Staying Young
Ernest Holmes

If we are going to have the youth of body and of mind which is rightfully ours, we must always be looking for new goals to achieve, new ideas which sharpen our enthusiasm. We must keep our interest in life so active that there will be an element of wonder and surprise in simple everyday things.

Life is activity, and when we stop being active, either mentally or physically, we turn away from the newness of Life itself. People who grow old in years without an inward expectation and assurance that they are going to live forever, somewhere, will find the last part of their lives overburdened with the thoughts of yesterday. Let’s make up our minds that yesterday is gone forever. Tomorrow has not arrived. But today can be filled with wonder if we know we stand always on the threshold of that which is wonderful and new.

I have never met anyone who maintained this exuberant attitude in the last part of their life unless they had faith. And I am talking about the kind of faith we all understand the meaning of—faith in something bigger than we are, in a Power greater than we are, and a complete assurance that we are going to live forever, somewhere.

Excerpted from A Holmes Reader on Practical Wisdom by Ernest Holmes, Science of Mind Publishing.

Celebrate Global Oneness Day October 24, 2014

The Association for Global New Thought and Humanity’s Team have partnered together to sponsor the fourth annual Global Oneness Day, a day dedicated to celebrating and demonstrating our inner oneness and our outer diversity in awareness that the greatness of the whole is reflected in the greatness of its parts. This year’s celebration offers many amazing opportunities to awaken more of the world’s population to the understanding that we are all connected.  You can participate in a live virtual twelve hour event featuring a powerful list of panelists, which includes Ervin Laszlo, Jean Houston, Father Thomas Keating, Neale Donald Walsch, Ken Wilber, Bruce Lipton, Lynn McTaggart, Dr Kenn Gordon, Dr Roger Teel, and many more. 

Click here to learn more and register for this opportunity to join thousands around the world and celebrate our unity.

Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith and Dr. Neale Donald Walsch invite you to Global Oneness Day in this video.

Rock the Kitchen for Healthier Kids

What do you get when you mix together a passion for children, healthy eating, and Science of Mind principles? A recipe for success supported by the Clinton Foundation Health Matters Initiative and Mile Hi Church in Lakewood, Colorado.

On the first Saturday of each month, families who participate in Mile Hi’s Youth and Family Ministry clamor to Rock the Kitchen. Together, they learn how to put family fun back into mealtime and serve smart, healthy food without breaking the bank. The program has exploded in popularity. A companion program, Rock the Garden teaches kids where their food comes from and how to plant seeds and trust that they will grow.

Beth Oden, a member at Mile Hi and the founder of these programs, received the Clinton Initiative phone call last year—during the opening meditation of a Science of Mind class. “I was so embarrassed!” she said. “But it was the call I had been waiting for. This was my community. Instantly, I knew I wanted to create a family-based program here.”

“What appeals to me is that it’s not just about healthy food,” said Rev. Barry Ebert, Youth Director at Mile Hi. “It’s an opportunity for families to come together—and to refocus on the importance of the family meal.”

Oden had the smarts to get Chef Ann Cooper (celebrated TEDTalks speaker, author, and educator) involved. Known as the “renegade lunch lady,” Cooper insists on healthy, delicious lunches for students. She overhauled the food program at the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado, and she also received national honors for a program donating more than 1,800 salad bars to needy schools across the country.

Together, Cooper and Oden educate and inspire. How has Oden handled the exponential growth of attention and participation in the programs? “I just keep listening to and following my intuition. The biggest guiding principle I’ve learned from Science of Mind has been to pause and listen,” she said.

By doing that, Oden has made her dream of “committing to a life of service” come true. In return, an entire community of families is getting the chance to nurture their kids and celebrate the blessings of healthy living with each other. For more information about Mile Hi Church and its Rock the Kitchen and Rock the Garden programs, go to www.milehichurch.org/youth-and-family-events or call 720-974-2277.

Lewis Richmond’s Music Speaks to the Heart

In “The Naked Zen Priest—From Meditation Master to Interfaith Mensch” (Science of Mind October, 2013), author Pamela Bloom shared the work of Lewis Richmond, who teaches all faith traditions about aging as a spiritual tool to enrich and empower one’s life.  Readers also learned that Richmond is an accomplished keyboardist and composer. Bloom describes his CDs as “a wash of lush, soothing but poignant jazz impressionism.” Richmond says he creates “music to grow older and wiser by.”  He explains, “For most of my life, I have had two clear and abiding loves—for Buddhism and for music. What these two disciplines share, in my mind, is that both express the deepest realm of the human spirit in a way that is beyond words, that speaks directly to and from the heart.” We think that his music speaks to the heart of listeners of all ages. Enjoy!

Click here to learn more about Lewis Richmond.