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Letting Love transform our lives

February 26, 2016 By christianscienceminnesota Leave a Comment

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Defining ourselves with unchangeable, negative traits can be depressing and defeating. My colleague from British Columbia, Anna Bowness-Park, tells how such limits can be lifted by a Divine influence that is already present.  Here’s Anna…

A leopard can’t change his spots. Right? Sometimes we are persuaded to believe that who we are is set in stone, and that therefore our circumstances cannot change. “I am who I am, and I can’t change,” is something many of us believe and tell ourselves. In modern therapy circles, it’s sometimes called self-acceptance.

Yet, for some who might be struggling with depression, or with something as simple as unlikable or limiting character traits, it’s a belief system that can make us feel helpless and unable to experience greater health or happiness. Or, this self-acceptance might simply limit us from experiences that could greatly bless us and others….

Once in a while, a story comes along about someone who went through profound character changes – a complete transformation – even when they weren’t looking for it. And in the process they sometimes glimpse something that was always true about themselves, although they didn’t know it yet….

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#GratitudeChallenge: From the Trivial to the Transformational

November 26, 2014 By christianscienceminnesota Leave a Comment

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My Massachusetts colleague, Ingrid Peschke, examines current gratitude fads.  She drills down to the profound, healing impact that true thanksgiving can have on our health and happiness.

She observes, “I’ve found that gratitude can be most beneficial when it feels as though there’s nothing to be grateful for.  In those dark moments, I’ve gotten better at detecting a deceptive view of my circumstances and focusing on the good instead.”  Here’s Ingrid…

My Facebook feed this summer included a steady stream of lists from friends who accepted one of the numerous gratitude challenges circulating social media spheres.  I read their posts with curious interest, but I secretly hoped I wouldn’t be asked to take on the challenge, too!

Sharing gratitude in an open forum can sometimes come off as trite.  Besides, people seem to be popping gratitude like it’s the latest wonder drug.  A recent Salon.com article addresses the current Western trend toward gratitude and mindfulness as a kind of “spiritual meritocracy,” or spirituality lite.  The author writes:

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Damage Control

November 5, 2012 By christianscienceminnesota Leave a Comment

Here’s what my colleague, Rich Evans in Arizona posted a week ago while what’s being called Super Storm Sandy was still raging.  Despite all that’s transpired and been said since, this story has lost none of it poignancy…

At this moment, many people are concerned about the well-being of the people on the East Coast of the United States and the impact of Hurricane Sandy.   The flooding is severe and the damage extensive.  The physical power of floods is daunting.

As a college student, I spent time in Italy and happened to be in Florence during the flood of November 1966, when the Arno River overflowed and covered the streets nearest the river in thirty feet of water.  We had been staying in a hotel on the corner where the Ponte Vecchio crosses the Arno.  About 5am calls came to our rooms to ask that we assemble in a lobby on the second floor of the hotel.  We were told to evacuate.  Arrangements had been made at a small hotel deeper and somewhat higher in the city, about ten blocks away.  When we walked out of the hotel after that meeting the water was up to our calves.

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The Sandpiper

June 15, 2012 By christianscienceminnesota Leave a Comment

When the heart speaks, however simple the words, its language is always acceptable to those who have hearts. – Mary Baker Eddy

 

Today’s post is a little different.  So far I’ve focused mostly on how thought affects physical health.  Below is a true story by Robert Peterson – events that happened to him over 20 years ago and forever changed his life.  It shows how our thoughts and attitudes toward each other can improve our mental health and lead to healing.  It moved me and I hope it moves you too.

Here’s how he tells it:

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About Joel

Joel Magnes Hi, I’m Joel Magnes, writing about the connection between our thinking and our health -- focusing on how spirituality and prayer can have a positive impact on our well-being.   I'm a practitioner of Christian Science, with over 25 years of expertise and experience in prayer-based healing.  And I serve as the Christian Science Committee on Publication for Minnesota; the church's media and legislative liaison. Contact Joel HERE.

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