n case you haven’t seen this animated video of a talk by psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist, it’s worth watching Iain clears up popular misconceptions about the function and relationship between the right brain and left brain, and updates our current understanding of the two hemispheres: The left brain helps us work with information within a closed system that is fixed, isolated, static, abstract and general. The right brain helps us work with  information within a broad context that is living, interconnected, changing and individual.
Here is the link if the video doesn't show up. http://youtu.be/dFs9WO2B8uI




In this new RSA Animate, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our 'divided brain' has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society. 

Taken from a lecture given by Iain McGilchrist as part of the RSA's free public events programme. To view the full lecture, go tohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbUHxC...

Unity's Most Basic Principles - Myrtle Fillmore::

"I do not believe in evil. I believe in Good. I do not believe in sin. I believe in Truth. I do not believe in want. I believe in Abundance. I do not believe in death. I believe in Life. I do not believe in ignorance. I believe in Intelligence. There are no discords in my being. Being is peace. My faith, understanding and love are becoming one.

 ‘What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.’"

Myrtle Fillmore

Unity Long Island: There is a shortcut to the top of the hill.

Unity Long Island: There is a shortcut to the top of the hill.

The Widow’s Oil | J Douglas Bottorff

The Widow’s Oil | J Douglas Bottorff:

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The Widow’s Oil

July 21, 2013

[excerpt from A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living]

A widow approached the prophet Elisha with the problem that she had bills she could not pay and debtors who were threatening to take her two children into slavery. Elisha asked the woman what she had in her house, and she said she had nothing except a single jar of oil. He instructed her to go out and borrow from her neighbors as many empty vessels as she could. He told her to take the empty vessels into her house, shut herself and her children inside, and then begin pouring the oil into the vessels. When one was full, another was to be brought until she ran out of empty vessels. She followed these instructions, pouring oil until the last vessel was filled. When she reported to Elisha what had happened, he told her to go and sell the oil, pay her debts, and live off the remaining money.[1]

Using this powerful illustration from the Old Testament, let’s take a closer look at each of these steps. Read more

Do you Realize it?

What does realization mean? When we realize something, what takes place?

Our prayers often follow a pattern of words, we say prayers that we have learned, we repeat words that are dear and familiar to us. But too many times we do not realize the meaning of the words we are repeating; they are not living words to us.

To realize is to conceive vividly as real. The prayer that changes us, that changes our life is the prayer that goes beyond the repetition of words, beyond thinking about God or Truth to the realization of what the words of prayer represent. It is to go beyond thinking or talking about God and life and love and power to the realization of God as life, as love, as power.

To realize the truth is to KNOW ourselves as spiritual beings. It is to KNOW ourselves as one with God. It is to realize, as Jesus realized, that we and the Father, the Source of all, are not separate, but one.

Realization is the result, the product of prayer. We may seem to pray. We may seem to pray and pray without results, but every word of Truth we speak, every affirmation of God's presence and power has its impact on us and works in us to heighten our  awareness, to bring us to the place where we go beyond the words of the prayer or the affirmation to the to the clear, vivid realization.

Prayer is not something that ends with the spoken word, but something that begins with the spoken word to act in us and through us. The realization of the spiritual idea is the birth of the accomplished reality. This is how our good is brought into concrete expression.

As you pray, seek always for a free clear, vivid realization of the Truth that stands behind your words of prayer. Then will the living word become real to you; then will your prayers become filled with power to produce good and perfect results.

 Your assignment this week: Realize it!

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Happy Mother's Day You're a Super Hero

Happy Mothers Day!

There are so many small parts to a Mother’s life that it can seem ordinary, but there is nothing ordinary about the role of “Mother.” This will connect with and empower every mom to remain strong. Text from a blog post by Lisa-Jo Baker who believes motherhood should come with its own super hero cape and blogs about it at lisajobaker.com.

Is age just a number?

We like to say that age is just a number.
How about doing gymnastics at 86 years old?

Enjoy, Be well, Get active.

Meditation

Are you  increasing your spiritual practice for Lent?
How about some Christian Mantra Meditation?

Here are some tips from Laurence Freeman a Benedictine monk. The app he mentions is WCCM app 2 for the iphone.



Here's the link if it doesn't appear in the posting.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=67gWpBAgK0U

We are One

‎"As we expand from the narrow viewpoint that the priorities in life are material and sensory wealth, to a greater view of life with spiritual purpose, then not only do we change in lifestyle habits and relationships, but we see the world differently. If we no longer think we were dropped somehow by accident onto this planet to get all we can, then we see that is also true of all other people. If we are here for a greater purpose, then so are all five billion plus inhabitants of the planet. Our sense of community changes. Our family grows. We realize we are part of a global community, all brothers and sisters on a long journey, though on different paths. No longer can we do work that might harm other people, or harm the world in which we all live. If we have jobs that pollute the environment, or create difficulties for other people, we will feel obliged to find other work. 

