The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu (570 – 490 B.C.E.) Where to Begin the Inner Journey? The Journey toward inner peace begins right now, right where you are. The wake-up call comes to many in mid-life. It is occurring earlier now in younger people. Some of us known as …
This life is precious. I have observed a few loved ones cross over to the over side of late, and rather than remain in sorrow, I have decided to honor each of them by savoring every moment of this life. I am choosing to be joyful. I intend to sip every moment of this life, …
If you say to God, “This is terrible!” God says, “Terrible? You haven’t seen anything yet.” If you say to God, “This is great!” God says, “Great? You haven’t seen anything yet.” I was reading an article with this very title that reminded me of this old joke.[i] Thinking about this concept a lot lately, …
The following quote from Will Bowen has been one of my favorites for visualizing how we are able to affect change in our world. When there is great chaos we tend to think, “What am I able to do to change this?” The deep and profound truth is that you can have an effect, you …
A question that haunts many of us is, “How do I work toward changing the world?” The truth is, we are only able to change ourselves, but by doing that, we have a profound effect upon those around us, whether they know it or not, and thereby changing the world. I’m reminded of these touching …
We are moving forward into a new energy whereby what has felt comfortable in the past is changing rapidly. Many of us are not willing nor able to stay small anymore, giving our power away to whatever has previously demanded our energy. We are standing up, going forward, claiming our own individual self. What does …
If you are paying attention to what is going on in the world right now, you must conclude that there is a great deal of change going on. Change and transition aren’t usually easy. It’s messy, painful, sometimes vastly disappointing and leaves us wondering, “What next?” What if all the disarray personally and in society …
Last Sunday I spoke of how many people have issues with their self-worth. If you’re one of those who feel that you are less intelligent, less talented, less lovable, etc., you need to realize that no one is better than you, and no one is more deserving of goodness and success than you. How many …
“If nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies.” ~Unknown There is an ancient Chinese blessing that states, “May you live during interesting times.” Well, we are certainly living in interesting and evolving times filled with huge transition. Transition and change can be messy and uncomfortable, but just as the chrysalis becomes a butterfly in a …
In a Sunday service recently at Unity Spiritual Center on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as I was speaking of a heart on fire for good, I quoted the following lines from the 80’s song, Higher Love by British singer/songwriter Steve Winwood. “I could light the night up with my soul on fireI could make the …