The Place Where Serenity and Mindfulness Connect
two spiritual communities - 12-Step Recovery and New Thought.
two spiritual communities - 12-Step Recovery and New Thought.
two spiritual communities - 12-Step Recovery and New Thought.
two spiritual communities - 12-Step Recovery and New Thought.
two spiritual communities - 12-Step Recovery and New Thought.
This week we bring you a third article on the Serenity Prayer, this one by the wonderful Rev. Dr. Rainbow Johnson. She beautifully weaves together the work of Bill Wilson, Ernest Holmes, and Reinhold Niebuhr, plus a bit of Abraham Maslow.
It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that willingness is the key to everything.
In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous it is literally or conceptually interwoven into almost every page. And for those of us who are not willing, it’s suggested we shoot for willing to be willing as a starting point.
Continuing on the topic of Serenity via our guest posts this month, we are again honored to bring you a powerful piece by the Rev. Dr. Jane Claypool, a beloved Science of Mind minister who made her transition last year. You may read the original post here.
Gratitude for everything is everything. The game changer is in the art of finding -however minuscule or hidden – that which is worthy (or even potentially worthy) of gratitude in the midst of the crappy condition or circumstance. Agreed it is sometimes a bit of a stretch but every situation has it – it’s up to me to find it if I want to come out on top as opposed to letting the situation bury me.
The experience of spiritual awakening is unique to the individual. When it happens, how it feels, where it takes place, and the life changes that ensue differ from person to person.
Now that the 4th of July has passed, how wonderful it is to be able to celebrate Independence Day again today. Not to take anything away from the patriotic and meaningful holiday celebration of last week, but for people like me, every day is Independence Day, as long as I exercise my freedom to choose wisely. For me that means choosing health by means of sobriety.
Just in time for Independence Day, we are delighted to bring you a wonderful article from Rev. Lynn Osborne, pastor of the Center for Spiritual Living in Sequim, Washington. If you are like us, thinking about freedom this week, then we know you will enjoy reading today’s post.
Sometimes my character defects flare up and smack me in the face. I hate that.
I’m ok with thinking about them at arm’s length and listing them as is suggested in the 6th step. I can rattle them off by the score. But when I find myself in the midst of them, or notice them in the midst of my behavior, it’s a different feeling.