Withinby Chaplain Tilia Giron, RScP Sometimes you have to go within before you can go without.And sometimes you don’t know how long it takes to be within.This has been a time of within for me,A time for indwelling, mending, and introspectionNot unlike the time bears spend in hibernation during the winterOr Jesus within before He/It resurrected. This within requires commitment,Perseverance and heart.Sometimes the time needed to be within can take longer than you think.It can …
Balanced Rock
Balanced Rock by Alicia K. Hanlen, Practitioner EmeritusTaos Study Group – Mile Hi Church “Getting in balance is not so much about adopting new strategies to change your behaviors, as it is about realigning yourself in all of your thoughts so as to create a balance between what you desire and how you conduct your life on a daily basis.” Wayne Dyer I greet the morning with joy and anticipation. The sun smiles back at me, …
The Dance of Expectations
The Dance of Expectationsby Nancy R Bowers, RScP “If you have lived for years expecting loss, instability, inconsistency, effort-based love, or disappointment, disappointment, then the nervous system will recognize those conditions as “normal” and anything outside them as “threatening,” no matter how good the new reality actually is. This means waiting for the nervous system to feel safe before stepping into the next level of your life is a trap … because the nervous system …
The Softening of My Heart
The Softening of My Heartby Chaplain Tilia Giron, RScP I call in the softening of my heart. A gentling of the soul. I choose to breathe. To let go. To allow myself to just be. And to ease into whatever is. I be. Just be.
The How
The How by Chaplain Tilia Giron, Ph.D., RScP It’s not the amount of time I have, it’s how I use my time. It’s not the amount of life I have, it’s how I live my life in the amount of time that’s mine. I choose to live my life with deliberateness, intentionality, boundaries, compassion and love for myself and others. I choose to create space and life and light for myself – – – Myself, …
Universal Life
Universal Lifeby Gil William Olmstead, Spiritual Director It is in gratitude that I sit down to write this prayer. For I know that the life of Spirit is my life; I know that the life of Spirit is your life; I know that Spirit is the life of all things. We are all bound together in the One Life that is that the Universal Life. And because it is numerous, the Universal Life is the …
God is NOW: Prayer for Returning to Center
God is NOW: Prayer for Returning to Centerby Nancy Bowers, RScP In the NOW, God is. Spirit is the now, this present moment, this infinite eternal present moment is the One Life, and It is Perfect. It is Loving. It is Peaceful for It is the One. In this moment, Love. In this moment, Peace. In this moment, Joy, Acceptance, Ease, Freedom, Unfettered Freedom. Goodness. So much Goodness. And I know that this moment, like every moment is …
The Abundance of God
The Abundance of Godby Laura Snapp, RScP As I sit feeling the warmth of the sun against my skin, I see around me the abundance of God. Everywhere this aspect of God is present – in the bountiful leaves on the trees and the variety of blooms coloring the garden, in the melodies sung by birds as they tend their nests, and the whirring buzz of the hummingbirds as they hover nearby. This aspect of …
Be Still and Know
“Be still and know that I am God.” I am still in Thy Presence. I am quiet and peaceful, for I put my trust in Thee.
An Ode to Gratitude
An Ode to Gratitudeby Alicia K. Hanlen, Practitioner EmeritusTaos Study Group – Mile Hi Church Infinite Divine Life, great and wondrous Spirit within, I speak from that place of interior wisdom and understanding as I gaze upon this glorious day. I truly marvel at the mere idea of my participation in this experience of life, acknowledging that my union with my higher Self is both precious and unconditional. Just reflecting on that thought for a …








