Living In Spirit

Grow up! Whenever someone does or says something juvenile there is invariably an “adult” nearby to suggest this course of action. W...

Karma : n   1.  Eastern religion, Eastern philosophy: the Hindu and Buddhist philosophy according to which the quality of peopl...

Nothing says inevitable reckoning like birthdays. As children we eagerly looked forward to them with nearly as much anticipation ...

Know anyone so set in their ways dynamite couldn’t move them off a position or opinion, whether it is a sports team, political par...

Reincarnation, this topic can be a room clearer and one I have spent a great many hours wrestling. For many years I struggled in ...

Cosmologically the “Big Bang” is the generally accepted starting point of the universe. The theory holds that at one time everyth...

Death awaits all men but waits on no man. Everything, from may flies to the stars die. Death is the change that brings renewal. ...

“Handsome is as handsome does.” Sounds a bit Forrest Gump-ish but it fit’s the bill. Many wish to enjoy a certain reputation they...

Students who find the path of Living on the Spiritual Basis through the 12 step process have an advantage, the advantage of clear ...

Many modern offices are comprised of large rooms divided into cubicles employing partition walls. Typically these walls of parti...

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 pr...

MIRACLE n. 1. An act or event that seems to transcend or contradict all known natural or scientific laws and is usually thought ...

Head to heart, from letter to spirit. The journey from one to the other is the longest 18 inches in the world. When we began quest...

On ancient maps when cartographers would reach the end of what was known they would often write “There Be Dragons” to denote the un...

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

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

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

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 th...

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

What man can truly know the wonder of childbirth? What woman the bond of brothers forged in battle or the lessons from being a despotic...

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

In the 1970’s I was a member of the Futurist Society. Futurists predict the future based on what is deemed the best verifiable eviden...

God doesn’t break cosmic law, to do so would establish favoritism, a pecking order. No one stands above another before God, all ar...

To recognize failure intelligently is the first step toward building success. We all fail, often. So the question is do we profit f...

Congratulations. You made it. Today continue employing that smile and take a few minutes in quiet contemplation to review what yo...

Hang in there, only 1 more day to go. Then again, you may be experiencing such profound changes in your outlook you may desire mo...

…God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him (1 John 4:16). Day 5: Today, attempt to greet everyone, a...

Consider: You are sitting by a camp fire when a red hot cinder flies up and lands on your sleeve. If you brush the cinder off at on...

Having fun yet? The diet may be simple, but it certainly is not easy. Continue being vigilant, watching for morbid reflection, t...

If you are still considering whether to attempt this diet, take a moment in quiet contemplation and ask yourself why? What is there to be af...

Most diets focus merely on the waistline, yet how many of us have lost weight only to put it back on?  The seven day mental diet addr...

       We live continuously barraged by negative news. Read any newspaper, watch any news channel and the hammers of negativity ...

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. Ou...

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

Righteous. This word has been married with “self” so often that if someone is righteous it has a seemingly negative connotation, w...

To show mercy to those in pain, whether physical or emotional, is of course a quality to be cultivated. But how merciful are our ...

The meek shall inherit the earth . To be meek, spiritually, is to be so raised in consciousness that we are open to God, demonstra...

It is difficult for me to think of Moses and not picture in my minds eye Charlton Heston standing with arms raised, staff in hand, rob...

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5) well now, on the surface this seems to make little sense. We...

Mourning to excess is destructive, some even stop living themselves when a loved one has passed, literally hoping for their own ...

Living the examined life requires us to inventory our “great possessions” if we wish to be free. We all have them and until we i...

Consider this passage from the Sermon on the Mount “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthe...

Generals draw up battle plans, their theory on how a battle should be fought and won. Politicians have theories on everything, us...

The path of enlightenment asks us “to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God’ with the proviso “as we understand Him...

God is not just truthful or brings truth but is Absolute Truth itself. Once we begin living on the Spiritual Basis, God translate...

When we express love we express our true essence, God. Think of how you feel when you express love or when love is expressed to you...

Over the last few decades science has made amazing strides and discoveries in the field of Quantum Physics. We have learned that t...

Consider the apple pie. When you remove a piece, the whole is diminished by the size of the slice you have decided to enjoy, possib...

Herbert Spencer stated that substance is “that which is not subject to discord or decay." Spirit is substance,  Spirit cannot...