“Get yourself grounded and you can navigate even the stormiest roads in peace.”― Steve Goodier If you examine an electrical outlet, you will find three wires. Hot. Neutral. Ground. Without the ground the chance...
Spiritual Evolution and Growth
Playing the Hand You’re Dealt by Rev. George Baum
“Fear not! For I am with you. Do not be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” Context: Isa 41: 8-10 – The prophet Isaiah speaks words of encouragement to God’s people who are...
Scratch Beneath the Surface
“Don’t judge a book by its cover!” We all like to spout this cliché, but few of us truly adhere to it, myself included. We live in a diverse, complicated world. We rely on our senses to navigate it—sight being one. We make assessments based on the images and...
Follow Your Christmas Star
I love the night sky. Ever since a child. When little I used to think that the brightest star of the night was there just for me. I never called it my North Star and later I discovered I was right for it was never the North Star I gazed upon but instead Venus—which is...
Embracing the Power of Love by Jesus Nebot
INTRODUCTION This report is a summary of the main ideas I shared at the last National Conference On Race and Ethnicity in New York City where I was invited to make a presentation on the topic “Beyond Tolerance”. After leading the participants into a discussion about...
Timeless Gift by Stephanie Stevens
Years ago, I was reading the engraving inside of a beautiful antique pocket watch. It read: "To my darling husband, your loving wife and children." The engraved year was dated in the late 1800s. Immediately I envisioned that scene so long ago. When the...
Healing with Acronmys: QUIT
Quickly Uncover Inspiration Triumph We’ve all faced it—the desire to give up and quit. Sometimes the mountain seems too steep, the path too detoured with road blocks, the outcome while firmly in view just a tad out of reach. We’ve all been there...
Why Wait for Santa To Come to Town When You Can Be One All Year Round?
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has passed and hopefully we all survived. Carols don the airwaves. Tree lots miraculous sprouted, and even if you live in a sunny California, as I do, you get frosted trees—bringing at least the appearance of winter into your...
Self Control by Dean Nixon
To truly be the master of our own lives we must first learn to master ourselves. The power of self-control as an ally in the quest for peace is essential for understanding truth. It provides discipline and limits the self-destructive thoughts and behaviors. It is...
The Hero Within–A Journey Toward Happiness by Jenny Ngo
PARADIGM: Stuck in a Habit When I was young life was difficult, or rather I was resistant to it. You always hear people say "I wish I knew then what I know now" and boy doesn't that ring true for me. I knew nothing of the concept of allowing or being in the flow. I...