Shooting Yourself In The Foot Will Not Help Your Spiritual Growth
A reader asked recently “How come every time I feel that I’ve made some progress in my spiritual growth I then slide 10 steps backwards? Talk about getting to the bottom line.
Pure Hearts Open to The Voice of TruthWe are becoming purely perceptive and expressive instruments for the Holy Spirit of Truth. Once prodigal children who have unconsciously created an imperfect world of suffering are waking up to the ability to receive, perceive, and express pure unconditional love. Now reborn as conscious creator instruments of the Divine, we live lives of ease and grace with deep appreciation for this miraculous transformation. We are the voice of Truth.
How Being a More Gentle and Humble Woman Can Change Your LifeAs women, we often see ourselves as the gentler sex. But is this always true? Are we always as gentle and loving as we could be?
How Making a Resolution of Kindness Can Change Your LifeJanuary is the season of making resolutions. We resolve to lose weight, eat healthier, or go to the gym more. Some of you may resolve to quit a particular bad habit or to save more money. Whatever your resolution may be now is the time when you are pepped up and ready to go!
Why Aren’t We Magicians?Or rather, why don’t we know we are Magicians, Shamans, Sages, Wizards and Mystics? I believe that we were all born with magic inside of us: a passion, desire and ability to express something that is uniquely our own. No one ever was or ever will be exactly like you. You are unique and you have something extraordinary inside of you waiting to be born and shared with the world.
The Cheapest and Fastest Way to Solve ProblemsHave you ever wondered the cheapest and fastest way to solve problems? To encounter problems in life is inevitable but what we do when we encounter them determines our progress and placement in life. Many people do not know how to handle problems. The first step you take will determine whether you will solve that challenge, what it will cost you or how long it will take you to solve it.
God’s Addressable AdsGod knows our present, our future and more importantly His purpose for our lives, and wants His very best for us. He’s constantly trying to communicate information and direction to us. Like an advertisement, He wants us to make a commitment, and offers himself in an appealing, loving and tender way. He programs messages to be delivered to us in a variety of ways; something a colleague says, a needy person on the street, a TV channel that we flip to; a song on the radio; a scripture in the Bible.
What Is Spirituality Or Is It A Mirage of InsignificanceLet us talk about spirituality and identify it through the essence of our lives. I believe that when one talks about it it is lost, just like talking about the state of being happy. It is lost because one immediately becomes serious and it is impossible to grasp an essence except through the spirit. Perspective is everything and changes with the person, the desire, need or want of the individual, or the state of happiness or lack thereof. Envy is a most uncomplimentary mode of thought one would be well served to refrain from entertaining its woeful entry into ones life preventing its grasp from taking root. Actually if you analyse envy seeking its origin within your mindset then figure out how to legally obtain the desires you wished you possessed you will develop a fonder attitude for those who apparently have plenty.
Why Is There So Much Hunger In Our World and Where Is God?No enlightenment comes but the people continue to believe, believe in what one has to wonder. How can a man woman or child believe in something holy and have anger in their heart for another person or animal? How many times do they continue carrying that anger to another level and hitting out with dire consequences? However, out there somewhere many volunteers cared and are crying because they were not on time, hopefully they will save more tonight so they will be stronger for the morrow that is softly approaching. Although in a starving nation, there is nothing soft about any of the circumstances but a harsh reality of hopelessness and starvation.
The Truth and Practice of LoveLove is not just an emotion or a virtue. Love is the basis for all physical and non physical being. It is the profound feeling space of total and complete oneness. Love is not something that either exists in us towards ourselves and others, or it doesn’t. Loving is something we learn to do. And loving unconditionally is a lifelong practice.
Is It Possible to Know God While Alive On Earth?Ok now no reference to God would be complete without referring to the infamous ADAM and EVE. Quite frankly, up until recently I did not even believe they existed as the founding fathers of humanity, until I realized that they were the founding fathers of a particular clan that could not be tarnished for reasons known only to God. Therefore, they became the ancestors of Abraham and David and so had a direct link to God. To be God-like requires a definition of sorts in order for balance and objectivity. Breathe and exhale for four or five times and then lie down now and for a few minutes or as long as you want close your eyes and enjoy that memory of being childlike.
Protesting the Protestant ReformationWhat exactly were the circumstances that caused the split from the Catholic Church in the early 1500’s? And what shaped the idea that by faith that Jesus died for sin in the only way to heaven? Do Luther’s conclusions stand up to scrutiny?