We continued Chapter 8 – Seeing No Evil – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Then Chris talked about Giving. He mentioned How the Divine gives, and how we can also give unselfishly and without judgement. Then we welcomed Integrative Healer Mike Schmidt from The Center for Integrative Healing (now dubbed Mystic Mike, too ;)… […]

We began Chapter 8 – Seeing No Evil – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Then Chris talked about the importance of Values, and gave a simple technique for determining your own life Values. (choose your top 5 from the sample list of Values below, if you dare 😉 Then we moved to the […]

We began Chapter 7 – Forgiveness – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Then we discussed Waiting, and how to wait in the right way (and the wrong way). Also touched on forcing things vs. natural, spontaneous flow. Then Chris talked about Fear of the Future, and how we often try to limit what […]

Chris shed light on the importance and different modes of “Listening.” So overlooked… Also finished Chapter 6 – Sympathy – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Simply powerful. Then we discussed ‘Being Spiritual in the Workplace’ with our returning guest Mystic Maria Mantoudakis – spiritual aspirant, Certified Dale Carnegie Instructor, and member of Pause […]

Continuing Chapter 6 – Sympathy – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Wow. Then we discussed “making space for things.” It’s not possible to pour more into a cup that is already full 😉 …Chris shares his story of his music CD’s. We read an entry from 365 Tao called Modesty, and commented on […]

We began Chapter 6 – Sympathy – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Then we discussed Patience, and how nature takes time to evolve things – including us! We read an entry from 365 Tao called Loneliness. Then Chris gave a few special hints for effective Visualization, citing concepts from the book Your Invisible […]

Finished up Chapter 5 – Hidden Sacrifices – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Then we get into Out-of-Body Experiences (OBE’s), which is covered in The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot. Chris reveals how common these occurrences actually are in almost every culture and society on Earth. He also gives an amazing story of […]

This weekend it was so refreshing to sit in the park near the lake and read/meditate  😉 We continued Chapter 5 – Hidden Sacrifices – from Byways of Blessedness by James Allen. Then we got into how to change bad habits- several techniques including the most effective method (because it strikes at the root). We discussed […]

Enneagrams and astrology… I took an abbreviated online test yesterday to find out my enneagram. According to the test, I’m a number 7, I think, but I don’t know what that means. Some folks say that enneagrams and astrology only hint toward a person’s inclinations, and that they don’t really decide a person’s destiny. What […]

Do you truly aspire to become spiritually elevated? Are you on the journey to becoming a saint? Don’t forget that Jesus said, Each of you can achieve what I have achieved and even more. And another quick thought: When it comes to learning from great spiritual teachers, should we worship them or emulate them?… We […]