Living In Spirit

When we purchase something that requires assembly, it generally comes with instructions. I purchased a teapot recently and ins...

The longest eighteen inches in the world lies between the head and the heart , the bridge from intellect to faith and embracing ...

What we think on out pictures in our lives ; write this on your heart in bold capital letters. To think we can entertain certain ...

Words have meaning. Sounds like a “duh” kinda thing to say but bear with me. Many speak of spirituality and God, of our connec...

Everyone likes a clean house, but who enjoys doing the cleaning. In the physical realm a little dust on the shelves, a cobweb...

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

 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...

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

No one lives life perfectly. No one is at peace or serene constantly. No one is energized or at their best every minute. Ju...

Want a daunting task; try tackling eternity and death in four to five hundred words. Let me know how I do. Consider the trans...

Without renewing energy stagnation results and there is probably no better demonstration of this than a tidal pool. The rene...

Everything is comprised of energy. Not just energized, but comprised of it. Whatever you are sitting on. The device you are looki...

Some destructive thoughts attack us head on, the deadliest however are the thoughts that creep in, with no apparent foreshadowing...

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

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

There is a story in the Old Testament concerning three men who refused to worship a golden image erected by King Nebuchadnezza...

When we are in “it” up to our necks our perceptions of the world becomes skewed, often to the extreme. A wise man said to me...

You have probably heard the simile of the mustard seed, that all that is required to progress spiritually is a mustard seeds w...

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

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

“Man is essentially spiritual, the image and likeness of God, and therefore he is made for the spiritual basis, and he cannot rea...

Some are of the opinion that praying for oneself is somehow selfish, but this is at best a half truth and is never selfish when we ...

We are always serving one or the other, the carnal or secular mind if you prefer or our spiritual heart. Having an understandin...

Usually when I’m asked how I’m doing I respond: “It’s another beautiful day in paradise.” Why? First, most really don’t want to k...

Secular success is typically measured by possessions, popularity, good looks, living the “good” life. Spiritually success howev...

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

There are many laws, both secular and spiritual. Man’s laws fill untold volumes and are constantly being amended, added to,...

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

Intellectual discussions of spirituality can be interesting, even invigorating, but have no real value without demonstration. Consi...

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

Resting on our laurels. We have all done it; perhaps you are doing it now. Whenever I have, I find the leaves quickly dry out, be...

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). Well, I...

Closer is He than breathing; nearer than hands and feet. -Tennyson. And that is most near indeed. In truth: we are always in con...

Our existence in flesh is but a moment in parentheses. ETERNITY (birth-life-death) ETERNITY. Having embraced Living on the Spiritual Bas...

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

Some time ago I viewed a Far Side cartoon depicting a group of archeologists examining a single fossilized bone. By the last pan...

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 po...

Ever bowl a perfect game? Pitch a perfect game? Have 13 tricks no trump in Bridge? How about 21 in blackjack? A spade Royal Flus...

As we live and learn, practicing our new way of life; Living on the Spiritual Basis, not only our perspective but our actions be...