tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78059993664150703312024-03-14T01:19:25.531-07:00New Thought Resources for Spiritual LivingCenters for Spiritual Living providing online prayer resources, inspiring blogs, community outreach...and all of it in service to our Global Vision of a world that works for everyone.Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-70527412107557572002021-06-30T12:26:00.002-07:002021-06-30T12:26:37.167-07:00July Global Vision Themes: Video - El tema de julio es Atraído por la visión <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoWdC-woXASVWAYdoK7kyXffOIynkZZ5IgZ5ruCHXJYepBalknDGf6R9f-wqjE7ttzHE-bPpLiG9p8p0IPzunmzF-hgImVIv3ERYaXNzCuLLLKAoQ3fMA8Se2scC69ZyzysOGnrXHstVs/s836/July+New+Slide+with+text.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoWdC-woXASVWAYdoK7kyXffOIynkZZ5IgZ5ruCHXJYepBalknDGf6R9f-wqjE7ttzHE-bPpLiG9p8p0IPzunmzF-hgImVIv3ERYaXNzCuLLLKAoQ3fMA8Se2scC69ZyzysOGnrXHstVs/s320/July+New+Slide+with+text.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />[Español abajo]<br /> <br /> Greetings!<br /> <br /> Each month, our Spiritual Leader Dr. Edward Viljoen, films a video to introduce Centers for Spiritual Living’s suggested monthly topics and themes. <br /> <br /> July’s theme is Pulled by Vision<br /> <br /> The suggested topics for July are: <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"We Hold These Truths..." </li><li>Is Your Commitment Greater Than Your Resistance? </li><li>Free Your Mind and the Rest Will Follow </li><li>Stayed! </li></ul><br /> Here is the link to July’s 2021 introductory video: <br /> <br /><a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=0863250a80&e=efb986430b">July Global Themes</a> <br /> <br />¡Saludos!<br /> <br /> Cada mes, nuestro líder espiritual, el Dr. Edward Viljoen, filma un video para introducir los temas mensuales sugeridos de los Centros para la Vida Espiritual.<br /> <br /> El tema de julio es Atraído por la visión <br /> <br /> Los temas semanales sugeridos para el mes de julio son: <br />“Afirmamos estas verdades….” <br />“¿Tu compromiso es mayor que tu resistencia? <br />Libera tu mente y el resto seguirá <br />¡Permanecer! <br /><br /> Aquí está el enlace para el video introductorio de julio: <br /> <br /><a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=1b32c03701&e=efb986430b">Introductorio de junio</a> <br /> <br /><br /><br />Centers for Spiritual Living <br /> 573 Park Point Drive | Golden, Colorado, 80401<br /> Phone: 720-496-1370 | Fax: 303-526-0913 <br /><br />© 2013 Centers for Spiritual Living <br /> <br /><br /> Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-65634751773224163872021-06-02T15:45:00.002-07:002021-06-02T15:45:45.961-07:00June’s theme is The Call of the Soul<p> </p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-table-left: left; mso-table-lspace: 2.25pt; mso-table-rspace: 2.25pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%px;">
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Each month, our Spiritual Leader Dr. Edward Viljoen, films a video to
introduce Centers for Spiritual Living’s suggested monthly topics and
themes. <br />
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June’s theme is <em><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">The
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Love?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Espiritual.<br />
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El tema de junio es <strong>El
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</tbody></table>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-43217538844982497262021-03-31T09:03:00.001-07:002021-03-31T09:03:40.049-07:00Stepping into the Unknown - Caminando hacia lo desconocido<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZKKE_he2ASTXhv4TNRHbRgj8h258KN1H2r9uI44Dxc-Fg-JBzDrInw_4XWjGuIR2YTYBAeAcu1SQCu6IY6OPpLjC3Ayrcnt-UQRzS43k3kAvV02HDbX-R4CMwBTDzTLD5N-KNkL3h-dE/s1048/April+Main+Slide.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1048" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZKKE_he2ASTXhv4TNRHbRgj8h258KN1H2r9uI44Dxc-Fg-JBzDrInw_4XWjGuIR2YTYBAeAcu1SQCu6IY6OPpLjC3Ayrcnt-UQRzS43k3kAvV02HDbX-R4CMwBTDzTLD5N-KNkL3h-dE/w400-h224/April+Main+Slide.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />[Español abajo]<br /> <br />April’s theme is Stepping into the Unknown<br /> <br /> The suggested topics for April are: <br />The Path Less Traveled <br />The Winds of Change <br />Bless-itation <br />Stepping Out, Stepping Up <br /><br />Here is the link to April’s 2021’s introductory video: <br /> <br /><a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=955e76868a&e=efb986430b">April Global Themes</a> <br /> <br />¡Saludos!<br /> <br /> Cada mes, nuestro líder espiritual, el Dr. Edward Viljoen, filma un video para introducir los temas mensuales sugeridos de los Centros para la Vida Espiritual.<br /> <br /> El tema de abril es Caminando hacia lo desconocido <br /> <br /> Los temas semanales sugeridos para el mes de abril son: <br />El camino menos transitado <br />Los vientos del cambio <br />Bendi-ción <br />Avanzar y mejorar <br /><br /> <br /> Aquí está el enlace para el video introductorio de abril: <br /> <br /><a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=4cebe1e6d4&e=efb986430b">Introductorio de abril</a> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=d8b9853a96&e=efb986430b" />Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-71202069560568725162021-02-01T04:00:00.001-08:002021-02-01T04:00:03.760-08:00One Journey, Many Paths - February 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuxnQ-hvYSR0iNaimOlmxNWLHtRXMcrQ74Rc0N6nHsla3R0HB8vpsPjm7ZMMDAzu2DC8InbzW60yFXkCvJK44AD388nMdXM0Q8j1oh9iNm6ZK8NJcigNUBV4AFU2ZR1RzmLH2203wbr5C/s1051/Week+One+February.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1051" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuxnQ-hvYSR0iNaimOlmxNWLHtRXMcrQ74Rc0N6nHsla3R0HB8vpsPjm7ZMMDAzu2DC8InbzW60yFXkCvJK44AD388nMdXM0Q8j1oh9iNm6ZK8NJcigNUBV4AFU2ZR1RzmLH2203wbr5C/w400-h225/Week+One+February.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div align="center">
