Dear Friends,

I love reading the ‘Science of Mind’ magazine Daily Guides. This month they are written by Rev. Sally Robins, one of my favorite writers. She quoted Ernest Holmes, “Anything you can dream of is not too great for you to undertake, if it hurts no one and brings happiness and good into your life.”

Our dreams are important and meant only for us and we are never too old to have them, follow them and enjoy them. Rev. Sally shared a story of a lady who dreamed of becoming a Rockette and dancing on the stage of the Radio City Music Hall. She visualized herself up on stage having the time of her life!!!

Her dream came true. In 2023 she auditioned with 800 other women. “The difference was, that most of the women were in their teens and twenties. She was 92 years old!” Eighty years ago she couldn’t get to New York, however today she was there encouraging the other girls to continue following their dreams. She did not get selected, and she was thrilled she had the chance to audition. She never let go of that dream! Never too old, never too young.

In the November ‘Daily Word’ there was another story about a lady following her dream of getting her graduate degree overseas. She applied for a scholarship for study in the U.K. She had many supporters, and her professors wrote recommendations on her behalf. She was ready to give up everything she owned, quit her job and move there. She visualized, and affirmed daily. She was so grateful for all the people who supported her in her dream. Unfortunately she did not get accepted. She was distraught and upset with this outcome. After a talk with a friend who shared her harrowing life story, Jennifer realized happiness is not where you live, but how you live. She may not have gone overseas to study at that time, however that does not mean she won’t in the future. Right now she realized how grateful she was for her life, her journey, and all her supportive friends.

Our dreams are important and when we say “this or something better .”Be prepared for the something better! The Divine sees the whole picture of our lives, past, present and future. Trusting in something GREATER and BETTER than our dream a the time, can be a challenge.

Steve and I for years visualized us having an Interfaith building where we could hold meetings, classes and events. That never did happen. However looking back we realized we did not have the capital to invest, and with COVID hitting the world, we would not be able to meet there in person for several years.

It would have been a disaster financially. God had a better plan. We were able to use money to travel to 4 Parliaments of World Religions, North American Interfaith Network conferences, United Religions Initiative conferences and meet people from all over the world! If we were just having a San Diego building we may not have traveled the way we did. Because of ZOOM we have met people all over the globe, held conferences that included people from many countries. The 4 walled building may not have allowed us to expand as we did. Steve even created the World Interfaith Network where interfaith groups all over the world can reach out to each other. God had a better plan.

We are meant to have DREAMS. They are gifts of the heart. In our human form we may only see part of that dream. God sees the dream in its entirety. When we release our will and way, the Divine Flow is able to bring forth our highest and best dream.

Dear Friends,

HAPPY HALLOWEEN. Time to dress up, have fun, put on a mask and go trick or treating. We look forward to seeing our little granddaughter all dressed up. She was a flamingo her first Halloween, a ladybug for her second, and this year she is Santa Claus!!!: Hysterical 🙂

Children can dress up, pretend they are superheroes, ghosts, goblins, witches,

scary TV characters, princesses, dragons, Santas, and so much more. There are many reasons why kids choose the costumes they wear, and we may never know their reasoning. It is so much fun to have people guess who they really are under their costume. They can be anything they want to be with their masks and costumes on. They just as easily take off the mask when done and become their authentic selves.

As adults, we have learned over the years, in real life, to wear our outer masks well. We can wear a happy face, when we are sad, a mad face when we are fearful, an ego face when we feel ‘less than’ or unworthy. Many adults have not learned to reveal their true feelings, or to be their authentic self.

Young children can wear the mask/costume, have fun for a while, then take it off and be their true selves again. They do this until they learn or are taught to hold feelings inside and not be who they really are. How sad.

We as adults have learned how to filter our feelings and our comments. We don’t want to hurt people, upset our boss, co-workers, friends or family. However, we have a duty to stand up for ourselves and others when necessary. Stuffing our feelings does not help anyone. If you feel you cannot be honest with another person, then be honest with yourself. Take time to journal your true feelings. Ask the Divine within to show you the highest and best way to handle a situation and/ or a person. Bottling frustration, hurt or anger behind a smiling or agreeing mask, just keeps everything stuffed inside until you are ready to burst.

Shawn Gallaway wrote a song, “The Artist. “ Here are some lyrics.

