Dear Friends,
After our very busy Interfaith Awareness Week, we have had a couple weeks of less “busyness.” We find it takes time to wind down and get back to a normal routine.
It is similar to a good exercise routine or fast walk. The body needs time to slow down and feel its normal pace. Today I felt that way after being on the treadmill and doing 1/2 hour of yoga and floor exercises. As I went into savasana, I could feel my body slowly relaxing and settling down. I was in a God Space, easy, effortless and gracefully comfortable.
This feeling of being in-between a fast pace and busy schedule also happens when a person is in-between jobs or projects. When a job or project is done, there needs to be some down time. This is the perfect time to reflect on the past (what worked,what didn’t) and make space for the future. There are times we get ‘antsy’ between jobs, not knowing what will come next or how we can find the next right job. Ahhhh, here is “Divine Discontent.” We know God’s intention is for us to keep moving forward and upward in heart, mind and spirit. In order to do that, we must let go of the past before the present or future presents itself.
We had a call from a minister friend who appeared to be in Divine discontent, the space between jobs where one is restless and not sure of what to do next. He kept saying he let his ministry go and yet he still wants to ‘preach.’ He has church hopped and some have invited him to speak. He is happy doing that. All the time he kept saying, I let my ministry go, now what am I going to do? I really like speaking at other churches and have the opportunities to do just that.” We had him focus on what he LIKED to do with his opportunities to do it. God is always leading us in Divine Directions, we just have to get ourselves into our God Space to relax, and listen. He finally realized he had been affirming what he wanted to do throughout the whole conversation. We encouraged him to follow his heart (God guidance) and continue to listen and just BE in the soft and easy space within where God abides.
Today, allow time to be in a quiet, relaxed space where God is guiding you. Enjoy the in-between time. Remember, you are always on your Divine path, whether you are busy or not. Wherever you go, God is there, so there is never a place where God is not. Just stop a moment and listen. You will be encouraged to move forward to do whatever it is for you to do.
Being in my easy space,
Abigail

Dear Friends,

I believe we are all feeling the disconnect and negative energy of the political drama in this country. This is a reminder to VOTE in November. It is the most important mid term election we have had in many years. In my opinion, the POTUS is beginning to transform our nation of freedom into one of dictatorship. With his trying to stop journalists and reporters from writing and reporting the news and eliminating security clearances of our top FBI and CIA people, we are sadly becoming a fearful society.
His inappropriate behavior, his white supremism, his lies and his alienating all our of allies and making “friends” and sharing secrets with dictators whose ideologies are in contrast with what we stand for, is unacceptable in my heart and mind.

PLEASE VOTE in the November election and encourage your family, friends and young adults you know to VOTE as well.
We must stop the rise of this ambitious bully.
We CAN do this. He is the Goliath and we are the Davids in this country. Let us “hit” him where it hurts where he can do no more harm, AT THE POLLS.

1. Vote for those who stand against him.
2. Vote for those who are more interested in the good of the country, than pleasing POTUS and being fearful for their government seats.
3. Vote the young adults in. the OLD regime needs to move out, and let the NEW, bright intelligent, creative Young adults in! We keep saying they are our future. This is wrong. They are our NOW!

Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science, says, “Treat and move your feet!”         We pray first, then take action. Prayer without action is like standing in an elevator and not pushing the button to the floor you want to go to.
If we do not vote, we will not have the country we know and love.

For more information and to register to vote, go to https://crooked.com/article/be-a-voter-save-america/

Freedom for All,
Abigail

YOU ARE WHOLE , PERFECT AND COMPLETE
Dear Friends,
I was reading the July issue of the Science of Mind magazine this morning and a wonderful example of our Spiritual perfection was written by Linda M. Potter, RScP. Her topic was how we are all born WHOLE and perfect, regardless of how the human body may look or feel.
She said,
” A hologram is the perfect metaphor for how this works. When you cut a hologram of a rose in half, each half contains the whole rose. If you cut that same hologram into eighths, you will end up with eight complete roses. If we think of God as a hologram, no matter how many pieces IT is cut into, each piece, no matter how small, is a complete, whole picture of God. We are born whole and remain whole regardless of external circumstances.”
What a beautiful description of our God Selves. We are all whole and perfect parts of the WHOLENESS of God. When we do prayer treatment we go to our place in mind, heart and consciousness which only sees and knows that ROSE, that GOD SELF is always whole, perfect and complete. When we KNOW the Truth of our Being, it manifests! No matter how young or old, big or small, we are all parts of the ONE WHOLE GOD.
All There Is, Is GOD
Everything God is, is within us, complete and perfect.
Ernest Holmes said, we are not healed ( we are already perfect). The wholeness and health are already within us. When we know the truth, it is revealed.