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Each month, our Spiritual Leader Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen, films a
video to introduce Centers for Spiritual Living’s suggested monthly
topics and themes. <br />
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February’s theme is <em><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">One
Journey, Many Paths</span></b></em><br />
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<em><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">The
suggested topics for January are:</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Cada mes, nuestro líder espiritual, el reverendo doctor Edward
Viljoen, filma un video para presentar los temas mensuales
sugeridos de los Centros para la Vida Espiritual.<br />
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El tema del mes de febrero es Un Viaje, Muchos Caminos.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">Los temas
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Infinitas Conexiones, por la Escuela de Liderazgo Espiritual
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vídeo de febrero de 2021 haciendo clic a continuación: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-31856578744763950902021-01-28T19:03:00.001-08:002021-01-28T19:03:47.128-08:00VISTA 2021 VIRTUAL CONVENTION<p> </p><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/504585261" width="540"></iframe>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/504585261">Vista Introduction</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/centers">Centers for Spiritual Living</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><strong id="yui_3_17_2_1_1611888295653_508" style="color: rgba(28, 28, 28, 0.8); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.05em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: pre-wrap;">CENTERS FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING VISTA 2021 VIRTUAL CONVENTION: </strong></p><p class="" style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">In just a few weeks we will kick off our Virtual Convention <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">VISTA 2021: <em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">One Mind. Infinite Connection</em></strong> set to take place <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">February 15-18, 2021</strong>. </p><p class="" style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">In 2019 we had over 125 communities and an additional 100 individuals & focus ministries connect globally through the use of technology. In 2021, we have already taken our reach even further with new expanded possibilities and connection. </p><p class="" style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">VISTA 2021 is our 4-Day Virtual Convention creating global connection beyond the limitations of physical time and space. As we all adjust to the expansion of virtual communication, we’ll come together to be lifted up in a deeper connection. Join us for inspiring talks and conversations, live music performances, and interactive workshops designed to set you up for success - ALL live-streamed from around the globe into the comfort of your home or community.</p><p class="" style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Let's come together as One Mind and Infinite Connection to light up the world!</strong></p><p class="" style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Participation in VISTA 2021 is easy and offers a variety of options:</p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Participate & watch the programming LIVE!</p></li><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">View recordings of sessions at your leisure</p></li><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interact with attendees through live discussions, Q&A, & polls</p></li><li style="list-style-type: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Engage your community and leadership with a group registration pack.</p></li></ul><p class="" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1611888295653_514" style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; margin-bottom: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep checking back to <a href="https://www.vista.csl.org/">this website</a> for additional updates on programming, music, speakers, and more! </p>
Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-18301579943941040312021-01-06T13:27:00.005-08:002021-01-06T13:28:54.475-08:00A Moment of Peace for our Nation and our World<p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="314" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCSLSpiritualLeader%2Fvideos%2F405308677356635%2F&show_text=false&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Rev. Edward Viljoen, DD (Hon.) Spiritual Leader, Centers for Spiritual Living</p><p><br /></p><p>Meditation adapted from Ernest Holmes, <i>The Science of Mind</i></p><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">A moment of peace for our nation and our world.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Peace Is the Power at the Heart of God</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">My peace is found at the heart of God. The heart of God, for <span style="font-family: inherit;">me, is found at the very center of my being. It does not matter </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">how closely the confusion of the outer world presses against me, I </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">am not even disturbed by the confusion in my immediate environment. I know that the only way to counteract confusion is to bring </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">peace into play. "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you." These words of </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">assurance stay with me, and I hear them re-echoing in the depths </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of my being.