Saturday Spiritual Talks

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Saturday, October 31, 2020 - Things I Have Learned From Playing

Call to Action:

Have fun. Life is meant to enjoy. It’s OK to stop and smell the roses and enough time to play. Be mindful of your time, watch out for distractions, take calculated risks, take advantage of opportunities as presented, be patient and persistent. But mostly, have fun. Please connect with me if you would like a session using the tools we offer of meditation, visualization, or Spiritual Mind Treatment.

Affirmation:
“We are born to be happy, to be abundantly supplied with every good thing, to have fun in living, to consciously unite with the Divine Power that is around us and within us, and to grow and expand forever.” ~Ernest Holmes

Saturday, October 24, 2020 - Bridges That Last

Call to Action:

We are here together by Divine Appointment. We are here together in right and perfect timing. We recognize the unity that is expressed so beautifully by each unique and individual trait that makes up our wholeness. It is from this place of honoring one another and delighting in our variances that we can come together to create a world that supports the highest good of all beings. Let us stand together on this foundation of mutual and unconditional positive regard. Let us stand together and, from this place, begin to realize the splendor of life that fulfills the greatest needs and desires of everyone.

Affirmation:
I am an important part of the whole in a world that works for everyone. Who I am makes a difference.

Saturday, October 17, 2020 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Call to Action:

In many of our Centers all over the world, we come together in a circle, holding hands, and sing the words to “The Peace Song.” “Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me” (Jackson-Miller & Miller, 1955). Today, let us each resolve to do the inner work so that we might lift the collective consciousness of our spiritual family, of our local community, and of the entire planet. Let us build a bridge to bring compassion and kindness in order that we may all enjoy peace and freedom from all discord.

Let’s stay committed to building that bridge for compassion and kindness within ourselves, our communities and the world.

Affirmation:
I am whole. I am healed. I am loved. I forgive and I am forgiven.

Saturday, October 10, 2020 - Inextricably Connected

Call to Action:

If we are deeply experiencing, embodying, and knowing our inextricable connection to the One, Living Spirit, we then discover our inextricable connection to each other through that, and we can access that connection through love and compassion.  To experience love and compassion is to experience connection to God.

Let’s committed to being connected.

Affirmation:
God is!  I Am! We Are!

Saturday, October 3, 2020 - Just Like Me

Call to Action:

The connection that is happening when we connect with ourselves, with Spirit, or with another is all the same connection. It’s the movement of the Divine within us, around us, and between us. So, creating a connection with another, also creates a connection to Spirit, and allows for a deeper connection within ourselves. Connecting to Spirit also allows for more connection with ourselves, which creates a more genuine connection with others.

Let’s make a commitment to get connected and stay connected.

Affirmation:
Today I reflect all of God’s Good outwardly so that each person I meet can have the same experience of Good through me.

Saturday, September 26, 2020 - Just Do It

Call to Action:

Today is the day to get involved in your community. Put feet to your faith. I encourage you to check out volunteer opportunities within our Spiritual Center or your local community.

Affirmation:
Today, I act in ways that affirm the inherent goodness of all.

Saturday, September 19, 2020 - Do You Have Faith or Are You Had By Faith

Call to Action:

We practice faith all the time. It is not something we just have and forget about. Faith operates every day. We know we are practicing faith when we respond to the world with love and compassion. Faith is an attitude of love, trust and compassion. This week, practice kindness with everyone you meet. And practice peace. In the end, faith is about surrender; surrendering our ego, our need to be right, our need to fight and instead, just allowing ourselves to be completely immersed in the divine.

Affirmation:
I surrender into the Grace of the One knowing I am divinely guided in all I do.

Saturday, September 12, 2020 - Skepticism, Doubt and Faith

Call to Action:

The principle governing faith is, that when the one praying becomes convinced, their prayer will automatically be answered. Or as Jesus said, “It is done unto you as you believe.” Build your Faith until it becomes a Knowing.

Affirmation:
“I live in the faith that there is a Presence and Power greater than I am that nurtures and supports me in ways I could not even imagine.”
-Ernest Holmes

Saturday, September 5, 2020 - A Question of Faith

Call to Action:

Faith in Divine Spirit, regardless of your belief system, is able to cause surprisingly positive effects on its bearers. Regardless of what religion people belong to, they experience the same benefits from having faith. In particular, believers have longer lives, lower blood pressure, and lower rates of anxiety and depression. And in the words of George Michaels, I gotta have faith, faith, faith.