Dear Friends,
Jesus the Christ said, “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
(Matthew 25:40)New International Version)
In these times of government separating children and families, we each need to look into our hearts and decide how we want to show up in the world. We know we are all on a spiritual journey whether we know it or not. It does not matter whether we are Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, a different color or faith. What does matter is how we treat our fellow human beings, our brothers and sisters of all ages. I believe the only thing we are required to do to move forward in spiritual transformation is to LOVE and to put LOVE in Action. We must care about the welfare of others regardless of race, customs, country or faith. Children behind cages is the opposite of LOVE. How can we treat our young ones like that? How can we allow our government do this? No man is an island. How we treat our immigrant brothers and sisters will boomerang back to us. It is the Law of Karma, the Law of Reciprocity. What we do will always come back to us in greater force. Not allowing people to come into our country seeking asylum from gang/cartel violence and threats to their lives is like turning them away from an island sanctuary back to the sea of sharks. It brings back the horror of turning away ships escaping Nazi Germany. The people on board were forced to return and were ultimately killed.
“Do unto others, what you would have others do unto you.”
“Do unto others as they would want done to them”
Where did we stop living and teaching the Golden Rule and the Platinum Rule?
Time to refresh our conscience and consciousness.
Let us treat our children well. All children of All ages are All our responsibility.
Loving Actively,
Abigail

Dear Friends,
Do you stray? In thought? In word? In deed? I believe we all do at some time.
However, no matter how much we seem to be “off course” we can always return to the Truth of our being. In essence, we are ONE, we are Love. We are One with and as God and we are ONE with and as each other. We are One with those we love and One with those we don’t like at all. Whether we like someone, agree or disagree with him or her, we are still ONE and LOVE Reigns in all. That is our Spiritual Truth.
Ernest Holmes (EH), founder of Religious Science says:
“I believe in the incarnation of the Spirit in all, and that we are all incarnations of the One Spirit.”
“I believe in the eternality, the immortality, and the continuity of the individual soul, forever and ever expanding.”
These two quotes are part of our basic beliefs. Everyone is an incarnation of Spirit.
Everyone’s soul WILL forever expand into greater good, greater opening, greater awareness and greater love.
At this time it is extremely important for us to be the bringers of LIGHT & LOVE, and to be a safe haven where people can express opinions without harsh judgement. I know many people whose families are split politically and cannot even talk with one another. As Light Beings we need to be the listener. We don’t have to agree with everyone, we just need to listen, understand and love them.
Can we stand with them and continue to believe “in the unity of all life, and that the highest God and the innermost God is one God,(EH)” in us, in them.
When we do this, our loving, oneness energy will ripple out and affect the world.
We are here to change the world. The world is waiting for us. Changing the world, is first changing ourselves, our thoughts, words and deeds.
May loving kindness be in your thoughts, words and deeds today.
Loving Oneness,
Abigail

“When knowledge is shared, awareness and understanding become greater.

Myths, and misconceptions are dissipated, and barriers of fear melt away.”     Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert

Dear Friends,  

I am reading the book, The Opposite of Hate: a Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity by Sally Kohn.  The book is an eye-opener for all people who have extreme differences of opinion and sometimes filled with anger due to politics and religion.  She shares her research into WHY people are so angry and hateful.  What I found most important is what really is the opposite of hate.  It isn’t love, or peace, it is CONNECTION.  Here are some of her research observations:

• “Hate is premised on a mind-set of otherizing. Dehumanizing others is the essential root of hate. We put ourselves on a superiority pedestal.
• No one is hardwired to hate transgender people, black people, poor people, Muslims, Republicans  or Democrats. Our tendency towards “tribalism” makes us quick to latch on to society’s existing prejudices and burrow deeper into habits of hate. 
• The reflection of society we’ve created is a reflection of ourselves. We can’t change the world until we change ourselves.  Our first step is challenging the hate inside ourselves, to be conscious of our own hate in all it forms.
• We are all fundamentally linked and equal as human beings and we must support policies and institutions that bring us together, rather than divide us. When we come together in connection-spaces we begin to talk to each other differently with open-mindedness, kindness and compassion of connection -speech.”

Every time Steve and I go to an event or hold an event we meet new people, and create bonds and friendships where we never thought we would.  When we talk and connect with others, the ‘other’ becomes important to us. He or she becomes someone we know personally. It doesn’t matter what faith, race or politics. When we know someone personally, we view them as a new friend.  Friends can agree and disagree on issues, however friends also ‘have each others backs and will stand up for each other.’

Simple Example:

The other day I was in the Verizon store getting my cell phone fixed. Another lady walked in and began waiting patiently until “Kris” was finished with my phone.  As time moved on, I began to be uncomfortable knowing she was waiting. I decided to engage her in conversation.

I apologized for taking so long.  She smiled, I smiled, and a connection was made.   She told me she lost her phone.  Immediately in that one statement both Kris and I looked at her in compassion, knowing losing a phone and all its information can be devastating with far reaching scenarios.   All of a sudden I felt connected to her, a complete stranger.  Connection  brings about understanding and compassion.  I am sure once Kris (notice I used his name , not his position) helped her even more once understanding her situation.

A simple reaching out can make all the difference in the world.

Reach out to all  and at least ask them their name.  Knowing a person’s name starts the connection.

In Love and Connection,

Abigail