Seeing is Believing; Believing is Achieving

Who is God? What is God?  What images does the word bring to mind for you?
Far too often God is depicted as a stern, judgmental Father, someone to whom you must answer for all the wrongs committed in your lifetime.  Perhaps this is why many have moved to use the term, the Universe or Creator, but […]

This will also be added to my news page, but I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to read it so here goes:
 News Update for 8/16/07
First, I wanted to announce that we’re moving soon!  That’s right.  My own domain has been registered (www.sibbia.com) and I am in the middle of learning how to […]

I think it’s becoming clear by now that I am a big fan of including many simple practices for focusing our thoughts, goals and intentions into our daily routine.  Whether we are looking to experience a greater sense of our connection to all things and our place in the Universe, to find guidance on a particular […]

Wherever two or more are gathered in my name, there I am.

There is, there always has been and always will be, power in prayer.  And just as there is strength in numbers physically, there is strength in combined prayer.
Prayer is sustaining and comforting.  To have the support of a prayer group is encouraging and tremendously […]

While I shuffled through and ordered my thoughts, mentally creating a list of what I intended to accomplish, I thought about my children who were unexpectedly home with me.  What they were going to do and what they would enjoy?  Realizing that the computer was the only thing that was absolutely essential for me to get […]

 
Life is cyclic.  Seasons change, flowers bloom, then wither and die only to bloom again.  The first buds on a tree’s bare branch heralds the coming of spring then becomes a profusion of flowers, an abundance of shading giving summer leaves, a glorious shower of fall foliage, only to become a bare branch once again.
Neither state is […]

The simple meditation techniques covered so far in this series were reading, music and focused daydreaming (or visualization).  This post discusses using art as a simple, effective meditation tool.
 Art
As discussed in the previous post, images can have a profound impact on our thoughts, emotions, and even future.  Because of this, it is a good idea to choose […]

One thing I often suggest is that we affirm and request Divine guidance in our lives.
Two sample affirmations are:
I request the unfolding of God’s Divine plan in my life.
Old things fall away and I am guided to the right people and right circumstances
to manifest the beauty of God’s plan for my life now.

I call on […]

God is watching through your child’s eyes,
God is watching through birds in the skies.
That lone oak stands sentinel too,
and the wind through its leaves whispers God’s words to you.
And the beautiful butterfly that just floated by? 
Was just God’s way of saying hi.
God must be watching all you do,
because there’s God looking through […]

This is from today’s daily word. It is a message we could all stand to hear repeated time and time again. Many things our on spiritual path are like that. We’ve heard the message before, understand it, even believe it, but they’ve failed to make a lasting impression on how we live our lives. The […]