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I surrender all of my fears-those nameless fears which have <span style="font-family: inherit;">beset me for such a long time, dulling my pleasure and clouding </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">with misery and apprehension all of my days. I am now through </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">with fear. What, indeed, is there for a divine and immortal being </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">to fear. Certainly not people, for as I am a divine and immortal </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">being, so is every man, and every man is my brother. I recognize </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">the one Life Principle, working in and through and inspiring the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">motives of everyone I contact.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">My Peace Is Found at the Heart of God</div></div></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-67620018426018862672020-12-30T12:48:00.000-08:002020-12-30T12:48:04.493-08:00January 2021 Timeless Wisdom, Evolutionary Vision<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmUNFtSBsmcCpbvn-XkjwUhrIFFULaPiLTQ7JMFut8fPkYIm1OgvHW_0vSf9DtC2Syx_IsnXIxaOgATvz2-5DS0aa21auWrI6Gxyi4FXx_b93Y2rEh17ZYaiUB8v2rahMkMMSmyzYKltY/s1047/January+Slide.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1047" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmUNFtSBsmcCpbvn-XkjwUhrIFFULaPiLTQ7JMFut8fPkYIm1OgvHW_0vSf9DtC2Syx_IsnXIxaOgATvz2-5DS0aa21auWrI6Gxyi4FXx_b93Y2rEh17ZYaiUB8v2rahMkMMSmyzYKltY/s320/January+Slide.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Each month, our Spiritual Leader Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen films a video to introduce Centers for Spiritual Living’s suggested monthly topics and themes. <br /><br />January’s theme and the theme for 2021 is Timeless Wisdom, Evolutionary Vision. <br /><br />The suggested topics for January are: <br /><br />· (1/3) Timeless Wisdom, Evolutionary Vision <br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>· (1/10) Grounding Beyond the Beginning</li><li>· (1/17) Here and Now</li><li>· (1/24) Looking Ahead</li><li>· (1/31) Looking Above</li></ul>To see the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7805999366415070331/6762001842601886267#">video on Vimeo in English</a>, click here or scroll to the bottom of this message.<br /><br />¡Saludos! <br /><br />Cada mes, nuestro Líder Espiritual, el Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen, filma un video para presentar los temas mensuales sugeridos por los Centros para la Vida Espiritual. <br /><br />El tema del mes de enero y del año 2021 es: Sabiduría eterna, Visión evolutiva. <br /><br />Los temas sugeridos para enero son: <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>(1/3) Sabiduría eterna, Visión evolutiva </li><li>(1/10) Enraizado más allá del principio </li><li>(1/17) Aquí y ahora </li><li>(1/24) Mirando hacia el futuro </li><li>(1/31) Mirando hacia arriba Vea el video de enero de 2021 haciendo clic abajo: </li></ul><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIPYA1WMpKw&feature=youtu.be">(10) Video para el mes de enero del 2021: Sabiduría eterna, Visión evolutiva - YouTube</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/495491930" width="540"></iframe>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/495491930">Global Themes January 2021 English</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/centers">Centers for Spiritual Living</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></div></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-50166286686499577822020-12-21T15:16:00.002-08:002020-12-21T15:16:01.199-08:00Making Magic / Haciendo Magia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbjyIh0k8aZc9RcAtLdsSRJG3Jrw5kHXbqAA0lGP-4M0Qw02K4VH1VbCsQCFMacWuU9x4xSLfOEaH8SODaNc47plCM7lsAyEZy66WuyuC-BXJlhp5jMyFUxfNQ-JvCpTgO61YYFgGkU0N/s1098/December+Week+4+First+Slide.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbjyIh0k8aZc9RcAtLdsSRJG3Jrw5kHXbqAA0lGP-4M0Qw02K4VH1VbCsQCFMacWuU9x4xSLfOEaH8SODaNc47plCM7lsAyEZy66WuyuC-BXJlhp5jMyFUxfNQ-JvCpTgO61YYFgGkU0N/s320/December+Week+4+First+Slide.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Think of each day as a holy opportunity to celebrate. Particularly in a month like December, when there are so many sacred days from various spiritual traditions. The idea of making every day worthy of honoring spiritual inspiration seems apt and even significant, even the days that are not ‘red-inked’ on our calendar. <br /><br />Every day, it turns out, can be made to be significant. <br /><br />December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth <br />December 27, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=d13d5c01bd&e=cb7af855fc">Making Magic</a> <br /><br />Tema del mes: Celebrando la Verdad Divina <br />Semana 4: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=9ad0a39b20&e=cb7af855fc">Haciendo Magia</a><br />Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-89380133285567604222020-12-14T15:12:00.001-08:002020-12-14T15:12:01.282-08:00Cultivating the Light / Cultivando la luz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ4cOXsVM0aDcBXcUeYBRwNo6w5Hn0IHVrBIQeb-2HwTjbYG_CpqqbPeuF2J578r2Dl7ZBUOex0N3mnZHba1V2C84fgJF6IsUhJhGJcPH98z_Ll7AZhcXupKerhT_cqau3VMaRLFiCZQk/s1101/December+Week+3+First+Slide.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ4cOXsVM0aDcBXcUeYBRwNo6w5Hn0IHVrBIQeb-2HwTjbYG_CpqqbPeuF2J578r2Dl7ZBUOex0N3mnZHba1V2C84fgJF6IsUhJhGJcPH98z_Ll7AZhcXupKerhT_cqau3VMaRLFiCZQk/s320/December+Week+3+First+Slide.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />It is interesting to me that Light plays such an important role in touching our hearts… <br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Whether a candle on a cake,</li><li>A fire in the darkness</li><li>Or the glow on the face of a saint… </li></ul><br />Light has marked occasions of human significance since time began. <br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bonfires celebrated winter solstice rites..</li><li>In Praise of ancient Gods, fires were lighted:</li><li>At Hanukkah, Jews lighted, and still do, candles in a menorah in memory of the miracle of many centuries ago...</li><li>Christians, as a sign of the presence of holiness. </li></ul><br /><div>If you like, you might even use a candle to help the process. Light a candle every morning. For five minutes be still and look at it. And in your mind state FIRMLY Spirit is the light of intelligence in my life.<br /><br />December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth <br />December 20, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=2609698668&e=cb7af855fc">Cultivating Light</a> <br /><br />Tema del mes: Celebrando la Verdad Divina <br />Semana 3: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=9884c96882&e=cb7af855fc">Cultivando la luz</a><div><ul type="disc">
