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I AM So Blessed
So much of what is reported in the media are expressions of lack, of how wrong things are. There are shocking things happening both to and by ordinary people, and to and by governments and leaders. Yet if this is … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmation, Attitude, Being Present, Consciousness, Emotions, fear, God, Gratitude, joy, power, Religion, Spirituality, suffering, Truth, Uncategorized, Unity
Tagged appreciation, choice, consciousness, God, gratitude
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The Sun Always Shines
I awoke Sunday morning, seeing a cloudy day dawning outside my bedroom window. Yet when I looked through our bathroom window a few minutes later, I was surprised by the beautiful golden glow of sunrise reflecting on nearby buildings. I … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmation, Attitude, fear, joy, light, Love, Politics, power, Truth, Uncategorized
Tagged faith, gratitude, love, spirit
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Silence
I have meditated since the early 1970’s. So when I went to sit the other day and I went truly into the Silence, I was surprised to realize that lately there have only been brief moments of it. The meditation … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmation, Attitude, Being Present, Buddhism, Gratitude, silence, Spirituality, Truth, Uncategorized
Tagged being present, Buddhism, Meditation, now, peaceful
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LIVING MY VALUES
Hate and fear cannot be stopped by more hate and fear. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Jesus (that Jew from Nazareth) preached this message. We lose before we start when we forget it. Yet following this teaching is … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Love, Politics, Religion, Respect, Truth, Uncategorized
Tagged anger, bigotry, choice, moral, Religion, Respect
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Marinating in Metaphysics
Marinating in metaphysics describes how I have felt after a summer and fall with overlapping classes in Unity Metaphysics. Don’t misunderstand; I enjoyed the classes. Yet reading, writing and attempting to integrate some of these concepts into my life are … Continue reading
Posted in Being Present, Buddhism, Compassion, Consciousness, God, Learning, Spirituality, suffering, Truth, Uncategorized, Unity
Tagged being present, bigotry, Buddhism, choice, consciousness, fear, God, presence, Truth, Unity
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Finding Gifts in Everyday Adversity
With the start of the year, I am focusing once again, on a practice I find difficult to maintain. The practice is reminding myself that things (and people) which anger, distract, upset, or confuse me can also be used as … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Compassion, Consciousness, Emotions, God, Gratitude, joy, Love, Relating, Spirituality, Truth, Uncategorized
Tagged anger, choice, consciousness, divine, fear, God, love, Respect, spirit, spirituality, Truth, values
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ATTRACTION, REPULSION, OR NEUTRAL: BEING MORE CONSCIOUS
ATTRACTION, REPULSION, OR NEUTRAL A meditation technique suggests that when thoughts or fantasies arise, rather than push them away or get lost in them, simply notice if they are “attractive, repulsive or neutral.” Initially this creates some space from them. As … Continue reading
Posted in Being Present, Consciousness, Emotions, joy, Meditation, Relating, Spirituality, Truth
Tagged attention, awareness, being present, bigotry, choice, consciousness, judgment
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FAITH
When I write, what I end up with is usually quite different from where I started. After starting a couple of different themes, I decided this blog entry would be on my understanding of faith. Initially I wasn’t thinking of … Continue reading
Posted in God, joy, Meditation, Prayer, Religion, Spirituality, Truth, Unity
Tagged Affirmative Prayer, awareness, Buddha Nature, choice, consciousness, divine, expression, faith
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God or Principle?
When I pray with people, I usually ask whom or what do they pray to; is It God, the Universe, Higher Power, Principle, Spirit or whatever? Actually the Prayer Chaplaincy training says to use your own terms, not the other’s. … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Being Present, Buddhism, Compassion, God, Gratitude, Learning, Meditation, Prayer, Religion, Spirituality, Truth, Unity
Tagged attention, being present, Buddha Nature, Buddhism, choice, consciousness, faith, fear, God, gratitude, Meditation, prayer, principal, Spiritual, Truth, Unity
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THE STRUGGLE TO GOD/ GOOD
When we speak of God, are we speaking of the same thing? Can there be ‘good’ without God? Is God a manifestation, a projection of the goodness and creativity in our world or the source of it? I do believe … Continue reading
Posted in Being Present, Compassion, God, Learning, Love, Prayer, Religion, Spirituality, suffering, Truth, Uncategorized, Unity
Tagged attention, caring, choice, consciousness, Einstein, Fundamentalism, God, love, omnipotence, Spiritual, spirituality, Truth, Unity
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