VISION: A Center For Spiritual Living

Rev Patti We R the World

Every bit of energy that exists has always been present, was there at the beginning, is part of the Divine Whole.
We are at heart, One. Our path is unique, and that`s a good thing. Yet we must remember when we hear criticism, it is coming from the perspective of those doing the criticizing. We cannot take advice from the turtles on how best to eat, if we are giraffes. It doesn`t make the turtles wrong, or bad. It just means they are right for them.
Peace begins where we stand. In our own consciousness. We must choose to bring it. To be it. To extend it in all situations.

Rev Patti "Immersed in It"

Energy surrounds us like fish are surrounded by water. There is no place where It is not. It is the very thing that sustains and supports us. How we view and react to that energy shows us the life we will manifest.
We must draw away from the negative, that critical voice that never tries. We must build a faith in our own lives that rejects all fear, sets aside all thoughts of lack. We must remain true to our Truth.

Rev Patti "Freedom is just..."

Freedom`s just another word for nothing left to lose.

Rev Patti "Spirit Unbound"

A relentless fatigue of tragedy cannot be sustained, we get exhausted from living on the edge. We must step back, and ground ourselves in our Truth; that God is all there is, and we are One with that. If we want circumstances to change, we must change our thoughts. It is an inside job.
The negativity we see has but one source, our own thoughts. For it is from there that all our experience flows.
So we must be the change, we must reach for the greater life right where we are. We must do what is ours to do, and by that act, we change our part of the world.

Gino Walker "We are living magnets"

Like magnets, we draw life to us. Life doesn`t just happen by. We must be active, thriving examples of what we desire. When life looks otherwise, it is our opportunity to expand our consciousness and grow.
Yesterday is gone, why keep one foot back there? When we say we want peace, we must start with ourselves, not what others need to do. Why is what they`re doing bothering you? Start in the mirror, start in your own room, in your own home. God doesn`t recognize a problem, It just says YES! So give Spirit something to grab on to in our lives.

Rev Patti "Set Yourself Free"

Freedom is within, it`s not something we "get", it`s something we align with. We are bound by our false beliefs, by our old patterns, but we are the ones who keep us bound. There is nothing "out there" to overcome. The work is done within.
We must give up complaining about problems and conditions, be grounded in gratitude, and fixated with our good. Take responsibility for the things we want to change, not how they got that way, but what is next- THAT we take charge of.

Rev Patti "Powerful Living"

The powerful life is not personal power, not power over others, or imposing our will, it is not a "get" power, it is living from within, living our Truth, our essence.
Life is as available to us as we are to it. We must be in integrity with our word, with our thoughts and with our actions. We do not speak against another, or ourselves! Spirit is right where we are, meeting life.

Rev Patti "Two Volumes, One Book"

Life, our lives, the Universe itself, works best when it is in balance. Day/ Night, Active/ Passive, Hot/ Cold- but we have labeled these things are different, as opposites. When in reality, they are aspects of the same expression. Same with our very nature; we are not the ocean, we are the drop that contains all the qualities of the ocean.
And part of our nature is the shadow, that unhealed part that lashes out, that sees lack, or sees fault and attacks it. We are always called to be aware of our shadow, to bring it into the light, to transform it. To use it for our growth. To see where we can be more of the good we wish to see in the world.

Rev Patti Choice and Change

Our choices direct our day, which direct our experience of life. We have free will, which is our blessing, and our curse. We must stop viewing choices as "mistakes", and problems, and see them as our part of our evolution. Give ourselves the opportunity to grow.
We live in a universe of infinite possibility, we are never limited by what went before. We say yes, and we step forward. And the path unfolds beneath our feet.

Rev Patti Self Soars

From today`s talk: we are meant to soar, to live lives free of pain, to have big experiences. Our spiritual nature is not something to be found, but something to express. It is who we are at our deepest level.
We release the false fears of previous experiences, and focus on what is working, on gratitude, on love, on finding our soul tribe, on living authentically.