Rev. Kamatara Johnson

In this One Sweet Spot

In this One Sweet Spotby Rev. Kamatara Johnson, Director of Collaborative Ministries I pause in my day and raise my awareness to recognize the Presence of the One Loving Source. I see that everything around me is God is expressing, including me. God is the vibrant colors of Spring, the breeze playing in the blossoms, the clouds passing on by, the dog barking next door, the children laughing over the fence…God is that Joy, that Energy, that …

Time of Growth and Renewal

Time of Growth and Renewalby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director The air is warming, the trees are leafing, and plants are blooming! The life of Spirit is everywhere present. This time of growth and renewal is  a picture of constant creation. The Universe is forever revealing more of Itself as the One Life of all things. This Life is my Life. This Life is your Life. There is only One Life which we all share. …

Be a Warm Presence

Be a Warm Presenceby Practitioner EmeritusTaos Study Group – Mile Hi Spring is just around the corner, and already I feel my body rejoicing in the warmth of the sun! As I deeply connect with the feeling of renewal, I turn inward and rejoice in my ability to simply be fully present. I breathe in the clean, crisp air, the temperatures not fully reaching their potential warmth. And yet, my body remembers the way the …

June

Juneby Greg Gardner, RScP Ah how sweet this time of June is. It is the time to set your feet upon the path. It begins with one foot in Spring…A time of new beginnings. It ends with its other foot in Summer…A time of heat & rain, and work & production. The message of June is rain and heat and toil. The heat, and rain, and toil of summer begin in June and will be …

Heart Spring/Soul Spring Cleaning:
Letting Go of the Old and Breaking in to the New

Heart Spring/Soul Spring Cleaning: Letting Go of the Old and Breaking in to the Newby Tilia Giron, Chaplain and RScP Releasing, relinquishing, divorcing, separating from or letting go of the old can leave one with a sense of loss in the soul and a feeling of sadness or sorrow. While this may be true, the release actually clears the way for something new to come in, for something more with the potential to increase the …

Mirror

Mirrorby Yvette Trujillo, RScP The perfection of life is revealed to me through this beautiful morning. The light shining through the clouds, casting shadows that transform this familiar landscape remind me of the power that flows through all things. The vibration of life reveals itself in the delicate dew gathered on every blade of grass and in the vibrant bursting colors of the flowers that line the streets. This is the Spirit of Life and …

My Life is Filled with Blessings

My Life is Filled with Blessingsby Alicia Kay HanlenPractitioner EmeritusTaos Study Group As I focus my breath on my core being, I am filled with the sense of Spirit surrounding and enfolding me in its Infinite Peace and Beauty. I allow that sense of peace to grow and expand, both inward and outward, as the stillness quiets my mind and sharpens my senses. Images of the beauty of my outward surroundings pervade my being, as I see in my …

Ah, Spring

Ah, Springby Dianne Martin, RScP What a wonderful time of the year. It always amazes me that a plant that looks dead throughout the winter, suddenly starts sprouting leaves to prepare for the beautiful flowers that are sure to come soon.  I sit outside and reflect knowing that God is everywhere; manifesting in so many colors and designs and in the gentle breeze and the warm sun.  God is peace, beauty, harmony, growth, renewal and …

Challenging Conditions

Challenging ConditionsMarylyn Kirk, RScP I know that the One Power that I call God or Spirit is always with me.  As the seasons change, I see the incredible intricacy and dance of nature as Spring approaches. Who or what else but the great Mind of God could orchestrate this dance?  It is comforting to know that I am a part of that same Divine Mind and I recognize that there is no condition that cannot …