SERIES: Turning Points

Turning Points: in Well-Being

August 4, 2019 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

READINGS “Life is not merely being alive, but being well.” Marcus Aurelius “Wellness is the complete integration of body, mind and spirit—the realization that everything we do, think, feel and believe has an effect on our state of well-being.” Greg Anderson “So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health.” A.J. Reb Materi “It is essential to our well-being, and to our lives, that we play and enjoy life. Every single day do something that makes your heart sing.” Marcia Wieder “For everyone, well-being is a journey…the secret is committing to that journey and taking those first steps with hope and belief in yourself.” Deepak Chopra “It’s not what we do once in awhile that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” Unknown? “A year from now you will have wished that you started today.” “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” Warren Buffett “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” John C. Maxwell “When “I” is replaced by “We” even illness becomes wellness.”

Turning Points in Abundant Living

August 11, 2019 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

Turning Points: In Relationships

July 14, 2019 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

READINGS: “Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” Pema Chodron “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.” Thich Nhat Hanh “Not everyone thinks the way you think, knows the things you know, believes the things you believe, nor acts the way you would act. Remember this and you will go a long way in getting along with people.” Arthur Forman “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.” Martin Luther King Jr. “Raise your words not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” Rumi “Every time you find some humor in a situation you win.” Snoopy

Turning Points in Successful Living

August 18, 2019 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

"In the circle of successful living, prayer is the hub that holds the wheel together. Without our contact with God we are nothing. With it, we are ‘a little lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor." Conrad Hilton "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose." Bill Gates "You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." John C Maxwell "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." Arthur Ashe "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." Henry David Thoreau "It is our attitude toward life that determines life’s attitude toward us." We get back what we put out. Early Nightingale "Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life." Steve Jobs "Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams." Hal Elrod "Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so." Unknown

Turning Points: to Peace of Mind

July 21, 2019 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

READINGS: “Whoever values peace of mind and the health of the soul will live the best of all possible lives.” Marcus Aurelius “Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your life around it.” Brian Tracy “The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.” Marcus Aurelius “You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.” George Michael “We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace.” Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “if you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.” Peter McWilliams

Turning Points: In Our Worldview

August 25, 2019 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

READINGS: “The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world.” Alexander von Humboldt “It is always good to explore the stuff you don’t agree with, to try and understand a different lifestyle or foreign worldview. I like to be challenged in that way, and always end up learning something I didn’t know.” Laura Linney “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.” Apostle Paul “When I read the Upanishads which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade.” Huston Smith “When you get a new worldview you get a new world. it’s like the shift from medieval Christianity to the Renaissance and enlightenment.” Barbara Marx Hubbard “My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at the world as one. It’s a holistic view that sees the world as interconnected and interdependent and integrated in so many different ways, which informs my politics.” Dennis Kucinich “If your worldview starts with a problematic origin story, everything else is going to be infected.” William Dembski “Everybody’s got a worldview. Everybody’s betting their life on something…You just better know why you’re betting what you’re betting on.” Rick Warren

Turning Points: in Personal Growth

July 28, 2019 • Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

READINGS Life is growth. If we stop growing technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. Morihei Ueshiba What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. Andre Gide Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you. Robin Sharma One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must e overcome again and again. Abraham Maslow What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Henry David Thoreau Change is inevitable but personal growth is a choice. Bob Proctor Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits. Alan Cohen