Today we celebrate Nora James Rose-Hines. When I use the word celebrate I mean what I say. There is much to celebrate about this Being of Light and Love who has brought many of us together to love each other more deeply. Her transition has demanded that we become more of our True Selves now. […]

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I am here in Los Angeles with many individuals, all unique, who love Nora. We’ve come to both celebrate this amazing young woman and share our deep sorrow for her transition all at the same time. You can imagine how many feelings and emotions have converged in one place to seek solace through this process. […]

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“Death has nothing to do with life everlasting, and is but an impatient gesture of the soul, wishing to rid itself of a body no longer useful.” I always love this quote by Ernest Holmes and I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. We are here in Los Angeles getting ready to celebrate the […]

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It can be easy to get trapped in the negative spiral of all that is going on lately in our personal and global worlds. Someone said to me recently, “Why can’t the world get it…?” He was talking about the idea of peaceful and forgiving relationships in the global sense. I said, “We are the […]

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I am noticing that I must remind myself to be gentle with myself. I’ve been working long hours.  I’ve been providing a lot of support in various ways. I’ve been experiencing the rush and bustle of the Holiday Season and the stresses that can come with it. It seems that many areas of my life […]

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Since the transition of Nora, daughter of our dearest friends, the week after Thanksgiving, I have been in constant Spiritual Mind Treatment and Meditation working on bringing myself to a place of peace and understanding. I know that these things do not necessarily happen quickly and everyone takes their own time with grief and experiences […]

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Ernest Holmes wrote, “We cannot be in peace until we know that the Spirit is the only cause, medium and effect in our lives.” In this one simple statement I am reminded why I might fret, get confused or feel ill at ease. I don’t really believe that Spirit is the only cause, medium and […]

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Last night I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop on forgiveness. I named it “Why Forgiveness?” Many revelations came for the participants. One of the questions we asked ourselves is if we know that forgiveness is an important process for our well being, why don’t we forgive? Why do we hold onto hurts and […]

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This morning I read a beautiful meditation from Ernest Holmes. It was called “Joy Has Come to Live With Me.” I was struck by the idea of mourning in morbidity or seeking Joy as my companion. I realized in a moment of inspiration that I had the ability to claim Joy as my companion and […]

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“Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Our whole teaching of Science of Mind and Spirit is based on this quote. It’s why this movement is called “New Thought.” What we are teaching is not new; it’s our ability to have a new thought. When we do, we turn the wheels of causation […]

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