</ul><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-61972523309100995392020-12-07T15:09:00.001-08:002020-12-07T15:09:01.312-08:00Preparing the Way / Preparando el camino<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU53Z3tAQPAUgsKYnl9Yc1YiTmZjktAwroNyaUgBVzI9XApzdmKSHYsLnUhY4YY9QdjDCMpv19C_0jr3s1EdoHGrnzKTGBmJkI55bktesgau9jhUrS-GNM_-UrR6V2dmLXgOgUHzjhS1OS/s1103/December+2020+Week+2+First+slide.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU53Z3tAQPAUgsKYnl9Yc1YiTmZjktAwroNyaUgBVzI9XApzdmKSHYsLnUhY4YY9QdjDCMpv19C_0jr3s1EdoHGrnzKTGBmJkI55bktesgau9jhUrS-GNM_-UrR6V2dmLXgOgUHzjhS1OS/s320/December+2020+Week+2+First+slide.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Whether you are in a northern or a southern climate, you know that during the winter months, the nights get longer and colder and it is not unusual for people to look forward to the return of the light and its warmth. The winter months, associated in some climates with hibernation and renewal, can be an opportunity for spiritual practitioners to go within, rekindle their inner light, and prepare the way for another spring.<div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">December
2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth </span></strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">December 13, 2020 – </span><a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=cee13f8914&e=cb7af855fc" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">Preparing the Way</span></a></li>
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mes: </span></strong><em><b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Celebrando la Verdad Divina</span></b></em><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Semana 2: </span><a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=60ff417f83&e=cb7af855fc" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: #007c89;">Preparando el
Camino</span></em></a></li>
</ul><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-20577259780602785272020-11-30T15:09:00.004-08:002020-11-30T15:09:48.076-08:00Videos - December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth / Celebrando la Verdad Divina <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmtNoFkOv_j_driH_NetuiLUsCvyDrz1K_z_cfS2KOfjbHEAihUgtVx4qe3UlpiwmfkIkp0hy90Cmn1TMp9k8YeImtvO2WDp313EUfxeeY1Dws01Ay09AFFXXop0zmPfHkvrE0eFH30SJ/s2000/December+Main+Slide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmtNoFkOv_j_driH_NetuiLUsCvyDrz1K_z_cfS2KOfjbHEAihUgtVx4qe3UlpiwmfkIkp0hy90Cmn1TMp9k8YeImtvO2WDp313EUfxeeY1Dws01Ay09AFFXXop0zmPfHkvrE0eFH30SJ/s320/December+Main+Slide.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth <br />December 6, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=0453ba4e42&e=cb7af855fc">Welcoming the Shadow</a> <br /><br /><br />Tema del mes: Celebrando la Verdad Divina <br />Semana 1: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=62b5b8e1e7&e=cb7af855fc">Dando la Bienvenida a la Sombra</a><div><br /></div><div>Jacob Liberman wrote that “A shadow is produced when an object blocks light. Whenever we block the light guiding our life, we create a shadow. Only when we are transparent and in alignment with the source of light, as when the sun is directly overhead, does the shadow magically disappear.”<br /><br />In our spiritual culture, one of the ways we explore both the shadows and the light is through one-on-one spiritual coaching with licensed practitioners who have been trained to work with clients to identify blocks and provide spiritual mind treatment to address them. If you are not in an area where a licensed practitioner is available, you may consider visiting our world ministry of prayer where you can submit a request for spiritual mind treatment.<div><ul type="disc">
</ul><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-47836330733214503962020-11-25T06:30:00.001-08:002020-11-25T06:30:04.822-08:00November 29, 2020 - The Grateful and Cheerful Receiver - El receptor agradecido y alegre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDdP-bvSrXH1qMSedWigW9VQ9C5xduY-o3arzVsPSEXdNQyeSKuHWLSZdO81XvUVuP_EGjldpiRfM16t8J6SSF8uZ2Xrde0BylCakSWAFFtum1q48X4duhMkXnEkUwHmXVJm8N_ArGvwx/s1080/what+is+being+givin+%25283%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDdP-bvSrXH1qMSedWigW9VQ9C5xduY-o3arzVsPSEXdNQyeSKuHWLSZdO81XvUVuP_EGjldpiRfM16t8J6SSF8uZ2Xrde0BylCakSWAFFtum1q48X4duhMkXnEkUwHmXVJm8N_ArGvwx/s320/what+is+being+givin+%25283%2529.png" /></a></div><br />Giving and receiving connected; you might even say they are the same thing. We can’t have one without the other. So good cheer is as essential in receiving as it is in giving. <br /><br />Here’s the thing, some of us are better at giving, and others are better at receiving. Some of us practice being good givers to hide the discomfort we feel around receiving. And others of us receive in a way that – well, to be frank – is more like demanding or taking. The point is, if you are like me and everyone else, there is probably an area in your giving and receiving where you can do better, and good cheer is a clue. <br /><br />To bring good cheer into your receiving, consider the practices suggested in this week's video. Follow the links below to view them in English or Spanish:<div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">November 29, 2020 – <span style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=ee2b4cea72&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">The Grateful and Cheerful Receiver</a><br /><br /></span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Semana 5: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=2678ee49dd&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">El receptor agradecido y alegre</span></a></span></li></ul></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-13270237007581586252020-11-18T06:30:00.001-08:002020-11-18T06:30:01.142-08:00November 22 - Are You Motivated to be a Compassionate Conduit?