“Be Here Now” said well-known spiritual teacher Ram Dass. Many other spiritual teachers have said the same. It is a profoundly simple teaching yet exceedingly difficult to achieve. To be here now, I must release being stuck in the past and/or concerned about the future. If I am to be at peace in this moment, …
How many times do we stress over a decision and pray for guidance, yet ignore the guidance that comes? It comes in many ways and if we are attuned and listening, we will know the right action to take. We will be gently guided. We look at some who are gifted with psychic abilities and …
Sometimes I’m thirsty but cannot decide what I should drink to alleviate this incredible thirst. Water will relieve it a bit. Then, I realize that what I thirst for is not of this earth but from a higher place. I yearn for God/Source, the Invisible Realm, I yearn to touch the hem of the sacred …
What an amazing world. Here we are in the Year 2024, and it is my 74th year of life on this planet and in this body. Early years were spent, as were yours, acquainting myself with the physical, emotional, and mental world of all humans around me. From a very early age, although I was …
I took myself to Portugal at the end of September 2021. It was an odd time to travel because of the pandemic and there was still great fear, but you see, I wanted to go. I have been the minister at a Unity© Spiritual Center for several years. The responsibilities of holding it together during …
There is a powerful song by David Ault, a New Thought minister within the Centers for Spiritual Living™ organization. This tune and the lyrics have been extremely meaningful to me in my own role as minister within Unity Worldwide Ministries. It reminds me of why I chose to become a minister, why I chose to …
Here we are at the end of another year where we take the opportunity to release the past, change negative patterns and establish our goals for the coming year. This is a good thing, but unless you really set your intention to change those old patterns that have caused you anguish and pain, you will …
A few weeks ago, my family and I had lunch at a favorite Asian restaurant. At the end of the meal, we all opened our fortune cookies. I was absolutely delighted with mine. It read: “Love in its essence is spiritual fire.” This was a vaguely familiar quote and I looked it up the minute …
Recently, I ran across an article at unity.org titled, “The Quantum Power of Faith” by Melanie A. Dean, Ph.D., about the hidden power of our emotions. The author has done a great deal of research and has written a book titled, “The Hidden Power of our Emotions”. In the article, she discussed how our emotions …
That old song title spoke a huge truth. Many of us are always moving in this fast paced world, and rarely slow down enough to really rest and tune in to our higher power. In her book, The Seven Whispers, Christina Baldwin says we need to “Slow down and move at the pace of guidance.” …