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.
April 8, 2025: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Apr 08, 2025Dear Ones, A Beloved Community is one that honors, respects, encourages, and supports its members and friends in times of joy and those of sorrow. On Sunday morning, April 6th, our precious, long-time member and supporter of GPCSL, John Szal, left this earth plane and began his beautiful, new journey in the Heart of God. His vast ...Read MoreApril 1, 2025: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Apr 01, 2025Dear Ones, When healthy seeds are planted and well cared for, we have every reason to expect good results. If, however, toxic seeds find their way into the soil, the consequences can be dire. Similarly, as we continue keeping the High Watch, setting conscious intentions to keep our words, thoughts, feelings, and actions in Principle, we ...Read MoreMarch 25, 2025: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Mar 25, 2025“Up, Up, and Away!” Today, Rev. Mike and I are flying to San Diego, California, to visit with friends and grandchildren. This wonderful idea of “flying” above challenges and learning to see from a higher perspective can be a wonderful lesson. As we deepen our meditation, open our hearts to God’s Presence, and look up ...Read MoreMarch 18, 2025: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Mar 18, 2025Dear Ones, Today, Rev. Mike and I are co-hosting our Upper Main Line Interfaith Alliance luncheon meeting at United Church of Christ, where we also hold our Celebrations Sunday afternoons. We love this interfaith community of ministers, rabbis, priests, and imams, respecting and appreciating the various ways we practice our faith traditions, while cherishing our underlying ...Read MoreMarch 11, 2025: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Mar 11, 2025Dear Ones, Thank God for adaptability! We are adjusting to the time change, catching up on any missed sleep, and regaining our clarity of mind and energy of body. Not everyone is affected by external conditions like weather, traffic, seasons, or time change, and we can all learn to become less influenced by outer circumstances. In ...Read MoreMarch 4, 2025: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Mar 04, 2025Dear Ones, Welcome to the season of fasting and praying! Last Friday, our Islamic friends began the observance of Ramadan, and the Christian community will enter into the Lenten Season tomorrow. There can be great benefit in turning inward, enjoying spiritual contemplation and refraining from anything that does not assist us in our spiritual evolutionary process. As we ...Read MoreFeb. 25, 2025: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Feb 25, 2025Dear Ones, As we conclude this “month of love,” let’s set a wise intention to continue bringing our best selves to one another by living compassionately and caringly for others, as well as for ourselves. As the wonderful Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh suggested, “We can all contribute to helping the development of ‘Homo conscious’ ...Read MoreFeb. 18, 2024: From the Pen of Dr. Maxine
Feb 18, 2025Dear Ones, First, a grateful “shout-out” to our Healing Ministry, Emcee, Music Director, and A/V people- who beautifully conducted and presented “Practitioner Sunday” this past week, while Rev. Mike and I were with family in Florida for the weekend. We return today, as proud of our “God Squad” as we are of our Eagles! We have ...Read More