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbOHFt7B2U9ysL0l7jtV6RRAmOWgwETyncjhsNkRqUIAljvpeeucbkS9upfQZwLnBwWAP24YxfD6BT-LZbIIuTwztKeWM3i7iGG_RU1e-xf8OwLUe8VnwdDMsAuAjLf_mdC_OICUsAA8G/s1080/what+is+being+givin+%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbOHFt7B2U9ysL0l7jtV6RRAmOWgwETyncjhsNkRqUIAljvpeeucbkS9upfQZwLnBwWAP24YxfD6BT-LZbIIuTwztKeWM3i7iGG_RU1e-xf8OwLUe8VnwdDMsAuAjLf_mdC_OICUsAA8G/s320/what+is+being+givin+%25282%2529.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A conduit is a channel that carries something like water or electricity. <br /><br />The conduit is not the source of the water or electricity; it is the channel through which the water or electricity flows. <br /><br /><div>Thinking of electricity as an illustration of the Divine is very helpful to me in my studies of Science of Mind. Electricity is inherently neutral. It has no regional, religious, racial, gender bias. It respects no person more than another, no being more than another. It just is. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think of electricity as being everywhere, and it always was everywhere, but not visible, not useful, until it was channeled and directed for a specific purpose. And of course, using electricity requires an understanding and respect for the laws that govern it.</div><div><br /></div><div>To see this week's videos in English or Spanish, follow the links below:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">November 22, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=1bc7c07f1b&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">God is Not Motivated if You Aren’t </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Semana 4: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=2bf7e586a1&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">Dios no está motivado si tu no estás</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-9947906765062587492020-11-11T06:30:00.001-08:002020-11-11T06:30:04.383-08:00November 15 - How Engaged is God as Us? ¿Qué tanto está comprometido Dios con nosotros?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBGeeBQbN5wv64YRP1c28keSRoSojNlHmWV5ZukAw_LChw27vmts4FcNE9X6TuLWcb9MNNRHoRy4u275FF4xefvRTuPnng4xcmKdPyHEkXR7Q4aW5x1iJLS7iR0X2_6fop1cpjRnkwtWN/s1080/what+is+being+givin+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBGeeBQbN5wv64YRP1c28keSRoSojNlHmWV5ZukAw_LChw27vmts4FcNE9X6TuLWcb9MNNRHoRy4u275FF4xefvRTuPnng4xcmKdPyHEkXR7Q4aW5x1iJLS7iR0X2_6fop1cpjRnkwtWN/s320/what+is+being+givin+%25281%2529.png" /></a></div><br />Whether I am aware of it or not, I am a spiritual being, and the Divine is 100% ready, willing, able, and available to express through my words, to create through my actions, to love through my heart. <br /><br />Maybe you can think of a time when you were less engaged in your spiritual life? I can. And maybe you can remember a time when you turned back to that spiritual something that lives in you? I can. And when I did, the miracle of miracles is that It, the Divine, was exactly where it always was, in the same state it always was, 100% ready, willing, and able to flow through the channel I opened in me.<div><br /></div><div>To see this week's videos in English or Spanish, click the links below:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">November 15, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=79fe175bc8&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">How engaged is God as us?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Semana 3: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=25963f1030&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">¿Qué tanto está comprometido Dios con nosotros?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-48827725064733705382020-11-04T06:30:00.001-08:002020-11-04T06:30:01.329-08:00November 8 - What is God Giving You? ¿Qué te está dando Dios?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuIe3Ol8wu6DFZ4kbh3UNDldh_gkTdBV0wion3ys_00KpwR3_6ALs-IM1rinVEE9dFqZHAJJcOlW4jGPtus9bI48HSh3sQ_1KuzAhPMjS5IOcupDv5pzXiZ7gEBTTlr9BhOzdJFKsVCtK/s1080/what+is+being+givin.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuIe3Ol8wu6DFZ4kbh3UNDldh_gkTdBV0wion3ys_00KpwR3_6ALs-IM1rinVEE9dFqZHAJJcOlW4jGPtus9bI48HSh3sQ_1KuzAhPMjS5IOcupDv5pzXiZ7gEBTTlr9BhOzdJFKsVCtK/s320/what+is+being+givin.png" /></a></div><br />Imagine with me a scene in which you become annoyed by something that happens. A good example that triggers me is someone who cuts me off in traffic. <div><br /></div><div>When I've been annoyed by such a situation, I believe my justified annoyance comes from the inconsiderate driver, which may be the case. Still, if I can pause in my thinking while driving safely, I may notice that my annoyance arises without complete knowledge of what is happening in that other car that cut me off. </div><div><br /></div><div>My annoyance arises from what I make the situation mean. And at that moment, I find myself disconnected from a greater possibility that Life Itself produces. Would I have the same response if I knew the driver was hurrying to take a pregnant person in labor to the hospital? And, because I don't know the driver's heart and motive, why am I choosing the meaning that leads to annoyance?</div><div><br /></div><div>To see this week's videos in English or Spanish, follow the links below:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">November 8, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=0d78ef3f5b&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">What is God giving you?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Semana 2: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=f5f7fefc1c&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">¿Qué te está dando Dios?