VISION: A Center For Spiritual Living

Rev Patti "Taking Care of Business"

We are taking care of business, the business of life. And we have a silent partner who has very deep pockets, but never tells us what to do. It only agrees with our choices. And we decide through our attention and intention.
We must risk, stretch and grow, try something new. We seeking belonging, where we are welcome and valued- not where we have to change who we are to fit in.

Jennifer Ferren "Spectacular You"

We have to let our light shine, to do the things that make our hearts sing. The only person who can keep you from being you, is you.
We have to step up to the plate and do the work. Use the tools in our toolbox and forgive, grow and move forward. And to let other people work on their stuff. We don`t have to take over for them.

Rev Patti "The Divine Form"

We must let go of the old, to welcome the gift of transformation. We retell the story to protect ourselves from having it happen again. But all that really does is keep the wound open, and keep us locked in at the level of the hurt.
We must put the joy in it! Stop resonating at the level of our problems, and start resonating at the level of our possibilities!

Rev Patti "The Divine Form"

The Divine form is the Universe, everything is holy ground. There is a spiritual truth behind every form. When we surrender our limiting world view, we open to the possibility of the greater life of God.
We get hooked by the stories, and the habits of our lives, and we don`t move beyond it. It takes strength to transform your life. But there is a power within that is calling us to do it.

Rev Patti "The Truth"

The value we find in ancient texts is in how we apply them to our own lives. We are called to awaken by our universal Oneness.
We are not here to rid ourselves of the ego, or destroy it. The ego is our individuality expressing. We are here to invite it along for the ride, but not to let it run the show.

Terry McBride "The Joy and Wonder of Truth"

Cconsciousness creates reality. We are the consciousness of God, everything else we get to make up.
Our ability to choose is our greatest freedom. We take charge of our creative mind, and know that right now the power of God moves through our lives.

Rev Patti "The Presence"

Spirit is Everything, both in the manifest universe, above and between it.
We may feel separate, but that is not Truth. It is a condition- and we are always in control of our reaction to conditions. We must stay grounded in gratitude and awareness, which holds us in Cause, and keeps us from sinking further into conditions.

Rev Patti "The Power"

Power is a quality of God, we see it in nature all around us. We don`t obtain it, we are it.
Conditions around us change, and what we see as the people with power, are usually just the people in control, for now. We must align with that within, which know a greater solution.

Rev Patti "The Rainbow Life"

We cannot only embrace ourselves; somehow our arms must find themselves around the shoulders of all humanity.

Peter Bolland "Intention vs Attachment"

Intention is conscious thought in action. Attachment is the ego`s need to control. Clinging stifles growth. We don`t let our short-sighted desires place limits on the boundless potential of the Universe at work in our lives.
We cooperate with what is, we don`t struggle against it. Struggle drains our vital energy and locks us into a circle of "how", which we can never answer.