PEACE

An Invitation To Peace

by | Jan 30, 2017 | ,

The primary objective of A Course In Miracles is to teach the lessons necessary for the attainment of peace, not world peace, but rather inner peace on a personal level. Among the key concepts used to achieve this goal is identifying the “obstacles to peace” so they may be overcome. The first such obstacle is the desire to get rid of peace. At first blush, it may seem counter intuitive that we would harbor any desire to throw away an opportunity to experience peace. After all, who doesn’t want...

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A Meditation On Inner Peace

by | Jan 29, 2017 | ,

As a Licensed Unity Teacher, I speak in Unity Churches on a regular basis. Recently, I was asked to lead the meditation during Sunday services at my home church, Unity Church of the Hills in Austin, Texas. The theme of Rev. Steve Bolen's message that Sunday ws "inner peace." The complete transcript of the meditation I led is below. A Meditation On Inner Peace In this sweet moment, as you prepare your heart and mind to enter into the simple stillness of God's sweet peace, I invite you to close...

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Blessed Are The Peacemakers

by | Oct 3, 2016 | , ,

In Dr. Roger Teel's spiritual bestseller, This Life Is Joy, he presents a conceptual structure called “The Seven Pillars of Truth.” In writing about peacemaking, Dr. Teel offers a powerful perspective that acknowledges the spiritual and creative power of truth principles that are available to us, while also reminding us that peacemaking is an inside job. If we are to become peacemakers, we must assume personal responsibility for our own inner peace. One of Dr. Teel’s peacemaking strategies...

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My Favorite Word is Peace

by | Jul 15, 2016 | ,

Considering every possible word I could choose, without a doubt, peace is my favorite word. For me, peace is not only an efficient, pleasant sounding word; it is the end game, the very purpose of our lives. Peace is the condition and experience we seek most in every situation, circumstance and relationship in our lives.As we go about the activity of making choices in our lives, we are not really choosing the thing itself. Rather, we are choosing it, because of what we believe it will bring to...

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If Peace Were Dollars

by | Apr 22, 2011 | ,

For the entirety of my life as an American, I have heard the adage, "War is good for the economy!" You've probably heard it too. In fact, the idea itself has become so finely woven into the fabric of the collective American psyche that we have all but ceased examining if it is actually true. Is war good for an economy?The idea itself really began taking hold in the American consciousness during World War II. Previously in the grips of the Great Depression, Americans began to be thankful for...

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