Paul Graetz is pastor of Metropolitan Community Church in Atlanta. He tells us how he found his way from a Pentecostal upbringing to a New Thought way of life. He has transformed his thinking from feeling like he has to appease or appeal to that separate, dualistic God that many of us remember to recognizing the divine spark within. What a journey he has had! Dr. Paul explains how the act of simply "allowing" and recognizing "divine discontent" can open us up to the next part of our spiritual journey. Listen to his inspiring affirmative prayer at the end of the show.

Have you been involved in funeral planning lately? Did you know that embalming is not required in the 50 states; and neither is a coffin or casket for a ground burial? The Federal Trade Commission has a Funeral Rule booklet that is good to know about before you need it. It requires disclosure from funeral homes before you pay money or sign on the dotted line. It could save you a lot of money and anxiety. Joshua Slocum, executive director of the Funeral Consumer’s Alliance, tells us how we can be more proactive in planning for that ultimate day. Go to www.funerals.org for this and much more information.

"Bless your clutter. Yes, you heard right. Bless it. Bless everything in your life that is superfluous, broken, burdensome, and overwhelming—because it is all here to teach you an important lesson, perhaps the most important lesson there is: what really matters." Lauren Rosenfeld cowrote Breathing Room: Open Your Heart by Decluttering Your Home with Dr. Melva Green, from the A&E show, Hoarders. This is a refreshing way of looking at making room around your body, mind, and soul. Ahhhhh.

Rev. Beth Linguri is an American who discovered the heart of her ministry in Geneva, Switzerland. She has been on her own "hero’s journey"—called to the chaos of the opportunity—creating the Center—and finding the gift in it all—the weekly Sacred Circles that bring peace-minded individuals together to create an idea that is bigger than themselves. To attend, find out about, or contribute to the Center for Peace annual conference taking place August 22–24 in Geneva, go to www.newthoughtconference.com. To assist with work to be done at the Center through volunteering, being a practitioner, or helping with its ministry, contact Rev. Beth at [email protected].

Author Dennis Merritt Jones discovers what he wants to know and then writes his next book about it. His latest book, Your (Re) Defining Moments: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be, describes each of us as we start out, newly born, without the external influences of anyone or anything. That is our authentic self. How do we live life so we can be that person we were meant to be? He reminds us that "Imitation is Suicide." What would your life be like if you were not imitating who people thought you should be?

Author Brenda Strickland grew up in the Unity tradition, so she understands what it means to experience the pervasive, all-encompassing energy of a creative intelligence in her everyday life. It helped that she was “prayed up” and living her belief when she was diagnosed with a disease in 1987. After learning a lot about herself, she had her last episode with the disease in 1998. Lilies hold a special significance in her life and are a metaphor for how the divine intelligence is at work in the world. To find out more about Brenda and her book Life, Love, and Lilies: Everyday Spirituality, go to www.brendastrickland.us.

What is your “error” belief that keeps you in poverty/lack or in relationships that keep you down? Dr. Patrick Cameron says that we can discover our blockages, face them squarely, and release the power they have had over us to go from fear to faith. Find out how he works with Karen Smith, a single mother of four whose husband moved out of the country and nearly out of their lives. Dr. Patrick’s affirmative prayer is for Karen and the rest of us. You will want to listen again and again.

Juliet Vorster carried around a lot of stress stemming from her inner critic core beliefs and her background, which seemed to support those bad beliefs about herself. After 9/11 (and a nervous breakdown), Juliet learned how to unpick the old stories and create some new ones that were much more rewarding. Trained as a (Louise Hay) “Heal Your Life” teacher, Juliet later became a Centers for Spiritual Living practitioner in the U.K. Coincidently (not really!) she also has a radio show called “Saying Yes to LIFE!”

You’ll want to read The Holy Universe from cover to cover. Author David Christopher talks about how he created this book as a narrative that transforms the scientific facts of the Universe into a soulful story of creation. Using the lessons from his Seeker and Sage characters, we learn how to look at catastrophe and crisis from a different perspective. David Christopher has gained the reputation of a modern day Kahlil Gibran and you will find out why when you listen.

What’s going on with young people these days? Some are learning how to be good stewards of life at The Launching Pad, a unique young adult church and center in Berkeley, California, now opening centers in Utah,  Ashland, Oregon, and another in California. Meet Rev. Linda Reppond and Religious Science Practitioner Elisha Christoper Hayden, both with Centers for Spiritual Living, as they describe what it’s like to be in the presence of forward-thinking and enlightened youth.