6:37am sunrise over LA from 59th Place

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ….Melody Beat…

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ….Melody Beattie

6:44am sunrise over LA from 59th Street

I have come to believe, with Gandhi, that through our own personal conversion, our own inner peace, we are sensitized to care for God, for ourselves, for each other, for the poor, and for the earth, and then we can become true servants of peace in o…

I have come to believe, with Gandhi, that through our own personal conversion, our own inner peace, we are sensitized to care for God, for ourselves, for each other, for the poor, and for the earth, and then we can become true servants of peace in our world. Herein lies the power of nonviolence. …Agnes DeMille

6:46am sunrise over LA from 59th Street

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If you merely collect spiritual information without practicing it, all you will develop is a case of spiritual indigestion. There is no substitute for practice. Trust, then practice. Even if at first you don't feel trust, practice anyway and the results will reveal that the universe is trustworthy. Let us ask ourselves, "How can I move from theory into practice?"   …Michael Bernard Beckwith

6:48am sunrise over Starbucks parking lot in Culver City

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Our dreams usher us into the purpose for which we have taken this incarnation.  Our authentic dreams inspire and propel us in the direction of our spiritual liberation.  Ask yourself “What Is My Dream?”    …Michael Bernard Beckwith

7:52am sunrise over Jess' backyard in Fishers Indiana

The greater the light, the darker the shadows. Even those of us who welcome the light cart pockets of darkness within us – old attitudes, habits, fears, addictions, judgments that once worked in the shadows, perhaps, but are inappropriate in the lig…

The greater the light, the darker the shadows. Even those of us who welcome the light cart pockets of darkness within us – old attitudes, habits, fears, addictions, judgments that once worked in the shadows, perhaps, but are inappropriate in the light of new possibility. We can be grateful to the shadows within us because they help us to resist the temptation to judge those still choosing to stay in the dark. ...Rev. Ed Townley