My initial contact with New Thought and Religious Science came through the Terry Cole-Whittaker Ministries and the Robert Schuller Ministries in Southern California. Once the Terry Cole-Whittaker Ministries was disbanded I was involved with an independent New Thought church and eventually moved to Religious Science churches in Huntington Beach and West Hollywood. Over the years I’ve moved around the country and the world. Some places had Religious Science churches, some had Unity churches while others had neither. That was part of what prompted me to look at spirituality from many perspectives. I’ve studied with many different teachers with a wide variety of specialties. For more than 40 years I’ve studied world religions, psychology, sociology and philosophy, but the fundamental principles of Science of Mind have always been the fulcrum of my spiritual growth and development.
There is no area of my life that hasn’t been profoundly touched by the teachings of Religious Science. I’ve gone from feeling completely out of control of almost everything in my life, to understanding the power of personal, intimate relationship with the Divine. I’ve learned that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, that can’t be changed through application of these principles. Understanding that I am always at choice about what I think and do has an amazing impact on my life. Knowing that changing how I think and making new choices can change anything and everything has made an immeasurable difference in every aspect of my life. Realizing that we all live in and have an equal opportunity to access the field of infinite possibilities has given me a profound experience of freedom. All of that has happened because of the teachings of the Science of Mind.
I’ve learned not to see any part of me as broken. I’ve learned not to resist my humanity and embrace all that comes with it. That, in turn, influences the gifts I bring and how I serve this community. Understanding that for myself, as well as for others has allowed me to see “it’s all good and it’s all God in a brand-new way. Knowing and sharing that understanding is a large part of the gifts I bring.
I love being a practitioner. I can kindly and gently nudge people out of their comfort (or discomfort) zone and to help people see their magnificence in all the ways they show up. I also have a very straight forward, no nonsense approach to almost everything I do. My deeply held belief that every individual, and in turn groups; have equal access to the field of infinite possibilities at every moment in time is an important part of what I bring to the Center. We are always free to make a new choice if the conditions of our life are less than we want. All of this greatly impacts how I approach being a member of leadership teams at the Center. I understand there are an infinite number of ways and paths for God to unfold our good. As a result, I’m able to look past individual agendas to stay open to all of the avenues, both known and unknown, for God’s Good to be made manifest in our lives and at the Center. This Truth is essential to my service as the Ecclesiastical Coordinator focusing on ceremonial events, education and other activities at the Center.
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