“I used to think emotions would expose too much of me.

Instead of humiliation they set the artist free.

Now the world around me once lifeless and so gray,

Reveals a rainbow in all I do and say.

Give into the artist and the pictures come alive…”

Who is this Artist? The Artist is God within you and me. It is time to allow God to guide us as we paint, create and live our lives day by day. When we give into God’s artistic creativity within, we become our MAGNIFICENT SELVES.

We have nothing to hide and are truly alive.

BE your authentic, creative magnificent self today and forever!

Dear Friends,

State what you want, not what you see!

“What one believes to be true either is true or becomes true within limits to be found experientially and experimentally.”

John Lilly

I was reading the Science of Mind magazine and Ernest Holmes talked about “The Positive Opposite.” He says, “If there is anything you dislike about your work or environment, state clearly in one sentence what it is you want. Regardless of what your problem is, do your best to affirm its opposite…”

I believe I do this all the time. On the road in traffic jams, I state

“The road opens and I easily move forward.” I always state, ‘there is a gas pump open for me when I arrive.’ At times I cannot see one at first so I drive around and keep stating it. Soon at least one car pulls out and I pull up. Stating the opposite is affirming what you want and believing you already have it. If I affirm green lights I generally get them. There are times I hit EVERY red light, which to me is a ‘red flag’ to trust, let go and let God move me forward in safety.

Steve and I celebrated our 21stAnniversary last week so we went to

Old Town San Diego, one of my favorite places to walk around. We walked to a beautiful open air Mexican Restaurant, and I mentally said, ” I want to sit in the shade.” The waitress brought us to a table directly in the sun. I looked at it and asked if there was a shady table. The waitress said no. I looked at Steve and mentally affirmed, “I am sitting in the shade.” I mentally SAW a shady table and stated what I wanted.

We waited a moment or two, not willing to leave. A few seconds later a couple got up from the table next to ours and left. I smiled and immediately sat down at their shady vacant table. I asked the waiter if it was OK, and he said ‘No problem.’ He just had to clean the tabletop.

State what you want, not what you see!

We also went into a lovely GEM store. Steve had every intention of buying me a ring. I was happy looking; however, I wasn’t sure I would find one

there. We walked around the store once and I just shook my head saying to Steve I am not finding anything I like. We walked around the store again and Steve pointed to a case with rings. Steve found the button to rotate the jewelry racks within the glass case. As it turned, I saw a ring. I said STOP. I liked that ring. We asked the clerk to open the case and I tried it on. IT FIT. It was lovely, an amethyst in a silver setting. You may be asking why I did not affirm or state what I wanted. My mind already thought I might not find one. Ambiguity births ambiguity. Uncertainty births uncertainty. If it hadn’t been for Steve stating what he wanted, regardless of not seeing it at first, and not leaving until we looked one more time, I would not have a lovely new ring.

State what you want, not what you see!

If you don’t like an appearance of a situation, state the opposite. Remember you are the Cause, not the Effect. Our thoughts and feelings have an effect on our environment. We emanate vibrations all the time. Our words go into the Law of Mind and are always acted upon.

Rev. Jeffrey Ryan says, “The Word spoken upon the waters of consciousness is the ONE Creative Source of All. I am mindful that my actions and activities affect the entire web of life. My thoughts, words and deeds have impact…”

Stating what I want with joy and appreciation,

Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

“Go where no one has gone before,” is a famous line from the Star Trek TV shows and movies. This is our time to go where no one has gone before. We are the ones to push the standards and old conformities that no longer serve us. Stef Swink, RScP, in the Science of Mind magazine quoted Rev. Lloyd Strom. He has an essay titled “Evolution vs Initiation.”
He says, ” The path of initiation is a form of accelerated evolution that moves us beyond the slow-motion growth of humanity. Spiriutal initiates consciously cause things to begin at an individual level and are courageous pioneers who blaze a trail of blessings for others to follow.”

Are you ready to “Blaze a Trail of Blessings?”
Are you ready to consciously cause a new way of thinking and being?
It only takes one to start a movement, a pay it forward idea that will help all of humanity to raise its consciousness. When hatred is running amuck and people from a religion are being persecuted, invite their faith community over for a dinner or potluck at your faith community. Show you care. Show your support.
Stand up with them in prayer and candlelight vigils.
The picture here are the Hindu Americans of San Diego supporting Israel in a candle light vigil at the Jewish Community Center in San Diego.
Remember our Muslim brothers and sisters here in the USA who are being persecuted for the horrific actions taken by Hamas in the Middle East. Our Muslims are not responsible and do not condone these acts.

