Unity of Phoenix

"We are in the second week of a six-week series, 'Discovering Your Spiritual Powers', in which we are exploring Unity's concepts of Paul's words in Colossians, where he speaks of 'Christ in you, the hope of glory' and striving to be 'fully mature in Christ'.Each week are exploring two of the 12 spiritual powers outlined by Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore in his book, 'The Twelve Powers of Man'. This week we are exploring the powers of WISDOM and LOVE."

"All of us face challenges and difficulties in life, yet with spiritual qualities such as FAITH and STRENGTH, we can get through them. We are powerful spiritual beings ... more powerful than we know! The divine Christ spark that Jesus fully expressed and developed resides in potential within each and every one of us. The Christ in us is our hope of glory!!! The work we are here to do is to fully develop and express that Christ consciousness."

"Do you remember the first time you jumped into the deep end of a pool? The first time you jumped into water in which it was too deep to stand, and you had no "water wings" to help buoy you, and no one to catch you? How we approach the deep end of the pool is a great metaphor for how we approach life. There are four levels to the 'life pool'. How successful we are in dealing with life's challenges depends on what level we live in."

"Every one of us wants and deserves to have a happy life and a happy new year. And we can do it in a healthy, spiritually-centered way by both Being and Doing all that we want. First focus on Being: be aware, know yourself, accept yourself and be true to yourself. And from that, move to Doing: gain clarity, hold a success consciousness and positive attitude, and do the work necessary to achieve your goal."

"For many of us, New Year's resolutions just seem to 'go in one year and out the other'. Each year we set new goals: to spend more time with loved ones; eliminate debt; start working out; lose weight; overcome an addiction; or begin to eat healthier. And while our intentions are always noble, research shows that only 12% of us actually achieve what we set out to do. Why is it that we struggle so much to fulfill the goals, dreams and desires we set for ourselves?"