Affirmation:
“Faith is a Knowledge within the Heart beyond the reach of proof.” ~ Khalil Gibran

Saturday, August 29, 2020 - We Are

Call to Action:

So today we speak a community statement of inclusion and love for similar reasons to why humans have taken spiritual vows and gone into the baptismal waters for centuries, because we are leaning into the sacred dichotomy: that we are at once living in a state of perfect Oneness and at the same time we are being guided in the direction of a more deeply manifested experience of that Oneness in our world. Our community covenant for inclusion and love, our affirmation, does not mean that we will never struggle with inclusion or diversity as individuals or a community. We may fight and disagree. We have a lot to learn together. We are human and we are messy sometimes. But our affirmation today can be a guiding North Star to us as well, giving us a path back to ourselves and to each other so we can live into the one stupendous whole that Dr. Holmes spoke about.

Affirmation:
Community Statement of Inclusion, An Affirmation:
We, the Center for Spiritual Living Puerto Vallarta, are a community that:
celebrates diversity, fosters inclusion, champions inner work, & creates space for brave vulnerable conversations.
We are a community that:
honors the unique emanation of God that each person embodies, advocates with people for human rights & dignity for all.
We are a community that:
blesses each other, sees holiness in all life, remains learners & listeners so that we can grow together, & understands that Oneness is not Sameness, and
We, the Center for Spiritual Living Puerto Vallarta know that the Beloved Community is revealed when we love each other well.

Saturday, August 22, 2020 - Better Together

Call to Action:

Nona L. Brooks, in her book Mysteries, p. 117 tells us: “Since unity is the basic principle of universal expression, let us base our living, our thinking, and our doing upon this law. When we live true to basis the hard experiences of the external pass away, and our days grow restful, free, and full of joy. That which we experience in the spirit of unity cannot limit us.”
It is suggested that we Ask ourself:
"Does what I wish to do express more life, more happiness, more peace to myself, and at the same time, harm no one?" If it does, it is right, if it is done at the expense of anyone, including yourself, then it is a wrong use of the Law. (Adapted from p. 270 SOM).
I’ll add to that; by asking, am I being inclusive or exclusive?

Affirmation:
“I AM the activity of inclusion. I embrace the multiplicity of Creation as a Community expressing Divinity on Earth.”

Saturday, August 15, 2020 - Colour Blind or Colour Full?

Call to Action:
If we are really interested in instilling Oneness, we need to be with other people who are different from us in order to experience a loving, unified relationship with God. Love pushes us to widen our circle of inclusion and reach out to others who are different from us.
We shouldn’t assume that we will all think, believe, pray, sing, dress, talk, or behave exactly like us. In fact, we are challenged to embrace the differences, the disagreements, and the uniqueness. Why? Because in that kind of inclusive, diverse, and authentic way, we get a glimpse of what Oneness truly is.

Affirmation:
The nature of God's great creation is one of diversity. I am not color blind. I see the colorful, wonderful and mystical variances that are expressed uniquely as each of us.

Saturday, August 8, 2020 - Who Are We

Call to Action:

Let’s bravely explore our identities in all their complexity and splendor. Let’s look at what is asking for some healing in our lives. Let’s kindly and boldly explore our subconscious biases. The work of coming to know and love the self & the work of being able to actually see other people and love them for who they are, is divine work. It is the work of seeing, knowing, and loving God more deeply. It is the act of being awake to the truth that the soul of the Universe is our soul too.

Affirmation:
I stand proud of who I am. I adore myself and give myself love freely. I bravely heal my bias and embrace live out love with all human beings and all of life.

Saturday, August 1, 2020 - Let's Get Together and Feel Alright

Call to Action:
Set an intention to be inclusive and focus on opportunities to do so knowing, that with which you resonate, is revealed through the Law of Mind. It’s Cause and Effect. What we think, we create.
Make an effort to combine active listening, conscious communication and becoming “comfortable with being uncomfortable” to fulfill the intention to put inclusion into action.
Be receptive to change - Change your thinking through awareness and choice and you will change your life as a result, and the lives of others around you. Let’s make Inclusion and Equity be the new endemic. Let’s get together and feel alright!

