Just the other day, Rev. Pattie Mercado and I were having a conversation about Thomas Troward, who was one of the key influences on Dr. Ernest Holmes and the teachings of the Science of Mind, and it reminded me of one of my favorite quotes of his: “You never get what you want just because you want it. But you…
Sunday is Fathers Day. It is a day to honor our dads. My intention is to honor men — God knows they have had their fair share of ragging on, dismissing, distrust and jokes about their unworthiness, their lack of compassion or their brutality. Yes, there are some brutes out there! I will concede that…
“It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world” ~ Chaos Theory When they say “God is expressing in you and through you” I always get a little concerned. It feels like quite a responsibility. If my thoughts, words and…
This month at our center the theme is happiness. I find myself thinking about it a lot, talking about it with parents, youth and other students of life like myself. My belief about happiness is being happy comes naturally. It’s natural to be happy. One idea presented during my happiness research this month is that…
Honoring the men in our lives, a focus on what we love most about them, is the question. A dad that fathers humor. A remembrance of the sweet moments of everyday life is one key to honoring our men. It’s easy to overlook the day-to-day operations as being of significance. However, these are the memories…
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I was having a conversation the other day with a woman I didn’t know. I had just met her, but we struck up a conversation and before I knew it, I was bombarded with a barrage of “poor me’s,” “ain’t it tough’s,” and “life is hard’s.” I can remember, in the past, having those kinds…
PRACTICE MAKES THE MASTER On Wednesday night, Rick Dale and I had the blessed opportunity to share an inspiration talk entitled, Practice Makes The Master. This title came from a quote I heard from author and Toltec teacher, Don Miguel Ruiz, which states, “Practice makes the master. It’s not about learning; it’s about taking action and…
I just finished reading Life of Pi an amazing story about a young boy and a Bengal tiger surviving on a life raft for seven months. Months ago I saw the movie and was struck by how spiritual it was, but is wasn’t until reading the book I truly understood how spiritual it is. It…