Put yourself first
My trip to the neighborhood convenience store changed the lesson I’d planned to deliver that morning at Unity Center of Austin. Changed it in an instant. Dramatically. Walking into the store (aka gas station), I noticed the opposite door: heavy duty, opaque plastic, hastily duct-taped in place replaced the usual glass. The store manager answered […]
In: Forgiveness, Oneness, Prayer, Spirituality · Tagged with: Forgiveness, God, Love, Oneness
Spiritual Smile or Perfunctory Nod?
As I took my run Saturday morning, I came up against the impact of smiling. The impact of a smile on me, a life-long smiler. When I worked in New York City, I smiled constantly at strangers in the subways, though many friends encouraged against. Walking down streets in my friend’s New Jersey town, my […]
In: Affirmation, God, Happiness, Love, Oneness, Spirituality · Tagged with: God, Love, Smile, spiritual simplicity
Why God is “dog” spelled backwards
God works in wonderful ways The job interview went wonderfully well. Two interviewers were prepped and primed and passed the questioning back and forth with graceful energy. I felt at home answering their queries about training and education and transitioning from corporate employment to self-employment and back. We laughed a lot. We traded stories. We […]
In: Affirmation, God, Happiness, Love, Prayer · Tagged with: Affirmations, God, Love, Prayer, spiritual simplicity
The light from the work we love
A few weeks ago, the chaplain team at Unity Church of the Hills had our individual photos taken. Joni McClain of Love and Light Images did her usual fantastic job with the camera. It’s so wonderful to witness true love flowing between a person and the work s/he performs. And that love does not just […]
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