Author: Rev. Dr. Rita

Moving On

There is a song by Stephen Sondheim called Move On. I love this song, and I’ve sung it a few times. I resonate with its message about letting go and moving forward when the time is right. The song carries a feeling of wanting something new and different, of yearning to create or experience something […]

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Heart on Fire

Emma Curtis Hopkins, a mystic, healer and author of the 19th and 20th Century, wrote these words: “When the heart is afire with divine love, the soul is illumined, and nothing is impossible.” When I wonder why my life is not moving in a more positive direction, I ask myself if what I am doing […]

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Obey Thy Heart

What does it mean to obey thy heart? This is a challenge from Ralph Waldo Emerson that I have been contemplating deeply. We are surrounded by so much scientific information about our hearts and how they are powerful centers of knowing. We are told that our hearts are stronger and more powerful than our brains. […]

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To Thine Own Self Be True

In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Polonius gave some advice to his son Laertes befor leaving for France. He said, “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” I believe this is a true statement. […]

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I Found My Red Dress

As some of you know, I’ve written a book called Where is My Red Dress? – One Woman’s Sensual, Sexual, Spiritual Journey to Wholeness. It chronicles my journey from unconscious conditioning to the conscious acceptance of my power as a woman. In it, I share my story openly and honestly, with the intention of revealing […]

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Who Am I?

The world is in a state of chaos and many of us are terrified. I, for many reasons, am not. Should I be? There seems to be so much at stake – our very freedom, our democracy, our very life in some cases. The fires in California brought home the impermanence of life. I am […]

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Let’s Launch Together

Today, January 10, 2025 at 6pm, I will formally launch my new book Where is My Red Dress? One Woman’s Sensual, Sexual, Spiritual Journey to Wholeness. This is the day I begin my movement for the healing of all of us who have been holding back their magnificence because of any kind of shame, guilt […]

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Lead by Example

I love my morning walks on the Kealia Path. I do these walks at least three times a week, sometimes four, traveling at least 4.5 miles at a fast pace. Sometimes I jog. I find this to be a time of solace and meditation. People that see me on the path, no that, and although […]

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January 6, the Transfer of Power

In about the year 1830 in the United States, primarily in New England, there emerged a philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, the spiritual connection between humans and nature, and the belief in the inherent goodness of people. It was called Transcendentalism. The publication of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay: “Nature” is often considered […]

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