I looked at my American Express bill recently.  My health insurance, auto insurance, telephone, internet, and  cable were all paid automatically on this credit card so I wasn’t paying attention to how much they were costing me.  I subscribed to each of these services at low introductory “teaser” rates, but those rates had increased drastically over time and I was stunned at the amount of my bill.  I’m sure they sent me renewal notices, but I probably ignored them thinking the

The economic crisis has dominated our headlines over the past several months, and will likely do so for the next several months.  One of the things that most people that I counsel have asked is, “What is the spiritual significance of this experience?”  As I have repeatedly consulted with my guidance, the response has been consistent: Your financial systems are being re-aligned   so that they will now benefit all people fairly and equally.  For quite a while your financial sys

A Course in Miracles (lessons 5 – 7) indicates “I see only the past”, meaning that when we see a thing, we project all our past associations and feeling onto that thing.  These feelings block the meaning and lesson of the “moment” that that “thing” is designed to deliver as a part of our path of healing, and we are blinded to the truth of that thing in the moment.  For example, a friend had a daughter who was “ always ” breaking her printer.  When the printer malfunctioned, t

In the Bible, Kind David commissioned a set of officers to find and retrieve the Arc of the Covenant, which symbolized the spark of Divinity that lives within each human. He was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning because he would have a living symbol of man’s Divinity. He was so excited that he started dancing a dance of joy and danced his clothes right off his back. King David was willing to dance in advance . What King David tapped into, and what we can all tap into,

Webster’s Dictionary defines guilt as “remorseful awareness of having done something wrong.”   Guilt is very insidious because it is so pervasive. We have been taught as a part of the Judeo-Christian tradition that we are born in sin, that our whole life is based on the erroneous assumption that we are “wrong” and that we must be made “right”.    I counseled a person who was learning to live in love’s way. She had created a life that was rife with all abuses, big and small, f

Joanne is a 52 year old Attorney who was a typical "Type A" personality.  She was accustomed to activity and was especially good at making things happen.  However, Joanne found herself at a point in life when she had larger questions about her role in the universe.  She felt a sense of restlessness that she could barely articulate, but this "unease" became stronger every day.  She yearned to feel a sense of peace and calm instead.  Her restlessness and concern was amplified b

I’ve carried a boulder all my life, I didn’t realize it. Had I realized it I would have put it down. I’ve been pushing it uphill, It’s gotten harder and harder, It’s gotten more tedious. I didn’t realize I carried this boulder, It was brilliantly disguised, It was disguised as “what others did to me” It was disguised as “what others didn’t do for me” It was comprised of a million little pebbles of resentment that weighted me down. I’ve found ways over the years to lighten the

In Aramaic, the original language of many of our sacred teachings, to “pray” literally means to “set a trap”, according to Ancient Language and Spirituality scholar Dr. Rocco Errico. In other words, prayer is “Setting a Trap for God”. A trap was a lyrical energetic device to capture and mold the energy of GOD. So if you are setting a trap for God, then what is the bait? YOU ARE THE BAIT. Your energy attracts God’s energy so that it might work through you to create that for wh

Judy is the middle child, not seen heard or valued. She is left-handed and somehow feels different and less than perfect. In her heart, she has collected a whole catalog of slights, and anytime something happens to her, she believes that it is because she is a left-handed middle child.

The eyes of the ego see “conflama” (conflict and drama); the eyes of GOD see the potential for growth, healing and harmony. The eyes of the ego see separation; the eyes of GOD see the harmony and bliss that will come when you are one with GOD’s grace. The eyes of the ego see lack; the ceaseless optimism of the eternal eyes of God see the abundant opportunities that come through an infinite number of conduits, because God is the source. When we see through the eyes of the ego,

One of the questions asked most frequently by people "o n the path" is "how do I find my soul's purpose? Although the answer may seem simple and obvious, reach ing the dream of fulfilling your life's purpose requires planning, persistence and the willingness to examine and discard old thought patterns that keep you in conflict, and thus unable to pursue your life's goals. Below, I have listed some tips on overcoming the obstacles to achieving your soul's purpose. Know Your Pu

Somewhere between the grand proclamations of your New Year’s Resolutions, and their manifestation, the is “ THE MIDDLE ”. This is the period of chaos, where fears and doubts come up for healing, and where the actual inner and outer work is necessary to manifest your desires. Here are some tips for managing the muddle of the middle. The MUDDLE is NATURAL – Accept it. When you declare yourself a thing, anything unlike it comes up for healing. Why? Because you are a powerful bei

Prayer is full-bodied energetically creative process that engages the mind, body and spirit. Prayer commands, directs, affirms, accepts and releases the creative energy of the universe (that we often call God) in order to shift the energy we use to attract our experiences and create our desired state. Prayer is not a “wish-list” that we give to a Santa-like being for fulfillment, nor is prayer a complaint session about what is going “wrong” in your life. The reason that praye

This phrase is a paraphrase of the famous words spoken by Neil Armstrong as he became the first man to walk on the moon. When Neil Armstrong said those historic words, he realized that he was the focal point of a grand plan that included thousands of people, millions of dollars, years of planning, and a lifetime of dreams. So much had gone into that Lunar Landing and so much had gone into the moonwalk, that he knew that he was fulfilling the dreams of a whole nation, and in t

One of the most powerful, simple and beautiful prayers is the serenity prayer. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference”. We achieve the inner peace by practicing serenity. Acceptance is the Key Acceptance is not condoning unaffirming, unloving or painful experiences, but it is learning to see these experiences from the highest perspective possible and learning what life les

The powerful spiritual energy that is now resident on the earth is calling you higher. Self-imposed limitations based on false beliefs no longer apply, because we have seen an example of the transcendence that is available for all of us in the form of our new President. We now have the opportunity to live God’s greatest vision for our lives. However, to do so requires remodeling work, in the same way that your greatest vision for your home may require renovation. Just like a

We all want to be happy, fulfilled, joyous and free of inner and external barriers to our good. So if we know that this fulfillment is our birthright, how do we step over the stumbling blocks that appear on our path, or better yet, how do we eliminate them? First of all, what is a stumbling block? We often think that a stumbling block is some barrier to our happiness, success, or fulfillment that miraculously presents itself from outside of us. We believe that we have to over

To thrive is to grow vigorously and healthily or to be successful and profitable. Proverbs 28:18 says “Without vision, the people shall perish”. In trut h, without vision, your dreams and desires, and God ’s plan for you will not be fulfilled. Without vision , your dreams shall perish, but with vision, you an d your dreams will thrive. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that Faith is the opening of all sides and every level of one’s l ife to the Divine inflow. Visioning is

There are ways to pray that can enhance your ability to draw prosperity to you. However, most people pray in ways that actually can block their prosperity. Here are some brief tips on how to Pray for Prosperity: Is your prayer an affirmative prayer that acknowledges the divine energy (substance) that is in infinite supply, affirming that this substance takes the form of your heart’s desire? Or is your prayer a litany of lack, which creates more lack in your outer world? What

Your words paint the picture that your life becomes. Did you know that every word you speak is a prayer? A prayer is simply the activation of a sacred and divine energy of creativity that brings that sacred and divine energy into form. Your words do that. The sacred and divine energy (also known as substance) initially takes the form of a thought. That thought takes a more definite and finite form as you attach words to it because the words focus the abstract thought into spe