, if someone brings up an error or mistake that was made inadvertently yet important to them, process it gracefully. […]
There are challenges in the world. People experience hardship when there is a shift in personal, local and national economic stability. We have internal feelings, emotions and thoughts that may be a drag on our attitude and sunny state of being. Although, we have an inner Spirit of Upliftment, ready to spring up and circulate optimism, faith, […]
January Light: January is known as Janus’s month. Janus is a Roman god representing entranceways and ‘gates.’ Also Janus is defined by two faces looking in opposite directions–the past and the future. Our past has brought us solidly into this moment. We have the choice to be forward lookers and journey into the adventure awaiting us. Indeed […]
“My own (inadequacies) will not hinder the working of God’s goodness.” —Julian of Norwich. The message highlights the beloved story of Naomi and Ruth in Ruth 1 and 2, which can bring tears to our eyes. Also, lets take the statement of Julian of Norwich and her words of great Truth and relate the potency of God’s goodness, which makes up for […]
We have inside ourselves a seemingly magical quality to shift our countenance and uplift our outlook—laughter. We can even lift up the mood in a room from so, so to joyous vitality. A door-to-door salesman recently visited our home. I observed him from inside my home as he sold my husband on a bottle of […]