In today’s world, it often seems kindness is in short supply. But there are as many random acts of kindness as there are acts of cruelty. Or, perhaps, more.
We only need to open our eyes to all the kindness around us. There is more of it than you would ever imagine. Although you might not think so if you follow the mainstream news.
Kindness is the cure to a world gone crazy.
We have often talked about the power of kindness each of you humans possess.… Read more
You may have heard about the American billionaires searching for eternal life. Not the eternal life religion teaches, but eternal life in a physical body. They’re sinking many millions of dollars into what may be the biggest waste of money ever dreamed up by humans.
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We’ve talked about this subject before. You humans seem to be insanely driven by this (in our opinion, wasteful) search for eternal life.
Here are just a few (out of many) of our thoughts about living forever:
One of Spirit’s favorite phrases is All is well. In today’s world, we need more reminders that all truly is well, despite appearances.
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A Course in Miracles tells you in Lesson 292, A happy outcome to all things is sure. We realize that’s a tough one for many of you to wrap your minds around.
Perhaps one quick glance at your daily news convinces you your world is really going to hell. How then, you might ask, can there be a happy outcome to all things?… Read more
How often have we (ALL of us) judged another without knowing the pain they were feeling?
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You have a saying that goes something like this: Never judge another till you have walked a mile in their shoes.
You have all walked many miles, in this lifetime and others. In some of those lifetimes you’ve walked alone. In others, you’ve walked together.
But we would ask you, as you walk through this lifetime, to imagine what it’s like for others, especially those who walk beside you.… Read more
In today’s cruel and crazy world, it’s tempting to believe humanity is lost. If you spend much time following the mainstream news media, you probably wonder if there’s any hope at all for world peace. Many say they want it, but few do much to promote it.
Are there any good people left in this old world of ours? Yes, there are, more than we know. Here’s a powerfully uplifting story of one such person.
This is a true story. It happened November 25, 1854 on the shores of Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes on the US-Canadian border.… Read more
According to Amnesty International, the United States is among the 8 countries who inflict the most death penalties. The most recent, and widely publicized, execution was of James Barber, a convicted killer in the US state of Alabama. That was last week.
Alabama had botched its last 3 attempted executions. Those likely caused unimaginable suffering and horrible pain to the condemned men. Yet the US Supreme Court refused to delay Barber’s execution. One of the dissenting judges said the court was allowing Alabama to experiment again with a human life.… Read more
Recently, Berna and I were having one of our daily chats about spirituality.
She told me she was planning to visit a close friend of hers. I asked her about this friend’s neighborhood, as I remembered it from our recent visit—the red brick buildings with many big trees, large grassy expanses, and other details. Berna knew the area well.
Then she said she and I had never been there together. I was, to put it mildly, surprised! I asked her if my description of the neighborhood was accurate.… Read more
You may have seen the recent news about possibly hundreds of poor migrants dying in a tragic shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea. On board were about 750 people, including 100 children.
In another recent shipwreck, 5 wealthy people died in a tragic submersible accident.
Which do you think got the most news coverage? And on which was far more money spent? Were the migrant lives worth less than the lives of the wealthy?
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The title we have chosen for this article is, in itself, a tragedy.… Read more
There are as many different worlds as there are perceivers….you are not here to create one world where everyone is the same….you are here to be that which you want to be, while you allow all others to be that which they want to be. Abraham/Esther Hicks
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One of the major problems in your modern world is diversity.
Virtually every issue humans face today is rooted in their refusal to accept diversity. You want everything and everyone to be the same.… Read more
If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. ~ Betty Eadie
How often do we speak without first thinking? Probably often. We don’t consider the power of our words, or how deeply they can hurt, how deeply they can heal.
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We sometimes observe in humans what you call “idle chatter”—words without real meaning or effects.
But there is no such thing as idle chatter. Words are powerful tools you all have available to you.… Read more
Some religions claim to be the “one true” religion. Is there any such thing?
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It’s most interesting for those of us in Spirit to observe those of you experiencing the many facets of life on Planet Earth.
Among the most interesting (and most divisive) is religion.
It’s curious that the name of God (or whatever you call the divine energy) is used to excuse the most horrible deeds humans are able to inflict upon themselves and all life.
The Roman Catholic Church even supports something it calls a “just war.”… Read more
We’ve written about war truces before. But one particular truce stands out in our minds. It was during the brutal, bloody World War One.
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As Johnny said, we’ve talked about war and truces before. War seems to be a perpetual curse humans have inflicted on themselves throughout history.
What has war ever accomplished?
In our view, it has accomplished nothing of value. So why do humans persist on the path of war?
