Last week I went with some friends to see comedian Kristin Key.  Her humor is intelligent, quirky and often she writes song parodies to communicate her message.  I wish I could have recorded one part of her show because the point she made was poignant and timely, but I will just have to paraphrase to share it.

I believe that deep within each one of us is a longing to belong. The question is, what are you willing to risk finding places where your belonging is unquestionable?

As I have taken all the spirituality classes over the years, there have been many opportunities to learn the affirmative prayer techniques established by the Science of Mind founder and author, Ernest Holmes.   At first, I felt intimidated by this formal way of praying however, over time I realized that, as Holmes says, every thought is a form of prayer and Spirit is always listening.

During this past week’s lesson, I invited everyone to denounce any known or unknown vow of poverty they may have made previously in this lifetime.  I specify known or unknown because so often we make these kinds of decisions too early in our lives to actually remember making them.  In exchange, I also invited each person to take a  new, conscious “vow of abundance”.  I also  gave all attendees a copy of set of my written vows so they could take them home and contemplate.  I am including those vows here in the newsletter to extend the invitation to our wider community.

Words are tricky. We use them every day—pouring out texts, posts, random conversations, and emails. We lean on them to connect with people, to share ideas, to be seen and heard.

If you have listened to many of my lessons, you know that often I will pause and ask you to “take a deep breath.”  Typically, I interject that instruction because I suddenly sense that the room is collectively holding their breath, or perhaps breathing very shallow.  I can feel it in the room, and it tends to happen when the topic is touching in some way, revealing something heartfelt.  I just don’t want you to forget to breathe, to allow it all in

So much of life depends on how we look at things, or how we think about things. The quality of our looking or our thinking creates our life. Possibility, beauty, contentment, and creativity may be all around us, but we fail to see them because our looking or our thinking has become repetitive and negative.

So many of us are experiencing great challenges with the social environment in which we currently live.  Perhaps you have found it necessary to limit the amount of news you consume or purposefully spend time with more positive people to offset the flow of negativity we encounter on the roads of life.  There seems to be an undercurrent of anger and frustration, isn’t there?

I recently posted on Facebook, commenting on someone’s argument that violence is sometimes acceptable.  Let me share about my choice to comment.

Over the years I have frequently found myself in coaching conversations regarding boundaries.  Whether the person is complaining about how a family member is treating them, or a co-worker is upsettingly negative, or how their partner is unhappy with their chosen spiritual path, pretty soon we are talking about the need to set or renegotiate a boundary.

Have you ever played Jenga? It’s a game where rectangular wooden blocks are stacked in a tower and the object of the game is to remove them from the middle one by one without toppling the whole thing.

A while ago, I became interested in Dr. David Hawkins’ research on consciousness, and specifically the impact an individual has when they live in the frequency of unconditional love.  His research shows that a single person who vibrates with the energy of pure love can counterbalance the negativity of 750,000 who do not.

As a spiritual community, we are in the midst of our Summer Showers of Blessings program.  The word “blessing” means to “confer prosperity upon.”   Our focus is opening ourselves up to receive showers of blessings throughout these hottest months of the year!

I love when science and medicine confirm my spiritual beliefs!  Our philosophy is called The Science of Mind for a reason. The principles and practices we teach are demonstratable. For example, Medical News Today recently published an article about how being mindful helps with your emotional well-being.  We teach mindfulness as a spiritual practice.

On the Minister's MindAre you ready to receive all the blessings this Summer 2025 has for you?  One thing you will learn in many ways is that all spiritual truth that applies to love, applies to all forms of life energy, including money.

Did you hear last week that the US Mint made the decision to stop making the penny?  I am sure there were many factors involved including the reality that it cost more to produce a penny than its value, and that most of us no longer make cash transactions.  If I were to guess, most pennies in circulation are either lost underneath sofa cushions, saved in coin collections, or sitting in various shaped jars, banks and containers in our homes.  I don’t think I even have any coins in my wallet, do you?

Sometimes my heart breaks when I see the impact that adults’ decisions have on my students. I know that I am not the only teacher who is deeply impacted as we become aware of the home lives of students in our classrooms.

As we approach Mother’s Day this year, I am happy that I get to spend it with my own mom.  Since she lives on the west coast, we don’t often get to share this traditional day set aside to honor our moms.  Typically, I send a card or flowers or something to let her know that I am celebrating with her from afar, but this year will be different.

I bet you could identify several things going on in your life right now that you wish would end or change. Am I right? Everyone’s list would be different but yours could include things like a challenging situation between you and another person, a physical ailment, a difficult work project, boredom with a repetitive task, debt, a global issue or even loneliness.

As I was headed to bed last night, I was thinking about the events of the past week and fear swept across my heart. “What am I afraid of?” – I asked myself. The only answer that came to me was that I feared that my beloved life might change or be threatened by events and decisions happening way beyond my control.