Living In Spirit

Ever wonder where the phrase One Day At A Time came from? Alcoholics Anonymous? Nope, they just popularized it. Emmet Fox was the origina...

   Coffee shop theorists, cable TV “experts”, politicians, barroom philosophers and chat room world leaders. Many believe that change and ...

Tidal flows in our spiritual unfolding are disconcerting. Things are going well, we feel connected, in Source, not a cloud on the horizon ...

Walking the way we talk. When we espouse one thing but act in a contrary manner not only does it make us look untrustworthy but also opens...

Chances are you would not be reading this unless you have an affinity for spiritual writing and teachers. How many “spiritual” books are o...

Teachers of spiritual principles and living agree on this point: freedom comes when limitation is overcome. On the surface the differences...

Focused Meditation: Here we have a specific problem, difficulty or question we are seeking to understand. As before find a quiet place wh...

Meditation is a topic that seems to cause much unnecessary grief and consternation. Many hold to the false belief that meditation is ...

In court people take the stand to give testimony, to witness for either the defense or prosecution in criminal and civil cases. In the pas...

When we first experience the gifts from Living on the Spiritual Basis, it is natural to want more. In short order we begin to reach beyond...

There is probably no greater hindrance to continued spiritual growth and experience than the fear of exposure. You have been consistent an...

Having life in the spiritual sense is different from just being alive. Even zombies have a form of life, limited as it may be. We have all...

The word repentance has a definite religious feel to it. Perhaps I have watched too many old movies but I can’t help but see in my minds e...

Probably no spiritual concept is more misunderstood than judgment. People who normally would never quote from scripture cite Jesus when th...

In the 60’s and early 70’s wicked was a good thing. A car could be wicked fast, something could look wicked or an activity or action could ...

Words have a way of morphing over time. When reading something from even as little as sixty or seventy years ago it really is necessary to ...

Fear drives us in hundreds of ways, from the doom and gloom of today's headlines and nightly news to our children for existential bubble...

A gathering of geese is a gaggle. A brood of chickens is a clutch. A gathering of unicorns is known as a blessing. Unicorns hold a curious ...

Morbid : adj 1.  interested in gruesome subjects: showing a strong interest in unpleasant or gloomy subjects such as death, murder...

Left to our own devices, changing our nature or perhaps more accurately growing beyond it, is problematic. Consider the smoker who decides...

Certain teachings rise to the level of “sell all the books, everything needed is here.” Emmet Fox provides one of those with: The Captain Is...

I can see Archie Bunker in my minds eye saying this as he points at “meathead” with his thumb. Vintage TV aside, if you are not a student ...

Today the definition of abide is to tolerate, to put up with something. 150 years ago, it meant: to dwell: to live or reside in a place (E...

Are you praying and meditating daily? If not, what could possibly be of more importance? Living on the Spiritual Basis requires consistent ...

Being loved is wonderful; it fills our heart and puts a smile on our face. Demonstrating love towards our children and friends is easy, but...

The Tower of Babel story teaches some interesting lessons. Humankind was of a single language but when they spoke of God, they were faithl...

Babel : n 1.  confused noise: especially the noise of loud unintelligible voices all talking at once  2.  noisy place: a scene or place o...

Genesis : n  beginning: the time or circumstances of something’s coming into being. (Encarta) New beginnings. We have had and will have...

The fourth horse of Revelation is the White Horse, the conquering horse. “Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, an...

Terror, bewilderment, frustration and despair. Terror: Does God exist? What if He doesn’t? Bewilderment: If He does, who or what is the p...

The four biblical horsemen in Revelation are tied to the end times but I will leave those discussions to others. Yet on a personal level, ...

Does God play favorites? Are some “chosen” for success while others for failure? Does God want us all to be “Happy, Joyous and Free”? Is He...

Everything we say, do or observe is recorded. Everything. Not by God, or some heavenly scribe watching our every move, but by us. It is wr...

The price of continuing spiritual freedom is vigilance. Drifting into negative thinking and speech, typically happening without any consci...

Everything is connected. Every word, every action, every thought. Nothing happens without consequence, without touching everything and eve...

Living on the Spiritual Basis moves us off the bench and onto the bus. Everyone spends time on the bench, rationalizing and justifying why ...

 When I truly began applying spiritual principles in my life, not just paying them lip service, I had to address my “secret room.” Employi...

 “But honesty, open-mindedness and willingness are essential.” We triumph over life’s inevitable challenges not by the exercise of willpo...

Living on the Spiritual Basis promises much: “We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past or wish...

Living on the Spiritual Basis we now trust and rely on God for guidance, strength and direction but it is up to us to demonstrate our beli...

What do you believe in? We believe in all sorts of things but typically fail to take the time to consider them. Everyone lives by a set of...

When things are going well there is a natural tendency to slack off a touch in our spiritual work. The sun is shining, the clouds decoratin...

Within as without. What we believe at our core always finds its way into the light. The thief, liar and cheat all eventually fly their col...

How different would the fabric of the world look if all business embraced spiritual principles. All the justifications and rationalization...

Some things in life are assured: taxes, death, corrupt politicians, less sleep and more bathroom trips after turning 50, at least one new ...

Popeye could have saved himself a great deal of wear and tear had he embraced spiritual living. Living on the Spiritual Basis is about unl...

Thought about Moses lately? Living on the Spiritual Basis the purpose of life has become clear, to establish and maintain a conscious cont...

Often when someone is struggling, a “need to get back to basics” will be sighted as the solution.  I have searched high and low, mostly low...

Today Easy Does It , along with One Day at a Time , First Things First , Live and Let Live and Think, Think, Think adorns the walls of AA...

How do we manifest clarity in our thinking when clearly we have no control over the thoughts that float up into our consciousness? Vigilan...