By Zan Benham It is said that “Peace begins with me!” In fact, it does because every opinion, every perception we have is ours alone. Surely what others think often influences us, and that is My Perception, my way of…
Finding Joy in Service to Others
By Rev. Spencer Rouse Giving service to others is a widely misunderstood concept. Service is not just an act; it is a reflection of who we are. We give service to others for a variety of reasons, but it is…
Life as a Religious Mutt
By Natalie Amsden Rivera While growing up, my holiday home had halls decked with holly, a menorah in the window, and a “Chanamus” tree. I come from a multiracial, religiously diverse family. My mom’s family is Jewish and my dad’s…
Be More, Do Less
By Rebecca A. Watson “It is the stillness that will save and transform the world.” —Eckhart Tolle Several years ago I lived with a good friend who spoke English as her third language. While she spoke fluently after years of…
Who Needs Need? The Sixth Pathway
By Gregg Sanderson “Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t.” —Richard Bach, Illusions When you get to feeling good all the time, you might tend to get down on yourself…
Know that You Don’t Know: Letting Go of the Need to Be Right and In Control
By Dr. Toni LaMotta How do you know what you know in life? What is your criterion for saying something is TRUE? Is it: I heard a teacher say it last week, my mother or father told me when I…
7 Tips to Overcome Procrastination
By Rebecca A. Watson “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”—Jim Rohn When I recently told an acquaintance I worked at home full-time, she commented how difficult that would be for her. “I’d never have the kind of discipline…
As Within So Without
By Rev. Marla Sanderson “As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…”—Attributed to Hermes Trismegistus In the past day or two, I’ve changed my mind several times about my subject this month. After a…
Who Needs Need: The Fifth Pathway
By Gregg Sanderson “Two Roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”—Robert Frost There are few roads less traveled today than the Fifth Pathway from Ken…
When Life Hands You a Lemon Make Lemonade
By Marcia Bender Most of our lives contain difficult periods that seem almost unbearable. As humans, we go through many changes in a lifetime, and some of these transformations are more profound than others. Indeed, change is never easy, and…