We’re in this Together

Today is our first community meeting, as we begin to reveal our next step for CSL Kaua’i. I feel like we are going back to the beginning, in that right now, it is just an idea, a concept ready to be birthed. But, then everything comes from ideas. I remember when we left from Los […]

Clarity and Faith and Positivity

There is a quote from the Science of Mind in regards to practitioners that goes like this: “The sincere practitioner will be sure his own thought is clear, that his own faith is equal to the demands made upon it. Above all else he must be careful not to be caught in a negative stream […]

Know Thyself

Every mystic in the Universe has spoken these words in one form or another: “Know Thyself!” I heard this quote by Emerson today, “Every man is a divinity in disguise, a God playing the fool.” I say yes, yes, yes! And, I am guilty, too. The Buddha when asked who he was said, “I am […]

The Blessing

Ernest Holmes once wrote, “We cannot expect our food to agree with us if we are constantly condemning it.” I have lived by this statement even before I read it in The Science of Mind. I believe in moderation when eating, and I do my best not to put anything into my body that I […]

Why Do We Suffer?

Ernest Holmes, the Founder of Religious Science, put many philosophies together to for what is called the Science of Mind and Spirit. Through a lifetime of studying and writing he was able to answer many questions that we all have. The one question that seems to stump us all is “why do we suffer?” Through […]

Once Upon a Time

Last night, we finished a TV series we’ve been watching for the last few years called “Once Upon a Time.” It’s a tale about all the fairy tale characters we know who live their lives at the same time in parallel Universes. There are many metaphysical messages in this series and that is why I […]

Jade

“This Power within you is the same that holds the planets in space.” Ernest Holmes Last night, we got word from our daughter that our 14-year-old granddaughter, Jade, was hit by a car while riding her bike. She was thrown against the windshield, where she hit her head and then tossed onto the ground, knocked […]

Telling on Myself

Last night we were at dinner with friends. The conversation suddenly went south and I found myself in a negative tailspin. My husband looked across the table, as if to say, “Don’t go there.” But, I did and, to tell you the truth, for a moment it felt good. I was lamenting about some issue […]

My Little Girl

Last night my husband facilitated a powerful workshop called “Your Right of Passage.” I had the opportunity to just sit and watch a brilliant teacher at work guiding over 20 people through a very deep topic with compassion, gentleness and humor. I received a great gift last night. Not only did I get to know […]

Check in!

Whenever it gets close to Father’s Day, I think of the story of the Prodigal Son. The Science of Mind daily readings has also been focused on the story. I love this story because of its metaphorical and metaphysical message. It relates to us and our relationship to whatever we believe our Higher Power to […]

Love Changes everything

Author: Rev. Dr. Rita