Living In Spirit

Chanting Meditation: Begin with cleansing breaths. You probably want to find an undisturbed quiet spot that is additionally out of the...

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

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

There is probably no greater hindrance to continued spiritual growth and experience than the fear of exposure. Having been consi...

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

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 m...

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

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 act...

Words have a way of morphing over time. Some words once in common usage have seemingly disappeared or their meaning/application has...

Fear drives us in hundreds of ways, from the doom and gloom of today's headlines to our children whenever they are out of our...

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 ...

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

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

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

I can see Archie Bunker in my minds eye as he points at “meathead” with his thumb saying :dead from the neck up! Vintage TV aside...

Today the definition of abide is to tolerate, to put up with something or someone. 150 years ago, it meant: to dwell: to live or ...

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

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

The Tower of Babel story teaches some interesting lessons. Humankind was of a single spoken language but  they did not believe in ...

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

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

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

The Black Horse represents complete reliance on our human intelligence. Consider how many worship at the alter of intellect. Of course, th...

The Red Horse represents destruction through emotions and feelings. How many lives have been lost or ruined when an individual or nation a...

The four biblical horsemen in Revelation are tied to the end times but I will leave that discussion for another day. Yet beyond the...

Does God play favorites? Are some “chosen” for success while others seemingly for failure? Does God want us all to be “Happy, Joyo...

Living In Spirit: Who Records Our Life? : Everything we say, do or observe is recorded. Everything. Not by God, or some heavenly scribe wa...

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

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

Everything is connected. Every word, every action, every thought. Nothing happens without consequence, both positive and negative...

Living on the Spiritual Basis moves us off the bench and onto the vehicle of our journey in Spirit. We all spend time on the bench, ...

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

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

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 o...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emmet Fox coined the term Mental Equivalence, explaining the practical application of the Law of Substitution. Simply, we must take...

Living on the Spiritual Basis our prayers take on a new flavor. Though all prayers are heard, we have come to know they are answere...

We must be clear on what we worship, for everyone worships something. Many tragically worship at the secular alters of money, pow...

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