Creating Empowering Stories Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from the book Happiness is a Good Story: Finding Meaning in Life’s Experiences by Moffett and Bowers. “If our suffering lies primarily in the meaning that we give to what happened, and if we have the power to assign meaning, then we are empowered…
Changing the World Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from James Finley, “Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God.” “Dying to the false self before our physical death allows us to be reborn as our more authentic and soulful selves. James Finley, reflects on how hard it is for our ego to surrender…
Spiritual Activism Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from “Letter to a Young Activist” by Thomas Merton, an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. “Do not depend on the hope of results. When you are doing the sort of work you have taken on, you…
Healing Yourself Healing Others Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Dr.Joe Dispenza’s blog. Dispenza is the author of several books including, You are the Placebo and Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself. “Is it possible that when you truly change your state of being and raise your frequency, it begins to produce…
Dying to Ego’s Delusion Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Franciscan monk, Richard Rohr in his daily meditations for 04/2/2019, adapted from James Finley, Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God. “Dying to the false self before our physical death allows us to be reborn as our more authentic and soulful selves.…
Healing Dysfunctional Patterns Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley. “One of the patterns that many people remind me of is a see-saw or a pendulum. For instance, let’s say you have an experience with a loved one where they disappoint you. The first thought you might have is:…
The Ego’s Best “Gotcha” Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley’s message for 04/14/19. “I’ve learned a great compassion for myself and for how easy it is to fall down an ego rabbit hole. I’ve seen myself fall into a trap that I carefully laid for myself and didn’t…
Maximalist or Minimalist? Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Rabbi Rami Shapiro’s 04/08/2019 blog. “To me, religions are like languages: no language is true or false; all languages are of human origin; each language reflects and shapes the mindset of the civilization that speaks it… The question, ‘When it comes to religion…
How Many Miracles Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from ACIM teacher Alan Cohen’s Easeletter for May 2019. “A woman phoned into my radio show and reported, ‘My husband and I tried to have a baby for years, but couldn’t. We prayed and prayed, and finally I got pregnant and we bore a…
Tipping Point Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley’s message for 05/05/19, “I Finally Answered the Call.” http://jenniferhadley.com/ “Although answering the call, and moving out of the darkness and confusion into the light was the hardest thing we’ve ever done, it would have been much harder to stay stuck.…