The Trouble with Hate

Dr. Kenn Gordon wrote a great message today about peace and unrest. He said, “It is not what we hate that is the issue, the issue is that we hate at all.” That brings to mind, my favorite quote from The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes: My Identity: Who Am I? And it is…

Seeing with the Heart of a Practitioner

Sometimes I get caught up in my day-to-day activities and lose sight of the Perfection in my life. Disappointments, illness, and miscommunication can leave many of us feeling disconnected from our vision and from the Divine. Having not taken the required training to be a licensed practitioner, I wondered how someone who has dedicated their…

Promises and Commitments

How good is your word? Is your word, your commitment? For people with integrity, our word is our bond. When we agree to do something we do it. Is it true for you? You probably keep your word to your friends and colleagues to employers  and employees. But do you value your agreements with yourself? Do you…

One of the Greatest Gifts I Can Give

This month’s global vision theme is all about service and one group who generously serves our community is the Practitioners. We have 19 Practitioners and five Ministers who lovingly hold our Center and it’s congregants in prayer throughout the year. It’s a title that doesn’t come without commitment, dedication and faith and I’m on a quest to find…

They Were Here First

Black Bear Similar to My Bandit When I was seventeen, our family had a vacation in a beautiful park in Waskesui, Saskatchewan. Waskesiu is a beautiful area with numerous lakes and backwoods which is essentially untouched by humans. Of course, that means that there is plenty of fish and also wildlife — squirrels, bears, elk, moose, cougars,…