Welcome to January 2024 BoT Spot!

So how is it going? I am curious if you are feeling centered and operating in a way that aligns with your personal vision for yourself and the world three weeks into the 2024 new year?

I don’t mind sharing that it has been a bit of a bumpy ride for me so far. Don’t get me wrong: I feel incredibly blessed and generally happy most of the time. But, if I were to answer the question above honestly, I would say, “No”.  I couldn’t quite put my finger on what the core issue was though. It all came to light during the GPCSL Board of Trustees Visioning meeting last Sunday afternoon.

Every time I participate in a visioning session, it never fails to reveal immutable truths and meaningful insights beyond my expectations. The experience also pulls away the veil of separation and gets me moving to the next “Kingdom” (high five to those of you who got the reference!).

But wait! Wasn’t the visioning session about clarifying the Board’s vision for the Center??? Yes, it was, and simultaneously it underscored the thread of consciousness between our individually held personal visions and those we each held for the Center. Reminds me of the saying, “As within, so without”.

I think I can confidently speak for the group of us when I say we left the session invigorated and recommitted to living our personal visions, knowing doing so will strengthen our ability to manifest exalted health and growth of the Center. We are Living, Loving, Learning Spirituality that works…in this case through the practice of visioning.

As part of our community, you will be invited to participate in a visioning session very soon. We look forward to that collective exercise and the benefit it will bring to those who choose to participate and ultimately, the GPCSL Center. In the meantime, know your Board of Trustees is doing its work to successfully oversee the financial and operational health of the Center, and support the vision of an extraordinary ministry and community.

Grateful to be of Service,

Edie Janik

President, GPCSL Board of Trustees

Welcome to the November BoT Spot!

Gratitude is something we have talked a lot about lately. Personally, I have expanded my practice of gratitude having heard the theme of, “Be thankful for it ALL!” at GPCSL Sunday Celebration, Love Notes, and from other CSL Centers. It has been an interesting experiment for me to extend my practice of gratitude beyond the obvious and into experiences and people I don’t naturally feel gratitude for. Intellectually, I can understand that Good is in all, but to actually FEEL the gratitude deeply wasn’t coming easily when contemplating things that on the surface didn’t seem so great. I have felt my mind shift and my heart open this past month however while learning and practicing to “Be thankful for it ALL”.

For this and so much more, I appreciate our community and spiritual practice of Science of Mind. The idea that people can be given tools and support in awakening to their spiritual magnificence and creating lives filled with grace, prosperity, and good at every turn through engaging with GPCSL and Centers for Spiritual Living internationally, fills my heart with abundant joy…tearful joy.

So, yes, I want to thank you! Thanks to that small but mighty group of folks who met thirty years ago with a vision for the Greater Philadelphia Center for Spiritual Living. Thanks to all who have come to our community since. Your presence in our community, taking classes, sharing your Sunday mornings with us, and supporting the Center financially, helps GPCSL thrive and attract others who can more fully live, love, and learn from a spirituality that works. I certainly have. Thank you.

Mark your calendars for our upcoming Annual Winter Solstice event. December 16^th, at the United Church of Christ at Valley Forge in Wayne PA – Click here for more information. An evening of unity, learning about and honoring all paths, music, and tasty treats afterward!!! You may be tired of tasty treats at this particular moment, but I am pretty sure you would say “Yes please!!!” to the rest!!! It is a wonderfully uplifting experience and a great evening to invite your friends and family to! I hope to see you there!

In Gratitude for it All!

Edie Janik, GPCSL Board President

On Behalf of the Board of Trustees