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We believe that each one of your actions have natural Consequences. We developed this website to promote growth spiritually, physically & mentally.

Chinese wind gong and stand!

32" Indonesian gong with stand

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Small symbols!

(great for belly dancing)

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Handbook that helps you learn and teach the music of Egypt, Sumer/Babylon, China, India and Greece! 

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Ghungurus! Ankle bells for the belly dancer in all of us!!!

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Living from Spirit

New Thought minister Mary Manin Morrissey said, “Our real work is to bring forth the presence of God through our lives for all the lives that we touch.  When others pass our way, they will feel the touch of God, they will be encouraged, they will be supported, they will be blessed by the presence that we bring to whatever it is that we are doing.  That is our real work.”

So, how do we bring the presence of God into everyday life?  Well, what I have found in my life is that spirit expresses itself naturally as I get in touch with my own spiritual nature.  The process of living from spirit begins at the core of our being and radiates outward.  We all become more skilled as we practice, then one day we look at our lives and see evidence that God’s nature is expressing itself through the vehicle of our lives.  We are then living our lives from spirit!

Other words for spirit are energy or life force.  Have you noticed that energy always finds a way?  Streams cut pathways down mountain slopes, leafy branches spring forth from newly pruned bushes and tiny sprouts appear beneath dried leaves after the snow is gone.  Have you ever seen grass growing up through the asphalt?  Life energy is very determined!  Spirit, too, finds avenues of expression in you and me.

Great spiritual masters, like Jesus, expressed powerful life force and made God real by demonstrating forgiveness, serving others and healing the sick.  Jesus empowered humankind, and gave us awareness of our own Divine nature and potential.  The creative energy that flowed through Jesus and other masters also flows through you and me, and is manifested in the outworking of our lives.  God seeks to express through us as us.  In other words, we are the hands and feet of God!

One way spirit speaks to us is through other people, like when I spoke to my friend Amy Juchem who plays the Crystal Bowls.  She invited me to attend the Sound Symposium in San Jose, California earlier this year.  The trip didn’t seem possible, yet I could tell that it was spirit speaking to me and, because of that, I listened.  The trip came together faster, easier and cheaper than I could have ever imagined!  It seems that the areas of my life where I am living from spirit are very fulfilling to me.  Expressing my spiritual nature brings me great joy.  I also see that in the areas of my life where spirit prevails, I don’t feel ‘”stuck”.  I enjoy life so much more than I used to. 

I believe that our inner spirit uses our emotions to get our attention.  A joyful emotion is a sign that guides us to continue in the direction we are heading.  An uncomfortable feeling can let us know that we are either heading in the direction opposite the one that would be best for us, or it lets us know that we may be over-focusing on what is not bringing us joy.

I am finding that the more I live from spirit, the more I have people in my life that are ready to share special spiritual friendships.  I recently met up with an old friend of mine whom I haven’t seen in a year.  We knew each other from work and drifted apart when she got a new job.  We now are able to connect in even more ways than before because I have grown to be a little more like her and she has grown to be a little more like me.  Even with our diversity, we have more in common and can see life from a similar perspective.  In the areas of my life where I am living from spirit, there is expansion going on, a never ending expansion where I learn more about myself and humankind.  I am able to express more love, creativity and joy than I did a year or even six months ago!

Are there ways you have yet to express your spiritual nature?  Perhaps there is some activity that you do regularly that you have not brought into your spiritual realm.  Like exercise or relating to your coworkers, or maybe some pattern of behavior while driving!  You will recognize any areas that could use the loving energy of spirit, because these areas may not be working as well for you as the other areas of your life

In what ways are you expressing your spiritual nature?  How are you the hands and feet (and eyes and mouth) of God?  What kind of work do you do?  Do you enjoy your volunteer work or your hobbies?  What kinds of things and what kind of life are you creating? 

I express my spiritual nature through praying for others, authoring my newsletter and website and co-facilitating the local spiritual networking group.  At work I am known for passing out heart stickers on Valentine’s Day and birthdays.  Of course, it was more than stickers that I offered.  I shared love and joy, and provided a little break from “work”.  This, too, is me living from spirit!

Spirit expresses through the activity of our lives and brings us great joy.  I bet you can think of some new ways you’d like to express God’s nature!

One message we hear from the time we are children is that it is better to give than receive. It is best to be humble. It is best to not shine a light on ourselves.

True, and not so true. We also need to recognize that until we honor ourselves with love and compassion that we will not be able to give fully to another, or shine the light on another nor will we truly understand humility.

These simply steps will take you on a path to honoring your uniqueness every day. Use them as a way to see how you are doing. Celebrate what is working, and choose to make adjustments where there is adjustment necessary.

1. Take time for quiet daily. Yes, there is much that needs to get done. Once you maintain a habit of being quiet either to contemplate, pray, meditate you will be amazed how much more efficiently you will perform your tasks, duties and projects.

2. Treat yourself with as much care, if not more, than you treat others. Love and nurture yourself as you love and nurture those around you OR as you would LIKE to nurture those around you. Once you master caring for yourself, caring for others will become effortless and spring from the heart instead of from duty.

3. Accept compliments from others with grace. Never, ever disrespect the person you are complimenting by disregarding or negating their compliment. Instead, accept it as you would a treasure box or a long awaited gift. Be grateful they can see something extra special about you!

4. Spend time investing in and cultivating close friendships. Incorporate friend building activities into your daily routine. Exercise with a friend, share meals together, keep in touch with a brief email or 10 minute daily phone call (and time the call and KEEP the appointment.)

5. Surround yourself with beauty. Honor your home by decorating as a way to express who you are at your core. If you are bold, use bold colors and accessories. Light scented candles, listen to music you love, use soaps that are lathery and smell great. Go for the multi sensory approach.

6. Give joyfully and receive with open arms. Recognize that giving and receiving are on the same continuum and not separate at all! Learning to give completely translates into receiving more than you could ever plan or expect to receive. The results take care of themselves.

7. Become a part of a larger community. This may mean a mastermind group or it may be a circle of friends or a book discussion group. Connect yourself with people who share your interests, goals and vision for the world. Synergy will empower you incredibly when you join in a community where you can equally give and receive on a very regular basis.

8. Mentor someone simply for the pleasure of observing and becoming involved in their growth. Invite someone who does not have the same level as skills as you do along for the ride with you. Listen to their input and see what you can create together. Chances are you will learn a lot from them (and vice versa!) creating both a Win/Win situation as well as learning about your own strengths and weaknesses in the process.

9. Live a purposeful, vision, values, cause oriented life. Recognize and embrace that you are creating your life as a masterful artist each and every day. You can choose each day whether you want to simply let life happen each day or if you want to create it fully. Choose the latter.