Sometimes the greatest spiritual shift begins with a simple shift in how we see. Simone Weil taught that pure attention is a form of prayer – a way of opening the heart. When we see others from a viewpoint of love, they feel valued, worthy, and seen. When we pay attention and see with new …
Synchronicity is the experience of meaningful coincidence. We might be going along mulling over a problem and suddenly the answer becomes clear through a billboard, something someone else says, or other mysterious means. It is part of the unseen mystery of life that surprises us at times. It is the magical, mystical moment when the …
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My friend and spiritual teacher Lorna Byrne asked us to dedicate tomorrow to sending “A Wave of Love” across the world. I love this idea so much and want to support it. So, with Lorna and me, would you do this please? A wave of love across the entire Earth – May 10. With this …
When the outside world gets angrier and louder, that is when we need the Sabbath the most. It gives us the opportunity to rest in the Stillness and to be held in God’s love. It is an opportunity to restore, renew and reframe what is occurring in the outer world and our place in it. …
Read this slowly. Let it settle into your heart. Visualize the atrocities being committed around the world in the name of justice, protection, untamed power, and spite. Imagine your own home destroyed. Your family gone. Your loved ones called to war, returning in a box. And then ask yourself: Do I still support this? Judy …
I quiet my mind and listen to the still, small voice. I trust the way will be revealed. I allow truth and clarity to come.
I had an epiphany today, and it feels like a big relief. I’m giving up my role as the morality police. Somewhere along the way, I must have picked up the idea that other people’s choices were my concern and that I needed to monitor, correct, or hold the line for what was right. It …
When my daughter stepped back from her demanding teaching career, she needed time to recuperate. She didn’t set goals, she simply paid attention to the needs of her children and her own health and began walking. Every morning, she laced her shoes, stepped outside, and walked along the sea wall in Bay Saint Louis where …
There are two trees growing in the garden of our human experience. One is the Tree of God Consciousness. It’s branches are heavy with sweet, nourishing fruit. This fruit is filled with truth, love, compassion, wisdom, discernment, generosity and understanding. When we partake of it, we become those qualities. We feel full, grounded and whole.The …
My world changes as I focus on the good. It is not because I ignore challenges, but because I choose where to place my attention and my trust. What I notice grows and what I bless expands. What I appreciate becomes more visible, more available, and more alive. Every time I turn toward the good, …