I recently heard someone say, “If we take our past into our present, we cannot move into the future.” I know, for me, this is true. When I cling to things of the past, I am not living in the present, and I cannot see all the possibilities and potential…
Is there someone you will not or can not forgive? Maybe it is someone from the past such as a parent, maybe an ex spouse, or maybe it is yourself. We often think that by forgiving someone, they win and we lose. The reality is that when we hold onto…
Do you have zeal in your life or is it one boring, tiring day after another? Zeal, or enthusiasm, is a God given attribute and although we all have it, some people do not exercise this power to it’s fullest ability. Charles Fillmore, Unity’s co-founder, said a life without zeal…
Are you willful or willing? When we are willful we push and pull at life to make it go our way. Sometimes when we allow our self will to “run riot” it may seem for awhile that things are going well. However, at some point we may find that we…
What does understanding mean? Is it just the comprehension of facts and information about things or is it the ability to perceive, comprehend, and apprehend things beyond mere appearances? We have spent so much of our existence seeing everything with our senses that we often miss a deeper awareness. For…
Most of us have heard the expression, “An apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree”. This can be a positive statement but it can also be a negative one, depending on our history. However, unlike an apple, we have a choice. We can remain stuck where we are because…
