Service and Delight Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from an interview with Fr. Greg Boyle, who is a Jesuit priest and the founder and director of Homeboy Industries.”Krista Tippett, host: Fr. Greg Boyle works in an urban setting others describe in terms of crime and despair. He landed as an idealistic young…
Attachment to Pain Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt for this week comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley in her 11/12/2017 Daily Spiritual Espresso blog. “…it’s hard to imagine that we have the ability to heal all of our own pain and suffering. In fact, we have to ask ourselves why we wouldn’t wish to heal…
Sacred Stories Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt for this week comes from Franciscan monk, Richard Rohr in his daily meditation (https://cac.org/category/daily-meditations/). “The Judeo-Christian creation story is told in the form of a cosmic poem (Genesis 1). The realm of myth … can heal and create coherence, connection, and ….” <read more…>
We Are What We Think Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes the book Journey to Self-Realization by Paramahansa Yogananda. “The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents, abilities, and personality. Thus, some think….” <read more…>
Intention and Surrender Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt for this week comes from Dr. Joe Dispenza’s newsletter for 01/27/2018. “The balance between intention and surrender is a delicate one. Intention is getting clear on what we want and surrender is trusting in the best outcome. On the one hand, if you over intend, you’re trying…
The Great Web Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt for this week comes from the book The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld by John Matthews. “I have spoken before of the Great Web that connects all life. It is vital that you learn how to make contact with….” <read more…>
Staying in Your Own Business Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt for this week comes from Byron Katie’s book entitled Loving What Is. “I can find only three kinds of business in the universe: mine, yours, and God’s. Anything that’s out of my control, your control, and everyone else’s….” <read more…>
Suffering Nourishes Compassion Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from the book Peace is Every Step by Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. “We have been practicing “engaged Buddhism” in Vietnam for the last thirty years. During the war, we could not just sit in the meditation hall. We had to practice mindfulness…
Living the Unlimited Weekly Blog The excerpt for the week of January 23, 2018 comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley in her Oct. 20, 2017 Daily Spiritual Espresso blog. “It’s such a powerful healing when we’re finally willing and ready to recognize that the only limitations we have are the ones that ….” <read more…>
Loving Your Enemy Weekly Blog Friends, The blog today is from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on “Loving your Enemy.” This sermon was delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, on 17 November 1957. If you would like to listen to this sermon in his own voice, then please take nine minutes to…