Living In Spirit

On the old maps when a mapmaker reached the end of what was known they would often write in the margin “There Be Dragons” to denote t...

We all know someone, might even be someone we see in the mirror, who has a shelf full of self help/spiritual books. Most of them have...

We are constantly treating everything in our lives by the thoughts we entertain, if we believe we are defeated, we are. We are asking ...

Emotion is your friend. Get overly emotional about everything. Be outraged not only at perceived slights directed at you but at everyone...

Watch for trends and as soon as a new one starts, jump on board. It doesn’t matter whether or not the trend appeals to you, just tha...

Be sanctimonious. Pride yourself on being the perpetual devil’s advocate; always pointing out why something will never work, revelin...

Reflect morbidly. Worry about everything. Tell yourself that time is running out and you aren’t getting any younger. Rehash the memor...

             Have you an open mind?   In the course of teaching metaphysics this question is often met with incredulity, a brusque “of cour...

God doesn’t break cosmic law, to do so would establish favoritism. No one stands above another before God, all being loved equally. ...

To recognize failure intelligently is the first step toward building success. We all fail, often. Do we profit from the experience or...

So many times in life we have thought we were ready only to find that a little, or a lot, more seasoning was needed. Typically this ...

“If you have no time for prayer and meditation, you will have lots of time for sickness and trouble.” Pretty much sums it up. Our dut...

Sacred cows, we all have them, the obvious ones being sports teams, political parties and religion. Ever try to talk to a Yankee’s f...

Do you know anyone who has “tried everything” but has failed to demonstrate much success in life? Some of the obvious “everything’s” ...

Remember the scene in the old westerns where the tired, dusty and thirsty cowboy rides in, dismounts his horse and walks over to the ...

“If you really believe in the existence of God you should be happy and cheerful.” So, if we are not (today) does that mean we don’t ...

 “But we must be careful not to drift into worry, remorse, or morbid reflection.” Times when we have been hurt or the times when we ...

We all know someone who never misses an opportunity to retell the story of some past injustice, real or imagined. If they are close ...

Do you know of anyone who remembers the Gettysburg Address because they were there? How about Washington crossing the Delaware? No? Of...

Remember reaping and sowing? What we dwell upon is out pictured in our lives. When morbid reflection raises its head and we allow it...

Spiritual half measures avail us nothing. Not a little, not some, zero. Having entered into a secular endeavor half halfheartedly, w...

Having placed our feet upon the path, embracing the Spiritual Basis of Living, we know today that God is the only power. Having begu...

The Lord’s Prayer suggests that we can be lead into temptation, so the question is: Would God lead us into temptation? Having been t...

So, how do we forgive? Pray, the manner of prayer not nearly as important as its location of origin . Did it come from our intellect...

When we harbor resentment, we slowly die spiritually. Fortunately through forgiveness we are reborn. Nurturing resentment binds us t...

We have all had “miracles” happen in our lives. That time we needed money and the phone rang or a letter arrived and source was prov...

Forgiveness is the key, to everything . Until we understand this, carve it into our heart, no real progress can be made. When we thi...

 There is a part of me, and I’m pretty sure you have it too, that keeps score, chiming in with its own sense of justice. When someone ...

One of the keys to freedom in life is when we finally understand that all sin is rooted in selfishness, born of thinking that we can...

Lamentably many hold to the false idea that we can save up spiritual good will that can be drawn on later to get through some future ...

 “The longest 18 inches lies between our head and our heart.”  So many speak of God and spiritual principles with intellectual assen...

When the term “bread” is used in the Bible it represents all that we require to live, not just food. In the Lord’s Prayer we ask God t...

Our greatest gift, free will, is also mankind’s curse upon its self. Every criminal or evil act, whether committed by an individual o...

 “God has a plan for every man, and he has one for you” that plan is your “Heart’s Desire.”  Our only real job, once we understand our ...

Many believe, and some even teach, that God brings sickness, trouble, accidents even death as punishment or to teach a lesson. The Chri...

The concept of Heaven, as the Carpenter taught in the Lord‘s Prayer, manifests as we raise our consciousness through prayer, meditat...

As we embrace the true significance of “Our Father” it has become clear that when we pray, our prayers are never solely for us alone but ...

The Lord’s Prayer begins, “Our Father” not my father or your father, but Our Father. This ground breaking truth ends the false belief, th...

In 1919 the Constitution of the United States was changed, amended, to make the consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages illegal...

The great jurist stated: “My religion is summed up in the first two words of the Lord’s Prayer.” “Our Father.” The truth of our relat...

How we perceive the world colors everything we see and believe. Our perceptions are built, layer upon layer by our life experiences a...

What you think upon grows . The thoughts we dwell on will be out pictured in our lives. Period. When we dwell on lack, perceived injus...

“Every thought is made up of two factors, knowledge and feeling.” What do you believe? We all believe in all sorts of things. Ford is...

The true key to freedom is forgiveness. The reason for this is simple: “You do this, not for the other person’s sake, but for your o...

“Life is like playing a violin concerto naked, and learning to play as you go along.” Some time ago I attended a “concert” by second ...

Though many remain in denial of this truth, there are rules, or laws if you prefer, that govern our thinking, applying equally to eve...

“We have ceased fighting everything and everyone, we have to” unlike physical exercise, where working harder typically produces greater res...

Difficult problems (fear) seem to have a life of their own. Hard as we try, we work through them but the next thing we know they are back in...

Has someone said to you or have you ever said “don’t think like that?” Not possible is it. It is one of those silly things we say to one ...

A centipede was quite happy, Until a frog in fun Said, “Pray, which leg comes after which?” This raised her mind to such a pitch, She la...