Touching the Stillness

Beloved Touching the Stillness host Rev. Paulette Pipe bids farewell to Unity Online Radio. Before she heads into the mystery of what's next, she assures listeners it's more like a pause than a period at the end of her broadcast career.

No one was more stunned than our host, by three little words whispered in her ear. In preparation for this episode's meditation and prayers, she shares with listeners how she came to make a tough and possibly life-changing decision; when the next steps are yet to be revealed.

When today's guest, author and optometrist Dr. Jacob Liberman, experienced a miraculous healing of his eyesight, it opened him up to new insights about physical vision and revealed eye-opening spiritual discoveries and practices that we can use to experience a more full-spectrum, luminous life.

How can engaging the five senses in a mindfulness practice possibly bring about miraculous manifestations? Our host suggests being intentional in our awareness provides a gateway for genius ideas to flourish; and with a calm meditation, demonstrates how to elicit such an outcome.

Three ordinary women who exhibited soul-shaking nerve and changed their lives with daring faith are the inspiration for this episode's meditation and affirmative prayers.

"Who will take care of the children?" asked Unity cofounder Myrtle Fillmore in 1893. This episode's meditation is dedicated to the little ones and the heart-centered guardians who-regardless of whether or not they have children of their own-are ready to answer, "I will!"

While the advert our host spotted on the London Tube was designed for harried commuters, she encourages listeners to use this clever remedy to create breathing space of their own.

Oh, the places we will go when our practice becomes second nature. After a nine-year hiatus, Rev. Paulette found her way home, in more ways than one, during an inadvertent meditation pilgrimage in the U.K.

It's not unusual to hit a brick wall in our meditation practice at some point. But when the luster wears off, are there strategies we can use to stick with our practice, instead of succumbing to the urge to ditch it and run?

What's your first instinct when someone holds up the line or the traffic in front of you? Do you tap your feet, rap your fingers, or let out a deep sigh? Perhaps there's an alternative to make better use of those waiting periods that we can also bring to our practice.

You may not be able to stop your thoughts; but what if meditation could slow them down so they don't have as much energy to drag us around the helter-skelter map of our minds? We learn how, as we put our thoughts under surveillance.

Embarrassed to admit the green-eyed monster of jealousy has reared its head? Think of it as an opportunity and through spiritual alchemy, it can be spun into gold. This episode's Golden Rule meditation may just smooth the way for such a transformation.

At bedtime, when our host found herself overwhelmed by troubling thoughts that chased away restful slumber, a spiritual teacher showed up with words of wisdom for her to sleep on.

An African proverb says "You cannot see yourself in running water." But, what if still waters only reflect back someone who's unexpectedly become mired in an apathetic funk? Then, as this episode encourages, that's when it's time to let go by "writing on the water."

How can we be sure of anything when surrounded by a dust cloud of doubt? In this episode, our host offers tips, meditation, and music to help erase illusions and create certainty.