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-80244230409547446702020-10-31T15:04:00.004-07:002020-10-31T15:04:43.387-07:00November 2020 Divine Authority to Choose - La capacidad Divina para elegir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zMhlwJVaFXoUh6Vtdu3SVyVJusFd3DHBeVf1fnFpOPmCYMSH92Jtlcs6EiOnH3EKGNfz8Osk2hWEIOblOeZPIiloM_KdxYQvua7r1GbDUjye9pFA123DK4l1IpAC19qUcyUee3Do_ziD/s1080/divine+authority.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zMhlwJVaFXoUh6Vtdu3SVyVJusFd3DHBeVf1fnFpOPmCYMSH92Jtlcs6EiOnH3EKGNfz8Osk2hWEIOblOeZPIiloM_KdxYQvua7r1GbDUjye9pFA123DK4l1IpAC19qUcyUee3Do_ziD/s320/divine+authority.png" /></a></div><div>It seems to be that through our ability to choose, we are sometimes more and sometimes less in alignment with that creative Power flowing through us. </div><br />It is one thing to know we are vehicles through which divine Creativity may be expressed, and it is another thing to rise, choose, and act on that knowledge. We do so through kindness, philanthropy, and good works in the world. By acting, we set up a generative force of circulation and move even closer to our ultimate fulfillment of using the creative power of our minds to channel and magnify the ultimate goodness, the Divine. The more we act in the world, the greater our capacity to be a conduit of the infinite, creative Power.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To view this week's videos in English or Spanish, follow the links below:</div><div><ul type="disc">
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Semana 1: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=2a66dc6bbb&e=cb7af855fc" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">La capacidad Divina para elegir</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-81094182312795675512020-10-21T16:30:00.001-07:002020-10-21T16:30:06.302-07:00October 25, 2020 – Bridges That Last - • Semana 4: Puentes que perduran<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbn0rAARh-UlXMIyCIFG0wsxAWyHHCQCYHV0X0NMc9dMg_wLmwCq2YvmBwPLKmZkJ9EUIFX53jpDLtWJaPJ6aM-gQStexezygCTL2eMVaGz3xp8vPKlxDx1v3GVSqz84iausD2Ruc8Kfe7/s589/IMG_0446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbn0rAARh-UlXMIyCIFG0wsxAWyHHCQCYHV0X0NMc9dMg_wLmwCq2YvmBwPLKmZkJ9EUIFX53jpDLtWJaPJ6aM-gQStexezygCTL2eMVaGz3xp8vPKlxDx1v3GVSqz84iausD2Ruc8Kfe7/s320/IMG_0446.JPG" /></a></div>"No greater good can come to you than to know that the Power already within you is the power to live, the power to create. Not only to create for yourself, but for others -- the power to do good, the power to heal, the power to prosper. You are to realize that the Power within you is a Divine Authority. It is a dispenser of the Divine Gifts. It is a giver of life, of joy. It proclaims the Kingdom of Heaven, the harmony of the soul, and the unity of all being." <div><br /></div><div>Dr. Ernest Holmes <br /><br />The key words in that are <b><i>“not only to create for yourself, but for others,.” </i></b><br /><br />The power we have to do good <br /><br />The power we have to reveal wholeness <br /><br />The power we have to prosper <br /><br />Is not for ourselves alone, but for others.<div><br /></div><br />October 25, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=de23e3af95&e=efb986430b">Bridges That Last</a> <div><br /></div><div>Semana 4: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=2a32e731ed&e=efb986430b">Puentes que perduran</a></div></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-83234358189547547162020-10-14T16:27:00.001-07:002020-10-14T16:27:02.209-07:00October 18, 2020 – Bridge Over Troubled Water - • Semana 3: Un puente sobre aguas turbulentas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Naj1nyRRVUjg8qRd9KK-FZJas8t0vtE4VAenGDq1Pe6Xhyphenhypheni02Ft2teZ3roCd0ytxugAGZw5FoOtKfkE7NFBl1NRao808SoXza_MjcehEVJ6FQZuHaCHHgrAU4ygBBpt7Q62nIfNLFkHy/s643/IMG_0445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Naj1nyRRVUjg8qRd9KK-FZJas8t0vtE4VAenGDq1Pe6Xhyphenhypheni02Ft2teZ3roCd0ytxugAGZw5FoOtKfkE7NFBl1NRao808SoXza_MjcehEVJ6FQZuHaCHHgrAU4ygBBpt7Q62nIfNLFkHy/s320/IMG_0445.JPG" /></a></div><br />To explore our connections to each other requires that we embrace an important idea, that there is something in you that is just like it is in me. That though we may be different, and those differences to be appreciated, raised up, and celebrate, nevertheless, there is something that is in you just the same way that it is in me. <br /><br />This week the content creators invite us to explore the role that forgiveness work plays in taking down barriers that prevent us from seeing each other through the filter of shared experience. <br /><br />They present us with these compelling questions: <br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Is there an area in my life where I withhold love and caring?</li><li>Is there something that is calling for forgiveness?</li><li>What would happen if I were to set aside real or imagined injury and behaved as I did before?</li><li>What would happen if I was to return to the love that was the original source of this connection?</li><li>Would I be willing to listen and hear what is said with an open mind and an open heart?</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;">To see the video in English or Spanish, click the link below:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">October 18, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=c92b9ae72b&e=efb986430b" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89;">Bridge Over Troubled Water</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202020; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Semana 3: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=0e56ed7113&e=efb986430b" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: #007c89; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif;">Un puente sobre
