By Rev. Marla Sanderson Happiness doesn’t come with a price tag (or an instruction manual). It starts from the minute we’re born. Dependent on adults for our care, we soon learn to behave this way or that to get the…
Healthy Thoughts Are FundaMENTAL
by Rev. Marla Sanderson “You need to remind yourself that Spirit surrounds you and is unlimited, and is the source of all things; also that it is always becoming something in your experience, and the nature of that “something” is…
2 Simple Truths to Broaden Your World
By Rev. Marla Sanderson I once had a poster on my wall that said, “Bloom where you are planted.” It’s good advice, but sometimes you just have to move on. Maybe you get a challenge that needs a new solution.…
Life Lessons: Good, Bad, or Just Ugly?
By Rev. Marla Sanderson At breakfast recently, I was thinking about a subject for my next article. A man at the next table stood up, and his t-shirt said “Bad Choices Make Great Stories.” There’s my article … isn’t life…
Love Beyond Conditions
by Rev. Marla Sanderson The evolution of all spiritual life includes three absolutes: 1. You will love. 2. You will be loved. 3. The former will eventually be far more important to you than the latter. —Mike Dooley, Notes From…
UpSpiral: Are You Ready for Something New?
By Rev. Marla Sanderson “There is a Power for good in the universe and we can use It.” —Ernest Holmes Call me weird, but I love change! If things stay the same for too long, I just have…
Those Darn “C” Words (Change and Commitment)
By Rev. Marla Sanderson How do you feel about the C-words? “Change” and “Commitment” can be frightening, but used together correctly, they’ll work magic for you. There’s a simple truth I’ve had proven to me time and time again. “Life…
If It’s the Truth I’m Sticking to It
by Rev. Marla Sanderson “It is impossible to be successful while you identify yourself with failure. You tend to attract to yourself circumstances and situations which are like the images of your thought.”—Ernest Holmes What’s the difference between a fact,…
Mission Accomplished
by Rev. Marla Sanderson “Here is a test to find out whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive, it isn’t.” —Richard Bach, Illusions What if somebody asks you to do a job, but won’t tell you what…
Relationships: It’s Not You, It’s Me
By Rev. Marla Sanderson It’s about me. All the joy, all the pain. There I am. Want to make it better? Consider these four statements about relationships and see if you can find your own power at the center of…