Last week we received a letter from one of our readers, Cinda Miller. With her permission, here’s what she wrote:
Dear John,
I wanted to run something by you and see if it has a ring of truth to it. This is a thought that occurred to me the other day and in order to make sense from a thought I have to write it down.… Read more
Note: I chose that graphic above for this post because my spirit guides are fond of saying exactly that—It (life) is all good, whether or not it seems so.
One of our readers, Cinda Miller, sent us a letter in response to last week’s post, Mr. Smith Goes To Texas. I thought it was a great letter.… Read more
I want to thank all of you who read and commented on our last post about Wayne’s passing.… Read more
The Light Beyond the DarknessI’m generally pretty upbeat, positive, and happy. Life has been good to me. I’m deeply grateful for that, and for life itself.
However, this past year has been full of challenges for my family and me. There have been some pretty dark days. Also some damn good days, thanks to all the angels, human and in spirit, who’ve been there for us.… Read more
Albert EinsteinOne late afternoon a while back I was looking out my living room window at the valley below, and the mountains beyond. The scenery is gorgeous. It’s one of my favorite views in this beautiful place where’s there’s an abundance of spectacular scenery.… Read more
Mountain Climbing ChallengeA couple days ago I finished a “21-day meditation challenge”—the name Deepak Chopra has given his periodic free meditation courses. He presents each of the series with Oprah Winfrey. Their latest, Manifesting Grace through Gratitude, ran the 21 days from July 13 through August 2.
As always, it was a pretty powerful experience for me.… Read more
Portrait of a LionYou’ve probably heard the news of protests circling the planet over the recent death of the legendary, beloved Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe.
Many people, animal lovers or not, are distressed, sad, and angry. Maybe you’re one of them.
As you might expect in such situations, people’s reactions vary widely.… Read more
The Heart of GodThis past year or so I’ve become a serious student of A Course in Miracles. It’s had a profoundly powerful, positive effect on my life and work.
As some of you know, I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, but drifted away from it as an adult. I wanted nothing more to do with traditional religion.… Read more
IntroductionAs many of you know, our dear friend Barbara Clark published a book last week, Brighter Horizons: Spiritual Illumination from The Magdaleine Group.
The Magdaleine Group are a powerful gathering of non-physical spirit guides whose greatest passion is teaching us we are all connected, and we can communicate with each other in the blink of an eye. We just have to quiet our minds, get into the right vibration, listen and trust.
Here is an excerpt from Chapter 23 of Barbara’s book.… Read more
God Is All That IsLast week someone I’ve known many years killed himself. The details are not important. But our perception of those details, and of the death itself, requires some soul-searching.
Our society assumes it is natural for us to fear death—no matter how, when, where, why it occurs.… Read more
Be SilentLast week started out well. But by the end of the week, I was floundering around, confused and distressed by a challenge I’d never faced before.
One morning, upon awakening, I noticed I could not hear out of my left ear.… Read more
Happy Aging WomanDo you dread aging? Our society places physical youth and beauty on a pedestal, and does all it can to deny the passing years.
Is it possible to grow older, and still be happy and have fun? I think so.
Here are some of Spirit’s thoughts:
Shep, Fort Benton, MontanaImage Copyright © 2007 by Montanabw
I’ve loved dogs all my life. My family and I have been blessed to have many of them as beloved members of the family over the years.
My spirit guides also have a fondness for dogs (and all animals). Here are a few words from them, taken from an article we wrote a few years ago:
“Your domestic pets, especially dogs and cats, are one of the greatest gifts humanity has ever received.… Read more
You fall in love with films because films help you fall in love with life. ~ Neale Donald Walsch
Orbit Ever After
A touching comedy taking place in an unspecified future when life on earth — and above it — boils down to fundamental survival. Can a boy and a girl find happiness together when they see each other only once every orbit?
20 minutes in English.… Read more
We’re living in a time when we hear much — perhaps too much — about the “rule of law.” And how it is seemingly so often violated all over our planet.
Much of your modern society bases itself on what it calls the rule of law. Just what is this rule of law?
Although your many and varied jurisdictions have their own laws and interpretations of those laws, they are all based upon a most “unspiritual” perspective.… Read more
Jumping for JoyAs you can see from the list of “Related posts” below, we’ve talked about happiness a lot in this blog. It’s a subject many folks never get tired of talking about — especially the lack of happiness in their lives.
Here’s Spirit.
Most humans believe they need a reason to be happy. And that reason — whatever it is — money, relationships, health, etc. — will never provide lasting happiness.… Read more
Guardian AngelPeople often ask us how to talk to their spirit guides (or guardian angels). Well, they’re sometimes surprised when we tell them their guides or angels are always right there with them — and want to talk to them.
What do they have to say to us? Their messages are always filled with love and compassion. Here are some of the things my spirit guides say they want to tell us.… Read more
Buddhist Monk
One of our friends recently sent us this note:
“I’m interested in learning more about picking up on, or taking in, other people’s energy. How does that work? How can we learn to separate heavy energy from other people versus our own heavy energy?”
Great question, and one we’ve been asked a lot since 2012.… Read more
Spring does not come early here in the mountains of northwestern Wyoming. But the daffodils have finally begun to show their pretty faces.
Daffodils Beginning To Bloom
Yesterday our weather was bright, sunny, and warm.… Read more
Happy People
Our title today is taken from a conversation with Esther Hicks and Abraham. They were saying we can live long, healthy lives, and then die happily. Hence, “happy, healthy, dead.” I love that!
As those of you who follow Abraham know, they often say death is not serious.… Read more
Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Always Be Happy
You’ve heard my spirit guides and me talking about the Roman Catholic Church many times in these posts. But today we would like to focus on the funny side of the church.
That’s right — even the Roman Catholic Church can be funny. Although you would have never known it when I was growing up in the church.
So just sit back, relax, and enjoy these three short, funny videos.… Read more
Fly free and happy beyond birthdays and across forever, and we’ll meet now and then when we wish, in the midst of the one celebration that never can end. ~ Richard Bach, in There Is No Such Place As Far Away
Aerial Mountain ViewsMany years ago, I was a commercial pilot. Some of my family and friends questioned my sanity, as they considered flying a dangerous occupation.
Sometimes, they’d ask me why I did it. I always answered, “Because I love it.… Read more
Buddhist Healing Mandala
In our last post, Signs from Spirit, we talked about feathers and how Spirit often uses them to send us messages. There are many ways Spirit can communicate with us. Some are obvious, others more subtle.
Our dear friend Diotima Markis sent me an email after we published that last post. Diotima is a wonderfully spiritual lady, and a spiritual teacher as well.… Read more
Your angels are always sending you signs of their presence and love, such as feathers, flowers, lights, numbers, and music. ~ Doreen Virtue
Black Feather
One cold and cloudy day in September 1992, my dog Schnapsi and I were strolling through a grove of evergreen trees in Yellowstone National Park. Suddenly there was an energy, a huge presence both of us felt. It was almost overwhelming.
We stopped dead in our tracks and just stood there, wondering what was coming next.… Read more
You fall in love with films because films help you fall in love with life. ~ Neale Donald Walsch
Preview of April 2015 Volume 4 of Spiritual Cinema Circle Films from Gaiam TV
Alive to Possibility
Explores the challenges facing three men from different social classes: a window-washer living in south central Los Angeles, an affluent conductor living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a performing magician. Uniting them is that they have each decided that their problem is not what life has thrown at them, but is instead their own perception of their situation.… Read more