aguas turbulentas</span></em></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-33544141562773858572020-10-07T16:22:00.001-07:002020-10-07T16:22:00.643-07:00October 11, 2020 – Inextricably Connected - Semana 2: Inexorablemente conectados<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi9ZLrjDKtZD8_9yFAbFVus55WkEIiP_kspNvW8bbSbMOs-_vqmkU7pdFSzGT_MOTrq-GLhX_PaeucMBmld6BJpeS7p-p7EJJQ4ZpQ4QTGrOMIhGRrIS9E8ANtHQqHJZgOcPmTWDWA0mD/s589/IMG_0448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi9ZLrjDKtZD8_9yFAbFVus55WkEIiP_kspNvW8bbSbMOs-_vqmkU7pdFSzGT_MOTrq-GLhX_PaeucMBmld6BJpeS7p-p7EJJQ4ZpQ4QTGrOMIhGRrIS9E8ANtHQqHJZgOcPmTWDWA0mD/s320/IMG_0448.JPG" /></a></div>Dr. David Suzuki, the environmentalist describes it as a web of life, that must become the foundation of the way we live, and he says that <br /><br />We must work from dominance to partnership <br /><br />From fragmentation to connection <br /><br />From insecurity to interdepencence. <br /><br />I get that. <br /><br />And an elder of the Chippewa Tribe, Sun Bear, said it like this: "I do not think the measure of a civilization Is how tall its buildings of concrete are. But rather how well its people have learned to relate To their environment and fellow humans."<div><br /></div><div>To see the video in Spanish or English, click the link below:<br /><div><br /></div>October 11, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=7fb1087e62&e=efb986430b">Inextricably Connected</a><br /><br />Semana 2: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=cc8d055f88&e=efb986430b">Inexorablemente conectados</a><div><ul type="disc">
</ul><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></div></div><br />Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-78710078009817698552020-09-30T16:22:00.003-07:002020-09-30T16:22:49.880-07:00October 4, 2020 – Just Like Me = • Semana 1: Igual que yo <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1HSYDHF90Yts7cp0Sj5AcBoOoX_QeL5RUWtq5I9scP34qK10P-WNQXdeYx9kRvJwqTFrUE5kTT6wH3zHzPmWkcYryCX8qUun1BDlMo87rIiprOq7afMXAVJwkdF8-WsOGOrFmzXfsXs3/s903/IMG_0665+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="903" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1HSYDHF90Yts7cp0Sj5AcBoOoX_QeL5RUWtq5I9scP34qK10P-WNQXdeYx9kRvJwqTFrUE5kTT6wH3zHzPmWkcYryCX8qUun1BDlMo87rIiprOq7afMXAVJwkdF8-WsOGOrFmzXfsXs3/s320/IMG_0665+%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Centers for Spiritual Living provides content for our Centers and Study groups worldwide In the form of suggested monthly themes. This month’s content is brought to us by our Virtual Ministries and Focus Ministries and the topic is Cosmic Connections. <br /><br />Rev Donna N. Smith, and Rev. Ann Thacker propose this idea: <br /><br />“Knowing that we are each a reflection of the Infinite Self, we can move towards an understanding that everyone around us reflects ourselves. And just like me, everyone is doing the best they can, with what they have, in the time that they have. When we can find compassion for ourselves in doing the best that we can, we are able to transfer our compassion to those around us.” <br /><br />What a beautiful and challenging idea for these times. Can I make more generous assumptions about other people. Can I make those generous assumptions based on the idea that we are connected on a cosmic level? Can I stay in true to that idea that we – spiritually speaking – share the same heritage?<div><br /></div><div>To see the video in English or Spanish, click on the link below.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>October 4, 2020 – <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=635788880f&e=efb986430b">Just Like Me</a></li><li>Semana 1: <a href="https://csl.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b358808d38d772ee2ae0007fa&id=3e06431bea&e=efb986430b">Igual que yo</a></li></ul><div><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-47306009164996484182020-09-28T13:48:00.000-07:002020-09-28T13:48:16.042-07:00Spiritual Guide to Voting from Centers for Spiritual Living<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSjYxxgu0S6ktvryVfeoaeDfS4YaOHM_3xJkcI9sQgH2u-OTlZ1mD7zmNXpMdnBCHyjxJQzOTIQ-lbyUpYM2QmTaiZypOzRbz6Re9JLRlV9scSkjqZONVwhAsqbfEAdd_JV7MpAqL2kZK/s2048/tiffany-tertipes-Y2Vxsb75RVo-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSjYxxgu0S6ktvryVfeoaeDfS4YaOHM_3xJkcI9sQgH2u-OTlZ1mD7zmNXpMdnBCHyjxJQzOTIQ-lbyUpYM2QmTaiZypOzRbz6Re9JLRlV9scSkjqZONVwhAsqbfEAdd_JV7MpAqL2kZK/s320/tiffany-tertipes-Y2Vxsb75RVo-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Centers for Spiritual Living Guide to Voting <br />Prepared by the Spiritually Motivated Social Engagement Committee <div><br /></div><div>The world is perhaps at the point of the greatest crisis in all human history, and there seem to be two attitudes we can assume. One is calmness, faith, and conviction; the other would be despair. And despair is unthinkable. Let each, in [their] own way, dedicate [their] time, service, hope, and spiritual conviction to the common cause of liberty and justice for all. And let's work without tiring and pray without ceasing. <br /><br /></div><div>Dr. Ernest Holmes The Essential Ernest Holmes, p. 179 </div><div><br /></div><div>PREAMBLE </div><div><br /></div><div>The Spiritually Motivated Social Engagement Committee of Centers for Spiritual Living offers this voting guide for the first time as support for voters from our spiritual communities in applying our vision and values when making electoral choices. Centers for Spiritual Living, a nonprofit religious organization headquartered in the United States, does not endorse any candidates for public office. Instead, we encourage our spiritual community to apply Science of Mind teaching, vision, and values in making choices. </div><div><br /></div><div>We do encourage everyone eligible to vote to register and to vote prayerfully, considering each candidate, ballot initiative, and policy in the light of our vision and values when selecting those who will serve in public office. Although references throughout this guide are made to nonprofit regulations and voting resources in the United States, the spiritual guide to voting may be applied to voting worldwide by adjusting content and nonprofit regulations to local laws and resources. <br /><br /><br />Click the link below to download the Spiritual Guide to Voting from Centers for Spiritual Living<br /><br /><a href="https://cslsr.org/csl-guide-to-voting/">https://cslsr.org/csl-guide-to-voting/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For more information about Centers for Spiritual Living, click here: <a href="https://csl.org/en/">https://csl.org/en/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-86482096692465927642020-09-21T17:26:00.001-07:002020-09-21T17:26:00.636-07:00Just