May the REAL ME Step Forward

Yesterday in honor of the Fourth of July, my husband, Patrick and I watched the musical film “1776.” I am so glad we decided to watch it. I’d never seen it before and it was inspiring and fun and serious at the same time. Of course, it got me thinking about our Founding Fathers and […]

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Do I Have Faith?

On page 284 of the Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes discusses Faith. He writes, “Faith is real to the one who experiences it and cannot be denied to the mind of the one who has proven it. …Faith will not be denied, will not take no for an answer. It speaks an affirmative language. Faith […]

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How to Fix a Problem

Ernest Holmes wrote, “If one does not know exactly what he wishes to do, he should treat himself for general success in whatever he attempts to do. He must treat himself for guidance into the knowledge of that which would be best for him to do, remembering that the Inner Mind knows infinitely more than […]

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Every Second There is a Choice

“We cannot live a choiceless life. Every day, every moment, every second, there is a choice. If it were not so, we would not be individuals.” Ernest Holmes Today, “the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, holding that there was no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion.” History.com How do you feel […]

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Only Big Ideas Allowed

“The Declaration of Principles” of the Science of Mind states. “We believe in God, the Living Spirit Almighty; one indestructible, absolute, and self-existent Cause. This One manifests Itself in and through all creation, but is not absorbed by Its creation. The manifest universe is the body of God; it is the logical and necessary outcome […]

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Allowing = Freedom

I do my best to practice the Law of Allowing. The only control we have in life is our own reaction to whatever is occurring. The control we think we have over another person is purely a figment of our imagination, for that control is only that which the other person has allowed. We have […]

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Happy Birthday, Patrick!

It’s May 2, one of my most favorite days of the year. It is the day my husband, best friend, lover and spiritual partner was born. His name is Patrick Feren. The circumstances that brought us together in this lifetime were unusual and not at all conventional. I remember focusing on my spiritual self, growing, […]

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The Solution is Wholeness

I read a powerful passage in the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes. It was centered around this question: What can bring us peace, harmony, prosperity and all our good? Ernest answers by writing: “Nothing can bring peace but the revelation of the individual to himself and a recognition of his direct relationship to the […]

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There’s a Genie Within You

Ernest Holmes, Founder of Religious Science and author of the Science of Mind wrote this: “Spiritual Substance is all around us waiting to be formed. “…The Law must work in compliance with our demand. The Divine Urge within us is God’s way of letting us know that we should push forward and take that which […]

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Getting With My Spiritual System

Do you believe the Universe is a Spiritual System or are you a materialist? Perhaps we can all say that our belief sometimes waivers between these two philosophies. Many of us were brought up under the influence of peers, teachers and parents that taught us that it’s as Madonna sang in the 80’s: “It’s a […]

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