1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
To be at one with God is to be at peace...
peace is to be found only within,
and unless one finds it there,
he will never find it at all.
Peace lies not in the external world.
It lies within one's own soul.
To be at one with God is to be at peace...
peace is to be found only within,
and unless one finds it there,
he will never find it at all.
Peace lies not in the external world.
It lies within one's own soul.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself,
and know that everything in life has purpose.
There are no mistakes, no coincidences,
all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself,
and know that everything in life has purpose.
There are no mistakes, no coincidences,
all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
Don't seek God in temples.
He is close to you.
He is within you.
Only you should surrender to Him
and you will rise above happiness and unhappiness.
Don't seek God in temples.
He is close to you.
He is within you.
Only you should surrender to Him
and you will rise above happiness and unhappiness.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
You don't look out there for God, something in the sky,
you look in you.
God's in YOU.
You don't look out there for God, something in the sky,
you look in you.
God's in YOU.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
Surrender to a Higher Power is a central tenet of 12-step programs,
and is the key to recovering from depression, worry, and fear as well.
Surrender to a Higher Power is a central tenet of 12-step programs,
and is the key to recovering from depression, worry, and fear as well.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
Today's affirmation:
When I see Spirit in everything, Peace is at hand.
Today's affirmation:
When I see Spirit in everything, Peace is at hand.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
Psalm 119:105
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
God’s word is like a flashlight in the dark—it helps us see the right way to go.
Psalm 119:105
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
God’s word is like a flashlight in the dark—it helps us see the right way to go.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
James 4:8
"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
Getting closer to God is like strengthening a friendship—the more time you spend with Him, the stronger your connection.
James 4:8
"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
Getting closer to God is like strengthening a friendship—the more time you spend with Him, the stronger your connection.
1 day ago
SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Growing Closer to God)
2 Timothy 3:16-17
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
The Bible is like a guidebook—it helps us grow and equips us for life’s challenges.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
The Bible is like a guidebook—it helps us grow and equips us for life’s challenges.
2 days ago
In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories, and steps,
be a rebel and count your blessings instead.
- Rev. Lisa Heckman
be a rebel and count your blessings instead.
- Rev. Lisa Heckman
2 days ago
It is always a good day to be grateful for all of life -
grateful for large blessings and small.
Especially to be grateful for the symbolic blessings -
the rainbows and butterflies that come into our lives
when we least expect and most need them.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
grateful for large blessings and small.
Especially to be grateful for the symbolic blessings -
the rainbows and butterflies that come into our lives
when we least expect and most need them.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
2 days ago
If only the people who worry about their liabilities
would think about the riches they do possess,
they would stop worrying.
- Dale Carnegie
would think about the riches they do possess,
they would stop worrying.
- Dale Carnegie
2 days ago
With gratitude, all life appears as a blessing -
without gratitude, all of life
is perceived as a burden.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
without gratitude, all of life
is perceived as a burden.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
2 days ago
When you arise in the morning,
give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength.
Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself.
- Tecumseh
give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength.
Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself.
- Tecumseh
2 days ago
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't
come as a result of getting something we don't have,
but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
- Frederick Koenig
come as a result of getting something we don't have,
but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
- Frederick Koenig
2 days ago
📌 KINDNESS & COMPASSION (Loving Others in Action)
Micah 6:8
"What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
True goodness isn’t about big words—it’s about showing love, fairness, and humility in daily life.
Micah 6:8
"What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
True goodness isn’t about big words—it’s about showing love, fairness, and humility in daily life.
2 days ago
📌 KINDNESS & COMPASSION (Loving Others in Action)
Proverbs 19:17
"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
Helping those in need is like making a deposit in God’s bank—He always rewards kindness.
Proverbs 19:17
"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
Helping those in need is like making a deposit in God’s bank—He always rewards kindness.
2 days ago
📌 KINDNESS & COMPASSION (Loving Others in Action)
Galatians 6:9
"Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
Kindness always pays off—even if you don’t see results right away, keep doing good!
Galatians 6:9
"Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
🔹 Simple Life Explanation:
Kindness always pays off—even if you don’t see results right away, keep doing good!
3 days ago
A world in upheaval is the breaking of the old sod -
the revealing of rich fresh soil ready for new planting.
Rejoice in the opportunity to sow a new crop.
Progress Does Not Come Gently.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
the revealing of rich fresh soil ready for new planting.
Rejoice in the opportunity to sow a new crop.
Progress Does Not Come Gently.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
3 days ago
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
3 days ago
Unexpected events can set you back or set you up.
It's all a matter of - perspective.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
It's all a matter of - perspective.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
3 days ago
This time, like all times, is a very good one,
if we but know what to do with it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
if we but know what to do with it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
3 days ago
We will only understand the miracle of life fully when
we allow the unexpected to happen.
- Paulo Coelho
we allow the unexpected to happen.
- Paulo Coelho
4 days ago
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue,
but the parent of all other virtues.
- Cicero
but the parent of all other virtues.
- Cicero
4 days ago
However much or little you have,
"Thank You" is always a more powerful prayer than, "I need more."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
"Thank You" is always a more powerful prayer than, "I need more."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
4 days ago
Whoever does not regard what he has
as most ample wealth, is unhappy,
though he be master of the world.
- Epictetus
as most ample wealth, is unhappy,
though he be master of the world.
- Epictetus