YOU bless others by being you, and by
• saying a kind word,
• uplifting a sad soul,
• giving financially, and being in service,
• loving the neighbor who bothers you,
• being open hearted and welcoming the stranger,
• sticking up for someone being picked on or slandered,
• showing friendship for those who look different than you, have a different religion or culture,
• encouraging someone’s dream no matter how far fetched it seems to you.

Enjoy this lovely video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiyQsHKnCvc           “Blessings Everywhere.”

Love and Blessings to you
Abigail and Steve

“Humanity is Divinity
Made Visible”
Rev. Dr. Ernest Holmes
Founder of Religious Science

Dear Friends,

This is one of my favorite quotes because it says it all! We believe God is in each and everyone of us because God is our Source and Creator.
We were birthed by the Universal Presence, Divinity Itself.
Karen Drucker’s song, “The Face of God” reminds me when I look at you, I am looking at the face of God.

“You are the face of God
I hold you in my heart,
You are a part of me
You are the face of God…

You are the face of love
I hold you in my heart
You are my family
You are the face of God”

God shows up in each of us and looks differently in each of us. It is the multiplicity in the One.

I was reading the October Science of Mind magazine and there is an article written by Rev. Dr. Ernest Holmes.
He said, “Our Duty, Our Obligation, Our Responsibility To God is to Be Like God. We ALL are already the children of God,
not were or going to be, but ARE.” We are divinity in our human body.

Rev. Dr. David Alexander said, “The universe is alive with purpose and so too
is everything in it. The obligation and responsibility of each point of creation is to magnify the nature of itself within the larger system.
A rose is obligated to bloom. The sun is obligated to shine. The trees are obligated to grow and
provide oxygen.”

We are obligated to be like God at work, play, with friends, family and everywhere we go. There is a familiar saying by our Christian brothers and sisters,
“What would Jesus do….?” We can now say, “What would God within us do?” We can exemplify the qualities of God in any situation by Listening and Responding
to others with:
Love
Compassion
Empathy
Non-judgement
Support
and being a Quiet Presence in their midst.

Be God Like in all you do because YOU are GOD here on earth.
You are Divinity made visible.

Being the Face of God,
Abigail and Steve

Andromeda Galaxy imaged from 12,500 feet in California’s White Mountains

Dear Friends,

I just finished the book, The Afterlife of Billy Finger: How My Bad-boy Brother Proved to me There’s LIFE after Death. Billy, after leaving this earth dimension, came to his sister to share his experiences in the afterlife. Billy was a drug addict, dealer and had been in jail many times. Reading his journey and seeing life from his perspective made me realize no matter how many mistakes we make in this earth life or which roads we choose to go down, the after life is one of unconditional LOVE, bliss, compassion and joy.

I have read many books about the afterlife, people’s NDEs, and experiences. under hypnosis. I found this book so in line with my personal beliefs.

I would like to share some of Billy’s thoughts and revelations with you.

Read, reflect, and enjoy.

“All beings carry LIGHT from the other side within them. Blue Light, White Light Everywhere in Everything. WE are ONE.

The Light here makes visible what is invisible on earth: the Divine Nature of All Things.

We see our earth life, like a hologram. We see lives we could have lived out, the “what ifs,” the different paths we could have followed. What is surprising is it doesn’t seem like one way is more valuable than any other. We are not on earth to be punished. There is no judgement day.

Don’t be overly concerned with how others see you. Choose the way you want to see yourself.

There is no one to forgive. We signed up to do this dance together.

If there is one thing worth doing on your planet, it is discovering self-love. When you are born you forget your magnificence which is already love.

People are actually vast universes of subatomic particles, and sometime a shift in perspective makes the particles do a different dance, leap into a new reality.

There are many worlds, and the afterlife has many forms. Where you go, who you meet and where you meet them is different for different people.

Life is eternal.

The Supra World is designed for the comfort of the newly arrived soul.

