connection

What Heaven Can Hear

Last December, I decided to attend a retreat in Finland, of all places. A retreat in -- say, Bermuda -- might've been preferable that time of year, especially for a Minnesotan. But the Finnish retreat would be led by Dave Oshana, a spiritual teacher I admire and respect, so I put on my heated socks, zipped up my parka and got on a plane. The retreat was held on a small island on the edge of the Baltic Sea, three hours southwest of Helsinki. Starlight reflected off snowy hills as we drove to … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: authenticity, connection

A Hugging Meditation

By Rev. Lisa Severson Leave a Comment

After the events this week in the Middle East, I have been feeling a deep sense of sorrow. I had many discussions both with people who were celebrating and with people, like me, who just felt sad at the state of the world. I keep thinking we all need to do better than this. Today I realized that I was on the verge of tears for no apparent reason. It had been coming and going for quite some time, but today on the drive home I found them welling up in me. I had the radio on in the car and a … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: connection, hug

Eternal Life through Facebook

By Alan Cohen 1 Comment

I was surprised to receive a Facebook friend invitation from Eric Butterworth, a respected author and minister who introduced me to the New Thought movement many years ago. The astounding element of Dr. Butterworth's invitation is that he is dead. He passed away eight years ago. How he found his way onto Facebook is a matter of great interest to me. The Internet and Facebook bear huge metaphysical lessons. In truth, no one ever dies and we are capable of communicating interdimensionally. In … [Read more...]

Category: Columns Tags: connection

Feed the Hungry

By Alan Cohen 2 Comments

This is the time of year when many of us turn our attention to feeding the hungry. When most people think about feeding the hungry, we consider giving canned goods to the poor or serving at a soup kitchen. And what a benevolent service that is! Yet, there is a hunger far more pervasive in our culture than the hunger for physical food, a malady from which hundreds of millions of people suffer every day. It is the hunger for presence and connection. Recently I was sitting in a club lounge at … [Read more...]

Category: Columns Tags: connection, holiday

Switched at Birth

By Alan Cohen Leave a Comment

Dimas Alapadi of Sao Paolo, Brazil, was always intrigued that he did not resemble his four sisters. "There was something different about me," he explained. "I had blonde hair and blue eyes and my sisters had dark hair and eyes. I looked German while my parents were of Italian descent. Something did not add up." At age 24 Alapadi had a DNA test done, which confirmed that he was indeed not the child of his supposed parents. His parents were shocked. The family researched hospital records for … [Read more...]

Category: Columns Tags: connection

Home

By Tim Miejan 2 Comments

Every single day I marvel at the incredibly complexity of reality, the layers upon layers of dimension that make it possible for us to even be alive. It's not just a collection of muscle cells that allows your heart to beat, nor just a collection of neurons that allows your mind to think. And how do you explain emotions and synchronicity and the transformation of a chrysalis into a butterfly? On a very mundane level, I understand that what makes the internet work are the links that connect … [Read more...]

Category: Columns Tags: connection, Earth

Spiritual Hunger – Part 6

By MariAngela Landau Leave a Comment

Sixth of a seven-part series In this installment of the seven-part series, I will offer suggestions about how to dismantle the matrix and live a life of self-sovereignty, spiritual freedom and glory, and in part seven I will offer my interpretive insights and impressions about the theories, prophecies and predictions associated with 12/21/2012. In a previous installment, we explored how it might feel relatively easy to accept that the matrix fiercely and dutifully governs the design and … [Read more...]

Category: Uncategorized Tags: authenticity, connection, matrix, transformation

Natures Recipe: Take Time to Connect

By Bonnie Flores Leave a Comment

I have a favorite park near my home. It is very large with many beautiful trails that flow through prairie land, wooded areas, beautiful pines, and a natural apple orchid. As I was walking alone one day through the park, I became aware of the trees - their beauty, their strength, and what seemed to me to be their wisdom. I stood there breathing in, seeming to breathe in their strength and vitality. It was as if I was able to feel their essence. I felt so alive, invigorated, with a renewed … [Read more...]

Category: Nature Tags: connection, Earth

The spiritual journey includes everyone, without exception

By Tim Miejan Leave a Comment

We have come to call who we are a holistic community. We are people who see the bigger picture, collectively and individually. We inherently know there is an interrelated web that connects everything, and we acknowledge it in the life choices we make. We are healers and therapists, teachers and spiritual guides, artists and shamans, and men and women who lead otherwise normal lives while instinctively recognizing that we are all part of the whole. We always were and will always be. Sometimes … [Read more...]

Category: Columns Tags: connection, journey

Just How Connected are We?

By Tim Miejan Leave a Comment

"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is, infinite." - William Blake We are all connected. Mainstream coffee-shop talk suggests as much. So do advertising campaigns for wireless networks and social networking sites. But just how connected are we? It depends upon how deeply you look. Begin at the surface of what we see, with our bodies. We seem very connected. We are all the same species of mammal. Every human being shares the same form. And 99.9% of our … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: connection, perception