Well of course, July's Idea of the Month would be about freedom. Ultimately, that is what leading a spiritually-guided life is all about. Spirit is free and as we work toward advancing our spiritual growth, we work toward advancing our freedom. Freedom of choice, freedom of thought, freedom of expression. No matter our current circumstances, we have freedom of thought. We always have and we always will. One great example of this is the classic: Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning." This is about surviving the Nazi concentration camps and how the thinking and mental attitude of every person Frankl encountered affected their ultimate survival or not in the camp.
This is an extreme example. But we must continue to remind ourselves that we have the freedom to choose every thought we have, and every emotion we feel. Do not give up that freedom. Do not let this freedom go to waste.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
Post your response.
Until next time, Namaste
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
June Idea of the Month and Feature Article
Priorities.
The idea of the month.
Pretty simple. The priority is: put God first.
How do you do that? One way I can think of as putting God first is inviting God to participate in my daily tasks. Ask for God's help. Declare your tasks completed easily and effortlessly. Envision the perfect outcome. All before you actually do anything!
God is perfect. God never makes a mistake. If you invite perfection to help you out with something, how can it turn out any way other than perfect??
The tricky part is remembering to do this. To ask. To invite. To declare.
Tell me what you think. Comment on this post. You don't need a Google account to comment. (somehow in the past you needed to have a Google account -- some oversight or change by Blogger I was not aware of -- to post a comment but not any more!)
Until next time,
Namaste
The idea of the month.
Pretty simple. The priority is: put God first.
How do you do that? One way I can think of as putting God first is inviting God to participate in my daily tasks. Ask for God's help. Declare your tasks completed easily and effortlessly. Envision the perfect outcome. All before you actually do anything!
God is perfect. God never makes a mistake. If you invite perfection to help you out with something, how can it turn out any way other than perfect??
The tricky part is remembering to do this. To ask. To invite. To declare.
Tell me what you think. Comment on this post. You don't need a Google account to comment. (somehow in the past you needed to have a Google account -- some oversight or change by Blogger I was not aware of -- to post a comment but not any more!)
Until next time,
Namaste
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
May Idea of the Month
So we are talking vibes. Vibration. Energy. The Law of Attraction. Like attracting Like. Being in harmony. Being in synch with our good. We have to be on the same vibrational wavelength as our good if we are going to attract it. And we have to change our vibrational wavelength if we are going to release the stuff in our lives that we don't want or that isn't in our highest good.
The clarification on this idea is that it is not the vibration that causes the attraction. The vibration is the physical manifestation of that which causes the attraction. The vibration is just the law which is carrying out the means.
The real cause, the real thing that sets the vibration in motion is Consciousness. Consciousness is First Cause. There are ways to raise our consciousness. That in turn would change the energy, the vibration, the wavelength. Always begin with consciousness and the Law (in whatever form) will carry out its mission of creation.
What are your thoughts?
Until next time, Namaste.
The clarification on this idea is that it is not the vibration that causes the attraction. The vibration is the physical manifestation of that which causes the attraction. The vibration is just the law which is carrying out the means.
The real cause, the real thing that sets the vibration in motion is Consciousness. Consciousness is First Cause. There are ways to raise our consciousness. That in turn would change the energy, the vibration, the wavelength. Always begin with consciousness and the Law (in whatever form) will carry out its mission of creation.
What are your thoughts?
Until next time, Namaste.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
April Idea of the Month
April's idea of the month is renewal. For some reason, I am filled with joy and wonder when I think about the word renewal. It is such a hopeful and life-affirming word!
We can always be renewed! It is never too late for anything or anyone. Past mistakes and hurts can be let go. The past does not equal the future. There is unlimited possibilities. Spring springs eternal. There is always another spring. Growth and green never stops.
Make all things new in your life.
We also talk about fear and opportunity in the newsletter feature article. Do new opportunities strike fear in your heart? We want them, we ask for them, we pray for them, we treat for them (opportunities, that is) but when they present themselves to us, we reject them, we do not accept them, we run from them. All because of fear. Where does that fear come from? From the very strong belief that we can be separate and separated from our good. That something bad may happen if we accept this opportunity. Not that something bad will happen, but MAY happen. We are predicting failure before it even happens, before we even try.
We must make our belief in our unity with God (Good) stronger than our belief in separation and bad. Yes, easier said than done.
What do you think? How do you overcome fear? Or are you stuck in fear?
Write your comments.
Until next time,
Namaste
We can always be renewed! It is never too late for anything or anyone. Past mistakes and hurts can be let go. The past does not equal the future. There is unlimited possibilities. Spring springs eternal. There is always another spring. Growth and green never stops.
Make all things new in your life.
We also talk about fear and opportunity in the newsletter feature article. Do new opportunities strike fear in your heart? We want them, we ask for them, we pray for them, we treat for them (opportunities, that is) but when they present themselves to us, we reject them, we do not accept them, we run from them. All because of fear. Where does that fear come from? From the very strong belief that we can be separate and separated from our good. That something bad may happen if we accept this opportunity. Not that something bad will happen, but MAY happen. We are predicting failure before it even happens, before we even try.
We must make our belief in our unity with God (Good) stronger than our belief in separation and bad. Yes, easier said than done.
