"The Nonphysical meets the Physical here, in this place, in this moment -- always. "
--- Abraham/Ester Hicks, Cancun 4/14/2013 

"The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth."
--- Albert Einstein

"In the 4th century (!) there was a wide-spread movement among monks, who were tired of the hectic life in their towns and the secularization of their churches, to withdraw into the wilderness and live in seclusion, so they could better experience spirituality as their hearts desired. It was surprising that just those people who had withdrawn from "normal" life became most influential.  Multitudes of people went on pilgrimages to seek their advice."

"You are not a creator of things or a regurgitator of what someone else has created or a gatherer of stuff. You are a creator, and the subject of your creation is your joyful life experience. That is your mission. That is your quest. That is why you are here."
--- Abraham   (Abraham-Hicks Publications, 12/27/2012)

"Humanity is in crisis.
The crisis lies inside the human personality and is spiritual in nature.
What is required is a radical inner transformation of humanity on a large scale
that would be sufficiently fast to reverse the current self-destructive trend of modern humanity.
A transformation that would transform human beings into planetary citizens,
rather than citizens of a particular country or the members of a particular racial, social, ideological, political, or religious group is what is required.
Such a process of transformation is what is being initiated on December 21st, 2012.
Namaste."        
--- Sri Amma Bhagavan  (12/21/2012)
(listen to entire message)

"The standard of success in life isn't the things. It isn't the money or the stuff — it is absolutely the amount of joy you feel."
--- Abraham    (Abraham-Hicks Publications, 12/6/2012)

It has been said that the best anybody can do for himself/herself and for the world is to portray a joyful outlook on life.  This puts the ball back from the politicians or theologians into our own court. You and I and he and she have the power to make the world the place we want it to be.  It is the most long lasting power anyone can exert: to be full of joy.

A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school. She also feared the electrical storm might harm her child. Full of concern, the mother got into her car and quickly drove along the route to her child's school. As she did, she saw her little girl walking along. At each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up, and smile. More lightning followed quickly and with each, the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile.

When the mother drew up beside the child, she lowered the window and called, "What are you doing?"  The child answered, "I am trying to look pretty because God keeps taking my picture."

--- From Rev. Paul Funfsinn  (Celebrating Life Ministries, 12/5/2012)

"Source never wields vengeance or offers punishment, for Source understands you are valuable; you are worthy; you are blessed."
Source understands that you never get it done and you cannot get it wrong, and that even when you stand in a place that currently feels wrong, ultimately you will return to what feels right. You can return now to what feels right with an adjustment of your thought process and an adjustment of your vibration and a changing of your point of attraction and a finally letting in of the Well-Being that is flowing to you always."
--- Abraham     (Abraham-Hicks Publications, 10/19/2012)

Can prayer with well-meant intentions for a person have a negative effect? Can invoking the healing power from the Field of Unlimited Potential for self or others ever have an undesirable outcome? Can it be possible that one prays, or meditates, or offers one's mediumship for help from the divine dimension turn out to be disadvantageous for the subject or object of this action?  Can you pray or meditate and, because you might do it in the "wrong" form, receive a negative result?  NEVER!

In the park today, a couple came walking the other way, and when they went by, I heard just these three words of their conversation,  "... not the usual ..."
I came to think about it. How often to we just do the "usual"?  The vast majority of our time is spent with "the usual."  We function on autopilot almost all the time! But the "usual" is really just a filler of emptiness.  We came into this life to experience, to grow in consciousness.  Doing "the usual" is not what makes us more conscious.  True aliveness is doing the unusual, trying something new, acting on intuition, thinking new, looking at things in a new way, changing our approach, not taking things for granted, and -- yes -- even perceiving those things we do over and over again as if they presented themselves to us for the first time. 
Do the unusual!  

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. 
It is the source of all true art and science."
                                                                                                (Albert Einstein)

                                                                           
Beauty is experienced in the discovery, it resonates with the soul and enriches us and moves us forward.

Shortly after we had immigrated to the United States, we heard about an old wise woman whose modest living room in her home in Mount Shasta filled day by day with people from all over the Western states who wanted to listen to her simple and profound messages.  Twice we were fortunate to make the 500-mile road trip ourselves. "What you think is what you are, and what you are is what you think," is what we listened to her elaborating on for hours on end.

Today, four decades later, this message is as powerful as ever.  Some 50 million books on and about the "Law of Attraction" have been sold that essentially concentrate on that wisdom teaching.  We can no longer say we haven't heard it!  What are we, deep inside, concentrating our thoughts on?  What do we listen to?  Whom do we listen to?  How do we set our priorities? 
What you think is what you are, and what you are is what you think. 

"I am not more gifted than the average human being.
If you know anything about history, you would know that is so
--what hard times I had in studying and the fact that I do not have a memory like some other people do...
I am just more curious than the average person
and I will not give up on a problem until I have found the proper solution.

This is one of my greatest satisfactions in life--solving problems--
and the harder they are, the more satisfaction do I get out of them. 

Maybe you could think of me as being a bit more patient in continuing with my problem 

than is the average human being. 

Now, if you understand what I have just told you, you see 

that it is not a matter of being more gifted 

but a matter of being more curious and maybe more patient until you solve a problem."

                                                                                                                        (Albert Einstein)

If we connect with our hearts and desires, we are given an amazing supply of motivation.

In a stunning display of inter-species love, empathy and connectedness, a herd of wild elephants was seen mourning the death of their friend and savior, Lawrence Anthony. Anthony passed away on March 2, 2012.  Following Anthony’s death, the herds of elephants embarked on a 12-hour journey to visit his wife and children at their home. According to Anthony’s son, in the year and a half they had lived there, the elephants had never visited their home. 

For more about this incredible display of conscious in animals, press here and enjoy. 

For some inspiring words by Jane Fonda to those of us who are in -- or about to enter -- the "third act" of their life, press here and enjoy. 

... that we are, each of us, eternal souls in a temporary, physical body, here in this physical reality on a "mission" of expanding perception which we have have carefully selected before we came here, what would we do differently? 
--- How would this impact our value system? 
--- How would we value our time?
--- What impact would this have on our life priorities?
--- How would we handle our resources?
--- How would we treat those with whom we disagree?

Spirituality is an action upon the inner knowing that there is a conscious consciousness that is superior to any human thought or consciousness capacity. It is not tied to religious practices, rites, or places.