Center for Spiritual Living Midtown

Balancing Acts

When we remember that the world is created from the inside out, from the invisible to the visible, from thought to thing, we stop giving so much attention to the way things are at any given time because we realize that we can change them. In other words, by focusing on the one and only thing that we can control, which is what we are thinking in the present moment, we stop getting rattled when things go wrong. We stop getting upset because people aren’t behaving a certain way, or frustrated because the solution that shows up looks different than we expected. We simply start seeing something new in our consciousness, which sets the Law in motion, creating something different in our experience.

A Juneteenth Celebration -Rev. David Barrett

 When I am not feeling free, when I am not feeling loved, when I am not feeling rich, when I am not feeling well….. there just may be a reason for it. Come hear how a bit of our US history shares an insight in how we can change all those feelings.

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained - Rev Angela Harmon

Are you afraid of taking risk?
Do you resist change?
Avoid uncertainty?
Do you do the same thing but want different results?

Often times, life becomes comfortable causing change to be undesirable To the point of being in fear! and doing nothing new or different at all cost

An acronym shared with me years proclaim the word FEAR to be
False Evidence Appearing Real
Living in fear of the unknown causes stagnation
Lack of movement
Resistant to change

In God there is no lack
Life changes constantly
Flows easily when we are able to face fear with faith
Keep in mind, “without risk, nothing changes”
Life is full of uncertainties
Allow SOM principles to build faith to overcome fear
Face the fear and do it anyway
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
We live in a Universe of infinite possibilities
Be brave, life will be abundant in all areas.
Enjoy the adventure.

Remembering What to Forget - Rev Paul Gonyea

We may not be able to choose or to change our past experiences. But we CAN choose what aspect of them we want to remember, as long as we also remember which part we need to forget. That means, instead of dwelling on someone’s death, we can choose to remember a life well-lived. Instead of remembering the pain of illness, we can choose to remember the healing that came after, or the health that sustained us before. Instead of remembering anger and fear, we can choose to remember love.

Discouraged with the outlook? Try the uplook! - Rev. David Barrett

When we look around and see where we might be in our lives, it may not look good….. and the outlook from that point in our lives may look even worse. But there is an aspect of ourselves that is always ready to pay attention to the higher level of consciousness that is already implanted in each one of us. We’ll learnthis Sunday to tap into that higher level of consciousness for all areas of our lives

Breaking the Apron Strings - Rev Paul Gonyea

We learn a lot of things from our mother. Wear clean underwear. Wash behind your ears. Don’t run with scissors. But one of the greatest things we can learn from our mother is the power of having someone who believes in us when we aren’t yet able to believe in ourselves. It’s like the mother bird who knows when her babies are ready to fly, and pushes them out of the nest. No matter how frightened they are, and how much they cry and complain, out they go. And they begin to fly.”

What Israel means to me - Rev. David Barrett

Israel is more than a place, it is a state of consciousness, and not just a state of consciousness for the Judaic Religion, but a state of consciousness for each one of us. Hint: the consciousness is three-fold…. IS       RA     EL …….Come hear about your own triune nature!

In the Spring, when I was hungry…….Rev. David Barrett

Do you remember in your youth when you were really HUNGRY for something? Like a new bike, or a new doll? You did all you could to make that show up in your life, whether it was to do extra chores around the house, or just be more pleasing to your parents. Well, now that we are older, we know there is a greater way to demonstrate the things in Life we want, and thank goodness, it’s not pleasing others! Come HUNGRY Sunday!

Personally Yours - A Customized Connection with God - Rev. Marilyn Odom

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that “God enters by a private door into every individual.”  Each of us can only know the God of his or her own experience.  There are as many definitions of God as there are people on planet Earth.  Each of us sees God in his or her own way.  It is when we are open and receptive, with no preconceived ideas about sensing the presence of the Divine, that we discover we have made that inner connection with our Source.  Then we find that knowing God is a simple and natural experience for us.  It is in this knowing that we relax into peace and joy and perfect expression in the other relationships in our lives.

Finding Your Easter Basket! - Rev Paul Gonyea

The Easter story is a glorious story, but it’s not a story about a God-man who lived and died and lived again 2000 years ago who we are supposed to worship. The story is a myth, which means it’s a sacred story meant to deliver a powerful spiritual message that, if we can understand it, will help us to live better and more meaningful lives. In other words, it’s a story about us, about what Dr. Holmes calls our Christ-consciousness. It isn't a story about a specific person; it’s about our own awakening, or should I say our re-awakening, to our Divine nature.”