Living In Spirit

It is suggested that we “pray with a feather” for prayer should never be hard work; it is our time to speak with Our Father. Wh...

Everything is connected. The belief that a problem or difficulty exists in one place and must be brought to God’s attention is fa...

A treatment is a prayer directed at a definite subject, something that is a pressing problem. Unlike general prayers that are a vi...

Some hold that it is selfish and a waste of time to pray for ones self, but how could it be? “Praying for ourselves is the reverse o...

The hen lays her eggs and then keeps them warm and safe until they hatch. What would happen if half way through the process she d...

Now that we have been on the path of spiritual living for a time, what is our course when faced with a serious problem or diffic...

Do you have to “find” time to pray and meditate? Really? What can possibly be more important than your time with the Miraculous?...

Fate, as a conscious power, is a convenient catch all for those confused or unwilling to do the work necessary to clear away the...

What we dwell on defines the course of our thinking and our lives. When we dwell on thoughts of “my bad luck”, “I’ll never find a g...

We have decided to make a change in our lives. Perhaps it is quitting smoking. We throw away our cigarettes (or smoke them up) and announc...

The world provides a myriad of answers and solutions for the problems and challenges in our lives.   Watch TV, listen to the radio ...

Everyone daydreams, of what do you dream? Thoughts are causative, the thoughts we entertain will find out picturing in our lives....

Having been a spiritual mentor for many years, there is no more painful word to hear from a student then but . It matters little wh...

Do you believe God wants you to succeed?  Or do you harbor some lingering belief that God is a trickster waiting to punish or harm...

When considering our relationship with God, one of the simplest and best-known metaphors defining this relationship is man is the ...

What is beyond God’s purview? Money? Healing? Peace of mind? Love? Serenity? Anything? There are many avenues of delivery but ther...

Set aside some time each week to be disconnected from the world. Turn off the phones (all of them), put the computer in hibernate a...

When facing a seemingly insurmountable challenge in life, finding our back against the wall, all secular answers and escape routes...

Justified anger and righteous indignation are spiritual poison. When we are angry, outraged, indignant, upset or offended, who pays...

We are constantly building up or tearing down our mental structure by the things we ingest: books, magazines, newspapers, social me...

“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future” Fulton Oursler. When in the grip o...

If you could receive three gifts, what would they be? Riches? A perfect body unaffected by any food consumed or sedentary lif...

Ever wonder where the phrase One Day At A Time popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous came from?  Emmet Fox is the most likely origi...

Many believe that change and growth can come through discourse alone. That sounding off and speaking out actually accomplishes...

The natural tidal flows of our spiritual unfolding can be disconcerting if we allow it. Typically it happens when our life is going...

Living on the Spiritual Basis we stand vigilant and are never afraid of questioning or to re-examine long held beliefs or positions. The tru...

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 ...

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

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

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...