Affirmation:
I am one with Divine Intelligence, empowered by It, as a point of creative power. As such, I claim harmony, acceptance, and love for All through inclusion of the diversity that delights my life.

Saturday, July 25, 2020 - The Tao of Freedom

Call to Action:
As I become still and look within, I acknowledge that there is one power and first cause to all things. This power expresses itself in me, through me and as me as it does with all of life. My freedom springs from the awareness that this is the truth about me since I am one with God, the absolute source for the Universe. The only action I need take is to accept the Divinity within me and within each person that I meet. What could be more liberating than that?

Affirmation:
My freedom is the awareness that all things live together for the good of all other things, and for the greater good of life itself.

Saturday, July 18, 2020 - The Truth Will Set You Free

Call to Action:
Today is truly the first day of the rest of your life. It is time to drop the shackles of what others have told you to believe about yourself and to begin the journey towards the truth; your truth. You deserve to live a fear-free, abundant life as that is the true nature of God. The world and humanity need you and your unique expression of Spirit. Standing in this Truth is yours to do, and it can begin with your next breath. Let’s take a collective deep breath. PAUSE Find your community, learn the spiritual practices that work for you, and return to the Source of all you are.
The truth that we are not our bodies, our education, our job, our weight, our skin color, our gender identity, our age, or any other label thrust upon us. It is the acknowledgement and acceptance of our one shared Soul that allows us to know the Truth. And that is, that we are divine spiritual beings having a human experience. The Truth is that we are all there is, and are not divided from God but, rather, a vessel for change and for good. That Universe is ever conspiring for our higher good. With this knowledge we are then able to walk through this world without fear, seeing only the Divine Love that is flowing in every moment towards our very best purpose. It’s time for all of us to get on board the Love Train.

Affirmation:
I recognize the Truth that the Infinite lives within me and expresses Its divine nature in me, as me and through me.

Saturday, July 11, 2020 - None Are Free Until All Are Free

Call to Action:
We don’t need to look very far to see people consumed by suffering. They’re in prisons and detention centers; they’re soldiers and single moms, and so many more, all who would benefit by knowing heaven-on-earth. The freedom we enjoy through our connection with the Divine needs to be shared. Emerson warns us to beware of holding too much good in our hands. We can only truly enjoy our freedom by spreading it around, helping others to experience the same. Volunteer. Teach. Lead by example, smile at strangers. Hold a door open. Clear out a walkway. Deliver food to someone that can’t get out of the house for whatever reason.…You and the world will get more than you pay for.

Our Affirmation:
I make no secret of my connection with the Divine but give it freely for the liberation of Mankind.

Saturday, July 4, 2020 - Free At Last

Call to Action:
We can only attract what we mentally become and know to be, in reality. Therefore, we must become free in ourselves before we can truly allow “freedom to ring”. We cannot give what we do not have in our own lives. Our divinity and connection to God, Source Energy, Universal Source, Spirit, whatever you choose to call it, is shared by everyone in the world. Freedom, success and prosperity are spiritual attributes that belong to all people. Take some time today to review your thoughts and beliefs around freedom, responsibility and action. What could you do that would elevate your spiritual journey and in so doing elevate everyone else?

Affirmation:
I know and live in divine freedom and every day I take action to share that freedom with the world.

Saturday, June 27, 2020 - Mindful Action

Call to Action:
The Mindful Maverick prays to set their intention, meditates for Divine discernment, and then takes action. Repeating this cycle again and again, and again. There’s work to be done. Let’s do it!

Affirmation:
Every action I take emerges from knowing my Oneness with all, and serves the Highest Good

Saturday, June 20, 2020 - Mindful Speech

Call to Action:
Mindful speech occurs when we mindfully listen. This mindfulness occurs when we can slow down, breathe in, step out of reactivity, whether that reactivity results in us shutting down or slapping back, and align ourselves with the truest truth within us. When we speak from that place, we speak a world of love and power into being. Mindfulness in general, and mindful speech, gives us greater access to building a world that works for all.

Affirmation:
We speak life into being with an intention of love, oneness, and peace for ourselves and all living things.

Saturday, June 13, 2020 - Mindful Intentions

Call to Action:
Dr. Kenn Gordon explaining faith, once said that “the time it takes from Treatment to demonstration is the measurement of your disbelief.” You already have all
the faith you will ever need.  Where you place the
faith is what you demonstrate.
As Religious Scientists, we have spiritual tools for personal and global transformation.  We use these
tools, such as Spiritual Mind Treatment, to train
our minds, and to actualize and activate the
power that is already within us.
Setting a powerful and mindful intention is the first
step to bringing forth the demonstration.  It is how thoughts become things.  What intentions will you
be setting this week?

