At lunch after our Gathering last Sunday, as I was answering some questions about my new position, one of our congregation said “You are so lucky.” I heard myself replying “Luck had nothing to do with it! I’ve been treating for this for the past 24 years!” As I said this, I remembered another occasion.…
My neck and back had been hurting lately, and I visited my chiropractor. He suggested that since I use a laptop, the screen is in the wrong position. He advised me to put the computer up on phone books, and get a new keyboard. (Did you know that the proper height for your computer screen…
Easter is just past and in the Christian tradition it means a renewal has occurred. The story tells us that the messiah has arrived for the believers and he has in fact died for his followers and been reborn. Hence all his followers need do is to believe and also be reborn without human failings…
Life is a fantasy of which we each are our own author. Have you developed the plot you want? Have you created characters that you might need to kill off in a future chapter? Where is your story at and what needs to happen next? I have been an author but the book I wrote…
There is nothing nicer to me than a peaceful start to a prosperous day and here is my recipe should you choose to try it. I start by setting my intention. It is my intention, today and every day to create a life with more harmony. As I create harmony in my life I create…
Life is really about experiences. How we choose to experience it is more dependent on our outlook than the thing itself. I choose to be inspired most of the time and by most things. Even the most apparently innocuous thing has a story all its own. Take for example this bowl of cereal. When you…
Most of us will be remembered for our heart and yet we spend so much of our life trying to be smarter. Now first off I want to apologize to the 1 or 2 people who in fact may be remembered for their smarts not their hearts. For the budding Einsteins I would put it…
I do not complain about the world. I choose to change it. Some say “we should view the world through rose colored glasses”. Others would say “we need to take time to smell the roses”. I say something different: “substitute a choice every time you have a complaint and you will enjoy life more”. Scientifically it…
Here is your field of dreams. It stretches as far as your eyes can see. It is green and lush. It has endless possibilities. It is soft if you stumble. Everything about your life has made it easy to commit to any particular direction you choose but you must take each step. The way we…
Which of these rocks do you choose? Is there a difference? Is there judgement involved or just choice? These are the fundamental questions we must answer in order to create our conscious choice. We are not selecting, we are choosing. There does not have to be an order to our practice of spiritual principles for…