Do it<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbTHjRsx280jBhNKF1bYWMGr1Xc7KP__WWM96_yAcGG2QuZkLvnt3C2y_tfIdN1kdIRaSosnySZcoEYUGdm_cGsQT5ouqj9ee2rYTykolwTKJMmtp9FAL2uuWqAh-FVpsMyeynefGMY1J/s1920/Untitled+design+%25286%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbTHjRsx280jBhNKF1bYWMGr1Xc7KP__WWM96_yAcGG2QuZkLvnt3C2y_tfIdN1kdIRaSosnySZcoEYUGdm_cGsQT5ouqj9ee2rYTykolwTKJMmtp9FAL2uuWqAh-FVpsMyeynefGMY1J/s640/Untitled+design+%25286%2529.png" /></a></div><br />When faith inspires, we are called into action of some sort. It could be prayer, pastoral care, service to the community, or other creative action. The point is, when we block, hinder, and are outside of the flow of faith, we stagnate rather than flourish and thrive. Faith without works is dead. Faith with works of love, service, and Truth, therefore, is life! <br /><br />And, we may not always know clearly what to do exactly… <br /><br />And, what actions we commit to may not always work out perfectly <br /><br />And, we may feel conflicted and self doubting when we do act <br /><br />And, still, we must act.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/451881388">Global Vision Videos - September week 4</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/centers">Centers for Spiritual Living</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-25419810012538032012020-09-14T17:24:00.001-07:002020-09-14T17:24:00.277-07:00Do You Have Faith?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAjSUdGT5mIFZ-n-hyOfMVfKOWnFFDBMWgltaPRwHibOw3lSxtS4cZmAf_9B4Q6M_7BTFbI2gfkJHZBtz73M9KEqCy_CXDje8crdCYam-k3RkwElJ3UawXQ4nydr3qE8iN1h7tbhwCbUP/s1920/Untitled+design+%25285%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAjSUdGT5mIFZ-n-hyOfMVfKOWnFFDBMWgltaPRwHibOw3lSxtS4cZmAf_9B4Q6M_7BTFbI2gfkJHZBtz73M9KEqCy_CXDje8crdCYam-k3RkwElJ3UawXQ4nydr3qE8iN1h7tbhwCbUP/s640/Untitled+design+%25285%2529.png" /></a></div><br /><br />It’s all about getting clear with yourself about what faith means. <br /><br />Here are some ideas that might help. <br /><br />First, faith is not the same as bargaining, begging, manipulating or pleading. It is a calm assurance that all is well, even when we are experiencing distressing events. <br /><br />Faith is not the same as superstition – it doesn’t require ceremonies, or rituals. It’s deepened, rather, by confidence in the nature of the Divine. Trust, in what is. <br /><br />Faith is not static, it takes practice having calm assurance, especially during times when things are going well, so that when they are not, we’ve built a faith fitness. Can I respond to the world with love and compassion in good times and in stressful times? Can I go with the flow trustingly when things are good and when things are not so good?<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/451878402" width="540"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/451878402">Global Vision Videos - September week 3</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/centers">Centers for Spiritual Living</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-50851982381874210882020-09-07T17:21:00.001-07:002020-09-07T17:21:00.908-07:00Faith: Skepticism, Doubt, and Fear<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclfk911B1MlqIIuLedo4oq2cgWdLp2HCI4wDmhBEoGZu-7KvcvAFhMHhGTZEBWLx2Pz0ss2lDRL5w_3lpbiTu6jHl-ciJjUf9KfQrJwXGnOPxqiAhPKvxw0FKH4FASKYRGBZl6UheGjSi/s1920/Untitled+design+%25284%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclfk911B1MlqIIuLedo4oq2cgWdLp2HCI4wDmhBEoGZu-7KvcvAFhMHhGTZEBWLx2Pz0ss2lDRL5w_3lpbiTu6jHl-ciJjUf9KfQrJwXGnOPxqiAhPKvxw0FKH4FASKYRGBZl6UheGjSi/s640/Untitled+design+%25284%2529.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">My grandmother had
faith that all things work out in time. I realize now that it took great
strength for her to proclaim that faith - when life disproved it frequently.
She would, nevertheless, resolutely declare that she expected good to come
about, and then she would wait for things to work out as expected. I doubted
sincerely that she was right, and yet…..she was.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/451876813" width="540"></iframe></div><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/451876813">Global Vision Videos - September Week Two (1)</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/centers">Centers for Spiritual Living</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805999366415070331.post-79934229787807274192020-08-31T17:19:00.005-07:002020-08-31T17:22:04.506-07:00Facing Fear: It's All About Faith<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG_Mb1eUi3KzaZNTlpp1oQAFzyDk3F-lalUN8IW19GgjsffAs4Mcu-J_ZkA0W8igB70705-Cn3Zyf8b2811xvKFygJYBruVgB9EtIB58swHETuPKQ1xZ_VBsJ-7m7GAxhfqJKSZaKJwvt/s1920/September+is+All+About+Faith.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG_Mb1eUi3KzaZNTlpp1oQAFzyDk3F-lalUN8IW19GgjsffAs4Mcu-J_ZkA0W8igB70705-Cn3Zyf8b2811xvKFygJYBruVgB9EtIB58swHETuPKQ1xZ_VBsJ-7m7GAxhfqJKSZaKJwvt/s640/September+is+All+About+Faith.png" /></a></div>Here is a story that beautifully illustrates faith.<div><br /><div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/451588242" width="540"></iframe></div><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/451588242">Global Vision Themes: September Week One</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/centers">Centers for Spiritual Living</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p>This Month’s theme content is provided by </p>CSL Practitioner Council <br /><br />Team Members indluce: <br /><br />· Charlie Sheppard, RScP, CSL Asheville <br /><br />· Louise Tallen, PhD, RScP, Ahava CSL, Lexington KY <br /><br />· Kim Burgner, RScP NW Arkansas CSL TC <br /><br />· Kris Ferraro, RScP, CSL North Jersey <br /><br />· Ninoska Duenas, RScP, CSL Grenada Hills, CA <br /><br />· Joy Lynn Hertz, RScP, CSL Albuquerque <br /><br />· Tony Diaz, RScP <br /><br />They remind us that Dr. Martin Luther Kind, Jr. said that “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase,” and that Khalil Gibran said “Faith is a Knowledge within the Heart beyond the reach of proof.” </div></div>Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.com0