It is also the place where the newly dead play out strong beliefs they had about death while they were alive. As a person gets more familiar with the new atmosphere these ideas lose their grip.

Some souls go back to your planet to reincarnate and others go to places in the afterworlds to develop more and prepare for the ‘Becoming the Universe’ experience. Billy explained his experience of becoming the Universe. He said ‘I Am, We Are the Universe. It is inside us. We truly are made of STAR Stuff.’

There is Universal Intelligence in, through and behind ALL.

Everyone has a BOOK of LIFE. Death gives you a fresh start. There is always another chance and mistakes are OK. Much of your life is planned out and there is a lot of freedom inside that plan. It is as if your life is drawn with a pencil, with options to erase and change.

ALL beings come from the same SOURCE. The Infinite creates diversity, so there are many soul tribes. Each tribe has its special explorations to undertake on earth. On earth when you meet someone from your tribe, you feel you already know that person.

There are other places than earth that are real, full of light and love and bliss.

Every single life is valuable and every life is a gift. Every person is an instrument of the Divine.

The pure JOY of the Divine Presence is our destiny.“

Joyfully,

Abigail

With the International Day of Peace coming up, I want to reflect on the idea of PEACE and how to attain and maintain it.

Last month Steve and I attended the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago. This was our 4th Parliament and after the three PWR before, we looked forward to all the activities, seeing friends & meeting new people. In Chicago we were responsible for, and excited to set up, a room dedicated solely to presenting the New Thought (NT) philosophy and materials from all the denominations. We were also going to have an Interfaith Dialogue everyday. Steve and I arrived Saturday, to work all day Sunday, so everything would be ready for visitors on Monday. From the Hyatt Hotel to the McCormick Center was a long 20-minute walk! We were grateful the walk was enclosed in buildings and a bridge especially when it rained for several days.

PEACE is TAKING QUIET ACTION and doing what needs to be done.

On Sunday, the Hyatt assistant, who was to help us with our large shipped box, was not there when we arrived at the Hyatt’s Parcel Office. Luckily we were able to rent a cart from there. Once we got to the NT room the door from the hall to the room was locked. So I went to the registration desk to ask for the keys. Once inside the room we noticed the tables we ordered were not in the room. We saw extra tables outside the door so we brought them in ourselves. We could have either whined and complained, or just go about our business to take care of what was needed to be done. We did call management to let them know about the situation.We then got a call from the Hyatt letting us know ONE of the flower arrangements had arrived. (There was supposed to be two). Another trip back and forth. Later the second flower arrangement arrived and another trip back and forth.Meanwhile we went to the registration desk only to find out the computers were down so no early registration until the next day.

PEACE is a CHOICE

Monday Morning we went to finish setting up the room & learned the computers were still down. We had to stand in line with the other 7,000 attendees to register one person at a time. While waiting in line during registration we had a choice, we could either be irritated and complain or we could look at this as an opportunity to meet other people from around the world. We met people from India, Canada and Utah. I even gave one of our Interfaith stoles to a lovely gentleman from India. He loved all the symbols of faith on the stole and we had a wonderful and spiritual conversation.

PEACE OF MIND AND HIGH CONSCIOUSNESS CREATES A UNIVERSAL FLOW OF GOODNESS

What we are looking for is seeking us without impediments or restrictions.                     In New Thought, “We attract what we think about and focus on.”We were among 7,000 HIGH CONSCIOUS people attending the Parliament. Being in that Bubble of Oneness, we experienced demonstrations all the time. When we said, “I wonder if so and so is here?” the person showed up. Several of our friends (Rev. Jean Sweet, Sande Hart, Rev. Ahmondra McClendon) thought “I wonder if the Alberts are here” and then we showed up. The exhibition booths we were looking for, we found. Even though workshop rooms were being changed constantly, we eventually found the room we were looking for. We felt God’s guiding hand was there in and amongst everyone.We got lost several times and when we did, there was always a Parliament volunteer near by to steer us in the right direction.People and Things just came to us.

PEACE is RECONNECTING

The best part for us was meeting new people and reconnecting with friends we hadn’t seen in years. Soul to Soul encounters.

