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The Lord’s Prayer (from Aramaic)

The Lord's Prayer

 The Lord’s Prayer  This is the Lord’s Prayer translated from its traditional Aramaic prayer. (While Jesus actually spoke Aramaic, the New Testament was actually written in Greek). This was translated by Aramati Ishaya

Accepting Toxic Thoughts Creates Twisted Forests in Nervous System

Toxic forest of Tress

We don’t need to accept toxic thoughts   Toxic thoughts create Toxic Forests in the mind   Dr. Carolyn Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist, has been researching the brain since 1981. She explains that toxic memories take up space and affect the way you think as well as the way the brain functions. If you accept […]

The Effects of Love on Bunnies

Love & Bunnies

Oh, the power of love!  Odes and sonnets have been written, yet the power of love to heal is just beginning to be researched by science. Here is a favorite story that astonished the scientific community in the 1970’s. This is an excerpt from Deepak Chopra’s Quantum Healing: “An Ohio University study of heart disease in […]

Power of Choice

Which way to go

Power of choice Dr. Carolyn Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist, has been researching the brain since 1981. She explains that as we journey through life, we must actively make choices about what thoughts to accept. Toxic memories take up space and affect the way you think as well as the way the brain functions. If you […]

What Lies Do You Believe?

What lies do you believe?

What Lies Do You Believe? Our senses lie to us! You may not have ever thought about this concept. We don’t discuss it very often. Many may not even realize that our senses lie to us. And even more important, why do we care? · If we were to believe our senses, we would believe […]

Upward Spiral of Praise

Upward Spiral

 Upward Spiraling Current in Creation  “With lightning speed, one rises to complete consciousness once one taps into the upward flow of Creation.” There is an upward spiraling current that runs through all of Creation. Normally, we are so busy thinking 50,000-100,000 thoughts, we’re not even aware of that flow.  Divine Order continually flows like a […]

Who Falls Sick and Who Remains Healthy?

Attitude on Healing Two people are exposed to the same virus. One gets a full blown version of the virus, the other remains healthy. Why? Someone is given a diagnosis of a terminal condition and yet survives many years later. How does this happen? Studies now report that positive or negative emotional traits influence a […]

Fake Compassion or True Compassion

Compassion quote by Dalai Lama

Fake Compassion or True Compassion   As part of my 2020 focus on Agape, I want to continue the exploration by diving more deeply into compassion. I began in January saying that the word that comes to us in the New Testament often translated as Love or Charity is the Greek word Agape. (See the […]

Did you know humans make their own cannabinoid?

Girl that appears high

Did you know humans make their own cannabinoid? Did you know there is a bliss chemical in human beings? Anandamide, the bliss chemical, is produced naturally when we pray, meditate, breath correctly, and are at peace with the world.  The name anandamide is taken from the Sanskrit word ananda, which means bliss. In lay terms, […]

How to Meditate in Bed Without Using Your Phone

Woman meditating in bed

How to meditate in bed without using your phone   Woman meditating in bed using Ascension     As more and more people are hearing about the benefits of meditation, they are turning to all kinds of methods.  Many new apps are available as well as guided meditations and books on meditation.   Most people […]