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Our thoughts shape our world, and our automatic thoughts and responses may be limiting. How do we become more conscious of our automatic thoughts, so that we can be and bring love to everything we do? How can we change our response to effectively heal the world by healing ourselves?

Love isn't something that arrives when conditions are right. It's a force — Martin Luther King's word — and an active one. SOM founder Ernest Holmes said it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find any situation that doesn't respond to love's creative and healing power.

Some of us likely grew up in an environment where questions weren’t welcome. Whether that was school, family, or church, we learned that toeing the line, not asking questions, and not talking back were the correct behavior. We were expected to believe what we were told (how many heard our parents say, “because I said so!”?). For some of us, that didn't sit well. If we’ve learned nothing this month, talking about doubt, it’s that doubt isn’t the opposite of faith. It’s an impe

Doubt isn't divine; doubt is human-generated. Doubt starts with comparison, looking outward. We create our own constriction to our flow of good, and we don't have to. Spirit always says yes; it's our source, substance, and supply, and always available if we're open to it. Listen for guidance; if you're on the threshold, the only right answer is yes.

I just came back from ten days away with no computer (and I limited my phone use). Re-entry is always an adjustment, and I know it's been a good reset when everything I do requires me to stop and think before doing. That could be why my weekly mindset reset (Sunday service) mattered even more this week, because Rev. Jim Boone's talk was exactly what I needed to hear on my return (caught the YouTube replay). Continuing with our May theme, Divine Doubt, Rev. Jim, one of our awe

What to do when doubt shows up, especially self-doubt, and how to transform it.

How can you use doubt as a doorway to greater awareness and a better life experience? Rev. Gary shares ideas about how to make doubt our friend rather than foe, how to use it so it no longer stops us from creating the life we desire. When we reframe our interpretation, we shift our mindset.

It may sound cliche but love is all around us. It's everywhere, all the time, all at once. When we see love as a way of being, rather than a feeling, it gets easier. It's all part of Oneness, the universal expression of divine connection. We just can't always see it, with so many distractions and active efforts to divide us. And yet, if we act from a place of love, we become love. We are love, at our core.

Cindy Clay talked about healing, revealing, and the power of vulnerability and sharing our stories to become who we're meant to be. It's how we surrender shame and blame and become our true, authentic selves. It's important to only share with those who deserve to hear them.

What to bunnies, eggs, and presence have to do with each other? Easter is filled with symbolism and Rev. Jim Boone brought all these home with his talk, Living with Presence and Deep Awareness. Kicking off with Oh, What a Beautiful Morning, sung by an amazing group of humans, we kicked off Easter joyfully, mindfully, and with practicality.

What if imagination is one of the most powerful tools we have? In the context of SOM philosophy, it's what gives us power.

What do bucket lists, spiritual growth, and a fictional spaceship powered by infinite improbability have in common? More than you might think. Here, we explore probability, possibility, and the edge where change begins.

We're exploring the edges - how to stretch and grow beyond what we already know. We're living in a time of extraordinary complexity, with overburdened systems and ineffective narratives. That's why sitting with silence matters. We can't solve today's problems with yesterday's thinking, and the only way through is through silence.

By exploring our own inner world, and applying spiritual principles to our inner experience, we’re better equipped to meet the world beyond us. The inner edge shapes the outer one.

While the calendar year may turn over and is cause for celebration, practically speaking, the new year is just a continuation of what came before. And yet, after all the festivity and celebration that December holds, January ushers in a welcome quiet.

As we close out the year, we also close our December theme of Celebration. And, what a month it’s been! From Jingle Jam to Solstice and Christmas Eve services, it's been a magical season. And, when it's hard to find the light, amidst the festivity and celebration, we have tools to help us do so.

As we approach the Winter Solstice, we enter the darkest season of the year, at least by the calendar here in the northern hemisphere. And yet, everywhere we look, there's light. It's a curious and meaningful contradiction: when the days are at their darkest, we're called to make our own light.

Whatever this time of year holds for you, whether it’s celebration, contemplation, tenderness, or all of the above, I hope we can all embrace both/and and hang the lights up high. Little things matter.

Remember to find joy, even when just in moments. Joy helps us sustain and regenerate gratitude.

Gratitude isn’t just a nice idea. It’s a choice that shapes how we experience life.