Ernest Holmes wrote in the Science of Mind, “The way to proceed is to begin right where we are. It is not scientific to attempt to begin somewhere else. One who understands the systematic use of the Law will understand that she is where she is because of what she is, but she will not […]

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Yesterday, I had an experience that was both frightening and enlightening. It was 6:30am and we heard something rustling in the overgrowth around our house. Thinking it was a chicken or perhaps the dozens of cats that live in the jungle behind us, we ignored it. Then, while my husband was taking an outdoor shower, […]

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“Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should.”Desiderata What if everything that happened in our life was for us […]

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Last night, we watched a fascinating documentary about Tony Robbins and his program “Date with Destiny.” It was inspiring to see people go deep into their stuff and come out the other side with a clearer picture of their true identity. My husband and I kept turning to each other every time Tony would expound […]

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I think Buddha asked the same question before he was Buddha and came up with an answer that became Buddhism. I know that many religions have many different answers to this question and they all hold some validity. Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science, wrote that people suffer because they are ignorant of their […]

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They called me irresponsible. They called me many things. They told me I shouldn’t marry my first husband. They told me it was too soon to have children. They told me I shouldn’t do this and I shouldn’t do that. Who are they? Why was it so important to let me know what I should […]

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Minister is a verb. I don’t remember who said this to me, or if I made it up myself. It is something that I have discovered during my six years of ministry. Of course, in many ways we are all ministering all the time even if we did not go through the schooling to get […]

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They say that you’ll never watch and sunrise or a sunset the same way or with such depth as you do when you know you are dying. I say shame on us if this is true. We should be doing everything in our lives as if it is our last day. I’ve thought about this […]

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As I sit here less than a week away from opening our Cabaret here at CSL Kaua’i, lots of thoughts cross my mind. However, what thoughts are dominating my mind? Am I thinking about how good or not good I’ll be? Am I worried about ticket sales? Am I stressed about my memorization or whether […]

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Why do I write? Why do I sing? Why did I begin the journey of starting this Center for Spiritual Living, anyway? We are nearing our 4th birthday here on the Island of Kaua’i. We are celebrating with a party next Sunday. We are performing a Cabaret the following week. We are holding a silent […]

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