Living In Spirit

Freedom from the fear driven life.

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Radical Forgiveness

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          There are many things that link us, one to another, the two most powerful being love and resentment, one we embrace, t...
Friday, November 29, 2013

Eternal Tides

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          Death, now here is a topic guaranteed to let the air out of a room, a polite conversation killer. Yet we all have/will de...
Thursday, November 28, 2013

IN BUT NOT OF

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            Reborn is the only term that accurately states the truth of Living on the Spiritual Basis. Day by day, step by step a...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Consciousness Building

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        When we purchase something that requires assembly, it generally comes with instructions. I purchased a teapot recently a...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Storm Proof Foundation

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        The longest eighteen inches in the world lies between the head and the heart . The bridge of intellect to faith. Speakin...
Monday, November 25, 2013

The Scales Of Thought

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        What we think on out pictures in our lives ; write that on your heart in bold capital letters. To think we can entertain c...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

In Truth, Gently

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       Words have meaning. Sounds like a “duh” kinda thing to say but bear (or is it bare?) with me. Many speak of spirituality an...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Dusting And Serenity

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Everyone likes a clean house, but who enjoys doing the cleaning. In the physical realm a little dust on the shelves, a cobweb or t...
Friday, November 22, 2013

The Art Of Life

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How do we progress spiritually? Is it by studying every new book or teacher that comes along, casting aside yesterday’s book or te...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Forgotten Riches

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 Ever find some forgotten cash in the pocket of a pair of pants or jacket you haven’t worn in a while? Always puts a smile on the ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Happiness And Fresh Bread

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What makes you happy? We have all felt happiness in our lives, meeting him/her, wedding day, divorce day, birth of a child, landin...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Stubbing Ones Toe

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         No one lives life perfectly. No one is at peace or serene constantly. No one is energized or at their best every minute....
Monday, November 18, 2013

Now Be Here, Be Here Now

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        Want a daunting task; try tackling eternity and death in four to five hundred words. Let me know how I do. Consider the tr...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Renewing Energy

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       Without renewing energy stagnation results and there is probably no better demonstration of this than a tidal pool. The ren...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Matrix Of All Matter

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        Everything is comprised of energy. Not just energized, but comprised of it. The chair you are sitting on. The monitor you ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Demetrius And Diana

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The silversmith Demetrius made his living off making shrines to the goddess Diana. When the apostle Paul brought the Christ message to ...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

"The Nature Of Matter"

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Everything is comprised of energy. Not just energized, but comprised of it. The chair you are sitting on. The monitor you are looking ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Burning Embers And Booby Prizes

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Some destructive thoughts attack us head on, the deadliest however are the thoughts that creep in, with no apparent foreshadowing. We n...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Changes

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What we seek we find, what we plant and nurture will grow . Seems like a simple enough lesson, yet many ignore it. Parents, whose only...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Trying To Sell It

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         “Handsome is as handsome does.” Sounds a bit Forrest Gump-ish but it fit’s the bill. Many wish to enjoy a certain reputa...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Fourth Man

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          There is a story in the Old Testament concerning three men who refused to worship a golden image erected by King Nebuch...
Saturday, November 9, 2013

Life's Rough Patches

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      When we are in “it” our perception of our world becomes skewed, often to the extreme. A wise man said to me long ago “Every...
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Friday, November 8, 2013

How Much Faith Is Enough?

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        You have probably heard the simile of the mustard seed, that all that is required to progress spiritually is a mustard se...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

“ONE DAY AT A TIME”

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“Live, one day at a time.” This simple saying popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous has become part of the daily consciousness, but ...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Growing Consciousness

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       To progress, to grow in consciousness we must do the work, for no one can do another’s spiritual lifting. Memorizing and reci...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The Real Basis Of Living

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“Man is essentially spiritual, the image and likeness of God, and therefore he is made for the spiritual basis, and he cannot reall...
Monday, November 4, 2013

Should We Pray For Ourselves?

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        If not you should, regularly. Some are of the opinion this is somehow selfish, possibly, but never when we speak from the he...
Sunday, November 3, 2013

Our Two Masters

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        The secular mind versus our spiritual heart. Having an understanding of spiritual principles is important, a mind full of s...
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Another Beautiful Day In Paradise

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      Typically when I’m asked how I’m doing I respond: “It’s another beautiful day in paradise.” Why? First, most really don’t want ...
Friday, November 1, 2013

Spiritual Or Secular Life, The Choice Is Ours

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        Secular success is typically measured by possessions, popularity, good looks, living the “good” life. Spiritually succe...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Conning Ourselves Spiritually

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“He wants to enjoy a certain reputation, but knows in his heart he doesn’t deserve it” Con artists portray themselves in whate...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The Gravity Of Opportunity

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        There are many laws, secular and spiritual. Man’s laws fill untold volumes and are constantly being amended, added to, i...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

God Doesn't Row

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    Einstein remarked, “The most important decision you will ever make is whether you live in a friendly or hostile universe.” ...
Monday, October 28, 2013

Theoretical Skiing

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         Intellectual discussions of spirituality can be interesting, even invigorating, but have no real value without demonstrati...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Spiritual Snakes

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   Some years ago I became very ill, but since I was still “functioning” I delayed going to my physician until I was essentially at ...
Saturday, October 26, 2013

Resting By The River

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        Resting on our laurels. We have all done it; perhaps you are doing it now. Whenever I have, I find the leaves quickly d...
Friday, October 25, 2013

Living In Spirit: Somersaulting Through The Eye Of A Needle

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Living In Spirit: Somersaulting Through The Eye Of A Needle :       It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a ...

Somersaulting Through The Eye Of A Needle

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      It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God (Mark 10:25)...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Tennyson And Mountain Streams

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     Closer is He than breathing; nearer than hands and feet. -Tennyson. And that is most near indeed. In truth: we are always i...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Getting Back To Basics

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   Ever hear someone say they were “getting back to basics or fundamentals”? In sports or cooking this may be applicable but spiritual...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Boss Universal

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     Some time ago I viewed a Far Side cartoon depicting a group of archeologists examining a single fossilized bone. By the las...
Monday, October 21, 2013

Is Prayer Inconsistent?

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For as he thinks in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7). Having now Lived on the Spiritual Basis for a time we have seen the power...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Our Perfection Realized

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        Ever bowl a perfect game? Pitch a perfect game? Have 13 tricks no trump in Bridge? How about 21 in blackjack? A spade Roya...
Saturday, October 19, 2013

The One True Answer

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        As we live and learn, practicing our new way of life; Living on the Spiritual Basis, not only our perspective but our ...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Easy Does It and Other Mottoes, A History

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          Today Easy Does It , One Day at a Time , First Things First , Live and Let Live and Think, Think, Think are mottoes that ad...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

Responding To Trouble, A Third Way

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          How do you respond to trouble? The typical response is to either square up and meet force with force or escape as rapidly...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Wild Justice And Spiritual Jailers

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         Wishing to get even, taking revenge, to balance the scales, to repay in kind are natural human sentiments, a wild justic...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Heart Of The Process

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           “We have ceased fighting everyone and everything, for we are on a new basis, the basis of trusting and relying on God...
Monday, October 14, 2013

The Sky Is Falling, The Sky Is Falling (again)!

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         We are constantly bombarded with messages of doom and gloom. Right now a program is running on at least one if not multipl...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

AHA!

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         Living on the Spiritual Basis we have ceased fighting everyone and everything and because of this the obvious destructive...
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