To Hell with Forgiveness, Hold a Grudge!

A shameless plug? Maybe.A prime example of what forgiveness can do?Definitely. Sometimes the thought of forgiving someone who hurt you may make you want to throw up. Why should I forgive him/her?  She hurt/wronged/betrayed/scarred me for life!  I will NEVER forgive, you might think. For the month of October, Dr. Heather is leading a workshop-based…

The Action of Your Love Matters

This week the theme in the Commitment Experiment here at our center is The Action of Your Words is What Matters in Relationships. In contemplating this topic for the last few days I have been inspired to feel it out. By that I mean explore how this idea feels in my life, in my experience,…

Romancing the Presence

Week one of the Commitment Experiment started last Sunday. The Commitment Experiment challenges us to test the hypothesis that committing to something or someone wholly, completely, both-feet-in will bring:  “A whole stream of events issues from the decision,  raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents,  meetings and material assistance,  which no man could…

Safe and Sound: Life is co-creative.

The journey of The Commitment Experiment has begun at Center for Spiritual Living, Capistrano Valley.  During the month of October the congregation, and everyone who visits, are invited to experience what life is like when we discover how we are here on purpose. At one point in the experiment we divided into small groups.  In…