Ode to Tony Robbins

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 […]

Why Do People Suffer?

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 […]

“They told me to…”

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 […]

Minister is a Verb

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 […]

Happy Birthday CSL Kaua’i!

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 […]

Another Openin’ Another Show…It Either is or it Isn’t

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 […]

Why Create?

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 […]

The Universe Meets All Demands…

I am thinking of expansion and growth this week, as we near the fourth birthday of Center for Spiritual Living Kaua’i. Ernest Holmes wrote, “Whenever the Universe makes a demand upon Itself, out of that very demand is created its fulfillment. This statement has proved itself true in my own life over and over. If […]

Begin Within and Begin Again

One of our members is in California at Encinitas Center for Spiritual Living and he sent me this quote from Ernest Holmes that he saw posted there: “The biggest life is the one that gives the most, loves the most, has the greatest understanding and the greatest consciousness of Eternal Good, and redistributes that Good […]

Happy Anniversary Patrick Feren! It is the Nearest Thing to Heaven

Many years ago, I knew a couple who had very spiritual relationship. They worked side-by-side and were on the path together. I watched them and thought, I want that with my husband. I was married and had been for two decades. I began to work on myself. I went on a spiritual journey, awakening myself […]