This simple message of PEACE came to me this morning. The world is in chaos and we may be heading for yet another war. What do I want? What do you want? I want PEACE! Then the awareness came that if I focus on what I do NOT want I will get more of what […]
New Beginnings – Just Moved back to NY
New Beginnings – just moved back to NY and I am excited! We are back in our beautiful house in the Catskill Mountains near Woodstock. It is country living at it’s best. Life is simpler here, yet we have the NYC influence from the artists, retail store owners, tourists and city transplants all around us. […]
Practice the Spiritual Practices Classes
Practice the Spiritual Practices Classes with Maureen is a 10 week series of classes focused on the basic spiritual practices that support you on your path. The classes are a powerful way to begin spiritual practices or to get back on track daily. We begin each class with a prayer to set our intention. Then we do […]
Finding our Place of Peace Inside
Finding our Place of Peace Inside It is easy to have hope when our life is humming along nicely. The challenge is to have hope even when our heart is crushed and the rug has been pulled out from under us in an instant. It is hard to have hope when there are natural disasters […]
Keeping HOPE Alive
When I think about all of our brothers and sisters around the world affected by earth quakes, wild fires, hurricanes, floods and famine I think about the challenge of keeping hope alive. Keeping hope alive means being present to the moment and continuing to move forward no matter what. It helps to use our spiritual practices […]
Our Inner lamp
Our Inner Lamp Each time we meditate we add a drop of oil to our inner lamp. One drop alone is hardly noticeable. Consistently meditating over time enriches our life as it fills our lamp to brim with oil. Our thoughts no longer control us. Instead we develop a relationship with the master within, our higher power. […]
Practice the Practices Classes
Practice the Practices Classes with Maureen (formerly called “Into the Mystic Classes”) is available for this Fall. The 10 week series is focused on the basic spiritual practices that support you on your path. The classes are a powerful way to get begin spiritual practice or to get back on track daily. We begin each class with […]
KEEP IT SIMPLE
Keep it simple. This has been my favorite slogan for most of my adult life. Life on planet Earth is complicated, messy, wonderful, depressing, exciting, challenging, expansive and more… We are encouraged to live in the moment yet we do not know what lies around the next corner. When we keep it simple we are […]