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Use Affirmative Prayer
Pray every day, affirming the presence of Spirit and Divine Right action in each and every situation. Affirmative prayer is the most powerful tool for setting and maintaining intention and spiritual alignment. Pray from the knowing of spiritual Truth, from the reality of your oneness with God, and from a conviction that the Universal Laws are supporting your growth and unfolding.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
“Let Go of Angels to let Archangels In.”
You do not need to stay in toxic or dysfunctional relationships. Get a reality check to make sure you are not projecting yourself onto someone else. Seek to see the mirror they may be for your own dysfunction. Then, release them from your life.
“Let go of angels to let archangels in.”
–Emerson
Unleash Your Creativity!
Unleash your creativity! Think of six impossible things before breakfast. Imagine 3 new ideas before lunch. Try out 12 different ways of doing things before dinner. And, consider one mystery of the universe before going to bed.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
Renew Yourself in Nature
There is healing for the soul in natural places. Take yourself out of the straight lines and hard edges of the city. Renew yourself with the gentle swaying of the grass and the rustling of the leaves. Feel your heart open and your soul rest in the unconfined space of nature. This is as important in the world as your work!
-Dr. Petra Weldes
There is Comfort in Stillness…
Go quietly and serenely amid the noise and haste of life. There is comfort in stillness and silence. Do not become fearful, or worried. This wastes your energy and makes you ineffective. Let yourself rest in Spirit, trusting that you are being supported in all you do.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
Find the Common Ground
Every faith and spiritual tradition has something to offer. Do not become frightened or confused by extremists or fanatics. There is a place for harmony and trust that does not require sameness or conversion. Take the time to learn about the highest ideals and values in each viewpoint, then find the common ground.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
Remember to Breathe
Remember to breathe. There is nothing so important that you can’t take a moment to breathe. Actually, your life, your health, and your sanity depend upon it. Whenever you feel overwhelmed or overloaded–Stop and Breathe. It’s like a mini mediation.
It’s Coming to Fruition!
To follow your bliss, you must make a beginning. Then, you may need to take baby steps toward your goal. Don’t try to do it all at once. Be patient. It will come to fruition! It just may take longer than you think.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
Be Still and Know…
Listen, open your heart, and be still. There is an inner urge, a still small nudge within. This is your inner Knowing. Pay attention. Don’t talk yourself out of it. When you listen, you will be much less confused and uncertain.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
Love your neighbor as yourself. See the God Presence in those who are different from you, whether because of race, ethnicity, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, status, or physical appearance. This is the only way to bring peace to our planet and our neighborhoods.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
What Is Freedom?
Freedom is the state of being able to choose–to choose the kind of life you find meaningful and fulfilling. Even if you are not free in your outer life experience, you are always free to choose your internal state–your thoughts, attitude, and what you are focusing on. Are you exercising your freedom to choose?
Staying The Course
Flexibility is tempered by stability. Staying the course is sometimes challenging, but may be what is called for. You have the strength and wisdom to know when to continue in the direction your are going. Sometimes effort is required, although it never has to be a struggle.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
Black lives matter – A Message from Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen, Spiritual Leader Centers for Spiritual Living
Centers for Spiritual Living stands with people all around the world who are advocating for justice, equity, inclusion, and peace. We are motivated by our vision of a world that works for everyone and, therefore, we affirm with the people of the world that the lives of people who are Black matter. Not only do Black lives matter, but according to our teaching, they are sacred.
We have confidence that the momentum of support from individuals, along with, spiritual and secular organizations, is more than a fleeting moment, but rather the heralding of lasting change.
We have confidence that a new era of willingness to engage in the inner work that leads to the end of racism in our world has begun.
We have confidence that the unifying cry of our global heart, that Black Lives Matter, has struck a note of urgency in all who will hear it.
And above all, we have confidence that the Living Spirit Almighty is working through us to bring our stated belief in Oneness into form, in the social, political, judicial, spiritual, and economic realms, and importantly, in our hearts.
The recent tragic loss of Black lives in the United States and other countries due to police violence, and the myriad inequities that have resurfaced, have revealed that our world is still catching up to the vision of a world that works for everyone. We have been called to be brave enough to examine how society can be out of step with its values and how we, as individuals can be out of step with our spiritual values. One of our values in Centers for Spiritual Living is Love as the self-givingness of the Divine to all creation, expressing through us as compassion, caring, mutual respect, and kindness. Our organization’s purpose is to awaken humanity to its spiritual magnificence. What can be more spiritually magnificent than to say a full-hearted yes to this upwelling of affirmation of the sacredness of Black lives?
We invite you to stand with Centers for Spiritual Living, and the people of the world, by affirming with us that Black Lives Matter, so that we may demonstrate the values of our teaching and embrace the emerging universal consciousness of Oneness.
“Let us, therefore, light the candle of love, human kindness, forgiveness, and understanding in our soul, and let it shine brightly. Let us not peer into the darkness, troubled and concerned because it is so foreboding and unknown. Rather let us remain steadfast in the radiance of that Spiritual Light of Truth within ourselves. Let us stand guard so that the winds of malice, cross purposes, ignorance, or misunderstanding will not blow out the Light. Let us so live each day that the Light from our candle of Spiritual Knowledge will forever be clear and understood, not only by ourselves but by all with whom we come in contact.” Dr. Ernest Holmes
Welcome Change!
Welcome change! It is the only constant in life. Change is inevitable. Resistance to this idea is futile, tiring, and useless. Joyously embrace change! Open your arms freely to it. You will move more easily through your life when you do this.
-Dr. Petra Weldes
The stories we tell…
Isn’t it just the story of your life? The stories we tell become the truths we believe that become subconscious patterns of seeing the world. These patterns become filters through which we perceive our lives and the reactions that play out in our relationships – which become the basis for more stories to tell. In this way, our stories create the very lives we live and as we tell a new version of the same story the cycle repeats endlessly.
So how shall we break out of the endless repetition of worn-out ways of behaving and experiencing our lives? Begin with a new story. Instead of starting with your trauma or limitation, start with your spiritual identity. Instead of focusing on everything that hasn’t worked, pick out something that did. Rather the finding fault or blame, look for moments of luminosity and beauty. Begin to weave these truths into a new story about who you are and the life you lead. Notice something different happening and add that to your new story. Keep adding paragraphs and chapters to this new story and pretty soon it will turn into the story of your life.