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- Paid in Full: A Reincarnation Story - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Jo LeonardA good case against the theory of reincarnation can be made based on the fact that few people are able to recall their former lifetimes with any certainty. Suspicion about a past life may flicker ever so slightly in someone’s memory banks but then be easily dismissed and forgotten. To catch ...
Views: 1282(3 votes) - A Lesson in Letting Go and Letting God - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Jo LeonardAt the beginning of my kindergarten school year, the teacher handed out boxes of crayons. Old boxes were issued to my morning class while new boxes were given to the afternoon class. Because the supply of old boxes was about five students short, a handful of morning students was given new ...
Views: 1572(2 votes) - A Reincarnation Story - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2009 from Jo LeonardI’d been working at the international headquarters of a spiritual organization in Menlo Park, California. As most of the employees were members of this particular organization, lunch table conversations naturally centered on subjects inherent to the teaching, subjects such as dreams, past ...
Views: 2092(2 votes) - Befriending the Ego - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Jo LeonardIt all started one fateful day when a nun, head of the drama department in the all girls’ school I attended, told me I had a nice face. Her own face quickly flushed and her hands flew about in the air as if to bat away the words she had just spoken. “I shouldn’t have said that,” she stammered. ...
Views: 1393(2 votes) - Godwill - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2009 from Jo LeonardI had known God’s love through its many manifestations: my husband, the myriad of other Souls who came and went in my life, even my cats. But it was never enough. I wanted to know God directly, up close and personal. Metaphorically-speaking, I would shake my fists at the sky and cry for ...
Views: 1069(2 votes) - How to Remember Your Past Lives - by Submitted on May 10, 2009 from Jo LeonardIf there really is such a thing as reincarnation, then why don't we remember our past lives? Actually, when you think about it, we don't even remember much of this life let alone our past lives. Well, why not? To start with, there’s the possibility that our forgetfulness is due to a bit of ...
Views: 24616(1 vote) - On Not Missing Precious Moments in Eternity - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Jo LeonardMy husband and I were vacationing with some friends in Florida. One overcast morning we decided to take a sightseeing tour in their car for the sake of something to do to. Leaving the raw, magnificent ocean that fronted the property of their gated community behind, we ventured forth to the ...
Views: 1099(2 votes) - Turtle Soup: A Lesson in non-Interference - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from Jo LeonardTurtle Soup: A Lesson in Non-Interference We were an irrefutable Soul clump, a group of spiritual adventurers searching for a way to touch the hem of God. Every other month or so, we would gather from various New York State cities and towns to meet at a friend’s home on the Hudson ...
Views: 1291(4 votes) - The Power of Attention - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Jo LeonardAttention, and its cousin, attitude, are the architects of our lives. A focused attention unleashes the energies of Soul, the creative power of our very beingness. Unfortunately, even when we know the truth about the power of attention, we make little effort to work on mastering it. More’s ...
Views: 1669(1 vote) - A Response from God - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Jo LeonardSome dreams are too big for words. This was one of them. As I write this, it is with some small hope that I can communicate the power of this life-altering experience. One night, having left my more cautious little self asleep on the bed, I entered into a mysterious world of gray, billowing ...
Views: 1117 - Living in the Garden of God - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2009 from Jo LeonardAs expected, the traffic on the Washington, D.C. beltway was hopelessly snarled. It fueled my anticipated tension and further set the mood for the day to come. Customers and staff alike seemed to be caught in a firestorm of negative emotion. It was ugly and it fed upon itself. One ...
Views: 927 - Marching to Your Own Drummer - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Jo LeonardMy older brother was a member of a drum and bugle corps. There were many such groups back in the 50's. There may be many such groups in existence now; I’m just not aligned with that slice of life anymore. Back then, the corps would practiced faithfully until they could move as one proud unit ...
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