Imagine a religion that was not just a faith to be believed in, but also a tradition…a culture…a way of life. It is the oldest religion to believe that there is only one God and that He made an agreement with the people of the land that if they follow His way, they will always […]
Spiritual Independence: Yama Niyama (The Do’s)
The Yama Niyama are like the Ten Commandments of the East, sometimes referred to as Do’s and Don’ts. In last week’s blog, I discussed the five Yamas or Don’ts. This week, I want to talk about Niyama, which is inner discipline and responsibility… how we treat ourselves. The Niyamas would be considered the Do’s. There […]
The Peace of Freedom: The ONE
A Spiritual Teacher once said that Love is… “The force that brings the many back to the ONE (God).” Imagine if we could see all that happens as Love; a process of evolution (different for each one of us) that brings us back home to rest in The Divine Mother’s arms. When we see something […]
Maintaining Your Spiritual Balance in an Unsteady World: Prayer
There is an old saying posted on the walls in the meeting rooms of 12-Step Programs: Hit them with a prayer instead of a chair. Just because someone has different beliefs in politics, the environment, the social agenda, etc., doesn’t mean they are not as true to their own beliefs as you are to yours. […]
Spiritual Practices
In this month’s Ah-Man Newsletter, I posed the question: Can we have “Peace on Earth”? I followed up on that question with the fact that while we are on this plane, i.e., the material world, we will experience some peace and pain, sorrow and happiness, etc., on an external level, but the Peace on Earth […]
Death Doesn’t Take a Holiday
Death happens every day. People come into our lives and then they leave. The death of a loved one is surely one of the hardest experiences in life to endure. And we are powerless over it. We each have our own way and time frame for mourning. So I am not going to speak much […]
The Serenity Prayer: A Summary
We have been breaking down The Serenity Prayer this past month and now I’d like to sum it all up. The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can,And the wisdom to know the difference. This prayer sums up the 12 steps […]
And the Wisdom to Know the Difference
The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can,And the wisdom to know the difference. In the July Ah-Man Newsletter, I related how the Serenity Prayer has helped me see things from a different perspective. In the last two weeks, I examined […]
The Courage to Change the Things I Can
The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can,And the wisdom to know the difference. In the July Ah-Man Newsletter, I related how the Serenity Prayer has helped me see things from a different perspective. In last week’s blog post, we looked […]
The Serenity Prayer: A Different Perspective
As I mentioned in the July Ah-Man Newsletter, I want to share how the Serenity Prayer (also known as the 12-Step Prayer) has helped me see things from a different perspective. I hope that you will share with me your experiences, as well. The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things […]
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