What do you think? How do you overcome fear? Or are you stuck in fear?
Write your comments.
Until next time,
Namaste
Friday, March 5, 2010
Read an E-Book Week coming up!
Participate next week in "Read an E-Book Week" by purchasing one or more Conscious Kernels ebooks! Go to www.consciouskernels.com
Yes, a shameless plug! But I couldn't help myself when I saw the Darwin picture promo. E-books ARE the natural evolution of books. They are environmentally conscious too. Yes, it takes electricity from some power source to access and read ebooks, but think of all the resources used to print, bind, distribute, display and visit bookstores to buy paper books. No contest.
This National Week announcement also give me the opportunity to announce that several Conscious Kernels titles are now available in new formats. If you have an iPhone, PalmPilot, Sony e-Book Reader, or another eBook Reader device, you will thrilled to know that you can now get the perfect file format for those readers at the Conscious Kernels store at smashwords.com. That's right! Epub format. LRF format. PBD format. Mobi format.
And to honor Read an E-book Week, you can get these titles at 25% for the duration of that week. Just plug in the coupon code "RAE25" when you buy on smashwords. Note: this offer is only good at the Conscious Kernels Smashwords store and only March 7 - 13, 2010. So go buy a Conscious Kernels ebook and then read it!
Have fun!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
March Idea of the Month
So is the Law of Reciprocity (which we discuss in the newsletter and as the Idea of the Month) harsh? Is it tough love? Is it payback?
A law is a law. Do we say that the law of gravity is hard on us? Yes, if you jump off a 10-story building. No, if you do not want to float off into space. In other words, it is our use of a law that makes it good or bad for us. The law just works, at all times in all places.
And laws are here to work for us. The Law of Attraction. The Law of Reciprocity. The Law of Compensation. They are mathematically precise and work the same way for everyone. Laws do not pick and choose when to work or for whom to work.
Do you believe these laws exist? Share your thoughts.
Until next time,
Namaste
A law is a law. Do we say that the law of gravity is hard on us? Yes, if you jump off a 10-story building. No, if you do not want to float off into space. In other words, it is our use of a law that makes it good or bad for us. The law just works, at all times in all places.
And laws are here to work for us. The Law of Attraction. The Law of Reciprocity. The Law of Compensation. They are mathematically precise and work the same way for everyone. Laws do not pick and choose when to work or for whom to work.
Do you believe these laws exist? Share your thoughts.
Until next time,
Namaste
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Leadership Conference, Part 2
Well, I'm back home in Chicago. Didn't get a chance to blog during the second half of the week in Denver.
The ICSL Congress on Wednesday did not disappoint. There were some ruffling of feathers as predicted. Drawn-out discussions on parliamentary procedures. Proposals voted for and proposals voted down. Hopefully all is now smoothed out for all concerned.
Thursday's open discussion was not really an open discussion. We broke off into smaller groups based on questions posed by the audience. I ended up in a group that discussed the whole "church" label and organizational structure. It was very interesting. Most of the group felt that "church" might not be the best way to describe this movement. (One of the reasons the organization changed its name to Centers for Spiritual Living). We are more of a teaching, a philosophy of life. We considered more educational names like "institute" "center", etc.
I have to admit, when I tell friends or co-workers that I go to "church" or I am President of the Board of Trustees at my "church", I half-feel obligated to follow that up immediately with "but it's not what you think, or it's not your typical church, or it's not your average church." How do you sum that up in a 5-word slogan?
Science of Mind, New Thought, Religious Science are all hard to describe most people. It is not what people grew up on. I hope that changes soon.
In all, the Leadership Conference was an experience that will continue to have an influence on my thinking and how I approach things as I continue to reflect back on it. It is something where the true ramifications may not be known for some time. It will continue to evolve and grow within me.
Next stop: Summer Conference here in Chicago July 26 - 30. I'll need the time to prepare!
Namaste
The ICSL Congress on Wednesday did not disappoint. There were some ruffling of feathers as predicted. Drawn-out discussions on parliamentary procedures. Proposals voted for and proposals voted down. Hopefully all is now smoothed out for all concerned.
Thursday's open discussion was not really an open discussion. We broke off into smaller groups based on questions posed by the audience. I ended up in a group that discussed the whole "church" label and organizational structure. It was very interesting. Most of the group felt that "church" might not be the best way to describe this movement. (One of the reasons the organization changed its name to Centers for Spiritual Living). We are more of a teaching, a philosophy of life. We considered more educational names like "institute" "center", etc.
I have to admit, when I tell friends or co-workers that I go to "church" or I am President of the Board of Trustees at my "church", I half-feel obligated to follow that up immediately with "but it's not what you think, or it's not your typical church, or it's not your average church." How do you sum that up in a 5-word slogan?
Science of Mind, New Thought, Religious Science are all hard to describe most people. It is not what people grew up on. I hope that changes soon.
In all, the Leadership Conference was an experience that will continue to have an influence on my thinking and how I approach things as I continue to reflect back on it. It is something where the true ramifications may not be known for some time. It will continue to evolve and grow within me.
Next stop: Summer Conference here in Chicago July 26 - 30. I'll need the time to prepare!
Namaste
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