CSL-White Rock Sunday's Message

"This Sunday, I was talking about "Looking Above" as a metaphor for taking your eyes off of all the complaints you might have and being willing to see the essential goodness in everyone including yourself. I was using chapter 9 in Radical Compassion by Tara Brach called "Seeing the Goodness." So often we get stuck in looking at the surface of people and personalities. However, underneath it all is...

Are you living from compassion satisfaction or compassion fatigue? As spiritually minded humans with an inherently loving nature we often give, help, support our family and community with ease. Sometimes we extend ourselves beyond our capacity which results in burnout or resentment. Divine Love is the perfect balm. It is limitless, always available, and the most radical way to restore us to the ra...

This week in her talk, Here and Now, Rev. Cassandra Rae explains, ‘One of your superpowers is your presence. When you bring your conscious awareness to what’s unfolding in this present moment, then you can choose how to respond. You can interrupt years of habitual reactions with your presence and begin to create the life you really want by being who you really want to be.’ I LOVE superpowers! The...

In her description of this week’s talk, Grounding Beyond the Beginning, Rev. Cassandra Rae writes, ‘At the beginning of a new journey, there can be a lot of energy, hope, and optimism. But what do you do when you hit that messy middle? When things get hard or you slip up? Join us as we clarify: What are we really committed to? And how can community and compassion strengthen our resolve?’ CSL White...

In her introduction to this Sunday’s talk, Learning to Love Yourself , Rev. Cassandra Rae writes, ‘What a perfect way to start the new year! The new year provides a natural point to start over, to take a deep breath, and to consider: What does it mean to live a life that is true to your authentic self? Join us this month as we delve into learning to love yourself via Tara Brach’s book Radical Comp...

You must admit, it is not every day that you get to meet an 'everyday mystic'! So, this Sunday I will not miss this wonderful opportunity to be inspired by our guest speaker, Branessa Kunitz, RScP, who believes that by embodying and incorporating spiritual principles and practices, we can all be more empowered to live joy-filled, peaceful, and prosperous lives.  About her talk, Making Magic!,...

My heart is charged with excitement for our Winter Solstice – Christmas Celebration on Sunday evening! For her talk, Celebrating Light, Rev. Cassandra Rae describes this event:   ‘Arriving at the winter solstice, we come together to release that which is complete and to celebrate the rebirth of light emerging from the darkness. In this new spaciousness, we explore: What does the Light want to...

I remember being told the story of The Optimist and The Pessimist. Scientists took two young children and studied their responses. One was placed in a room filled with an astonishing assortment of toys and was observed sitting sullenly for the entire hour. The other was put in a room filled with manure and was observed laughing and cavorting about for the duration. When interviewed, the former sub...

“Nature’s seasons offer us a way to navigate both our inner and outer journey. At this time of year, the darkness can be difficult - especially with everything else that’s happening right now. A natural reaction is to push against it, resist, judge, and criticize. But, what if you welcomed it instead? What if there is something sacred in the darkness? Would you be willing to discover what it is?”...

Our speaker this week, Tamara Rossander, describes herself as a long-time, self-help junkie. When she found the Centre for Spiritual Living White Rock in 2010, she immediately felt at home. I deeply identify with this experience and marvel at how she continued seeking the Truth through classes and training and became a Religious Science Practitioner.  One might never suspect that, in addition...

If the Universe is abundant and our birthright is prosperity, how then do we become an outlet of opulence? Each one of us must set the creative process in motion with our own thoughts, emotions, and actions. Join us for an adventure in conscious creation as we expand our hearts and mind to receive and experience that which we envision.

Rev. Cassandra Rae is a blessing to our CSL White Rock community and to me personally. In her compassionate and loving manner, Rev. Cassandra has spent the last 12 months nudging me closer to Truth: helping me learn the value of sacred self-care, deepening my understanding of spiritual principles, growing my spiritual practice, releasing judgment of myself and others, and embracing unconditional l...

God isn’t holding anything back. In fact, God has already given us everything and it’s our job to awaken to it. Life is fully supporting us at all times. Can a shift in mindset really change our lived experience? Check out our latest talk from Rev. Cassandra Rae as we explore spiritual ideas that inspire us to receive the full support of the Universe in our everyday lives.

