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WHAT’S NEW? Unconditional Love in Action: Volunteer Journey
Join New Thought Minister Rev. David Ault for a profoundly heart-opening spiritual journey of service to Siem Reap, Cambodia – home of the incredible ancient temples of Angkor Wat.
To open oneself deeply, to risk feeling the suffering of others, and to wish to relieve that suffering – is the definition of compassion and the cultivation of the Buddha within us. As Gandhi once said: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Volunteer travel is a powerful experience – you risk coming home with a clearer vision of what you want in life, a deeper sense of self-realization, and clarity about who you are and your purpose in life!
We’ll have the opportunity to explore the amazing temple complex at Angkor Wat – or at least a part of it (it’s huge!). Our home away from home in Cambodia is the Siddharta Boutique Hotel. It has a large saltwater pool in a tropical garden, and a restaurant with views over the Cambodian countryside to watch unforgettable sunsets.
All breakfasts are included in this itinerary and one dinner, along with tours of the temples, daily Sangha (gathering) with David Ault, a traditional Khmer dinner & show, helping in the schools with the children and in creating new wells, and so much more.
Trip cost: $1799 USD per person double occupancy.
Blessings and love, Sheri Rosenthal
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EVENTS, JOURNEYS + WEBINARS!
Communicating with Animals – Following in the Footsteps of St. Francis: Assisi, Italy
May 17th – 23rd, 2015
We invite you to join us in Assisi, Italy the sacred home of St. Francis the patron saint of animals. To explore his world and work with him in the land where he found his calling. Visiting sacred sites in the area of Assisi where St. Francis himself used to abide will afford us the opportunity for deep reflection & spiritual growth.
St. Francis realized animals have so much to teach us – if we would only listen like he did! Renowned global teacher & Hay House author Pea Horsley will join us for two days during this retreat to deliver an introduction workshop on animal communication.
Even if you don’t have any pets or animals in your life, don’t worry – the techniques offered can also help improve relationships with our fellow human beings as it’s all based around developing our intuition!
Following in the footsteps of St. Francis & St. Clare we offer you the chance to journey to the place where St. Francis first heard the voice of God instructing him to restore a church. We’ll also visit St. Francis’ tomb at the basilica & share our intentions with the great saint for our week together in Assisi, and so much more!
Trip tuition: GBP £1430 Early bird special (approx $2450 USD) per person double occupancy until Nov 1st, 2014.
OUR FEATURED ARTICLE
Gratitude: The Only Attitude to Have!
It’s a rare occasion that someone will rant and rave about how wonderful their life is, how everything is fabulous, or how grateful they are for all that has happened to them. As a society we tend to focus more on what’s wrong, how life isn’t going our way, or how unfortunate we are.
As spiritually minded people, we can acknowledge that we create our reality from our thoughts, however, how often do we put that understanding into action in life? If we focus our thoughts on what is not going well in our lives (and feeling dissatisfaction and frustration), then how are we going to create loveliness from that?
Well, we cannot. If we are constantly putting our attention on what is not “right” then we will create more of what is not “right.” In our society it is not considered polite to talk about how wonderful life is because there is an idea that we will attract the “evil eye” and bad luck will come our way – or some variation of this thought. Let’s take a moment to break that belief right now, as there is no way it can serve us in a positive way.
It’s imperative that we have gratitude for everything that’s occurred in our lives, no matter how we judge those events. If you cannot find anything to be grateful for, then I suggest you focus your attention on what you believe about your life and the way you personally judge everything. Your judgment is the true problem here rather than the actual events in your life – they are simply what they are – neither good nor bad.
Everyone has something to be grateful for. Whether it’s the clothes on your back, food on your plate, family, your job, your car, your health, your divorce, the death of someone who is suffering, friends, or your pet, there is always something. Often the things that we judge to be bad are simply events we are not enjoying in the moment – without any regard for the blessing that change can bring in the long run.
I invite you to try this exercise every morning for 5-10 minutes. Close your eyes while you are in a restful position. Focus your attention on a mental picture of everything that you have in your life. Picture those events, people or things in your minds-eye and feel the joy well-up within you as you view them. I often do this until tears come to my eyes and I feel so filled with gratitude and joy that the feeling is overwhelming.
Starting my day in this way sets my attitude towards gratitude – and my actions, words and deeds follow suit. I encourage you to experiment with taking the attitude of gratitude in your life and see the difference it makes. It’s time to stop the judgment and start focusing on choosing to be happy, satisfied and appreciative.
Feeling satisfied doesn’t mean you lapse into inertia and no longer create new dreams and adventures in your life. It simply means that you accept what is with happiness – then you take action to initiate new and more exciting creations (rather than focusing on judging what you have to be not-good-enough). Nothing is going to stop life from unfolding, but you can definitely change the way you react to it and have gratitude!
Blessings & Love, Sheri
Photo credits: marc falardeau Love is in the air
OUR UPCOMING JOURNEYS
~DELICIOUS DECEMBER JOURNEYS~
Mastering the Buddha Nature Within
Bhutan – LAST CALL!
Trip Leaders: Sheri Rosenthal + Lisa Tully
Dec 7-18th, 2014
~JAUNTY JANUARY JOURNEYS~
Unconditional Love in Action
Siem Reap (Angkor Wat), Cambodia
Trip Leaders: David Ault
Jan 21-31st 2015
~MAGICAL MAY SOJOURNS~
Communicating with Animals – Following in the Footsteps of St. Francis
Assisi, Italy
Trip Leaders: Lisa Tully, Cheri Harris + Pea Horsley
May 17th – 23rd, 2015
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