True closure happens to all of us almost every day. Our life depends on how we use it. When it works, we may not see it as closure. When it does not work, there are those who do not believe it exists. They call closure a "fairy tale". Read more
Moving Past Anger
Posted by Paul Edwards (The Rev) on Apr 10, 2012
Take a quiet moment to discover the difference between what you are thinking and how you are thinking. Think of your anger toward something someone did. Wonder what difference it would make if you were feeling the Presence of the Peace of God. If you can get in touch with the Presence, you will receive a Wisdom you could not have if you were out of God's Presence and feeling angry. Read more
Easter II John 20:19-31. “Peace Be With You”
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Apr 05, 2012
As we read this scripture with rational thinking (in our head), we look for the evidence of the resurrection. We go right on to the following words, “after he said this, he showed them his hands and his side.” This is the physical evidence we are looking for. With Spiritual understanding, you have to be quick for this one or it will go right past your heart and up and over to your head. This is the Jesus way. Read more
Parent Teen Issues
Posted by Paul Edwards (The Rev) on Mar 13, 2012
My parents never listen to me and I don't listen to them. It seems as if you have a problem with your parents. Everyone including you are looking for only one thing, to feel good. Everyone, including you, have only three ways to solve any problem. In Three Dimensional Spirituality, you discover you have within you, a spiritual Presence of Peace you can depend on. It can bring emotional balance into your life. Read more
Spiritual Solutions for Relationships
Posted by Paul Edwards (The Rev) on Mar 06, 2012
In one Dimensional Spirituality, relationship fights are caused by low moods. Each of you is trying to change the others mood so you can have a high mood. When one is in a low mood, you try to get the other in a low mood by fighting over something "stupid". Each of you thinks if they can get the other person to agree with them, they will find peace. Three Dimensional Spirituality is changing from low mood, what you are thinking, to high mood, how you are thinking. Read more
Common Sense About Your Anger
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Feb 21, 2012
We must recognize the common sense that there is only one cause for our anger. It is our thoughts and how we think about the event. When we experience a negative event, what we think about the event creates our feeling of anger. This is hard to believe unless you personally can discover it for yourself. You cannot just read about it. If you have doubts, you have to use your own person experience of anger to have the common sense to discover where it comes from. Read more
EPIPHANY V Mark 1:29-39. "Jesus prayed"
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 26, 2012
Rational understanding acts on its feelings about what happens. Spiritual understanding acts on how it feels in what happens. Read more
Human Nature and Spiritual Nature
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 04, 2012
Our human nature is based on, "our thoughts create our feelings of God's Love about what happens to us." When what happens to us goes well, we feel at Peace. If what happens to us does not go well, we must change the event to feel at Peace. The problem arises because if we cannot change the event, we will feel upset. The good news is, while we cannot change human nature, we can transcend it. Read more
Hope Is God's FLU Shot at the Start of the New Year
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Dec 27, 2011
This is one of the few times New Years is on a Sunday. Everyone has a pole in front of them as they start their yearly journey. My pole says 80. It means I have been traveling this life for eighty years. It tells us how long we have been traveling, but not how long it will be. That is why each New Year needs to be celebrated. It is a precious time for us all. What is the answer to this coming year? Read more
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