Pope Francis spoke to thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square today, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. If you do not know what Lent is it “is a 40-day period of fasting, repentance and reflection leading up to Easter Sunday, when Catholics often give up some earthly pleasure or practice, like eating sweets […]

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We are all planting spiritual gardens all the time. The question is are we planting them with a vision for all that we want to experience or are we unconsciously planting. Ernest Holmes, mystic, author and Founder of the Science of Mind and Spirit wrote “We have every reason to postulate a three-fold nature of […]

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What is Principle? In the Science of Mind it means “The source or cause from which a thing results. A truth which is unchangeable.” Principle tells me in every moment I am causing effect. I, through my thinking backed by feeling, impress the Field of Energy that moves through me at my command, bringing everything […]

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From December through part of February, I went through my first, what I call crisis, as a Spiritual Leader. In the beginning, there was a lot of chaos as the pieces of the puzzle began to fall into place and the unknown became known. I will admit I did panic at first. I will admit  […]

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Today, I realize how important clarity is. Do we know what we want? Do we know how we want to live? Are we clear on how we stand and what we believe about what we can experience in life? It’s all about what we believe. We cannot demonstrate a life beyond what we believe. Some […]

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My husband and I are the Founding Spiritual Directors of Center for Spiritual Living Kaua`i.  At this point in time, we are at what is called the time of critical mass. We are growing in numbers. The space we are in is reaching its limit, but not quite there. The rents in Kaua`i are high. […]

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What I have discovered through my spiritual journey through Catholicism, Mormonism, New Ageism, and finally the Science of Mind and Spirit and New Thought is that nothing is more powerful than the power of my own mind. I am living, as we all are, in a Universal Mind, Intelligence, God, the Field, that is infinite […]

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Love heals everything, so the saying goes. However, it is more than a saying; it is Truth. Love heals everything and this is why. As Ernest Holmes wrote, “Love is a Cosmic Force whose sweep is irresistible.” Let us first define Love. Love isn’t a Valentine or a romantic relationship. It isn’t the love you […]

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I remember a saying that goes something like this: “When the student is ready, the teacher appears… .” I have identified with this truism at different times in my life. The teacher might have come as a new mentor or a book that came into my life just at the right time. However, I think […]

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  “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” Ernest Holmes Everything in my life in the world of conditions is my reflection. My mind is a reflector and if I want to change the reflection I must change me. Did you ever wonder why you were […]

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