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.
Nov. 19, 2024: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Nov 19, 2024Dear Ones, “In all things, give thanks!” This abbreviated version of Thessalonians 5:18 reminds us to keep a light and happy heart, silently (or audibly) singing God’s praises in any and all circumstances. Please remember that “GRATITUDE IS CAUSITIVE” and that, rather than waiting until something good comes along that we can appreciate, we find that ...Read MoreNov. 12, 2024: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Nov 12, 2024Dear Ones, We live in a universe of constant circulation, so easily observed in seasonal changes, social trends, world perspectives, and personal perceptions. As Lao Tzu wisely stated 6,000 years ago, “Everything is healthy that flows with the Universe.” Conversely, whatever may resist that natural circulation may distort or constrict that healthy flow. Just imagine taking ...Read MoreA Special Post-Election Message from Dr. Maxine
Nov 06, 2024To our Beloved Community, Regardless of our individual political views and personal feelings right now, we are navigating through challenging appearances that call for greater Unity, deeper Faith, and Higher Love. Following are the words that came to me first thing this morning, and I shared them with our CSL Ministers. I invite you now to ...Read MoreNov. 5, 2024: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Nov 05, 2024Dear Ones, “In everything give thanks!” This was Paul’s wise advice to the people of Thessalonia, words for us to appreciate and utilize every day. To what are we to give thanks? Not necessarily to the event or condition we may be experiencing but to the constant Source of Life and the gifts we may receive ...Read MoreOct 29, 2024
Dear Ones, In his first inaugural address, Franklin D. Roosevelt wisely stated, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Understanding how powerfully our beliefs affect our life experiences, we realize that such a negative emotion only creates more of the unsettling conditions about which we may be concerned. Rather than adding fuel to ...Read MoreOct. 22, 2014 From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Oct 21, 2024Dear Ones, The brilliant architect and futurist, Buckminster Fuller, cautioned that we humans are “like infants, crawling around on the floor of the universe!” Certainly, it is not possible to have much of view from such a position, so we are wise to stand up in consciousness in order to see a bigger picture. I was ...Read MoreOct. 15, 2024: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Oct 15, 2024Dear Ones, Yes, we are all committed to a New Vision of a World That Works for All, each of us doing what we are called to do, both spiritually and materially, to bring this about IN OUR LIFETIME. It usually takes a willingness to see and do things differently than what was deemed to be ...Read MoreOct. 8, 2024: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Oct 08, 2024Dear Ones, It was Henry David Thoreau who said, “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.” It is wisest to begin each creative process firmly aware of the Creative Intelligence that is the Source of all; however, if ...Read More