Life is speaking to us all of the time. Many of the challenges we experience are opportunities to activate our latent potential. As this year starts to come to a close, what is it that we can lean into to truly experience the abundance that life wants to express as us? Rev. Savanna invites us into the exploration of a compassionate heart and the power of love to transform any challenge.

The very first day I attended a Sunday Gathering at CSL White Rock, six years ago, I knew I had found ‘the Thing’ I had been seeking for three decades. For as long as I can remember, I always believed in God; I just could not reconcile my understanding of an unconditionally loving God with the wrathful, vengeful, angry, punitive, judgmental God, about Whom I was being force-fed. The joy I get now,...

Almost a year has passed since we all enjoyed Amber Darland’s beautiful opening song for Amy Bishop at our Nov. 1st, 2019 Fundraiser. AND for several months now, we have been jivin’ to her toe-tappin’, spirit-lovin’ audio recording played at the end of our Zoom-in Sunday Gatherings. Her heartful, inspired, and spiritually infused songs stir your soul and put a smile on your face. So, this Sunday w...

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! CSL White Rock is blessed with Amazing Practitioners! You may notice that I seldom mention the word Practitioner without preceding it with a descriptive adjective: incredible, fantastic, fabulous, wonderful, magnificent, marvelous...Why is that, you may ask? Well, aside from their dedication to years and endless hours of study and training to become Licensed Practitione...

As a non-subscriber to cable TV, I have been on a quest for many years to find a replacement for my beloved Oprah. Well, I am officially announcing that I have found someone! Someone authentic, who speaks the Truth and buoys me up to my highest and best. Someone who walks-the-talk and opens my mind and heart to Possibilities I never imagined on my own. Someone who inspires me to grow, thrive, and...

Where We Go When We Die...?!!! Prior to 6 years ago, I understood the two places where 'good' and 'bad' people go - and they both start with the letter 'H.' In 2014, my understanding of Where We Go When We Die shifted entirely when I began attending the Centre for Spiritual Living White Rock. We are approaching the one-year mark since our wonderfully insightful, deeply compassionate, and profoundl...

I like to remind myself, 'Age does not define me.' It bears repeating and I like the sound of it. My emotional high, when I tried paddleboarding for the first time in my life this summer, lasted for weeks. Although it means I miss our Practitioner Guided Meditations...(sigh), my Wednesday morning line-dancing class never fails to lift my spirit. Sadly, Covid-19 did shut down my weekly pool volleyb...

Sunday is Grandparent’s Day! On a California vacation, almost 5 decades ago, I met a couple who reported that 'Grandparenting is the best club in the world!' Today, my blessings are vast and top of the list are my 3 Grandchildren: Violet, 12, enrolled in high school this week!!! Theoren, 11,  started grade 7, and Harlo, 9, began grade 5! Just thinking of them brightens my day and a phone call...

This week we will be TAKING A LEAP OF FAITH with guest speaker Rev. Karen Cleveland as she examines:  'What is faith, and what does it mean to take a leap in faith? Or to walk in faith? Faith moves mountains, but we must have it first, and have complete confidence in our approach to it.' Rev. Karen is returning to us from Snohomish County, the place, we learned last June, where the proli...

It is so tempting to avoid or ignore that which is painful, hard, or not wanted. We can even use spiritual principles to avoid the hard stuff! But, pretending that something isn’t there doesn’t actually make it go away. Check out this talk from Rev. Cassandra as we wrap up our series on Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Way by Mungi Ngomane, and learn principles and practices to...

In the past, my incredibly limited understanding of self-care meant three shamefully decadent and time-wasting behaviors: a visit to the hairdresser; polishing my nails; and a candle-lit, scented soak in the tub. Self-care translated to me as selfish. For the past 10 months, with Rev. Cassandra as my-self-proclaimed-mentor-in-all-things-self-care, I recognize how very limiting and harmfu...

If inclusion is what we are striving toward, how does it serve us individually? How is embracing the Truth of our interdependency fruit for our spirits?   In this talk, Rev. Liz weighs in on this intriguing, thought-provoking theme with us! Embracing Truth, Wisdom, and Love for you,  Sherry Dolejsi Board Chair