Center for Spiritual Living Midtown

Living on the Inner Edge 

 And how the “Beatles” shared their love and enlightenment with the masses.   

Unafraid of potential consequences! 

Oh man! There is no planet, sun or star could hold you, if you but knew what you are“. Ralph Waldo Emerson  

Let’s Explore the Possibilities  

• Song – “Brave” by Sara Bareilles – Finding the courage to speak your truth.
• https://youtu.be/QUQsqBqxoR4?si=CktZYQfbG1u8tuhF 

This week, we explore the creative process and the richness of partnering with the natural world as inspired by the Indigenous wisdom of the Potawatomi people, as well as Chapter 4 of “The Science of Mind.” How can we deepen our intentional co-creation to include the well-being of all life in ways that create a world that works for all? 

We are living in a time when the illusion of separation is being challenged like never before. The spiritual invitation of 1-11 is to awaken — to remember that there is only One Presence, One Power, One Life expressing Itself as all creation. This talk is a call to clarity, compassion, courage, and conscious participation in the great unfolding of Spirit on Earth. The moment we awaken to the One, everything changes — including how we see ourselves, one another, and the world we are here to bless. 

What happens when we seemingly forget spiritual laws? Without choosing to create our experiences, our experiences will reveal what we may or may not realize we hold to be true. Using spiritual laws can consciously create our lives by choosing higher expectations and greater ideas. It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law.

Inspired by the Tracy Chapman song “Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution,” Rev. Jeff invites us to adopt a revolutionary mindset as we move forward into the New Year. 

For many of us, 2025 has been quite a year. 

And believe it or not, in just a few days, we will move into a new year, with a fresh new calendar.  So the question for us is, what are we carrying with us?  What are we stuck in or with that doesn’t really serve us?  Are we prepared to move into the new year, or will we stay stuck in 2025? 

“Ye though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I need not stop and build a condo.”  You might have heard that expression before. Consider that the “valley of the shadow of death” may very well not refer to physical, but emotional death.  Resentment, regret, anger, fear, all keep us from expressing and experiencing all the good that life has for us, because, and you might have heard this before, what we focus on expands. 

At any point, we can put down the hammer we are using to “build the condo,” release what no longer serves us, and keep moving through the valley. 

Harmony is Heaven’s 1st Law

It does not need to be created, just revealed.

The creativity is in what is mine to do in the revelation of that thing, which I see as a Higher order of Being

 

Song reference James Taylor - Shower the People

It is human nature to fear what we don’t understand. Sadly, some of God’s most exquisite creatures have been turned into “monsters” because of it. Today, guest speaker and musical artist Rev. Kit Holmes dives into how to rekindle our childlike wonder and curiosity so we see how deeply connected we are to all of God’s creations. 

You have to tune in for the rest of the story! This month’s theme of “loving the unlikeable” means shifting our perspective so we can feel grateful for everything—and I mean EVERYTHING. It’s all God, and it all has purpose. Not your average gratitude talk!