Affirmation:
My faith is strong.  My intentions are clear and powerful.

Saturday, June 6, 2020 - "Just Breathe

Call to Action:
Today start Breathing Intentionally as a spiritual practice, as a maverick, not just when meditating but as a new default state of engaging.
Engaging in The Law of Circulation, The Law of Reciprocity, Grounding, Aligning, and being in the flow. How many people do you know that have regrets about how they breathed yesterday, last week or last year? How many try to save breaths today for a rainy day? Yes, you can hold onto your breath, but you can’t save it. Be aware of it, and then LET IT GO! (pause) So, you see, the act of breathing can also engage us in the consciousness and practice of being aware and in the present moment of now.
I’ll leave you with this thought: Alan Rickman says: “Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.”

Affirmation:
I breathe mindfully that I may intend, speak, & act as a Spiritual Maverick, doing what is mine to do, manifesting a world that works for all.

Saturday, May 30, 2020 - "These Hands"

Call to Action:
It is never too late to be who you came here to be… Peace, Harmony, Joy, Love. Do whatever you can, wherever you can, to lend a hand, doing so with Love.

Affirmation:
Love guides my hands in Divine Right Action.

Saturday, May 23, 2020 - "The Path Made Clear"

Call to Action:
Stop thinking about the difficulty, whatever it is, and think about Divine Source/God instead. Focus on the evidence of positive changes that are happening everywhere. Where your attention is, there you are. My 1st husband used to always say to me “Wherever you go, there you are”. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was a quote from Jon Kabat-Zinn, a professor and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Empower only what you want to co-create in your life not the things that you do not want. Remember, where we place our intention, is where our attention goes, and wherever we place our attention is what we will manifest. One with God is a majority. Trust and the path is made clear.

Affirmation:
I trust and allow the Divine Wisdom within me to guide my decisions and to light my path;
I follow Its lead.

Saturday, May 16, 2020 - "The Great Work of Your Life"

Call to Action:
There is this Divine Urge within each of us, a sacred calling, and it beckons you with increasingly strong calls as you go through life. Commit to uncover your Zone of Genius. Commit to Step to the Edge and take the leap out of your comfort zone, or what Dr. Kenn Gordon would refer to as “the fur-lined rut” and into your Genius Zone.

Affirmation:
Today, I answer the call to discover, liberate, and express my Divine genius.

Saturday, May 9, 2020 - "Listen to Your Heart"

Call to Action:
Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you to all of those that gave birth to and/or nurtured another human life. It is the most important job and responsibility for one to take on. We are grateful for the continuity and the rhythm of Life Itself. We are grateful for the Divine Wisdom ever-present and available. We are grateful for that Inner Voice that never leads us astray. We still our mind and open our hearts and listen.

Affirmation:
I practice my gift of complete freedom by listening to my higher self and I completely trust the process.

Saturday, May 2, 2020 - "Seat of the Soul"

Call to Action:
Whatever you do, please take time each day to be still and know. (PAUSE) Know your unity with the Divine, Spirit, Life Itself. Know that the unique fingerprint of your own soul is the Power and Presence of Life Itself and it knows the way to unfold your highest Good.

Affirmation:
I am grounded in the Power and Presence of Life Itself, the Over-soul, and it is from that place
from which I move.

Saturday, April 25, 2020 - "Fire in the Belly"

Call to Action:
As you move forward, through this next week and beyond, notice what stirs you. Notice what puts that fire in your belly. Where do you see a need or an absence that calls you forward to action…to love…to the fulfillment of “what’s mine to do”?

Affirmation:
I renew my life’s purpose each and every day by allowing the fire in my belly to guide me in what’s mine to do in the world.

Saturday, April 18, 2020 - "Unwritten"

Call to Action:
As we begin to let go of our old ways, we create
space to make new decisions and choices.
Today let’s have these new decisions and new choices write a story of our life that creates a better life
for ourselves and those around us.
Let’s write a story where we collectively
participate in making the world a better place.
A world that works for everyone!

Affirmation:
Today, I write the unwritten chapter of my life, free from the past and author the life I desire to live!