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Spring comes on the World —
I sight the Aprils —
Hueless to me until thou come
As, till the Bee
Blossoms stand negative,
Touched to Conditions
By a Hum.

— Emily Dickinson

Brilliant Strokes on the Eternal Canvas

By Holli Sharp, Editor, Science of Mind Magazine

Playing doesn't come naturally for me. When I do have fun, I stumble into it. It's definitely not graceful. Maybe that's what is magical about play. It finds us through our grateful, spontaneous hearts and receptive, curious minds.

Nothing captures my imagination, humbles my soul and fills my heart with wonder like space exploration. When the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope launched on Christmas Day 2021, it took with it a promise of new cosmic revelations beginning this summer.

I saw a hoax on social media in January. It was so contagious and convincing, I had to research it. People excitedly commented on what they thought were the first JWST images of Jupiter. The fakes resembled Vincent van Gogh's impasto technique. It got me thinking: Our whole existence is cosmic art — each life a bright, brilliant stroke of light on the eternal canvas. Our memories, laughter, tears and energy collectively dance on this planet and extend into forever.

When you go to sleep tonight, plant a seed that something wonderful is happening for you right now. Watch how it flourishes.

— Excerpted from the March 2022 Science of Mind magazine’s “Editor’s Note.”

All Seeking One Goal

By Rev. Dr. Jesse Jennings

Q: Ernest Holmes is quoted as saying, “An awakened soul judges no one, condemns no one but realizes we are all on the road of experience, seeking the same goal, and that each must ultimately find his home in heaven.” If so, how can I stand up spiritually to those who express hateful intent and bully others?

A: Every one of us judges somehow, and we can label it discernment or discretion if we want to feel like we're living up to a higher ideal. But Holmes also spoke of separating, or distinguishing, the act from the actor or the belief from the believer.

People can do stupid, callous, hurtful things when they feel separate from the source of their power and their good. It's honorable to take a stand for right behavior, yet we need not condemn anyone ’s essence, just the choices and actions driven by their pain that affect other people.

It's spiritual psychology: Whenever a person lashes out at someone else, it's because they, the aggressor, feel threatened — not even in that exact moment necessarily, but as a matter of course, likely going back years. …

“Standing up” on the physical side, we each follow our consciences, speak out and look after one another's well-being as well as our own. Meanwhile, we work spiritually, keeping our emotions centered in peace and love to the point where we feel as though we're already there, so better effects can be generated.

— Excerpted from Rev. Dr. Jesse Jennings’ column, “Questions and Answers,” in the March 2022 Science of Mind magazine.

Bless It, and Let It Go

By Ernest Holmes

Remember, you are embarking on a new life. You are entering a new counter. You are following a faith within you, implanted there by This Thing Called Life. You cannot fail.

Every night when you go to bed, say, “Today is done.” Bless it, and let it go. Say to yourself, “I rest in peace and wake in joy and live in the expectation of happiness.”

And every morning bless the day. Give it the best you have. Live it with enthusiasm and joy. Yes, today is God's day. Make God ’s day your day, that all the days to come shall be filled with light and all your hopes and aspirations find fulfillment.

— Excerpted from “It's Up to You” by Ernest Holmes, as heard on “This Thing Called Life” on Sunday, February 5, 1950.