Worth Pausing and Noting

This week in San Diego, International and United Centers for Spiritual Living voted to come together into one organization, Centers for Spiritual Living. Fifty seven years ago a human organization divided into two groups. Both groups originated from one history and one belief system. Both had nearly identical classes and studied from one main source book. They both believe in an infinite Universe that is ever present and that unifies all beings. And they both believe that thoughts create things in the world. What was different was the two groups did not agree on how to structure and administer the philosophy in this world.

These two talks describe the memorable event and coming back together. Great change management, or consciousness development, has been done by a common group. It has been a highly inclusive process that has occurred over the past five or more years.
Rev. Dr's Kenn Gordon and Kathy Hearn are the leaders of the two old organizations.
A YouTube Video of celebration after the vote to create Centers for Spiritual Living was announced.
There has been a transformation in thought.

Chicago New Thought New World- Rev Dr Kenn Gordon

Rev. Dr Kenn Gordon leads the International Centers for Spiritual Living. At the Tuesday evening of the New Thought New World conference held in Chicago at the end of July Dr Kenn gave an inspiring talk on the power of the New Thought philosophy to help our world. I find it to be a simplifying view of how all the New Thought branches are really speaking the same message and how this philosophy can move ahead in this world as a global movement.

New Thought (Unity, Divine Science, Religious Science, INTA, AGNT ) has a long history of activity in Chicago. Emma Curtis Hopkins (1849-1925) opened a University in Chicago to teach metaphysics and mental healing techniques. The first 11:30 minutes are an introduction of Dr Kenn and a calling up to the stage of all the New Thought Chicago area Ministers.

Dr Kenn's talk is titled "The World Needs a New Thought". begins at 11:30.

Rev Maggie's Legacy

I had the joy and opportunity to travel to Souhampton, NY and speak at the New Thought Spiritual Center of Eastern Long Island (here)

This group is locoated 110 miles east of NJ and in a beautiful area of nature, sand and ocean. Started by Rev Marguerite Lewis and continued by others after 'Maggie' made her transition, her legacy remains with this list of fine Science of Mind statements. They are short and crisp reminders of the New Thought Philosophy. Thank you Nick and everyone for your warmth and gracious hospitality.

MAGGIE’S FAVORITE SAYINGS

“It is done unto you as you believe”

“Right where the pain is—God is”

“Short prayers pierce Heaven”

“Celebrate your epiphanies!”

“God don’t make no junk”

“Do not futurize your good!”

“Clarify before you Unify”

“Harmony is Heaven’s first law”

“That which I am seeking is seeking me”

“Act like a bouncer at the gate of your thoughts”

“Argue for your limitations and that is what you’ll get”

“The Spirit that has brought me this far will take me the rest of the way”

“Don’t tell God how big your problems are—tell your problems how big your God is”

“There is not a disease to be healed, but a perfect being to be revealed”

“We learn through inspiration or desperation. It is up to us.”

“There is not something to do, there is something to know”

“Everything that comes to you, comes to bless you”

“Thought + Feeling = Demonstration”

“Do not ask for success and prepare for failure”

“God is always home, it is we who take a walk”