It is All God in Action/Todo es Dios en Acciónby Robyn Rice Olmstead RScP, ALSP, Emerita(818) 300-3911Centers for Spiritual Living Practitioner Council “Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it is the Ocean.”Ticht Naht Haan Closing our eyes and turning within, imagining the soft caress of a summer’s breeze on our cheek, the warm embrace of a long awaited hug, that gentle spray from the ocean’s playground and knowing that every movement is Spirit. It is …
The Continuous Flow
The Continuous Flowby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director The sun shines bright letting me know that life continues. The flow of Love and Light is continuous. There is always what is needed available because all things reside in the One and that One is ever revealing Itself! I am One with this One, you are One with this One, we are One as the One! So it i from this powerful place of knowing that …
Life is Change
Life is Changeby Rev. Deb O’ConnorDirector of Spiritual Growth and Consciousness Groups It’s been said that life is change, yet how do I navigate the constant change that is life?Change is often uncomfortable and scary, so when change occurs and the groundbeneath my feet starts to feel unstable, I pause, I take a breath, and I sense thepresence of God within me – a God whose nature is only love. As I sense into thispresence, …
A Glorious Celebration of Life and Love
A Glorious Celebration of Life and Loveby Robyn Rice Olmstead RScP, ALSP, Emerita(818) 300-3911Centers for Spiritual Living Practitioner Council I acknowledge the one presence, the one power, the one beingness that flows in as and through me. It surrounds and blankets us forever and for always. As I acknowledge that, I observe that it exists in the 4 directions and above and below. I embrace that it lived in my ancestors and lives on through …
Find Peace in an Insane World
Find Peace in an Insane Worldby Nancy Bowers, RScP “We can do nothing to change the appearances that show up in our lives unless we change the premise in our mind.” – Danet S. Palmer “As a man thinketh, so does he perceive. Therefore, seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. Perception is a result and not a cause.” – A Course in Miracles “Take the first …
February
February by Greg Gardner, RScP Tis the month of love. Just ask St. Valentine. Tis a time of preparing for spring. Just ask any farmer. Tis a month of recharging. Just ask any travel counselor. Tis a month for gratitude. Just ask anyone. Pay attention! Do the work. Quick before this brief month flees into the magnificence of spring!
Embracing Change by Anchoring in the Changeless
Embracing Change by Anchoring in the Changelessby Nancy R Bowers, RScP God is Changeless. Constant. It is Love. It is Joy. It is a Peace so deep, so all-consuming that no appearances can dislodge its Pervasiveness. And yet, I seem to be in the ever-changing, enveloped by evolutionary forces that demand adjustments. At my core, I am as God is, and I return to that Truth again and again, knowing that therein lies my stability. …
One Reality
One Realityby Marylyn Kirk, RScP There is only one reality, the reality of Love. That love is everywhere present. I know this love to be in the smallest child, the wisest person, in the fish and birds, animals and mountains. Love is in every situation and circumstance that is present in my life and in the lives of all. This Love is available to all and is in the seen and the unseen, the known …
With the New Year
With the New Yearby Chaplain Tilia Giron, RScP, Ph.D. With the New Year, a time to reflect and choose is upon us. We can pause and recognize our blessings, goodness, grace, love and prosperity, whether physical, financial, relational, emotional or whatever we hold most dear and meaningful. We may be especially grateful for these blessings when in the midst of turmoil. In recognizing our blessings we can create even more of them. We can also …
Today, We Celebrate!
Today, We Celebrateby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director Today is the day we celebrate! We celebrate Life and Love and Joy and Possibility. For that is the essence of Spirit everywhere present. That is my essence, that is our essence. So I know that all is well. All is in order. All things are perfectly expressing. Everywhere I am, the Life of Spirit is. I am blessed beyond measure. I am supported and all my …