Notes on Our Spiritual Journey
Welcome to our blog where we’ll feature a variety of topics and strategies to create more joy, more love, and more inspiration in your life.
Sept. 22, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Sep 22, 2026Dear Ones, How wonderful it feels to be welcoming the first day of autumn! The cooler days, changing flora, increased energy, and opportunities for newness are already bringing about a sense of great joy and happy anticipation. It is this precious and powerful moment of NOW that is filled with infinite possibilities for ourselves, our loved ...Read MoreSept. 15, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Sep 15, 2026Dear Ones, An important part of Living Fully, as we are learning to do more successfully this month, is to honor change and realize how sacred and essential it truly is for health and wellbeing. Rather than resisting or avoiding necessary shifts in our attitudes, experiences, and circumstances, we are wise to embrace and anticipate them ...Read MoreSept. 8, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Sep 08, 2026Dear Ones, So often, we seek answers to questions, solutions to problems, and our very good itself from external sources, rather than being wise enough to “inquire within” to the Infinite Wisdom always available to us and far greater and more reliable than anything or anyone outside of us. Certainly, we have gathered loving friends and ...Read MoreAug. 25, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Aug 25, 2026Dear Ones, As a delightful nonagenarian minister friend of mine replied years ago, when I lovingly asked her why she continued taking all the classes offered at our Center, “I just want to keep evolutin’ right along!” And evolutin’ she did, never missing a beat, continuing to discover new, wonderful life experiences, and making a difference ...Read MoreAugust 11, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Aug 11, 2026Dear Ones, As we continue traveling what is intended to be a Joyful Journey on our spiritual evolutionary path, we may find ourselves taking an occasional “off-ramp” from the main Highway of Happiness!” Actually, such supposed deviations from our higher purpose may increase our understanding and appreciation of the adventure. Rather than judge ourselves or others ...Read MoreAugust 4, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Aug 04, 2026Dear Ones, We understand that a healthy mindset tends to produce pleasant, satisfying, successful experiences, while worry or anxiety brings about the opposite. As we diligently train our minds in the direction of positive intention, our inner strength increases, and it becomes easier to maintain a state of calm faith and peaceful anticipation. Ernest Holmes tells ...Read MoreJuly 21, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Jul 21, 2026Dear Ones, In whatever decade you may find yourself, there are gifts and blessings there for you. Looking back at earlier times in life can be educational, as well as interesting, as we can see how very far we have come in understanding the world, deepening our connection to the Divine Presence, and living more fully ...Read MoreJuly 14, 2026: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Jul 14, 2026Dear Ones, Our founder, Ernest Holmes, lived simply yet beautifully, sharing his abundance with others, both spiritually and materially. The movement he began in Southern California one hundred years ago has found its way into open hearts and minds throughout the world, and we are blessed to be one of the long-standing Centers of Spiritual Living ...Read More