It’s certainly nothing new. We know that we’re here for an undetermined number of years but somehow, the loss of this friend caught me off guard. Maxine was a cantankerous sort. She had been single and independent for decades. She earlier raised her boys, taught school, and then traveled the country driving a pickup and …
Tony Robbins says, “Winter doesn’t last forever.” Living here on the Gulf Coast, our experience of winter is brief compared to so many other locations. We experience some chilly air and maybe a few days of frigid air but mostly in the winter here, the sun shines brightly and warmly. I love living here. We …
The last several weeks at our spiritual community, I have spoken about how to create our best life. Here are the steps. Take full responsibility for your life. You are the sole Creator of your life. Accept that and quit making excuses and blaming others. Take care of your physical body. Breathe, stretch, become flexible …
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep. [i]Rumi We commonly …
Living an authentic life is to live from the inside out. This indicates that we are listening to our intuition and inner voice to make decisions about our lives. The opposite indicates that we are living from the outside in, that we are generally concerned about living up to the expectations of others. Sometimes we …
This lovely song by Garth Brooks has been running through my head all week. Some Sundays, our own musicians at Unity Gulfport offer a stunning performance of it. The lyrics are beautiful. What I’m Thankful For What I’m thankful for ain’t on no listFor it only in my heart existsFor time has helped me understandThe …
Recently, I took a short cruise as an experiment. Having never been on one before, I was super excited. At that time, we were having major renovations done to our house and besides, a guest speaker was taking my place that Sunday. I thought, “I’m going to do something fun.” It was an incredible time …
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: At the first gate, ask yourself, “Is it true? At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?” At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?” ~ Rumi I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant and kindness from the unkind. —Kahlil Gibran …
Several years ago, I had a friend who told me that she felt like she was in a rowboat on a river; and on the right side, her family of origin was pulling her their way with a tow rope. On the left side, her husband was pulling her his way. She said that she …
Several years ago, I read about a Japanese Soldier who hid in a cave in Guam for 28 years.[i] Local farmers came across the emaciated, frightened man, who was dressed in rags. It turns out that the Japanese attacked and captured the 200-square-mile island in the western Pacific during WWII in 1941. In 1944, U.S. …