At the same time we no longer feel threatened by the differences in other people. If all five billion people on the planet are here for a higher spiritual purpose, then the differences in race, color, and beliefs are ultimately superficial. These differences, along with everything else happening on the planet, are serving the higher spiritual purpose. Race, color, and creed are part of the different paths toward the same goal. The fear that these varieties of race, color, and creed once held, that somehow people who were different were a threat to what is owned, disappear." - Swami Rama in Sacred Journey

A Matter of Choice « Independent Unity

A Matter of Choice « Independent Unity:

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I thought you might find this blog post by Unity Minister Doug Bottorff of interest

With the December 21, 2012 end of the Mayan calendar rapidly approaching, I thought it would be appropriate to share some thoughts on this and other end of world/end of age scenarios that have persisted through the ages.

It is my firm belief that the hope many carry for a coming messiah, whether it be in the form of a person, a shift in human consciousness, a change in planetary alignments, or some type of divine intervention, stems from a simple lack of spiritual understanding. For thousands of years people have been reporting the mystical experience, an indicator that all the elements that make up this experience have been present since the dawn of recorded history. We can safely assume this has been going on long before people began writing about it. If we think of humankind and the changes that have occurred since we began recording our history, we find that nothing about the mystical experience and the way it is reported has changed. Language has changed, the metaphors used to describe the mystical experience have changed, but the experience itself has not. The faculty of mind needed to experience our spiritual source are now in place and have always been in place. Likewise, the presence of God is here in its fullness, has always been here in its fullness, and will always be here in its fullness.........Read more here

Me or Not Me?

I think you will enjoy this video which expresses the Unity philosophy beautifully though not "officially" a Unity talk and from another culture and spiritual tradition.

Enjoy Here's the link if the video doesn't appear.
 http://youtu.be/dXAPiksRS_M

Pruning and healing the life force never stops Lightnotes # 1

We are starting to try some short video messages. I hope you enjoy it.
Here's the link if the video doesn't show up here.
http://youtu.be/VuOBg0wk9FU

Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

What kind of a career or life do you want to have?
Here are some things to think about from Larry Smith. enjoy.
Here is the link if it doesn't show here. http://youtu.be/iKHTawgyKWQ

Enjoy;
John

Friendliness

Enjoy this old Public Service Announcement from Unity.

It's the equivalent of a video Daily Word.
How will you be friendly today?



http://youtu.be/6ir8Wrm8oO4

The Majestic Plastic Bag, a Mockumentary

The life of a plastic bag. http://youtu.be/GLgh9h2ePYw It's as good as any National Geographic Nature Film.
I know I use too many of them how about you?

It's time to stop dieting!

Let's stop dieting. What do you think of this video? Here is a link if it doesn't appear below http://youtu.be/JQ4lcd7IQe4

Sitting and Watching

Sitting and Watching

‘No matter what gets in the way or which way the wind does blow… I’ll just sit here and watch the river flow.’ ~Bob Dylan

Post written by Leo Babauta.

Have you ever felt that we are rushing through life, that we get so caught up in busy-ness that life is passing us almost without notice?

I get this feeling all the time.

The antidote is simple: sitting and watching. Read More......

All I want for Christmas

After lots of time away last year (214 days) -- planned for 7 week deployment exercise with other nations

Diverted to Libya and further operations

Back 9 Dec after 7½ months away - 225 days with 176 at sea

400 people onboard (at peak during the amphibious exercises just under 900 onboard but approx 650 during Op Ellamy)
Steamed just over 40,000 miles
Burned approx 6,000 tonnes of fuel
Operated 16 different type of aircraft off the deck

Realities of deploying:

15 babies born while the ship has been away (fathers did get home to see mum and baby)
5 people were sent home so they didn't miss their own weddings.
1 sailor whose son's third birthday is on homecoming. Family meeting ship

Ships company have missed:

Summer holidays. 
Children's exam results
Children finishing school and starting university
The Padre missed his daughter's graduation.

The ship's company made a Christmas DVD when they heard they would be home for Christmas.

You Cannot Tweak Your Way into Effectiveness

You Cannot Tweak Your Way into Effectiveness:

I have been guilty of trying to tweak something that needed a major overhaul. After a lot of effort and resources making minor adjustments here and there, I usually end up with slightly more effective and yet still unsatisfactory results. Yes there might be some change, even some forward progress, but not enough to make a difference....... Read More

As the year is ending what do you need to stop tweaking?

One Day Music video

Hi enjoy the Music video One Day