The only value in war is to teach you there is no value in war.… Read more
Our title today is an 1839 quotation from 19th-centruy English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
As you’ve probably heard, the legendary writer Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked recently as he was giving a speech.
This dreadful event happened at the famous Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. That happens to be a short distance from my old hometown of Westfield in rural western New York State.
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As our friend Seth says, “There is never any justification for violence. There is no justification for hatred.… Read more
Arguably, one of humanity’s greatest questions—and greatest fears—is What happens when you die? Does anyone really know? Is there anything to fear?
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Those are great questions. Are there any good answers? Definitely, yes!
As Johnny said, our title is arguably the most-asked question among humans. So the first thing we want to address today is the myth of death. For there is no death. Most humans move through their lives fearing something that does not even exist!
We realize what you call “death” seems to be a real experience.… Read more
One day many years ago, I was driving to my office in the Washington, DC suburbs. I had stopped at a red traffic light. When it turned green, I started to pull into the intersection. Just then, a car on my right ran through the red light and nearly hit my car.
A bit shaken, I waited a few seconds, and then started through the intersection again, the green light still in my favor. At that moment, a loud, clear voice shouted, “Stop!… Read more
Richard Wagamese was a revered and prolific Canadian indigenous writer. Here’s his definition of God/Creator:
Remember that Creator is the wind on my face, the rain in my hair, the sun that warms me. Creator is the trees, rocks, grasses, the majesty of the sky and the intense mystery of the universe. Creator is the infant who giggles at me…the beggar who reminds me how rich I really am….
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In your upside-down world today, many humans are confused and lost.… Read more
On one of the popular social discussion websites, a user asked what comes next after death. The answers varied all over the place. Here are a few of the more interesting ones:
So what really does happen to us after we die physically?
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Many of your religious and spiritual traditions tell you death is nothing to fear. And yet humans, nearly without exception, fear death.… Read more
In today’s world, it’s often tempting to believe humanity has gone to hell in a big way. But there is much kindness and caring out there that never makes it into the mainstream news media.
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Your world is so obsessed with the illusion of separation. And it’s making you feel more separate than you could ever be.
In face, you’re not separate at all, except in your minds. And your minds have been brainwashed into seeing what is not there.… Read more
A few weeks ago, Berna and Spirit had a discussion about the question of what is real, and what is illusion.
Berna and Spirit
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On the subject of reality and illusion, I thought I really had it clear with all the reading I have done. But recently I’m confused about it again. So what is really real in the material world we see? I know our perception forms the illusion—the idea we are separate is an illusion.
But the material world itself, like the trees and the mountains and the chairs we make, and the bicycles, the material stuff—is that all real or is it also an illusion?… Read more
Some folks I know get depressed as our days grow darker in December with the approaching winter solstice. (In the northern hemisphere.) Ironically, this time of year is actually my favorite, which leads some to think there’s something wrong with me. 🙂
So many feel a sense of fear and dread as darkness descends. But the darkest days also herald the end of the darkness. Each day grows lighter as the darkness fades.
So why do so many suffer through this annual misery?… Read more
Today, as you know, the Christian world celebrates Christmas, the birth of its savior, Jesus Christ. But what is a “savior?” Do you consider yourself a savior? Probably not.
“Only the voice of ego would see a difference of being the savior of the world and a street sweeper.” The Way of the Heart by Jayem
A few years ago we wrote a post about a real-life street sweeper, a man I knew from my childhood.
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Every one of you reading this—no exceptions—was born to be a savior of the world.… Read more
We’ve talked about time several times over the years—what it is, what it is not, how we can better understand and use it.
Here, in no particular order, are some of Spirit’s thoughts on the magic and mystery of time.
Steven Charleston is an Episcopal bishop and a member of the Choctaw Native American Tribe. His religious practices are a blend of his Christian faith and Native American spirituality.
Reverend Charleston practices what’s been called “laying on of hands.” He’s also an environmental activist.
He has invited all people to join him in a healing ceremony for our Mother Earth. In the ceremony, as he lays his hands on the earth, he says “Thank you, Mother, for all you have given us.… Read more
In today’s world it’s often tempting to believe humanity has gone to hell in a big way. But there is much kindness and caring out there that never makes it into the mainstream news.
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We realize it can be challenging for humans to believe there is much kindness and caring in your modern world.
One glance at your mainstream news media will convince you, as Johnny says, your world has gone to hell. And each morning you can see more “evidence” of that.… Read more
On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 took off from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. As the plane rolled down the runway, its left engine broke off.
The aircraft crashed less than a mile from the runway, killing all 258 passengers, 13 crew, and 2 people on the ground.
At the time I was a commercial pilot and, naturally, was riveted by this tragic event.
There was a trailer park near the crash site. Immediately after the crash, trailer park residents started reporting strange events.… Read more