If instead of trying to change our lives by hammering them into any kind of predetermined shape, we instead attend to the inner rhythm of our days and of our lives, we get a whole different sense of our own human and divine presence. What I’m suggesting is that we work with the idea of mindfulness rather than the idea of will. If you understand that your soul knows the geography of your destiny and that your soul alone has the map of your future, then you can trust this in

At the foundation of Unity teachings is a powerful and liberating idea: every person is a Divine creation. No one stands outside of love. No one is outside the circle of belonging. But there are still many people who experience exclusion and judgment and are left wondering, “Is there a place for me here? Can I bring all of who I am?” These questions reveal an important distinction—welcome is not the same as belonging. Welcome says, “You may come in.” Belonging says, “You are

''At the center of the universe, is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service." -- Fred Rogers

Wisdom from Clarissa Pinkola Estes: Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. Many are concerned about the state of affairs in our world right now. It is true, one has to have strong cojones and ovarios to withstand much of what passes for "good" in our culture today. Abject disregard of what the soul finds most precious and irreplaceable and the corruption of principled ideals have become, in some large societal arenas, "the new normal," the grotesquerie of the wee

A man goes to sleep in the town where he has always lived, and he dreams he’s living in another town. In the dream, he believes the reality of the dream town. This world is that kind of sleep, The dust of so many crumbled cities settles over us like a forgetful doze. But we are much older than those cities. We began as a mineral We emerged into plant life and into the animal state, And then into being human. And always we have forgotten our former states – Except in early spr

How many of us are quietly carrying old hurts? It can feel like wearing a heavy backpack filled with bitterness and resentment. That extra weight slows us down and keeps us from fully experiencing the beauty of our lives. In Unity, we remember that our thoughts help shape our experience, and when we hold onto pain and anger, it colors everything we see. This is why a willingness to forgive matters so much. When we release resentment, we “lighten up” and begin to live from a s

The Hebrew word for faith is amuna . And the sound, it's the same as the word amen . And amuna , which is translated as faith, literally means “it-is-so-ness.” It is. So it's not faith in something. It's faith in the isness. And what all of us are doing, actually always, is ising. This is our individual and mutual isness. I have some bad news. I can't do it for you. No one can do it for you. And I have some good news. I can't do it for you. No one can do it for you. You're do

Abundance is a consciousness we practice, not a condition we chase. The five gifts are gratitude, intentions, forgiveness, tithing, and surrender. Tithing helps us move out of scarcity, fear, and the belief in not-enoughness. The world is full of not-enoughness — not enough time, love, kindness, or money. We want to move into a new paradigm. In The Go-Giver by Bob Burg, the main character learns that success comes from giving, not getting. He learns the Law of Value — that y

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