PEACE is FORGIVING

Peace cannot happen until there is a consciousness of FORGIVENESS .We had to forgive the Parliament organizers, the McCormick Center planners, and the computers for breaking down.In general for PEACE to happen, we all need to weed out the areas of unforgiveness in our lives. Forgive the family member, friend, co-worker/or anyone who you feel “just doesn’t get it .”We cannot harbor hate and love at the same time. Forgiveness creates a loving heart where PEACE can abide.

This Parliament was not as smooth and well run as we expected, however we were able to maintain our peace of mind, happiness of heart and love for ALL human diversity!

Peacefully,

Abigail and Steve

The Science of Mind magazine’s Daily Guides are written this month by                    Rev. Dr. David Ault, minister and musician. He said, “We may strive for dreams that do not serve our present heart… Ask yourself, ‘Am I pursuing something based on an old version of me?” What a wonderful question! We all have evolved in some way. Just by getting older we have more life experiences and stories to tell. However we know some people are stuck in their lives from years ago and we hear the same stories over and over again. We are meant to create new stories, new goals, new purposes because nothing stays the same, everything grows and changes. Perfect example is the caterpillar to butterfly.

The quote above is one to ponder everyday. “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Nothing changes unless we change our minds about things, issues,
people, old patterns, old ways of thinking and doing things. Do you remember the story of a mother cooking a ham? She always cut it in half. One day her son or daughter asked, why do you always cut the ham in half? The mother said, ‘My mother did it this way and my grandmother…” Was it really necessary to cut it in half? If her pot was small that was a good decision. If it was large and could hold the hold ham, was it a
good decision? Is it time for this mother to renew her mind and ways of cooking?

We can look at our lives and see if our old patterns and ways of doing things are really helping us now. What does an old version of you look like? Does it
serve you now? My old version was a person who always let others come first and held back my opinion and thoughts. That did not serve me for long. My life
changed with a divorce, a new faith tradition that upheld the strength and power of women and I found a new purpose in ministry and met people who were uplifting.
I knew as I was shedding my old caterpillar version of me, I was about to fly on my own and be my own person, like the butterfly.

Where are you today? Are you living the life you want to live? Are you tethered in mind to a past that no longer serves you or you it?
Where would you like to be. What would you like to do? As Steve says in his book, “IGNORE the NO.” Nothing is Impossible with God and God is all there is!

Being ME and Loving It
Abigail and Steve

September 5, 2023

Dear Friends,

I was reading Joan Borysenko’s interview in the Sept./Oct. Unity Magazine. She was asked by Katy Koontz, “Are there (other) tools that help us come back to our
Higher Selves?” Her answer was simple and profound. Joan quoted
Rick Hanson Ph.D. author of Resilient…
“Every day beautiful things happen. The sun rises. A stranger smiles at you. A bud flowers. Your pet loves on you. If you stop and mindfully take in the good with
all your senses – the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations – and savor that for 15 seconds or so, your brain makes new neural networks that counter the negativity
bias.” Joan suggests “Look for those little moments of good each day, and before bed, choose one to rerun in all its glory, savoring it with all your senses.”

Those ideas are beautiful spiritual practices that we can do anywhere and anytime. I love thinking my brain is creating new neural networks when I spend time
in the morning hearing the the birds sing and watching the sun come up. I see beautiful cloud formations and birds flying together in a V formation to some
predestined place. As much as I love my morning spiritual practices, I can take this practice with me all day long. I can pay attention to a helpful clerk at a
store, a mom hugging her child, or watching a driver be kind and let another driver into the line. There is so much good we can see all the time. It just takes
being mindful and LOOKING for the GOOD.

In New Thought we know what we focus on manifests.
What do you want in your life?
Focus on it!

The GOOD, GOD is ALWAYS HERE and EVERYWHERE! Interesting the word GOOD has the same letters as GOD. GOOD is GOD stretched out…
Let us pay attention to all the GOOD in our lives. It is GOD stretching out our good. The more GOOD we see the more GOOD we get! Live life with joy
and enthusiasm. Enjoy all the ‘small’ moments where GOOD is blossoming. Watch the flowers grow and begin to bloom. Every part of the bloom from the
seed to the small stem peeking up through the earth is God’s Good. Our life is like that small bud. Every little delight has a way of blossoming into
something glorious. Let us keep our minds and heart on all the Good God has to offer us and always give Thanks!

Seeing Good,                                                                                                             Abigail and Steve